entire island as restaurant
destination: Michanwi Pingwe beachZanzibar, Tanzania The inside looks pretty nice too.
Month: October 2011
moir
patterns
I just accidentally made a couple moir patterns.
how to eat a cupcake
We eat cupcakes with our fingers, but we eat cake with a fork? Eat your cupcake with a plate, fork, and knife and you will be thankful.
things to consider when looking at a Macbook and PC
On Facebook, my aunt (non-graphics user) asked about getting a Macbook Pro versus getting a PC laptop. Here’s my comments: Here’s a list of seven things to think about. 1: devices. Do you have any other Apple devices or plan on buying any? (ipod, iphone, ipad). If so, then you’re definitely better keeping it all …
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austerity of a carpet
I really like German artist, Andreas Gursky‘s Untitled 1 (Carpet) 1993 C-print 174.5 x 210 cm. I’d include the image here on my blog, but I’m a little worried about copyright this and that. link to Gursky’s page on Saatchi Gallerydirect link to image itself
post-it note watch
Brilliant. It’s a post-it note in the shape of a watch to wear around your wrist so you can write notes on the fly. The only problem is that most people wear their actual watches on the opposite wrist of their writing hand. 10 pounds for a set of 100 notes. Though I suppose it …
these guys are taking apart nuclear bombs
So, the U.S. is dismantling its largest nuclear bomb ever, right? In the back of the photo taken by the National Nuclear Security Administration is a Pantex banner. They are “America’s only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility” [via wikipedia] Watch the video on “Back Injury Prevention” on Pantex’s “Safety Presentation” page and remember that …
best plan for improving infrastructure
I have a plan for the U.S. government to make a lot of money. Right now, the largest nuclear bomb in U.S. history is being dismantled (see yesterday’s post). Keep the shell casing. Charge people $10 to get their photo taken on top of it. Then with great irony, use the money to improve our …
the biggest nuclear bomb
So, the United States is dismantling its biggest nuclear bomb. It’s “hundreds of times stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima”. So then why does it look so incredibly boring and non-descript? I want flame graphics, lightning bolts, skulls and crossbones. Something! At least put some yellow and black stripes somewhere on this 10,000 pound …
who was Barnes & Noble named after?
It’s funny how you never really think about certain brand names. Until now I never wondered who Barnes & Noble was named after. A little research reveals it’s Charles Montgomery Barnes (not to be confused with The Simpson’s Charles Montgomery Burns) and C. Clifford Noble. Side note: In 1873 Charles Montgomery Barnes started the family …