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The Tournament of Roses

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:08:56 -0800

Windows 8 stranded in the North Pole

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:38:00 -0800

Asymco noted the slow adoption of Windows 8 weeks ago. This nugget points out two key factors: the poor distribution strategy for Windows 8 tablets and the difficulty of entering the tablet market so late.

The clearest evidence of Windows 8’s disappointing introduction comes from the research firm NPD, which estimates that sales of Windows machines have actually dropped from a year ago.

According to NPD, stores in the United States sold 13 percent fewer Windows devices from late October, when Windows 8 made its debut, through the first week in December, than in the same period last year.

Those figures do not include sales in Microsoft’s own stores, which were the only place to buy a Surface tablet during that period, but because the stores are scarce, analysts believe it is unlikely they made a big difference.

“I think everybody would have hoped for a better start,” said Stephen Baker, an analyst at NPD. “The thing is, this market is not the same market that Windows 7 or Vista or even XP launched into.”

New York Times: No sales pop for a new version of Windows 8

UQAQUA: UQAQUA MANIFESTO v 1.1

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:55:33 -0800

UQAQUA: UQAQUA MANIFESTO v 1.1:

uqaqua:

Life in this society being, at best, an utter bore and no aspect of society being at all relevant to UQAQUANS, there remains to civic-minded, responsible, thrill-seeking UQAQUANS only to overthrow the government via violent revolution and anarchy, eliminate the money system, institute complete…

UQAQUA has a manifesto.

Parklet World Series

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 18:10:23 -0700

Parklet World Series

Sweet playlist from August 2010. Via Gorilla vs Bear

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:50:57 -0700

Sweet playlist from August 2010.

Via Gorilla vs Bear

“Robin is incredibly good at stepping out of the present and looking to the future in what for most people is a bit of a fantastical way.”

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:33:23 -0700

What a mensch.

Robin Sloan featured in The New York Times.

inothernews: A classic New Yorker magazine cover, re-booted...

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:42:29 -0700

inothernews:

A classic New Yorker magazine cover, re-booted thanks to Apple Maps.

(via Mad Magazine)

I'm done with helmets

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:38:19 -0700

Recent experience suggests that if a city wants bike-sharing to really take off, it may have to allow and accept helmet-free riding. A two-year-old bike-sharing program in Melbourne, Australia — where helmet use in mandatory — has only about 150 rides a day, despite the fact that Melbourne is flat, with broad roads and a temperate climate. On the other hand, helmet-lax Dublin — cold, cobbled and hilly — has more than 5,000 daily rides in its young bike-sharing scheme.

Via NYT

youbroketheinternet: rack

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 23:25:50 -0700

youbroketheinternet:

rack

kateoplis: US Patent Office, Washington, DC, 1924

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 23:25:36 -0700

kateoplis:

US Patent Office, Washington, DC, 1924

buzzfeed: Check out the world’s first animated GIF movie...

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 23:07:03 -0700

buzzfeed:

Check out the world’s first animated GIF movie poster.

Obviously.

distinguishedcompany: decoarchitecture: The Golden Gate Bridge...

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 22:49:31 -0700

distinguishedcompany:

decoarchitecture:

The Golden Gate Bridge under construction. For a huge collection of such photos, delve into the online photos archives of the San Francisco Public Library.

Ausgezeichnet.

“Yet Again” :: Grizzly Bear

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:47:56 -0700

“Yet Again” :: Grizzly Bear

XXYYXX :: “About You”

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:52:56 -0700

XXYYXX :: “About You”

NEW FLYING LOTUS NEW FLYING LOTUS NEW FLYING LOTUS

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:49:12 -0700

NEW FLYING LOTUS NEW FLYING LOTUS NEW FLYING LOTUS

Launched some stuff on The TODAY Show this morning I’M ON...

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:48:26 -0700

Launched some stuff on The TODAY Show this morning I’M ON TV.

Damn Frank Ocean and Nabil.

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:51:09 -0700

Damn Frank Ocean and Nabil.

The documentary about Wayne White is really good it's called 'Beauty Is Embarrassing' here's some work he did (Not Pictured: Pee Wee's Playhouse puppets)

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 23:52:43 -0700

Via Design You Trust

Some dude named Doug Menuez took amazing photos of Silicon Valley from like 1986 to like 2000 and even captured something called 'The Jaminator'

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:30:00 -0700

Via Wired Raw File

Fur mich is das der schnellste Weg herauszufinden, was in der...

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:21:52 -0700

Fur mich is das der schnellste Weg herauszufinden, was in der Welt gerade neues geschiet.