Morning Linkage (Apr 27)

Some vague­ly relat­ed pho­tos from Milan Design Week. Many cool
seat­ing sur­faces. Some that I would hes­i­tate to call chairs.
http://www.core77.com/blog/milan09/milan_design_week_09_tuttobene_13287.asp

Design as a pro­fes­sion is cur­rent­ly hav­ing a cri­sis of relevancy.
Trying to fig­ure out how it can val­ue to soci­ety rather than merely
add val­ue to the bot­tom line. As is the case in all such thrashes
there are extremes that make the entire exer­cise look silly.
http://www.core77.com/blog/education/studying_ethically_responsible_innovation_in_france_13284.asp

Most cell phone apps don’t real­ly require the con­text of being on your
cell phone to make sense. This acci­dent report­ing  app from Nationwide
does a nice job of it.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/04/nationwide-is-on-your-iphone/

David Wienberger a deep thinker about infor­ma­tion and meta-data muses
on the mud­dle of Pirate Bay. He draws no con­clu­sion. Which is, I
think, the only conclusion.
http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2009/04/25/the-pirate-bay-and-the-pirate-google/

A poster for Antennasia (Japanese elec­tron­i­ca band)  that is cool the
first time you look at it and mes­mer­iz­ing the sec­ond, third, etc.
http://sleepmachine.tumblr.com/post/100246656/suyhnc-yukemuri-poster2009-1-jpg

Someone else rid­ing one of my old hobby-horses. Why MBAs aren’t
qual­i­fied to actu­al­ly man­age any­thing. (Australian Broadcast Co.)
audio at the top of the page, tran­script below:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/backgroundbriefing/stories/2009/2526727.htm

I can’t find con­fir­ma­tion of the inci­dent beyond this report:
http://www.gadling.com/2009/04/26/air-france-jet-diverts-after-being-told-to-stay-clear-of-us-airs/

Ospina’s account;
http://progreso-weekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=922&Itemid=1

A pret­ty bike. (And I like the idea that Simpson Race Products has an
art director.)
http://www.bikeexif.com/yamaha-sr500-dirt-tracker

Continuing the Lego-ification of the universe.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5905455#