Transportation
Finally. A custom that I would sell my Defender to own. Okay, maybe
not the Defender but there are a couple of Schnauzers on the block.
Swoon.
http://www.bikeexif.com/triumph-rocket-custom
These are some sweet cross sections of bits of the landscape. Honda UK ads.
http://designlenta.com/2009/09/09/honda-roads-ot-wieden-kennedy-london/
Visualizing air traffic across the globe. 24 hours of aviation data.
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/air-traffic-around-the-world
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Industrial Design (or Things)
The ultimate Velcro. Holds up to 35 tonnes (google says 35 tonnes = 77
161.7918 pounds — thanks Shasta) and withstands 800 degrees C (800
degrees Celsius = 1472 degrees Fahrenheit)
Um, all I wanted was something that would keep the garage door opener
stuck to the visor.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17739-extreme-steel-velcro-takes-a-35tonne-load.html
Old ladders are useless for climbing but they make nifty book shelves.
Really nifty. Or maybe a curio cabinet?
http://www.curbly.com/DIY-Maven/posts/7184-ladder-turned-bookshelf
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Tech and Information
The illusion of anonymizing data. There are some leaps in this
summary, but the missing links are available through the sources
cited. The salient quote (of a quote) “… central reality of data
collection: “data can either be useful or perfectly anonymous but
never both.””
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/your-secrets-live-online-in-databases-of-ruin.ars
Does this belong here or under the next heading? Call it a segue. The
apple logo and the laptop skin have never been so aptly juxtaposed.
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/09/08/post‑9.html
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Culture and the Cult of the Girly-Girl
The complicated question of South African runner Caster Semenya’s
gender is being discussed by scientists and doctors. (See second link)
Meanwhile I have to wonder about the girly-girl makeover that appears
on the cover of the South African magazine You. Nadya Lev brings the
important points out in this essay.
http://coilhouse.net/2009/09/on-the-airbrushing-of-caster-semenyas-gender/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/8210471.stm
Old style femininity in a collection of “Resort Wear” from 1953.
http://milliemotts.blogspot.com/2009/09/resortwear-1953.html
And not too long after those illustrations appeared the world woke up
to one of the new style girly-girls. Brigitte Bardot. She (and her
photographers) provided a fresh look at what it means to be a
celebrity. More girl and less mannequin.
http://www.jameshymangallery.com/pages/exhibition/996.html
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Images
The title assigned to this montage of Justin Andrew’s sculptures
prompts musing. “Abstraction has often been associated with a lack of
connection”
http://butdoesitfloat.com/78278
Two illustrators with new work out. One from Burbank who believes that
the rest of use hold our pencils weird. (Read the about me page.)
http://www.thebeastisback.com/selected-works/illustration/beasts-book-two/
One teenager from Amman. Hifzi hasn’t settled into his own style yet -
his portfolio at DeviantArt still includes a lot of copies of popular
cartoon and comics characters. There are flashes of good things to
come. Here’s a couple of his best.
http://hifzi.deviantart.com/gallery/#Devious-Folder‑4
Photographs of miniatures that portray the seamier side of urban life.
The McDonalds’ burger box UFO…
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/2100445:BlogPost:18217
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Food
Yummy flags of the nations.
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/flags-made-from-native-foods
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Video
Google Japan shows you how they work to protect your privacy in Google
Maps street view. Cute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQGrIsYUm4c
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keep calm and carry on,