Archive for the 'Quickhit' Category

More compact packing

February 26th, 2008

A survival kit in a barrel.

Slightly more sensible than the furniture in a crate from last week.


Complementary goods

February 25th, 2008

Starbucks helps independent coffee shops, rather than killing them.

Nativist views (of which the anti-chain thing is one example) are just out of step with the real world, because they assume a zero sum world. The base insight of Adam Smith and Ricardo is that we’re not in a zero sum world. This is just one example.


Best Picture

February 25th, 2008

No Country for Old Men wins for 2007. Well deserved.


Retro-movies

February 25th, 2008

Really retro - like 12th century Russian.

I love the idea of doing these as religious woodcuts. There are a lot more of these if you look in the rest of the gallery linked.


Speaking of weird

February 25th, 2008

The strange (and wonderful) behaviour of glass.

I’d never heard of this one before - although I bet it’s a perennial hit at the Christmas parties at the average glass blowers.


Start your day off strange

February 25th, 2008

Another cool optical illusion.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - there are more bugs in the Human body than there are in the average computer OS…


Nerds only

February 20th, 2008

A marching bands half-time tribute to great video games.

I think it’s pretty likely that this is the nerdiest thing ever.


Coming Soon: Mamma Mia

February 20th, 2008

The musical based on Abba’s music hits the big screen.

Looks bad. Even worse than the music it’s based on.


True Love

February 20th, 2008

Geek Like Me by the Wonderstrucks.

If only I’d sen this before my wedding…


19th century textbooks

February 20th, 2008

US school textbooks from the 19th century

It’s a little bit scary to look at these and realise just how much has changed in 150 years.


The reality of fabric

February 20th, 2008

An awesome cloth simulator.

OK, it’s possible that wasn’t the most persuasive sales pitch ever. But have a play with it, it’s clever.


Coming Soon: Diary of the Dead

February 18th, 2008

George A. Romero returns to the zombie milieu, this time a la Cloverfield or Blair Witch.

I love a good zombie movie, and (if done right) this is a really good way to present it. I’m not that optimistic from the trailer though.


Indiana Jones and the Cash In of Doom

February 18th, 2008

Indiana Jones LEGO kits.

I have to admit to being a little excited by the movie. I mean, come on. It’s Indiana Jones here. On the other hand, we know what George Lucas likes to do to treasured childhood memories.


Understanding the US Election

February 18th, 2008

A guide to the GOP by analogy to Buffy villains.

Hard to disagree with any of these. Now will someone do the same kind of thing for the Democrats? I’m thinking ‘The Democrat primary field in Battlestar Galactica characters’.


Blades go in… Blades go out…

February 18th, 2008

A ceiling fan with retractable blades.

I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that I could happily play with these for hours.


Car in a bubble

February 18th, 2008

The CarCapsule - just in case your car wasn’t looking silly enough.

I can see how someone got to this product - what’s the point of a cool car that people can’t see? But it’s hard to imagine any car cool enough to justify this that you wouldn’t need to keep inside in a garage anyway…


Design & the iPhone

February 17th, 2008

Revered designer Edward Tufte reviews and critiques the iPhone interface.

Just makes me want one all the more. Even though most of what he says applies to the iPod Touch as well.


Coming Soon: 10,000 BC

February 17th, 2008

Emmerich takes the action movie to prehistoric times.

So much of this is so stupid, so I’ll just focus on the fact that the saber tooth tigers were extinct by 10,000 BC.


Need some more productivity

February 17th, 2008

Reviews of high energy caffeine drinks.

Personally, I still stick with the tried and true for my caffeine fix each morning.


Advertising

February 17th, 2008

A great advert for Dutch store HEMA.

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