Angry Dictator

Archives for July 2007

links for 2007-07-31

• What Have They Done to Our Coins?
  “The current coins that we find in our change everyday are a poorly made stopgap; something done out of necessity because we were unwilling to change the current designs when the minting technology changed.”
  (tags: Design Sculpture Art)

Posted by PJ on Jul 31, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-07-26

• Buddhist MMORPG
  Look at the screen, man!
  (tags: Comics Funny)
• The Making of Damien Hirst’s Diamond Skull
  At least this time it’s not a dead animal floating in formaldehyde.
  (tags: Art)
• No One Sets Out To Be A Smooth Jazz Musician
  “Eventually, you’re standing on the deck of some record executive’s yacht saying, ‘I’d like you to meet my very good friend, Chuck Mangione.’”
  (tags: Funny Music)
• Variety Reports Casting for ‘Watchmen’
  I’ve been waiting 20 years for this movie.
  (tags: Comics Movies)

Posted by PJ on Jul 26, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-07-21

• Thriller in Manilla?
  The video is cool, but the MeFi comments are hysterical.
  (tags: Video Funny)

Posted by PJ on Jul 21, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-07-20

• The Shortest-Splitline Algorithm for Drawing N Congressional Districts
  A proposed cure for gerrymandering.
  (tags: Interesting Politics)

Posted by PJ on Jul 20, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-07-19

• Periodic Table of the Internet
  Unclutterer is Seaborgium.
  (tags: Cool Funny Blogs)
• Bull Schadenfreude
  Scott Adams on bullfighting.
  (tags: Funny)

Posted by PJ on Jul 19, 2007 | 1 Comment |

links for 2007-07-18

• A List Apart: Articles: Conflicting Absolute Positions
  A bunch of kludgy workarounds to help you realize an effect that was just as bad when we used to implement it with frames.
  (tags: CSS Design)
• Real Men Love The Fifth Element
  “The hero and villain never once meet each other.”
  (tags: Movies Scifi)
• Google Custom Search Business Edition
  Finally.
  (tags: Search)
• Understanding Engineers: Feasibility
  What the words we use really mean.
  (tags: Language Programming Software)

Posted by PJ on Jul 18, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-07-17

• ZIP code - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Everything you (n)ever wanted to know about ZIP codes.
  (tags: Interesting)
• Modern Capital
  Modern homes for sale in the greater Washington, DC area.
  (tags: Architecture DC)

Posted by PJ on Jul 17, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-07-12

• The Loudness War
  What happened to the dynamic range on modern recordings?
  (tags: Audiophile Video Interesting)

Posted by PJ on Jul 12, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-07-11

• Color Inspiration from the Masters of Painting
  COLOURlovers breaks down the color palettes used in the most recognizable masterpieces of Western art.
  (tags: Art Design Color)

Posted by PJ on Jul 11, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-07-10

• AVGN’s TMNT3 Movie Review
  This guy’s anger and indignation has obviously been building for the last 14 years.
  (tags: Funny Comics Movies)

Posted by PJ on Jul 10, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-07-08

• Andy Rutledge on Quiet Structure
  “Quiet structure is achieved when you de–emphasize the structural elements; the containing boxes, structural lines, bullets, structural color elements, etc… and bring a rhythmical consistency to the layout.”
  (tags: Design)

Posted by PJ on Jul 8, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-07-06

• David Pogue Reviews T-Mobile Hotspot @Home
  This might be the perfect money-saving solution for people who have trouble getting cellphone reception at home.
  (tags: Cool Phone)

Posted by PJ on Jul 6, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-07-05

• ASUS Announces Plans to Split Company and Brand
  I just wish Sony would have the good sense to do the same thing.
  (tags: Business Computers)

Posted by PJ on Jul 5, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-07-03

• Interactive Go Maps
  Using color to represent influence, concentration, tension, and instability.
  (tags: Go Design)

Posted by PJ on Jul 3, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-07-02

• Deyrolle: The Strangest Shop in All of Paris
  Erin and I were there in early June. She wouldn’t let me buy a stuffed owl.
  (tags: Travel Shopping Photography)

Posted by PJ on Jul 2, 2007 | Comment |

links for 2007-07-01

• Daring Fireball: iPhone First Impressions
  “TO-DOS: There aren’t any. They don’t sync from iCal and you can’t create them on the iPhone.”
  (tags: Mac iPhone Productivity)

Posted by PJ on Jul 1, 2007 | Comment |

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