Archive for ‘Stuff’
By J on
The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities.
~ Chinese Proverb
Greetings. Hope you have a smile on your face right now.
You should, because Google is set to release display glasses. That’s right, glasses which project the digital world directly into your retina.
Studies find that humans naturally sleep in 4 hour shifts, with 1-2 hours of wakefulness in between.
Out of 168 nations, the US is one of 5 that do not offer a mandatory paid maternity leave. Others include Lesotho, Papua New Guinea, and Swaziland.
President Obama is readying a plan to lower the corporate tax rate, but cut out the loopholes.
Sadly, many baby boomers’ new motto is: “work ’til you drop.”
Toronto is set to take over as the global hub for bankers.
Brooklyn-based artist Dana Tanamachi makes gorgeous typographic pieces with chalk.
Another NYC artist is turning pay phones into guerrilla libraries.
Van Gough paintings get the tilt-shift treatment.
Bad choice of ad placement:
Finally, I’ll leave you with this:
xo,
J
By J on
Hearty greetings, brothers and sisters. Hope this finds you well.
I’ve told you that lab grown meat (and insects) are the future of food. It’s movin’ right along. The first test-tube hamburger will be produced this year.
Are designers ruining the internets? No. It would be damn ugly and unusable without them.
A new report finds that fasting can protect your brain against diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Oh man, were all of those links from the UK? Sorry. Couldn’t help it.
Astonishing artwork created with books and surgical tools:
And, now: charts!
I have a bunch of these on my desktop, and I figured now’s as good a time as any to share them with you.
We’ll start off with the political compass of the US “election” 2012. Nothing new here, but it’s still depressing:
Next, the power of unions (UK):
Along those lines, here’s a look at executive vs. worker compensation (US):
A similar chart. Share of wealth gain over 26 years, from richest to poorest:
Infuriated? Sorry about that. I had to clean off my desktop.
Here, check out these bizarre flowers (via):
Also, Jane Russel:
G’nite.
J
By J on
Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.
~ Anon
Greetings, good friendsterdotcommies. Are you in the pages of my facesbook yet? Why not? What’s your deal, EO?
Phew. After yesterday’s update, you might need some Lotus Sutra chanted by monks:
Speaking of monks:
Feeling better? Good. Because there’s lots of talk about Chinese labor being not-so-cheap anymore, and all those jobby-jobs that the corporocrats sent over there might be coming home.
Speaking of China, I hear that they’re in the mother of all bubbles.
Abandoned bowling alley (via):
Speaking of bowling, my girlfriend just got a new tat. Whaddya think?
Speaking of cinematic excellence, sit back and soak up Master Filmaker Alfred Hitchcock speaking about his craft:
Love yous!
J
