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Since I recently moved, this year I had a new polling place–across the street at the neighborhood cafe, De Luca. Detesting lines as I do, I figured that the least-busy hours would be between 1pm and 3pm, since 1) getting up early is a struggle for me, and that’s also when the most people hit the polling places–before they go to work 2) there might be a lunchtime rush (12pm – 1pm), and 3) the…
This portrait of pure evil was created by photographer Phillip Toledano who created a portrait series featuring seven models in high key, chiaroscuro-esque lighting while they played video games. He doesn’t mention the game titles or platforms used, but it’s for the better, as these hilarious adrenaline-filled portraits are a fascinating glimpse into the agressive extremes of the models’ personalities.
While wandering through the internet wilderness I came across a site in a blogroll whose name caught my fancy: Gamegirladvance.com. Being as I have a soft spot for Game Boys (uhm–in both senses of the term? *cough*), I clicked the link to discover a fascinating blog about video game culture, specifically how it relates to the women who love it and the larger pop-culture that influences it and surrounds it. Here’s a few interesting posts:…
For the girl who needs the right purse that says both “geeky” and “stylish,” the diskette-covered Diskette Handbag by Zelle is just the thing. The rest of the bag is made from black black PVC and there are enough interior pockets to carry the essentials (and some non-essentials). This bag will turn heads and let the world know that in your offline life (IRL) you’re just as geeky but your fashion sense is hardly that…
Chicago’s public housing project made famous by its newsworthy gang-fueled violence and criminal activity has finally been demolished, but the high-rise husks still standing in its semi-demolished state have become unintentional wind instruments. A strangely appropriate, unintentional art installation for the “windy city.” Cabrini Green is in close proximity to some of the highest property taxes in the city–the Gold Coast. Likewise, public housing built in the 50s and 60s was built on (desirable) lakefront…
Just download, print, cut out and assemble this robot-on-a-rampage for hours of attacking and mauling with your new friend (of the somewhat gentle sort, seeing as he’s made out of paper). The Splatterbot has a waist that twists, the arms can move up and down, and the claws can be swapped out so the ‘bot can hold different weapons. Pop off the head and you can see the eyeball-creature sitting at the control panel of…
Use dot matrix fonts and make a DIY-slogan wrist cuff just by grabbing an X-acto and popping out perforated dots on this cool leather cuff. Choose from any of the geek phrases supplied on the provided downloadable templates, like APACHE, GEEK, , WTF?, NSFW or MYSQL. I made my own “WTF?” cuff and it’s pretty rad, although kind of illegible when its around your wrist. The material is also thinner than you’d expect, but that…
From divedi.blogspot.com: Wikipedia + blogs + Facebook (social networks) + podcasting + videocasting (YouTube) + Flickr + mobile (cell) phones + gaming + IM + VoIP = Education 2.0 “Rather than spending 4 years of your life taking a bunch of courses that may or may not really matter in your life once you graduate, you can choose your education on an ‘as needed basis,’ based on your unique interests and talents.” I think this…
I remembered reading a book years ago in the library that had mirror images of each side of celebrity faces, and then a few “analyses” made as to the personality that was suggested by the facial features. Wondering if there was something to this, or if it was pseudoscience, I started exploring the web. Faceresearch.org is an online research experiment determining what the general populace considers “attractiveness.” Basically, you sign up, and then go through…
Prepare to be blown away by the innovative minds behind Teh Choons. From the beautiful, sonic intricacies of Phylum Sinter’s “Ethyltrine Lumens” to the raging, dancefloor-igniting, Gameboy-created (yes, those Nintendo handhelds from the 1990s) “Information Chase” by Bitshifter, these twelve tracks will leave you craving for more sonic mind-candy. I’ve contributed a track as Quantazelle: a cover of Daft Punk’s “Digital Love.” read more | digg story
…by hiring an interior design firm that specializes in “24th century design.” However, to really get the full effect of living on a spaceship in the future, you’d have to be willing to cover up all the windows in your house and rely on the electronics within to regulate your Circadian rhythms. Probably not an easy lifestyle decision for most people. But you can still get close to acheiving the same effect digitally. The “zoom”…
4D Rubick’s Cube: A super cool, visio-spacially challenging, online puzzle game I found while reading about hypercubes. And speaking of 4D, here’s a new concept for a force-sensitive, touch-screen computer interface that allows multiple points of information input. Meaning, in a simplistic manner, you can use all your fingers to drag multiple lines across a screen. This is something I’ve always wanted to do with music software–ie, turn one “knob” up while moving a “crossfader,”…