posted May 30, 2017 #
In 1984, artist and designer Ikko Tanaka was establishing the brand for
MUJI; the simplistic home goods and clothing store that emerged from Japan in 1980. As part of this branding exercise, he hired Haruomi Hosono (best known for his groundbreaking work as a member of
Yellow Magic Orchestra) to compose in-store music. The results are contained in a very rare cassette entitled
Watering a Flower that includes two of the three commissions.
Fortunately for us, the Internet bears all kinds of fruit when it comes to discovering rarities. So, steer yourself over
here and hear all of the compositions, including a 30-minute piece entitled "
Muji Original BGM."
The two tracks that
were included on the cassette are hard to imagine playing in a store when listening from 2017 but it's refreshing to hear the results of such a collaboration.
posted May 30, 2017 #
never played this game but this endears me to it
posted May 30, 2017 #
Sean Doran took a bunch of
public domain images of Jupiter, collaborated with
Gerald Eichstadt for colorization and animated them into an approximate flyover of the gas giant.
I'd love to see this paired with a variety of different music so if there's any tool out there that adds a new soundtrack to Vimeo videos; get at me.
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Colossal.
posted May 30, 2017 #
Every year,
Siggraph showcases a bunch of cutting edge computer graphics, hardware and forward thinkers. There's always
something interesting that comes of it if you're paying attention. This year, I've stumbled on the
MetaLimbs project -a "Multiple Arms Interaction Metamorphism." The gist of it is that you can attach two robotic arms to your back and control them with your feet. The
demo video is pretty entertaining, if only for the Doctor Octopus vibes it puts out.
The jury is still out on if this is actually practical or not. There's certainly an angle of usage that could benefit those that have control of their feet but not their arms. There's even an angle of just having a benefit of more arms, why not?! Regardless, it's worth a peek.
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posted May 29, 2017 #
What if
there was one big gofundme that everyone paid into and that helped anyone who needed medical treatment or unemployment
posted May 29, 2017 #
Say that, @jes_chastain. https://t.co/H7QHnEE5JA
posted May 29, 2017 #
@yewknee @austinkleon Let's be honest: we're all playing catch up to Harrison Ford in some way or another.
posted May 29, 2017 #
I'll be honest: I tried to improve the very busy SPIDER-MAN HOMECOMING poster, and I no longer know where the origi… https://t.co/ndIzitjjWj
posted May 29, 2017 #
Wanna feel old? This is Hanson now. https://t.co/EwHrrGbq5E
posted May 29, 2017 #
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms spaghetti. https://t.co/58o0MuOeCy
posted May 29, 2017 #
@yewknee you're being too hard on yourself, much like shrek was really hard on himself before he found fiona
posted May 28, 2017 #
JESUS CHRIST WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE https://t.co/NKZG1U0369
posted May 28, 2017 #
Lmfaooooo. https://t.co/TCscu7IMEz
posted May 28, 2017 #
"Unpleasant Thought: There is no ethical consumption under capitalism."
https://t.co/Y8GTa4ZNy3
posted May 27, 2017 #
the other half of Dept of Eagles. Good stuff (and new to me)
posted May 27, 2017 #
The Ellis Island mockup is a must see
posted May 27, 2017 #
But have you considered a xenomorph-only screening of #AlienCovenant @drafthouse?
posted May 26, 2017 #
Ever wanted to relive every part of a software/videogame store in 1991? Enjoy Software Etc.'s 1001 Retailing Nights… https://t.co/qXlBOK2dxQ
posted May 26, 2017 #
@devinlandin https://t.co/SW7tWVR0a3
