The Wonderful World Of Creatures & Code

posted October 8, 2015 #

Mnemonic Productions have taken it upon themselves to create a definitive children's book that imparts the wisdom of code to a new generation. The Wonderful World of Creatures and Code is "an A-to-Z picture book that introduces kids (and adults) to code terms from HTML & more with memorable rhymes and quirky creatures."

I think it's fairly safe to say that anyone growing up in our society these days is going to get exposed to a lot of computing devices and having an understanding of how things work will only help develop more problem solving skills and an appreciation for the tech involved. I'd hate for future generations to not be able to "look under the hood" of just about any technology they encounter. So, having a book like this will inspire them to even want to make that peek. Bonus points for the illustrations being adorable and involving monsters - always a treat for kids (and big kids).

Typatone

posted October 8, 2015 #

I love the alluring simplicity of Typatone - a little web experiment that takes the letters you type and turns them into looping blips. The end result can be quite calming but I'm also fascinated by these kinds of undertakings from a technology standpoint - anyone that laments the end of Flash should look to these sorts of things and know that there is plenty of room for experimentation and delight with plenty of Javascript.

The American Sign Museum

posted October 7, 2015 #

adding to my list of Places To Please Visit

Look at these dudes

posted October 7, 2015 #

Rubin has the best shoes

posted October 7, 2015 #

Pandora Acquires Ticketfly For $450m In A Bid To Sell Tickets To Live Music

posted October 7, 2015 #

Are there people who only go to Wiccan church on Halloween? Like Christmas mass for pagans

Brigador Trailer Theme

posted October 7, 2015 #

from the Brigador Soundtrack store.steampowered.com/app/274500/

The Ultimate Funny

posted October 7, 2015 #

I don't want to oversell it but I think Seth Pomeroy is a hysterical person. His most recent undertaking* is The Ultimate Funny, a show that started as a failed web series, turned into a failed live show and then a failed podcast, which is now all documented in an actual podcast.

It's intentionally convoluted and possibly entirely untrue. I can't really tell. Just listen to Episode 1 of the series and decide for yourself. If you don't find some enjoyment from the DMX Science Show, I'll be shocked.

He also made this awesome documentary but that's a whole other non-funny thing that should still be watched.

CITE: Tech Ghost City

posted October 7, 2015 #

The CITE ( Center for Innovation, Testing and Evaluation ) project has some fairly incredible descriptive qualities. It is a billion dollar project from Pegasus Global Holdings that will emulate a 35,000 person residential district - urban, suburban and rural zones - intended for the purposes of testing new technologies. There will be no residents.

It is a test city for companies to try out new tech. Want to see how responsive road paint holds up in a variety of weather conditions? Or driverless cars? Or drone mail delivery? Or new home designs for natural disaster survival? Alternative energy sources at scale? The City and Field labs can help facilitate it all through the intense monitoring of the somewhat scary sounding CITE Backbone.

For whatever reason, this this sounds like equal parts New World Order and Actual Great Idea. I don't see how a personless city can be a fully fortified test of new technology but it certainly seems like a good place to start.

Vietnam Zippo Lighters

posted October 7, 2015 #

Not gonna lie, looking at this collection of Vietnam Zippo Lighter Engravings as a source of inspiration for design, texture or typography feels wrong. Given how many of the enlisted died, it feels like a bit of a tainted topic to gaze upon with that kind of admiration. That being said, I can't help but feel moved by the simplicity and intense, understandable, pessimism.