Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist.
Richard Nixon (1913-1994)July 2005
Monthly Archive
Sun 31 Jul 2005
Sun 31 Jul 2005
All the ants on the planet, taken together, have a biomass greater than that of humans. Ants have been incredibly industious for missions of years. Yet their productiveness nourishes plants, animals, and soil. Human instustry has been in full swing for little over a century, yet it has brought about a decline in almost every ecosystem on the planet. Nature doesn’t have a design problem. People do.
William McDonough, architech and designerSat 30 Jul 2005
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
AesopSat 30 Jul 2005
- Incubating ideas
- What geeks work on… real screenshots of their computers
- Warning: Addictive game. Hint: press the space bar.
- The funniest little video clip in months
- A “spicy” full-on parody of the latest Star Wars debacle.
- Another Star Wars takeoff.
- A prank of pure silliness.
- Gel 2004/2005 speaker Digital Dan Dubno goes two miles under the sea, in the Galapagos (see right-hand column for the link to video)
- “Experience the experience”
- When bad bands dress up.
- Oldie but goodie – bridal fashion embarrassments
- The lovely and talented Alison Young
- How to build R2-D2
- Logo trends 2005. I still say that most logos I see include either a swoosh or a stylized person-figure
- 360-degree views of NYC
- Fun experimental Flash stuff
- Good Experience Games
- If you missed them, (perhaps) consider yourself lucky: the top ten Web fads over the past ten years.
- Another ten-year retrospective, this one by Kevin Kelly
- The perfect gift for the person who has everything except a full-sized working Star Wars-themed desert tank
- This TGIFriday’s menu prank would make Charlie Todd proud
- Excellent interface for a fun flipbook application
Fri 29 Jul 2005
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
Oscar WildeFri 29 Jul 2005
Einstein dies and goes to heaven. At the Pearly Gates, Saint Peter tells him, “You look like Einstein, but you have NO idea the lengths that some people will go to sneak into Heaven. Can you prove who you really are?”
Einstein ponders for a few seconds and asks, “Could I have a blackboard and some chalk?”
Saint Peter snaps his fingers and a blackboard and chalk instantly appear. Einstein proceeds to describe with arcane mathematics and symbols his theory of relativity.
Saint Peter is suitably impressed. “You really ARE Einstein!” he says. “Welcome to heaven!”
The next to arrive is Picasso. Once again, Saint Peter asks for credentials.
Picasso asks, “Mind if I use that blackboard and chalk?”
Saint Peter says, “Go ahead.”
Picasso erases Einstein’s equations and sketches a truly stunning mural with just a few strokes of chalk.
Saint Peter claps. “Surely you are the great artist you claim to be!” he says. “Come on in!”
Then Saint Peter looks up and sees George W. Bush. Saint Peter scratches his head and says, “Einstein and Picasso both managed to prove their identity. How can you prove yours?”
George W. looks bewildered and says, “Who are Einstein and Picasso?”
Saint Peter sighs and says, “Come on in, George.”
via email from Wayne Zbytovsky, Thursday, 21 July 2005, 13:18:00 -500Thu 28 Jul 2005
I am certain there is too much certainty in the world.
Michael Crichton
