Archive for January, 2007
Turning modern but revitalizing the ancient. Taking a step forward and going universal.
According to Kenneth Frampton, critical regionalism should adopt modern architecture critically for its universal progressive qualities but at the same time should value responses particular to the context. Emphasis should be on topography, climate, light, tectonic form rather than scenography and the tactile [...]
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Disco Monday :: Sky.fm ::
All hits 70s. All the time.
Currently listening to: Average White Band – Pick Up The Pieces
The rest of the playlist here.
The best genre of music to play as an up-lifter. My friends can point, laugh and giggle but the disco beats were always in me. I sometimes believe I was born at the wrong [...]
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Secret Wall Tattoos
A different kind of graffiti biz – do it, hide it, look for it at other hotels. I love it! Semi-vandalism points but hey it can be considered art!
Their MySpace page.
Their website.
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Hold your wee for a Wii
• Woman, died of water intoxication – aka hyponatremia. She was holding her wee to win a Nintendo Wii for her kids. Clever contest idea – gone downhill.
Most water intoxication is caused by hyponatremia, an overdilution of sodium in the blood plasma, which in turn causes an osmotic shift of water from extracellular fluid (outside [...]
Filed under: CA, KDND 107.9, hyponatremia, nintendo, sacramento, water intoxication, wii | 2 Comments
Real People. Real Reviews.
Yelp.com
Is the place to write and find a review for restaurants, arts & entertainment, hotels, education, active life, mass media, local flavor, night life…you name it, pick the city and bounce out the door.
One more social networking site, with a different spin on it.
Here is a random profile of a yelper for you to check [...]
Filed under: Yelp, yelp.com | 4 Comments
The MAKE “Daisy” MP3 Player Kit
“Can’t find an open source mp3 player? Neither could we. Here’s an idea: Build your own. Daisy is an easy-to-build, pocket-sized open source MP3 player. Producing sound as good as an iPod, the Daisy can access 65,000 tracks, play 48khz WAV files as well as mp3’s, and has batteries that [...]
Filed under: instructables.com, make, make magazine, makezine.com | Leave a Comment
Universal Everything
Universal Everything is for > > Advanced Interactive Design
> Mobile Device Content > Retail Environments
> Broadcast Design > Moving Image
> Branding / Identities > Advertising Art Direction
> Print / Packaging Design > Sound Design
> Architectural Graphics > [...]
Filed under: Apple Store Soho, Matt Pyke, art, branding, design, direction, interactive design, mobile device content, print, universaleverything.com | Leave a Comment
Midwest ice storm
Global warming has done its magic once again. How is it that the East Coast saw some fluries for about 15 minutes this week and the Midwest and South have had their 2nd ice storm?? No common sense whatsoever, considering the geography. But then again, they are smack right in the center of all of [...]
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:: Wired Science ::
Wired Magazine testing the waters on TV! Watch the pilot episode.
“WIRED SCIENCE is a one-hour primetime program that translates WIRED Magazine’s award-winning journalism into a fast-paced television show. A co-production of KCET/Los Angeles, the West Coast flagship station of PBS, and WIRED, the pre-eminent science and technology magazine, WIRED SCIENCE brings WIRED Magazine’s cutting [...]
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While I was watching the trailer to Pan’s Labyrinth in my previous post – the narrator’s voice in the preview made me realize it was none other than Pablo Francisco.
I saw the show below on Comedy Central this past summer and this guys is a great laugh and a great voice impersonator. It’s the full [...]
Filed under: Comedy Central, Kermit, Kermit the Frog, Ouch!, Pablo Francisco, San Jose 2006 | Leave a Comment
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