Although this pyramid is simple, the concepts presented as raw data progresses to knowledge and wisodom kind of clicked with me. From the Lovely Information Is Beautiful Blog.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
The Club Is Open: Guided By Voices At Cat's Cradle, 10-22-2010
Last Friday, I had the great opportunity to witness one of the greatest rock bands of all time, Guided By Voices, on stop 13 of their "Classic Lineup Tour". This band , headed by frontman Robert Pollard, never really attained true commercial success, but even after being disbanded for over 7 years, still has a passionate fan base which is almost Grateful Dead-like in their maniacal devotion. GBV was a prolific outfit, with over 1600 tracks in their arsenal. Most of us in the club knew the words by heart to each of the jems in their 38 song, 2 hour, 3 encore set.
All of the boys in the "Classic Lineup" (Pollard, Guitarist Tobin Sprout, Guitarist Mitch Mitchell, Bassist Greg Demos and Drummer Kevin Fennel) are into their 50's now, but they rocked it and rocked it hard. All of the trademarks of a classic GBV live show (Pollard Leg Kicks, Pollard Mike Swings, Bottle of Jose Cuervo, Bucket of Miller Lites) were in full effect, and I thought the performance was TIGHT.
The Club Is Open. Don't Stop Now, Bob.
White Paper Werewolves / Tractor Rape Chain
Hey Aardvark
Gold Heart Mountaintop Queen Directory / Echoes Myron
Quality of Armor / Don't Stop Now
Friday, October 15, 2010
Tonight I Had One Of The Best Meals Of My Life (Thus Far)
I can honestly say that if the meal I had tonight at Restaurant ROSIN was not the best meal I have ever had in my life, it was definitely in my top 5. This Michelin star rated restaurant, located in of all places, the small town of Dorsten Germany, totally blew my mind. They have a unique format, wherein you you order however many courses you want, but they automatically have "intermissions" which they call "Schmackofatz" (Small Special Tastes) which are somewhat of an amuse bouche between each course. Rumor has it that Frank Rosin's grandmother used to roam the dining room in it's original incarnation (ROSIN is in the original building) and sample from her pot to each customer. Every single item on the menu was creatively presented with surprising but delicious combinations of flavors (i.e. goose liver with rose water foam, scallop with vanilla peperonata, cocoa souffle with sea salt ice cream and candied olives) and a very artistic approach.
If you are ever anywhere near Essen or Dusseldorf, this one is worth the drive, trust me.
Monday, September 6, 2010
How do colors affect purchases?
This very cool infographic details the many unsuspected ways that color can impact emotion and hence buying behavior. I bet you never knew ???
Thursday, September 2, 2010
The Evolution of the iPod Nano over 7 Generations
via cultofmac.com
Interesting how the product has had several different directional departures in form factor and how features have been not only added but also taken away.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Considering Getting A Graduate Degree? Would this Ad Convince You?
via tiepedia.com
Somehow I do not think that this lead in conveys the essence of "higher learning", but I bet it might have been a pretty successful campaign.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
The History of The Minimum Wage
via mint.com
This interesting infographic from Mint highlights the history of Minimum Wage progression and the dramatic variation among the states.
The Top 5 Qualities of Productive Creatives (And How to Identify Them!)
via the99percent.com
This is a good read with some good tips, slanted at the recruiting and interviewing process, to identify key creative traits in your people.
Monday, August 2, 2010
: Study: Americans spending more time on Facebook; online gaming overtakes e-mail
via sfgate.com
This cool infographic illustrates the time allocation of the average american's use of their mobile internet time. I wonder if "Actually Talking On The Phone" is in the "Other" slice????
Friday, July 2, 2010
Prose Before Hos 2: 'Electricty', Courtesy of Bob Jones University
This very scary textbook extract from Bob Jones University spreads falsehoods about electricity and appears to feature "Deb" from Napoleon Dynamite.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Obama not born in Hawaii, Communist leanings finally confirmed
via shanghaiist.com
This Shanghaiist story explains how reporters recently used fake ID software to create this Maobama Chinese ID card which is virtually indistinguishable from the original.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Skim Session At Frenchman's Reef
A couple of groms were skimming it up at Frenchman's today, some pretty slappable peaks in the shorepound
Sunday, June 13, 2010
100 Years Of Propaganda: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
This is a great retrospective on Propaganda Posters and the carryover they have had onto modern design aesthetic.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Florida DMV Pranks Driver Who Mailed In Her Renewal
All the more reason why it is highly preferable to brave the lines at DMV to get your license in person, rather than to opt for the mail in renewal.
Wonder if it's Eat Ass Street., Eat Ass Lane, or Eat Ass Court?
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
How Cell Phone Calls Work
via cellphones.org
If you're an electrical engineer (or even if you're not), you may find this simple infographic explaining what happens every time you make a cell call interesting.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Latest official factual updates on the Deepwater Horizon Incident from NOAA.GOV
Latest official factual updates on the Deepwater Horizon Incident from NOAA.GOV. Check back frequently for updates. Seems they are trying dispersants below the surface to minimize the plume.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Foods Gone Too Soon
via madatoms.com
Anyone remember any/many of these product line extension failures? I pity the poor fool that don't like my cereal!!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Balance Your Social Media Diet
via bitrebels.com
This cool infographic suggests a "Recommended Daily Allowance" of social media and how it should be broken up. I like the graphic treatment, not sure I agree on the magnitude or the makeup.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
How To Make A Nicholas Sparks Movie (Why All Chick Flicks Are Identical)
via cracked.com
The sharp-witted guys at Cracked do a pretty good job here of breaking down this genre. I challenge any of you to refute the formula.
Monster Engine project recasts kids drawings as realistic paintings
via thechive.com
Eleven years ago Dave Devries started the Monster Engine project with one single question: What would a child’s drawing look like if it were painted realistically?
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Maximum Gnarl Factor: Photos Of Some Of The Heaviest Waves On The Planet
via photo.mpora.com
This collection of shots from Shipsterns, the Box, Teahopo, Mavs showcases massively thick lips, double ledging faces, sucked out dry reef beds and the crazy chargers who drop into these beasts. Complete collection at http://photo.mpora.com/surfing/collections/surfing-beasts
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
SolarBeat: The Solar System Music Box
This very cool animation is part infographic, part astronomy lesson, part ambient background noise generator. In any case, it's very cool and informative, and I love IT!! Each planet makes a different chime as a year passes. Please visit the original at White Vinyl Design to get the full legend and planetary year counter..
How to Spot a Hidden iPad
via gizmodo.com
This hilarious infographic illustrates many of the things we are likely to see as this device makes it out into the mainstream over the next few months.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Mile-High Mega Kites Could Pull Giant, Floating Power Plants
via wired.com
Finally my dream job, commercializing two things I'm passionate about, Wind Energy and Kiteboarding.
Take a huge oceanic catamaran, stick a hydroelectric turbine underneath it, and hitch it to a 6.5 million-square-foot parafoil flying nearly a mile in the air. That’s a Korean research team’s new proposal for generating gigawatts of clean energy.
As the parafoil pulls the boat, seawater would be forced through the turbine, which generates electricity. The 800 megawatts of electricity produced would separate seawater into hydrogen and oxygen by electrolysis, and the hydrogen would then be stored on-board the ships.
I sure hope that 720,000 meter foil is water relaunchable!!!
Read More http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/03/hydro-paraplant/#ixzz0hism9Z4c
Monday, March 8, 2010
Cool Collection of Photo Overlays: Past & Present
This is a cool concept with a interesting retro throwback feel. Check out the complete collection at dailycognition.com.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Stonehenge Beneath the Waters of Lake Michigan???
Mark Holley, a professor of underwater archaeology at Northwestern Michigan University College, discovered a series of stones – some of them arranged in a circle and one of which seemed to show carvings of a mastodon – 40-feet beneath the surface waters of Lake Michigan. If verified, the carvings could be as much as 10,000 years old – coincident with the post-Ice Age presence of both humans and mastodons in the upper midwest.
Fascinating stuff.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Very Cool Japanese Rice Paddy Crop Art
via dailymail.co.uk
Stunning crop art has sprung up across rice fields in Japan. But this is no alien creation - the designs have been cleverly planted.
Farmers creating the huge displays use no ink or dye. Instead, different colours of rice plants have been precisely and strategically arranged and grown in the paddy fields.
As summer progresses and the plants shoot up, the detailed artwork begins to emerge.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Usage Of The Metric System: 2010
Notice anything interesting here? I wonder who will the the last to cave: Burma, Liberia or the USA?
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Oshkosh M-ATV - Specialty File - Auto Reviews - Car and Driver
via caranddriver.com
This very cool feature from the March 2010 issue of Car and Driver gives a full performance review of the Oshkosh MRAP-ATV, or M-ATV, which is currently being deployed in Afghanistan. My company, AGY, makes material for the composite ballistic armor on the MRAP vehicles, so we are always interested in this kind of feature. This report has a different flavor from the normal defense industry news, so is very cool. There are some great shots of the vehicle being put through its paces at the Aberdeen Testing Grounds.
- 0-60mph: 32.8 seconds
- Standing Quarter Mile 24.5 seconds at 54mph
- Price as tested: $1,437,000
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The Unbelievable World of Snowflakes
via treehugger.com
This amazing collection of photos and brief history of some of the scientists who have dedicated their lives to the study and classification of snowflakes is very interesting. There are 41 major categories of snowflakes, and yes, it is theoretically possible (but highly unlikely) for 2 snowflakes to be identical.
Monday, January 4, 2010
2009 In One Word
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