This is Sir Norman Foster’s Virgin Galactic terminal building in the New Mexico desert: like the futuristic aircraft ready to shuttle tourists to the edge of our atmosphere, it is about to move from technical […]
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Products Reimagined for 1977
Interesting take on tech products marketed in 1977 marketing design. Read the story and see the posters from 1977.
How to Photograph an Atomic Bomb
Between 1945 and 1962, the United States conducted over 300 atmospheric nuclear tests above the ground, in the ocean or in outer space. On August 5, 1963, the United States and the former Soviet Union […]
innovations over time
What’s the difference between a good idea and a great one? While the secrets to success vary, it’s become very clear that even the smartest ideas require the right infrastructure and technology to enable them. […]
immortal animal
The turritopsis nutricula species of jellyfish may be the only animal in the world to have truly discovered the fountain of youth. Since it is capable of cycling from a mature adult stage to an […]
ROFLcon video
Every couple of years ROFLcon puts on a viral internet conference. A few harvard updergrads get some of the hottest virual online folk together along with their fanboys and net social media nuts. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bps61DsVTG4&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1]
macs over the last 30 years
The Mac Museum put out this two minute rendition of simple tech desktop computers like the Mac II, IMac G4 and G5 to the more advanced IMac Core 2 Duo. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwJsS_FIt0E&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1]
wizards vs manchester united
Kansas city hosted a friendly against manchester united this weekend at arrowhead stadium. Took the kids and dave and met up with conner to watch the wiz beat the english premier league team at their […]
my space redesign coming finally
There is an article on fast company that alludes to an upcoming redesign for my space and it will incorporate a simpler interface and work on integration of Threadbox a social network aggregator that they […]
apple.com vs sprint.com
http://fluid-ui.com/ did an interesting post on their blog matching up two high profile web sites. The blog focuses on the overall usability and look and feel of the two sites and matches them up on approaches […]
Ze Frank at TED in 2004
This is a hilarious speach Ze Frank did at TED Conference back in 2004. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMkJVXi7Rp8&hl=en_US&fs=1]
phish.com 4.0
Fourteen years later phish.com site rolls out a new format to showcase is music, pictures, tour info and drygoods shop. The site has went through several changes over the years main in coodination with events […]
Windows 7
I’ve got a new super dell pc coming this week and I’m finally making the jump from Windows XP to 64 bit Windows 7 ops system. F’ you apple lovers. So, sick of iphone and […]
Social Media Blogs
The evolution of social media continues to warp / change and adapts to meet consumer needs. There are several good blogs that are following this ride in great detail. Originally posted via CIO Web 2.0 […]
Solar probe
A flare erupts from the sun’s surface on March 30, in one of the first images sent back by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Launched in February, SDO is the most advanced spacecraft ever designed to […]
auroral display from space
Southern lights from space. This striking picture of an auroral display was taken from the International Space Station during a geomagnetic storm that was most likely caused by a coronal mass ejection from the sun […]
Kicking off the holidays
Heading into the fourth of july weekend the boys have leaped forward with some awesome feats. Skyler got brave enough to jump off the high dive and Wesley ripped off his training wheels and powered […]
Iphone / EVO discussion – video
Ha. This video is hilarious. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_mWknXAJrc&hl=en_US&fs=1]