Invention No. 563920-VA
It came to me like a bolt of lightening thrown by Zeus from Mt.Olympus. First to what turned on the Big Idea light bulb, Consumer Reports posted an article about the reception problems of the new iPhone 4G. MORE>
As Close As She Comes…..
Letterpress work. Printed on the Vandercook with woodblock type. Look for the new work in Impressive by Gestalten Press
Starchy and Husk
A whole new blog. Yeah, you know you want it. Starch, animal fat and deep fried to a golden crispiness. More than your run of the mill food blog, we will take you down memory lane and up the superhighway of foodlishness. Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a burpy night. Written by myself and Katie Abbot Copeland.
Visit Starchy and Husk here.
Rule of Thumb
Opposable thumbs A thumb that can be placed opposite the fingers of the same hand. Opposable thumbs allow the digits to grasp and handle objects and are characteristic of primates and teenagers. MORE>
Facedown
Word of the Day: Facedown. What happens when you realize that Facebook has already gone through your digital pockets, purses, wallets and now has you Facedown spread eagled and crying “uncle” as it whispers in your ear “don’t forget to Like the Pepsi page.” *
So another breach at an insurance company, more than 200,000 applicants at Anthem Blue Cross have had their information spread out to the digital world like spilled milk from a kid’s sippy cup. As a prize for the losers (applicants), Anthem is offering a year’s worth of identity protection. At this pace, most of us will have a decade’s worth of free identity protection from the various insurance, financial, medical and ecommerce institutions that we belong to.
What me worry? - Alfred E. Newman
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Mind your Ps and Qs
The origin of “Ps and Qs” go back to the pubs of the 17th century in merry old England. Bartenders would watch the patrons intake of alcohol by minding their pints and quarts, the ones that had a bit too much would be dragged outside and thrown into a trough…MORE>
Total Abandonment
Word of the Day: Humptastic. It’s that moment when you are at the top of the first vertical drop, your heart is beating, your breath is stopped, and your hands are gripping the bar, and all you can think of is that whoosh of wind and the feeling of total abandon. This also occurs when you fall in love.
Imaging DNA/ Los Angeles
Imaging DNA is a new conference that lies at the crossroads of images: those who make them, those who use them and those who teach. Imaging DNA is designed to immerse you in the ideas, discussion and debate around making, displaying, licensing or otherwise using an image. Imaging DNA gathers the leaders and innovators of imaging, technology, media and education to give you insights into the big changes and the subtle trends that have an impact on making and using the best images – today and tomorrow.
We seek to explore our history, discover the future and empower ourselves with the new choices and new thinking. Most photography events are preaching to the choir about adding new processes or learning new skills. We deliver the critical knowledge about what to do next and what matters most. In these competitive times, having this knowledge and knowing how to move forward can be your strongest strategic advantage.
I will be speaking at Imaging DNA this July 10th, 2010. MORE>
What I/They want in a SmartPhone
Posted on my Wall on Facebook:
What I want in a smartphone:
1. Tazer
2. Dental Floss dispenser
3. Scanner
4. Thermometer
5. Starts my car
6. Intuition ie. “He’s all wrong for you”
Pretty simple.
Interesting Comments from Facebook friends:
7. Prozac dispenser.
8. Leg/floor waxer
9. I always thought a lighter would be a good addition. For the stoners out there who are always losing their lighter.
10. I want it to live for me, so I can just sink into an Ativan induced coma. Anything short of that is unacceptable for my lifestyle.
“Hello, you have reached Robert’s mobile phone. I will now be making all decisions for Robert, so please leave your request after the tone. I will call you back between the hours of noon and 1:30 on the second Tuesday of the month. Thank you!” BEEEP.
11. Remote control
For anything. Hamsters. Fried eggs. Remote control over even the gross physical elements around you. It works by amplifying brain-stem impulses into focused gravity wave transmissions. Download it now. Or else.
12. Juicer, thingie that records cops’ badge numbers, Radar detector, hot plate, price tag printer…
13.
1) Knows everything in the universe.
2) Grants you both omniscience and omnipotence.
3) Inexhaustible power supply.
4) Communicates directly with God.
2) Grants you both omniscience and omnipotence.
3) Inexhaustible power supply.
4) Communicates directly with God.
5) Indestructible
6) Requires no actual physical device. Can be taught to anyone in six easy classes.
6) Requires no actual physical device. Can be taught to anyone in six easy classes.
There you go. The ultimate “smartphone”.I think that just about covers all of the above. Someone start designing it.
14. Nail Clipper
15. Bar of Soap
16. Vaporizer
17. Dog poop locator, picker upper and disposer
18. Toaster
19. Cat Barf Search and Destroy
