Archive for October 2007

links for 2007-10-30

In Links on 30 October 2007

People Are Human-Bacteria Hybrid
…we are best viewed as walking “superorganisms,” highly complex conglomerations of human cells, bacteria, fungi and viruses.
(tags: science human genetics bacteria biology microbial life)

links for 2007-10-26

In Links on 26 October 2007

The Compact
Fleeing the consumer grid.
(tags: green magazine consumerism compact sustainability recycle culture shopping used thrifting vintage)

links for 2007-10-25

In Links on 25 October 2007

The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland
Nine ‘viral videos’ for Coupland’s new book. I used to love his work. Lately, not so much.
(tags: viral marketing douglas-coupland the-gum-thief fiction video literature)

More from the memory vaults

In General on 24 October 2007 tagged digital, history, memory, Music, personal, radio, TV

Upon re-reading my previous post, I realized that each ‘chapter’ could have a (tongue-in-cheek) title and bit of explanation:

The ‘American Top 40′ years: Most of my exposure to new music was either from listening to popular radio, my older sister or a classmate or the occasional middle school dance.
The ‘Radical Romper Room’ years: Most of [...]

From the memory vaults

In General on 24 October 2007 tagged digital, history, memory, Music, personal

Every so often I find some time to dig through my digital music library. A while back, I deleted my iTunes library (alas, bloated and slow; come on Apple!) — but not the music source files — and have been sorting through (e.g. must-listen, save-for-someday, mashups, one-hit-wonders, exotic/strange/novelty, vintage), weeding out (no tags = [...]

Big box books

In General on 22 October 2007 tagged books, business, cards, customer-service, discount, experience, marketing, member, retail, sales

Whenever I go to make a purchase at the local Borders, Barnes & Noble or other big box bookseller, I am invariably hit-up with the “Do you have/would you like/why wouldn’t you want/are you really sure?” sales litany for their member discount card. Eventually I have to get rude and say, “No, I don’t want [...]

links for 2007-10-17

In Links on 17 October 2007

Using Psychology to Create a Killer Sticky Website
(tags: psychology webdesign design sticky usability business web advertising development interface marketing stickiness software)

Best 100 posters from 2006
(tags: design posters visual graphicdesign)

The 80s are vital for our art
A lack of substance in today’s pop culture means it’s time for our art to explore what happened in the decade [...]

Recommended: recent acquisitions

In General on 15 October 2007 tagged ambient, chill-out, dance, electronic, instrumental, lounge, Music, pop, recommendations, rock, singer, songwriter, techno

Blue States – First Steps Into… (Amazon, iTunes), Disrupt – Foundation Bit (Amazon, Boomkat), Faithless – Forever Faithless: The Greatest Hits (Amazon, iTunes), Faithless – To All New Arrivals (Amazon, iTunes), The Future Sound of London – From the Archives Vol. 1 (Amazon, Boomkat), Iron & Wine [...]

links for 2007-10-09

In Links on 9 October 2007

Without Walls: An Interview with Lebbeus Woods
I really got into his work years ago (and devoured everything I could find) but have lost track in recent years.
(tags: architecture design interview drawing culture philosophy experimental future urban theory spaces science cities)

On Torture and American Values – New York Times
This editorial is exemplary in its tone.
(tags: bush [...]

links for 2007-10-08

In Links on 8 October 2007

Cycling ‘74 || A First Look at Max 5
(tags: audio Max/msp music programming sound studio interface media arts)

Currently reading

In Reviews on 8 October 2007 tagged books, fantasy, gothic, recommended, suspense

One of my favorite novels from recent years is Susanna Clarke’s gothic fantasy set in 18th-century England, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. I’m about halfway through her follow-up collection The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories, now out in paperback. Its eight stories continue Clarke’s dark tales of society and the supernatural, with hints [...]