Need this for reference again
My brother had this book. I will never not laugh at “You ATE it!?”
really great page from a really great book!
(Source: orlyman)
The internet: friendly to even the men of the sea
You may wonder how a man who spends his life on the sea meets women. And then you remember that the internet is here to serve all people. From @antrants
SketchSynth: A Beatmaking Wireframer’s Wet Dream!
If only interface design was as simple as sketching a few shapes on paper and watching them come to life. With SketchSynth, you can now do just that to produce your own sound hardware.
Dreamt into beating, humming existence by Carnegie Mellon student Billy Keyes, SketchSynth can animate three basic functions: momentary buttons, toggle switches and sliders. Call them up by drawing a few basic shapes. Organise them as you please, and hey presto! You’ve got a MIDI board on ordinary printer paper.
I’m hard pressed to think of any practical applications for this apart from jam sessions in your bedroom, but it shows how quickly responsive technology is developing to make complex systems design increasingly simple for users to access, manipulate and create with.
The tabletop in the video is also a nice example of augmented spaces: a movement toward “smart” technology that looks like basic furniture but which can actually interface directly with you, your phone or whatever you want. Isn’t this a brave new world?
Via Adverve
About me
Like Jay-Z said at the start of "The Blueprint", these are just some thoughts. Mind you, I will rarely use these thoughts to so thoroughly trash Nas that it nearly ends his career. Here, you'll find links to things I found interesting or funny on the internet, snatches of philosophy, personal experiences, and little jokes--essentially, the same thing that can be found in millions of blogs across the world. I hope mine nonetheless serves as an outlet for self-expression and creativity, and that you find it entertaining and/or insightful.
