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Hoopla! comic book reviews
My friend Paul once had a weekly review column at Comic Book Galaxy. Now he's on his own, covering DC, Marvel, Image, Grant Morrison, Alan Moore, Warren Ellis, Joss Whedon, and others. Plus, he's funny.
posted by Dean King at 2:55 PM on January 25, 2007
My friend Paul once had a weekly review column at Comic Book Galaxy. Now he's on his own, covering DC, Marvel, Image, Grant Morrison, Alan Moore, Warren Ellis, Joss Whedon, and others. Plus, he's funny.
posted by Dean King at 2:55 PM on January 25, 2007
Wikipedia: Think Free
I designed some posters for Wikipedia's store. They're mashups of Wikipedia text and photos of Walt Whitman, the Earth from space, etc.
posted by Tlogmer at 4:10 PM on January 16, 2007
I designed some posters for Wikipedia's store. They're mashups of Wikipedia text and photos of Walt Whitman, the Earth from space, etc.
posted by Tlogmer at 4:10 PM on January 16, 2007
Washington, DC Transoms
Photographs of the many stained and leaded glass transoms around Washington, DC. I started collecting photos for people to get an idea of the many ways of approaching designing a panel for a transom, then found more and more interesting work all throughout the city.
posted by princelyfox at 2:41 PM on January 16, 2007
Photographs of the many stained and leaded glass transoms around Washington, DC. I started collecting photos for people to get an idea of the many ways of approaching designing a panel for a transom, then found more and more interesting work all throughout the city.
posted by princelyfox at 2:41 PM on January 16, 2007
said_unsaid
Don't worry, I speak Derrida. Cliché. When I grow up, I want to be just like my socially acceptable role models. the jesus, "mail order is the internet of the sixties," and other golden nuggets. Yes folks, I'm trying to make some snarky cash on the side. Please peruse and judge. Feedback would be excellent. Saying you like one of my ideas by purchasing a t-shirt? bumper sticker? baby bib? Priceless.
posted by whimsicalnymph at 9:39 AM on January 3, 2007
Don't worry, I speak Derrida. Cliché. When I grow up, I want to be just like my socially acceptable role models. the jesus, "mail order is the internet of the sixties," and other golden nuggets. Yes folks, I'm trying to make some snarky cash on the side. Please peruse and judge. Feedback would be excellent. Saying you like one of my ideas by purchasing a t-shirt? bumper sticker? baby bib? Priceless.
posted by whimsicalnymph at 9:39 AM on January 3, 2007
Balloon Based Aerial Photography
My father used to be a professor, and then he decided he would fly balloons for a living. His photos have been used in advertising, presented in court, and shown in galleries. They are most often used, in conjuction with 3D renderings, to show the visual impact of proposed architechtural projects (from cell-towers in southern Virginia to skyscrapers in Manhattan). But this post is about the ooh-ahh factor. See DC, San Francisco, and New York from a new angle.
posted by phrontist at 8:04 PM on January 21, 2007
My father used to be a professor, and then he decided he would fly balloons for a living. His photos have been used in advertising, presented in court, and shown in galleries. They are most often used, in conjuction with 3D renderings, to show the visual impact of proposed architechtural projects (from cell-towers in southern Virginia to skyscrapers in Manhattan). But this post is about the ooh-ahh factor. See DC, San Francisco, and New York from a new angle.
posted by phrontist at 8:04 PM on January 21, 2007
Pen and Inklings - Josh Learns To Draw
Have tablet, will scribble. Daily sketches & related autobiographical notes, as I try and figure out how to draw. Credit due my awesome mother-in-law for surprising me with a Wacom tablet for xmas.
posted by cortex at 8:53 AM on January 4, 2007
Have tablet, will scribble. Daily sketches & related autobiographical notes, as I try and figure out how to draw. Credit due my awesome mother-in-law for surprising me with a Wacom tablet for xmas.
posted by cortex at 8:53 AM on January 4, 2007
Poetwii - Nintendo-inspired verse
Poetwii is a fun little Wii-related site I put together. Each weekday I'll write and post bite-sized bits of verse based on games, news/happenings, and using the Wii in general.
posted by mikepop at 9:43 AM on January 22, 2007
Poetwii is a fun little Wii-related site I put together. Each weekday I'll write and post bite-sized bits of verse based on games, news/happenings, and using the Wii in general.
posted by mikepop at 9:43 AM on January 22, 2007
Wong Kar-Wai calendar
A collection of monthly calendars made by members of wongkarwai.net, where each calendar contains visual elements sourced from and inspired by the work of filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai. A new calendar is added at the beginning of every month. Calendars are nice partly because WKW's films are often about time and memories, but mostly because it provides a timeframe and each volunteering artist gets to make something within a month. For 2007, each person will pick one non-WKW director and do a mashup. I made the January 2007 calendar (GIF) featuring WKW and Peter Greenaway, combining 2046 and Prospero's Books.
posted by shortfuse at 7:32 AM on January 3, 2007
A collection of monthly calendars made by members of wongkarwai.net, where each calendar contains visual elements sourced from and inspired by the work of filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai. A new calendar is added at the beginning of every month. Calendars are nice partly because WKW's films are often about time and memories, but mostly because it provides a timeframe and each volunteering artist gets to make something within a month. For 2007, each person will pick one non-WKW director and do a mashup. I made the January 2007 calendar (GIF) featuring WKW and Peter Greenaway, combining 2046 and Prospero's Books.
posted by shortfuse at 7:32 AM on January 3, 2007
24 Bingo
I love the show 24, despite its flaws. In fact, I enjoy reveling in those flaws. I've created a quickie random bingo-card page for my friends and me to print out and use throughout Day 6. You can play at home, too!
posted by Plutor at 9:09 AM on January 2, 2007
I love the show 24, despite its flaws. In fact, I enjoy reveling in those flaws. I've created a quickie random bingo-card page for my friends and me to print out and use throughout Day 6. You can play at home, too!
posted by Plutor at 9:09 AM on January 2, 2007
Freedroid game - free game
It has not been updated for a couple years. Just re-released a couple days ago. This is a Linux release. I just did some proofreading, but Mr. Listener is a lot more involved.
posted by Listener at 9:16 PM on January 1, 2007
It has not been updated for a couple years. Just re-released a couple days ago. This is a Linux release. I just did some proofreading, but Mr. Listener is a lot more involved.
posted by Listener at 9:16 PM on January 1, 2007
Redesigned Our Security Services NY Home Page
Stipped down bare homepage, minus any dhtml, flash or multimedia and only two images......this appears to be the opposite direction of how current Web design trends are going. The only vice was a free Reuters self updating news video on the NEWS page. Also chose darkish background and lightish text, to add drama, but not to the point of being intimidating.
posted by Bodyguard at 3:12 PM on January 1, 2007
Stipped down bare homepage, minus any dhtml, flash or multimedia and only two images......this appears to be the opposite direction of how current Web design trends are going. The only vice was a free Reuters self updating news video on the NEWS page. Also chose darkish background and lightish text, to add drama, but not to the point of being intimidating.
posted by Bodyguard at 3:12 PM on January 1, 2007
TicketBroker Direct - Members Only Access To Wholesale Prices
TicketBroker Direct is open for business today. We've built this company to be a disruptive force in the world of ticket brokers, online and offline.
The way the ticket broker business works now (that is, the secondary, post-Ticketmaster ticket market) is that brokers all share inventory on a network, allowing your local broker, or a website, to sell the inventory of thousands of ticket brokers across the country. They usually mark up the price of the tickets anywhere from 15-50%, sometimes in very sketchy ways (not telling you about hidden fees until the last possible moment of checkout, etc.).
So whether you buy $100 concert tickets or $2,000 tickets to the big game, the ticket broker does the same amount of work (makes a phone call and arranges the sale), but he gets paid 20x as much for the expensive tickets.
TicketBroker Direct charges an up-front membership fee for a full one year of access to actual wholesale ticket prices with no extra surcharges or fees. We share the same inventory as other ticket brokers (currently 2.5 million tickets to 60,000 events from 2,100 brokers), but offer members access to the tickets at wholesale prices. If you buy tickets from ticket brokers more than once a year (and sometimes even once), you can save money, time and aggrivation with TicketBroker Direct.
posted by JakeWalker at 8:26 PM on December 30, 2006
TicketBroker Direct is open for business today. We've built this company to be a disruptive force in the world of ticket brokers, online and offline.
The way the ticket broker business works now (that is, the secondary, post-Ticketmaster ticket market) is that brokers all share inventory on a network, allowing your local broker, or a website, to sell the inventory of thousands of ticket brokers across the country. They usually mark up the price of the tickets anywhere from 15-50%, sometimes in very sketchy ways (not telling you about hidden fees until the last possible moment of checkout, etc.).
So whether you buy $100 concert tickets or $2,000 tickets to the big game, the ticket broker does the same amount of work (makes a phone call and arranges the sale), but he gets paid 20x as much for the expensive tickets.
TicketBroker Direct charges an up-front membership fee for a full one year of access to actual wholesale ticket prices with no extra surcharges or fees. We share the same inventory as other ticket brokers (currently 2.5 million tickets to 60,000 events from 2,100 brokers), but offer members access to the tickets at wholesale prices. If you buy tickets from ticket brokers more than once a year (and sometimes even once), you can save money, time and aggrivation with TicketBroker Direct.
posted by JakeWalker at 8:26 PM on December 30, 2006
Film site for my brother: Papa Fly Productions
As a Christmas gift, I have been setting up a website for my younger brother, in order to showcase the short films he has made. Here is a recent example. Three of his videos have won web-based contests (Google Idol and Bopsta), and I thought it was about time for him to have a proper site. (Contest info: 1, 2, 3) In addition to any comments about the site itself, he is always pleased to get input on his filmmaking.
If anyone has experience in setting up the Broadcast Machine, specifically, or a site like this in general, I would really appreciate some advice. I have a bug page and a suggestions page set up on a wiki that I run. Many thanks.
posted by sindark at 3:12 PM on January 1, 2007
As a Christmas gift, I have been setting up a website for my younger brother, in order to showcase the short films he has made. Here is a recent example. Three of his videos have won web-based contests (Google Idol and Bopsta), and I thought it was about time for him to have a proper site. (Contest info: 1, 2, 3) In addition to any comments about the site itself, he is always pleased to get input on his filmmaking.
If anyone has experience in setting up the Broadcast Machine, specifically, or a site like this in general, I would really appreciate some advice. I have a bug page and a suggestions page set up on a wiki that I run. Many thanks.
posted by sindark at 3:12 PM on January 1, 2007
A life-sized bust of Alan Turing, the father of modern computing, made out of snow.
Albuquerque's seen record snowfall this week, and being snowed in, I decided to make the best of it by creating a life-sized bust of Alan Turing out of snow. Enjoy!
posted by signalnine at 7:08 PM on December 30, 2006
Albuquerque's seen record snowfall this week, and being snowed in, I decided to make the best of it by creating a life-sized bust of Alan Turing out of snow. Enjoy!
posted by signalnine at 7:08 PM on December 30, 2006
One Music Geek's Favorite Songs and Why.
As someone who posts at various communities about music a lot at various communities, I decided to create a vox blog where I count down my 300 favorite (note: I'm talking about subjective favorites here, not objective 'best') songs at the rate of (usually) one a day, accomapnied by an essay. This could either be illuminating and interesting or an exercise in pure narcissism. Due to vox's limitations, the songs are streaming mp3 only. This entry gives a detailed description on my intents.
posted by jonmc at 8:33 AM on December 30, 2006
As someone who posts at various communities about music a lot at various communities, I decided to create a vox blog where I count down my 300 favorite (note: I'm talking about subjective favorites here, not objective 'best') songs at the rate of (usually) one a day, accomapnied by an essay. This could either be illuminating and interesting or an exercise in pure narcissism. Due to vox's limitations, the songs are streaming mp3 only. This entry gives a detailed description on my intents.
posted by jonmc at 8:33 AM on December 30, 2006
lifejunkie.org
My latest site is all on the increasingly popular topic of gtd, getting work to be as easy and efficient as possible and increasing productivity.
posted by TravisJeffery at 2:55 PM on January 19, 2007
My latest site is all on the increasingly popular topic of gtd, getting work to be as easy and efficient as possible and increasing productivity.
posted by TravisJeffery at 2:55 PM on January 19, 2007
K12 Hot Links
K12 Hot Links is an educational blog focused on finding the best educational resource sites on the Internet. I spent the last 3 years working (as the IT director) in a K-12 School District and got everyday lessons in how desperate teachers are for good resources. There seem to be many "bad" educational websites (poor design, infrequently updated), or sites that are just "opinion". The goal of K12 Hot Links is to create a simple and easy to navigate directory of USEFUL educational resources that will make teachers lives easier. I've posted 250+ links so far, in categories covering Classroom Management and Fundraising to Textbooks and Online Software. In the future I have plans to do a yearly laptop give-away (ending in July right before school starts), among other ideas.
posted by jmnugent at 5:12 PM on January 19, 2007
K12 Hot Links is an educational blog focused on finding the best educational resource sites on the Internet. I spent the last 3 years working (as the IT director) in a K-12 School District and got everyday lessons in how desperate teachers are for good resources. There seem to be many "bad" educational websites (poor design, infrequently updated), or sites that are just "opinion". The goal of K12 Hot Links is to create a simple and easy to navigate directory of USEFUL educational resources that will make teachers lives easier. I've posted 250+ links so far, in categories covering Classroom Management and Fundraising to Textbooks and Online Software. In the future I have plans to do a yearly laptop give-away (ending in July right before school starts), among other ideas.
posted by jmnugent at 5:12 PM on January 19, 2007
Flying Directly Into The Sun.
An EP and an accompanying comic about an astronaut in space and global thermonuclear war on earth
posted by ZippityBuddha at 2:17 PM on January 22, 2007
An EP and an accompanying comic about an astronaut in space and global thermonuclear war on earth
posted by ZippityBuddha at 2:17 PM on January 22, 2007
Online Farmers' Market System
After running my local online farmers' market for five years using a mess of bastardized open source php projects and unsuccessfully trying to get other markets to follow my steps, I finally re-wrote the entire system from the ground up as a fully hosted, drop-dead simple, ruby on rails application. In less than 15 minutes, a market (or a single grower) can go from nothing to selling produce to local customers.
My own market was moved over to the new system this week. You can find it at athens.locallygrown.net.
In the several months it took me to write this, several other groups of growers followed closely behind, using what I had working to get their own markets started. In the upcoming months, you'll find markets across the country using this system. And judging from how it's changed the way people in north-east Georgia buy locally grown food, it may do for locally grown produce what Amazon.com has done for books.
posted by ewagoner at 4:25 PM on January 22, 2007
After running my local online farmers' market for five years using a mess of bastardized open source php projects and unsuccessfully trying to get other markets to follow my steps, I finally re-wrote the entire system from the ground up as a fully hosted, drop-dead simple, ruby on rails application. In less than 15 minutes, a market (or a single grower) can go from nothing to selling produce to local customers.
My own market was moved over to the new system this week. You can find it at athens.locallygrown.net.
In the several months it took me to write this, several other groups of growers followed closely behind, using what I had working to get their own markets started. In the upcoming months, you'll find markets across the country using this system. And judging from how it's changed the way people in north-east Georgia buy locally grown food, it may do for locally grown produce what Amazon.com has done for books.
posted by ewagoner at 4:25 PM on January 22, 2007
Recipes, reviews, and reports from around the world
A weblog and catalog of recipes by two wide-traveling food lovers.
posted by Nothing at 6:46 PM on January 23, 2007
A weblog and catalog of recipes by two wide-traveling food lovers.
posted by Nothing at 6:46 PM on January 23, 2007