April 2012
Somewhere Over the Rainbow: from deep inside the Jonathan+Gabi archives
Gabi and I watched Meet Joe Black last night–her for the first time, me for the second (or third). The first song in the closing credits is Israel Kamakawiwoʻole’s ukulele version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow. The song reminded me of the version of the song in the video below that Gabi and I performed for the Franciscan University talent show back in college before we were married, circa Fall 2005.
It’s quite a bit different than Kamakawiwoʻole’s version and far cry from Judy Garland’s original. There’s one weird jump in the recording about half way thorough, but still, it’s worth watching for Gabi’s vocal acrobatics.
Darth Vader and Son – Book Trailer (by ChronicleBooks ) What if Darth Vader…
Darth Vader and Son – Book Trailer (by ChronicleBooks)
What if Darth Vader took an active role in raising his son? In this hilarious and sweet comic reimagining, Darth Vader is a dad like any other—except with all the baggage of being the Dark Lord of the Sith. Celebrated artist Jeffrey Brown’s delightful illustrations give classic Star Wars® moments a fresh twist, presenting the trials and joys of parenting through the lens of a galaxy far, far away.
AI is not about replicating human intelligence
Truthful Logos
This collection of images by freelance design artist Viktor Hertz gives a whole new meaning to truth in advertising.
Here is my favorite:
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Happy Birthday David
I’m really getting excited for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus movie after seeing this second promo video.
The first one I saw was great too. It’s set to look like a TED talk from 2023.
I always find sci-fi prequels strange though since everything looks so much more futuristic than the movies that follow them in cronology but proceed them in release date (e.g. Star Wars).
How to be an explorer of the world via JasonTheodor.com
“ If you can’t reduce your argument to a few crisp words and phrases,…
“ If you can’t reduce your argument to a few crisp words and phrases,__there’s something wrong with your argument.” — Maurice Saatchi
(via Maurice Saatchi on Effective Communication « Brand Autopsy)
What I'm reading
Here is a list of the last 100 things I’ve read (courtesy of Instapaper). This list has items that consists of things I’ve read since March 30, 2012. A few of these things I’ve already linked to or blogged about but most are just things that grabbed my attention long enough to read from beginning to end (which is saying a lot for links on the Internet).
Let me know if this is of any interest, and I’ll keep posting lists of what I’m reading. Maybe I’ll include some comments about items that struck my fancy.
1940 vs 2010 Census: Key Comparisons Between the Years
Try the Quite Place Project. It’s nice.
Robot Love
Why Xanax is the Most Popular Anti-Anxiety Drug in America
ZOMBIES, RUN!
Text From Dog
Show this chart to the next person that says the Internet killed reading books
Hammerforum.com
Stupid games
The Book of the Future
Baseball Is Life
Rear Window Timelapse
Bad Opinion Generator
Give people time to act honestly
The Girl Who Loves to Levitate For the rest of these see Part 1 and Part 2 .…
Seeing the world through “The Collective Snapshot”
This gives you a good idea of just how many pixels are in the new iPad…
This gives you a good idea of just how many pixels are in the new iPad screen. (by Matt Gemmell)
The Birth Of Silicon Valley
Take The Stairs
Could Wikipedia write itself?
What does it take to come up with a really great idea? This drawing from…
What does it take to come up with a really great idea? This drawing from Christoph Niemann’s latest book called Abstract City tries to answer that question.
(via swissmiss)
Quantify: Creativity
iwdrm : “If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you…
“If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person?”
A map of my home town in watercolor
You can make your own.
User Experience vs. User Interface
Money Pieces . International Currency Sculptures by Kristi Malakoff
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Internet & PC (by openculturevideo ) In 1974…
Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Internet & PC (by openculturevideo)
In 1974 Arthur C. Clarke told the ABC that every household in 2001 will have a computer and be connected all over the world. Courtesy of Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Type Connection
The HTML5 Gendered Advertising Video Remixer
LG begins mass production of first flexible, plastic e-ink displays . This…
LG begins mass production of first flexible, plastic e-ink displays. This is incredible. I hope Amazon picks up this technology for the next edition of the Kindle. Then I’d be able to keep my Kindle in my back pocket.
At world’s end: Artists reveal stunning post-apocalyptic images of the…
Artists Lucie and Simon have taken the world’s most familiar and populous cities and removed all but one or two people to create the illusion of a lonely world.
Comic Sans for famous brands
Animals as the alphabet
Pentametron
Newspaper April Fools’ hoaxes
The History of April Fools Day (by jeremiahjw )
The History of April Fools Day (by jeremiahjw)