Category: Cool Stuff
Pixar or Not? Flowchart
Inspired by this great Pixar vs. Dreamworks illustration, I’ve created a flowchart that sums up Pixar versus all other makers of computer-generated movies:
Hectic, but Calming
Belly, 37 Weeks Originally uploaded by Jeff Carlson Where to begin? My life has been dual-focused lately: either working on getting a book done, or preparing for baby. I want to take a month off from work when the baby arrives, but to do that I need to throw myself into this book project so ...
Accessing My Home Music Library with Simplify Media
When Apple first added the capability to share an iTunes library with other iTunes users on the network, my friend David Blatner loved the fact that he could sit on his porch at home with his laptop and stream music located on his computer at work. The Internet is just a big network, after all. ...
Chocolate Typographic Goodness
This appeals to me on so many levels that I can barely stand it: http://typolade.de/ .
Amazon Ad Wording
From what I understand (and after watching my niece for a few hours over the weekend), you just have to wait a while to find out what was in baby.
Even More Autumn
I’m utterly swamped with deadlines and home renovation, but I snuck some photos of autumn leaves near where I parked at the office today. (Click to view the larger version)
I Love Autumn
Sunrise 09-Oct-07 Originally uploaded by Jeff Carlson
Caffeine Nap
I need to try this soon: Scientists say that a successful midday nap depends on two things: timing and (no kidding) caffeine consumption. Experiments performed at Loughborough University in the UK showed that the sleep-deprived need only a cup of coffee and 15 minutes of shut-eye to feel amazingly refreshed. coffee? Originally uploaded by Jeff ...
Sputnik at 50
Great article by Vladimir Isachenkov about the origins of Sputnik, the first satellite to orbit the Earth. Turns out that the whole thing was an improvised fluke (with exceedingly far-reaching implications): But 50 years later, it emerges that the momentous launch was far from being part of a well-planned strategy to demonstrate communist superiority over ...
Helvetica Coffee Mug
Love love love love love this: (Found via the excellent swiss miss)
Jeff Carlson | Never Enough Coffee Creations 