muxtape-to-tape
June 30th, 2008 at 4:28 pm. 0 comments.
last week I received my muxtape-to-tape from russelldavies. I still haven’t listened to the tape (I cheated and listened to crusty.muxtape.com
Many thanks to Russell for this little gem of internet physicality.
undersea cables
June 27th, 2008 at 5:01 pm. 0 comments.
The undersea cable that make up much of the long haul data transfer on the internets. This map from the Guardian details the incident where a cable was damaged by a ships anchored and internet traffic was significantly affected. Hacker Tourist’s may be interested in the story surrounding many of these cables as reflected by Neal Stephenson in Wired magazine a few years ago.
update: dropped in michael surtee’s weekley link drop on july 4 2008
RFIDs are beautiful
June 27th, 2008 at 9:40 am. 0 comments.
RFIDs are usually hidden from view within a plastic card, an opaque sticker, or our passport. There is quite a bit of unexpected beauty hidden in the physical chips themselves and they project a level of personality where one expects bland functional uniformity. Ping Mag has taken a look at these aesthetic qualities of RFID chips and have classified several specimens with names such as Weather Satellite, Outer Space and Alien Sketchbook, seen above respectivly.
United States in Powerlines
June 19th, 2008 at 10:54 am. 0 comments..flickr-photo { border: none } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }
ikea comes to brooklyn
June 10th, 2008 at 1:55 pm. 0 comments.
I have no commentary on the suitability of the IKEA in Red Hook or its impact on the local neighborhood. I do however like the apartment inside a cardboard box promotion. And appropriately sized.
In Zurich I saw IKEA cabinets walking around to promote a new store.
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