October 2008
27 posts
In case we don't get this chance again . . . →
The Mars Phoenix rover will shut down during the 2-year-long Martian winter. They don’t expect it to be able to start up again, and the plucky little robot’s twitter account is getting downright sad.
Oct 31st
Pirates, the Best Target Audience →
826 Valencia, the literacy center / pirate supply store in San Francisco, gets an identity design, and a slew of nicely branded products to boot.
Oct 29th
Nate's got a great set of photos from our sailing... →
Ahoy!
Oct 27th
October 26, 2008: Susenyos' modest confession →
“I have not changed my religion, I have only improved it. I do not hold my faith because it is that of the Portuguese, nor because it is the faith of Rome, but because it is the true faith. And do…
Oct 27th
Oct 27th
October 26, 2008: Giulano Dati on ecumenicism →
“Although a few profess erroneous creeds, Nevertheless from Christ their faith proceeds.” - Giulano Dati, Treatise on the Supreme Prester John, Pope and Emperor of India and of Ethiopia, c. 1495.
Oct 26th
Shattering Convention with the Ultra-Modern 56... →
It’ll never look this good in real life, but dang if those aren’t pretty renderings.
Oct 26th
Searches for an Imaginary Kingdom . . . on Google... →
Just bookmarking for future reference. Google Books has a copy of a rare book on Prester John. I’d buy my own, but the cheapest I can find is $250…
Oct 26th
Oct 25th
October 16, 2008: On the King's Coins →
“… but I dreamed the head of a king was carried on all, that they teemed on rooftops …” - Charles Williams, ‘Bors to Elaine: on the King’s Coins’ from Taliessin Through Logres, 1938.
Oct 25th
Oct 25th
LetterCult interview with Mr. Beautifool. →
My prediction? He’s doing the in-house Valentines signage for Target for 2009.
Oct 24th
Oct 23rd
Can the BT logo be saved? →
Johnson Banks takes a stab at it, with mixed results.
Oct 23rd
Did you know you can get Gato Papacitos on iTunes? →
For realz. Gato is the slick crew providing dining music at Urban Solace, and (nearer to my heart) the worship music at Harbor Uptown.
Oct 22nd
YouTube - Trailer for "The Peanut Butter Solution" →
Oh, the memories! We saw this a few times as kids. Was it just overstocked at the local cheap video rental place? I have no idea.
Oct 22nd
Chimpanzee rides Segway →
I should’ve known this was Japanese by the title. But this is pretty impressive - the chimp seems to actually understand how to drive the segway by the end of the clip.
Oct 22nd
Oct 21st
Oct 17th
Word of the day: "Onboarding"
As in, ‘Welcome, new employee!  Your New Hire Seminar will teach you about signing up for health insurance, 401K, performance reviews, and other onboarding processes.’ Corporate-speak!  I love it.
Oct 17th
Oct 14th
Browse the Artifacts of Geek History in Jay... →
Um, this is pretty much what Erika and Matt are going for here. Minus maybe the chandeliers.
Oct 8th
Oct 7th
October 6, 2008: Stuntz on Tradition →
“Burke taught conservatives to respect tradition even when its rationale seems obscure, for tradition often represents the accumulated wisdom of generations past.” - Bill Stuntz, “Where Are…
Oct 6th
Um, has everyone else seen these English Angora... →
I don’t know whether they’re terrifying or adorable.
Oct 4th
September 28, 2008: Robinson on truth, devotion,... →
“Experience had taught them that truth had sharp edges and hard corners, and could be seriously at odds with kindness. They had learned that excessive devotion to even the highest things seemed and…
Oct 2nd
WatchWatch
Neat: command line data entry, via mycrocosm.
Oct 1st