Simian Design

Elsewhere for November 2nd through November 3rd

2009-11-04T18:00:44Z

These are my delicious links for November 2nd through November 3rd:

Photos of really really tiny things – Seriously, here is a photo of an electron.
Redwoods are tall. Really tall. – National Geographic sent Nichols to spend an entire year in California's redwood forest. His mission was to capture the majesty of some of the tallest trees on Earth, some of which date back before Christ. And if you've ever photographed in a forest, you'll understand the challenge this presented. There's no capturing the awe one feels before these monoliths that measure, in some cases, upward of 300 feet.
500 Internal Server Error – 500 Internal Server Error

2009-11-02T18:00:14Z

These are my delicious links for November 1st:

Night Battle – Photos from a recent Russian Army War Games.
Top Reverse Photo Bombs – A photo bomb is "Any time the background of a picture hijacks the original focus."
Crown of the Wire – The purpose of this blog is to do the impossible: determine the "best" character on the Wire. We have set up an NCAA tournament-style bracket (found here) with 65 Wire characters divided into 2 regions: the Law and the Street. It _should_ end up with the finals being McNulty vs. Omar.

2009-10-31T18:00:14Z

These are my delicious links for October 31st:

2009-10-28T11:54:26Z

Mediengruppe Telekomander

Dance I said, DANCE.

2009-10-16T19:03:18Z

These are my delicious links for October 16th:

Neo-Classic Space – This site is a tribute to LEGO's Classic Space era from 1979 to 1987.
Classic Space Legos – Great forum showing people's creations using Classic Space Legos. Hours of nostalgic fun here.
Pre-Classic Space Legos – PCS started in the late 1990 and early 2000 It is an attempt to create a bridge from the Lego themes of Space Port and Life on Mars to future theme of Lego known as Classic Space. Now though the theme is more a style than a storyline, folks seem to know PCS as a retro future space theme. PCS also has a line of heroes known as the Star Rangers.

2009-09-23T14:00:03Z

These are my delicious links for September 23rd:

Red Sydney – A great photoset of the large dust storm raging through town turning everything red, red, red.

2009-09-16T13:00:47Z

These are my delicious links for September 16th:

Backpacker Classics – I am not sure which books backpackers carry with them these days so this list may be a little out of date. The concept of backpacker books goes back to the days of the hippy trail when travellers would carry such classics as the I Ching, the Tibetan Book of the Dead or anything by Herman Hesse. A backpacker classic should have an element of profundity, preferably mystical -if not it should have cult status or be a statement about who you really are. There is an element of self discovery in setting off – the path to enlightenment, the journey inwards…A backpacker book is not a 'beach read'–the book must be worth the weight and space it takes up and should be reverentially handed on to other travellers or left in a hotel or bus station for another seeker to chance upon.
Sports Design Blog: Old School Design: The NFL Helmet Hat – In the early 1980's there was a really great licensed product known at the Helmet Hat. The Helmet Hat was one of the most unique and innovative ideas in a time when sports licensed products were still growing as a retail force. The Helmet Hat featured the graphics of your favorite NFL team all over the top of the hat, just like the would look on the team's helmet.
I want a bunch of these.

2009-09-15T12:00:16Z

These are my delicious links for September 15th:

14 Cool Concept Motorcycles – Some are functional, but not practical yet for mass production, while others really push the envelope in terms of creative design. I prettty much love all of them. The Icare, the Ferrari, the Speed Racer Alien… all cool. Very very cool.

2009-09-11T14:00:22Z

These are my delicious links for September 11th:

macosxhints.com – 10.6: Pop-up and hide word definitions – After pressing Control-Command-D, you can release the D key. As long as you hold down Command and Control, the definition stays popped up, but goes away when you release those keys. This is consistent with the dashboard and other click-and-hold-to-display-temporarily features.

2009-09-08T14:02:34Z

These are my delicious links for September 8th:

8-Story Antigravity Forest Facade Takes Root – Patrick Blancs gardens have grown massive in scale. One inside a Portuguese shopping mall is larger than four tennis courts, and there's one in Kuwait that's almost as big. But Blanc's recently completed facade for the Athenaeum hotel in London (shown) could be his most high-profile project yet. Looming over Green Park, it's an eight-story antigravity forest composed of 12,000 plants.
But plants for this vertical landscape must be chosen with care. Because the walls are so high, conditions vary widely. The shade at ground level is perfect for rare Asian nettles; on the brighter upper stories, plants that usually cling to windblown cliff faces brave the blustery British breezes.