http://www.alertbutnotalarmed.com/ I Am Alert is the weblog of Virginia Murdoch, designer, of Melbourne. It mostly concerns design and the internets, but occasionally touches on the plight of the Geelong Football Club. Copyright 2009 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:20:39 +1000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Readings and Writings, an anthology Readings bookstore is putting together to celebrate 40 years in the book business.]]> http://www.readings.com.au/news/announcing-i-readings-and-writings-40-years-in-books-i-the-readings-anthology http://www.alertbutnotalarmed.com/short-eats/readings_and_writings_forty_ye/ Short Eats Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:20:39 +1000 David Shrigley decals Third Drawer Down is making at the moment.]]> http://thirddrawerdown.com/shop/product/DAMDS001/ http://www.alertbutnotalarmed.com/short-eats/david_shrigley_decals/ Short Eats Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:43:59 +1000 according to Volkswagen.]]> http://www.flickr.com/photos/83272689@N00/3637998385/sizes/o/ http://www.alertbutnotalarmed.com/short-eats/women_hit_things/ Short Eats Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:47:30 +1000 excellent graph shows Twitter's effect on regime change in Iran.]]> http://www.good.is/post/staturday-twitter-in-iran/ http://www.alertbutnotalarmed.com/short-eats/graph_shows_twitters_effect_on/ Short Eats Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:33:56 +1000 trailer is now out, and it looks just like the kind of film I'll be queuing up to see. Destruction!]]> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6hGgbE-r0k&fmt=22 http://www.alertbutnotalarmed.com/short-eats/2012/ Short Eats Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:55:30 +1000 reports on Kevin Rudd's recent and painful use of the expression "fair shake of the sauce bottle, mate".]]> http://schott.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/fair-shake-of-the-sauce-bottle-mate/ http://www.alertbutnotalarmed.com/short-eats/fair_shake/ Short Eats Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:52:29 +1000 St Vincent singing 'Salve', acoustically. Drool.]]> http://www.sashafrerejones.com/2009/06/a_salve.html http://www.alertbutnotalarmed.com/short-eats/st_vincent_acoustic/ Short Eats Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:36:17 +1000 Cake Fail at Alien Onion. Make sure you read the footnote for extra LOLs.]]> http://alienonion.blogspot.com/2009/06/cake-fail.html http://www.alertbutnotalarmed.com/short-eats/cake_fail/ Short Eats Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:47:02 +1000 Shadow Class is a project by Sangeeta Sandrasegar about contemporary slavery - I was particularly struck by this life-sized piece, which I saw hanging this morning.]]> http://sangeetasandrasegar.blogspot.com/2008/12/shadow-class.html http://www.alertbutnotalarmed.com/short-eats/sangeeta_sandrasegar/ Short Eats Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:11:37 +1000 Every day I fall more in love with the Obamas.]]> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/arts/music/16jazz.html?_r=1&hp http://www.alertbutnotalarmed.com/short-eats/white_house_jazz_clinic/ Short Eats Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:22:05 +1000 good summary of (and solution to) the problem of the presentation of design ideas to clients.]]> http://www.andyrutledge.com/dog-and-pony-show-design.php http://www.alertbutnotalarmed.com/short-eats/dog_and_pony_show_design/ Short Eats Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:19:49 +1000 Paper New York in the spare room. Ha. [Via]]]> http://www.buildyourownnewyork.com/free.html http://www.alertbutnotalarmed.com/short-eats/paper_new_york/ Short Eats Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:42:32 +1000 The High Line, a disused bit of elevated railway in Manhattan, has been converted into public park and is now open to the public. Yet another reason to get back to New York.]]> http://www.thehighline.org/ http://www.alertbutnotalarmed.com/short-eats/the_high_line_is_open/ Short Eats Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:31:18 +1000 This office layout would seem to suit the Inventors' adversarial natures.]]> http://www.heyho.fr/fr/a_propos.html http://www.alertbutnotalarmed.com/short-eats/future_labs_desk_setup/ Short Eats Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:48:26 +1000 Sneakernet is a word I learned today (from @jamesyencken).]]> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet http://www.alertbutnotalarmed.com/short-eats/sneakernet/ Short Eats Sat, 30 May 2009 14:44:07 +1000