Inkbase Blog

The Pixies: Minotaur

2009-04-23T03:37:00Z

On June 15th, the Pixies will be releasing a box set of all five of their studio albums featuring new artwork by Vaughan Oliver—an excellent addition to my wishlist.

The Quest For A Shamrock Shake

2009-03-17T16:57:00Z

Flavorpill tries to find a McDonald's Shamrock Shake in New York and documents the results in a slideshow. A quick search on Flickr suggests that they should be available somewhere.

Comcast - Dream Big

2009-03-12T06:44:01Z

I saw this ad tonight and couldn't turn my eyes away.

Good Ideas Salons

2009-03-04T18:28:00Z

Vancouver's inaugural PSFK Good Ideas Salon is set to go on March 17th. Organized by Brett Macfarlane and Matt Nelson, the monthly event is sure to be a welcome addition to the Vancouver event calendar.

"Good Ideas Salons are where forward-thinkers come together to share ideas to make things better, whether that’s better work, better play or a better world."

Get your ticket while you still can.

Hot Damn!

2009-02-12T22:35:01Z

I'm not exactly a boat guy, but damn this is beautiful.

The EFF vs. The Author’s Guild

2009-02-12T07:33:00Z

The Author's Guild has problems with the new version of the Amazon Kindle and the EFF provides their legal analysis. Hopefully that is the end of the story.

Now Panic And Freak Out

2009-02-08T21:34:00Z

The Ripper

2009-02-08T07:10:00Z

Powell Peralta recently hosted the Rip the Ripper Art Show, an event which invited 50 artists to reinterpret the iconic image in their own style, and a few of the pieces are still available for sale.

Russ Pope's piece is my favourite, but it's a little out of my budget.

Kanye & Crew

2009-02-05T00:52:00Z

While I respect the artistic endeavours of Kanye West, including his well known interest in fashion, I think it's worth remembering that it is possible to try too hard. [via kottke and Jak & Jil]

AdHack Wants To See Your Balls!

2009-02-04T20:32:00Z

AdHack, the people-powered advertising marketplace run by my good buddy James, recently launched a very interesting contest which asks the public to finish what looks to be an absurd story about three guys and their plans for a tennis ball launcher. Is it a thriller, adventure or—god forbid—a romance story? That's for you to decide.

Britanica Has Plenty To Learn

2009-02-02T23:56:00Z

"If I were to be the CEO of Google or the founders of Google I would be very [displeased] that the best search engine in the world continues to provide as a first link, Wikipedia"

—Jorge Cauz

Jorge Cauz is the president of Encyclopedia Britannica and the quote above appeared in an article discussing Britannica's new online efforts. The quote shows a complete lack of understanding of how Google works—which doesn't bode well—and it suggests an over-inflated ego, which is probably worse. [via Mitch Joel]

Star Wars: Retold

2009-01-16T07:09:01Z

A brilliant synopsis of the original Star Wars trilogy.

Dedication

2009-01-14T18:16:00Z

My good buddy Jan is a fan of the work of Cory Doctorow. Actually, he's a huge fan. So much so, that he has spent the past few months recording himself reading Cory's Content: Selected Essays on Technology, Creativity, Copyright and the Future of the Future and has made all of the files available for download on the Internet Archive. Needless to say, this has made it onto BoingBoing and Cory is quite happy with the work:

I'm incredibly impressed with Jan's readings of my work. What a wonderful surprise and what a fantastic honor.

Nicely done Jan, but it's going to take me forever to get through all of it.

Update:By the way, Jan is the buddy that pointed me to the Free Beer I mentioned yesterday.

Free Beer

2009-01-13T07:14:00Z

A buddy of mine just pointed me to Free Beer, the open source beer movement.

Snowstorms Strengthen Community

2009-01-06T00:44:00Z

"Snowstorms strengthen community."

——James Glave