Jim Barraud

Top 5 Things I Learned on Vacation

Jim — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:15:09 +0000

iPods and cell phones don’t take kindly to being submerged unexpectedly in a pool. Even if the submersion is with the best intentions of saving a life.
Even though a funnel cloud isn’t officially a “Tornado” unless it touches the ground, if you see one form in your rearview mirror, it’s a fucking Tornado.
Knowing how much gas is currently contained within your automobiles gas tank is apparently a privilege, not a right. At least according to Hyundai.
It’s legal to purchase fireworks in Florida, yet illegal to actually use them.
Alligator tastes like a combination of fish and chicken.

Dateline: Mario

Jim — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:13:11 +0000

Dateline: Mario from Eric Grissom on Vimeo.

SurveillanceSaver

Jim — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:10:46 +0000

Screensaver for both Windows and OS X that displays images from over 1000 publicly accessible surveillance cameras worldwide. Now you can play Big Brother!

2008 Penguin Design Award Shortlist & Winners

Jim — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:46:54 +0000

Some great stuff here.

Sykes on the Second

Jim — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:14:47 +0000

Robotictom

Jim — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:21:12 +0000

Media-Hive colleague Tom Sullivan finally relaunched his personal blog “Robotictom”. Tom is brains behind the world renowned No Turn On Red, a blog about the retail industry.

The 10 Commandments of Web Design

Jim — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:53:08 +0000

They forgot number 11. In the age of widespread broadband availability, thou shalt not paginate single page Top 10 articles to capitalize on advertising dollars.

NIN : Echoplex - Live Rehearsal

Jim — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:23:14 +0000

Good Eats - Tea

Jim — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:03:47 +0000

I’ve always been a fan of the Food Network show Good Eats with Alton Brown. I like the simple and straight forward approach to explaining how the cooking world works. And recently, I’ve become a big Tea fan. Here’s two great videos of a good eats episode where he explains the nuances of tea.

LEGO Digital Designer

Jim — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:54:49 +0000

Create your own virtual LEGO creations then order the bricks to build them again in real life.