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Saturday, 18 April 2009

Reddit: yeah, I geddit

Posted on 21:55 by Unknown
Reddit.com’s RSS feed (“what’s new online”) has been in my news reader for a while. As part of a cull of noisy, useless feeds, I’ve just deleted it. A more literate version of 4chan, with significantly less users, it produces the same results over and over. Here’s everything you need to know about Reddit users' worldview.1. McDonald’s is bad.In fact, all multinational corporations are bad, but
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Sunday, 12 April 2009

OMG, Mr Darcy!

Posted on 07:35 by Unknown
Excerpts from 1-star reviews of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice on Amazon.com.It just goes on and on and on, only to lead this sister ending up with that guy, this sister ending up with that guy, etc. — Adam ApplebyPersonally I am disgusted. I think that they are all pompous and rather annoying. — A CustomerA terrible bore, really sort of a nightmare that never ends. — Laura “witchbaby”I find
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Saturday, 11 April 2009

Pile o' linx #1

Posted on 06:01 by Unknown
toyA simple audio interface with instant gratification.[link]badFor Easter, a pair of horribly designed Christian sites.[Exhibit A][Exhibit B]usefulIf you find something you want to read online but don’t have time to read it now, use Instapaper.[link]pointlessHow fast can you click your spacebar?[link]videoEvery straight man’s fantasy. A demo ad by Adam Green and Will Barratt.[link]oddHow to make
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Saturday, 4 April 2009

Inconspicuous consumption

Posted on 03:03 by Unknown
The economic downturn and the growing awareness of the consequences of diamond mining have already heralded the death of bling.As the economy worsens, flashing the cash is seen as more and more inappropriate. Formerly logo-smothered fashion and accessories are out; discreet luxury is in.Leading online luxury fashion retailer Net-a-porter is, not surprisingly, embracing the trend. Its standard
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Friday, 3 April 2009

Jeez, Greg. Take the hint

Posted on 21:10 by Unknown



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Thursday, 2 April 2009

Making sense of the money mess

Posted on 02:34 by Unknown
I suspect that most people outside the money industries don't really understand why the financial system collapsed and how pervasive it is. That's why all the various elements of it have just been put in one big conceptual box and called the "economic crisis".This video, made by Los Angeles–based designer Jonathan Jarvis, is the best graphic visualisation of how this all came about I have seen,
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