If you liked that last post about kids drawing things, you should like this one about The Laptop Club – a group of kids who draw pictures of their own laptop designs. Great interview with Amy Tiemann about it over at Themorningnews.org.
Mondays will be Televised
We have this great TV station out here in LA that just plays old, real old, shows. We were watching it last night when I realized that Happy Days is That 70’s Show for the 70’s. OK, I had realized it already, but it was funny to watch it again and have it be almost the exact same show, but with greasers and poodle skirts instead of stoner jokes and suede.
Also. Laverne and Shirley was on, my whole family used to love that show. Then Mork and Mindy, which is genius. Man I had a boring Monday night.
Political Tuesdays (private joke for Tim there)
OK, this is interesting. A web 2.0 type social networking site based on tracking Congress. Yes! Congress. You can use it to track Senators, Representatives or even Bills. Make yourself a profile, find friends, and post what bills and such matter to you.
Awesome.. about time we had an easy and interesting way to keep track of what the hell our representation in DC is up to.. hopefully it will bring some more accountability and create something of a direct feedback loop with the citizens in their districts.
I saw it on BoingBoing.com, so you probably already hear about it, but still. Check it out.
Every American with internet access should get involved with this… its in our own interest. At the very least it points some of the omnipresent surveillance in this country back at those authorizing it.
Speaking of graphical informationals, here is a graphic of states I have visited. Got the east coast covered pretty good but I need to work on the rest.
create your own visited states map
or check out these Google Hacks.
Info-graphic Mondays.
Hey! If you love information, especially when it is organized into very attractive graphical displays, I suggest you head over to Feltron and check out his annual report. It’s info you NEED to know! I put down my 5 bucks (8 with shipping) to get a hard-copy for my file. I have last years on file too. Its a beautiful hand-bound document. Trust me its worth it, especially for when you get audited and they want to know where your Feltron Anuual report is filed. You will sound pretty silly explaining to the auditors that you left it out on the INTERNET, won’t you?
ps. I love mondays!
Hm. Had never given much thought, until now that is, to the similarities between working as an architect, and the Doozers from Fraggle Rock. Interesting quote here from the wikipedia page on Fraggle Rock.
“Within Fraggle Rock lives a second species of small humanoid creatures, the pudgy green ant-like Doozers. Standing only 6 inches tall (knee high to a fraggle), Doozers are in a sense anti-Fraggles; their lives are dedicated to work and industry. Doozers spend much of their time busily constructing all manner of scaffolding throughout Fraggle Rock using miniature construction equipment and wearing hardhats and work boots. No one but the Doozers themselves seem to understand the actual purpose of their intricate and beautiful constructions. Often their building is accompanied by marching songs and various doozer chants. To ensure that they always have a steady stream of work to do, Doozers build their constructions out of an edible candy-like substance (manufactured from radishes) which is greatly enjoyed by Fraggles. They actually want the Fraggles to eat their constructions because “architecture’s supposed to be enjoyed” and also so they can go on to build again. This is essentially the only interaction between Doozers and Fraggles; Doozers spend most of their time building, and Fraggles spend much of their time eating Doozer buildings, which they think taste like marshmallows. They thus form an odd sort of symbiosis.”
*Am I allowed to quote that much without getting in trouble for online word piracy or something?
**ps. Awesome.
I am sure you have heard of the annual Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, which I hear has to do with some sporting event or other.. but have you heard of the much more interesting Dooo Dah Parade? I think it has to do with being some kind of excuse to have a silly parade through town once in a while. The 31st Occasional Dooo Dah Parade is SUnday Jan. 20th. I’ll see you there.
USA ranks even with Russia (that is, at the bottom of the barrel) in terms of protecting its citizens privacy. Way to go! You know who you are… as you are likely reading this.
USA ranks even with Russia (that is, at the bottom of the barrel) in terms of protecting its citizens privacy. Way to go! You know who you are… as you are likely reading this.
Hey everyone out there who wears shirts. I made this little wintertime T-shirt design and posted it over on threadless. If you want one, head over there and vote on it. I think you have to sign in to do that.. but its free and totally worth it and I will love you forever.
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