Sections: Uncategorized Nov 20th, 2005 6 Comments Okay… it’s not that bad. However my Powerbook’s hard drive did indeed turn to dust this weekend. Naturally I had intended to back-up today thinking something was up. I never got the time.
Everything from August on (when I last backed up) is completely gone. Email, projects, time sheets, music, everything.
Sections: Uncategorized Nov 17th, 2005 3 Comments You see it in their products, their atire, and their presentations:
[ Gates, Jobs, & the Zen aesthetic ] presentationzen.blogs.com
Sections: Uncategorized Nov 14th, 2005 4 Comments For years the word “Rendezvous” meant one thing to auto enthusiasts; a Ferrari 275GTB screaming through Paris in the early hours of the morning. I first learned of Rendezvous as a kid when my uncle introduced me to his (then new) VHS copy back in the 80s. At the time I was just floored by the concept. Today I’m inspired by it. For those who aren’t familiar with it, here’s an explanation from hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/Rendezvous.shtml:
C’etait un Rendezvous is the creation of the French filmmaker Claude Lelouch in 1976. Using a Ferrari 275 GTB early one August morning, Lelouch attached a camera to the bumper of the car and sped through the streets of Paris. He gave the driver a set route from Porte Dauphine, through the Louvre, to the Basilica of Sacre Coeur, which is straight through the heart of Paris. The driver is still unknown to this day, because Lelouch was never able to obtain a permit to close the streets. The driver, who Lelouch told officials was an F1 racer, went over the speed limit and blew off many red lights. When this film was first shown, Lelouch was arrested, and because of this, the footage has spent many years underground before it began to resurface on DVD a few years ago. Lelouch used a new technology of the time, a gyro stabilized camera mount, in order to mount the camera on the car. The problem with this is that the technology of the time only allowed for a ten minute film with this mount. Lelouch told his driver to rush because of this time limit, and the video itself is only about nine minutes. In our velocity graph, we used all footage of the car when it was in motion.
The resulting ten minutes are priceless.
Sections: Uncategorized Nov 14th, 2005 5 Comments Someone want to explain to me how the Sears Tower is in 3rd behind the Petronas Towers?
[ Top Ten Tallest Skyscrappers ] Skyscraperpage.com
Sections: Uncategorized Nov 11th, 2005 No Comments From the Detroit Free Press:
General Motors Corp. is unraveling — fast.
Its stock price plunged to a 13-year low Thursday after the latest in a string of financial problems dismayed shareholders once again. Wall Street experts say the unthinkable is more likely than ever before.
[ Automaker is ripe for bankruptcy ] Detroit Free Press
As my wiife can attest, I’ve been declaring my own GM bankrupcty for years. One only has to look at their massive health care costs alone to realize that there’s no way out. And then there’s that little problem of product.
Sections: Uncategorized Nov 11th, 2005 No Comments My recent flights on Uniited Airlines are just about as pleasant as I could have imagined. I’m not specifically talking about on time arrival and departure or the cramped seating for those of us over six foot. I’m referring to things like the wonderful self-check in system and the slick video signage throughout the terminal at O’Hare. From the UI of the check-in to the typography of the signage, the whole experience had a modern, organized, and simple feel to it.
I can’t help but feel that they’ve come a long ways since initially filing for bankrupcty.
Sections: Uncategorized Nov 11th, 2005 1 Comment Wow… that was quick.
[ Sony BMG pulls CD software ] Reuters UK
Sections: Uncategorized Nov 11th, 2005 No Comments Required reading for those who have no idea why we celebrate this day:
[ Veterans Day ] Wikipedia
[ In Flanders Fields ] Wikipedia (via Marusin)
Sections: Uncategorized Nov 7th, 2005 No Comments And they’re finally available for normal phones. Now if Cingular would just come out with an all you can eat data plan for $10.
[ Google's Gmaps Go Mobile ] Arstechnica
Sections: Uncategorized Nov 2nd, 2005 No Comments This tale is part of a larger struggle within the recording and digital download industry — not of P2P or piracy — but one of innovation and competition. As you follow this odd story (broken into 4 increasingly strange parts), you will note that as it gets weirder, Artists and Consumers are the collateral damage.
[ DRM Crippled CD: A bizarre tale in 4 parts ] The Big Picture
Sections: Uncategorized Nov 2nd, 2005 No Comments This tale is part of a larger struggle within the recording and digital download industry — not of P2P or piracy — but one of innovation and competition. As you follow this odd story (broken into 4 increasingly strange parts), you will note that as it gets weirder, Artists and Consumers are the collateral damage.
A great read and some sad commentary for Sony:
[ DRM Crippled CD: A bizarre tale in 4 parts ] The Big Picture
Sections: Uncategorized Nov 1st, 2005 No Comments And so it begins…
[ Cameras Poised to Nail Speeders ] Suntimes
Gabriel Bridger is a creative director, and part-time blogger living in Chicago. Bridger.us is a rambling collection of thoughts, comments, and various media in no particular order and, at times, of no particular merit.
