this is the gold, people. misdirection and deceipt are what will give you a rep
fake checkpoint = yes
bad info, flyers with new locations = yes
fake judges = yes
signs pointing the wrong way = yes
do you see what we’re getting at here?
be creative, be cunning, be a little bit evil. con people.
start your team brainstorming and suprize everyone on race day.
LINK The Works: Anatomy of a City »
Amazon Prime, why do you make things so easy?
LINK Disinformation »
Watched this gem of a show from the Under the Radar festival on Friday night. A bizarre, funny, and quick-witted performance that is unlike anything you’ve seen before. Last performance on Sunday.
LINK Graphic designer Nicholas Felton's annual report »
is a visual look at how his 2007 went. Pages of fun infographics.
See more amazing photos from The Library of Congress’s Flickr Account.
»LINK A look back at a Harvest presentation »
I did back in May 2006.
Dan Price sent over a small stack of his latest Moonlight Chronicles. He's been living totally green--a strict no gas-powered vehicles rule. That might be easy for us city folk, but when you live miles from the nearest town like Dan does, it's a commitment. These days, he trikes.
A few lines of Ruby code later, there’s now a quick way to post images directly to Plasticity in seconds. But enough nerd speak, expect more visual goodness here.
»LINK Park Slope Food Co-op »
A good place to shop.
LINK Edmund Hillary, First on Everest, Dies at 88 »
Sir Edmund, then 33, and Mr. Norgay, 39, reached the summit in 1953. The accompanying slideshow offers a good look at the adventurer’s years.
LINK Taxi 07: Roads Forward »
Interesting proposal for NYC taxi system by the Design Trust for Public Space and NYC Taxi and Limo Comission. Comes complete with tasty infographics.
LINK Ben Saunders, Arctic Explorer »
An interview over at The Economist’s Intelligent Life publication.
LINK VholdR Camera »
Would love to have one of these for the next snowboarding or mountain biking trip.
LINK Don’t eat food with ingredients you can’t pronounce »
Well said.
LINK Portland installs bike boxes on the road »
to protect cyclists from cars at intersections.
watching Planet Earth documentaries in complete awe. »
LINK Replacing billboards with original cityscape »
vandalism in the name of making our surroundings distraction free
LINK Vintage German calendars for electrical engineering technicians »
on Flickr.
A fun holiday card as usual from the Meetro guys. Thanks, Vinnie!
LINK Why Starbucks actually helps mom and pop coffeehouses »
So it says: "And prepare yourself for some bona fide solid investment advice: The failure rate for new coffeehouses is a mere 10 percent, according to the market research firm Mintel, which means the vast majority of cafes stay afloat…"
Scenes from the town Aguas Calientes.
Of our nine planets, Saturn is the one that looks like fun. Of our trees, the palm is obviously the stand-up comedian. Among fowl, the jester’s cap is worn by the duck. Of our fruits and vegetables, the tomato could play Falstaff, the banana a more slapstick role.from Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins (100+ pages into it so far and I highly recommend it) »
Time to join the local food coop!