February 2011
133 posts
“In this city of everything big, all I have ever done is build really small...”
– Gabriel Stulman
That moment, before something becomes the next big thing, is pretty special. Can there be this kind of scarcity in a digital world where ubiquity is so highly valued?
(via brycedotvc)
This is (to me, anyway) an extremely important question. I want to think some more, but I’ll say...
January 2011
211 posts
FPV
timnilson:
A remote controlled plane (Zephyr) with video equipment that transmits the live picture to an RC pilot many kilometers away. The plane also carries an HD camera (GoPro) that records the picture for later viewing. These are austrian alps, I believe.
Watchwhat happens when we mix latest info streams with “traditional” devices that didn’t use to carry them
some foursquare mentions
Media surfaces: Incidental Media (by Dentsu London)
“Sam Valenti IV could be construed as an aesthetician, though not the kind...”
– a great writeup on our boy sam
Travels of John - an Interview with Sam Valenti IV
"walk like an egyptian"
NY TIMES: "Al Jazeera kept up its coverage despite... →
“Roughly 1% of global oil production passes through the Suez Canal, depending on...”
– Egypt’s Regime on the Brink - WSJ.com (via apsies)
lost in transcription
Mr. Alexander. This is Dan _______. I host a radio show here in New Jersey and Marry Harris at the (??) (Bernard?) Theaters as you’re kinda get town soon. So, thought I might help your ticket sales by doing an interview with you. It would take about 10 minutes to do the interview on the phone. Just need to set up a time and a phone number, for me to call so that we can do that, what I do is...
lost in transcription
Hi, Aaron. My name is Dam _______. I’m from Cream Junk Business Magazine. And we’d like to take the photograph of Dennis Crowly for our 40 under 40 and I just wanted to just give you some information about the time and dates our studio is gonna be set up for you know for excess world candidates to come to have their photographs taken for the article.
“المواطنين والمحلات لغوا باسوردات شبكات الوايرلس والمعتصمين في التحرير يستطيعون...”
– “cairo residents remove wifi passwords so protestors can communicate more freely with the rest of the world”
Egypt: Night Falls, After Day of Rage · Global Voices
Today on Daily Candy
homecooksuperstar:
It’s always fun to wake up and see your own face in your email inbox. Know what else is fun? Shooting Daily Candy videos. The team is so great, shooting these videos for making tomato based soups was a breeze – even with a double ear infection!
The videos turned out fantastic (thanks to great editing) and the final images of the finished dishes are gorgeous. Maybe next...
“Dash Four is a Foursquare client for iPad. It was originally developed in April...”
– Dash Four and Foursquare API v2
Zhephree: The foursquare API and What It Taught Me →
zhephree:
Foursquare co-founder Naveen Selvadurai asked me to give my perspective on developing against the foursquare API. I’ve been using the API since before it was fully public and I’ve seen it go from often inconsistent infant to a fast, secure, and predictable (in a good way) adult. I went on a poorly…
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RFID in shoes (by Hampus Lemhag)