Tangents

Change of Address

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:31:00 +0100

Tumblr, I’m afraid I’ve gone and set up a wordpress installation. Where?
Over at http://www.delexical.com/tangents/.

So all blogging activity is to be found over there.

I do really like tumblr, I just wish it was a bit more scalable and had useful things that could be added like comments etc.

But I may someday return… hmmm

Ronan

Countries that don’t use Metric: USA, Liberia, Burma.

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:56:44 +0100

Countries that don’t use Metric: USA, Liberia, Burma.

In the trees, College St, Dublin.

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:28:22 +0100

In the trees, College St, Dublin.

Sandmount Strand, August.

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:22:15 +0100

Sandmount Strand, August.

Hushie MP3 Search | Music Search Engine

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:31:00 +0100

Hushie MP3 Search | Music Search Engine:

Hushie searchs for MP3s posted on blogs around the web. There are sites that do the same thing (I like Hype Machine a lot). The interface here is simplicity itself.

By Marcus Walters Via ffffound

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:32:51 +0100

By Marcus Walters

Via ffffound

picking a running mate is…like picking a pet

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:29:28 +0100

Gail Collins in the New York Times, July 21, 2008:

“…picking a running mate is…like picking a pet. How much time are you planning to spend with the little fellow? How much exercise will he be getting on an average day? On the one extreme, you have the William Wheeler model….On the other end, there’s the Cheney version in which the pet takes over the checkbook, diversifies the family investment portfolio and starts strafing the neighbor’s cat.”

Via The Monkey Cage

Re-inventing the Printing Press

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:28:35 +0100

Faber has set up a system whereaby books in it’s Faber Finds series are printed on demand, and when a copy is printed, the cover is given a uniquely generated feature border. So the physical book is only printed when you order it and it is given a generative cover.

Rather smart no? You can read about it on the Creative Review website.

Worst MP3 player ever. Though it is controlled by eyes. via...

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:31:29 +0100

Worst MP3 player ever. Though it is controlled by eyes.

via www.anythingbutipod.com

Life Magazine in 1947 asked a bunch of cartoonists to draw their...

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:16:02 +0100

Life Magazine in 1947 asked a bunch of cartoonists to draw their characters and then render them again with their eyes closed. The effect is brilliant. Many of the faces retain coherent elements such as a quiff or eyes but jumbled in a cubist mess. See the others here.

Via the people at Design Observer

"Find your ideal partner for life! GenePartner is a formula to match men and women by analyzing..."

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:19:43 +0100

“

Find your ideal partner for life! GenePartner is a formula to match men and women by analyzing specific genes in their DNA.
GenePartner will analyze your DNA from a sample of your saliva. Based on the test results, you will receive a GenePartnerID number.

When you meet another GenePartner user (in person or online) that you’re interested in, you can enter his/her GenePartnerID in the matching system on GenePartner.com. GenePartner will then determine how genetically compatible you are.

”

- UGH! DNA based dating service… I can’t articulate how horrific this sounds to me.

Genepartner.com: DNA matching - Love is no coincidence

NOISE

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:36:12 +0100

Verdict: An uncompromising monochrome laser that gets the job done with speed and precision.

Surveillance Screensaver

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:03:58 +0100

A Screensaver for Mac and PC that feeds live images from CCTV Cameras? Yes

The Wackness has a mixtape

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:28:00 +0100

I saw The Wackness in the Galway Film Fleadh and really enjoyed it loads and loads. It has an August 29th release date for the UK but I’m not sure we’ll see it on screens over here. In any case it’s the tale of Josh Peck’s weed-slinging teenager’s summer in 1994.

Ben Kingsley, sorry Sir Ben Kinglsey plays his pot smoking therapist (payment is by the dime bag) whose daughter in law becomes a love interest for the hip hop-loving, college-bound loser.

Well the soundtrack is loaded with East Coast hip hop of the period (Method Man has a bit part in the film itself) and an official mp3 mixtape for the movie is available over at The D-Nice Podcast. It’s worth the 24 minutes of your aural attention.

The Wackness Official Mixtape

Via gorillavsbear

Video

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:04:46 +0100

Future music of the 60s

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:19:00 +0100

“Forget about this,” she says, “it’s for interest only.”

So says Delia Derbyshire who composed and produced the the Dr Who theme, of a small piece of music that you can hear over at the BBC website. The piece though sounds like a contemporary piece of dance music. Really curious. Totally ahead of her time.

Sometimes it’s embarassing to be Irish. Such was when...

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:26:37 +0100

Sometimes it’s embarassing to be Irish. Such was when we’re one of the most expensive places to buy condoms. I think the VAT rate dropped this year on condoms. All the same…

via www.environmentalgraffiti.com

"A movie version of “The Sopranos” isn’t as certain, but if series creator David Chase is interested,..."

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:09:01 +0100

“A movie version of “The Sopranos” isn’t as certain, but if series creator David Chase is interested, then HBO is too. “It’s obviously totally up to David,” Richard Plepler, the HBO president, said. “But if David wants to do it, we’d be delighted to explore that, absolutely.””

- One word: No.

Give David Chase a film, sure, give him a blank cheque for a film, but not a Sorpranos one.

HBO Talks About Sex Sequel, Sopranos Movie - TV Decoder - Media & Television - New York Times Blog

Western Spaghetti by PES A stop-motion animation short (Very...

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:02:16 +0100

Western Spaghetti by PES

A stop-motion animation short (Very short). Pasta is made from house-a-day every-hold objects. Nicely done. From some folks called PES

Via NewTeeVee

A site, with coloured sand. Simple....

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:43:00 +0100

A site, with coloured sand. Simple. Distracting

http://www.thisissand.com/

via It’s Nice That