The scene, with its washed out colors, and setup look great. Not something I would anticipate seeing in North America, but then again… I've never been to Quebec, and I wasn't alive in 1901 when this photo was taken. #
Charming concept and illustrations by Sutasinee C. Seitz encouraging family togetherness through camping. I've always enjoyed camping, and think if I were a kid I'd totally want one of these kits, with spare marshmallows and spare matches… and a knife, and rocks to throw, a good pad to sleep on, and a deck of cards. #
A great write-up, and another good example of a principle I agree with. I seek inspiration from all sorts of places, and am glad to see it's not a new tactic. I think this carries over to so many other aspects of learning and improving. #
I'm not one for political commentary, but I've been very aware of the issues going on in Iran lately, especially as I've read 1776 and John Adams, and with the recent anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests/massacre. My thoughts about what's been going on, or at least how it's been described, let me fairly strongly agree with the piece, but especially the quote in the article by Michael McFaul while on the National Security Council:
In retrospect, all revolutions seem inevitable. Beforehand, all revolutions seem impossible.
I'm very interested to see how this whole thing plays out. #
A (free) delightful compact typeface, with small touches of roundness in the right places. I've been looking for something like this. #
A great set of scanned children's books from… the middle of the (20th) century. I'm a sucker for art from that time period. #
Slick web-based card catalog generator (à la old school Dewey Decimal System in your old library). I like the extra touches they've put on the cards, like the scribbles from somebody who jotted something on the card. I'd like a bit more control on the specific type of card it generated (since it has a few), but still very slick. Makes me want to go smell the oldest books in my home. #
For some reason I really like this poster by Brad Klausen for Eddie Vedder. It might be for the simple color scheme (4 colors), or the retro-ish feel to it. I'm not sure. Either way, it's a win for me. #
A self-hosted feed aggregator, reader and ranker, designed by the same brilliant man behind Mint. I've been a Google Reader user for a long time, but have wanted a self-hosted version for quite a while, mainly so I could own or control my content. Although I've tried most other services, I kept going back to Google Reader for one main reason - it would scan my feeds even when I wasn't connected. Not many other services out there offered that, and others I tried were just too fugly to consider. Fever not only aggregates while I'm disconnected, but it has a stellar interface. The best bit of hotness, is that it analyzes your feeds and groups things that have been linked to frequently by multiple sources, and comes up with a handy temperature for how hot that bit of news is. I, like many others, have known Shaun was working on something like this for a while, but I was extremely pleased to see exactly what it was. Well worth the $30. #
Get excited! Personally, I love Lego's line of modular buildings - Green Grocer, Cafe Corner and Market Street. This gorgeous 1930's fire station looks great. Despite being only two stories, it has some great touches, and interior decorations on both floors. I'm pretty stoked for this one. Check out The Brothers Brick for their coverage of it. #
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