2004 Fun & Nonsense Archive
Ten by Ten
Published: Thu Dec 16th, 2004 | Posted By: David Moore
A brilliant use of RSS (and some clever analysis and funky Flash) shows the top 100 words and images from major news sources in the last hour. Interesting and insightful by turns.
Categories: Content » Features , Fun & Nonsense
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iPod vs Casssette Tape
Published: Fri Oct 1st, 2004 | Posted By: David Moore
A witty slideshow comparison between old and new music storage devices. Perfect for denting the evangelical zeal of some iPod owners.
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Arts and Letters Daily
Published: Fri Sep 3rd, 2004 | Posted By: David Moore
We know, you'd like to read the Times Literary supplement and the New Yorker cover to cover, but never seem to get the time. This text-heavy site (that resembles a 19th-Century newspaper) keeps you up to date with the latest in literature, ideas and culture from around the world. Instant erudition.
Categories: Content » Useful sites , Fun & Nonsense
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'You're a Liberal Sissy', 'You're a Right-wing Nutjob'
Published: Tue Aug 3rd, 2004 | Posted By: Colm McBarron
The animated adaptation of Woodie Guthrie's 'This Land is Your Land' that pretty accurately outlines the choices facing the US electorate this autumn. God help as all. (Unfortunately, it's slow to download, but it's worth waiting through the advertisement and Flash download for).
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Sock it to Me
Published: Tue Aug 3rd, 2004 | Posted By: Colm McBarron
Losing socks at a frightening rate? Maybe you need a subscription (or 'sockscription') to this service from Switzerland, where they're clearly very serious about these things. Regular delivery of the socks of your choice every few months. Now that's one less things to worry ab
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Carpool Tunnel Syndrome
Published: Tue Aug 3rd, 2004 | Posted By: Colm McBarron
Check up on your mispronunciations. A particular favourite is 'for all intensive purposes'. One more that should be added to the list - 'one foul swoop' (or is that 'one fowl swoop'?).
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Styled by MTV Cribs
Published: Tue Aug 3rd, 2004 | Posted By: Colm McBarron
I'm not making this up. The latest trend identified by marketers and futurewatchers is that of 'curated consumption'. Apparently, time-starved consumers are being thrown 'into the arms of a new breed of 'curators' and editors, who pre-select for them what to buy, what to experience, what to what to wear, what to read, what to drink and so on'. MTV Cribs, What Not to Wear, and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy are all examples of this - it says here.
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Kicking it Old School
Published: Tue Aug 3rd, 2004 | Posted By: Colm McBarron
UK designer Nicholas Roope doesn't want his mobile phone to be smaller or more cute (and given the usability problems presented by many current phones, who can blame him?). Instead, he's grafted his mobi onto the Bakelite handset of a 1960s BT phone for that old school look. And you can buy one yourself, if you're interested.
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OK Cancel
Published: Thu Apr 22nd, 2004 | Posted By: David Moore
The first user-centred design comic strip pits Jakob Nielsen's posse against Jared Spool's homies in a fight over usability principles. It's much funnier than my description of it.
Categories: Fun & Nonsense , Usability » Features
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Central Statistics Office
Published: Fri Apr 16th, 2004 | Posted By: David Moore
What it says on the tin. More stats on the Irish Republic than you thought possible, from the unemployment figures to the price of fish.
Categories: Fun & Nonsense , Strategy & Process » Useful sites
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MyLifeBits
Published: Fri Apr 16th, 2004 | Posted By: David Moore
A Microsoft research project on what happens when all the content in your life - memos, shopping lists, music, documents, video clips and pictures - goes digital in the one place. As a vision of the future, it's both interesting and frightening - I don't want Bill Gates anywhere near my lifebits.
Categories: Fun & Nonsense , Strategy & Process » Research
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Bruce Sterling's blog
Published: Fri Apr 16th, 2004 | Posted By: David Moore
Science fiction writer and tech visionary Sterling shares his thoughts and record collection with the world on his new blog. He tells you what he's listening to while blogging, and there are some gems amidst the mad stuff.
Categories: Content » Useful sites , Fun & Nonsense
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The Ballyhoo Examiner
Published: Fri Apr 16th, 2004 | Posted By: David Moore
News from the small, fictional Irish town of Ballyhoo. Recent developments include a new stock of SARS masks available in Pat's Hardware, and some Tullycross participation in the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest. You couldn't make this stuff up.
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Yahoo Buzz Index
Published: Fri Apr 16th, 2004 | Posted By: David Moore
An old idea but interesting nonetheless. Explore the top searches of the week on Yahoo from around the world and see what's on the hivemind of the Internet. Who knew that Winnie the Pooh was so big in South Korea?
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Memepool
Published: Fri Apr 16th, 2004 | Posted By: David Moore
Fascinating riot of unlikely links, catalogued from Art to Zoology. Perfect if you want to call a payphone at the South Pole, or are looking for the Museum of Unworkable Devices.
Categories: Fun & Nonsense