2008-12-03T03:54:06Z Short things I would mention to Dave if we saw each other every day. tag:www.cnewton.com,2008:/bn//5 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2008, Christian 2008-12-03T03:54:06Z 2008-12-02T19:48:55-08:00 tag:www.cnewton.com,2008:/bn//5.682 2008-12-03T03:48:55Z

The free-for-subscribers New Yorker digital archive is OK. You can search for anything, so long as you know the issue it was in and may Eustace Tilley help you if the phrase includes a hyphen; search won't find it. (This...

Christian www.cnewton.com mt@cnewton.com free-for-subscribers New Yorker digital archive is OK. You can search for anything, so long as you know the issue it was in and may Eustace Tilley help you if the phrase includes a hyphen; search won't find it. (This does forever alleviate the twinge of anxiety that comes with a disposed issue, etc.)]]> 2008-11-23T21:02:37Z 2008-11-23T12:59:15-08:00 tag:www.cnewton.com,2008:/bn//5.681 2008-11-23T20:59:15Z

Is that Norm MacDonald and Steve Buscemi voicing stop-motion gingerbread men in a holiday AT&T Wireless spot? Indeed it is....

Christian www.cnewton.com mt@cnewton.com Indeed it is.]]> 2008-11-17T20:03:56Z 2008-11-17T11:58:04-08:00 tag:www.cnewton.com,2008:/bn//5.679 2008-11-17T19:58:04Z

Rand's book on the NeXT logo for Jobs. [Sadly it cannot be linked directly; scroll down to "Identity presentations", first from left.]...

Christian www.cnewton.com mt@cnewton.com Rand's book on the NeXT logo for Jobs. [Sadly it cannot be linked directly; scroll down to "Identity presentations", first from left.]]]> 2008-11-04T16:28:24Z 2008-11-04T08:26:18-08:00 tag:www.cnewton.com,2008:/bn//5.677 2008-11-04T16:26:18Z

The completeist survey of "Lego guys" (aka "minifigs"). Great detail in the screen printing, etc....

Christian www.cnewton.com mt@cnewton.com completeist survey of "Lego guys" (aka "minifigs"). Great detail in the screen printing, etc.]]> 2008-10-15T08:16:21Z 2008-10-15T00:11:24-08:00 tag:www.cnewton.com,2008:/bn//5.675 2008-10-15T08:11:24Z

Somewhat legible scan of the text from Mark Tansey's Color Wheel. (More on this.)...

Christian www.cnewton.com mt@cnewton.com Mark Tansey's Color Wheel. (More on this.)]]> 2008-10-08T02:55:33Z 2008-10-07T18:54:20-08:00 tag:www.cnewton.com,2008:/bn//5.673 2008-10-08T02:54:20Z

I declare this to be the front runner for best blog post of 2008....

Christian www.cnewton.com mt@cnewton.com this to be the front runner for best blog post of 2008. ]]> 2008-09-14T04:52:48Z 2008-09-13T20:50:08-08:00 tag:www.cnewton.com,2008:/bn//5.671 2008-09-14T04:50:08Z

David Foster Wallace: "This is water"....

Christian www.cnewton.com mt@cnewton.com "This is water".]]> 2008-09-06T17:16:49Z 2008-09-06T09:10:35-08:00 tag:www.cnewton.com,2008:/bn//5.670 2008-09-06T17:10:35Z

Carl Sagan's groundbreaking Cosmos miniseries is now available for download on iTMS. (Thankfully it's not the cloyingly "remastered" Discovery Channel edition.)...

Christian www.cnewton.com mt@cnewton.com groundbreaking Cosmos miniseries is now available for download on iTMS. (Thankfully it's not the cloyingly "remastered" Discovery Channel edition.)]]> 2008-07-09T08:06:15Z 2008-07-09T00:01:52-08:00 tag:www.cnewton.com,2008:/bn//5.666 2008-07-09T08:01:52Z

When a tactical flashlight manufacturer sells a pen: "Smooth writing performance, elegant yet bold design, and it breaks glass in an emergency."...

Christian www.cnewton.com mt@cnewton.com tactical flashlight manufacturer sells a pen: "Smooth writing performance, elegant yet bold design, and it breaks glass in an emergency."]]> 2008-06-12T18:04:12Z 2008-06-12T10:02:17-08:00 tag:www.cnewton.com,2008:/bn//5.661 2008-06-12T18:02:17Z

An exhaustive, but I think not authoritative, compendium of Swatch watches, by year, 1983-whenever....

Christian www.cnewton.com mt@cnewton.com compendium of Swatch watches, by year, 1983-whenever.]]> 2008-06-03T06:14:48Z 2008-06-02T22:13:47-08:00 tag:www.cnewton.com,2008:/bn//5.660 2008-06-03T06:13:47Z

Wonderfully overwhelming old-school-internet style page all about watches....

Christian www.cnewton.com mt@cnewton.com all about watches.]]> 2008-04-09T21:02:01Z 2008-04-09T12:57:57-08:00 tag:www.cnewton.com,2008:/bn//5.652 2008-04-09T20:57:57Z

Pretty handy ChangeLog for the world. (Part of an otherwise fascinating Globe manufacturer website.)...

Christian www.cnewton.com mt@cnewton.com ChangeLog for the world. (Part of an otherwise fascinating Globe manufacturer website.)]]> 2008-03-27T03:05:35Z 2008-03-26T19:04:44-08:00 tag:www.cnewton.com,2008:/bn//5.651 2008-03-27T03:04:44Z

I'm sure it never gets as good as the VHS art....

Christian www.cnewton.com mt@cnewton.com as the VHS art.]]> 2008-03-22T05:28:37Z 2008-03-21T21:27:38-08:00 tag:www.cnewton.com,2008:/bn//5.650 2008-03-22T05:27:38Z

Total content of the Voyager spacecraft phonograph record...

Christian www.cnewton.com mt@cnewton.com Voyager spacecraft phonograph record]]> 2008-02-23T20:33:43Z 2008-02-23T12:31:53-08:00 tag:www.cnewton.com,2008:/bn//5.646 2008-02-23T20:31:53Z

Orion beer is an Okinawan export. Used to have to haunt expensive Sushi places to get it, now newly available at many Whole Foods. Interesting lager, awesome label....

Christian www.cnewton.com mt@cnewton.com Orion beer is an Okinawan export. Used to have to haunt expensive Sushi places to get it, now newly available at many Whole Foods. Interesting lager, awesome label.]]>