Ted Staunton’s 78 RPM Record Labels

Here is yet another way to ruin your day’s productivity, durn it. Ted Staunton’s 78 RPM Record Labels. There are labels going all the way back to the early 1900’s and proceed up to the ’60’s. I myself would show you all the ones I like but I am trying to get some work done if that is OK with you. Sheesh.

OK. Here’s one:

Via OmieWise at Metafilter.

Potato Masher Bike Rack

All bike racks are not created equal and this one in Colorado is one of my favorites. I bet the designer is a big Claus Oldenburg fan but without the budget. In my house the tool above is not a potato masher but a guacamole masher. We eat a lot of Mexican food. Seriously

Via Copenhagenzine

Transistor Radio Collections

Yes! Wolfdog over at Metafilter just added a great post on two transistor radio collections. Then, in the comments, Slack-a-gogo sweetened the pot with two more links. This can definitely be a time waster. Someone tell me how it turns out ’cause I gots work to do, durn it. Click at your own risk:

Radio Walla transistor radio collection
Sarah’s Transistor Radios
Transistor Radio’s Flickr stream
More Fifties Radios

Dutch Architecture Fiver

Check out the Dutch Architecture Fiver in all it’s glory! This is a brand new commemorative coin that pays tribute to the great architects of the Netherlands. On the front is a portrait of the Queen that is formed by the names of the architects. On the back, architecture books are placed along the edge of the coin so that the tops of the books form the shape of the Netherlands. Bird silhouettes suggest the capitals of all the provinces.

Two interesting facts about the Architecture Fiver:

1. The design was created using nothing but free software.
2. The names on the front are not in alphabetical order, nor are they in chronological order but are ordered by the number of hits on the Internet. OMG!

Here is the story on how designer Stani Michiels came up with the design and the free programs he used to create the design. There are also some large scans of the coin on that page as well.

Want one?

Over 40 – October, 2008

October has come and gone and, I must admit, it was pretty pleasant. The best thing I did was to vote the Hell out of Barack Obama for the office of President of the U.S. of A. Pretty freakin’ sweet. (I wonder how he did…) I also went to S.F. to watch my wife run in her very first marathon. I am so proud of her for that. I water sealed my backyard fence, got a sweet Draplin calendar and handed out candy to kids on Halloween.

Startup Mug

OK, Mac nerds. Go get your (wife’s) credit card and head over to Cafe Press and pick up this smart Startup mug.

Rubitone (Rubik + Pantone)

Yes, please! Unfortunately this is not intended to be a real product. I think that is a mistake.

(via Boing Boing Gadgets)

You Missed A Spot

Had to paint the fence these last couple of sunny weekends. It is now done. This is a little time lapse of me doing the last little bit. Warning: watching this video is kinda like watching paint dry because that is pretty much what it is.

Idée Labs Multicolor Flickr Search

Tired of searching Flickr via tags and keywords? Me too. That is so 2003. Now, here comes Idée Labs with their awesome multicolor Flickr search tool thingamabob. They have taken “…10 million of the most “interesting” Creative Commons images on Flickr” and indexed them by color. Just pick a few colors and and their visual similarity technology takes care of the rest. Pretty freaking sweet, really.

By the way, don’t put in a bunch of flesh tones trying to find quick nudie picks. Tried it. Doesn’t work.

McCain Will Lose Due to Poor Font Choice

Never trust a candidate who uses default fonts.

Images of the Sun

Boston.com‘s The Big Picture has a beautiful collection of images of the sun including this great six-day animated gif.

The comments get pretty scary in the God/No God category around the 80th comment too. Downright frightening.

Betterbaby Badge

This is one sweet name badge. It is even sweeter knowing that it came on a snake proof baby crib. That’s right. A snake-proof baby crib. Scary-cool!

Everyone Poops

A very appropriate t-shirt design.

(Via Laughing Squid)

The Evolution of Corporate Logos

Holly kay-wrap! Here is an awesome collection of a bunch of large corporation logos and how they have changed since the companies began. This is pretty sweet (and comes to us via Metafilter).

Over 40 – September 2008

September. Finished a long-awaited trip into the Trinity Alps, went to a wedding in Vermont and foolishly did not take any hiking boots, and spent a lot of time in the office. And home-made pizza. Also went to Portland to see My Morning Jacket and old friends. I also watched more people quit at work. *sigh*