Ebony Magazine in 1985 projects what Michael Jackson will look like in 2000.
Month: July 2009
These two remotes, by Apple (left, Apple TV) and Microsoft (right, Xbox 360), do approximately the same things with a few exceptions:
- The Microsoft remote uses two AA batteries that need to be replaced about every 6 months. The Apple remote uses a single CR2032 that has never needed to be replaced.
- The Apple remote has 6 buttons. The Microsoft remote has 46, only 15 of which are regularly used for media playback.
- The buttons on the Microsoft remote are backlit so you can see what they do in the dark. The Apple remote doesn’t have this feature because you never need to look at the buttons after the first minute of use.
- The Apple remote works from nearly any position in the room with approximate line-of-sight between itself and the front of the Apple TV. The Microsoft remote has the worst reception angle of any remote I’ve ever used (supposedly 90°, ±45°). Mine starts failing consistently at about 22° right of center at a distance of 8 feet, putting it right at the bottom of their specified total radius (~44°). It won’t even work from the right half of the couch.
This is a pretty good indicator of the two companies’ design philosophies and quality goals. And this isn’t even considering the software interface that each remote is respectively controlling.
Bike Rack Locator on UpNext iPhone App
If you ride a bike and want to know where you can lock it up to a legit bike rack, here is the resource for you. (Also included, 3D map of NYC for you to find anything you want)
in my next life, let me grow up in amsterdam.
last night, i watched B.I.K.E. on netflix. it’s a must see NYC, D.I.Y., sub-culture documentry.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
this is BIG. one of NYC’s infamous anonymous bloggers has been outed. unconfirmed reports state that this man is BikeSnobNYC.
i wonder if this runs pine or elm? via mocoloco.com
tiny eyebeam looking for residents
Tiny Eyebeam isn’t exactly a spectacularly large idea really, it’s simply a coming to terms with certain economic realities, the solution to the majority of which we’ve found is to just scale back. We tend to think of it as the field of dreams of residency programs, except, in nyc it’s not just about building but finding the space. But if you’re curious about the nitty gritty of it, it is a foundation devoted to supporting small scale creative acts, even against a backdrop of dreary projections and failing forecasts.
Our economic model is really niche, or rather, we’re in the market of finding nooks and crannies. Specifically, we exist inside supporting structures. See if you can guess where we are now!
More at www.tinyeyebeam.org