things you'd like

feeding back the feedback

anthon — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:20:25 +0000

one of (Mac) Skype 2.8’s new features is screen sharing, which we like. so naturally we tried to crash it. which we couldn’t (!). which means it’s smart. but is it pretty? yes! it is.

the way of the future

Jonas — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:52:53 +0000

So, the cameras of the future will have a rewind functionality, Picture that. No really, picture it.

I pledge Brainwash

Jonas — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:54:22 +0000

I pledge Brainwash. Don’t miss the children of corn at 3:50 in. (Thanks Anika)

Pretty loaded

Jonas — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:46:02 +0000

A loading bar museum curated by Big Spaceship, somehow very relaxing to watch endless loading. loading loading. hehe

Airplane tip

Jonas — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:56:37 +0000

The holidays are approaching, and most likely you’ll be stuck in an airplane for a couple of hours. With this tip it might get a bit more enjoyable.

the sweet agony of tight crotches…

anthon — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:30:20 +0000

from Wikipedia:
“After substantial decreased dansband music in radio and television in Sweden during the early 2000s, while the popularity remained, the dansbands declared themselves being discriminated in August 2007, since Sveriges Radio speaks for playing many different music genres, especially if the songs are written or performed by Swedes. The dansbands reported Sveriges Radio to Granskningsnämnden för radio och TV in the so called “dansbandsupproret” (”dansband rebellion”), which was given a lot attention by mass mediums. However, Granskningsnämnden för radio och TV decided some days later not to take up the matter.”

with a loving tear in my eye and a strange feeling of home sickness (or perhaps just plain nausea), i share this great pictorial find (thanx John Nack).

Do you get asked lots of stooopid questions?

Tristan — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:56:54 +0000

If like masel you get asked a whole bunch of stuff by people which you can find in 2 secs using Google, then this is the link for you..

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com

e.g.

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=do+people+ask+you+lots+of+stooopid+questions%3F

wwwwww

Jonas — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:48:05 +0000

this is pretty funny.

beachball

Jonas — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:41:00 +0000

no comment.

mpeg streamclip

Jonas — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:36:08 +0000

Quick note, spent the last 2 hours testing out video splitting software for mac os x.
the winner and hands down the best one, Mpeg Streamclip.
So now you don’t have to do the research if you’re gonna do lots of video splicing.

sub.fm dubstep radio

Jonas — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:42:16 +0000

Woah! This radio channel kicks ass! Just spent the last 5 hours listening constantly, and it’s a constant stream of happy heavy heavy dubstep.

Visit www.subfm.com for listening options or use this direct link to play it in your favourite media player.

youtube in superhd

Jonas — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:25:51 +0000

Pretty clever way of turning youtube into superhd.
Check it.

O’Reilly by SNL

Jonas — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:43:14 +0000

Might be old, but it’s gooood.

idea of the day: t.s.a. communication

anika — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:32:06 +0000

secret messages for the luggage inspectors at the ariport

“T.S.A. Communication is a project that alters the airport security experience and allows the government to learn more about you then just what’s in your backpack. ”

post-crash world-dominance plans, ep01

anthon — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:12:00 +0000

Lajv

Jonas — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:47:19 +0000

Sorry for the language (it’s Swedish) but it’s just too good.

(Hans kvinnokniv är grym!)

Fraud..?

Jonas — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:16:34 +0000

Here’s a genius way of tackling people who tries to rip you off.
Check it out, is perhaps a bit of a read, but worth it!

About Time

Jonas — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:07:28 +0000

Flash CS4 gets a proper timeline with automatic keyframing, that’s really about time. It has been so frustrating and annoying to work in Flash before, these improvements will make it more like AE and thus way better. Check 19 min video of new features here.

VLC 0.9.3 is released, hopefully this one will fix the laggy-drop-framed-playback from 0.9.2.

No-One has to be a Great Pretender..!

anthon — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:50:55 +0000

winter’s approaching rapidly, and while the days are getting shorter and shorter, moods are dipping, and you resort to mindless YouTube surfing.
AND! once in a while you come across a little pearl in the swamp of shite that is the largest personal video repository out there, and when you do, those 20 min of making up random search terms pays off, and you feel quite ok again.

enjoy the loving (Finish) energy of Times Past..!

Letterman on Mccain

Jonas — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:16:00 +0000

Wow, this is entertainment.

VLC 0.9.2

Jonas — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:26:52 +0000

Maybe this isn’t exactly the right place to say this, because it’s not really a thing i’d like, but I’m gonna do it anyways. VLC is awesome, it has been my number one only video player since years, and I’m a big fan, so no wonder I get excited when I hear a new version is out, excited and a bit like ‘well, that’s about time..’, because it’s been something like 1.5-2 years or so since the last release. So, I download it, testing to play some videos, realizing that well, this isn’t so great.., the video playback is actually crap, the videos that worked perfectly in 0.8.6 plays choppy laggy and hangs for seconds in 0.9.2. I figure, well, maybe it’s just that video, so I try another one, same thing. Another one, same thing. I get very disappointed, here I (we) wait for years for an improved version of the VLC player, and what do we get? A crappy, buggy, slightly bloaty new version of it. I check their page, and apparently the 0.9.3 is on its way fixing the bugs, but until then I’m gonna be happy I kept 0.8.6 installed, because as of now, that’s the only player I’ll ever use.

Wario Trailer

Jonas — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:07:45 +0000

Quite nice trailer for the upcoming wario game, even though we’ve seen quite a bunch of similar ad’s recently. Remember the AH one some months ago? Nice to ‘destroy’ youtube though.

EOS 5d M2 Video

Jonas — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:50:20 +0000

Wow! Check this sample out, it looks fantasticly sharp, and most of the shots are in low-light conditions and the noise levels are pretty darn good. I’m getting one.

Awesome Placebo

Jonas — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:53:56 +0000

If you’re into placebo’s, I mean unconventional treatments, like for instance listening to a stream of weird noises that apparently sends signals to your brain to alter your state, like making your more alert, or curing your alcohol addiction, then check out http://i-dose.us/. You’ll find a bunch of streams for everything from PMS relief to Pain Killers. I just tried the Energy Drink, totally works.

TV Nostalgia

Jonas — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:45:55 +0000

This is the intro to one classic Swedish TV shot called ‘Sagostunden’ (Storytelling time). Awesome track and super nice 80’s animations.

iTunes Replacement

Jonas — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:29:51 +0000

If you’re one of the few who can’t stand iTunes, used to organizing your music in set folders, possibly because you liked to use Winamp back in the days before everyone ran and bought a macbook.
If you’re one of those, you’re gonna love Cog. Super simplistic audio-player with support for most formats, and it just gives you access to your music folder, no stupid library, no stupid organizing. Freedom.

Weather

Jonas — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:43:51 +0000

Filed under thingsyoudhate, or rather, things you do hate.

Only in Amsterdam.

Crimp

Jonas — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:32:07 +0000

Welcome to the magic world of crimping.

Four Way Crimp

Bouncy Bouncy Crimp

My Anatomy

Jonas — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:12:36 +0000

Check Tom Giesler’s pretty illustrations at tomgiesler.com/myanatomy.htm

Search flickr by colour,

Jonas — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:31:27 +0000

Check this out, somehow i think flickr has a slightly insane amount of photos, and this is only from 3 million of them. Are we soon getting to the point where everything that can be photographed already has been? Hmm. Nooo.

Holographics

Tristan — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:22:33 +0000

find a pair of headphones, a comfy seat, close your eyes and listen…

Brittish Irony

Jonas — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:02:38 +0000

Nice twist.

the King is Back

anthon — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:02:17 +0000

ok, i’m not entirely sure what to say here… well; Anton Corbijn is directing one version (the 2nd very nicely done by Hype Williams) of Coldplay’s new single ‘Viva la Vida’ (eh… Ricky..?)…
and what to say? i call for a thinker here – did he run out of ideas (if you don’t know what i’m talking about, here’s a hint), or is there a link i can’t see..? i’m sure it’s not the childishly obvious connection to the piece of lyrics in the Coldplay single (”Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!”). or is it..?

anywho – we like the king. and we’re glad Anton is back. and back.

Mind Boggling Stop Motion

Jonas — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:42:41 +0000

Check this one out and this one, I can hardly imagine how much work is involved in making this. Very cool.

via: motionographer

Midi Controller

Jonas — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:20:37 +0000

I always wanted to build my own midi controller to control things like Ableton and stuff like that, but never really got around doing it. There’s really heaps of information, but mostly a tad too intense and time consuming. With this guide though, it’s really quite simple, seems like a perfect starter midi project. So, get soldering!

New Retro Photography

Jonas — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:47:52 +0000

Here’s a nice fashion photography portfolio by Alex Prager. The retro look is nice.

Earthly Shorts

anthon — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:08:28 +0000

(i know, it’s a little late, but) the 10th of May the first-ever Pangea Day took place. 6 different world cities linked together in a 4-hour short-video show, with a programme compiled of works by veteran and up-and-coming videomakers.

check out the site for more vids; i just found this. chekkit, T-bag…

Dolphin Olympics 2

Jonas — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:46:34 +0000

Another Game post, this is Dolphin Olympics 2, put simply, all you have to do is the jump out of the water and back in to gain momentum to go higher and higher. Try and beat my score.

Easiest Mario Level Ever

Jonas — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:39:25 +0000

It’s pretty old, but still very cool. But I’m sure I saw a much worse one some where else, but I can’t find it.., also from Super Mario World, anyone?

Typography

Jonas — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:33:10 +0000

Here’s a very nerdy one, i was sitting the whole time wondering when Helvetica would show up.., where is it guys? Anywhoo, finally Comic Sans gets some positiveness.

Buakaw Por. Pramuk Vs Sato

Jonas — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:20:12 +0000

You don’t have to be a huge fan of fighting or K1 to appreciate this one, mr Buakaw’s kicks are probably the fastest in the world, pulling of front kicks like it’s his jab. Silly! From this years K1 World Max.
(Be sure to check ‘watch high quality’ on youtube)

Justify Payment

Jonas — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:04:46 +0000

If you ever run into problem where some client don’t want to pay you for your job, just show them this video and you’ll be fine.

The Man

Jonas — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:02:31 +0000

The Hehe-Man is kind of back, or not back really, but I just found this video, and it’s awesome. Check it out please!

Breakdance classic

Jonas — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:13:18 +0000

Pretty darn old, but this guy is pretty unbelievable, almost anyways.

Ubu.com Kicks ass

Jonas — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:48:46 +0000

For all of you who missed it, ubu.com is a super great resource for artist material. It’s soo worth a look.

Domain hamstering

Jonas — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:36:37 +0000

Converse is having fun getting a butt load of domains, to create a loop of clicks, kind of.
check http://www.icantbelievethisdomainwasntalreadytaken.com/ and see how long you can keep going before you get bored.., i managed around 10 clicks i think.

Food Photography

Jonas — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:29:43 +0000

‘Reality’ vs Product Photography. My favourite is the Currywurst, looks disgusting in both categories.

Calculator Watch

Jonas — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:17:59 +0000

So Damn nice. I want it!

Brighton Port Authority

anthon — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:53:55 +0000

Norman Cook’s latest brings us a brilliantly retro track, and director Keith Schofield embodies it flawlessly in this video. i never thought i’d actually appreciate censor bars…

sit back and enjoy!

TD Break Down

Jonas — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:02:45 +0000

So, I play a lot of flash based games, mostly tower defense games, or at least they’re the ones that consume most of my time. So, here’s a little break down of my favourites.

Flash Element Td v1.0

Classic Tower Defense. One map for all levels, with a bunch of different towers. The tricks to get the high scores, only use standard towers, use the tab button to place the towers tighter together, and for each upgrade, pick the +5% interest rate

Vector Td v2.0

Kind of like the first one, but set in a futuristic environment, you also have different map layouts to perfect in your quest to kill all the evil robots.

GemCraft

The last one I played, it offers a slightly different game play, there’s different levels and you gain experience points so you can level up, and get new skills. The towers are made out of gems in different colours, each colour with a special skill, that can be combined into better gems.
Highly addictive.

Lastly, as a general rule, for all TD games, the key is upgrade upgrade upgrade + position.

Robot Clarinet

Jonas — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:56:45 +0000

sure, it can play fast, but it still sounds like a robot is playing, wheres the soooul.
quite impressive though.

Saturday Propaganda

Jonas — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:16:19 +0000

Best Fight Ever

Jonas — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:26:37 +0000

with 2.5 million views, who could have missed it? well, at least a bunch of people, me included, so here it is, best fight scene ever.

firefox3.0

Jonas — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:20:58 +0000

So, time to download the official release of Firefox 3.0, but honestly, would we stick with it if Safari had Firebug..? Would we..? I think not.

Beta is Soooo Last Year

Jonas — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:16:15 +0000

Just wanted to tell you guys that Betas are last years, also, ‘invite only’ is ridiculous. No, I’m not grumpy, not at all, just making a point.

Erhum. www.ffffound.com

Wild Bill Hickok

Jonas — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:30:55 +0000

You have to read up on Wild Bill, he is pretty damn cool.
I think that our favourite Lundy, Keith Carradine is doing a pretty nice job playing Wild Bill in the beginning of the latest time-killer, Deadwood.

tip of the day,

Jonas — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:24:38 +0000

how to play streaming wmv in itunes (like p1, p3 on the swedish radio)

1: Install Flip4Mac
2: Get the streaming-url, something like mms://wm-live.sr.se/SR-P3-High (p3)
3: Open in VLC
4: Save as playlist (m3u) in VLC
5: Open the playlist in Quicktime, save it as a “self contained movie”
6: Import in Itunes
7: Play

Cool Beards

Jonas — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:10:32 +0000

Check this guy out, he’s got an impressed range of beards, makes me terribly jealous. I’m still waiting for my stupid facial hair to start growing properly, damn it Santa, make it happen.

silly silly

Jonas — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:44:06 +0000

that is indeed very silly, but pretty nicely overlaid.

Cat-Cam

Jonas — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:17:31 +0000

Brilliant.