January 2011
20 posts
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Victor Papanek's "Paper Computer" →
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The tool is based on individual problem-solving method developed by Victor Papanek and documented in his book Design for the Real World (1984, 177-181). According to Papanek’s description to use the method you need a pen, some slips of paper and notes. He emphasize that this kind of tools are no more than “externalization of a short memory aid, a sort of ‘paper...
“That’s what they always say.”
– “Slow Motion” - Panda Bear
“Neoliberal democracy. Instead of citizens, it produces consumers. Instead of...”
– Noam Chomsky (via graceisred)
ya hear dat?
“I’ll tell you about 20 year olds my friend.; half of ‘em are 16.”
– Dennis on 30Rock
A cup carrying one half of its capacity is neither...
Today I had a mild melt-down. What was that about?
I am afraid of the so-called real world. I have very few assets and it feels like a lack of options. I know that, having the resolve, I (anyone) can do anything. But I have no clue where to start. I think I had this idea that some metaphysical current would sweep me away and what happens next will fall into my lap.
Today, it didn’t feel that way for about an hour.
Then we went on a mission...
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The "Identity of Banksy" eBay Auction About to Hit... →
buddhabrot:
sleeperiod:
supersonicelectronic:
1 day, 16 hours left. I could tell you the identity of Banksy right now, for free. But that would take all the fun/meaning away from Banksy, wouldn’t it?
THIS IS FUCKING RETARDED.
Banksy!!!!!
“It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from...”
– MLK.
Flat Pack DIY Shoes from Unulife
unconsumption:
From the UnuLife website:
These shoes are made from a single sheet of recycled leather and use neither glue nor stitching. They come flat-packed for self-assembly, ready to be folded together by hand. The shoes and all the packaging are both recycled and recyclable. Either as summer ‘scuff-arounds’ or household slippers, indoors or out, they’re comfortable and surprisingly...
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“In fact, it is possible that scientists, poets, painters and writers, are all...”
– Gary Zukav- The Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics