Copycats

Similarities in advertising

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After Elton...

...takes a look at the gayest pop show on the planet: The Eurovision Song Contest.

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Walk-in technique

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The Pessimist's Mug

"it makes everything taste bitter."

Race

"We expect people to look different. And why not? Like a fingerprint, each person is unique. Every person represents a one-of-a-kind, combination of their parents’, grandparents’ and family’s ancestry. And every person experiences life somewhat differently than others.

Looking through the eyes of history, science and lived experience, the RACE Project explains differences among people and reveals the reality – and unreality – of race. The story of race is complex and may challenge how we think about race and human variation, about the differences and similarities among people.

Are We So Different?
A fantastic interactive website produced by the American Anthropological Association.

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The Spectrum revolution

In April 1982 a small British company, led by Sir Clive Sinclair, launched the ZX Spectrum computer and sparked a revolution. Indeed it revolutionized my own life and changed it forever. Now BBC looks back at the history behind the machine.

rebellious graffiti...

... on a patronizing sign.

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See you monday!

Animals Hand Painting

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From the spaghetti harvest...

...to the instant color tv here are the top 100 April Fool's Day hoaxes of all time.

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Crash Test Dummy

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Incredible things...

...people (actually) said in court.

Q: What is your date of birth?
A: July fifteen.
Q: What year?
A: Every year.

Changing lights

The European Union is going to ban old style light bulbs in the next couple of years substituting them for the new low energy light bulbs.

Incandescent light bulbs, whilst cheaper than their fluorescent counterparts, use much more electricity and obviously therefore create more carbon dioxide.



In the long run it will surely be a change for the best. And the much speculated led based bulbs might come sooner than we expect...

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Design Candy

The ChonrArte Canna clock uses a liquid display made up of 12 tubes that slowly fill with colored water. It uses radio reception to sync the time and automatically changes from standard to daylight savings time.

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20 must-have...

...Firefox extensions.

12 quick tips...

...to search Google like an expert.

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The Vista Experience

The oddest of errors...



...and BBC's Falling into the Vista trap article.

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Answering today's question

Why there are only 28 days in February?

The Masa in New York...

...is the most expensive restaurant in the USA with the prix fixe menu ranging from $350 to $500 per person not including alcohol. The meals include five appetizers, a sushi entrée with up to 20 types of seafood flown directly from Japan and a dessert course served with tea.

The other restaurants that fill up the top 10 list can be seen here.

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10 new uses...

...for coffee filters.

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Five great ways...

...to leave a tip.

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The money maker

An interesting interview with graphic designer Robert Oxenaar who worked for the Dutch Bank and created several note designs that are among the most beautiful in the world.

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Home again

The trip was long but worth it. Tomorrow I'll resume posting.

Have a good fat tuesday!

Pause

I'm going on a trip so this week there will be no updates.

Deadly beauty

The most poisonous animal is not a snake or a spider. It’s a beautiful little frog! "Most frogs produce skin toxins, but the dart poison frogs from Central and South America are the most potent of all. The golden poison frog, called terribilis (the terrible), is so toxic that even touching it can be dangerous."

A gallery of colorful (and Sometimes Poisonous) frogs.

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