Archive for November, 2007

Payphone in the 7th ave F subway station.

For all I know a complete mapping of possible leaf forms. via kottke.

found at http://www.thingschrisrecorded.com/

"The hilltops at night, they are beautiful"

"take my coins and place them there / make that sound i love to hear"

A shot of the Apollo 12 launch from the base of the rockets. Incredibly dramatic. I remember fragments of this footage from In the Shadow of the Moon and elsewhere, no doubt.

There are a hell of a lot more of these than I thought.

I had no idea that direct current was still in use for consumers here in New York, but it says something about the infrastructure if an upgrade like this can take so long to complete.

Sadly not set in the tree on the library lawn that at one time had the longest unsupported limb in treedom, the Vassar chapel is recognizable in the background.

Much better than the National Institutes of Health image archive.

Interesting article on modeling individual behavior to reveal larger group patterns. There's also this weird subtext about individualism, computer intelligence and authority that might just be endemic to the subject.

I have a problem.

I don't particularly care for Gill, except at very very small sizes, but this essay is fascinating nevertheless both for its depth and completeness.

"Winter is shrinking. Meanwhile, we extend our artificial version in a frenzy of decoration and experiences. Harrods opens its Christmas shop in August, mince pies are on the supermarket shelves in September, and Christmas singles are plotted in spring."

High def footage of the moon shot by a Japanese satellite orbiting the moon on Halloween this year. Unintentionially fascinating quote: "The satellite was confirmed to be in good health through telemetry data received at the Usuda station."

An image library of all presidential signatures.

"'A poem sometimes possesses rhyme or meter, though this is not necessary,' Keenan wrote. 'A poem is typically free from the usual rules of grammar, punctuation and capitalization.'"