Caner Dreams

Everyblock is the latest creation from mastermind, Adrian Holovaty. Who was also behind chicagocrime and Django. At first Everyblock seems to be just an expanded chicagocrime, with the blotter as well data from other areas [food inspection, craigslist, etc.]. But as you start to go through all of this information that has been aggregated into single point of reference you begin to see neighborhoods take shape. Its a great way to become familiar with own environment [if you live in chicago, nyc or san fran] or explore other places in way you normally wouldn't.

Rob Meek and Frank Müller, designed the Meek FM a synth that uses typesfaces for sound genereation and typographic creation. Through the hardware interface[ which is quite sexy btw] and special software, you can manipulate a character and the software will 'play' the character and the adjustments you make, like adding serifs and doing hot shit like glyph rotation [i wish i had something with a glyph rotation knob] you can create cutsom typefaces and sounds.

oh, yeah.

Alpaca
Originally uploaded by Ben Pearce

So apparently, the date has been set to show that we still have the asteroids to run this show. We will be blowing SAT USA 193 out of the cosmos. The time is set for 10:30 pm EST so it'll coincide with the lunar eclipse. Maybe we will get some fireworks as well. Head on over to The Danger Room and participate in the name the rogue satellite game.

The Smithsonian Windland Smith Rice International Awards.

From Richard Mosse's photography series Air Disaster.

"I spotted my first air disaster simulator on the tarmac at JFK," Mosse wrote. "You can see it yourself next time you fly into that airport. It's an intimidating black oblong structure situated dangerously close to one of the runways. Ever since, I have hunted for air trainers while taxi-ing across each new airport that I've had the chance to fly into."

I think Edward Tufte would be proud.

The next total eclipse won't be until 2010 so go out and check this one out. It should be a sweet color show.

keep watching it only gets better.

Here's the original if the drug mix is too much.

the best ska song [most likely this should be the only way we listen to ska now] you'll hear all week.