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30 years of the Lego minifigure

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:17:28 GMT

Link: http://www.iconeye.com/index.php?view=article&catid=348%3Agallery&layout=gallery&id=3344%3A30+years+of+Lego&option=com_content

Is the long tail right?

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:01:26 GMT

This author thinks “no.” I disagree.

Link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121493784638920147.html

Nuke the fridge

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:18:30 GMT

Like “jump the shark,” but for movies. I’m very sorry Indy.

Link: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nuke+the+fridge

Numbers, Amazon-style

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:05:07 GMT

Is measurement something we do innately?

Link: http://johnhawks.net/weblog/reviews/brain/culture/math/dehaene-2008-number-logarithmic-space.html

Back From Yet Another Globetrotting Adventure, Indiana Jones Checks His Mail and Discovers That His Bid for Tenure Has Been Denied

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:56:44 GMT

Link: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2006/10/10bryan.html

Anglo-Saxon attitudes

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:25:57 GMT

The gap between American and British political views is widening.

Link: http://www.economist.com/daily/news/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10927596

The A.V. Club interviews Anthony Bourdain

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:46:38 GMT

Link: http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/anthony_bourdain

Innovative Minds Don’t Think Alike

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:18:56 GMT

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/business/30know.html?ex=1356843600&en=5d04acf0f946a3a9&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

All We Are Saying

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:17:46 GMT

The year in buzzwords.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/weekinreview/23buzzwords.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Top 10 Color Classical Reproductions

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:22:48 GMT

Link: http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/top-10-color-classical-reproductions/

63% of Americans now play video games

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:31:35 GMT

Link: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071212-report-63-percent-of-us-population-now-plays-video-games.html

The iWeb Conversator

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:32:55 GMT

A t-shirt from the guys at Penny Arcade. Excellent (unstated) Mass Effect reference as well.

Link: http://www.pennyarcademerch.com/pat070431.html

The 50 greatest fictional weapons of all time

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:20:24 GMT

An interesting list, but the top 15 are in a very unusual order if you ask me.

Link: http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/006398688.cfm

The Nerd Handbook

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:58:42 GMT

Dealing with your nerd.

Link: http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2007/11/11/the_nerd_handbook.html

Chinese culture versus German culture

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:36:31 GMT

A study in infographics.

Link: http://www.adinochang.com/archives/chinese-culture-versus-german-culture.html

World's dumbest conspiracy theories

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:08:34 GMT

Enough said.

Link: http://swallowingthecamel.blogspot.com/2007/08/worlds-weirdeststupidest-conspiracy.html

The Case Against Adolescence

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:07:35 GMT

Do we no longer have childhoods? Or do they extend into our thirties?

Link: http://www.kottke.org/07/09/the-case-against-adolescence

Why knockoffs are good for fashion

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:22:42 GMT

Because they generate a need for next year’s products.

Link: http://www.boingboing.net/2007/09/22/why-knockoffs-are-go.html

If board meetings ran like discussion boards

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:09:58 GMT

There are naughty words, you have been warned.

Recursion and human thought

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:46:11 GMT

Why a certain Amazonian tribe doesn’t have numbers.

Link: http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/everett07/everett07_index.html

Duncan Watts on 'Cumulative Advantage'

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 07:18:24 GMT

How it’s impossible to predict success in cultural markets, and how first mover success leads to market domination.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/15/magazine/15wwlnidealab.t.html?ex=1334203200&en=79be2f770fc76c6d&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink&pagewanted=all

The gentle art of selling yourself

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:26:05 GMT

Who wouldn’t want to be described:

His presentation skills are off the chart, as is his creative thinking. He is opinionated, innovative and people-oriented. Blessed with the courage of his own convictions, he leans to extremes, black or white. Never grey. You simply can’t ignore him.

A very nice header indeed.

Link: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2025919,00.html

Unhappy Meals

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:07:33 GMT

A (very long) article on what to eat. Turns out, it’s “mostly plants.”

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/magazine/28nutritionism.t.html?ei=5090&en=a18a7f35515014c7&ex=1327640400&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

A rising tide of disaffection towards design

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:37:32 GMT

Anti-fluff and anti-stuff

Link: http://www.core77.com/reactor/01.07_backlash.asp

'Firefly' reborn as online universe

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:07:04 GMT

Shiney.

Link: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72263-0.html

The 50 Greatest Commercials of the ’80s

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:59:38 GMT

Every one with a video. Awesome.

Link: http://giantmag.com/2006/12/tv/the-50-greatest-commercials-of-the-80s

Calling shotgun

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:00:45 GMT

Greatest wikipedia entry ever.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calling_shotgun

Star Trek inspirational posters

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:11 GMT

I only wish they were full size

Link: http://echosphere.net/star_trek_insp/star_trek_insp.html

An American explains Cricket

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:40 GMT

This makes Baseball look easy

Link: http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ABOUT_CRICKET/EXPLANATION/CRICKET_EXPLAINED_AMERICAN.html

May contain non-design content

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:19 GMT

A Design Observer article with this gem nestled within it: “To me, the conclusion is inescapable: the more things you’re interested in, the better your work will be.”

Link: http://www.designobserver.com/archives/011848.html

How Friday the 13th works

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:12 GMT

A brief history

Link: http://people.howstuffworks.com/friday-thirteenth.htm/printable

A subjective comparison of Germany and the United States

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:35 GMT

My brother’s moving over there, so I suppose this stuff’s good to know

Link: http://math-www.uni-paderborn.de/~axel/us-d.html

Seed: Science is Culture

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:08 GMT

Culture-of-science science-of-culture geekery in zine form

Link: http://seedmagazine.com/