January 2011
1 post
September 2010
1 post
August 2010
2 posts
5 Mind Blowing Ways Your Memory Plays Tricks On... →
July 2010
5 posts
DON'T CALL IT NOISE: A CHAT WITH AN OSCAR WINNING... →
Brilliant brilliant brilliant. The most geeky article about sound design for movies.
NEVER WAKE UP: THE MEANING AND SECRET OF INCEPTION →
This just exploded my mind.
How To Make Perfect McDonald's-Style French Fries →
This guy’s site deserves a mega award for culinary geekery.
June 2010
7 posts
Toy Story 3 Easter Eggs →
For those who have already watched the movie.
South African Vuvuzela Philharmonic Angered By... →
LOL
Rent-a-white-guy for your Chinese business meeting →
Village Artist →
Check out my attempt at photoblogging. It’s been off to a rather slow start, but that’s alright, as long as it doesn’t stop.
May 2010
1 post
April 2010
5 posts
Tiger Woods and the Superstar Effect - WSJ.com →
Such domination appears to be deeply intimidating. Whenever Mr. Woods entered a tournament, every other golfer took, on average, 0.8 more strokes. This effect was even observable in the first round, with the presence of Mr. Woods leading to an additional 0.3 strokes among all golfers over the initial 18 holes. While this might sound like an insignificant difference, the average margin between...
“The Last 3 Minutes” From Shane Hurlbut, ASC (by Shane Hurlbut, ASC)
A really beautiful short film shot on a Canon 5D MkII DSLR.
Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You... →
'Let's Push for It' - The Daily Californian →
This homeless man who I used to see all the time in Berkeley actually has a college degree and a rather persuasive philosophy.
March 2010
5 posts
The Esoteric Interpretation of The Black Eyed... →
More where this came from.
The 2009 VMAs: The Occult Mega-Ritual | The... →
This is terribly interesting, along with many other articles on the site.
February 2010
4 posts
A midday nap markedly boosts the brain's learning... →
New findings from Matt Walker, one of the amazing professors I had the privilege of learning from in UC Berkeley.
A single voice
In an ocean of constant noise,
But somehow our ears were...
– “Side by Side” - Sleeping At Last
This phonetic labyrinth
Gives moss, gross, brook, brooch, ninth, plinth. Have...
– Spelling Society : Chaos poem.
January 2010
10 posts
One my favouritest funnest bands, Vampire Weekend, on Pitchfork: TV
Here's to the crazy ones: a decade of Mac OS X... →
Really enjoyed this article on the history of OS X. I can’t say that I was there at the beginning - I was a happy Windows user like everyone else, but it almost makes me proud to see how far Apple has come, and how Windows still has some catching up to do.
December 2009
12 posts
I feel like jumping into a pool of moisturiser.
A piece with a lot of screenshots about the close... →
A very observant description of how tabs work in Google Chrome. I’ve found it to be a very pleasing browser for Mac. Give it a try.
5 deg and raining outside. Why does the heating system choose to not work now??
I really want a twinkie before i leave, but i haven’t seen one in 4 months!
Off to Oakland “I’m suddenly in China” Chinatown for some phenomenal dimsum!