Archive: October 1, 2008
us-bailout-graphic

You’re probably asking what those colorful bubbles are above. Well, they represent the size of United States government bailouts in history beginning in 1970. That big burgundy dot at the far right? Yeah, that’s the $700 billion bailout that recently failed to get passed. [via] Check out the infographic and list of US government bailouts [...]

dqm-adidas

Dave’s Quality Meat has come out with a branded Adidas shoe called the ZX 90 that looks absolutely awesome. DQM says that the shoe is fit for cyclists because of reflective material found throughout the exterior of the shoe. The shoe profile is minimal with the black Adidas three-stripe logo blending in with the mesh [...]

pushing-daisies-season-2

Tonight at 8PM EST (Oct. 1), Pushing Daisies, one of the best new TV shows to debut this past year, is premiering its 2nd season! I cannot wait to see new episodes of the whole pie-making, death-reversing gang in their colorful and vibrant artificial world. It’s going to be good, I know it already. Check [...]

research-paper-vs-internet-comic

I don’t know where it comes from, but Gondaba calls this one “Distractions”. What a perfect name for this illustration. I always find the internet more fun than any sort of work in front of me and this depiction of it is basically what my mind thinks of when it does the comparison between the [...]

hand-dryer

I like galleries of silly things, so here’s a great collection of air hand dryers from around the world. [via] This reminds me of something I’ve been meaning to do for several weeks now. In one of the buildings that I go to class in, The New School has installed one of those high-pressure hand [...]