Monthly Archives: January 2009

Original photograph that inspired Obama "Hope" poster discovered

January 22, 2009 @ 1:33 am

There’s been some question ever since Shepard Fairey’s iconic Barack Obama “Hope” poster went public about who shot the original photo that inspired the artwork. For a while, it was thought to have been photographed by Reuters photographer Jim Young. … Continue reading →

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A terrible ad for the Lenovo W700ds

January 21, 2009 @ 10:57 pm

I saw this video over at Crave and I wanted to punch my computer. A video like this must take a group of people to “OK” out the door. It really surprises me that nobody thought this to be a … Continue reading →

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Because I love NY

January 21, 2009 @ 7:46 pm

Bank of America just sent me this. Apparently, Hello Kitty wasn’t cutting it. Share this:EmailFacebookRedditDiggStumbleUpon

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Obama's People by Nadav Kander

January 21, 2009 @ 6:11 pm

Have you all seen the photographs of Obama’s cabinet members taken by Nadav Kander? They all look so eerie. Apparently, Nadav placed all of the subjects in a very small, confined space and asked them all to bring something with … Continue reading →

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Finally! Somebody makes an app that locks your Mac using hotkeys

January 21, 2009 @ 5:49 pm

I think it’s absolutely ridiculous that Mac OSX doesn’t come with a hotkey combo to quickly lock the computer. In Windows, all you had to do was press the Windows Key + L to get your computer locked. This was … Continue reading →

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Toyota is now the world's largest automaker

January 21, 2009 @ 5:38 pm

AdAge confirmed it today in an article citing specific sales numbers from General Motors and Toyota. As of today, Toyota is now the official #1 automaker in the world, putting GM in the #2 spot. In 2008, Toyota sold 8.97 … Continue reading →

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