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the last three pictures

…found in igor djatlov’s camera: some truly poetic pictures & a very bizarre story i have just discovered…

…then, something happens. In the middle of the night all nine suddenly leap out of their tents as fast as possible, ripping them open from the inside (not even enough time to untie the doors) and race out into the sub-zero temps, without coats or boots or skis, most in their underwear, some even barefoot or with a single sock or boot. It is 30 degrees below zero, Celsius. A few make it as far as a kilometer and a half down the slope. All nine, as you might expect, quickly die…

the details can be read here and another account of this tale also here, merry christmas from me! ha ha

m / 23-12-2010 20:28 - tags: ,  

a post a day

it’s certainly been one of the blog trends this year ‘something everyday’ like the wonderful project thirty three which continues to turn up beautiful old vinyl sleeves… or the eclectic collection a day which is nearing it’s completion, like many blogs it will then turn full circle and become paper again in the form of a book next year…

another one i saw recently is US designer ‘john selman’ who is taking a news item from the BBC news website everyday and turning it into a poster…

m / 21-12-2010 09:08 - tags: , , ,  

referencing homer

an amusing compilation of fragments in which hollywood movies have referenced famous scenes from the simpsons, or should that be the other way round?

m / 19-12-2010 13:29 - tags: , ,  

don van vliet

psychedelic shaman, borderline genius…. captian beefheart (who has just sadly passed away) is admittedly not somebody i know a lot about, however this documentary (narrated by the wonderful ‘john peel’) goes a long way to explaining what he was about, worth a watch (tip via ‘peter van deursen’, thanks!)

m / 19-12-2010 13:27 - tags: , ,  

daily wisdom (& occasional nonsense)

The more people we have on our team, the less room there is in the elevator and the more complicated everything gets.
– David Karp

The main thing is to keep the main thing, the main thing.
– Jim Barksdale

Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.
– Mark Zuckerberg

The greatest teacher I know is the job itself.
– James Cash Penney

a daily dose of ‘wisdom’ on starting your own business from others who also have: startup quotes (with thanks to ‘martin vesseur’)

m / 19-12-2010 12:47 - tags: ,