Author Archives: jb

>Dead fly art

Posted on 9 October, 2009 by jb

> More here

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>This I definitely need

Posted on 8 October, 2009 by jb

> Just too cool for words. Unless it’s “Table”, natch. On BoingBoing, of course

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>Real people

Posted on 8 October, 2009 by jb

> A German women’s magazine “Brigitte” has announced that it’s no longer going to be working with professional models. Probably because most of them are reminiscent of anorexic stick insects. Didn’t quite have to go this far, though. Then again, … Continue reading →

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>Vampire bite necklace

Posted on 8 October, 2009 by jb

> Now, where’s that garlic…?

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>What’s good for the goose…

Posted on 5 October, 2009 by jb

> I blogged this v-formation business a couple of years ago, but the ever excellent kottke.org  has an explanation for it. I bet the professor from down river has one, too. Probably an algorithm. Crikey, she’s a bright bird

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>Fractally speaking

Posted on 3 October, 2009 by jb

> http://www.cesmes.fi/

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>The night sky in 800 millions pixels

Posted on 29 September, 2009 by jb

> Hat tip to Slashdot for this one A project carried out recently by Serge Brunier and Frédéric Tapissier. Brunier traveled to the top of a volcano in the Canary Islands and to the Chilean desert to capture 1,200 images … Continue reading →

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>Le Pissoir Mirroir

Posted on 25 September, 2009 by jb

> Seen in Weimar. On …er…..reflection, it could be Le Mirroir-Pissoir…

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>With friends like this…

Posted on 23 September, 2009 by jb

> who needs enemies. NYT story on Qaddafi’s UN rambling diatribe address

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>How to lose an election. Reloaded.

Posted on 23 September, 2009 by jb

> Given that I was (pretty much) spot-on 4 years ago, they should save their money, get rid of all those pollsters and listen to me. Angela Merkel’s at serious risk of buggering it up. Again. The elections on 27 … Continue reading →

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