Archive for March, 2008
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Why even advertise, MSN?
Todd Bishop asks Why are these ads for MSN, not Windows Live - I'm wondering why they'd even advertise. Google gets to write snart billboards if they ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
The $1000 font
Keeping things business as usual, LetterHead Fonts was nice enough to post about the subsequent bittorent of the their LHF Garner, a classic sign font akin to the ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Expelled from Expelled
Ben Stein's scientific review of creationism in film format offered a private screening to those who reserved a seat. Apparently, however, that didn't include Dr. Myers, regardless of ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Robot Chicken: Gummy Bear Trap, unedited
Absolutely hilarious video by Robot Chicken - I laughed so hard I just had to convert it for youtube enjoyment:...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Great Scenes from TV and Film, Told Using Only Typography (and Sound)
Always Watching posts an article from David Chen with an excellent collage of Great Scenes from TV and Film, Told Using Only Typography (and Sound). Enjoy it!
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Methane detected on exoplanet
Space Today reports that methane has been detected in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet; the first organic molecule discovered on a planet outside of our solar system.
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Lost Boys 2
Thank god someone thought to bring a sequel to the Lost Boys. This looks like stellar work.
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Millions of Bees Released on Sacramento
A truckload of bees close highway 99 ramp at Florin Road in Sac-town.
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Laser Engraved Powerbook
Very cool laser engraved powerbook.
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Author: Brady J. Frey
I went skydiving
I get to knock another event off my list, as Sheryl treated me to skydiving for my birthday.
Brady's Jump...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
How to defend yourself from a Terminator
Wired News keeps the world safe again with an indepth article on how to Terminate a Terminator. Very thorough and worth the entertainment in your free time.
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Boobs and Dinks Early Detection Kit
Cool Hunting offers a helpful application to train yourself in cancer examinations called boobs and dinks.
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Windows 7
Microsoft announces Windows 7 as confirmed for launching via 2010. That'll happen, just like vista was supposed to launch in 2005. I look forward to seeing it happen. ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Pi Day
Happy Pi Day to the world!
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Permitting Time Travel
A dated, but interesting article debunking the traditional vision of time travel. Simply put, the back to the future method of adjusting history seems improbable; traveling back in ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Is it time to Globalize time?
Mike Elgan makes the case for Globalizing Time, and I'm all for it. I could care what the sun looks like compared to the time of day, I'd love ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Do the test
Keeping himself busy at freelance work, Douglas Hahn discovered this great cyclist advertisement. Can you follow along?
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Product Announcement: New Sins!
Good morning! We're proud to announce new forms of Social Sin! That's right, not only do we include previous sins, but we now offer brand new ecological sins ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Apple Porn
I'd have to say I assumed Apple would take the lock down route regarding their most recent SDK release, but I have to admit I was also shocked to ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Apple's Design Process
An interesting overview of Apple's Design Process from a senior engineering manager at apple. Interesting as a designer is the Pixel Perfect Mockup, though I imagine they still go ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
The 8 least funny comic strips
I loved garfield as a kid, but hey, he nailed the other ones. Read the 8 least funny comic strips.
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Author: Brady J. Frey
White Killer Whale
Scientists spotted a white killer whale off the Alaska coast.
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Hexapus
I've never heard of a six legged octopus (it would, in fact, be a bit off in naming alone), but it was recently discovered in England's Blackpool Sea Life ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
New beginnings
Dotfive needed to end. Although I have a back log of clientele both within San Francisco and the Chicagoland Area, the challenge of design has become a mundane set of ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Safari developer 90% of the way to Acid 3 Test validation
Dave hyatt blogged recently that although safari 3 was finishing with a decent 39/100, their developer version has now surpassed the 90/100 point with some hard development time. Dave ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Microsoft releases the first IE8 Beta
Microsoft is releasing it's first public beta of IE 8 today. It should be interesting to see what bug fixes are in store for developers, and what new bugs ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Flash is a joke
Thanks Uncle Steve, for telling the rest of the world what professionals in this industry have known for a while... flash is a joke. A cute inside joke where ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Anorexic dork in the Rhapsody Commercial
Am I the only person who hates this rhapsody commercial? The songs decent for pop tart, but this anorexic 20 something pops out of the shower, walks up to ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Refund for Airborne?
Airborne is the product of choice for most folks leery of public transportation, flying just about anywhere, or looking for a vitamin shot to curb oncoming illness. Well, atleast it ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Wired news: Babies see in pure color
Douglas Hahn, of Sink Review, found this interesting article on the perception variations of color between Babies and Adults.
While adults translate color information, for the most part, in ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Acid3
Today it's announced the new Acid3 compatibility tests for modern web browsers. The goal, defined by their press release, is:
The Acid3 Test is designed to test specifications for ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Microsoft Online gets rolling
CNET is pitching Microsoft's online system adds some big names, but I feel underwhelmed by the idea of Microsoft doing anything big in regards to the world wide web. ...
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Author: Brady J. Frey
The new $5
A unique flash application that showcases the new $5 bill, including a history of the bill design dating back to 1861.
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Xtreme Pug Skydiving
Nice video on YouTube showing off a tandem skydive with a man and his pug. Poor pug.
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Author: Brady J. Frey
Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins
Looks like there WILL be another terminator; the one everyone has been clamoring to see, the battle for humanity. Although there's no talk of Arnold featured in this version, ...