Attention Lotteries
Posted: April 21st, 2012
at 6:56pm by mnp
Categories: web,business,et cetera,internets,entrepreneurship,jobs,innovation,cloud
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Does Journalism and Tech Work?
What do you think?
Why has tech reporting become such tedious product journalism? Why are reporters trying to scoop each other on news that is essentially a spec sheet about a mass-produced product? : Continue reading :
Posted: April 21st, 2012
at 2:28am by mnp
Categories: computers,web,cell phones,business,et cetera,cloud
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Restlessness and Reception: Transforming Art Criticism in the Age of the Blogosphere
Nearly a decade into the twenty-first century, art criticism finds itself directly pressured by the considerable impact and strain of new technologies that exist precariously on the cusp of being emergent and anachronistic. Although art criticism is not ‘dead’ exactly, pointed questions might be raised as to both its current health and future prospects. One could maintain that many of those skeptical about the relevance of criticism today are likely asserting the fact that the ‘old school’ premises which guided much extant criticism are simply not viable when asked to speak toward and elucidate the newer approaches, attitudes and configurations guiding much recent art. : Continue reading :
Posted: December 28th, 2011
at 8:38pm by mnp
Categories: art,contemporary,et cetera,blogs,art theory
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Bad at Sports Podcast : Jim Campbell
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Posted: December 28th, 2011
at 7:07pm by mnp
Categories: art,web,contemporary,boredom killer,et cetera,blogs,art theory
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A Life in Film and Design
"Saul Bass. Before I ever met him, before we worked together, he was a legend in my eyes." As introductions go, that’s a humdinger and a half, but coming from Martin Scorsese? It doesn’t get much better than that, and the iconic director goes on to say that his designs, "found and distilled the poetry of the modern, industrialized world." Saul Bass is such a significant figure it would be hard to begin to do him justice in book form, but this mouthwatering 440-page opus by Saul’s daughter Jennifer and Patrick Kirkham is a worthy tribute to both the man and the legend. :Continue reading:
The Wrong Place - Comic
The Wrong Place paints a picture, literally, in exquisitely phosphorescent watercolor, that’s riproaringly resonant if you’ve ever been swept along the steaming current of a swirly club-night out. : Continue on the comic :
Posted: December 17th, 2011
at 5:35pm by mnp
Categories: myninjaplease,art,et cetera
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My Ninja, Please 11.16.11 : Best of Web
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Posted: December 16th, 2011
at 2:47am by mnp
Categories: myninjaplease,youtube,web,et cetera
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PID-Controlled Espresso Machine
From the manufacturer:
We’re making a commercial-quality espresso machine at a consumer-friendly price.
Consistent pressure and temperature through the entire pull is the key to getting a perfect shot of espresso. And that’s exactly what our machine gives you, at a price far below any machine currently our there.
There are basically two kinds of home espresso machines on the market today. The affordable models have no good mechanism of temperature or pressure control. These machines can’t pull consistent shots. So if you’re serious about espresso, you’ll need one of the higher-end machines - they make great coffee, but they also start around $700.
But we’re engineers, and we knew that we could design a machine that was just as good as the expensive models - for less. And because we’re coffee enthusiasts ourselves, we kept the consumer experience in mind, and included features that we ourselves lusted after in an affordable machine.
Our machine will be going on sale for $299, but it’s available to you guys on Kickstarter for only $200!
No other machine at this price point offers high-end quality, PID-controlled customizable temperature and pressure, pre-infusion, or shot-time settings - we do.