This post, clickbaitingly called Know If a Font Sucks actually has some fascinating tidbits about compensating for our eyes tricking us. Hat tip to Janet Jia-Ee Chui.
Birthday Reflections: Favorites from the Last Year
I thought I’d go over some of the things I’ve discovered or loved in the last year, in no particular order. Johnny B. Truant’s essay, The universe doesn’t give a flying fuck about you. It’s an interesting head trip: by making everything you could possibly do look small, it help reduces fear for the consequences […]
Best Airline Video Ever?
Interior turbine photos. Dude. Air Tahiti Nui released the jawdropping behind-the-scenes footage of its operations to celebrate its 15th anniversary. It was created by Matthieu Courtois, a 32-year-old technical engineer from Tahiti who has been working for the airline since 2007, with the help of pilot Ludovic Allain. More in this story from Kate Schneider […]
In Bruges
When we were in Bruges, I heard what I thought was a pipe organ and headed for the campanile. No pipe organ, just some awesome buskers. Enjoy. Sorry about the length of the clip — it had already started before I got there, and I was running out of space on my phone. I think […]
Earth: Time Lapse from the ISS
Great music (I recommend headphones), and if you have the bandwidth, do it high def and full screen. Link to BoingBoing notes. Only place I could definitively identify from this video without slowing it down was the Sea of Cortez, with Baja California closer to the center.