Author: Chris Reynolds
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Shrinks Diagnose Darth Vader’s Inner Demons
As much as I love a good romp down Let’s Psychoanalyze Fictional Characters Lane, can I just point out the incredible waste of resources in a team of psychiatrists (that’s right, not just a guy, or some friends at the bar, or even a single, Star Wars-obsessed psych student) diagnosing Darth Vader with borderline personality…
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Humble Oil (now Exxon) Predicts the Future in 1962 Ad
“EACH DAY HUMBLE SUPPLIES ENOUGH ENERGY TO MELT 7 MILLION TONS OF GLACIER!” “This giant glacier has remained unmelted for centuries. Yet, the petroleum energy Humble supplies – if converted into heat – could melt it at the rate of 80 tons each second! To meet the nation’s growing needs for energy, Humble has supplied…
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my favorite new WordPress trick
this little functions.php hack makes me all giddy… use this to rebrand your WordPress back-end with your own logo: //hook the administrative header output add_action(‘admin_head’, ‘my_custom_logo’); function my_custom_logo() { echo ‘ ‘; } and here’s what it would look like in action: by default, the WP logo is 32px square. so what do you do…
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DesignersCouch: BP’s Logo Redesigned
via @DesignersCouch DesignersCouch: BP’s Logo Redesigned
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Street Art by BEST | EVER
BEST | EVER is a street art duo from Bournemouth, England. Their work combines surrealism with photorealism and addresses issues of human frailty, weakness, disease and death. As you can imagine, the art of BEST | EVER transcends simple graffiti with their hauntingly beautiful images. The subversive act of applying paint to public surfaces forces…
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lala.com closes their doors: a case study in how to alienate your core userbase
Once upon a time there was a website called Lala. I think I first heard about them in an issue of Wired as an alternative to filesharing. Because, when Lala got started, it was all about cd trading — put the cd’s you don’t really care for anymore up in the pool, create a wishlist…