now this is pretty cool. i like seeing people thinking of unusual stuff like this. as a snowboarder it looks like fun, and i like how he says, “Front to Back balance is a finer instrument than Left to Right balance and offers a greater degree of artistic feedback.” i don’t know how scientific that is, but i can’t argue with the guy.

this engine, used in container ships, is bigger than my house. amazing.

and if i had gobs of money i’d go to this. rubbin elbows with the movers and shakers.

i like rocket ships, and these ones are fun.

if i lived in tokyo i would go here. sounds great.

i thought snl with jack black last weekend was one of the best in a while. here’s one reason why.

this is a nice blog about presentations, and a very good post on the dangers of relying on powerpoint–and bulletpoints. the concepts are applicable to any kind of design, really.

oh my gosh this is so good. it really works. really.

and i found it here. great blog.

It’s starting to feel very autumnal around here, and winter is around the corner. Up in the mountains, it looks like it’s already arrived.

What I like about the video iPod, is that it’s not a video iPod. It’s just an iPod. Apple is very smart about these things. They don’t say, “Let’s make a video iPod and see how people like it. Maybe it will sell!” They say, “Let’s add video to the iPod.” Brilliant. Because, if people don’t really use the feature that much, so what. No one will ever say, “the video iPod was a failure.” The iPod is already super popular, and it will keep selling. They didn’t raise the price, they didn’t make a new model. And now, with video, it can better go head-to-head with other portable media players out there. Smart.