warrp.cpn: 2012

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Reduce, Reuse, Reargyle

Time to Save Argyle

2nd place in Derby #275: I Recycle, Editor's Choice!
People, please. Listen up: if we keep using it at our current rate, we will deplete our argyle resources within the next three decades. Imagine the blank socks, sweaters, and vests, sadly waiting for a colored grid that will never come? That doesn't sound like a world you want to live in, does it?
No! That's why we need to act fast! We need to look into environmentally-conscious argyle alternatives. Some of what's been proposed:

Electric argyle
Hemp argyle
Solar-powered argyle
Hydrogen argyle
Hologram argyle
Ghost argyle

A little goes a long way so please consider donating to a scientist working with alternative argyle... before it's too late!
Wear this shirt: under an open cardigan.
Don't wear this shirt: under an argyle sweater. That would be redundant.
This shirt tells the world: Argyle or else!
We call this color: brown as my compost bin.

Momzilla

Momzilla:

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gif
, eat your vegetables
, godzilla

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You'll Grow Into Them

You'll Grow Into Them:

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big pants
, baby

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Watch LG Use IPS Displays to Trick Elevator Passengers Into Thinking They're About to Die

Watch LG Use IPS Displays to Trick Elevator Passengers Into Thinking They're About to Die:

There's nothing quite like a good prank, and what prank is better than convincing innocent people that they are about to meet their bitter, messy end? That's the path LG went down for this ad, where they use IPS displays to fool people—however briefly—that an elevator's floor is falling out from beneath them.
Presumably these are all random, innocent people, but it's an ad so you can be skeptical if you like. Regardless of what it may or may not say about how lifelike LG's IPS displays are, it's a pretty good trick and it's fun to see people yelp and grab for the railing. I'm just glad I never set foot in there. That's a particularly nagging fear of mine and I'm pretty sure I would wet myself on the spot. Who knows how those displays would fare then. [YouTube via The Next Web]

The MOGA Android Controller Will Make You Curse Like a Sailor in Public

The MOGA Android Controller Will Make You Curse Like a Sailor in Public:

Available today where ever an Android gamer cries out for an analog stick, Power A's MOGA gaming controller invites you to offend complete strangers with your outrageous trash talk. More »

The Lowly Button Gets a Brilliant Upgrade

The Lowly Button Gets a Brilliant Upgrade:

There should be a special Nobel Prize set aside for geniuses who find ways to improve the simplest things in life. And this year's award would go to Shapeways user OliveBird, whose Button 2.0 turns any shirt into a convenient headphone wrangler.
It's not to say that the traditional button design isn't useful. It's just that with the addition of a subtle clamp on one edge for holding headphone cables no thicker than two millimeters, the Button 2.0 is approximately a thousand times more useful. And this isn't some design student's thesis on how to make the world better. It's an actual product you can order from Shapeways in different colors ranging in price from $3 to $4. Expensive for a button? Yes. But this is the bleeding edge of shirt fastening/cable wrangling technology.

[Shapeways via Notcot]

Too Many Pills For Pacman

Too Many Pills For Pacman:

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, never drinking again
, pills
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, arcade games

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Laser Cutting Table For Amateurs Slices What You Sketch

Laser Cutting Table For Amateurs Slices What You Sketch:

In the not-too-distant future home manufacturing will be as commonplace as home printing. Devices like the Makerbot will fuel the revolution, but only when they become as easy to use as this Constructable that precisely cuts materials based on doodles made with a laser pointer.
Users don't have to master computer-aided design software in order to create a pattern for the table's high-powered laser to slice. They just have to use a set of 15 different laser pointers to draw directly on the material they're cutting. Each pointer serves a different purpose, from creating gears, to joints, to freehand shapes, and it appears to compensate for those who are terrible artists by straightening lines or 'beautifying' curves. Because no one's going to want to use products they made themselves if they look that way.

[Hasso-Plattner-Institut via Notcot]

The Science Of Dogs

The Science Of Dogs:

I have 4 doctorates in dogsareawesomeology. -Will
High resolution files are here!! We’ve been getting a lot of requests from people saying they want a way to buy posters or high-res files of certain comics. We’re working on putting up a store soon, but in the mean time, we’ve set up a way for you to start downloading high-res files of certain comics. We’re doing a pay-what-you-want system (or download for free…seriously, go nuts) because we like you guys and are happy for you to download as much as you want. We’re just getting started so it might take some time to get all your favorite strips up, but hopefully we’ll have most of them available soon. If there is a specific comic you’d like available in a larger size, feel free to shoot us an email and we’ll try to make it happen. Today’s comic is the first one we’ve put up–you can get it here.

I See Dead People

I See Dead People:

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Dr. Who Do You Think You're Trying to Impress?

Dr. Who Do You Think You're Trying to Impress?:

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GO HOME

GO HOME:

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Anatomical Brain Pendant

Anatomical Brain Pendant:

It'd be awesome if you could put this brain pendant around your neck, and it'd suddenly imbue you with extra processing power. That's not what it does. But it'd be awesome if it did, wouldn't it? Yeah. We can dream. Until then, hey. Nice pendant.
Price: $29.99

Autobacon

Autobacon:

There is no harm in dreaming. Dreams keep our world going. We dream about so many things that we wish we could make. The first step is to draw the picture and Glenn has done just that for us!
Price: $15.99 - $17.99

Duuuuhdun... Duhhhhhdun...

Duuuuhdun... Duhhhhhdun...:

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Turn Your Instagram Stream Into a Calendar and Relive a Year's Worth Of Meals

Turn Your Instagram Stream Into a Calendar and Relive a Year's Worth Of Meals:

Remember that amazing lemon shrimp scampi pasta you had eight months ago? No? Well if you're like most people and use Instagram to document your daily dining, you can order a 365 day calendar from Prinstagram and relive every meal you had over the past year.
The service turns your Instagram stream into a daily tear-off calendar with the month and date printed over the image, or below it. You can even opt to have no date printed at all, but instead of a calendar you'll really just be getting a notepad you can't really write on. And at $40 you'll probably want to make sure you at least have 365 photos in your Instagram stream to make it worthwhile. Otherwise you might find yourself reliving the same photo from day to day, like a horrible real-life version of Groundhog Day minus the charm of Bill Murray.
Turn Your Instagram Stream Into a Calendar and Relive a Year's Worth Of Meals

[Prinstagram via PetaPixel]

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

The Ultimate Photobomb

The Ultimate Photobomb:

I love this image. Two kids playing basketball while NASA's space shuttle Endeavour peeks from a corner on the background. It's like, "Sup boys? No interest in f*cking science or what?"
According to the photographer Wally Skalij, the kids are Traymond Harris, left, and Ryan Hudge, right. They were playing as Endeavour played its own game: going the obstacle race course that took her through Los Angeles' streets, en route to the California Science Center.
Image by Wally Skalij/Getty Images

Portal Weighted Companion Cube "Fuzzy Dice"

Portal Weighted Companion Cube "Fuzzy Dice":

Your faithful companion from the Enrichment Center will now accompany you on road trips and generally be adorable and squishy. Take care of them and if your car catches fire, be sure not to let them burninate.
Price: $24.99

An Armchair Inspired by Smartphone Icons

An Armchair Inspired by Smartphone Icons:

The app icon is a defining feature of technology these days, and now designers are even turning to it for inspiration. This new furniture line, called Apps, takes inspiration from the icons that feature on all our smartphones—and it looks pretty damn sweet.
Designed by Richard Hutten—no stranger to taking inspiration from the tech world—for Dutch furniture firm Artifort, the design is available in a one- or two-person design. Aptly, they're referred to as Version 1.0 and 2.0. Richard Hutten explains the rationale behind the design:

On the one hand, it is a very simple and therefore timeless design; on the other hand, it is entirely contemporary thanks to the flowing forms and a basic shape that appears to be based on icons displayed on a smartphone.

The designs are built around an internal wooden frame, sculpted to produce the distinctive rounded square shapes. The furniture will be available from Artifort soon, though prices are yet to be revealed. [Artifort via MocoLoco]