CONTEMPORIST » A Penthouse Where Nature Meets Architecture. links to a new york times article and slideshow. this is probably the coolest condo unit i’ve ever seen.

Swype | TechCrunch50 Conference 2008. the speaker’s tone is annoying but this demo is awesome. i want it on my iphone immediately.

jparallax. cool jquery library. no idea how i’d use it. via ram.

Google Street View Tokyo: Shibuya. it was a quite day. those are some crazy maps though. they have street views of what looks like alleys.

(Really) Stunning Pictures and Photos | Smashing Magazine. there’s some pretty cool ones in the set.

The Royal Mint: The New Designs Revealed. now that is some cool modern design for coinage.

Darvaza: The Burning Gates. a whole of natural gas, burning for 37 years. via jody.

Book Autopsies. that’s some cool art project. via sean.

what color is the empire state building?. wow, they really light it up for everything.

CONTEMPORIST » Contemporary Globes. in case you need a super cool modern globe.


Low-Cost Multi-touch Whiteboard using the Wii Remote. very cool low-budget hack.

The first smart rabbit - Nabaztag. $179. i’d think about it at $100.

Julia fullerton-batten’s Teenage Stories. some cool photos. via ram.

CONTEMPORIST. i fucking love this blog. i don’t know how they manage to find so much cool shit. it’s going to be the death of me when i want to furnish a home.

Right Brain v Left Brain. i just probably wasted 30 minutes trying to flip back and forth on this optical illusion.

Crazy Dice Staking video on Youtube. I didn’t know dice stacking was a talent but this guy definitely has it.

BBC NEWS | Spam weapon helps preserve books. a novel idea that stops spammers and digitizes old books at the same time. via boris.


from somewhere in south korea.

The best photos on the internet - Best Pic Ever. lots of crazy shots.

Best Movie Marketing Ever. damn. that’s just genius. the trailer is pretty cool too.