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“If the packaging doesn’t appeal to the consumer, why would the brand or product...”
– TheDieline.com: The #1 Package Design Website, World’s Best Packaging: Maximizing Brand Image through Package Design.
Jan 30th
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Obama Signs Equal-Pay Legislation →
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Video Painting Diary: See Ya Later Alligator-Day One Here is a video of a new painting that I have working on.  This is day one of filming the project.  Check out my rad shorts and grandpa cardigan.
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“He looked around,” said one of his guests, retired Rear Adm. John D. Hutson,...”
– White House Unbuttons Formal Dress Code
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“And the Winner Is — Wired’s First Annual Rippy Music Awards”
– And the Winner Is — Wired’s First Annual Rippy Music Awards
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ACLU Demands Eavesdropping, Torture Memos From... →
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House Kills Digital TV Delay; Still Set for Feb.... →
  The House, led by minority Republicans, killed a bill Tuesday that would have delayed the nation’s switchover to digital television by four months. The legislative sideshow threatened to push back the rollout until June 12 (not really, but read on) which is now still on track to occur Feb. 17 — ready or not. And while the bill would not have exactly solved the readiness issue it is...
Jan 29th
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“One-Up Barack With RIM’s Newest BlackBerry”
– Barack Obama would love to get his executive mitts on the new BlackBerry Curve. Just like our new prez, RIM’s latest smartphone is full of change. But unlike Mr. Obama, not all the change is promising. RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Wired.com Product Reviews
Jan 29th
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Taking Liberties 1 on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
Jan 28th
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The Dark Lord of Broadband Tries to Fix Comcast's... →
  Robb Topolski couldn’t stay awake. All he could manage was three hours at a stretch before passing out. At first, his doctors were baffled, though they would eventually diagnose his condition as a severe form of anemia. But for the time being, no one knew anything except that it was dangerous for Topolski to venture too far from his bed. Topolski was a quality assurance engineer at Intel...
Jan 27th
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Armsrock & Elbow Toe
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“But I absolutely have to share this before my mind explodes. I had a dream last...”
– FRANGRY: Forgive me for what I’m about to do to your day. 
Jan 27th
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Live Free or Drown: Floating Utopias on the Cheap  →
  Several dozen conference-goers are filing into the Mendocino Room of the Embassy Suites Hotel in Burlingame, a San Francisco suburb, arming themselves with coffee and muffins as they shuffle to their seats. It’s the kind of scene that occurs daily—if not hourly—in the Bay Area, where techies and businesspeople forever squeeze into drab meeting rooms to discuss how they are going to change...
Jan 27th
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Jan. 27, 1967: 3 Astronauts Die in Capsule Fire  →
  1967: Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee are killed on the launch pad when a flash fire engulfs their command module during testing for the first Apollo/Saturn mission. They are the first U.S. astronauts to die in the line of duty. The command module, built by North American Aviation, was the prototype for those that would eventually accompany the lunar landers to the moon. Designated...
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“It’s unlikely that all the pseudo-hipsters who buy their Che T-shirts at Urban...”
– Esquire, “What’s So Bad About Socialism Anyway?” (link via Young Manhattanite) (via lenachen) (via buyhercandy) (via unicornology)
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Painfully Hip » top-secret thrifting tips you may... →
Jan 26th
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The six worst Apple products of all time |... →
  Perhaps no Apple product has been as reviled as the infamous “hockey puck” mouse, which shipped with the original iMac in 1998 and lasted for two years. Its small size made it awkward to grasp, and its round shape made it tricky to orient. The only people who liked it were the folks who made third-party mice and USB-to-ADB adapters that enabled the use of older mice.
Jan 26th
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Five forgotten Apple products | Macworld →
  With any company that’s been around for more than 30 years—and with as many interesting, creative, and varied ideas Apple has had—there are bound to be a few Apple products that have slipped through history’s cracks. Along with its incredible successes, Apple has made its rightful share of clunkers and obscure products that quickly sunk to the bottom of the deep and vast ocean of public memory.
Jan 26th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-25) →
Jaga Jazzist (3)  Beirut (3)  Willow (3)  Ann Wilson & Mike Reno (2)  Deniece Williams (2)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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zehnuhr: TED: David Carson - Design, discovery and humor Great design is a never-ending journey of discovery – and for this journey, it helps to pack a healthy sense of humor. Sociologist and surfer-turned-designer David Carson walks through a gorgeous, funny and wise review of his work and found images. It’s packed with quotable moments from Marshall McLuhan, William S. Burroughs and Carson....
Jan 21st
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Jan 20th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-18) →
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (10)  Kenny Loggins (5)  Jaga Jazzist (5)  2Pac (4)  Deniece Williams (4)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jan 19th
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