wired science : : the theory of the shower courtain
... why a shower curtain billows inward will be happy to know that David Schmidt has solved the mystery. No wonder he won the Ig Nobel prize in physics. By Farhad Manjoo.
posted by [d] at Friday, October 05, 2001

labels vs. napster : : the branding issue
"If (the labels) killed Napster -- and that's 'if,'" said Johnny Deep, CEO of Aimster, "they killed their only chance of a viable online strategy. Napster was easy enough to use, and there was loyalty and confidence in the brand. That's something the labels can't recreate, even if they spend a hundred million."
posted by [d] at Thursday, October 04, 2001

Flying over Las Vegas : : by Stefano Marzano
CEO, Philips Design
posted by [d] at Thursday, October 04, 2001

[eVnt}
...If you have a chance to see Phillippe Starck speak, don?t miss it!!
...Yesterday he put on a great show at Toronto with down to earth performance that delighted the crowd.

...More to come?
...(back to you [d])
posted by [v] at Thursday, October 04, 2001

speakeasy thursday : : october 4th : : 8pm
location : the mockingbird, 580 king street west
(on the north side of king, between bathurst & spadina)
1st annual speakeasy art and design competition
artists were set free with a 24" x 24" piece of plywood and asked to do what they do best - be creative with it. we'll be featuring the winning pieces, plus several honourable mentions.
posted by [d] at Tuesday, October 02, 2001

[nws3]
...Fusion power 'within reach'
...Romania has no stake in Dracula
...Gekkomat

...Motorola pitches wind-up phone batteries
...Canon EOS-1D
...Innovative 3D image technology review

...Hackers warned they may face life in prison under proposed terrorism law
...GPS keeps track of parolees
...Sprint offers GPS-enabled cell phones
posted by [v] at Tuesday, October 02, 2001

morpheus : : peer-to-peer application
rating : : five stars : : "Hands down the best search program I have ever used. This thing dwarfs any Gnutella client program; makes Imesh look silly?easy to use, easy to find the file you're looking for and isn't limited to just MP3s. You can download video, images, documents and software and they are as easy to find as MP3s." - MP3 Newswire
posted by [d] at Tuesday, October 02, 2001

the Healing Quilt;
an invitation to sew in support and memory.

posted by [j] at Tuesday, October 02, 2001

news from the netherlands

studio frank tjepkema, or FT as mentioned on the site.

posted by [j] at Monday, October 01, 2001

[2001]
...Hacking Odyssey
posted by [v] at Sunday, September 30, 2001

[2 tickets for FRI]
World Leaders : : Frank Gehry

[ $150 pair : : $80 each ]
...contact [img>]velimir@idgrid.org[/img]
posted by [v] at Sunday, September 30, 2001