Tumblr (3.0; @calvin)http://www.againstreason.com/<a href="http://digg.com/apple/Dark_Knight_iPhone_App_Lets_You_Jokerize_Yourself">Dark Knight iPhone App Lets You Jokerize Yourself</a>: It’s essentially just a marketing tool for the Dark Knight movie, but hot damn if we don’t like this. Just run the app, take a picture of yourself, then add Joker elements to your face. Works on…http://www.againstreason.com/post/42794634http://www.againstreason.com/post/42794634Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:49:42 +1000<a href="http://www.macuser.com/software/bulkrename_files_with_name_man.php?lsrc=murss">Bulk-rename files with Name Mangler</a>: <img src="http://www.macuser.com/images/2008/05/nameWrangler.jpg" alt="nameWrangler.jpg" border="0" width="146" height="128" align="right"/>Okay, let’s do something fun: Instead of me spending an hour trying to make this post amusing and delightfully contrived, I’m just going to write it like every other run-of-the-mill news…http://www.againstreason.com/post/35677999http://www.againstreason.com/post/35677999Thu, 22 May 2008 23:54:10 +1000<a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/in_brief_logo_equations.php">In Brief: Logo Equations</a>: <p><img src="http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/inbrief_logo_equations.gif" alt="Logo Equations"/></p> <div>More logo fun! This time, Argentinian bloggers La Luna and Javier, bring us <a href="http://logologos.blogspot.com/">the math and arithmetic behind well known logos</a>. [Quip’d by <a href="http://theplamen.blogspot.com/">Plamen</a> on our own Quipsologies]</div>http://www.againstreason.com/post/35622654http://www.againstreason.com/post/35622654Thu, 22 May 2008 12:12:36 +1000<a href="http://searchengineland.com/080521-095658.php">Microsoft Live Search Cashback</a>: <p>Classy, real classy. Looks like as much fun as shopping for a used car.</p> <div> <a title="Permanent link to ‘Microsoft Live Search Cashback’" href="http://daringfireball.net/linked/2008/may#wed-21-msft"> ★ </a> </div>http://www.againstreason.com/post/35611367http://www.againstreason.com/post/35611367Thu, 22 May 2008 09:52:46 +1000<a href="http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/1034-screens-around-town-nivea-newsweek-and-yes-to-all">[Screens Around Town] Nivea, Newsweek, and "Yes to All"</a>: <strong>Nivea flow</strong> <br/><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/player/f71eadea/" width="486" height="374" allowscriptaccess="never" name="viddler_f71eadea"></embed><p>Really nice question-based flow to get what you need at <a href="http://essentials.beiersdorf.com/essentials/executional-guidelines/nivea-umbrella/download-finder/">the <span>NIVEA</span> Logo Download Finder</a>.</p> <p><strong>Newsweek sliders</strong> <br/><a href="http://beta.stereosubversion.com/">Rob Alan</a> writes:</p> <blockquote> <p>The new <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/">Newsweek.com</a> is showing some slider…</p> </blockquote>http://www.againstreason.com/post/35503184http://www.againstreason.com/post/35503184Wed, 21 May 2008 12:50:45 +1000<a href="http://feeds.macuser.com/~r/macuser/~3/294389519/pc_sings_the_extended_version.php">PC sings the extended version blues</a>: <img src="http://www.macuser.com/images/2008/05/sadsonglong.jpg" alt="Sad Song Long" width="200" height="126" align="right"/>Couldn’t get enough of Messrs. Hodgman and Long in the recent “Sad Song” commercial, wherein PC musically lamented his users leaving him for Mac? Well, we’ve got good news for you: Apple’s…http://www.againstreason.com/post/35487058http://www.againstreason.com/post/35487058Wed, 21 May 2008 09:37:23 +1000<a href="http://feeds.macuser.com/~r/macuser/~3/294493308/bulkrename_files_with_name_man.php">Bulk-rename files with Name Mangler</a>: <img src="http://www.macuser.com/images/2008/05/nameWrangler.jpg" alt="nameWrangler.jpg" border="0" width="146" height="128" align="right"/>Okay, let’s do something fun: Instead of me spending an hour trying to make this post amusing and delightfully contrived, I’m just going to write it like every other run-of-the-mill news…http://www.againstreason.com/post/35487059http://www.againstreason.com/post/35487059Wed, 21 May 2008 09:37:23 +1000<a href="http://mashable.com/2008/05/19/scanlife-iphon/">ScanLife: Your iPhone Now Reads Barcodes.</a>: <p><a href="http://scanlife.com/index.html"><img src="http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/picture-354.png" alt="" title="picture-354" width="285" height="72"/></a></p> <p>It seems that a growing trend is to create barcodes for just about everything, so that items can be better incorporated to an individual’s daily life. Grocery item barcodes, for instance,…</p>http://www.againstreason.com/post/35383957http://www.againstreason.com/post/35383957Tue, 20 May 2008 12:53:09 +1000<a href="http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2008/5/16mooney.html">McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Amazon.com's Recommendation Algorithm Applied to Life Events.</a>: Timothy McSweeney’s Internet Tendencyhttp://www.againstreason.com/post/35273862http://www.againstreason.com/post/35273862Mon, 19 May 2008 13:13:28 +1000<a href="http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/1030-think-about-paths-instead-of-hierarchies">Think about paths instead of hierarchies</a>: I’ve been re-exposed to “industry” web design practices while staying with some friends in Germany who work at a large agency. In particular, I’ve seen that hierarchical navigation and site…http://www.againstreason.com/post/35264627http://www.againstreason.com/post/35264627Mon, 19 May 2008 11:06:05 +1000<a href="http://www.tomfishburne.com/tomfishburne/2008/05/the-wizard-of-a.html">the wizard of ad</a>: <div> <p><a href="http://www.tomfishburne.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/18/080517wizard.jpg"><img title="080517wizard" height="342" alt="080517wizard" src="http://www.tomfishburne.com/tomfishburne/images/2008/05/18/080517wizard.jpg" width="450" border="0"/></a> </p> <p>I recently joined a group called the Marketing and Sustainability Steering Committee, which is trying to come up with standards for green marketing in the UK.  The UK Marketing Society…</p> </div>http://www.againstreason.com/post/35264628http://www.againstreason.com/post/35264628Mon, 19 May 2008 11:06:05 +1000<a href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/05/15/time-capsule-and-airport-extreme-top-sellers-in-their-class">Time Capsule and Airport Extreme top sellers in their class</a>http://www.againstreason.com/post/34968685http://www.againstreason.com/post/34968685Fri, 16 May 2008 11:52:40 +1000<a href="http://feeds.macuser.com/~r/macuser/~3/291193715/lifehacker_10_things_you_forgo.php">Lifehacker: 10 things you forgot your Mac can do</a>: <p><img alt="" src="http://www.macuser.com/images/2008/03/aluminumimac.jpg" width="200" height="196" align="right"/>I’ve been a fan of the <a href="http://lifehacker.com/">geeky self-help site Lifehacker</a> for some time, <a href="http://lifehacker.com/390226/top-10-things-you-forgot-your-mac-can-do">and their latest Mac-related top 10 list</a> gives me all the more reason to continue my obsessive visits. </p> <p>Their “Top 10…</p>http://www.againstreason.com/post/34963947http://www.againstreason.com/post/34963947Fri, 16 May 2008 10:49:31 +1000<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/15/drm.apple?gusrc=rss&feed=technology">How Apple is Changing DRM</a>: Great story in The Guardian on how Apple is changing the way the music industry thinks about DRM. In short, the labels thought DRM would give <em>them</em> control, and somehow sell more music. The reality…http://www.againstreason.com/post/34958197http://www.againstreason.com/post/34958197Fri, 16 May 2008 09:46:23 +1000<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/290345719/day-with-no-news-bri.html">Day With No News -- brilliant BBC news-footage remix</a>: <embed src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=49235" bgcolor="#000000" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=034b2332d1&photo_id=2476955162" height="224" width="400" allowscriptaccess="never"></embed> Flickr’s Pixelsurgeon has remixed a bunch of BBC news-footage in which the anchors, having signed off, just look at one another with relief and sit silently waiting for the fade-out, calling…http://www.againstreason.com/post/34849667http://www.againstreason.com/post/34849667Thu, 15 May 2008 12:30:52 +1000<a href="http://www.yeondoojung.com/artworks_view_wonderland.php?no=88">Yeondoo Jung</a>: <blockquote>Shared by Calvin <br/> Childrens’ drawings recreated as photographs</blockquote>http://www.againstreason.com/post/34849668http://www.againstreason.com/post/34849668Thu, 15 May 2008 12:30:52 +1000<a href="http://code.google.com/doctype/">Google Doctype</a>: <p>An open reference library and encyclopedia by and for web developers. Crackerjack idea.</p> <div> <a title="Permanent link to ‘Google Doctype’" href="http://daringfireball.net/linked/2008/may#wed-14-doctype"> ★ </a> </div>http://www.againstreason.com/post/34843920http://www.againstreason.com/post/34843920Thu, 15 May 2008 11:27:46 +1000<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_position">Original position - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a>: <blockquote>Shared by Calvin <br/><br/><br/><br/>“Had a strange flashback to an episode of The West Wing where Will was advocating the ‘veil of ignorance’, and so I looked it up. Democrats FTW!”</blockquote>http://www.againstreason.com/post/34755854http://www.againstreason.com/post/34755854Wed, 14 May 2008 18:10:36 +1000<a href="http://xkcd.com/423/">Finish Line</a>: <img src="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/finish_line.png" title="The question with Lucy and the football was always whether, on some level, she believed the things she said." alt="The question with Lucy and the football was always whether, on some level, she believed the things she said."/>http://www.againstreason.com/post/34741317http://www.againstreason.com/post/34741317Wed, 14 May 2008 15:00:29 +1000<a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/quipsologies">Vol. 17 | No. 33</a>: Pretentious or inspired? Powerhouse advertising agency Fallon is calling all creatives who work or have worked there to <a href="http://youare.fallon.com/">fork over their awards to be melted into a new sign</a>. You decide. [<a href="http://creativity-online.com">Via…</a>http://www.againstreason.com/post/34725364http://www.againstreason.com/post/34725364Wed, 14 May 2008 11:51:14 +1000