TVA Multifunctional Computer
https://www.behance.net/gallery/124646129/TVA-Multifunctional-Computer [www.behance.net]
2022-05-22 20:04
tags:
design
fiction
hardware
retro
Modern Retro Computer Terminals
https://uri.cat/projects/modern-retro-terminal/ [uri.cat]
2021-01-13 07:53
tags:
design
future
hardware
photos
retro
solder
The goal for this project is to design, 3D-print and assemble the enclosures for several small desktop computers.
source: jwz
The Art of the Bad Faith Argument
https://www.thebellows.org/the-art-of-the-bad-faith-argument/ [www.thebellows.org]
2020-07-08 00:16
tags:
essay
hoipolloi
ideas
language
social
The person who types “lol” is never actually laughing; the person who types I’M SCREAMING is silently dabbing at a screen. In the same way, the person who is perpetually shocked and outraged and brimming with righteous fury is almost always lying to themselves. They’re as affectless as the rest of us: play-acting, downloading synthetic emotions, and then passing them on.
source: jwz
A look inside the never-before-seen interior of San Francisco’s Ferry Building clock tower
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Ferry-Building-clock-tower-inside-tour-14801561.php [www.sfgate.com]
2019-11-07 03:24
tags:
architecture
photos
urban
valley
Beware the shitty autoplaying videos. Support local news!
But some of the pictures are kinda cool.
source: jwz
Where oil rigs go to die
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/may/02/where-oil-rigs-go-to-die [www.theguardian.com]
2019-09-23 01:20
tags:
article
business
energy
photos
tech
transport
urban
When a drilling platform is scheduled for destruction, it must go on a thousand-mile final journey to the breaker’s yard. As one rig proved when it crashed on to the rocks of a remote Scottish island, this is always a risky business
source: jwz
Mirrored Ceilings and Criss-Crossed Stairwells Give a Chinese Bookstore the Feeling of an M.C. Escher Woodcut
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/05/infinite-bookstore/ [www.thisiscolossal.com]
2019-05-21 18:25
tags:
architecture
design
photos
travel
Zhongshuge bookstores, designed by Shangai-based architecture firm X+Living, feature incredible rooms coveted by book and illusion lovers alike. Each location in this chain of Chinese bookstores has uniquely designed spaces with reflective elements that immerse guests in parallel environments. In the Chongqing branch, criss-crossing staircases and a mirrored ceiling double the room for an effect that seems straight out of an M.C. Escher woodcut or an infinite Indian stepwell.
Also: http://www.xl-muse.com/list/?18_1.html
source: jwz
The 26,000-Year Astronomical Monument Hidden in Plain Sight
https://medium.com/the-long-now-foundation/the-26-000-year-astronomical-monument-hidden-in-plain-sight-9ec13c9d29b5 [medium.com]
2019-01-30 04:28
tags:
architecture
design
energy
history
maps
photos
space
visualization
On the western flank of the Hoover Dam stands a little-understood monument, commissioned by the US Bureau of Reclamation when construction of the dam began in 01931. The most noticeable parts of this corner of the dam, now known as Monument Plaza, are the massive winged bronze sculptures and central flagpole which are often photographed by visitors. The most amazing feature of this plaza, however, is under their feet as they take those pictures.
The plaza’s terrazzo floor is actually a celestial map that marks the time of the dam’s creation based on the 25,772-year axial precession of the earth.
source: jwz
U+1FB41 'LOWER RIGHT BLOCK DIAGONAL UPPER MIDDLE LEFT TO UPPER CENTRE' is a Game Changer
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2019/01/u1fb41-lower-right-block-diagonal-upper-middle-left-to-upper-centre-is-a-game-changer/ [www.jwz.org]
2019-01-17 04:46
tags:
standard
text
update
"Advanced" Linux Sound "Architecture"
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2018/12/advanced-linux-sound-architecture/ [www.jwz.org]
2018-12-21 01:03
tags:
linux
turtles
I can’t believe that this 1994 clown car has still not disgorged all of its passengers, but here we are. I’m running Raspbian 9.6 and if mpg321 is interrupted before it finished playing the file, about 10% of the time the machine gets into a state where it can’t play sound any more and launching any process takes ~5 seconds. At that point, I haven’t found a recourse other than rebooting.
Any suggestions, other than “get a less annoying hobby“?
Starts with an O...
source: jwz
Time Flies: Levitating Nixie Clock
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2018/07/time-flies-levitating-nixie-clock-2/ [www.jwz.org]
2018-07-17 18:37
tags:
design
hardware
retro
ux
This is an absolutely amazing artifact whose physical existence is difficult to accept. I can barely wrap my head around the fact that this thing is pushing enough electrons through the air that it can not only hold itself up, but also light up a set of Nixie tubes. It’s god damned sorcery, is what it is. This is some Tesla HAARP Weapon Planetary Weather Control shit going on here.
And the way you configure it is... complete lunacy, even compared to the typical UI standards of “how to set the time on a clock or a Microwave”, which was already complete lunacy. You’re used to “press button A to advance, press button B to configure, hope you can guess what the beeps mean?” Ho ho ho, welcome to the next level: the control here is an invisible capacitive touch button, just one, and to toggle, say, setting 3, you gesture near the button until the audio tone changes frequency 3 times... and then you wait a little bit longer and flee quickly. Oops, you advanced to 4! Try again! It’s koo-koo-pants.
source: jwz
Comparing City Street Orientations
http://geoffboeing.com/2018/07/comparing-city-street-orientations/ [geoffboeing.com]
2018-07-13 17:11
tags:
maps
urban
visualization
How coherent is a city’s spatial organization? How do these patterns help or hinder urban navigation? I recently wrote about visualizing street orientations with Python and OSMnx. That is, how is a city’s street network oriented in terms of the streets’ compass bearings? How well does it adhere to a straightforward north-south-east-west layout?
source: jwz
Important Flatland Research
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2018/04/important-flatland-research/ [www.jwz.org]
2018-05-10 16:27
tags:
graphics
maps
video
visualization
I have long had a hard time picturing what day, night and the shape of the terminator would look like on Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion Map. Well yesterday I wrote some code and now I know! It sort-of feels like two weird spirals turning in opposite directions. Video here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LnO0UiccGs
source: jwz
Anime floppy disks
https://animefloppies.tumblr.com/ [animefloppies.tumblr.com]
2017-10-29 17:09
tags:
archive
graphics
hardware
photos
retro
storage
Mainly GIFs, but pictures are okay too.
source: jwz
The mechanics of history by Yoann Bourgeois
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH0dKSZMF2s [www.youtube.com]
2017-10-23 20:04
tags:
ideas
physics
video
No idea how to describe this, but it’s cool.
3 minutes.
source: jwz
GIFs as MP4s
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2017/10/gifs-as-mp4s/ [www.jwz.org]
2017-10-14 23:29
tags:
graphics
html
web
Trying something new here on Ye Olde Blogge: animated GIFs are now served as MP4s in a VIDEO tag.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, sometimes it’s different.
source: jwz
A collection of Soviet control rooms.
http://blog.presentandcorrect.com/27986-2 [blog.presentandcorrect.com]
2017-10-01 01:27
tags:
archive
hardware
photos
retro
tech
ux
Power stations, control towers etc. Posted mainly for aesthetic reasons.
source: jwz
XScreenSaver 5.37
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2017/07/xscreensaver-5-37/ [www.jwz.org]
2017-07-06 01:55
tags:
graphics
release
swtools
Only one new hack this time, Vigilance. They are panoptically adorable, aren’t they?
source: jwz
World Airports Voronoi
https://www.jasondavies.com/maps/voronoi/airports/ [www.jasondavies.com]
2017-06-19 03:55
tags:
flying
maps
visualization
Each region is closer to a particular airport than any other. This partitioning of the sphere is called a spherical Voronoi diagram.
source: jwz
Same Stats, Different Graphs: Generating Datasets with Varied Appearance and Identical Statistics through Simulated Annealing
https://www.autodeskresearch.com/publications/samestats [www.autodeskresearch.com]
2017-05-03 16:19
tags:
ai
math
paper
visualization
Recently, Alberto Cairo created the Datasaurus dataset which urges people to “never trust summary statistics alone; always visualize your data”, since, while the data exhibits normal seeming statistics, plotting the data reveals a picture of a dinosaur. Inspired by Anscombe’s Quartet and the Datasaurus, we present, The Datasaurus Dozen.
source: jwz
Central Subway Construction Update - March 24, 2017
http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c178f3dd9100b6963a6cf2cea&id=0baefa0421 [us5.campaign-archive2.com]
2017-03-30 19:45
tags:
photos
transport
update
urban
Pictures of man and machine, working in tandem, to dig big holes.
Not sure if the URL has jwz’s password in it or not...
source: jwz