http://smiley.vox.com/library/posts/2008/05/page/1/ Sad Songs on a Broken Ukelele en Vox Sat, 31 May 2008 08:55:25 +0900 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/bragging-rights-schmap.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/bragging-rights-schmap.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/bragging-rights-schmap.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 31 May 2008 08:55:25 +0900 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00fa9679d5f60002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00fa9679d5f60002-50si" alt="View of Avinguda Diagonal" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by a representative from Schmap dot com, asking if I would consider submitting this photo to their Spain, Barcelona guide. (Scroll to Avinguda Diaganol and my photo is the fourth or fifth to load.) I did, a... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/bragging-rights-schmap.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00fae8be68f0000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> widget props schmap get some fun stuff bragging rights good stuff http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/props-mattias-inks.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/props-mattias-inks.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/props-mattias-inks.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 30 May 2008 08:43:46 +0900 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00fad68c06cc0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00fad68c06cc0005-50si" alt="Nerdbots" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 'Skine Art, a blog that posts random drawing, sketches, and doodles from artists' Moleskine notebooks, is one of my favorite daily reads. Recently, there have been several fun posts featuring the work of Mattias Adolfsson. On his blog, Mattias ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/props-mattias-inks.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00fa9679d4b40002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> art recommendations artists fun stuff good stuff http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/bookmark-cleaning-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/bookmark-cleaning-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/bookmark-cleaning-1.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 26 May 2008 09:01:07 +0900 A while back I installed a Firefox extension called "Read It Later". The idea behind the extension is a quick trigger bookmark applet, putting longer articles and pages into a folder titled, appropriately enough "Read It Later." The trouble is, ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/bookmark-cleaning-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00fa967833740002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cleaning bookmarks reading http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/qotd-say-cheese.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/qotd-say-cheese.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/qotd-say-cheese.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 24 May 2008 14:45:34 +0900 What's your favorite type of cheese? Or, if you don't like cheese, why not? Submitted by Draegon Scribe. How could I have just one favorite kind of cheese? You might as well ask about my favorite kind of chocolate. Or my favorite kind of beer.... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/qotd-say-cheese.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00fad68ac15d0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd say cheese http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/design-festa-vol-27.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/design-festa-vol-27.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/design-festa-vol-27.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 21 May 2008 09:39:03 +0900 Last weekend, I made it down to Tokyo Big Site for Design Vesta Vol. 27. The Festa (festival) is a twice annual art and design event where artists can set up booths to display, promote, or sell their art. Painters, sculptors, musicians, and ever... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/design-festa-vol-27.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00fad688f0170005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> design art tokyo japan design festa 27 http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/1001-books.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/1001-books.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/1001-books.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 13 May 2008 23:09:41 +0900 Ok, I'm completely lifting this from 1 More Chapter dot com, who has made a list based on 1,001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, and then highlighted the ones they've read. Here's my list of the ones I've read: 28. Kafka on the Shore – Haruki... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/1001-books.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00f48cf7a9590003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotw-the-unfriendly-skies.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotw-the-unfriendly-skies.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotw-the-unfriendly-skies.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 12 May 2008 11:04:17 +0900 This past year has been called "the worst year ever for U.S. airlines." What has your experience with the airlines been like when you've traveled in recent months? How do you answer this question? Where do I start? My experiences have been eve... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotw-the-unfriendly-skies.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00e398f8c88c0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd air travel http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/technology-qotw-video-killed-the-photography-star.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/technology-qotw-video-killed-the-photography-star.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/technology-qotw-video-killed-the-photography-star.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 11 May 2008 11:18:52 +0900 Flickr pro users can now upload 90 second videos which has members complaining about everything from slowing Flickr down, lack of community consultation, and diminishing Flickr's inital purpose: photography. What do you think -- Do you support vi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/technology-qotw-video-killed-the-photography-star.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00f48d15de7a0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd flickr video http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/sad-liberals-unite.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/sad-liberals-unite.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/sad-liberals-unite.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 10 May 2008 21:05:46 +0900 As someone who is both a liberal and appalled at the cosmic unfairness of life, I found this article quite interesting: Regardless of marital status, income or church attendance, right-wing individuals reported greater life satisfaction and well-... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/sad-liberals-unite.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00f48d155cf60001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> conservative science liberal rich assholes http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/dumb.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Smiley) http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/dumb.html?_c=feed-rss http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/dumb.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 09 May 2008 16:12:57 +0900 In November of 1993, while Nirvana were in New York recording their Unplugged performance, Groove Neuter and I were working for a college radio station in our hometown. A few months later, when the performance aired, Groove came over to my house ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://smiley.vox.com/library/post/dumb.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e70a18e1d00e398f837bc0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music nirvana back in the day all apologies fucking kurt