Richard’s Notes

Musical Furnishings
Wow, a table made of modular drums. Fantastic. Watch the videos.
[via David Darling]

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A great flickr slide show of HDR images of Chicago.
This is a terrific collection of HDR (high dynamic range) images of Chicago. HDR pushes photograhpy in a fascinating way and while I don’t do it (currently) I love looking at it. Pushing photography toward painting really appeals to me, either with HDR, blur, or other [...]

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I might have to get me a copy of Thriving Office, people call and all they hear is crickets in the background.
Love the sample. Might have to try this out, just for fun.
[via Coudal Partners Blended Feed]

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Short documentary on the renouned designer Milton Glaser. What an amazing body of work he has and he’s influenced countless other designers. Love his designer’s responsibility for social commentary line.
[via Coudal Partners Blended Feed]

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The New York Times: Who Are We? New Dialogue on Mixed Race
James McBride, 50, who described growing up in a Brooklyn housing project with his white mother in a memoir, “The Color of Water,” said that, like Mr. Obama, he identified himself primarily as a black man of mixed race. As a child whose father [...]

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Alice Walker endorses Obama
I am a supporter of Obama because I believe he is the right person to lead the country at this time. He offers a rare opportunity for the country and the world to start over, and to do better. It is a deep sadness to me that many of my [...]

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This is one of the best videos on this work I’ve seen. Kamen, as some of you may remember, invented the Segway, among many other things.
I love the last line, watch the whole thing, it’s worth it.
[via Digg]

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Robin Bowmann has a collection of images at NPR: ‘It’s complicated: The American Teenager’.
Read the captions, they’re rather depressing but give context to the images.
[via Digg]

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Dith Pran, ‘Killing Fields’ Photographer, Dies at 65
What this man went through during the revolution in Cambobia was incredible. He lived through it, escaped, and built a life over here as a photojournalist for the New York Times.
Movies with themes related to The Killing Fields (revolution tearing people apart): The Kite Runner and The Year [...]

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Dan Benjamin has written a great article on Offices and the Creativity Zone.
As someone who’s been self employed for 20 years, I know well the challenges of getting work done at home. Good reading no matter where you work (or try to work).
[via Daring Fireball Linked List]

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A Victim Treats His Mugger Right
Wow, what an amazing story. Way to go Julio. You’re a model for all of us.
[via kottke.org]

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Tiger Woods “Threatens Harm” On Snapping Photographers
I have to agree with him (not about the harm) that a cacophony of shutter clicks during a swing would be terribly distracting. This is a gray area where photogaphers want to get the picture scoop of Woods making the shot of a lifetime, and in doing so may [...]

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Asperger’s: My life as an Earthbound alien
One CNN manager recently learned — at 48 — that she has Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism. Today she shares an inside view of life with the condition.
I could tell you so much more, but instead let me share one last insight. Don’t pity me or try to [...]

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Warren, Connecticut. Our wonderful old cat had her eighteenth birthday today. She’s quite arthritic and has a tough time getting around these days but she does have her moments and we do our best to keep her happy. The Kitty was born a month before I met Anne and has been with us through three [...]

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Adobe Photoshop Express is a free, flash-based online image editor, picture organizer and gallery. It has a nice feel but feels like version 1/beta software in terms of responsiveness. I can’t tell if the slowness and problems I had with it just now are it being in beta or Safari not working too well with [...]

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Very nice montage of a variety of drums, mostly middle eastern dumbeks, tars, riqs and more, all being played by one person (Rex) and in time with one another. Love it.

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David Attenborough narrates a sexual encounter between two leopard slugs. Quite amazing and of course Attenborough’s narration makes it all the better.
[via kottke.org]

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Gary Kamiya at Salon has written a spot-on piece: Rev. Jeremiah Wright isn’t the problem.
The taboo against any critical national self-examination has always existed here. But 9/11 sealed it in blood and made it virtually untouchable. Only a few academics, Middle East specialists and outspoken journalists have dared to suggest that U.S. foreign policies played [...]

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Scott Horton Interviews Glenn Greenwald
Glenn Greenwald, former constitutional litigator, renowned blogger and author of A Tragic Legacy discusses John McCain’s so-called “misstatement” in trying to foist the neocon talking point that Iran backs al Qaeda in Iraq against U.S. interests there, the major media’s refusal to call him out for it since they love him [...]

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Look at all the other “first dance” videos up there… my word, must be a trend. This one’s the best, great find Jon.
[via theappleofmyi.com]

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