pocket: Neil's review of Jane Campion's the Piano

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listened to: FrontRow:Tamsin Greig.Jonathan Coe.MartinBailey 4 Sept 2013 by BBC Radio 4

Artist: BBC Radio 4

Album: Front Row Daily

via Last.fm http://www.last.fm/music/BBC+Radio+4/_/FrontRow:Tamsin+Greig.Jonathan+Coe.MartinBailey+4+Sept+2013

pocket: Norse Projects x Vans 2013 Fall Era Kvadrat Pack

Hooking up the Danish connection, Norse Projects x Vans 2013 Fall Era Kvadrat Pack teams up Copenhagen-based clothier, Norse Project and the Danish textile design firm, Kvadrat, on an update of the ultraclassic Vans Era and Chukka using Kvadrat's Tundra and Tonica fabrics.



via Pocket http://mocoloco.com/fresh2/2013/09/04/norse-projects-x-vans-2013-fall-era-kvadrat-pack-done.php

pocket: Comic Sans-grundare försvarar typsnittet

Det omtalade typsnittet skapades till ett datorprogram som skulle underlätta hanteringen av Windows för barn och ovana datoranvändare. Det skulle ersätta Times New Roman i den tecknade hundens pratbubbla, men användningen av Comic Sans slutade inte där.



via Pocket http://capdesign.idg.se/2.990/1.520922/comic-sans-grundare-forsvarar-typsnittet

pocket: [New Paper] Dealing with Database Denial of Service

We are pleased to put the finishing touches on our Database Denial of Service (DB-DoS) research and distribute it to the security community. Unless you have had your head in the sand for the past year, you know DoS attacks are back with a vengeance.



via Pocket https://securosis.com/blog/new-paperdealing-with-database-denial-of-service

pocket: Surprising Reason Antibiotic-Laced Meat Could Be Making Us Fat and Sick

For decades, livestock producers have used low doses of antibiotics to expedite animal growth. The practice, dubbed sub-therapeutic antibiotic therapy (STAT), lowers feed costs while increasing meat production, and nearly 80 percent of the antibiotics used in the United States are for this purpose.



via Pocket http://www.alternet.org/food/surprising-reason-antibiotic-laced-meat-could-be-making-us-fat-and-sick

pocket: House in Mosteiro / Arquitectos Matos

From the architect. The site is located on the outskirts of Santa Maria da Feira, surrounded by a diffuse and changing landscape.



via Pocket http://www.archdaily.com/423722/house-in-mosteiro-arquitectos-matos/

pocket: Farmhouse / RTA Studio + Richard Naish + Farzana Gujarati

From the architect. The house is located on a promontory on a Waikato farm overlooking vast limestone bluffs and rolling pasture. The house was commissioned by a young Auckland family with a desire to create a rural retreat to escape the city with immediate and extended family and/or friends.



via Pocket http://www.archdaily.com/424080/farmhouse-rta-studio-richard-naish-farzana-gujarati/

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pocket: Sony’s New Handycam Puts the 4K in $4.5K

I wouldn’t exactly call it a “consumer” camcorder, but the Sony Handycam FDR-AX1 is the most-accessible 4K video camera yet. It’s a high-priced, highly complex camcorder that’s geared toward independent filmmakers and other “prosumers.



via Pocket http://feeds.wired.com/c/35185/f/661370/s/30cc61b4/sc/21/l/0L0Swired0N0Cgadgetlab0C20A130C0A90Csony0Ehandycam0Efdr0Eax10Eputs0Ethe0E4k0Ein0E40E5k0C/story01.htm

pocket: Therm-O Bottle — PERSONAL : Better Living Through Design

Hmm, this looks quite similar to the Noble Glass Thermos posted over a year ago, and if deductive reasoning is correct, we’ll assume it’s made by the same manufacturer.



via Pocket http://www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com/personal/personal-accessories/therm-o-bottle/

listened to: The Monocle Weekly - Edition 216 by Monocle 24

Artist: Monocle 24

Album: Monocle 24: The Monocle Weekly

via Last.fm http://www.last.fm/music/Monocle+24/_/The+Monocle+Weekly+-+Edition+216

listened to: dtw: Mardle End Part 1 30 Aug 13 by BBC Radio 4

Artist: BBC Radio 4

Album: Drama of the Week

via Last.fm http://www.last.fm/music/BBC+Radio+4/_/dtw:+Mardle+End+Part+1+30+Aug+13

listened to: BH: With Paddy O'Connell by BBC Radio 4

Artist: BBC Radio 4

Album: Broadcasting House

via Last.fm http://www.last.fm/music/BBC+Radio+4/_/BH:+With+Paddy+O%27Connell

pocket: David Lee

You talk about this stuff like you read it in a book. I’ve been investing in or a part of startups for about 6 years. Given the volume and intensity here at SV Angel, I feel like it’s been in dog years.



via Pocket http://daslee.me/

pocket: Bike Spikes by Cesar van Rongen

Riding a bike in snow is a challenge at best, and yet there are snow chains for car tires, why not for bikes? Cesar van Rongen‘s Bike Spikes are the equivalent of snow chains for bicycles – created specifically to ride a bike through snow and ice.



via Pocket http://mocoloco.com/mr/bike-spikes-by-cesar-van-rongen/

pocket: Lundgren+Lindqvist

O/O Brewing ID, Packaging & Art DirectionView project. MediaCreator Identity, Stationery & WebsiteView project.



via Pocket http://www.lundgrenlindqvist.se/

pocket: 25 Mid Century Swiss Package Designs

The Swiss Style also known and accepted as International Style made its way through Europe, and the globe in the 1950s and reached its height of population in the 1960s-1970s.



via Pocket http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2013/9/4/25-mid-century-swiss-package-designs.html

pocket: Opinion : Dan Hill, Alexandra Lange, Kieran Long and Justin McGuirk

Following the huge success of Sam Jacob’s regular opinion column, we’re proud to announce that four more world-class writers are joining us as columnists: Dan Hill, Alexandra Lange, Kieran Long and Justin McGuirk.



via Pocket http://www.dezeen.com/2013/09/04/opinion-writers-dan-hill-alexandra-lange-kieran-long-justin-mcguirk/

pocket: This little patch acts like an invisibility cloak to mosquitoes

For many of us, mosquitoes are merely an annoying part of summer, sending us inside in the evenings and sometimes leaving us with itchy little bites on exposed areas.



via Pocket http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/little-patch-acts-invisibility-cloak-mosquitoes.html

listened to: Fearing Faces by Pale

Artist: Pale

Album: Fearing Faces

via Last.fm http://www.last.fm/music/Pale/_/Fearing+Faces

listened to: Ocean Bed by King Krule

Artist: King Krule

Album: 6 Feet Beneath The Moon

via Last.fm http://www.last.fm/music/King+Krule/_/Ocean+Bed

listened to: Golden Arrow by The Darkside

Artist: The Darkside

Album: Golden Arrow

via Last.fm http://www.last.fm/music/The+Darkside/_/Golden+Arrow

pocket: MagSafe For Headphones Is Here (And Patents Have Already Killed It)

How many times have you plugged your earbuds into your phone and then accidentally caught the cord on a door handle, or the edge of a table, only to either rip the headphone cord in two or send your smartphone skittering across the floor? For that matter, how many times have your headphones clothes



via Pocket http://www.fastcodesign.com/3016412/magsafe-for-headphones-is-here-and-patents-have-already-killed-it

pocket: Sony Hopes You’ll Carry A Lens In Your Pocket

Remember that time when your smartphone camera just wasn’t good enough? That time when you wanted a picture that was just slightly better? You know, the time you lugged a pocket camera to your kid’s karate lesson or significant other’s colonoscopy. Well.



via Pocket http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/03/sony-hopes-youll-carry-a-lens-in-your-pocket/

pocket: LinkedIn’s youth movement a small step in the right direction

LinkedIn’s recent announcement that it would be opening its network up to high schoolers (13+ worldwide; 14+ US) via University Pages sent a shock wave through the education community.



via Pocket http://pandodaily.com/2013/09/02/linkedins-youth-movement-a-small-step-in-the-right-direction/

pocket: Subscription commerce companies are struggling. Here’s how to fix them

You’d think the way the media has covered subscription commerce that it’s some brand-new innovative idea that ShoeDazzle, BirchBox, or Dollar Shave Club just invented. But subscription services have been around a long time.



via Pocket http://pandodaily.com/2013/09/02/subscription-commerce-companies-are-struggling-heres-how-to-fix-them/

pocket: Skyscraper's natural death ray melts Jaguar

Coming back to your car and discovering it's been damaged can harden the soul. What kind of human being thinks it's acceptable or amusing to walk up to someone's Bentley and smash a couple of windows?



via Pocket http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57601004-71/skyscrapers-natural-death-ray-melts-jaguar/

pocket: Spotify Connect is like Chromecast for connected audio systems

Spotify is introducing a new cloud-based feature for premium subscribers designed to make it easy to start to play music on your mobile device, then push the stream to wireless home speakers, which will continue rocking even if you wander away with your phone--similar to the way Google's Chromecast



via Pocket http://www.macworld.co.uk/newswire/news/index.cfm?newsid=3466760&olo=rss

pocket: This watch-like recording device is always listening

If you're the kind of person who can't help but bemoan the dangers of a surveillance state since the NSA revelations this past summer, then Kapture might help bolster your theories.



via Pocket http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57601100-1/this-watch-like-recording-device-is-always-listening/

pocket: What’s better than outsourcing? Paying developers to learn Ruby on Rails

Mike Subelsky’s Baltimore-based ad-tech startup, Staq, has raised more than $1 million and grown to a team to eight people in the space of a year. Recently, it moved into a new office.



via Pocket http://pandodaily.com/2013/09/03/whats-better-than-outsourcing-paying-developers-to-learn-ruby-on-rails/

pocket: On-the-fly business portraits are a snap with George

Here's a handy iOS app for a very specific task: Using the iPhone camera to create a nice looking snapshot for resumes, Linkedin or any business use. The app, called George - Quick Business Portraits (US$0.99) makes the process easy if you think ahead before you snap the photo.



via Pocket http://www.tuaw.com/2013/09/03/on-the-fly-business-portraits-are-a-snap-with-george/

pocket: Smart syringe turns bright red to warn of prior use

First, the bad news: As much as 40 percent of the world's 40 billion injections administered every year are with unsterile, reused syringes, according to the World Health Organization.



via Pocket http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57601178-76/smart-syringe-turns-bright-red-to-warn-of-prior-use/

pocket: YouTube marketing pioneer BH Cosmetics named to the Inc 500, proving the power of online brand building

Nearly every brand and aspiring self promoter has a YouTube channel today that they use to “engage” with their fans. But this was hardly the case in 2009 when BH Cosmetics launched their first video content marketing initiative in 2009.



via Pocket http://pandodaily.com/2013/09/03/youtube-marketing-pioneer-bh-cosmetics-named-to-the-inc-500-proving-the-power-of-online-brand-building/

pocket: Svt och Tv4 i grafiskt samarbete

I fredags lanserade Svt och Tv4 sina gemensamma symboler för tillgänglighetstjänster för textning, teckenspråkstolkning, uppläst text och syntolkning. Symbolerna kommer först och främst att synas i tv-rutan och tablåerna, men så småningom även på webben.



via Pocket http://feeds.idg.se/~r/SenasteNyheterna/~3/nplnoI_uQ6g/svt-och-tv4-i-grafiskt-samarbete

pocket: Photography: Tom Nagy goes behind the scenes at LEGO HQ for brilliant WIRED UK feature

From famous football goals to scenes from Game of Thrones, LEGO re-enactments have become de rigeur in the online battle for eyeballs.



via Pocket http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/tom-nagy-wired-lego

pocket: Yes, FOMO Is Now A Word In The Dictionary

Here’s a true Catch-22: Your phone is the device that keeps you connected to friends and on-the-fly plans. It’s also the portal to Instagram, which lets you delightfully share the beautiful or funny moments from those plans.



via Pocket http://www.fastcodesign.com/3016488/yes-fomo-is-now-a-word-in-the-dictionary

pocket: Surreal Animated GIFs of Faceless People With Moving Mechanical Parts in Their Heads

Belgrade, Serbia artist Milos “Sholim” Rajkovic has created a surreal collection of animated GIFs showcasing faceless people with moving mechanical parts packed into their heads.



via Pocket http://laughingsquid.com/surreal-animated-gifs-of-faceless-people-with-moving-mechanical-parts-in-their-heads/

pocket: Colorful Covers: 15 Bright and Bold Pillow Options from Etsy Roundup

As we all know, pillows are an easy, affordable, and quick way to add some color and play presto-change-o with your home's palette.



via Pocket http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/colorful-covers-15-bright-and-bold-pillow-options-from-etsy-roundup-194226?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Category%2FChannel%3A+Main

pocket: Visualization of a Bassline by Legendary Motown Bassist James Jamerson

The remarkably complex bassline by legendary Motown bassist James Jamerson is revealed in this visualization of the 1968 Stevie Wonder hit “For Once in My Life.” The visualization was created by musician Jack Stratton. You can hear the original song here.



via Pocket http://laughingsquid.com/visualization-of-a-bassline-by-legendary-motown-bassist-james-jamerson/

pocket: elBulli: Ferran Adria and the Art of Food

If you are among the two million people who would have liked to expose their senses to the biggest revolution in cooking since the discovery of fire by visiting the legendary elBulli restaurant on Spain's Costa Brava, but didn't manage to do so before it closed two years ago, here comes a consola



via Pocket http://www.core77.com/blog/exhibitions/elbulli_ferran_adria_and_the_art_of_food_25463.asp

pocket: New biometric technology called Nymi that looks set to revolutionize the way we interact with the world around us.

New biometric technology called Nymi that looks set to revolutionize the way we interact with the world around us.



via Pocket http://www.notcot.org/post/55025/

pocket: Why Talented Creatives Are Leaving Your Shitty Agency

Over the past few months it seems like I keep having the same conversation over and over again with friends in dozens of agencies around London, it usually starts off like this: “Who do you think is the best agency is at the moment? Is anyone doing good work?” And ends with them explaining why



via Pocket http://www.mobileinc.co.uk/2013/09/why-talented-creatives-are-leaving-your-shitty-agency/

pocket: The Mediated Life Is Not Worth Living

I spent last week in ephemeral Black Rock City, where on Saturday night I and 60,000 others stood within a ring of hundreds of vehicles transformed into spectacular art, and watched a gargantuan wooden effigy erupt, burn, and collapse, beneath one of the most ridiculously dazzling fireworks display



via Pocket http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/02/the-mediated-life-is-not-worth-living/

pocket: House in Itami

via Pocket http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5576/house-in-itami

pocket: Using WordPress as a Training Tool

USING WORDPRESS AS A TRAINING TOOL Reno-Tahoe WordCamp 2009 Michelle Montoya http://michellereno.com | @michellereno WHAT IS WORDPRESS? WordPress is an open source package  that can complete the same tasks as a high budget commercial Content Management System (CMS).



via Pocket http://www.slideshare.net/michellereno/using-wordpress-as-a-training-tool

pocket: Statistics Consultation introduces sample modules on its website

If one were to browse through the website Statistics Consultation, they would be able to find plenty of information on statistics and other related topics under the newly introduced Tutorials section.



via Pocket http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1444604

pocket: How can I use PHP to dynamically publish an ical file to be read by Google Calendar?

Any Google search on PHP ical just brings up phpicalendar and how to parse or read IN ical files. I just want to write a PHP file that pulls events from my database and writes them out in ical format. Any help you all can give or point me to will be greatly appreciated!!!



via Pocket http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1463480/how-can-i-use-php-to-dynamically-publish-an-ical-file-to-be-read-by-google-calen

listened to: Film: 29 August 2013: Shane Carruth, Gravity, film schools by BBC Radio 4

Artist: BBC Radio 4

Album: The Film Programme

via Last.fm http://www.last.fm/music/BBC+Radio+4/_/Film:+29+August+2013:+Shane+Carruth,+Gravity,+film+schools

listened to: FrontRow: Simon Schama, Big Data art, Night of the Demon by BBC Radio 4

Artist: BBC Radio 4

Album: Front Row Daily

via Last.fm http://www.last.fm/music/BBC+Radio+4/_/FrontRow:+Simon+Schama,+Big+Data+art,+Night+of+the+Demon