Filed under: Visual Detritus
Oh man, this article about JPEG image compression involves a lot of math that I don’t understand. But it also includes an excellent description of how compression works on a basic level.
Filed under: ART!
I like that she can only go in circles.
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Collegehumor has started making their own content, and this might be their best effort yet.
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The museum of mourning photography & memorial practice has some pretty amazing photography. via coudal
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I like this one, but there are some at the site that are much less over the top.
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And this dude Hipkiss’ site is map porn.
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weird..
I’m conflicted about posting on installations because clearly there’s no way for me or you to have any idea what is going on, but they’re awesome and you should know about them. The description by the artist (Chu Yun) of the one pictured above (titled Constellation) does pretty good justice:
You walk into a dark room. When you stand there you will see a great number of flashing lights. As your eyes get accustomed to the darkness, you will become aware that they all come from domestic electrical appliances. They are all either in Pause or Error mode.
Filed under: Move To New York
The renovation of Penn Station cannot happen soon enough. This is more of a future MTNY as Penn is currently a total shithole, but the plan to renovate it, outlined in this daily news article looks pretty sweet.
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And these dudes at The Quiet Life have some great ones. I may or may not have gone on ebay and bought one of these cameras after seeing this picture…
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Back in college we used to have parties where we would lock everyone in the house. This is a step up, with all of the glory that is BAM opened up to partying, including DJs, a Lindsey Lohan Midcareer retrospective, and bands (including Antibalas)
