Saturday's Stuff

Saturday's Stuff

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Here's a smart ad:


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Lost's Director/Creator talks about mystery and how we are so enthralled by it.


http://videos.howstuffworks.com/ted-conferences/3658-lost-director-talks-about-mystery-video.htm

The Little Girl Giant - WOW

Just amazing.

Link Friday

This weeks interesting stuff:

Ever wanted to have a place to just relax, find yourself, get centered, etc? Have a few million dollars to spend? Well you're in luck because you can now buy your own MONASTERY! Thats's right. Live where monks have been living peacefully since the 1300s. I think this is pretty real. There is a monastery in eastern Italy up for sale! No idea on price, but it looks amazing. Site: http://www.monastery-for-sale.com I bet you could have people pay a good price just to stay there as visitors!

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Here are 12 Lessons (quotes) from Business Masters.


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And now for something a little different. SPEED CABLING. Definition: untangling a mess of cables faster than your competitor. This just screams 'GEEK' all over it.

Watch this first:









Then hit up the original website: speedcabling.org


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And now a protest on Scientology. Cults, child labour, forced abortions and more! Video Here

This post is just for Nathan.

Ultimate RPS Chart. Click for bigger.

Friday's Links

There are some cool things in this world. ALot of things that no one knows why they happen. I love those things. This is one of them. Magic moving rocks

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Here's a really fun tatoo. I think he's a fan.



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Awesome advertising here.

Eco-Friendly Cargo Ship Launches

Yesterday the first cargo ship to use a massive kite/sail for part of its power left port from Germany on a voyage to Venezuela. SkySails, the company behind the kites, says that using the 160-square-meter kite can reduce up to 35% of the fuel consumption of the boats, depending on wind conditions. This first kite ship is being used to prove that the technology works to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.

The kite is controlled by a computer and can pull the ship along regardless of wind direction and, unlike the old-style mast and sails, doesn't get in the way of loading and unloading cargo.

SkySails does admit that their product is not ready for widespread commercial use, but will slowly be introduced into the markets.

Rav 4

I'm trying to get a new (used) car to replace my truck which is wayyy too bad on gas, especially since I hear that gas will reach $1.50 this summer. My first choice is a RAV4, which is basically the best bigger car for fuel economy out there minus hybrids. I've been searching for a while and found the exact car I want, but its in North Bay. Its a 97 RAV4, standard tranny, cause I miss having to shift. Here's a photo:



I have people checking this car out to see if its possible to get. I'll post my own photos if I ever get one!

The Web: 2008

Here is a great article forecasting one author's prediction of whats going to be happening this next year on the web.

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/future-of-the-web-2008

Front Fell Off

This is just funny. Saw this last night at James' house. Its just so well done.

LOGOS LOGOS LOGOS

This has to be one of the more impressive sites. Not for design, but for sheer content. Want to play with a corporate logo in Illustrator? Maybe you need Dr.Pepper's logo for a design class but the crappy jpgs you find through Google Images just don't cut it. Well check out this site: logotypes.ru

This site has over 5000 corporate logos in vector format, ready for you to manipulate, change, render, whatever. They are sorted by name and come with previews so you don't have to download images you don't want.

logotypes.ru

2008 Marketing Trends

Here is a great article on the trends of consumers for 2008.

http://www.marketingweb.co.za

Coolest Recycle Logo

I think this is from Taiwan. Probably one of the best logos for recycling i've ever seen. Took me about 30 seconds to see both sets of arrows. Can you see both?

Technorati Tags: recycling, ads

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Today's Links

Here's a strange one. There is a company selling new seats for motorcycles that contain a EMF shield. This 'shield' protects the rider from the little bit of EMF (Electro Magnetic Field) that is emitted from the bike. Can you say paranoid? Makes sense when you read that he also wrote a book called "MOTORCYCLE CANCER? Are motorcycles KILLING US with cancers of the prostate, colon, kidney, bone, etc?". Wow. Story Here.

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Google has a cool app called Reader that I found today. Its an online feed reader/updater. Works pretty well and looks good from my first attempt at trying to use it. Could be alot better if they came up with a Firefox addon to make it even more accessible. Start reading here.

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And now for just funny, check out this little clip from Bollywood. A ripoff from the matrix maybe? Naw, couldn't be.
YouTube it up.

Penguin Models.

Don't really know what to say about this. Just watch.








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No title for today.

China Suppresses US Based Search Engines
In a bold move by the Chinese Government, any searches directed at Google or Yahoo from a Chinese location were redirected to Chinese-owned Baidu search engine. This is seen as retaliation to Bush's message to end 'religious repression' in china. I havn't seen any news from Google's response to this, but I bet they are not happy.
Full Article Here

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The Spartans Are Coming
Lovers of the movie 300 beware! There is a spoof about to be released! If you liked Epic Movie or the Date Movie, this one looks just as good.
Here's the preview:

Meet the Spartans

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Rock Paper Scissors!!!

So last weekend Dani and I got the chance to go with Nathan and Rachel to Toronto to watch the Rock Paper Scissors World Championships. Needless to say I had never even heard of this until the week before, but it sounded great so we went to watch. Nathan signed up to compete with the other 400 or so people there. I was surprised at how insanely people get into the game. We had full costumes, people protecting their playing hands, and angry people who lost. Nathan dressed up as dynamite, which was actually not even the strangest costume.
Nathan rocked(pun intended) the first 3 rounds and actually made it to the top 16 finals and got to play on the main stage with world champions. He unfortunately got pounded in the first round of 16 people, but he WAS goign against the top people in the world....haha
Anyway, here are some photos from it. Nathan's post and more photos can be found on his website, www.nathancolquhoun.com.


You can see the fear in his eyes.




This is Erin playing (and beating) one of the judges.





Nathan playing the dreaded pirate. Nathan lost i think.







The final round.

Some great ads.

An ad from Smirnoff. The music is perfect for it.



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Gorgeous Enterprises designed this commercial in Britain. Took me till the end to see how its really done.

The Gorilla

This is a brilliant video from 'Glass and a Half Full Productions'. Such emotion in it. You can just feel the mood of the gorilla. Watch it for the full effect.



www.aglassandahalffullproductions.com

Sept 18 Photoshoot

A couple days ago I got to do a photoshoot in an animal surgury for a web design company. It was for sure one of the best animal places I've seen, the people working there were great with the animals and we got a lot of really good shots. We even watched a surgery going on. Anyway, here are some of my fav photos from it.

Finished Book: How I Lost My Virginity (The Richard Branson Autobiography)

I just finished reading the Richard Branson Autobiography, in which he tells about his life until a couple years ago. It goes through his childhood, when he started his first business, signing the Rolling Stones to his record label and the big battle for his Airline. It is written very well, keeping the reader's attention the entire time. His life was a very adventurous one, so that helps as well. I'm sure some parts have been edited to sound better in the book, but just take what you want.

His main concept is that if a business idea sounds fun, if it will produce healthy competition in the market and if the consequences of it failing are not dire, then it is worth investing in. He also goes with a 'screw it, let's do it' attitude that results in business ideas and principles that are different than most big businesses, resulting (with hard work), in its success.

This is a must read for anyone with an entrepreneurial mind. He goes over his ideas for different businesses and the reader can make their own ideas from that. I found that it inspired creative ideas throughout the entire book.

Check it out on Amazon here: amazon.ca