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Friday… The Thirteenth! [orchestra!]

And time for your Friday Links!

And only one more Friday before Xmas! Wah!

Let’s go…

The Deep Sea

Discover what kinds of wildlive thrive at which depths of the ocean, as far down as “The Challenger Deep” (10,924 metres aka ~11 km / 35,840 feet aka ~7 miles.)

And they do mean “depths”.

Created by Neal Agarwal.

NYTimes: The New York City Subway Map

A great interactive piece on this iconic transit system, and how art and design helped make the system more understandable to its riders.

Sorry Olds, Only Gen Z Can Make It Through This High School Quiz

“Are you part of the squad or are you an ‘old’?”

Note: very American.

Note 2: this quiz will chew up your CPU.

Yes, it’s from Buzzfeed.

Broken TV

A simple little “descrambler” puzzle game.

Note: click on the piece you want to move, then click on the space you want to move it to. I thought they had to be adjacent. They do not.

The motion patterns are lovely.

And there you go: alllll Friday’d up. I mean linked up. I mean Friday Linked up!

Happy Friday, and Merry Christmas!

See you in a week.

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Welcome to your Friday Links!

This issue is normally the Friday Links Xmas Gift and Giving Guide, but I have unfortunately been too overwhelmed with work and other things going on in my life to properly compose a good one this year.

So, lazily, I am going to instead refer to last year’s guide and add just a few extras.

For the giving part, In Canada, CBC’s Sounds of the Season is on now. Always recommended.

For the gifting part: ThinkGeek, which was my perennial favorite gift guide to link to, has sadly shuttered.

In its place, this year I’ll recommend The Verge’s 2019 Home & Tech Gift Guide 2019 instead. It’s not nearly as good or comprehensive, but it’s what I’ve got.

Apologies for not being able to provide more new material. It is what it is. Happy Holidays!

And now to the links!

Steampunk Tendencies

A collection of extremely unique, beautiful, whimsical creations from the Steampunk community.

I love all of this!

Rewilder

“Rewilder creates the best bags on & for the planet from 100% salvaged materials. Everything is washed, cut, and sewn in California for bags with a micro-footprint and highest quality. They don’t make trash; they treasure it.”

As of this writing they were sold out of a lot of stuff, but we all know there’s still plenty of trash out there so they’ll make more eventually.

Great idea. Some cool designs too.

Recommended by Tina E.

Anthony Hopkins Talks To Brad Pitt About Movies, Mortality, And Mistakes

From Interview Magazine.

It’s a long read, and I found it fascinating.

Block Blaster

A fun, slightly “drifty” version of Arkanoid or Breakout.

I suck at it but it’s still addictive.

Suggested by Kate S.

And so this concludes the Friday Links for the First Friday in December 2019.

Happy Holidays everybody! See you next week.

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Happy Friday!

And happy belated Thanksgiving to my American friends.

And that’s the end of November. Hmph.

And now! To the links!

Bruno Simon

Bruno Simon is an expert web developer.

His personal site features games completely rendered in HTML.

Very impressive work here.

Suggested by Emma W.

Rogan Brown: Paper Sculptures

“This piece is part of a new series of works that mixes hand and laser cutting to create an incredibly detailed and varied visual texture making multiple references: coral, bacteria, pathogens, diatoms, fungi etc…”

These are incredibly complicated, beautiful works.

Just having a little, good, clean fun!

“This year, for my Birthday, my husband bought me something I have wanted for years–a Power Washer.”

…

“I realized that I could do word art in one tenth the time that it would take to power wash the entire driveway and it would allow me to leave most of the dirty part dirty.”

End result: beautiful artwork on people’s driveways.

A pretty great little art project created by artist Dianna Wood.

Makin’ Babies

(Beta)

Simple: click on the baby’s face to make more babies. You earn medals for certain thresholds.

Weird, oddly satisfying little game.

There we go! Wrapping up your November with some links.

Next week I’ll have a 2019 holiday shopping and giving list for you. Stay tuned!

Thanks for following along at home.

Happy Friday!

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Helloooooo Friday!

Mid-month already. So… so fast! Crazy.

Links time!!

miniatureglass

A glass artist from Kyiv, Ukraine blows glass to create small glass spiders.

They’re gorgeous!

Threadless: Street Sheets

Tokyo street designs on t-shirts, leggings, mats, etc. I like it!

An Original Volkswagen Beetle’s Wheel Hubs Are Turned into Fashionable Mini-Scooters

Aka: “VolksPods”

They look a little weird from a seating stance position. You’d have to lean pretty far forward. But still: great design.

Dodge This

You only get a single shot and must carefully align to take out the tiny Ninjas.

Also check out this bombshell report from TheAthletic.com about how the Houston Astros may have stolen the 2017 World Series.

Just a crazy report. Making waves.

And that’s your Friday links!

I guess it’s time to say: Happy Holidays!

See you next week, Friday fans!

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Well hello there Friday folks.

Here we are: November!

And Friday!

Aaaaaand go!

Hunger For Words

anyone interested in dogs, speech therapy, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), animal psychology, or new ideas. Watch, read, and follow along on this exciting journey of teaching my dog to talk!”

Stella is an 18-month-old “Catahoula / Blue Heeler mix” dog who uses a custom-built soundboard to communicate in English.

This research is fascinating, and ongoing.

There’s a pretty excellent Instagram account as well.

Making the rounds, and rightly so.

The Size Of Space

Another virtual display of just how mind-blowingly large some objects in the known universe can be.

Considerable: The Other Side of Sesame Street

Behind the scenes photos and interviews on how they achieved the puppetry for Sesame Street between 1970 and 1971.

It’s a lot more work than you might think. They definitely make it look easy.

Cusors.io

A weird multiplayer game where you and others work your way through mazes or other simple puzzles using collaboration and wits.

Suggested by Kate S.

And that’s that, people. All out of links.

Have an excellent weekend everybody.

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Happy Friday everybody!

Happy belated Hallowe’en, and happy November!

Only 27 days until the US Thanksgiving, and only 53 shopping days until Christmas.

But also 22 days until #Wolfenoot!

Let’s begin!

Raw And Rendered

“Raw & Rendered is Joey Camacho – a freelance 3D motion and graphic designer based in Vancouver, Canada. He has created conceptual and creative design work professionally for reputable global brands as well as passionate local companies.”

Beautifully realized.

There is also an online shop.

Slave Rebellion Reenactment

“On November 8-9, 2019, hundreds of re-enactors will retrace the path of the largest slave rebellion in United States history, embodying a story of resistance, freedom and revolutionary action.”

This would be the German Coast Uprising of 1811 in Louisiana.

I find this super interesting. It’s a harrowing historical event that doesn’t get much coverage ever. You can join in also!

Places of Residence for Accused Witches With Timeline

An interactive map of Scotland. Caution: It takes some time to full load.

Interesting! It also lists detention areas and torture methods in certain locations.

If you want to learn about a real “witch hunt”, this is a pretty good start.

Crush To Party

Weird game name.

Sort of a “Wario Wares” style game where you only have seconds to complete one or another task: either crush every object, or click to make it match other objects.

Stressful! But addictive.

And that’s that! November’s first Friday: Linked!

See you next week everybody.

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Happy Friday everybody!

There goes October.

And it’s still nice out where I live. Weird.

Here we go!

Here Are 2019’s Most Awful Halloween Costumes

The winner is a “Sexy Mr. Rogers”.

Eeeeeeyikes.

‘2001: A Space Odyssey’: Kubrick’s Pioneering Achievement As One of the Most Significant Films Ever Made

From Cinepheliabeyond.org. That title is a mouthful!

This article has numerous really interesting items in it. Audio interviews, pages from the script, letters, scale models. Lots!

Ikea Tarot Deck

“Ikea is a place of transition, a journey, a source of light and comfort, but also strife. Ikea contains the universe. Harness that power to understand your own life with these cleanly designed Ikea themed tarot cards.”

Note: not “officially” from Ikea. (Just in case.)

This is fantastic. Also: you do not have to assemble it.

Tilt2

A tricky, simple game. Just tilt left or right to avoid objects.

I feel like it’s a zen experiment. Definitely inspires patience… and maybe some rage.

Have a lovely Friday and a lovely weekend everybody.

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Yup. It’s Friday!

Where I live it’s getting seasonably colder. That was fast.

Here we go!!

TokyoBuild

“There’s a certain allure to Tokyo’s storefronts – the colors, the textures, the urban decay – that have inspired many artists and designers. For Stockholm-based designer Christopher Robin (yes, he was indeed named after the boy in Winnie the Pooh) that inspiration came when he had the opportunity to visit Tokyo for the first time last year. Upon returning, he began a side-project called TokyoBuild.”

A series of mini dioramas of decaying storefronts found throughout Tokyo.

These are quite detailed. I love it.

Yes there is an Instagram account.

Bored Panda: 30 Worst Advertising Slogans And Taglines

Definitely what it says it is. How did any of these get approved?

Let’s Read Yahoo! Internet Life, February 2001!

Holy crap. So much going on in this article. Monica Lewinski as a net entrepreneur. k.d. lang promoting the Rio MP3 player. Radiohead webrings. (Webrings?)

It’s only 18 years ago. So much of that is just… gone.

Can You Draw a Perfect Circle?

My best score after numerous tries was 93.2%. It’s quite sensitive.

It’s challenging! Mercilessly addictive.

These have been your Friday Links for October 19th, 2019.

Have an incredible (and hopefully warm) weekend everybody.

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Fridaaaaaay!

And where I live, it’s a long weekend.

I have some links. Are you ready? Here we go.

Photos of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair

From the Atlantic. Very large image scans from this historic fair.

So crazy.

Gnossiennes No. 1 (infinity)

Originally by Erik Satie. Using generative code (which they also provide for free,) it generates the music forever.

Someone should do that for Eno’s “Music for Airports“

What The Inventories Of Various Emergency Services Look Like Over The World

“…Knolling is a type of flat-lay photography, where different objects are arranged at 90-degree angles from each other, then photographed from above. The look is symmetrical and pleasing to the eye and allows people to see a variety of objects in a single picture; perfect for demonstrating equipment or an inventory, for example.”

Puzzle Platformer Square

A fun, simple little game.

The gravity reverses – as well as the direction controls – resulting in some brain-twisting controller functions.

I really enjoyed this!

And so this concludes our Friday Links for October 11th.

Have a great (long?) weekend!

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Happy Friday!

And welcome to spooky October. Spooooky…

Let’s go!

Maurizio Savini: Bubblegum sculptures

“Are you thinking, “Hold on – is this BUBBLEGUM?!”… yes, yes it is. These sculptures – from high heels to crocs {the animal, not the shoe} – are the work of Italian artist Maurizio Savini.”

Very detailed.

McSweeney’s: J.D. Salinger’s Spiderman

Expertly written. Loved it.

How many US cities can you name?

You keep guessing, and it keeps including statistics. Sadly no timer. (That would be neat. How many can you name in 5 minutes?) The screenshot above is mine at the 4 minute mark. Do your worst!

Spooky-land

A really fun motorcycle race-and-jump game.

The physics are super fun. Surprisingly challenging!

And there we go. Links: Done!

Have a happy Friday and a lovely weekend.

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