Important reading.
The Geographical Flow of Music (PDF) – Analysing listening habits around the world, using Last.fm.
Contains graphs like this.
(via scientologist2 on Reddit)
“A series of informative posters detailing how some of the most notable drum sequences were programmed using the Roland TR-808 Drum Machine. Each sequence has been analyzed and represented as to allow users to re-programme each sequence, key for key.” (by Rob Ricketts — Graphic Design & Typography)
(from Toothpaste For Dinner)
“I arranged some things I have around my house on the floor attempting to mirror them.
A Flickr stream documenting a family's garbage
What Happened to the Future? -
VC has ceased to be the funder of the future, and instead has become a funder of features, widgets, irrelevances.
“This capability was a major break-through for PostScript and for Adobe, so much so that Adobe has never filed a patent on it, as the patent-filing process requires the technique to be published, thereby exposing it to competitors.” — Talking about a type-scaling technology used by the Apple LaserWriter, one of the first laser mass-market laser printers. From Steve Jobs and the LaserWriter, an article telling the story of how the LaserWriter came into being.