Where the Hell is Matt?

2006-06-25

“So I made this thing, this video. And a lot of people are watching it.

And they take away a message. It’s unspoken, and maybe because it’s never articulated it becomes more potent.
By saying nothing, people hear exactly what they want to.
And that guy on the screen becomes a symbol for what’s important, what’s possible.”.

Where the Hell is Matt?. Matt, “that guy who dances on the internet…”

The song: Sweet Lullaby by Deep Forest.

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Categories : music, phenomena, video

Flirting

2006-06-21

The Social Issues Research Centre Guide to Flirting.

“Research has also shown that men have a tendency to mistake friendly behaviour for sexual flirting.
This is not because they are stupid or deluded, but because they tend to see the world in more sexual terms than women.

There is also evidence to suggest that women are naturally more socially skilled than men, better at interpreting people’s behaviour and responding appropriately.
Indeed, scientists have recently claimed that women have a special diplomacy gene which men lack.”.

Categories : psychology

Yugo Nakamura

2006-06-19
Clockblock Yugo Nakamura is a creative director, designer and engineer exploring various forms of interactive system in digital and networked environment.

Yugo has exhibited and lectured in Asia, U.S.A and Europe.

Some artworks from his personal website yugop.com have recenly been shown at Center Pompidou (Paris), Kunstlerhaus (Vienna), Design Museum (London).

His commercial works have received many international awards including Cannes Lions, OneShow, Clio Award, and NY ADC.”.

Above: Clockblock 1.0, web clock and screensaver, detail.

See also: Industrious clock.

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Categories : art

The color of the bikeshed

2006-06-10

Why Should I Care What Color the Bikeshed Is?

“The really, really short answer is that you should not.

This is a metaphor indicating that you need not argue about every little feature just because you know enough to do so.
Some people have commented that the amount of noise generated by a change is inversely proportional to the complexity of the change.”.
(Poul-Henning Kamp)

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Categories : psychology

100

2006-06-09

(This is the post number 100).

I always liked to imagine myself working in a radio, playing records.
In my imagination, this radio is a quiet and little room, isolated and nearly dark, where only a single person can stay: with a table lamp, just to read the titles.

As I said, I used to imagine me there, in a dim light, with my records.
I have usually thought, also, that I would not like to speak so much. Indeed, I would rather try to speak less than possible.

Speaking to fill the time, I don’t know how to deal with this. This need that certain style, and it seems to me to add uselessly things, things just explain themselves.
Actually, I never worked in a radio. I have this site.
(Andrea Pacquola)

Categories : communication