Archive for May, 2006

Aircraft carrier reef

Last Wednesday, a WW2 aircraft carrier was sunk in the Gulf of Mexico to create the world’s largest artificial reef. In other news, I went diving in Monterey this weekend, which was a ton of fun. I highly recommend the Aquarius II dive shop, they’re good guys.

Stick in a box

Stick in a Box is a wonderfully simple and clever product.

Art is the expression of imagination, not the duplication of reality.

Also, I want to welcome all new visitors from Diego Rodriguez’s post over at Metacool. I encourage you to explore the site a bit, and subscribe to my feed. Also, I’d love to hear feedback if you have any, so don’t hesitate to shoot me an email: nick@[this site].com

Comment thread design

Interesting post on Signal vs. Noise about the design of comment threads. Speaking of which, have you noticed this blog let’s you post comments?

Razzle Dazzle camouflage

Razzle Dazzle camouflage was inspired by cubism and meant to confuse u-boats. Can I have my car painted this way?

Pop vs. Soda

Pop vs. Soda, the age old debate. I say soda, not surprising given where I’m from.

Eos Airlines

Eos Airlines is an airline with only business class seats. Read the article in BusinessWeek. It’ll be interesting to find out if there is enough demand for this sort of service. If so, founder Dave Spurlock would be in luck, having established a premium brand serving reliable and relatively price-insensitive customers.