Twitter Treats for 06-07-10

Twitter Treats are the links I’ve posted on my Twitter.
These are just quick links to some cool things I’ve tweeted or re-tweeted. See previous here.

This is going to be a long one since I skipped a week because of the holiday.

Steve Jobs’s WWDC keynote live today at 10AM PT / 1PM ET!
(via @engadget)

Your Brain on Computers: Attached to Technology and Paying a Price. (I’m a guilty party)
(via @nytimesscience)

My Friend, @freelisa, is having an art opening this Saturday (6/12) in Deep Ellum at Kettle Art. (she’s really good)

FYI, @peeweeherman is on foursquare.

Exactly the kinds of photographs BP doesn’t want you to see – WARNING: truly heartbreaking (I cried)
(via @BPGlobalPR)

The Gulf Of Mex spill: 30 yrs ago & Now
(via @cloudsandbones)

@gruber (aka Daring Fireball) takes at detailed look at the Good & Bad regarding AT&T’s new data plans
(via @laughingsquid)

I just have to brag about *my* Best Words With Friends move ever! 102 points for a four letter word. (which got squashed when I saw these scores)

Sun safe: Environmental Working Group researchers recommend only 39 out of 500 beach & sport sunscreens.
(via @bb_mke)

I forgot about this recipe. I really need to make these popcicles.. really.

Steve Jobs’ D8 interview: the video highlights
(via @engadget)

Ozzy Osbourne pretended to be his own wax figure at Madame Tussauds, scaring the crap out of it’s visitors.
(via @laughingsquid)

A funny thing happened to me on the way to work…

The Guatemalan sinkhole looks so unreal.
(via @LettersOfNote)

Party Down (tv show) just keeps getting better and better. You must watch this if you haven’t seen it.

Remember The Cocktail Soundtrack? Also the first album I memorized all the words to.

My friend, Lindsey Zimmerman (@rumble_bee), is in the middle of 100 days of animation. Her drawings are already super cute, now that they are animated, it make me squeeee!

I went on a music spree, these are some I really enjoyed:
Freelance Whales – Hannah
The Walkmen – The Rat
Rodriguez -Sugar Man

This is a nightmare.” Philippe Cousteau Jr. for ABCnews on the Gulf oil spill.
(via @kirstinbutler)

Listen to Beck’s record club doing more INXS songs.

@lettercult‘s {alphabattle} G is up. Here’s mine.

For 48 hours @dtdalbey worked on a name for the little mucus mustache kids get when sick. His result: The Snotzi.

Vaughn Ward: Idaho Congressional Candidate, Teabagger & Obama Plagiarist

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Twitter Treats for 05-24-10

Twitter Treats are the links I’ve posted on my Twitter.
These are just quick links to some cool things I’ve tweeted or re-tweeted. See previous here.

Ratatat’s new album, LP4 is now streaming in full over at NPR.

@BPGlobalPR should be on your “follow” list (hilarious)

I love HBO’s The Pacific posters designed by @TheHeadsofState
(via @doublenaut)

I finally tried this homemade vegan black bean recipe and it turned out awesome.

Pretty freaking awesome Nike ad by W+K.
(via @dougjaeger)

Last week’s WE’VE NEVER MET webcomic is online. Enjoy.

Artist Action Figures

NEVER put your SSN out there. The owner of LifeLock, (id theft protection company) learned the hard way.
(via @TalentZoo)

CBS is going after @48hrmag, says it infringes on their TV show “48 Hours”
(via @laughingsquid @carr2n)

Milton Glaser talks about his role models, Paul Rand is on his short list.
(via @mullerbrockmann @mynameisvika)

The craziest thing happened on the way to lunch….

Saturday Night Live: Lonely Island Digital Short- Great Day

Download or listen to the mixtape, Dirty South Dance 2.
(via @hoodinternet @atrak)

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Twitter Treats for 05-17-10

Twitter Treats are the links I’ve posted on my Twitter.
These are just quick links to some cool things I’ve tweeted or re-tweeted. See previous here.

Swiss Miss is celebrating 5 years of her blog and throwing a party.
For her readers who cannot join, she’s asked people to create something for the Flickr Slideshow they will be playing. This is mine.

Have you seen Adobe’s new ad directed at Apple? Check out Apple’s response; not real but funny.
(via @timisbusy)

Meet the voice behind MTV’s Daria.
(via @flavorpill @villagevoice)

I listened to The Soft Pack – Answer to Yourself a couple of times and decided to buy the album.

Listen to the new Sleigh Bells “for freezy” on NPR.
(via @expresident)

Beck’s Record Club covering INXS “Loved One”

@lettercult‘s {alphabattle}: F is for Fun. Making Custom Letters is mad fun. Here is mine.

The Bare Essentials Poster by Ashwin Patel
(via @SwissLegacy)

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Twitter Treats for 05-10-10

Twitter Treats are the links I’ve posted on my Twitter.
These are just quick links to some cool things I’ve tweeted or re-tweeted. See previous here.

Thoughts on Design—A collection of articles written by Paul Rand, interviews, videos and exhibits info.
(via @iA @DesignObserver)

RIP Lena Horne :( This was one of my favorites of hers.

Anyone traveling to Houston in the future might like these suggestions from the NY Times on what to do there.

Veganizing Betty Crocker : Someone is creating vegan recipes out of the Betty Crocker cookbook.
(via Buzzfeed)

The lovely SwissMiss, Tina Roth Eisenberg, speaking at PSFK, on her story of a Swiss designer going NYC.

NPR’s First Listen: Flying Lotus, ‘Cosmogramma’ (also created many sound clips heard on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim)

Art & Copy is now on Netflix instant.

NY Times has a great look at all the Obama 20-Somethings that once helped with the campaign & are now working at the White House.

How (and why) to donate your hair & nylons to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
(via @GOOD)

You can also consider helping the birds of the Gulf Coast. Donate to Audubon Society.

Listen to the whole new Broken Social Scene album “Forgiveness Rock Record” (thanks to my Bro-in-Law, Scott)

May the 4th be with you & jibjab yourself in 3 different Star Wars movies.

Get your Goodbye Blue Monday on! (webcomic)
(via @Rumble_bee)

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Twitter Treats for 05-03-10

Twitter Treats are the links I’ve posted on my Twitter.
These are just quick links to some cool things I’ve tweeted or re-tweeted. See previous here.

Chilling @NatGeoSociety photos of the effects of the oilspill on wildlife and land.
(via @DesignObserver & @Brainpicker)

@gorillavsbear‘s April Mix: Listen Here
(via @ginger08)

Cool handlebar connected bike basket- see it: Copenhagen Parts, but buy it here.

I finally bought this album (Caribou – Swim) and it made my Sunday more awesome. http://blip.fm/~pog9g

@GOOD‘s Staturday: How much oil has leaked out of Deepwater Horizon?

Microsoft announces IE9 will not support Flash
(via @workforfood @ftrc )

Beck’s record club covering INXS “Mediate” http://www.beck.com/recordclub/

Best filmed cat video ever! @a_digital_guy Documenting the 1st 5 mins of a Cat’s new toy

Capturing Somali pirates: first-person shooter view
(via @kottke)

The most recent incarnation of Betty Crocker is a computer generated composite of 75 women.
(via @DesignFacts)

To my comic friends: @PopeHope is accepting applications for a 3 week ACA artists’ residency with him. Eight spots available, submit by May 31st for financial aid. You don’t have to be a student, anyone can apply. There is no prohibitive age requirement for the ACA, you just have to be over 21.

Great mix! : MuffinTops Mixtape by ERIC ZEE & CHRISTIAN FLORES
(I listened to this mix almost everyday last week)
(via @ginger08)

I watched the French flick, A bout de souffle (Breathless), I highly recommend it.

@lettercult‘s {alphabattle} E is up. This one is mine.

The webcomic, Goodbye Blue Monday’s strip from last week.
(via @rumble_bee)

Dr. Horrible Goes 8-Bit, Act lll is here!
(via @TECHLAND)

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Twitter Treats for 04-26-10

Twitter Treats are the links I’ve posted on my Twitter.
These are just quick links to some cool things I’ve tweeted or re-tweeted.

Guaranteed to get stuck in your head, The Bird & The Bee singing Hall & Oates.

Anyone NOT in the U.S. can listen to, what I presume to be, really neat compilations put together by face B.
(The site uses Spotify to listen to the mixes, which isn’t available in the U.S. yet)

For the cupcake lovers: How To Eat A Cupcake.

Up There: A Documentary.
The story of a dying trade, hand-painted advertising (based on an concept by Mother)
(via @kirstinbutler)

My summer guilty pleasure read, The Carrie Diaries (excerpt) by Candace Bushnell (Sex in the City). The book is based on the fictional diaries of Carrie Bradshaw in high school. It comes out tomorrow.

@Olivertomas‘s Collection of 1960s & 1970s Scandinavian Logos.
(via @Martin_Isaac)

The newest WE’VE NEVER MET online comic by my friends, David Hopkins & Chad Thomas.

Stream The National’s new album “High Violet” on NY Times website.
(via @Mashable)

@LettersofNote New Letter: “Your Friend, Conan

Slate’s article on “Why Texas is doing much better than the rest of the nation economically“.

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Twitter Treats for 04-19-10

Twitter Treats are the links I’ve posted on my Twitter.
These are just quick links to some cool things I’ve tweeted or re-tweeted. This first post will be a bit long.

Beck’s Record Club has been covering INXS songs.
The latest ones are “Devil Inside” & “Need You Tonight
(via @st_vincent)

Vintage Fashion Archive: 1920′s – 1960′s by @myvintagevogue

Beautiful Flickr set of Vintage Luggage Labels
(via @roundmyskull @martin_isaac)

8-bit Dr Horrible: Act 1 & 2
(via @chrisspurgin)

Stationary of Horror” : great use of hole-punch, tear seals & more
(via @Behance)

Listen to the entire new LCD Soundsystem album, “This is Happening”
(via @flavorpill)

The Fine Cut’s :: Memories Of The Turn Of The Century in Film Part 1 & Part 2
(via @ebertchicago)

Join my chair dancing & listen to Damian Marley & Nas – As We Enter

Awesome passive aggressive kids notes in “Pluto-related hate mail from children
(via @Kottke)

4 friends are hiking the PCT. 2 of the 4 are blogging along the way.
Julie (@vernhikes) has been posting great stories & photos along the way.
Jordon has been taking a more philosophical approach along with a few photos.

@Lettercult has started an Alphabattle, where people submit letters of the alphabet, created in anyway they want, posting twice a month. The latest was “D” — you can see mine here.
(catch up and see “A“, “B” & “C“)

@TheMarfaBullet offers a chartered bus ride from Austin to Marfa at scheduled times each month (depending on events/holidays). Roo and I will be taking this down on Memorial Day weekend & staying in a Yurt at @el_cosmico.

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