a newly released video of curator Paola Antonelli of MOMA previewing design and the elastic mind in 2007. a great exhibit to be introduced to the world of data visualizations. a friend, rob carlsen, is at the ITP program in NYU and reading his blog can be inspirational to see different ways of looking at things from the perspective of a friend.

check it here. i take this as a statement on graffiti removal. makes sense to me.

video after the jump.

moby joined fucked up during their 12 hour long set yesterday to cover the ramones ‘blitzkreig bop’. video after the jump.

creature obstacle from downtown showdown. fucking evil. fucking epic.

if youre gonna hate. just be open and hate like the muppet hecklers cos thats all politicians are….muppet hecklers

calvin and hobbes illustrated it best.

not just on the normal things but this story came to my attention this AM. a united states soldier whose deployment was extended thanks to stop loss befriended a dog named rachet. i believe wholeheartedly in therapy dogs and i cant think of anything more than a dog that id want to come home to after getting shot at all day. rachet was recently confiscated and will most likely be killed by commanding officers due to it technically against regulations to befriend animals in the field. baghdad pups does all they can to bring these dogs home. no buddy left behind. with mental health so in the fore front of military related news i can not for a second believe anything more that they say about soldiers needs. this just ruined my day.

**update** the story was picked up by cnn.com hopefully it will get more attention and a good end.