Just in the past few days, I’ve been seeing a new form of comment spam coming through, and making it past my spam filters. Instead of using the words that they know I will probably have on my block list, I instead get a string of HTML codes like: internetcasinos …which ends up giving me…
Author: Mark Boszko
Mark is easily distracted and seems not to require sleep. However, this is an illusion. He is mortal, like you. Perhaps doubly so. He makes videos and a little bit of art and design. He also watches way too many movies and jokes around on Twitter.
SKY CAPTAIN and the WORLD of TOMORROW
It is a gorgeous film. A designer’s wet dream. But the pacing is off and the characters, for the most part, fall flat. It’s as if you gave today’s effects technology to someone used to making films in 1935. It tries to be charming and retro, but succeeds only in being… well, of the kind…
Lance’s Guide to Man Grooming
This should probably be required reading for many geeks, myself included. Part One: Facing Facts Part Two: Rock Your Body Part Three: Hair Apparent Part Four: Clothing Optionals
Blue Thunder
via Airbag What is it with NASA these days? Are we not funding them enough or is this, and all the other fiascos, the result of poor leadership and management? Hmmm, maybe they all need to go back to those cool buzz cuts they all had in the 50’s. So much for visiting the moon…
Hurricane iVan
Hurricane iVan: Welcome to yet another hurricane, 145+ winds. Can ruin Mac, PC and iPod. The new Hurricane iVan. [via engadget]
Spitfire
BCS: Official Website of Buffalo Creek Software1: Going through some old crap in my Den, I came across this manual I had printed out for Spitfire: Bulletin Board System for MS/PC DOS Personal Computers. I set up and ran what was probably an incredibly unpopular BBS for a little while (probably only a few months,…
Bombay Sapphire
Bombay Sapphire is apparently the gin for graphic designers. I wonder which brand is the absinthe for graphic designers?