NYTimes.com: Eric Joisel, French Sculptor of Origami, Dies at 53
I saw his Origami work in the documentary Between the Folds and it is incredible. Between the Folds is a film about origami and the artists involved. I saw the film on streaming Netflix and found it be quite an interesting film.
Gizmodo.com: One Politician’s Incredibly Unfortunate Tweet
The tweet itself isn’t the problem, but the bit.ly link was truncated, creating a link to this YouTube video which pretty much leaves me speechless.
SI.com: NBA bans super-jumping shoes
The NBA is prohibiting its players from wearing a new line of sneakers that claims to increase vertical leap.
These shoes have not been shown to definitively increase jumping height, but the fact that the have banned from the NBA is marketing gold. Makes it a must have for rec players everywhere.
NYTimes.com: Toddlers’ Favorite Toy: The iPhone
Still, Dr. Hirsh-Pasek, struck on a recent visit to New York City by how many parents were handing over their iPhones to their little children in the subway, said she understands the impulse. “This is a magical phone,” she said. “I must admit I’m addicted to this phone.”
It is interesting to see how quickly very young toddlers can learn to use an iPad or an iPhone. It says a lot about how intuitive Apple’s touch interface is.
CNN.com: Average teen sends 3,339 texts per month
…teen females send an incredible 4,050 text per month, while teen males send an average of 2,539 texts. Teens are sending 8 percent more texts than they were this time last year.
That’s for ages 13-17. Texting drops off dramatically with current older age groups. It’s a stunning amount of texts and I wonder if this is a behavior change and that this high rate of texting will continue as this batch of teens grows older.
Interesting juxtaposition- Ohio’s the birthplace of Aviation while New York is the birthplace of Jell-o.
“DISCLAIMER: Following me may cause involuntary orgasms.”
Here’s someone who thinks a little too highly of his twitter feed. Seriously, business and orgasms don’t mix.
I saw this while driving into work and it made me think. Who or what exactly is the man? And how do you beat the man? If it were easily apparent how to beat the man, then we’d all be the man already.
NYTimes.com: ‘The Simpsons’ Explains Its Button-Pushing Banksy Opening
Interesting Q&A regarding to the Banksy opening to the “The Simpsons”.
