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nate@natecooper.net — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:54:01 GMT

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Very soon in Eastern standard time it will be 1:10 on 1/1/10. Last night during the New Years festivities my friends and I were remarking on the digital prospects of a new decade. Some time this year it will be

10/10/10

On that day twice it will be

10:10 10/10/10

and also further

10:10:10 10/10/10

My friend, Daniel whose birthday is on December 21 will get to enjoy this tongue twister this decade:

12:21:12 on 12/21/12

My birthday will bring:

10:18:10 on 10/18/10

Just some fun tongue twisting for nerds.

Is reCaptcha sending us hidden (anti-semetic) messages?

nate@natecooper.net — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:24:37 GMT

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Our most recent positing on Craigslist elicited an odd reCaptcha moment:

To add a bit of context: our posting on craigslist was for a room in our apartment. We were using my girlfriend’s computer. She is jewish. So the “random generation” was all the more to the point and bizarre in it’s hilarity. [The room is still available and open to one of any faith]

Perhaps her computer is just sending her messages in general. Here’s what iPhoto had to say about her:

Different Trees

nate@natecooper.net — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:12:05 GMT

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A Cogent Discussion on Health Care Reform

nate@natecooper.net — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:28:25 GMT

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Say what you will about the president, but he totally “gets” the internet generation. Take a look at this site: Get the facts about the stability and security you get from health insurance reform | Health Insurance Reform Reality Check

Well designed, connected (you can share info on Facebook and via email) but each testimonial is low-fi youtube clips. Just gorgeous. A real coup for getting the facts amid the shouting crowds and protests.

Lawmakers Trip

nate@natecooper.net — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:53:33 GMT

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Perhaps I was just really tired when I read this this morning, but I read it as “Lawmakers trip, hit tourist hotspots.” — which of course, has a decidedly different meaning. Though bizarre, the connotation fills me with joy.

Social Networking Pillows

nate@natecooper.net — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:45:29 GMT

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K. I know I’m a big nerd already but I think these pillows are just the bees knees! So cool looking plus inexpensive! Do want!

(via TrendHunter)

Does the ‘Why’ Matter?

nate@natecooper.net — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:32:08 GMT

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Check out this interesting article about writing. Excerpt:

“If you think of Groundhog Day — the only whys that are ever explored is the whys behind the individual choices Bill Murray makes during his endlessly repeating day. What you are NOT ever given the why answer to is:

Why did this start? Is it God? Why did he pick Bill Murray? Why this particular Groundhog Day? In other words, Danny Rubin & Harold Ramis do not bog you down in any of the metaphysical questions of how this world came to be or why this is happening to Bill Murray because they know it doesnt matter; what people want to see — what they will enjoy, is seeing what happens next: why Bill Murray makes the choices he does, and eventually, how he comes to see the world differently.”

Couldn’t really agree more. It’s all about the drive in the story-telling, sometimes the details can get distracting. I remember having a conversation with a friend about this and the movie Moon — where basically the philosophy behind the making of that movie was not to alienate the audience by making the sci-fi too obscure or detail oriented.

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Moon

nate@natecooper.net — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:19:49 GMT

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Just saw Moon with Sam Rockwell. Just as awesome as I had hoped. I was very much anticipating the movie already — almost simply because everything Sam Rockwell does is gold. Then I found out that the movie’s director is non other than the son of David Bowie! This, of course, made it a must see.

Check out the video below, an interview with Rockwell and the film’s director Duncan Jones:

(via scifiscoop)

Found Appealing

nate@natecooper.net — Sat, 09 May 2009 20:32:04 GMT

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FOUND Magazine’s Denim and Diamonds Tour 2009! last night at ICE in lower Manhattan, was quite enjoyable. Though I had heard of the concept of Found and seen an issue here and there, I did not know quite what to expect. If you’re unfamiliar, Found is a yearly published magazine whose content is derived solely from material that is discovered almost exclusively by accident. That crumpled piece of paper blowing down the street, the receipt someone carelessly discarded, perhaps a fax sent to the wrong number. Maybe it’s a love letter, maybe it’s someone begging for forgiveness, maybe it’s a ransom note.

While the prospect of riffling through the detritus of someone’s personal life seems appealing in isolation, turning pages in a magazine, what could possibly happen in a live show? It turns out a lot. Davy Rothbart one of the geniuses behind the magazine, also has This American Life credentials and an excellent stage presence. His knack for recreating a sense of discovery while reciting, on stage, found items, really exemplifies the joy that is embodied in the magazine and is bottom-line entertaining.

To wonder about the origins and stories behind some of the lost love letters & to-do lists is part of the wonder of reading them and Davy extols that virtue. But the point isn’t only to wonder, but also create. Davy said, “I love to get the first reactions people have to found items.” Some might be one liners but Peter Rothbart writes songs. Peter is Davy’s brother and for part of the show performs some songs, on guitar, based upon found items. For the third act, The Story Pirates actually acted out — in full costume — two sketches based upon found notes.

I talked with Davy after the show and what we seemed to connect to was this idea that there is a real joy to be open to the idea of discovery, but an even greater one to create new work out of it. Though this article I’m writing is a kind of work unto itself, I think I’ll consider it more of just a gut reaction.

If you get a chance to see FOUND Magazine’s Denim and Diamonds Tour 2009! absolutely take advantage!

Billboard Art

nate@natecooper.net — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:22:29 GMT

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Living in New York, one’s mind might be lent to wonder about the legality of street advertisement. They are literally everywhere. I’m not just talking about billboards (though their omnipresence is also very hard to dismiss), but on every barricade, construction site (New York has many) and even just on empty walls.

According to this article on Rocketboom, most street ads are totally illegal. A group called Public Ad Campaign decided to do something about it. They reclaimed visual space with white paint and put wonderful street art in place of the ads.

Video Below:

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nate@natecooper.net — Tue, 05 May 2009 03:13:38 GMT

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What the hell is going on here? Hrrrthrrr posts a Tumblr linking back to what is seemingly a one off from davidhorvitz. A simple query to google turns up this article which just brings me further down the rabbit hole.

Watch this TED talk video:

That lady is crazy. Also. Not only is this thing actually happening on Flickr but it seems to pop up all over the internet. Now I’m not only part of the meme but I feel as though I’ve uncovered some sort of secret society like the mob or the illuminati.

My head is cold, now, though.

Print’s Influence on the Web

nate@natecooper.net — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:14:08 GMT

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SVA Dot Dot Dot Lectures: Jason Santa Maria from MFA Interaction Design on Vimeo.

Jason Santa Maria lays out some very interesting queries here, but seems to lack answers. Here he speaks to why visual appeal is very much alive in print media, but lacking in online layouts. He argues some pretty compelling points about things that work for and against both mediums but seems at a loss to explain why more attention isn’t paid to design online.

Interesting discussion if you design for the web.

(via konigi)

Be Cool

nate@natecooper.net — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:05:34 GMT

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Eclectic Method - The Tarantino Mixtape from Eclectic Method on Vimeo.

I’m amazed that it’s possible to be more meta than a Quentin Tarantino film. If for some reason you thought that Tarantino’s movies dragged or could have used faster cutting, this mash-up is for you. Simply a must-see.

It’s from Eclectic Method who has also fashioned a remix for 30 Rock, a Fraggle Rock remix, and a remix of the Colbert Report.

(via Popped Culture)

If it Doesn’t Work, Burn it

nate@natecooper.net — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:34:31 GMT

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Take some practical tips about writing by the illustrious Mark Twain. The secret is to share your work with a large cross section of people (listed one by one in this video), then, if a book fails to please, burn it.

For some reason this video is also narrarated by John Lithgow, which makes me a little giddy.

(via The Book Design Review)

Information Nintendo

nate@natecooper.net — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:59:08 GMT

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Wow. If you like Nintendo and public transit you must see this video about subways. ExciteBike references, among many other old school NES games abound in this informative video about world transport systems.

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Auto-Tune the News

nate@natecooper.net — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:38:52 GMT

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Somehow makes Katie Kouric more bearable. I love how terribly done the green screen effects are also. If you watch only one remix of news clips this week, let this be the one!

(via Jordan Harper)

Small Art: WebUrbanist

nate@natecooper.net — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:45:43 GMT

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WebUrbanist has a great collection of art projects involving the miniature from sculptures carved into needle eyes to tilt-shift photography.

Fucking Hipsters

nate@natecooper.net — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:11:40 GMT

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Though tumblr has more than it’s share of hipsters (see thundrrr and hrrrthrrr ), look at this fucking hipster is an entire tumblog devoted to pictures of hipsters.

(via Allen099)

Welcome to Manhattan, Poser

nate@natecooper.net — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:04:53 GMT

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And Brooklyn cheers (though the sign equally applies to Williamsburg).

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Kern that Shit!

nate@natecooper.net — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:16:30 GMT

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Steven Tartick’s

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<p style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 3px;"><b>Originally published at <a href="http://natecooper.net/nate2/04/23/2009/kern-that-shit">natecooper.net</a>. Please leave any <a href="http://natecooper.net/nate2/04/23/2009/kern-that-shit#comments">comments</a> there.</b></p><div class="centered"><a href="http://gallery.me.com/steventartick#100101&view=grid&bgcolor=white&sel=13"><img src="http://www.natecooper.net/images/stories/feminist_graffiti.jpeg" alt="feminist graffiti" border="0" width="500"/></a></div> <p>Steven Tartick’s <a href="<a href="http://gallery.me.com/steventartick#100101&view=grid&bgcolor=white&sel=13">photo montage</a> of the graffiti (and counter-graffiti) in an <a href="http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu/">SVA</a> bathroom reminds me much of the long dialogues strewn about the halls at my <a href="http://ucsc.edu">alma mater</a>.</p> <p>First there is the well designed and printed decals quoting statistics meant to insight thoughtfulness about inequities in IT and graphic design. Then there are the comments scrawled on and around the decals critiquing the statements.</p> <div class="centered"><img src="http://www.natecooper.net/images/stories/feminist_graffiti2.jpeg" alt="feminist graffiti" border="0" width="500"/></div> <p> I find both rather poignant at times though some of the handwritten comments are rather low blows. </p> <p>I remember hearing that in my school’s library there was an entire series of articles published in a newsletter format, regularly inscribed on the bathroom walls of the womens’ restroom. I wonder if they still exist.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://twitter.com/Steventartick">StevenTartick</a>)</p>

Twitter Smitter

nate@natecooper.net — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:51:22 GMT

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A few weeks ago I wrote about seeing Geoff Manaugh speak. I noted Geoff’s excellent defense of Twitter as a medium and utter confusion at its critics. Jason Kottke’s In defense of Twitter published today with a link to Manaugh’s own post both carry on in that great tradition of incredulity to the contention that Twitter necessarily leads to the end of civilization.

Both articles were responses to Maureen Dowd’s facetious and ridiculous article in the New York Times, where she rudely insisted the interviewees only respond in 140 characters or less and then when they slipped she exclaimed:
“(They’re spilling past 140 characters now, but it must feel good to climb out of their Twitter bird cage…)”

She went on to ask the co-founder and creative director Biz Stone:
“Was there anything in your childhood that led you to want to destroy civilization as we know it?”

I’m not one to shy away from calling it like it is. Twitter can be abused and I’ve never claimed to be its biggest fan, but it’s getting to the point where it’s being so consistently bashed that people may turn to it as a kind of rebellion.

I think Biz himself says it best (while enduring the bashing in good humor):
“If people are passionate about your product, whether it’s because they’re hating or loving it, those are both good scenarios.”

The Twitter Spread

nate@natecooper.net — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:47:55 GMT

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Spreadtweet is a Twitter application that mimics the design of a spreadsheet. My first reaction was “whahuh? Why?” Then I realized that unlike most of the rest of the civilized world I do not work in an office full of prying eyes.

So for all you wage-slaves in your cubes; a way to tweet while leaving your boss none-the-wiser.

(via Design Tips + Tricks)

Wolf and Pig

nate@natecooper.net — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:19:58 GMT

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This video really illustrates the line between a photograph and motion pictures — a line of topical interest to me. There’s a magical wonder that happens with an object in motion. Even with the jerkiness of the low fps our mind wants to believe that there is a relationship and so follows the story frame by frame.

(via Pink Tentacle)

What’s Your NPR name?

nate@natecooper.net — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:15:46 GMT

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So apparently my NPR name is Natham Amsterdam What’s your NPR name?

(via Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)

Woody Allen Wisdom

nate@natecooper.net — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:59:09 GMT

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