Monsoon Manchester

OK a couple of things, firstly i got fucking soaked this morning on the way into work, i don't mean 'a bit rained on' i mean almost drowned! i had to go and buy dry clothes and everything!.

secondly here is some stuff off of the internet about the Manchester Monsoon:

Nice strike!!

via http://www.youtube.com/andycoopr

Canal Street well and truly flooded!

via http://www.twitter.com/paulfabretti

Linos Portable Turntable

OK i just need this .... JUST NEED IT!!!!!!

Every now and then you find some con cepts for items that are so they say… past their prime? But this has to be the coolest con cept for such an item i’ve seen in a long time.
The Linos is min i mal style record player designed by Char lie Pyott from pyottdesign.com.

Tron anyone?

source: http://www.nylvi.com/blog/portable-turntable-linos/

Graphic State of Mind

New show reel by Benjamin Rose!

This boy be shinin' gee!

Graphic State of Mind Showreel 2009 from Graphic State of Mind on Vimeo.

Dinosaur Jr. new video "Over it"

This is quality ... LOVE Dinosaur Jr!!!!!!!!

70's Olymic Skate Ads

Just pure class, when skateing meets disco!!

Blow in her face

There really are NO words.

Moment Factory - Permanent Interactive LED wall

Well that's pretty cool!

As people walk by the display, 35,000 LED light bulbs respond to their presence and movement with a variety of shapes and patterns. Partly reminiscent of MIT’s Fiber Optic Cloud, the project is a reminder of our ever-deepening relationship with technology and the human-algorithm future that lies before us.

source: Brain Pickings

Citroen GT in London

Gran Tourismo is awesome ... this however is something else!!!!

source: Geek in disguise

78 Rules of photography

Came across this handy dandy cheat sheet for taking photographs really proper and that.

good lens cap tip!

full list is here: http://gawno.com/2009/05/78-photography-rules/