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Man Singh, Maharaja of Jaipur and 1500 ‘wives’!

Apaarjeet — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:19:37 +0000

Love the illustration, that face is wild! Don’t know who did the art…but Man Singh, more concubines than wives I’d say, but 4000 kid’s, wow, Ripley’s had some fun in the early years with their facts!

To Quote: “The Mughals of India By Harbans Mukhia”

New York Neon!

Apaarjeet — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:50:31 +0000

Project Neon – shooting all of NY’s Neon Signs, great project and great stuff! Even has an iPhone app!

Death is very likely the single best invention of Life.

Apaarjeet — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:16:14 +0000

“Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.”

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”

John Kenn’s Monsters

Apaarjeet — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:48:29 +0000

Love the style!

John Kenn’s Monsters

Dieter Rams on what makes Apple special

Apaarjeet — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:36:00 +0000

Top designer Dieter Rams on what makes Apple special

“I have always observed that good design can normally only emerge if there is a strong relationship between an entrepreneur and the head of design. At Apple this situation exists – between Steve Jobs and Jony Ive.”

Ogilvy’s 38 Ad sell points.

Apaarjeet — Sun, 08 May 2011 01:11:44 +0000

So much still holds up, click to view it larger, so it’s readable…

Peel

Apaarjeet — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:53:28 +0000

Absorbing…

1981 Predictions of Online Shopping

Apaarjeet — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:53:14 +0000

“You’ll need to see what you’re buying, even if you can’t handle it, so the viewscreen of the videophone computer shows you the goods available. You then instruct the computer to order the goods you want and have them delivered to your house.”

via: Paleofuture.com

Lego Antikythera Mechanism – Fabulous!

Apaarjeet — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:25:15 +0000

Apple engineer uses Lego to rebuild ancient Greek mechanism, this is absolutely brilliant!

Wired Magazine – Ridiculousness!

Apaarjeet — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:10:57 +0000

The ‘Print’ magazine costs me $12 a year, for all 12 issues.

The iPad app wants me to pay $3.99 per issue!!!

As Chris Anderson states in his app announcement post:
“The irony that Wired, a magazine founded to chronicle the digital revolution, has traditionally come to you each month on the smooshed atoms of dead trees is not lost on us. Let’s just say the medium is not always the message.”

Ah the irony indeed, presenting the brilliance of Condé Nast’s pricing structure! Well your still smooshing dead trees for me!

Oh & yes, finally caved in and got me my iPad