Bryan Bell - tumblelog

Snake Oil? The scientific evidence for health supplements (via...

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:47:34 -0800

Snake Oil? The scientific evidence for health supplements (via Dan)

Damn Cool Pics: Crazy Goats

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:05:20 -0800

Damn Cool Pics: Crazy Goats

Riddim Ribbon iPhone App Review (via iStartMacRumors)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:18:19 -0800

Riddim Ribbon iPhone App Review (via iStartMacRumors)

An Even-Tempered Apology From White House Chief of Staff Rahm...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:35:22 -0800

An Even-Tempered Apology From White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Oh my, this video made me laugh so hard I stopped breathing for nearly a minute. When I regained consciousness I posted this link immediately. (via DF)

Nigel Wood's review of Riddim Riddim

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:08:09 -0800

Nigel Wood's review of Riddim Riddim

http://www.touchgen.net/riddim-ribbon-review

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:06:25 -0800

http://www.touchgen.net/riddim-ribbon-review

Riddim Ribbon Game Video - iPhone App Review Spoiler Alert: He...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:09:09 -0800

Riddim Ribbon Game Video - iPhone App Review Spoiler Alert: He likes the game, and my graphics. Nice!

Riddim Ribbon Launched!

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:25:32 -0800

Riddim Ribbon Launched!: Developing this game has been an all consuming endeavor, and now it’s...

Band Reunion at the Wedding

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:36:30 -0800

Band Reunion at the Wedding: Best SNL skit since Black Flag was still together.

The iPad (and future devices like it) mark a sea change in how...

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:19:35 -0800

The iPad (and future devices like it) mark a sea change in how most people will compute. Computers need not be as complicated as they are, for the vast majority of people to get what they need done. Mule Design Studio’s Blog: The Failure of Empathy (via DF)

Best 20 Cars

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:41:18 -0800

Best 20 Cars: TopGear you know your cars. Placing my beloved GTI MkV in the #2 spot, right between...

Photo

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:14:27 -0800

Photo

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:52:45 -0800

lonelysandwich: Aspect Ratio Apropos of I’m not sure anything,...

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:34:44 -0800

lonelysandwich:

Aspect Ratio

Apropos of I’m not sure anything, the screen on this thing, at 1024x768, has an aspect ratio of 4:3. Chairman Gruber opined on Twitter a month ago (speaking of his iPhone’s video camera), “Who wants 4:3 video nowadays?” And I have to admit, my expectation for the iPad (pause for giggle, pause for mental image, pause for shudder) was that as time went on, our screens would get closer to 16:9, not further.

But it was clear in the device’s orientation when Steve first pulled it out, and in the orientation of the Apple logo on the back, that the iPad (…) is meant primarily to be used in portrait mode, that it’s function as a video device is really secondary to its function as a reading device. And 9:16 is now, and will probably always be too damn skinny for a screen.

As you can see above, an iPad screen in portrait is equivalent in aspect ratio to two iPhone screens stacked in landscape mode. What does this mean? Put two and two together, man. Do I have to spell it out for you?

UPDATE: Fine. Apparently, I have to spoon-feed you people. It’s about the inherent duality of man and his finite and structured capacity for self-love. Bicameral duplex onanism and okay I got nothing.

I’m with Coco

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:23:28 -0800

I’m with Coco

thedailywhat: Movie Review Trailer of the Day: Epic nitpicker...

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:20:52 -0800

thedailywhat:

Movie Review Trailer of the Day: Epic nitpicker Mike Stoklasa’s now-legendary review of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace to get a much-needed sequel.

(I do believe that’s the first time “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” and “much-needed sequel” have appeared in the same sentence.)

Can. Not. Wait.

[cynical-c.]

Best Buy Optimization Is A Big Stupid Annoying Waste Of Money - The Consumerist

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:46:03 -0800

Best Buy Optimization Is A Big Stupid Annoying Waste Of Money - The Consumerist

"Star Wars: The Phantom Menace was the most disappointing thing since my son,” the narrator begins...."

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:59:53 -0800

““Star Wars: The Phantom Menace was the most disappointing thing since my son,” the...

Freehand vs. Illustrator

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:47:54 -0800

Freehand vs. Illustrator: This is so depressing, I miss Freehand so much.

Poker Night at Carson's - a set on Flickr

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:37:15 -0800

Poker Night at Carson's - a set on Flickr