A blog of aggregated miscellanea and things I like uncovered from my daily travails. I'm Jacob, a peripatetic interdisciplinary designer of British persuasion, having interests in gastronomy, fashion, technology, interiors and sustainability. I'm currently working on online e-Commerce and identity. I dig Macs, mountain biking and smelly cheese.
↩ Jacob's Ephemerata
‘Paka Dress’ by Lalesso. «This playful summer dress is deliciously comfortable and stylish, perfect to slip on over a bikini or to wear for a days shopping in the sunshine. The crochet detail is hand made by Zimbabwean refugee nuns in Nairobi.» (Image quality sucks because it was originally a GIF, seriously.—Ed.)
‘Monsoon Shimmer of Light’ from Bombay Electric. (Reminiscent of the view from Brooklyn bridge across to downtown NYC, except the distance and colour are a wee bit different!)
“ Effective visualizations could help lend a sense of credibility to a collection of data that is somehow corrupted or otherwise problematic. Questionable collection methods, incorrect assumptions or various other flaws (unintentional or otherwise) can generate the raw materials of misinformation that, in turn, are magnified by the lens of visualization. ”
The real reason why Steve Jobs hates Flash - Charlie's Diary
“I’ve got a theory, and it’s this: Steve Jobs believes he’s gambling Apple’s future — the future of a corporation with a market cap well over US $200Bn — on an all-or-nothing push into a new market.”
Hundimiento Zona 2 (1) by Gobierno de Guatemala. This is the 100 meter deep sinkhole that opened up and swallowed a house after the recent storms.
“ the percentage of corporate managers who consider the proper function of the corporation to lie beyond merely maximising return on investment for share owners has remained well above 60 percent ”
‘Ties that bind: a social contracts approach to business ethics’ on Google Books. If this fact is broadly true it’s encouraging.
“ Why make the seats 10% wider. It would make much more sense to make the americans 10% less wide. A mutual benefit for both health and climate. ”
“ I still feel that to get the true measure of a girl, you must see how they react to a tone-deaf Japanese man screaming “opera” music down their ear while an old man in tight, leather shorts hands them a large sausage and a shot of schnapps. ”
‘Alice’ on Secret London
