↩ Jacob's Ephemerata

A blog of aggregated miscellanea and things I like uncovered from my daily travails. I'm @jacobjay, a peripatetic designer/developer of British persuasion, having interests in gastronomy, fashion, technology, interiors and sustainability. I'm currently living between New Delhi and France, working on a Lua web platform and e-commerce. I dig Macs, mountain biking and smelly cheese.

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unhappyhipsters: The violence played out on the chalkboard had so shaken him he meekly resorted to Worcestershire sauce in place of white truffle oil in that night’s marinade. (Photo: Dustin Aksland; Dwell)

unhappyhipsters:

The violence played out on the chalkboard had so shaken him he meekly resorted to Worcestershire sauce in place of white truffle oil in that night’s marinade.

(Photo: Dustin Aksland; Dwell)

Which fish can been eaten sustainably? Visualisation by David McCandles for The Guardian.

Which fish can been eaten sustainably? Visualisation by David McCandles for The Guardian.

‘What Whiskey Will Not Cure, There Is No Cure For’ print by  Andrew Le ($20)

‘What Whiskey Will Not Cure, There Is No Cure For’ print by  Andrew Le ($20)

‘MOVE’ by Rick Mereki

‘Caught in the rain’ a cinemagraph by Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg. [For some background read this article on The Atlantic.]

‘Caught in the rain’ a cinemagraph by Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg. [For some background read this article on The Atlantic.]

“This Painting is Not Available in Your Country” by Paul Mutant. Featured in a Budapest exhibition by the artist, which included visualisations of how his work propagated across the internet (see article by Governance Across Borders).

“This Painting is Not Available in Your Country” by Paul Mutant. Featured in a Budapest exhibition by the artist, which included visualisations of how his work propagated across the internet (see article by Governance Across Borders).

What’s the difference between regular and decaf coffee?

What’s the difference between regular and decaf coffee?

‘Multi Color Floral Printed Mauve Maxi Dress’ by Bohemian You; $89 on Exclusively In (US only).

‘Multi Color Floral Printed Mauve Maxi Dress’ by Bohemian You; $89 on Exclusively In (US only).

A giant straw fox currently exhibiting on the South Bank, London, created by Pirate Technics (“burning art”).

A giant straw fox currently exhibiting on the South Bank, London, created by Pirate Technics (“burning art”).

The Problem With Silicon Valley Is Itself 

«What happened to irreverence, thinking outside the box, wanting to make a difference in the long run?» —Hermione Way, in TNW Entrepreneur.

‘29 ways to stay creative’ by TO-FU Motion Graphics Studio.

Laser-cut ‘Lace’ T-Shirt ($68), by Diana Eng «Fashion engineered from daydreams»

Laser-cut ‘Lace’ T-Shirt ($68), by Diana Eng «Fashion engineered from daydreams»

What’s the Amish community’s stance on cars?

«To the extent that you are mobile in an automated or motorized way with something like a car or motorcycle or fast moving tractor, you’ve increased your radius of contact with other human beings, but at the same time you dilute the quality of contact within that radius. So you can have more contact with a lot more people, but the quality of your relationships with those people, especially the people who are your immediate neighbors, is diluted. You don’t rely on them as much. It really drastically undermines the community.»

From the CNN article ‘Despite horses and buggies, Amish aren’t necessarily low-tech’; via No Tech Magazine.

By Steve Adams.

By Steve Adams.

(Source: colourbomb)

‘The Woods’ neon light sculpture by Keith Lemley, currently exhibiting as part of the Chicago Pop-Up Art Loop series of installations in disused spaces.

‘The Woods’ neon light sculpture by Keith Lemley, currently exhibiting as part of the Chicago Pop-Up Art Loop series of installations in disused spaces.

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