Archive for November, 2003

Where there’s a will…

« 7 November 2003 | 10:56 | America, politics, worklife | No Comments »

The will to endure. A good read.

Live ads, before your eyes!

« 7 November 2003 | 9:54 | biznomics, media, scitech | No Comments »

NYT article on a new Nissan advertising campaign in theaters using live actors/actresses. Thanks bubblegeneration, who’s comments I agree with:
First, it’s (very) different. Second, it’s better – it directly addresses the credibility gap: most consumers think most ads are bullshit. Third, it’s revolutionary because it offers consumers a new value proposition.
I hate seeing ads [...]

Tokyo Clubbing

« 6 November 2003 | 14:46 | Japan, events, music, tokyo life | No Comments »

Finally, a decent resource on the clubs inside “the loop”. Coolness.
More in English.

mass customization

« 6 November 2003 | 14:34 | America, biznomics, worklife | No Comments »

Part 1 and Part 2 of a series on mass product customization by Jack Aaronson are good reads if you ever have to think about branding, image, and accomodating customer needs and desires. Reminds me how much fun I had customizing my own Timbuk2 bag almost 5 years ago. Incidentally, they’ve now got [...]

Matrix Revolutions

« 6 November 2003 | 9:11 | diary, humour, media, scitech | No Comments »

This Slashdot comment pretty much sums it up for me:
Proof that we do not live in the Matrix (Score:5, Funny) by jakedata (585566) on Wednesday November 05, @01:16PM (#7398240)
In the Matrix, all three of the Matrix movies would have rocked.

Deciphering Friendster Photos

« 5 November 2003 | 17:57 | Internet, humour | 1 Comment »

What exactly does that Friendster photo mean? What exactly does my friendster photo mean? Hint — it starts with a ‘u’ (but not for long! yay!)

A Venetian Affair

« 5 November 2003 | 17:37 | Internet, diary, language, the sexes | No Comments »

Salon review of “A Ventian Affair”; pretty interesting if you’ve got nothing else to read. 18th century love affair we could learn from, all through discovered letters. “Obstacles intensify the feeling.” Email just doesn’t cut it; never has.

PSP

« 5 November 2003 | 12:53 | Japan, geekery, scitech, sonystyle | 1 Comment »

Some concept art of the PSP. Reminds me of an old Sega Game Gear I used to own.

Ginza Apple Store

« 5 November 2003 | 12:47 | Japan, geekery, macnuttery, scitech | 4 Comments »

Been a bit quiet lately due to a few late nights socializing and a bit of geekery. Panther is now officially on my home machine, and my notebook is noticebly faster. Soon it will be time to get a G5, maybe even walk home with it instead of having it shipped. I’m [...]