Monthly Archives: October 2008

Leaping from the Edge of Earth

My esteemed colleague Nick shared this Boards of Canada video with me earlier. Part of the footage used is from Joseph Kittinger‘s famous Project Excelsior flight. The more I think about it and the more I watch the footage, the more strikingly amazing this achievement is to me. From an open gondola 102,800 feet above [...]

Living in the Fake America

Okay I don’t really write about politics here very often, but this is something that really pissed me off as a city dweller and as a man who makes his living pushing pixels. I am so tired of this mentality, put forth by the likes of John McCain and especially Sarah Palin, that because I’m [...]