Posts from year 2007
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Moleskines of the world
Everything is going digital. Laptops are getting smaller, phones are getting smarter, and somewhere in Silicon Valley a man in a black turtleneck is presumably plotting the eventual extinction of handwriting.
New wonders of the world
About 2300 years ago, somebody decided the world needed a list. Not just any list, but a definitive collection of the seven most spectacular man-made things worth bragging about around the Mediterranean.
Safari for Windows
Today was WWDC 2007 in San Francisco, with Steve Jobs doing what he does best: standing on a stage and making several thousand people believe that whatever Apple was about to sell them was not merely desirable, but somehow inevitable.
Increased speed in global cities
I am currently sitting in a hotel room in Oslo, restoring after yet another marathon of sidewalks, alleys and questionable pedestrian crossings. Exploring a city on foot is a gift that keeps on giving.
MIX07 in Las Vegas
The MIX07 conference is currently underway in Las Vegas, because apparently there is no better place to unveil the future of the web than a city built on neon, gambling and the firm belief that subtlety is for losers.
The last Romo Night
When Romo Night first opened its doors in 1996, it was a modest electronic music club at the student venue Kåren. A few years later, in 2003, it had outgrown its original home and moved to the larger Trägår’n.
The dancing globetrotter
Matt Harding was a game developer at Activision who eventually arrived at a conclusion familiar to anyone who has spent too much of their life staring at a computer screen: there has to be something else. So he quit.
Realistic subway maps
Subway maps lie to you. Not maliciously, of course. They lie for your own good. They take the sprawling, chaotic underground plumbing of a city and turn it into something reassuring. Neat colored lines, evenly spaced stations and tidy little intersections.
Nine Inch Nails clever marketing
I recently got back from a Nine Inch Nails concert, where I was intrigued by marketing hype surrounding this tour. It began innocently enough.
The last SAMA
The first SAMA (Scandinavian Alternative Music Awards) took place in 1998. Ten years later, it was time to gather one last time and say goodbye. More than just another festival, the evening felt like a reunion with an old circle of friends.