Rick Webb dot net

“Apple will likely make liberal use of Solatubes—skylights that are used to shunt outdoor light into internal offices—and huge, airplane propeller-size fans made by companies such as Big Ass Fans in Lexington, Ky., that move lots of air without using much energy.”

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Inside Apple’s Plans for Its Futuristic, $5 Billion Headquarters - Businessweek

That is a really good company name. 

“All that need be mentioned of Ebert’s social life was that in the early 1980s he briefly went out with the hostess of a modest local TV show called “AM Chicago.” Taking her to the Hamburger Hamlet for dinner, Ebert suggested that she syndicate her show, using his success with Siskel as an example of the kind of riches that awaited. While she didn’t return his romantic interest, Oprah Winfrey did follow his business advice.”

- Roger Ebert makes his leave of presence permanent. RIP. “Roger Ebert dies at 70 after battle with cancer - Chicago Sun-Times” (via sciencevsromance)

“With Docracy’s big data tool, searcher.io, companies can quickly and more easily uncover “prior art,” information that can help shoot holes in the often weak patents used to bring infringement lawsuits. Prior art—patent applications, rejected patents, previously published descriptions of a technology—can invalidate a patent and any lawsuit based on it.”

- Startup helps firms fight frivolous lawsuits | Crain’s New York Business

(via Spiritualized played Secret Project Robot (pics, video, setlist))

Shine a Light, Let it Flow, Take your Time. I like this setlist a lot. Wish I went. 

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division (1979)


Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order (1983)

nevver:

Albums as Book Sets

Oh lord my heart almost stopped for a moment there. 

Signing party! Litronica LLC is officially formed!

coketalk:

Damn. These guys really know how to roll out an album.

This is so good. Giorgio forever.

If you missed the small-venue spiritualized show tonight, you can catch them at Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace on Tax Day. 

““Startups are run by people who do what’s necessary at the time it’s needed. A lot of time that’s unglamorous work. A lot of times that’s not heroic work. Is that heroic? Is that standing on a stage in a black turtleneck, in front of 20,000 people talking about the future of phones? No. But that’s how companies are built. That person who did that for the iPhone launch at Apple, we don’t know who he is. All we know is that Steve Jobs came up with the iPhone. But he didn’t ship it. The person who bought the donuts did.””

- Jason Goldman, The Silent Partner

laughingsquid:

Screenstagram 2.0, An Instagram Screensaver For OSX & Windows

I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS FINALLY OUT. 

Coil, Unnatural History Postcard

Mistle Thrush, Bright, Cindytalk

This Mortal Coil Blood 1991 press kit

Smash the PMRC.

RIP, Boston Phoenix

Thanks to the Getty Images partnership, Percolate customers now have access to a broader library of photos, a library where they don’t have to worry about whether or not they have the rights to use the images (because they already know the answer is yes).

And that library is automatically sorted using Percolate’s technology, which tries to understand what topics are relevant to a company at a given time, and highlights photos based on those topics. Gross said the goal is to make the process as easy as possible, but if the algorithm doesn’t surface the image you’re looking for, you can also search the photos based on things like tags.

(via Percolate Partners With Getty Images And Aviary To Help Companies Create And Share Images | TechCrunch)

Opium Den setlist, 1993

Miranda Sex Garden setlist, 1993

Pixies


Wolfgang Press


His Name is Alive


Cocteau Twins


Ultra Vivid Scene

Five setlists from 4AD Bands: Ultra Vivid Scene, Pixies, Cocteau Twins, Wolfgang Press, His Name is Alive