tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66457754154530575732024-03-13T18:33:55.329+13:00sew retroGeekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-65361709744701350412009-05-04T01:37:00.002+12:002009-05-04T01:37:01.020+12:00How to make a worksheet play.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_XddthEw_8cbjz_1gOgWeiHj5VI8Cha69-BN-l2oKwG29EdTmnZ53Yd7FEF7ylj7IhFE4QucECw0MmDBa6ozpqzN7rUqnpuuF-LQ3LMEEEOUQfx1UcvhmVjyToNJ-budz2yjlbWCWcGU/s1600-h/worksheet+play.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_XddthEw_8cbjz_1gOgWeiHj5VI8Cha69-BN-l2oKwG29EdTmnZ53Yd7FEF7ylj7IhFE4QucECw0MmDBa6ozpqzN7rUqnpuuF-LQ3LMEEEOUQfx1UcvhmVjyToNJ-budz2yjlbWCWcGU/s400/worksheet+play.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305383575583170610" border="0" /></a>Read the small print: The only way to make a worksheet fun is to print it out and make a paper airplane out of it...<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/spaceageboy/sets/72157594311074843/">Flickr</a>Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-30494674352244524962009-05-01T15:21:00.000+12:002009-05-01T15:22:21.701+12:00Women in the War<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRL5ZWS9mYcOOkD-lAPhcf6rmRUfHH0hCJbJ7v2ATtrkU_uZdZNVZD6jACDLBlCxLQVqtHfM-Ju1rsbhYxZWUPCmIQM7NUKYl1z5QTf88dQkxI78epZ-jm15nZxz2jB2CWg8h0DzT22PM/s1600-h/women+in+the+war.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRL5ZWS9mYcOOkD-lAPhcf6rmRUfHH0hCJbJ7v2ATtrkU_uZdZNVZD6jACDLBlCxLQVqtHfM-Ju1rsbhYxZWUPCmIQM7NUKYl1z5QTf88dQkxI78epZ-jm15nZxz2jB2CWg8h0DzT22PM/s400/women+in+the+war.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330690583035514066" /></a>We can't win without them!Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-37362423104186641152009-04-27T09:26:00.002+12:002009-04-27T09:26:00.296+12:00You can smell the rich coffee flavour!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHT__aVgtd5Fp3RmXhvBbxW_jWFbcURodK3JVAo0DThsLBMxN3_KoiOwYWXH2eq6ObPCb_eVND3jsJKXnMdpEvBQ7_f2N2Cd4YsZE0qTcx6d9UksruaKcyzV3WF15vojCUWYYCcluoMyo/s1600-h/vintageadvertwltchase58right.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHT__aVgtd5Fp3RmXhvBbxW_jWFbcURodK3JVAo0DThsLBMxN3_KoiOwYWXH2eq6ObPCb_eVND3jsJKXnMdpEvBQ7_f2N2Cd4YsZE0qTcx6d9UksruaKcyzV3WF15vojCUWYYCcluoMyo/s400/vintageadvertwltchase58right.jpg" /></a></div><br />
We all just LOVE that "Natural" coffee aroma!!! ;) <br />
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Source: <a href="http://welovetypography.com/post/1886/">we love typography</a>sewfunkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167025366400313744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-46757274571864550202009-04-27T01:33:00.002+12:002009-04-27T01:33:00.454+12:00What's on Your Powerbook?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalzsRG8pFWi5c6DQ0j1w6nxwVnMocv6oen5FXWKT0KIA08K031c3SVAgI4ursYQKdfjl_XIB92JgFkD7ziqnN_RYe34m0ZAtYcY6A5xxI_IS2kTE7VAM4rZZjznTRopkqAi-DDg4zMHVR/s1600-h/whats+on.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalzsRG8pFWi5c6DQ0j1w6nxwVnMocv6oen5FXWKT0KIA08K031c3SVAgI4ursYQKdfjl_XIB92JgFkD7ziqnN_RYe34m0ZAtYcY6A5xxI_IS2kTE7VAM4rZZjznTRopkqAi-DDg4zMHVR/s400/whats+on.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305382551741439234" border="0" /></a>Both men have the latest in cutting edge computer technology. Only one has any fashion sense.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/spaceageboy/sets/72157594311074843/">Flickr</a>Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-16926987331632097242009-04-26T10:16:00.000+12:002009-04-26T10:16:00.730+12:001948 | Mobil Gas Tires<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVpaSq2C2UJE1x0GqXVKyNFiS2kzMTRpaXnNSPIusRAlGaZLVhYUjBEZLJVGStieGqCRN5ILgbNTjbdinDNbqEHppdvt4imZyA7yGNVwgONdSpjmjS9atIYjz5Vq7WYBWBcAAp-BOVg4/s1600-h/vintageadvertwltmobil48tire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVpaSq2C2UJE1x0GqXVKyNFiS2kzMTRpaXnNSPIusRAlGaZLVhYUjBEZLJVGStieGqCRN5ILgbNTjbdinDNbqEHppdvt4imZyA7yGNVwgONdSpjmjS9atIYjz5Vq7WYBWBcAAp-BOVg4/s400/vintageadvertwltmobil48tire.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Yep, I'd buy tyres from such a cute man <i>in uniform</i>... ;)<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://welovetypography.com/post/1882/">we love typography</a>Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-63561833772267609442009-04-25T10:12:00.002+12:002009-04-25T10:13:33.346+12:00ANZAC Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bB1aed_6-OgFXOsHPALX5xnFngQ4g9e3JELPHBPXwo7FGsf1QMYgQVpp7sAC5_qa0Bl6IsvPdzKnws40vumj0uBEU1DTq4H19xrD22oh7wI_hiL2uMasbXZGd1K5-GzZrd-AiSYp2YVD/s1600-h/Maoris_going_into_action_Anzac.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bB1aed_6-OgFXOsHPALX5xnFngQ4g9e3JELPHBPXwo7FGsf1QMYgQVpp7sAC5_qa0Bl6IsvPdzKnws40vumj0uBEU1DTq4H19xrD22oh7wI_hiL2uMasbXZGd1K5-GzZrd-AiSYp2YVD/s400/Maoris_going_into_action_Anzac.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328384474993848706" border="0" /></a>Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-78757645116684885152009-04-25T09:25:00.001+12:002009-04-25T09:28:55.921+12:00Pliofilm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT04KGPhyphenhyphenJzaFsEZJXD-RSQO5FKylpTZq-gIedl5AH3_nLBhyphenhyphenk0-2v3xpAUzScRHVZ7mIVSrBbCi7h-TuXIXFFP-i-AzLSmzYfq-zy2azgv728kPGMZqsbJqqeEhFRkW-dWOoGgKhqmEs/s1600-h/vintageadplio49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT04KGPhyphenhyphenJzaFsEZJXD-RSQO5FKylpTZq-gIedl5AH3_nLBhyphenhyphenk0-2v3xpAUzScRHVZ7mIVSrBbCi7h-TuXIXFFP-i-AzLSmzYfq-zy2azgv728kPGMZqsbJqqeEhFRkW-dWOoGgKhqmEs/s400/vintageadplio49.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Source: <a href="http://welovetypography.com/post/1887/">we love typography</a>sewfunkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167025366400313744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-89505083293126946802009-04-23T16:04:00.002+12:002009-04-23T16:05:28.193+12:00Carte Postale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQj4a4RiSvhNkf5gxZlgn4EDZXZXg4HuIxh1fVUUR3j7fbndRkm8cEZRygjnWTyj01eaJiH9XKsxBhLO5T8Mb06pec6uU5GLAbskjYMMdSEvV_sIFUP7vfY8AVGp_aqebRPDTJMGy6FC38/s1600-h/carte+postale.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQj4a4RiSvhNkf5gxZlgn4EDZXZXg4HuIxh1fVUUR3j7fbndRkm8cEZRygjnWTyj01eaJiH9XKsxBhLO5T8Mb06pec6uU5GLAbskjYMMdSEvV_sIFUP7vfY8AVGp_aqebRPDTJMGy6FC38/s400/carte+postale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327733023079762210" border="0" /></a>Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-59258930970668628572009-04-22T07:53:00.000+12:002009-04-22T07:53:25.988+12:00What the heck is Electronic Mail?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMSX1HpRnnVPaAFvPoNxOhlWin3bVTvIAqjbhHRER5Bdaa_9xFCuKMNW4pLo5aXH3m11BRtdQwqXroqPLxQdjZJ9MfXJnWXEhLWNr66jjaNHRIuZWbd-vDUk_Bhgbi173up2v9FSQI-8/s1600-h/Electronic+Mail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMSX1HpRnnVPaAFvPoNxOhlWin3bVTvIAqjbhHRER5Bdaa_9xFCuKMNW4pLo5aXH3m11BRtdQwqXroqPLxQdjZJ9MfXJnWXEhLWNr66jjaNHRIuZWbd-vDUk_Bhgbi173up2v9FSQI-8/s400/Electronic+Mail.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Source: <a href="http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/04/20/ad-honeywells-electr.html">Boing Boing</a>sewfunkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167025366400313744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-69691101702696333252009-04-13T01:29:00.002+12:002009-04-13T01:29:00.619+12:00Striking It Rich<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkrKleKaUvGcUSa70_On0CzTrJ6bs3Vy1dZyKcSs1PQL7WWrbIhJyBABl5LH_iiKNOKaGfqUREb3nmSZKvpMtvZxbUIYlrnLP9ULPQHetGKGjZtixy0YRceq8gAIMyBXPDkyT3VhYjUQY/s1600-h/time+rich.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkrKleKaUvGcUSa70_On0CzTrJ6bs3Vy1dZyKcSs1PQL7WWrbIhJyBABl5LH_iiKNOKaGfqUREb3nmSZKvpMtvZxbUIYlrnLP9ULPQHetGKGjZtixy0YRceq8gAIMyBXPDkyT3VhYjUQY/s400/time+rich.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305381600091017906" border="0" /></a>Steve continued to strike it rich after appearing on Time's cover, managing to scrape enough money together to loose the Freddie Mercury look and shortening his name.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/spaceageboy/sets/72157594311074843/">Flickr</a>Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-74488599221535238352009-04-06T01:27:00.002+12:002009-04-06T01:27:00.743+12:00System 7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrIsbilDI7bvcG8Kwzx-Sqbz057h5Vkn_osA2pQzlnZ__hA8Xu3V0mtdBYKNJBHltmbGzZlvXrW6A9ThvRNHUoSi1u3OeZkpI-Xw6aSRktFWSYScrTpi0GBmGQHxwQj3o8VHcYDXpiJX9/s1600-h/system+7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrIsbilDI7bvcG8Kwzx-Sqbz057h5Vkn_osA2pQzlnZ__hA8Xu3V0mtdBYKNJBHltmbGzZlvXrW6A9ThvRNHUoSi1u3OeZkpI-Xw6aSRktFWSYScrTpi0GBmGQHxwQj3o8VHcYDXpiJX9/s400/system+7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305380926128342498" border="0" /></a>When pressed, Steve Jobs admitted he could only come up with 7 really good reasons.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/spaceageboy/sets/72157594311074843/">Flickr</a>Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-83731028987678693682009-04-03T21:44:00.000+13:002009-04-03T21:44:00.582+13:00Your Brain on Drugs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeszhlrv7BPITnLslcF0QtxRZ-0S5cveF9XUM_etKWCJiYvIRf0fpBS-TABDNs9_9scuN8dZUGJZDnfd5eDclxjm7M68-56h2KDWxYu9Twqwyl0CqkKbQDaBP03OhYERdqSA0oH2Tskdc/s1600-h/brain+on+drugs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeszhlrv7BPITnLslcF0QtxRZ-0S5cveF9XUM_etKWCJiYvIRf0fpBS-TABDNs9_9scuN8dZUGJZDnfd5eDclxjm7M68-56h2KDWxYu9Twqwyl0CqkKbQDaBP03OhYERdqSA0oH2Tskdc/s400/brain+on+drugs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305370066768435906" /></a>The early nineties was a crucial time for the war on drugs in the USA, sadly however, the Partnership for a Drug Free America only managed to put people off eating eggs.<br /><br />The Ad Agency was later busted by the DEA.<br /><br />source: analog, January 1991.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11680472389001914187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-73186994472931395132009-03-30T01:25:00.002+13:002009-03-30T01:25:01.096+13:00PC vs MAC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LiOpq4qnPO111CGbXtEM_DL5AWcDiy602JbYnVkOGlx1kb-zcnrZwqmBXB1i-RyJcZ-4ETkJGl0C5IOgE2_sc_hb4eFTVPRr23p-xWmfwHyPBMtmfkQHMMCEz6-SjG7bjSRSUKEnlom2/s1600-h/pc+vs+mac.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 386px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LiOpq4qnPO111CGbXtEM_DL5AWcDiy602JbYnVkOGlx1kb-zcnrZwqmBXB1i-RyJcZ-4ETkJGl0C5IOgE2_sc_hb4eFTVPRr23p-xWmfwHyPBMtmfkQHMMCEz6-SjG7bjSRSUKEnlom2/s400/pc+vs+mac.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305380538857072290" border="0" /></a>Back in the day when it didn't matter if you had a PC or a Mac, neither was cool.<br /><br />Source: Flickr<a href="http://flickr.com/photos/spaceageboy/sets/72157594311074843/"></a>Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-32705546728829685302009-03-27T21:40:00.000+13:002009-03-27T21:40:00.612+13:00Return to the Fold<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVPNUhaW5-i0a4_BIu3g57iMJ83HbUhtoJQrXy2vkb1MF7myQPmBYCApeh956OXhBHUaeGpYDUSrNHggzcDSl6cfRXKczQszyyOI5Qu9bmMV7ro_NIrtHLRL_O9Bv1s-kWCNzqOn-uVo/s1600-h/return+to+the+fold.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVPNUhaW5-i0a4_BIu3g57iMJ83HbUhtoJQrXy2vkb1MF7myQPmBYCApeh956OXhBHUaeGpYDUSrNHggzcDSl6cfRXKczQszyyOI5Qu9bmMV7ro_NIrtHLRL_O9Bv1s-kWCNzqOn-uVo/s400/return+to+the+fold.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305369101949151810" /></a>If "sanity" means good adjustment to particular circumstance, it's a highly relative thing. But is it really that simple?<br /><br />I don't know about sanity, but I do know about proportions, and even factoring in perspective, those hands are very big, and the face mask, the dude's head must have had a growth problem...<br /><br />Source: analog, September, 1984.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11680472389001914187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-10098773056851840252009-03-23T01:22:00.002+13:002009-03-23T01:22:00.811+13:00Message Pad 2000<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6UIvRm4x-XU98yz4AQ0lFDv4v4yoWOj89UARuBu8-2uzZkD-JMnE_snNHB6xK14HOYzYZXAFYXj7kDxnq2nIf7yxRZon47ZcTchvA1-rLjtSA9J7tMya8TQiRlGh_Ky1EoaWaQckbren/s1600-h/mesage+pad.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6UIvRm4x-XU98yz4AQ0lFDv4v4yoWOj89UARuBu8-2uzZkD-JMnE_snNHB6xK14HOYzYZXAFYXj7kDxnq2nIf7yxRZon47ZcTchvA1-rLjtSA9J7tMya8TQiRlGh_Ky1EoaWaQckbren/s400/mesage+pad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305379864199683250" border="0" /></a>Introducing the Message Pad 2000, the only handheld computer you can actually use. If you have three hands.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/spaceageboy/sets/72157594311074843/">Flickr</a>Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-41828053182366397992009-03-20T09:37:00.000+13:002009-03-20T09:37:00.091+13:00Questar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xWGpn62o0icsW7PtHsUECdAbzw1ArZWJnowZeRrNYidRHF1h5WYaR19ROdUZDYf-WDNr1ENZ30xyn3Ab679YyOajwE7tg9xOuW_JOpQsuVNQ0sVVRNron-zhbyMOoJsW8EShWomKLzk/s1600-h/questar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xWGpn62o0icsW7PtHsUECdAbzw1ArZWJnowZeRrNYidRHF1h5WYaR19ROdUZDYf-WDNr1ENZ30xyn3Ab679YyOajwE7tg9xOuW_JOpQsuVNQ0sVVRNron-zhbyMOoJsW8EShWomKLzk/s400/questar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305368100240463778" border="0" /></a>Naked androgynous cavemen and evil plotting Egyptians were the stuff of historical fantasy in the late eighties. If you look closely (click on the image for a bigger look) you can see a female explorer pointing out the lack of reproductive organs...<br /><br />Source: analog, May 1987.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11680472389001914187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-21071732472677843022009-03-19T12:42:00.002+13:002009-03-19T12:43:48.419+13:00Know Your Flea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaISdSLQeKOWsnehJrKCdulVAbr9oAaje1oireNwPPJ6e9jXLjorogcb6rJQsu9jLPLriI7Z4-qCOLPpJ4DaAahrWK_V2zToTw4yyImp4rNvEkroAuqzftMLejOudaO6d9N6Txxz4I-SL/s1600-h/know+your+flea.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaISdSLQeKOWsnehJrKCdulVAbr9oAaje1oireNwPPJ6e9jXLjorogcb6rJQsu9jLPLriI7Z4-qCOLPpJ4DaAahrWK_V2zToTw4yyImp4rNvEkroAuqzftMLejOudaO6d9N6Txxz4I-SL/s400/know+your+flea.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314677389102655426" border="0" /></a>Know Your Enemy - The Flea! Health warning poster from World War II.Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-45759759525596635452009-03-18T14:55:00.002+13:002009-03-18T14:57:11.559+13:00Spontaneous Combustion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuu1GG8yffmGc4Ta-Rwn5l6yyo1PZd0TSEGtiegCE16-0780gEQOidWjmy6b8s8c5M4QUvVfO4Gji6sssIBAUZeoF7eN6JIZMxh19C_jxA3JRVdVXC7wikNanc8dryih0DCzFk0raByDnL/s1600-h/spontaneouscomb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuu1GG8yffmGc4Ta-Rwn5l6yyo1PZd0TSEGtiegCE16-0780gEQOidWjmy6b8s8c5M4QUvVfO4Gji6sssIBAUZeoF7eN6JIZMxh19C_jxA3JRVdVXC7wikNanc8dryih0DCzFk0raByDnL/s400/spontaneouscomb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314340724243857938" /></a>This photograph from 1916 is of a fire at the Treasury Dept.'s "Bureau of Engraving and Printing," presumably in Washington, D.C. Mysteriously, however, whomever labeled it described the fire as "spontaneous combustion."<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://io9.com">i09</a>Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-72431574444701465902009-03-16T01:19:00.002+13:002009-03-16T01:19:01.011+13:00The Future of the PC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfWwEJ8LcniIG53n6aQhkQpqEpXKtq3KWw4Z8uFQJ_fJrlzajQlwaTzcUxf2TLpEuc-btX7V-W_vCOilRXdNSUF5u_UcMWH0_CK90WxiDSbq6eo8Dzjr7d8Mq6Y2sdl-T5igW2615VrZZ/s1600-h/future+pc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfWwEJ8LcniIG53n6aQhkQpqEpXKtq3KWw4Z8uFQJ_fJrlzajQlwaTzcUxf2TLpEuc-btX7V-W_vCOilRXdNSUF5u_UcMWH0_CK90WxiDSbq6eo8Dzjr7d8Mq6Y2sdl-T5igW2615VrZZ/s400/future+pc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305378996096301570" border="0" /></a>In the beginning there was Jobs. Then Gates came along for a ride. Together they would create a new nirvana. Only Gates wanted to be a god so he was cast out into the fiery abyss to create Microsoft.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/spaceageboy/sets/72157594311074843/">Flickr</a>Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-68381438144835313542009-03-14T09:31:00.002+13:002009-03-14T09:32:13.365+13:00Cadbury Flake<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s6EMbVusIns&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s6EMbVusIns&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Cadbury Flake gained some notoriety for its highly sensual advertising. In the UK, the adverts showed people - almost always women - enjoying a Flake whilst relaxing.<br /><br />The Flake Girl became famous as a symbol of indulgence and secret pleasure. Her emphasis - voted third most memorable of all time - was on allowing herself a guilt-free luxury. However, many saw in the delicacy with which she nibbled the crumbly chocolate bar, more than a hint of sexual pleasure. That, of course, was why it was so successful.<br /><br />In the 1970s, an advert was taken off air following complaints about the suggestive manner in which the woman bit into the bar.Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-7926490817630285682009-03-13T11:09:00.002+13:002009-03-13T11:11:47.829+13:00C ...is for COOKIE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJFJ9oyjHSo-jhiadvmttaeQVARWtyIcakeHaeXZtXkvp9z6kdOJ2yehE-IqRTyGq7sQ08pbQPYzkxDsOVH6SMasguZjZuGw-To_kBGWdVj2shvO3SyR1ReW05e9PDshp6M42fxsni1tH/s1600-h/c+is+for+cookie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJFJ9oyjHSo-jhiadvmttaeQVARWtyIcakeHaeXZtXkvp9z6kdOJ2yehE-IqRTyGq7sQ08pbQPYzkxDsOVH6SMasguZjZuGw-To_kBGWdVj2shvO3SyR1ReW05e9PDshp6M42fxsni1tH/s400/c+is+for+cookie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312427162936793650" border="0" /></a>C...is For Cookie is one in a series of character-centered Sesame Street albums released in 1974. Although some tracks are from the earlier Columbia and Warner Brothers albums, some tracks appear here for the first time.<br /><br />Later versions of this album replace "The Birthday Cookie" with "We'll Do It Together". That version of the album was also released as part of the 2-LP set Just the Two of Us.Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-62913039521137322952009-03-13T05:55:00.000+13:002009-03-13T07:58:42.858+13:00P.E.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcilBojBbruWnUh33E4ZeKXC69HLDWr66JhhZEDWab3gDzaG_1sIM9DdZwtZ4WeS95ksUhOe2Hy04pivPqCC5p4r2X2C1ikPaIWrgths-9kjpx_xi1WAyEluJhrW58hDOmWqKtB9_lNPs/s1600-h/PE.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcilBojBbruWnUh33E4ZeKXC69HLDWr66JhhZEDWab3gDzaG_1sIM9DdZwtZ4WeS95ksUhOe2Hy04pivPqCC5p4r2X2C1ikPaIWrgths-9kjpx_xi1WAyEluJhrW58hDOmWqKtB9_lNPs/s400/PE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305367401741136162" border="0" /></a>As a good teacher once said. "Nobody can teach you anything. The best I can do is to help you learn." <br /><br />Obviously the teacher wasn't helping the architects learn anything looking at that random staircase in the air...<br /><br />Source: analog, July 1982.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11680472389001914187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-8685789461163752082009-03-11T14:09:00.000+13:002009-03-11T14:10:50.669+13:00Luftpost Zurich<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdBSp9LPogpcnGJDD-QD2S9l7ZKB7Ve9LfGtxjjJ5p7RG5zscL7BOzc2qqMRcKNekm17CXiO-sIYvmeucEazMpSaRZBv7qJ2F7EfXajSG8E_cDQkZwnL25TH9_o2CEd4dJhoNIa8RylPl/s1600-h/postcard1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdBSp9LPogpcnGJDD-QD2S9l7ZKB7Ve9LfGtxjjJ5p7RG5zscL7BOzc2qqMRcKNekm17CXiO-sIYvmeucEazMpSaRZBv7qJ2F7EfXajSG8E_cDQkZwnL25TH9_o2CEd4dJhoNIa8RylPl/s400/postcard1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311731222830762914" border="0" /></a>Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-63271780880344485462009-03-10T13:40:00.002+13:002009-03-10T13:47:13.642+13:00The Element of Environment.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPZo8xBxcTBGWuNjcnf_7GAp9DuxSct1ueIkAZAHcA1hBruWx4Qg1-jZVqEfOANm3hMb-4OyVD-COdFWzV9DlwclrQND4haEp9rbY6X1cPsifX6ZSJW6CCFgK3isRjxM2m_YQot28qs9r/s1600-h/element+of+environment.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPZo8xBxcTBGWuNjcnf_7GAp9DuxSct1ueIkAZAHcA1hBruWx4Qg1-jZVqEfOANm3hMb-4OyVD-COdFWzV9DlwclrQND4haEp9rbY6X1cPsifX6ZSJW6CCFgK3isRjxM2m_YQot28qs9r/s400/element+of+environment.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311353671013029778" border="0" /></a>You can tell a lot from a job advert, such as, if you're having great difficulty in understanding what the advert is saying, then the job probably isn't for you. Looks like I won't be applying for any jobs in weapons engineering anytime soon.Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645775415453057573.post-3671266464673975952009-03-09T01:17:00.002+13:002009-03-09T01:17:05.913+13:00Apple Logo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkWFTC-bAQpdJVspsRBrhoS4L2K5CV_X98dB2JOUY4-dAp2MxVc30sMWCrGYCEFYtZuBpatNnNgqwx_U3hAosjwYXPwummTZVf5SR57O1lkXZJw6ZGzwgTE1wVJKBqP7wbkD0pxD38MSd/s1600-h/apple+logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkWFTC-bAQpdJVspsRBrhoS4L2K5CV_X98dB2JOUY4-dAp2MxVc30sMWCrGYCEFYtZuBpatNnNgqwx_U3hAosjwYXPwummTZVf5SR57O1lkXZJw6ZGzwgTE1wVJKBqP7wbkD0pxD38MSd/s400/apple+logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305378348069565122" border="0" /></a>In the beginning there was Jobs. And Jobs had a logo. Then the logo became simpler, much simpler, thankfully.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/spaceageboy/sets/72157594311074843/">Flickr</a>Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0