Tuesday, December 12, 2000
Private Line Magazine is a web site devoted to the history of the telephone.
posted by Kazys Varnelis 12/12/2000 06:51:03 AM
The Free Topo Foundation provides free USGS topographic maps of California.
posted by Kazys Varnelis 12/12/2000 05:49:49 AM
Sunday, December 10, 2000
f*, a SCI-Arc web journal, has been produced by Mimi Zeiger's class on architectural publication.
posted by Kazys Varnelis 12/10/2000 11:32:44 AM
I saw Sofia Coppola at a party last night. She was so glamorous. No, I didn't say hello. What am I, a dope? Anyway, the Virgin Suicides is one of my favorite movies of the year and this gives me an excuse to say so.
posted by Kazys Varnelis 12/10/2000 02:38:38 AM
Friday, December 08, 2000
kazys.net should be making an imperceptible but important move in the next day or two. My current web host, affinity.net is profoundly irritating, with repeatedly failing email servers and mysterious problems with my virtual web host. Their supposed 24/7 tech support has stopped responding to me, so I'm heading off to hostcentric.com. Why hostcentric? Because fuckedcompany.com is there, that's why.
posted by Kazys Varnelis 12/8/2000 11:33:00 AM
Thursday, December 07, 2000
The Museum of Modern Art in New York is conducting a survey about contemporary work and life for their Workspheres show, which will take place this spring. Click on the
MoMA | Workspheres Survey to take it.
posted by Kazys Varnelis 12/7/2000 12:45:28 PM
Infrastructure isn't just under the ground or strung up on poles, it's in outer space as well. And that can lead to problems. The Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris analyzes and assess risks associated with space debris. Check out the cool graphic on the front page.CORDS
posted by Kazys Varnelis 12/7/2000 11:28:26 AM
Interested in dams and reservoirs in the West? Check out the remarkably thorough Project Dataweb - @ the US Bureau of Reclamation.
posted by Kazys Varnelis 12/7/2000 10:45:48 AM
One of the big ideas behind the Metropolitan Research + Design program @ SCI-Arc is adapting methods from "scenario planning" to architecture. You can find out more about scenario planning on GBN Global Business Network's website.
posted by Kazys Varnelis 12/7/2000 10:43:51 AM
Saturday, December 02, 2000
Now I finally understand what strange mosaics of Space Invaders sprites are doing in places like Beverly Hills (La Cienega Blvd, northbound above Pico) and Amsterdam (God only knows where, I certainly don't remember. Visit the space invaders website and find out where you can find the space invaders near you, or help spread the virus.
posted by Kazys Varnelis 12/2/2000 11:08:10 PM