It's not a parody, apparently: "You eat a coffee for lunch. You follow through on your follow through. Sleep deprivation is your drug of choice. You might be a doer. In doers we trust." As Nick Mamatas says, "Back in the 1990s, this ad would be the result of billboard liberation."
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Mar 10, 2017
Fiverr's new recruiting ad promises to literally work you to death
Find out what makes things cool
Think you know how to make something cool? Mid-century industrial designer Raymond Leowry sure did. He’s behind some of the most iconic pieces of American culture, including the Coke bottle and the Shell logo. In this video, Derek Thompson of The Atlantic shares Leowry’s effective MAYA (Most Advanced. Yet Acceptable) principle. The trick is this, […]
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3D-printed garment with motion-detecting LED lighting
Benhaz Farahi continues to experient at the intersection of technology and fashion, this time with Bodyscape, a sculpted form that’s underlit with LEDs. As the wearer moves, the lights shift around the garment.
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José Bernabé's organic geometry
Graphic designer José Bernabé explores a lot of wonderful concepts as part of his work, including this standalone project titled Organic Geometry. Note: if you click this link to see more, there’s a supremely annoying autoplaying song embedded.
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This power pack has a tracker built in, so it will be exceedingly difficult to lose
Although flagship smartphones are unlikely to adopt heavy-duty outer casing anytime soon, you can always prepare your device for the outdoors with a beefy case and and an external battery like this Nomad Tile Trackable PowerPack, available in the Boing Boing Store for $119.95.The Nomad Tile can fully recharge an iPhone 7 over three times […]
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Time for a new wallet? Check out this slim, RFID-blocking one
Even though credit cards now feature an EMV chip for securing transactions, they still have to include the magnetic strip for compatibility with older point of sale systems. Because of this, there’s no way for the chip’s new security capabilities to protect against card skimmers in the wild.How do you protect yourself from legacy-technology-induced fraud? […]
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Aura is a mobile meditation trainer that learns from your sessions
As the old saying goes, “You should sit in meditation for 30 minutes every day. Unless you are too busy, in which case you should meditate for an hour.” Since most of us have an endless list of things to do and people to see, carving out quiet time can feel impossible, especially when most […]
