Tumblr (3.0; @danieltoo)http://blog.danieltoo.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XKTDsvP-yWo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Bartman remix</p>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/13788378256http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/13788378256Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:54:56 +1300<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luaj77Qaoa1qzrlhgo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/12540223999http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/12540223999Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:24:41 +1300<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/education/edlife/why-science-majors-change-their-mind-its-just-so-darn-hard.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/education/edlife/why-science-majors-change-their-mind-its-just-so-darn-hard.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all</a>: <p>Why Science Majors Change Their Minds. </p> <p>An interesting read about retooling science programs to make them more interesting. I have my own opinions about science education, and I think ‘intelligence’ is not really enough to be a determining factor for shoving kids into science.</p>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/12393375363http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/12393375363Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:19:28 +1300<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nmwGFX5pgXw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I laughed till I cried. Thanks @lantern</p>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/11634386904http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/11634386904Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:47:51 +1300<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SDV-t5sgDgI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Avengers Trailer!</p>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/11326318162http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/11326318162Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:10:35 +1300<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/28792404?portrait=0" width="400" height="265" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>A great critical analysis of a Dark Knight action scene from an editing perspective.</p> <p>via <a href="http://nz-ny.tumblr.com/post/10403276721" class="tumblr_blog">nz-ny</a></p> <blockquote><p><em><strong>The Dark Knight: In the Cut</strong></em></p> <p>Interesting to see it dissected from an editing POV. Got a lot of respect for Nolan but this is kinda baffling..</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Which part? Well, almost all of it. In his action sequence primer <em>In the Cut</em>, Jim Emerson exposes Christopher Nolan’s Achilles’ heel and explains why the chase scene in <em>TDK m</em>akes no real world sense.</span></p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://theawesomer.com/dark-knight-chase-scene-fail/124894/">Via</a>.</p></blockquote>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/10415119549http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/10415119549Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:28:52 +1200the dark knightbatmanaction sequenceeditingchristopher nolan<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KCSA7kKNu2Y?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Fwd:Fwd: as usual WeirdAl knocks it out of the park</p>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/10310297784http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/10310297784Sat, 17 Sep 2011 22:03:56 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqsc8wrZoE1qz7e97o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Sexy lego design of a TRON lightcycle - via <a href="http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/08/el-wire-enhanced-lego-light-cycle-achieves-new-levels-of-leetness/">geekdad</a></p>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/9621722258http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/9621722258Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:12:32 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqp8t4fUgg1qa9qvso1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://seldo.tumblr.com/post/9549775746" class="tumblr_blog">seldo</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>This is genuinely Microsoft’s idea of a “streamlined”, “optimized” UI for Windows Explorer. They were so proud of it they wrote a <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/26/improvements-in-windows-explorer.aspx">blog post</a> about it.</p> <p>The post is a sort of masterpiece of crazy rationalization, but I think my favourite part may be <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-01-29-43-metablogapi/8816.Figure-10-_2D00_-Home-tab-usage-heatmap_5F00_2.png">this screenshot</a>:</p> <p><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-01-29-43-metablogapi/8816.Figure-10-_2D00_-Home-tab-usage-heatmap_5F00_2.png"/></p> <p>Here, they proudly overlay the UI with data from their research into how often various commands are used. They use this to show that “the commands that make up 84% of what users do in Explorer are now in one tab”. But the more important thing is that the remaining 50% of the bar is taken up by <strong>buttons that </strong><strong>nobody will ever use, ever, even according to Microsoft’s own research</strong>. And yet somehow they remain smack bang in the middle of the interface. The insanity is further enriched by this graph:</p> <p><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-01-29-43-metablogapi/3125.Figure-6-_2D00_-Command-entrypoint_5F00_2.png" width="578" height="397"/></p> <p>Again, this is Microsoft’s own research, cited in the same post: nobody — almost literally 0% of users — uses the menu bar, and only 10% of users use the command bar. Nearly everybody is using the context menu or hotkeys. So the solution, obviously, is to make both the menu bar and the command bar bigger and more prominent. Right?</p> <p>Microsoft UI has officially entered the realm of self-parody.</p></blockquote>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/9562468449http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/9562468449Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:01:27 +1200<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpsc4xaGEj1qbvj8yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://aledknowsbest.com/post/8795480195" class="tumblr_blog">aledlewis</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Just Another Sleazy Joint</strong></p> <p>One of my pieces for the <a href="http://iam8bit.com/the-art-show/">iam8bit</a> art show! Signed limited edition of 60.</p> <p>Mash-up of: Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) (1988) - and Edward Hopper’s ‘Nighthawks’.</p></blockquote>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/8818266927http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/8818266927Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:59:18 +1200Leisure Suit LarryEdward HopperNighthawksiam8biti am 8 bitpixel artart8-bitgamegaminggraphicadventureillustrationdesignart<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpscng7mPD1qbvj8yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://aledknowsbest.com/post/8795959682" class="tumblr_blog">aledlewis</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>How Appropriate. You Fight Like A Post-Impressionist</strong></p> <p>One of my pieces for the <a href="http://iam8bit.com/the-art-show/">iam8bit</a> art show! Signed limited edition of 60.</p> <p>Mash-up of: The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) - and Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Cafe Terrace On The Place Du Forum 1888’</p></blockquote>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/8818262004http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/8818262004Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:58:59 +1200gamingMonkey IslandGuybrushThreepwoodLucasArtsadventuregamegamingpixelart8-bitiam8bitillustrationdesignLOL<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NOF1FJ7wGhw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Best Kings of Leon video ever.</p> <p>The shreds series have totally gone to the next level… this is some funny stuff</p>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/8357130663http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/8357130663Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:34:35 +1200<span id="video_player_7860500415">[<a href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" target="_blank">Flash 10</a> is required to watch video.]</span><script type="text/javascript">renderVideo("video_player_7860500415",'http://blog.danieltoo.com/video_file/7860500415/tumblr_lonldkcuq41qc22io',400,225,'poster=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lonldkcuq41qc22io_r1_frame1.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lonldkcuq41qc22io_r1_frame2.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lonldkcuq41qc22io_r1_frame3.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lonldkcuq41qc22io_r1_frame4.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lonldkcuq41qc22io_r1_frame5.jpg')</script><br/><br/><p><a href="http://nz-ny.tumblr.com/post/7860154321" class="tumblr_blog">nz-ny</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><em><strong>Jack Daniels World Tour Case Study</strong></em></p> <p>Got sent the case study from my copywriter back home. Mucho appreciado. We built a fun lil Facebook game before I left. Take a squizz.</p></blockquote>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/7860500415http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/7860500415Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:44:19 +1200<p>Mr5 while playing starcraft: “can I play the cow level?”<br/> Me: “there is no cow level”</p>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/7756458272http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/7756458272Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:22:16 +1200<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wM6lGNhPujE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>WTF</p>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/7405351568http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/7405351568Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:29:01 +1200<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo1hz19jY41qz7e97o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/7398432941http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/7398432941Sat, 09 Jul 2011 12:13:49 +1200<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnx46mM0mk1qc22ioo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://nz-ny.tumblr.com/post/7303853448" class="tumblr_blog">nz-ny</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Dear New Zealand. It’s hot in America. How hot you may ask.. hot enough for the sun to blow on it.</p></blockquote>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/7315632477http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/7315632477Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:19:14 +1200<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/C-CG5w4YwOI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Weird Al meets Miley</p>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/7273362514http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/7273362514Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:55:55 +1200<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lml3bqX8j31qzkrx5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://hipstergameofthrones.tumblr.com/"><a href="http://hipstergameofthrones.tumblr.com/">http://hipstergameofthrones.tumblr.com/</a></a> hahaha</p>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/7020320782http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/7020320782Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:19:41 +1200<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ss_BmTGv43M?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Weird Al’s latest - oh dear oh dear.</p>http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/6719570696http://blog.danieltoo.com/post/6719570696Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:43:18 +1200