An Introduction to Firefox’s Tab Candy from Aza Raskin on Vimeo.

Ever since these videos started hitting the web a few days ago I have been trying to wrap my head around the new addition to Mozilla’s FireFox, “Tab Candy” … Why? Why do I need a desktop within a desktop? The web changes, even when you dont want it to. So does the desktop metaphor work for what ultimately amount to bookmarks? The bottom line is, Mozilla didn’t invent anything here, they simply took the GUI that we are all used to and left out the folders in favor of Apple-esque stacks and applied it to the web.

Perhaps the single most interesting aspect of this product, is its that it hints towards the future of the relationship between personal computers and the internet. In some ways this could be the first widely adopted desktop in the cloud.

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Over a month later, millions of gallons of oil are still gushing into The Gulf of Mexico. There is a distinct possibility that this will be the single worst human-evoked disaster in our history on this planet. One can only hope that this is not a sign of things to come.

Flavors.me from Jack Zerby on Vimeo.

Those pesky NYC artists are making us think again. This sculptural expression created by Jeremy Dean very literally juxtaposes the old and the new. In the spirit of eco-statements, I would have preferred that a totalled Hummer went into the project rather than a perfectly functional (albeit gas guzzling) automobile. Waste not, want not applies to artists too.

Check out the show in NY: JEREMY DEAN : FUTURAMA @ Pulse New York

This is a great combination of information and graphics.

The Story of Bottled Water, released on March 22, 2010 (World Water Day) employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. Over five minutes, the film explores the bottled water industrys attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces. The film concludes with a call to take back the tap, not only by making a personal commitment to avoid bottled water, but by supporting investments in clean, available tap water for all.

Learn more at: http://storyofbottledwater.org

Ji Yong-Ho's tire creatures

Some people recycle their tires, Ji Yong Ho turns them into art. Check out the Theme Magazine interview with Ji & the high res photos of his work courtesy of Autoblog.

Links :
Photos on Autoblog
Ji Yong Ho Interview on Thememagazine.com

It’s mind blowing to see the images that can be produced without stepping a foot outside.

Videographer Mirko Faienza Discovers “a whole tiny world in my father’s small garden.
there is a small pond with small falls, some stones, some plants, and plenty of life!”