(Via John Nack on Adobe.)

Lovely bit of motion graphics work. I’m also really enjoying the teeny mini album, cubicroom, that some of the music is taken from.

Floe Chart (PDF) | (PNG)

You heard it wildly speculated about here first.

That is all.

As she walked past me, she dropped a newspaper on the floor.

Over the next two seconds or so, my mind did this:

‘I should pick up that paper and say, “Did you drop this?”‘

‘Actually, it looks like it was a free newspaper that she dropped on purpose.’

‘Still, I ought to offer it to her, just in case. It’s the right thing to do.’

‘But I’ve left it too long now, and if I stop her she might not get off the train in time.’

During this panicked thinking brought about by a perfectly ordinary situation, I found myself having an actual adrenaline rush; that raw chemical surge of urgency like I’d not felt for a long time.

My point in telling you this story?

It is to forewarn you that, when the time comes, I will not be very useful to you in a combat situation.

Just noticed, and liked, these subtle progress bars in Stanza, an ebook reader for iPhone OS. (Although, if a user interface element is so subtle as to not be noticed during several months of use, perhaps it’s not doing its job.)

Little Wheel is a little adventure-style Flash game where you help a little robot reactivate his city. It’s pretty short, but gorgeous to look at, and charming to boot. Go play it.