casual thoughts and random findings of Ali Shabdar You can always find me on Twitter or Facebook. Or, got a question for me? Shoot.ordered CHAOSTumblr (3.0; @shabdar)http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/The Lost Practice of Resting One Day Each Week<a href="http://zenhabits.net/2010/03/rest-one-day/">The Lost Practice of Resting One Day Each Week</a>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/440878504http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/440878504Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:55:52 +0400zenrest"Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your..."“Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work...http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/440268036http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/440268036Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:51:20 +0400The Ultimate Collection Of Brilliant Web Design Tutorials<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyn1juvbn71qz7esro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Ultimate Collection Of Brilliant Web Design Tutorials</p>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/421380926http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/421380926Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:52:41 +0400web designoscarzabala: This is an amazing video using a mix of stop...<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3114617&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3114617&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3114617&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://oscarzabala.tumblr.com/post/413581020/this-is-an-amazing-video-using-a-mix-of-stop" target="_blank">oscarzabala</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>This is an amazing video using a mix of stop motion and live projection mapping techniques. Really rad.</p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/3114617" target="_blank">SCINTILLATION on Vimeo</a> (via <a href="http://vimeo.com/3114617" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/417148985http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/417148985Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:43:51 +0400cooloscarzabala: Looking Into the Past: Thomas Circle, Washington,...<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kygiygkJ451qzd9epo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://oscarzabala.tumblr.com/post/413475898/looking-into-the-past-thomas-circle-washington" target="_blank">oscarzabala</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Looking Into the Past: Thomas Circle, Washington, DC (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/jasonepowell" target="_blank">jasonepowell</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/416500465http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/416500465Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:42:54 +0400coolShut up! Announcing your plans makes you less motivated to accomplish them.Shut up! Announcing your plans makes you less motivated to accomplish them.: travors: (via...http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/415887380http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/415887380Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:42:34 +0400"Remember that there is no code faster than no code."“Remember that there is no code faster than no code.” - Taligent’s Guide to Designing...http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/415845663http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/415845663Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:18:05 +0400Nexus One From an iPhone Developer’s PerspectiveNexus One From an iPhone Developer’s Perspective: mnmal: Via Daring Fireball Jeff LaMarche on the...http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/415327579http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/415327579Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:17:19 +0400NexusOneiPhonea hard disk drive back in 1956, with 5 MB of storage. In...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyi439Bf6a1qz7esro1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>a hard disk drive back in 1956, with 5 <b>MB</b> of storage.</p> <p><i>In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first ‘SUPER’ computer with a hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD weighed over a ton and stored a ‘whopping’ 5 MB of data.</i></p>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/415308810http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/415308810Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:59:33 +0400coolHow To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D Tutorial | Ray Wenderlich<a href="http://www.raywenderlich.com/352/how-to-make-a-simple-iphone-game-with-cocos2d-tutorial">How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D Tutorial | Ray Wenderlich</a>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/389385391http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/389385391Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:32:07 +0400iphone development30 Unbelievable and Conceptual Surreal Dart Artworks<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxujb4UpDL1qz7esro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.smashinghub.com/2010/02/30-unbelievable-and-conceptual-surreal-dar-artworks/" target="_blank">30 Unbelievable and Conceptual Surreal Dart Artworks</a></p>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/389376861http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/389376861Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:25:52 +0400multimoulinette: A2 card with matching Red Hot envelope. Comes...<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxkqqzEUAr1qzn62fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://multimoulinette.tumblr.com/post/379884946/a2-card-with-matching-red-hot-envelope-comes" target="_blank">multimoulinette</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A2 card with matching Red Hot envelope. Comes packaged in a clear resealable sleeve.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.popandshorty.bigcartel.com/product/you-are-the-css-to-my-html-card" target="_blank">Pop + Shorty</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/388567821http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/388567821Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0400csshtmllovegeekyvalentineMe?<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxs8au1ey31qz7esro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Me?</p>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/387192882http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/387192882Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:32:29 +0400murabbacatmnmal: I felt I needed to repost this <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxiuacAHVU1qa3qedo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mnmal.tumblr.com/post/386547566/i-felt-i-needed-to-repost-this" target="_blank">mnmal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I felt I needed to repost this</p> </blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/386866272http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/386866272Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:13:34 +0400coolInspirationTime - a Directory of Beautiful Web Design<a href="http://inspirationti.me/">InspirationTime - a Directory of Beautiful Web Design</a>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/384851551http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/384851551Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:31:26 +0400web designSpotlight<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxol46D46B1qz7esro1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Spotlight</p>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/384315246http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/384315246Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:30:25 +0400spotlightmac osgamefreaksnz: creativead: Prince of Persia Poster <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwwg3b2dyp1qaqi8oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://gamefreaks.tv/post/382493866/creativead-prince-of-persia-poster" target="_blank">gamefreaksnz</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://creativead.tumblr.com/post/382423348" target="_blank">creativead</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Prince of Persia Poster</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/384134411http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/384134411Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:18:03 +0400prince of persiamovieBumpTop, Mac desktop reinvented<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GcbymyM3dWo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GcbymyM3dWo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bumptop.com/mac/" target="_blank">BumpTop</a>, Mac desktop reinvented</p>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/383700758http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/383700758Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:17:42 +0400macappledavidkaneda: iA has created a created an Omnigraffle stencil...<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxgph4CaHI1qz7ywoo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.davidkaneda.com/post/382507473/pad-omnigraffle-stencil" target="_blank">davidkaneda</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>iA has created a created an <a href="http://informationarchitects.jp/ipad-stencil-for-omnigraffle/" target="_blank">Omnigraffle stencil set for the iPad</a>, based on the <a href="http://www.davidkaneda.com/post/365480534/ipad-psd-teehan-lax" target="_blank">iPad GUI PSD from Teehan and Lax</a>. Looks like a nice way to put simple screens together quickly.</p> </blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/383531221http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/383531221Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:23:51 +0400ipaduidavidkaneda: Some amazing photo manipulations by Dutch artist,...<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxl7w9quPN1qz7ywoo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.davidkaneda.com/post/380307235/photo-manipulations-jan-oliehoek" target="_blank">davidkaneda</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Some amazing photo manipulations by Dutch artist, <a href="http://www.janoliehoek.com/" target="_blank">Jan Oliehoek</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/382337433http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/382337433Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:30:08 +0400cool