The H Line

Quirk

FakeTV - Simulates the light effects of a television to deter would-be burglars. Yes, it’s a gimmick, but it’s a brilliant gimmick. Signifying human presence via the simulated residue of the technology we use… There are so many places to go with this concept. Fascinating. [via BoingBoing Gadgets]

Blogs
Harvard Business’ Umair Haque- Whether I agree with him or not is almost irrelevant. I can’t help but admire intelligent people who are as (please excuse the phrase) balls-out as this guy. He called Facebook evil and discussed his rationale for it at length — twice.

Photoshop Disasters - Borked ads by lazy designers.

Articles
“The Affairs of Men: The Trouble With Sex and Marriage” - Ultimately, this NYMag piece is neither terribly original nor conclusive, but it’s still worth reading and contemplating. My favorite quote comes at the end: “A relationship is a myth you create with each other.” True of relationships of all kinds, parent-to-child more than anything.

Exhibits
The New Normal @ Artists Space through June 2

An exploration of privacy, with works by: Sophie Calle, Mohamed Camara, Hasan Elahi, Eyebeam R & D/Jonah Peretti & Michael Frumin, Kota Ezawa, Miranda July & Harrell Fletcher, Guthrie Lonergan, Jill Magid, Jennifer & Kevin McCoy, Trevor Paglen, Corinna Schnitt, Thomson & Craighead, Sharif Waked

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H Elsewhere

“Adventures in WeeWorld: Part One of One” - My brief excursion through a teen-oriented virtual community.

The Fourth Wall - A short interview with Amy Arbus about her upcoming book, along with a gallery of select photos

Books
BibliOdyssey
Based on the blog of the same name. More than 100 pages of fantastic images (literally), accompanied by brief descriptions of their origins and significance.

Blogs
Threat Level
Keeping tabs on surveillance developments of all kinds, and the laws that let them happen.

Web Apps
Muxtape
You’ve already heard of it by now, but there you are again. I didn’t realize until after poking around that it was created by friend-of-friend Justin Ouellette, who also happens to take lovely pictures. Right now my account only has one song, but it alone is worth the click: “Taken Too Young (Tough Alliance remix)” - Taken by Trees.

Photography
“Domesticated” series by Amy Stein

… and your spirits are low, turn to cute websites, like I Like.

Its icon will endear you, and so will this:

It will almost make you smile.

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UPDATE

Also awesome: stumbling across a sketch of yourself, drawn by one of your amazingly talented classmates…

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

UPDATE 2: See the full animation here. (It gets better as it progresses.)