Paul Mison’s random stuff that doesn’t go elsewhere. Is it microblogging, or microactivity? (Previously known as ‘tumblr is my sock drawer’, for reasons that are somewhat unclear.)Tumblr (3.0; @blech)http://notes.husk.org/<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iCCL4INQcFo?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>“To be ready for the worst, so that the worst will never happen, America is now armed with instant electronic reflexes. The Sage computer made by I.B.M.”</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/50104339282http://notes.husk.org/post/50104339282Fri, 10 May 2013 20:12:16 +0100video1960sibmmissile defencecomputer<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nrwpXEiTDVk?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><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.iamdanw.com/post/50103895648/computers-of-nasa-1960s-by-luridplanet">iamdanw</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Computers of NASA - 1960s (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nrwpXEiTDVk">luridplanet</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>The vector graphics <a href="http://youtu.be/nrwpXEiTDVk?t=7m12s">starting at 7’12”</a> are yelling for an animated GIF treatment.</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/50104246792http://notes.husk.org/post/50104246792Fri, 10 May 2013 20:10:43 +0100videoreblognasacomputers1960s<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/203336b8a8ea85c0bc9e27ff75b0bbf3/tumblr_mm6hyxW6kS1r95j39o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Olympian (<a href="http://voicesofeastanglia.tumblr.com/post/49442244934">via</a>)</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/49445750445http://notes.husk.org/post/49445750445Thu, 02 May 2013 18:14:46 +0100imagereblogadvertismenttypewriter1960s<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d6bc803447a996dba0a1f98e67c7c8f7/tumblr_mlzrjvl9Bm1r95j39o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://voicesofeastanglia.tumblr.com/post/49140065039/cosak-space-age-tailoring">voicesofeastanglia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Cosak - Space Age Tailoring</p> </blockquote> <p>“It has no age tag.”</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/49156035212http://notes.husk.org/post/49156035212Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:07:53 +0100imagereblogfashion1960sfabric<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/35e10b0a16ee4ad461d0d4987706e5f7/tumblr_mlty2xn5Bo1qz4vjro5_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d42231c9f15b44b6055ea786630dedd1/tumblr_mlty2xn5Bo1qz4vjro4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ae1006841a45ee506e347468b0d24ce1/tumblr_mlty2xn5Bo1qz4vjro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c36a6b9e224325f4be7c6b5c566783e8/tumblr_mlty2xn5Bo1qz4vjro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c01ca82d571d48bd4ac8ed1fb2b70c89/tumblr_mlty2xn5Bo1qz4vjro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b3c910d909b289c926f5e9039db39426/tumblr_mlty2xn5Bo1qz4vjro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5fa13f79921212f2829827a14799f048/tumblr_mlty2xn5Bo1qz4vjro6_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8c5c8e526fa48d25b4bc49bfeedce0b7/tumblr_mlty2xn5Bo1qz4vjro7_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Images from Goldfinger, taken from Dennis Crompton’s ephemera at the <a href="http://archigram.westminster.ac.uk/ephemera.php?id=4310">Archigram Archive</a>.</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/48926995786http://notes.husk.org/post/48926995786Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:20:00 +0100imageimagesgoldfingerjames bondarchigrammood boardephemeradennis crompton1960sfilm<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/874e903947b2b28bff2ed89e9ccf6d07/tumblr_mltxzlmM4o1qz4vjro1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7d099a2d4f5bdd4d1d96d5fa9615cecf/tumblr_mltxzlmM4o1qz4vjro2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Two images from <a class="breadcrumb" href="http://archigram.westminster.ac.uk/personhome.php?id=6">Dennis Crompton</a><span> </span><span>/</span><span> </span><a class="breadcrumb" href="http://archigram.westminster.ac.uk/person-ephemera.php?id=6">Ephemera</a><span> at the Archigram Archive.</span></p>http://notes.husk.org/post/48877665974http://notes.husk.org/post/48877665974Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:21:21 +0100imageimagesspacesuitspacesuitsepehemera1960sarchigramdennis crompton<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4cd4cf13215b3f6ad28a220d2a69e85b/tumblr_mltlvmgzQQ1qz4vjro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://archigram.westminster.ac.uk/project.php?drwid=3462">Archigram Info-Gonks</a>: ”<span>Speculative design maquette for educational television glasses and headgear.”</span></p>http://notes.husk.org/post/48861328864http://notes.husk.org/post/48861328864Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:59:45 +0100imagearchigramglassesinfo-gonksdesigngoogle glass1960sspectaclesspeculative<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7b485723848079d409df797103851eb2/tumblr_mlj2m7k5r61qz4vjro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maraid/8662357927/" title="brief guide to canals and waterways">brief guide to canals and waterways</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maraid/">maraid</a> on Flickr.</p><p>Great subtitle: “brief, pithy, and what you really want to know”.</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/48395977415http://notes.husk.org/post/48395977415Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:27:55 +0100imageflickrcanals19661960sbrief guide to canals and waterwayswaterwayswaterenglandboatcanal boatbridgecharles hadfieldno 22<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c5781e120caf6c8cafe6b2080bb34004/tumblr_mjpzbvDerT1qz4vjro1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>A <a href="http://imprint.printmag.com/animation/saying-goodbye-to-an-old-friend-the-hardwired-attbell-systemwestern-electric-telephone/">Bell Telephone</a> design with push buttons and a vestigal dial shape, taken from <a href="http://imprint.printmag.com/wp-content/uploads/Phones_sm.mov" title="6MB QuickTime movie">this animation</a> of designs. It’s possibly a <a href="http://www.paul-f.com/weprotot.html#WE1500">1500 series prototype</a>.</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/45441145756http://notes.husk.org/post/45441145756Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:52:00 +0000imagetelephonedesignvestigalskueomorphpush buttondial1950s1960sblack<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me0c598jzr1qz4vjro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another poster from <a href="http://vintageposterblog.com/2012/11/21/hit-the-north/#.ULEiYeNbyFN">Hit the North</a> at <a href="http://vintageposterblog.com/">Quad Royal</a>:</p> <blockquote>Although this does go some way towards explaining a small sub-genre of northern and midlands posters, which are designed to celebrate the modernisation of the railways. Because of course it’s fine to mention these cities if you are actually enthusing about industry. The Manchester Piccadilly poster at the top probably fits into this category too (these tend, as a rule, to be post-war).</blockquote>http://notes.husk.org/post/36447668437http://notes.husk.org/post/36447668437Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:43:56 +0000imageposterlondonlondon midlandrailway. british railways1960strainlocomotiveelectricelectrificationindustry