The Cartoonist

Saturday, December 7, 2002

This is exactly what we need. Toilegami: Toilet Paper Origami "link" 9:42:49 PM     |

And I thought only British Rail is never on time... Endeavour finally lands. The space shuttle Endeavour landed Saturday afternoon at the Kennedy Space Center after three days... [spacetoday.net] 9:39:16 PM     |

More weblog! Got that one straight out of my referers, (in German) and a nice title too: Kosmonautentraum 9:35:44 PM     |

And another interesting weblog, straight from Silicon Valley! Fab. Found it in my referers... www.gulker.com - words and pictures from Silicon Valley 4:50:14 PM     |

Copyright. Well done, Bundesgerichtshof! Winnetou bleibt frei. (in German) "Auch der Karl-May-Verlag kann die Rechte am Namen des Indianerhäuptlings nicht für sich monopolisieren. Der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) hat in einem am Freitag veröffentlichten Urteil eine Beschwerde abgewiesen, mit der sich eine mit dem Bamberger Verlag verbundene GmbH den exklusiven Markenschutz an der Bezeichnung Winnetou sichern wollte". Via netbib weblog. Apparently they tried something like the company that in fact got the copyright to 'Father Christmas' on the web...unbelievable. This is via Armin, btw. 4:34:26 PM     |

I'm in a Santa Claus mood, so here's more about the old fellow's origins: Discovering the truth about Santa Claus 4:09:55 PM     |

Well, folks, I'll see if can get another RatSwine cartoon done over the weekend - but I won't promise anything, since there's a pile of bills on my desk that needs to be dealt with urgently. And it's weekend, which means I'm lazy. In the meantime, have a look at the Davos weblog, it's written by an American living in London - and he writes speeches for Tony too! 12:37:26 PM     |

That's something I like: Vintage consumer test reports, like this portable electric hair dryer from 1961. This model is typical of dryers that constrain the user with a short, close-coupled hood. We judge this type least convenient. 9:22:22 AM     |

How to search the web. intro.htm: Fravia's web-searching lore "link" 8:35:47 AM     |

This is like a bad dream. Recursive 8:28:05 AM     |

Friday, December 6, 2002

Another really interesting (but also slightly weird) website is this one: newseum: "155 front pages from 24 countries presented alphabetically." 8:13:34 PM     |

Oh, not again! Tube terror warning [This is London: London News] 7:41:30 PM     |

Mac Search! http://www.google.com/mac "link" 7:35:05 PM     |

More classic record covers: PopCult Magazine/Odd Glimpses/Album Cover Art 7:28:49 PM     |

This, by the way, is the place I was born: Dortmund. Despite the picture I think the pollution here in London is much worse. And Dortmund still ranges on position #3 of my favourite towns after London and Hamburg. 3:08:18 PM     |

Good old Santa! Bishop Nicholas of Myra: Legends and sources. Lots of people think that St. Nicholas is just another name for Santa Claus. After all, Santa is also called Father Christmas, and Kris Kringle, and other names. Actually, Santa Claus is itself a mispronunciation of the Dutch SinterKlass which was their way of saying St. Nicholas. "link" 11:42:47 AM     |

Boxing granny. BBC NEWS | Wales | Punch-up over bingo 'lucky' seat: "A south Wales grandmother has received a lifetime ban from a bingo club and was cautioned by police after a bust-up over a supposed "lucky chair". " 10:19:08 AM     |

What a great job title that is. Interpublic Names Chief Risk Officer. New York Times Dec 6 2002 1:20AM ET [Moreover - moreover...] 8:17:12 AM     |

Thursday, December 5, 2002

Did I already mention this website? Books, books and more boorks. No, books I mean, not boorks. All online.Bibliomania - Free Online Literature and Study Guides 7:36:34 PM     |

Here is the 'webified' version of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake. "This HTML version and other electronic versions of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake and Ulysses are made available via the World Wide Web, FTP and Gopher through the courtesy of Trent University. Both texts are available in HTML and WP 5.1, with most of the graphic and typographic effects included, and in ASCII text without these features." Watch out though: Joyce's texts are still under copyright in most countries. 6:24:52 PM     |

Japanese Engrish is a wonderful website about...well, about Japanese Engrish. Very funny. Q. What is Engrish? A. Engrish can be simply defined as the humorous English mistakes that appear in Japanese advertising and product design. 2:04:12 PM     |

And more interesting tidbits about the Tube: CHRISTOPHER A LONG - Secrets Of London's Underground Railways: "Tucked away in a dim side street off Shepherd Market in Mayfair is a little-known, ruby-red entrance to a subterranean and ghost-filled vault." 1:47:18 PM     |

More about London Underground: Ghosts and other weirdos on the tube The London subterraneans are real troglodytes, born and bred down below and seldom if ever coming to the surface. They are an evolved or perhaps devolved species: foul, secretive, stunted, ruinous. They've probably forgotten how to speak English; it's even likely that they've developed their own gutteral and ghastly language by now... 1:43:53 PM     |

Nice pages about typography. In German, English and Bavarian. Huh? TYPOlis Welcome to the WWW-Sites about typography and design. 11:13:37 AM     |

Wednesday, December 4, 2002

Thank God I'm not a writer: Pin-striped tumble wins Bad Sex prize. Books: The 'most dreaded literary prize' has been won by Wendy Perriam for a description of pin-striped sex in her novel Tread Softly. [Guardian Unlimited] 10:13:20 PM     |

A website dedicated to gothic typefaces (Fraktur): History, literature, downloads etc. All in German - well, that's obvious, isn't it? Via koewi.log - Robert, this is great. And now I'll have a look for some Jan Tschichold stuff... 10:09:07 PM     |

There you go. I think I'll start learning a proper job now. adrants.: "Ad Execs Ranked as Ethically Low as Car Salesmen" 9:55:07 PM     |

Ladies and Gentlemen, here's Jim Clark! Open the champagne. Quick. 2:56:59 PM     |

There's already enough rain in this country... BBC NEWS | Technology | University wins rainmaking grant: "Scientists in Britain are designing a machine that could help to produce rain in areas where it is needed." 2:37:15 PM     |

Here is Monty Python's Spam sketch: http://www.detritus.org/sounds/real/spam-skit.ram (Real Player) 2:16:00 PM     |

Grey day. Just another page of my so called sketchbook then. 1:51:40 PM     |

Good! "A nationwide class action lawsuit was filed on November 25, 2002, in the Superior Court of Spokane County against Bonzi Software, Inc. Bonzi is among the world's most prolific issuers of internet advertising banners. Bonzi's website has been ranked as one of the most frequently visited websites in the world. " http://www.lukins.com/bonzi/' 12:19:20 PM     |

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Branding - properly done. ABSOLUT VODKA - The Official Web Site 10:32:32 AM     |

What a weird website. Go and have a look. "link" 10:23:49 AM     |

Why am I not surprised? Rail improvements in peril [This is London: London News] 10:09:43 AM     |

Good old Tim: An Interview With Tim O'Reilly : We set the tape rolling--yes, we still use tape--and from iPod to Web services to O'Reilly's upcoming Emerging Technology Conference, here's what Tim's thinking about as of late. (O'Reilly Network via MyAppleMenu) 10:08:15 AM     |

Tuesday, December 3, 2002

Found a website listing all of Hans Kneifel's Raumpatrouille novels: Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffs Orion. And let's not forget the Orion Museum... 8:04:28 PM     |

"Great sex is all about angles." Now this is ... hrm... well, ... interesting: http://www.liberatorshapes.com/. [Thanks, Yves! (When is FCB going to book me again?! Grrr...!)] 6:38:13 PM     |

Orion - start from underwater base 104. Right out of the whirlpool. And yes - I've retouched the picture a tiny little bit. Probably not good enough. Who cares...! 6:23:53 PM     |

Poor, poor AOL... Ad slump continues, says AOL. BBC Dec 3 2002 10:56AM ET [Moreover - moreover...] 6:08:18 PM     |

Excuse me?! WOT???BBC NEWS | Politics | Blair links Saddam to global terror: "I have no doubt there are lots of allegations about different countries as well, but nothing like what is happening in Iraq." It's clear he's just ready for war. [Hey, let's go to Moscow! - John Cale] 6:03:14 PM     |

Well, I can't say I'm sorry about this: Barclays shares drop after profit warning. Business: Shares in the UK's fourth largest bank tumble after the group warns that bad loans and difficult trading conditions would hit profits. [Guardian Unlimited] 5:57:30 PM     |

Just in case anyone's interested: I've posted a new 3D rendering onto my 3D site: http://homepage.mac.com/ralfzeigermann/3D-Gallery/PhotoAlbum3.html Paris - Dakkar: The forgotten racer. 5:55:58 PM     |

How to deal with sex toys... 11:30:33 AM     |

Jennifer Lopez wants sex 4 times a week. So it says in their marriage-contract. Phew...poor Ben Affleck. RP-ONLINE - JOURNAL Sorry - couldn't find an english version of the article. [Reimund, via email] 9:34:30 AM     |

Superman's first appearance in Action Comics No1 is online as high resolution scans. Great work. [Robert, via email]. Don't go there if you're on a dial up connection - this is heavy stuff. Oh, and Robert got the link from http://monolog.antville.org/; whereas she got the link from http://www.raketendesign.com/ligneclaire/. No idea where Ligne Claire got the link from though. 9:28:03 AM     |

Ok. Let's make them famous: PapaScott :: Crazy Cousins: "I promised Christopher's cousins yesterday..." Via Armin's weblog. 9:01:08 AM     |

Found in my referers: An Irish blog. That again reminds me of a few cancelled Ireland trips. Next year. Summer. Definitely. Whykay's happenings 8:54:39 AM     |

Quite a nice font. Comic Sans’ cousin?. Meet the Fabula font. Designed by Vincent Connare for the EU’s Fabula software, a bilingual multimedia authoring system for children.... [Typographica] 8:34:55 AM     |

Advertising. Just came across this: adrants Steve Hall's adrants, a weblog about advertising, marketing, strategy, online marketing, online advertising with news, commentary, and opinion.: "News and musings on the oddities and wonders of the advertising industry." 8:31:32 AM     |

Unbelievable. Amazing. Dave Winer's great uncle was nobody else than Arno Schmidt! What a small place this world is... 8:12:15 AM     |

Monday, December 2, 2002

That must be the RatSwine then! BBC NEWS | Debate over human-mouse mix: " A panel of North American experts has met to debate plans to join up human and mouse cells to create an embryonic "chimera"." 8:19:33 PM     |

Going underground. More of that anorak stuff - but good though: First, there's a website about disused London Tube Stations with lots of pictures. Then, there is The Underground City, more about London's tunnels from a historical point of view. Both websites are quite fascinating. 2:49:00 PM     |

Robert has posted a link about the History of Photography on his weblog. Nice! 1:26:02 PM     |

Here we go again... 1:17:06 PM     |

I don't even have a laptop: This report was written in Barneys in St Albans. It's a pub/wine bar/restaurant, and all I had to do was walk in, sit down, and open up my laptop. Instantly, I had free Internet. Who pays? The Register 11:30:52 AM     |

Ok. Here is everything about Solaris then: [ 20th Century Fox -- Solaris ] 11:25:48 AM     |

How to build a Fly-Plane. Amazing. "link" 10:20:04 AM     |

What about exclamation marks then? Apple Warns Users About iPhoto Filenames : Apple is advising anyone ordering photo prints from its iPhoto printing service that it is unable to print iPhoto files that include a question mark in the filename. (MacNN via MyAppleMenu) 9:09:12 AM     |

Sunday, December 1, 2002

Here you will find the explanation for words like GAKKK (A cry of pain): Ka-BOOM! A Dictionary of Comicbook Words on Historical Principles: " Based on the Latest Conclusions of the Most Dubious Wordologists & Comprising Many Hundreds of New Words which Modern Literature, Science & Philosophy have Neglected to Acknowledge as True, Proper & Useful Terms & Which Have Never Before Been Published in Any Lexicon" 9:10:41 PM     |

Can't be bothered to draw any new stuff today. Here's some old stuff from my sketchbooks. After all it's Sunday. Yawn. 2:52:50 PM     |

That was quick indeed. Saw Solaris today. Quick review: Skip it. [Scripting News] 2:02:22 PM     |

Even more retro thingies. At VintageLooks you'll find clothing, furniture, electronics and more from 1950 up to 1970. Unfortunately you actually have to buy the stuff. But hey - they even have a vintage dentist's chair! "link" 9:25:38 AM     |