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QLOCKTWO.

QLOCKTWO is an exceedingly beautiful clock by Biegert & Funk and, at €885 a piece, it is exceedingly expensive too.

‘Nice but expensive’, the eternal consumerist quandary.

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clock, consumer, english, europe, qlocktwo, time

Baguette to the future!

The rehabilitation of the beleaguered Large Hadron Collider was on hold tonight after the failure of one of its powerful cooling units caused by an errant chunk of baguette.

›› Yet another anti-miracle for the LHC

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future, higgs boson, physics, super collider, time, travel

Too many things, too little time…

I’m fairly certain I recently passed a rather pathetic tipping point, and now own more unread books and unwatched DVDs than my remaining lifespan will be able to sustain… The bastard things are going to outlive me. It’s not fair. They can’t even breathe.

›› Charlie Brooker is a really funny guy

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amazon, book, consumer, dvd, time

In celebration of SpongeBob’s 10 years of existence (What? He’s been around that long?), the guys at Nooka are coming up with a series of commemorative timepieces, starting with the first piece, the yellow as hell SpongeBob Spongelevator.

I am quite a fan of Nooka’s watch line though I don’t think I’ll be queuing up for this one. And thankfully, The Daughter is not old enough just yet to make me buy stuff.

[Via Josh Spear]

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cartoon, limited edition, spongebob, style, time, watch

Tuesday, 23rd June 2009

The Around Clock.

The Around Clock is a round, beautiful, minimal analogue clock designed by Anthony Dickens.

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analogue, clock, industrial, minimal, product, time

Thursday, 26th February 2009

On life after Facebook…

Nothing personal, former Facebook friends: I’ll miss those wall updates about doing dishes and changing the kitty litter… But most of all, I will miss those hundreds upon hundreds of baby pictures that remind me daily of how insanely happy I am that my kids aren’t babies any more.

›› Absolutely hilarious piece by Steve Tuttle at Newsweek

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baby, facebook, photos, social networking, time, waste

Wednesday, 22nd October 2008

Watch Mr Jones tell the time.

Mr Jones makes great looking timepieces that are designed to ‘provoke reflection about the watch and it’s cultural functions’. If you are in the market for a super precise time telling watch that looks great, I believe you’re out of luck with these limited edition watches.

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culture, limited edition, philosophy, time, timepiece, watches

Friday, 3rd October 2008

Water-powered clock.

No batteries needed! Just add water and some salt and it works! You just have to keep adding some salt every couple of days, but this is one clock that works without any electricity at all.