PureHype » links PureHype is a personal journal, photo log and lifestream by Alvin Tan – an aviator obsessed with the sky, airplanes, technology and gadgets 2010-03-10T05:48:48Z http://purehype.org/feed/atom/ Alvin Tan http://purehype.org 2010 chinese zodiac geomancy and horoscope forecast http://purehype.org/?p=1100 2010-01-03T16:49:13Z 2010-01-03T16:49:13Z If you are a big fan of feng shui (geomancy) and horoscope, Wayang Times has published a horoscope outlook for the 12 chinese zodiac sign in 2010 – the year of tiger, accompanied with a geomancy forecast.

I’m not exactly the superstitious type but nonetheless, I’ll attempt to heed the advice and make it a better 2010 (less moving the furnitures since they are already in the correct position as what the geomancy forecast predicts).

]]>2010, , ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org Common English words misspelt http://purehype.org/?p=1099 2010-01-02T21:48:49Z 2010-01-02T21:48:49Z A nice comic illustration on common misspelt english words.

]]>comic, ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org Life lessons you ought to know http://purehype.org/?p=1098 2010-01-02T16:44:27Z 2010-01-02T16:42:38Z Good article from LifeReboot on 10 lessons you ought to know. It’s never too late to learn from it.

]]>inspiration, ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org The FIFA 2010 world cup soccer ball http://purehype.org/?p=1097 2009-12-31T02:32:47Z 2009-12-31T02:32:47Z A video tour on the production of FIFA 2010 world cup match soccer ball Jabulani. (via kottke.org)

]]>2010, , , ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org Last.fm’s best of 2009 music countdown http://purehype.org/?p=1096 2009-12-30T01:04:19Z 2009-12-30T01:03:33Z It’s time of the year again with last.fm releasing its great compilation of top artist and albums for 2009.

]]>2009, , , ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org From Denver to Singapore and back http://purehype.org/?p=1059 2009-11-06T03:28:08Z 2009-11-06T03:27:34Z A nice time lapse video of the journey from Denver to Singapore and back. A point and shoot camera was used to capture the scenes every couple of seconds. The video makes me think of home as I feel like I was in the trip.

]]>singapore, ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org Turning a staircase into a piano http://purehype.org/?p=1030 2009-10-09T02:14:34Z 2009-10-09T02:14:34Z In an effort to promote healthy lifestyle, Volkswagen came up with the creative idea of turning a staircase at a Stockholm subway station into a piano and captured how travelers responded.

The result: 66% more people chose the stairs over the escalator.

]]>health, , ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica? http://purehype.org/?p=1028 2009-10-09T02:15:02Z 2009-10-09T02:06:35Z Unless you pay close attention to the design and font shapes, it will be a challenge to differentiate between arial and helvetica. My score: 16/20. (via simplebits)

]]>arial, , , ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org Barack Obama’s perfect colgate smile http://purehype.org/?p=1027 2009-10-05T13:15:36Z 2009-10-05T07:28:06Z A time-lapse video of Barack Obama perfect colgate smile with UN delegates during a recent reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

]]>barack obama, ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org Smashing Magazine October 09′ desktop wallpapers http://purehype.org/?p=1026 2009-10-01T04:22:36Z 2009-10-01T04:15:04Z One of the most looked forward to event on my calendar every month is Smashing Magazine’s monthly desktop wallpaper collection that features stunning wallpaper designs.

My favorites for the month of October 09′ are Beautiful Prague, On the road again, Hope and More Behind.

]]>design, , ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org A photography collection of the oldest living things in the world http://purehype.org/?p=1025 2009-10-01T09:16:34Z 2009-10-01T04:03:44Z A photography collection of the oldest living things in the world by Rachel Sussman (via kottke.org)

]]>history, ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org Video of stuff being thrown at George Bush http://purehype.org/past/2008/12/video-of-stuff-being-thrown-at-george-bush/ 2008-12-16T02:22:51Z 2008-12-16T02:22:51Z Here’s how the internet responded to video of George W. Bush being attacked with flying shoes.

]]>animation, , , ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org Great collection of dual screen wallpapers http://purehype.org/past/2008/12/great-collection-of-dual-screen-wallpapers/ 2008-12-14T13:22:10Z 2008-12-14T13:22:10Z Featuring beautiful dual screen wallpapers from Smashing Magazine.

]]>design, , ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org Hand picked logo designs http://purehype.org/past/2008/12/hand-picked-logo-designs/ 2008-12-14T13:03:26Z 2008-12-14T13:03:26Z Great hand picked selection of logo designs from LogoFaves. (via underconsideration)

]]>design, ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org HTMLipsum http://purehype.org/past/2008/12/htmlipsum/ 2008-12-14T12:55:05Z 2008-12-14T12:55:05Z HTMLipsum is a simple and excellent resource for web developers dummy copy needs for the web. (via creattica daily)

]]>typography, ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org Time's top 10 everything of 2008 http://purehype.org/past/2008/12/times-top-10-everything-of-2008/ 2008-12-09T00:21:04Z 2008-12-09T00:21:04Z TIME’s top 10 everything of 2008.

]]>2008, ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org Video tour of seagate factory http://purehype.org/past/2008/12/video-tour-of-seagate-factory/ 2008-12-09T00:16:36Z 2008-12-09T00:16:36Z The insides of a hard drive: video tour of Seagate factory. (via Scobleizer).

]]>seagate, ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org Last.fm 2008 chart http://purehype.org/past/2008/12/last-fm-2008-chart/ 2008-12-08T11:23:02Z 2008-12-08T11:23:02Z Last.fm has released its most popular songs, albums and artists of 2008. The rankings are based on number of listeners from last.fm database and to qualify for a spot on the chart, the music had to be released in 2008. (via Read/Writeweb)

]]>2008, ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org Interview with book designer David Drummond http://purehype.org/past/2008/12/interview-with-book-designer-david-drummond/ 2008-12-08T11:16:17Z 2008-12-08T11:16:17Z Following my earlier post on a year in reading for 2008 and favourite list of book covers, here’s an interview with book designer David Drummond on Books Covered blog

]]>2008, , ]]> Alvin Tan http://purehype.org Use google reader like a rockstar http://purehype.org/past/2008/12/use-google-reader-like-a-rockstar/ 2008-12-08T11:04:25Z 2008-12-08T11:04:25Z How to use Google reader like a rockstar.

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