Demand quality. Ask for Ing

Demand quality. Ask for Ing http://www.ingridthorpe.com Random musings and the occasional rant posterous.com Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:44:00 -0800 Rest in peace Whitney http://www.ingridthorpe.com/rest-in-peace-whitney http://www.ingridthorpe.com/rest-in-peace-whitney

A sad post today.. At the age of 48 Whitney Houston has died.

And so begins the analysis of celebrity, the glare of media attention and cautionary tales of substance abuse.

I think the fact that strikes me so much is that Madonna at 53 is still performing and wowing the public with her recent appearance at the superbowl but Whitney - arguably far more naturally talented is found dead in a bathtub. :(

I feel for her daughter and I hope she has some good people around her in the coming days.

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Whitney was part of the soundtrack of my youth. Another tragic loss, going the same way as so many others (Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Heath Ledger). I'm going to remember her for what she was - the voice of a generation.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:36:00 -0800 Melbourne the font http://www.ingridthorpe.com/melbourne-the-font http://www.ingridthorpe.com/melbourne-the-font

Just come across this now. What a lovely font. :)

Melbourne

http://26plus-zeichen.de/fonts/melbourne/

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:47:00 -0800 Madonna at the Superbowl http://www.ingridthorpe.com/madonna-at-the-superbowl http://www.ingridthorpe.com/madonna-at-the-superbowl

If you haven't seen it already then please enjoy..

And check out the beefcakes flexing it up before the performance..

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On top of being hugely entertaining, Madonna's performance produced 10,245 tweets per second, one of the busiest moments in Twitter history, and averaged 8,000 TPS for five minutes.

Not only does that underline the power of social tv but I was also struck by the awesomeness of this quote by Dan Fishback:

"I generally just feel like this is a huge triumph for feminine and queer energy in the universe. The Super Bowl is such an ugly symbol for everything that is brutish and stupid about American/Western masculinism, and this was like an INTERVENTION. Not only did this woman make millions of football fans watch VOGUE — not only her GAYEST song, but a song that is LITERALLY ABOUT BEING GAY, AND IS BASED ON AN APPROPRIATION OF GAY STREET CULTURE — but she made it even gayer by projecting images of VOGUE MAGAZINE ON THE FUCKING FOOTBALL FIELD. “FUCK YOU, FOOTBALL. FUCK YOU, AMERICAN MALENESS.” “BETTE DAVIS, WE LOVE YOU” - that sentence was said AT THE SUPER BOWL. The major theme of that performance was that FEMININE GAYNESS IS AWESOME, and WAY MORE INTERESTING THAN CONVENTIONAL AMERICAN MASCULINITY. As soon as it was over, I tweeted, “It got better.”

You also have to love Ru Paul for this classic:

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:21:00 -0800 Social media explained http://www.ingridthorpe.com/social-media-explained http://www.ingridthorpe.com/social-media-explained

Haha.. bang on really.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:08:00 -0800 Lets let the car drive? http://www.ingridthorpe.com/lets-let-the-car-drive http://www.ingridthorpe.com/lets-let-the-car-drive

Really interesting article on autonomous cars.. A not so distant reality. Loving the depiction of what the robot driving the car "sees".. Amazing.

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http://www.wired.com/magazine/2012/01/ff_autonomouscars/all/1

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:16:00 -0800 Shit my angry boss says http://www.ingridthorpe.com/shit-my-angry-boss-says http://www.ingridthorpe.com/shit-my-angry-boss-says

Our head of traffic is an angry man.. His staff member has dealt with his constant raging by creating a blog to record his classic quotes (and fashion). Please enjoy...

Travis

http://travstidbits.tumblr.com/

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:27:00 -0800 Awesome collaboration & organisation tool - Trello http://www.ingridthorpe.com/awesome-collaboration-organisation-tool-trell http://www.ingridthorpe.com/awesome-collaboration-organisation-tool-trell

Trello

Really impressed with Trello.. Is definitely going to come in handy.

https://trello.com/

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:19:00 -0800 Get your geek on and learn to code http://www.ingridthorpe.com/get-your-geek-on-and-learn-to-code http://www.ingridthorpe.com/get-your-geek-on-and-learn-to-code

Code

Really great idea and very well executed.

www.codecademy.com/

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:17:00 -0800 The seal of approval http://www.ingridthorpe.com/the-seal-of-approval http://www.ingridthorpe.com/the-seal-of-approval

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tee hee!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:01:00 -0800 A tough day for Luke http://www.ingridthorpe.com/a-tough-day-for-luke http://www.ingridthorpe.com/a-tough-day-for-luke

Fab_star

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:39:00 -0800 Bogan love http://www.ingridthorpe.com/bogan-love http://www.ingridthorpe.com/bogan-love

With Australia day approaching, someone has made a song about a love that dare not speak its name - Bogan love.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:22:00 -0800 Sh*t Project Managers Say http://www.ingridthorpe.com/sht-project-managers-say http://www.ingridthorpe.com/sht-project-managers-say

Managers

BAAHAHAHA!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:53:00 -0800 Gorgeous geekery http://www.ingridthorpe.com/gorgeous-geekery http://www.ingridthorpe.com/gorgeous-geekery

View this on Chrome, Safari and Ipad for best experience.

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http://acko.net/blog/making-love-to-webkit/

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:18:23 -0800 The dutch tub http://www.ingridthorpe.com/the-dutch-tub http://www.ingridthorpe.com/the-dutch-tub

Dutchtub

How awesome.. And you can now get one in Australia.

http://www.dutchtub.com.au/

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:57:00 -0800 Douchey Account Guy http://www.ingridthorpe.com/douchey-account-guy http://www.ingridthorpe.com/douchey-account-guy

http://doucheyaccountguy.tumblr.com/

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:00:00 -0800 Kim Jong-il looking at things and dropping the bass http://www.ingridthorpe.com/kim-jong-il-looking-at-things http://www.ingridthorpe.com/kim-jong-il-looking-at-things

Genius

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http://kimjongillookingatthings.tumblr.com/

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http://kimjongildroppingthebass.tumblr.com/

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:58:00 -0800 Shit that Siri says http://www.ingridthorpe.com/shit-that-siri-says http://www.ingridthorpe.com/shit-that-siri-says

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http://shitthatsirisays.tumblr.com/

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:22:00 -0800 Self Pity http://www.ingridthorpe.com/self-pity http://www.ingridthorpe.com/self-pity

Bird

I never saw a wild thing
sorry for itself.
A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough
without ever having felt sorry for itself.

- D.H Lawrence

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:32:00 -0800 Passive aggressive notes http://www.ingridthorpe.com/passive-aggressive-notes http://www.ingridthorpe.com/passive-aggressive-notes

If you have ever lived in a share house there is always one housemate who expresses themselves via the power of the note.

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Plenty more here.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/579988/clock.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4aQQR6ug1UkN Ingrid Thorpe Ing Ingrid Thorpe Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:08:00 -0800 I used to want a jumping castle http://www.ingridthorpe.com/i-used-to-want-a-jumping-castle http://www.ingridthorpe.com/i-used-to-want-a-jumping-castle

But now its all about giant inflatable icebergs with a climbing wall on one side.

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Get one and we can be best mates

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