High Quality Bookmarks http://www.hqbk.net/index.php/site/index/ High Quality Bookmarks en porcupine@porcupine.gr Copyright 2010 2010-07-31T09:00:00+00:00 High Quality Bookmarks goes on vacation http://www.hqbk.net/blog/high-quality-bookmarks-goes-on-vacation/ http://www.hqbk.net/blog/high-quality-bookmarks-goes-on-vacation/#When:09:00:00Z It’s vacations time. At last.

High Quality Bookmarks won’t post for the following three weeks. But it will come back. See you all then.

Have a great summer everyone!

]]> 2010-07-31T09:00:00+00:00 Made for music http://www.hqbk.net/blog/made-for-music/ http://www.hqbk.net/blog/made-for-music/#When:13:00:28Z A simple yet brilliant idea which makes this package stand out.

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Core77 has the details.

]]> 2010-07-30T13:00:28+00:00 Urbanized http://www.hqbk.net/blog/urbanized/ http://www.hqbk.net/blog/urbanized/#When:09:00:00Z If you know Helvetica or Objectified then you will certainly want to know about Urbanized, the latest film by Gary Hustwit.

The third documentary in this trilogy is about the design of cities. Urbanized looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design, featuring some of the world’s foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.

]]> 2010-07-30T09:00:00+00:00 The longest photographic exposures http://www.hqbk.net/blog/the-longest-photographic-exposures/ http://www.hqbk.net/blog/the-longest-photographic-exposures/#When:07:00:30Z Impressive.

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This one is exposured from July 1996 to Kuly 1997.

]]> 2010-07-30T07:00:30+00:00 Why do we yawn? http://www.hqbk.net/blog/why-do-we-yawn/ http://www.hqbk.net/blog/why-do-we-yawn/#When:13:00:41Z In a word:

Yawns help cool the brain.

The whole story is very interesting.

]]> 2010-07-29T13:00:41+00:00 The Cog (by Honda) http://www.hqbk.net/blog/the-cog-by-honda/ http://www.hqbk.net/blog/the-cog-by-honda/#When:09:00:47Z Jaw dropping commercial by Honda.

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]]> 2010-07-29T09:00:47+00:00 What if Earth stopped spinning around? http://www.hqbk.net/blog/what-if-earth-stopped-spinning-around/ http://www.hqbk.net/blog/what-if-earth-stopped-spinning-around/#When:07:00:01Z In a word: tragedy.

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If earth ceased rotating about its axis but continued revolving around the sun and its axis of rotation maintained the same inclination, the length of a year would remain the same, but a day would last as long as a year. In this fictitious scenario, the sequential disappearance of centrifugal force would cause a catastrophic change in climate and disastrous geologic adjustments (expressed as devastating earthquakes) to the transforming equipotential gravitational state.

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]]> 2010-07-29T07:00:01+00:00 The best magazine articles http://www.hqbk.net/blog/the-best-magazine-articles/ http://www.hqbk.net/blog/the-best-magazine-articles/#When:15:00:02Z When Kevin Kelly suggests some magazines articles as the best ones from all time, you certainly need to take a look at the list.

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]]> 2010-07-28T15:00:02+00:00 A life without goals http://www.hqbk.net/blog/a-life-without-goals/ http://www.hqbk.net/blog/a-life-without-goals/#When:13:00:47Z

If you live without goals, you’ll explore new territory. You’ll learn some unexpected things. You’ll end up in surprising places. That’s the beauty of this philosophy, but it’s also a difficult transition.

How would be a life without goals?

]]> 2010-07-28T13:00:47+00:00 Productivity software: the ultimate collection http://www.hqbk.net/blog/productivity-software-the-ultimate-collection/ http://www.hqbk.net/blog/productivity-software-the-ultimate-collection/#When:09:00:48Z So you are a Mac user and you often search for software that will help you organise your work or boost your productivity.

Look no more. Appstorm has the ultimate collection.

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