I am Curtis James. This stuff is very interesting to me, and probably not the kinda cool you’re looking for. If for some strange reason you do want to get in touch, email me.Tumblr (3.0; @notkindacool)http://www.notkindacool.com/<img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBppjeaw99kWDKCJUVo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBppjeaw99kWDKCJUVo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBppjeaw99kWDKCJUVo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Had some great fun playing with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thomasforsyth.co.uk">Thomas Forsyth’s</a> drawing tops.</p> <blockquote> <p>A spinning-top, that uses a pen as the spindle, represents many of the core ideas behind my current work. It is recognisable, un-intimidating, and invites people to interact with objects that can lead to unpredictable results, or an emergent property.</p> </blockquote> <p>Tom is a lovely guy who always makes an effort to come to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33691973165">likemind</a> and fills my head with interesting stuff - go check his other <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thomasforsyth.co.uk">stuff out</a>.</p>http://www.notkindacool.com/post/135852097http://www.notkindacool.com/post/135852097Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:20:38 +0100<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBppjd7nipmHhX65kCo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBppjd7nipmHhX65kCo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBppjd7nipmHhX65kCo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBppjd7nipmHhX65kCo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBppjd7nipmHhX65kCo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBppjd7nipmHhX65kCo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>Started making my first notebook last night - here’s some shots from choosing and folding the paper to gluing the spine, with a few steps inbetween.  It was one of the most relaxing things I’ve done in ages.  People that know me know I like stationary, so this little project is very exciting for me.  Now I just need to glue some leather to it, with a little bit of help from <a href="http://www.iamstanley.com">Emily</a> of course.http://www.notkindacool.com/post/135841201http://www.notkindacool.com/post/135841201Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:50:06 +0100<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBppf9s7p4bdf985D3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>If your around heneage street, just off brick lane, you should check out the brighton university degree show. Opens 2nd july at 6pmhttp://www.notkindacool.com/post/134244854http://www.notkindacool.com/post/134244854Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:03:07 +0100<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5421950&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5421950&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5421950&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/>June 2009 photo montagehttp://www.notkindacool.com/post/134140792http://www.notkindacool.com/post/134140792Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:26:29 +0100<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBpowgs35hxoRqfTdgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is Max making a notebook with Emily.  It was lovely to see Max so focused on doing something, making something with his hands and not playing on a computer.  Not that I think there is anything wrong with using computers, it’s well, not the same as making something with your hands.</p> <p>He was so proud of his first notebook, and that makes me feel proud and lucky to have such an amazing person in my life.  I feel the same about Emily, who inspired Max to do something exciting, and has inspired me so much in the past 2 months.</p>http://www.notkindacool.com/post/126433298http://www.notkindacool.com/post/126433298Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:11:17 +0100<img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBpowghhzfTgbf0L7io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Lovely coop designhttp://www.notkindacool.com/post/126430621http://www.notkindacool.com/post/126430621Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:03:07 +0100<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBpowe4uj2pnJMxqwqo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://ffffound.com/image/233098a6b609a5e05d4761a657f72ebdd8f7d542">FFFFOUND! | but does it float</a>http://www.notkindacool.com/post/126409185http://www.notkindacool.com/post/126409185Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:57:14 +0100<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBpomm7kvc6ZjDpdrVo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://modcult.org/read/2009/6/9/astropol">Modcult: Astropol</a>http://www.notkindacool.com/post/122398689http://www.notkindacool.com/post/122398689Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:45:37 +0100<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBpomezb5poyi1uGGQo1_r1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Getting very excited about <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thesimonsound.com">The Simonsound</a> playing at Lounge on the farm in a few weeks.  In the mean time you might like to check out The Lounge on the farm mixtape - it’s free and has a Simonsound track on it too.</p> <p>Get the <a target="_blank" href="http://album.loungeonthefarm.co.uk/">mixtape</a>.</p>http://www.notkindacool.com/post/122317404http://www.notkindacool.com/post/122317404Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:23:00 +0100the simonsoundlounge on the farmfestival<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBpojwgt3dLSfvkkRYo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://ffffound.com/image/e9dc7aad9ce4863b75e36d5023e1c89f90a3f677">FFFFOUND! | but does it float</a>http://www.notkindacool.com/post/121282265http://www.notkindacool.com/post/121282265Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:09:25 +0100<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBpojwfwk8r3k0c6rno1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://ffffound.com/image/f92c17bbdcede5e14215aeaae0715d9757f8470d">FFFFOUND! | File:Neil Armstrong<br/></a>http://www.notkindacool.com/post/121281883http://www.notkindacool.com/post/121281883Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:08:43 +0100<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBpojweku52ldtWuMpo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://ffffound.com/image/16ae443647b4d0a20b71606e0124fe4cad40d06b">FFFFOUND! | but does it float</a>http://www.notkindacool.com/post/121281319http://www.notkindacool.com/post/121281319Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:07:41 +0100<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBpoicsx7j0YKGjtQZo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Atomic tower</p> <p><a href="http://ffffound.com/image/508c2e2fad02b948e13a6849e1200f5507f980a6">FFFFOUND! | GD Postcard 3 sur Flickr : partage de photos !</a></p>http://www.notkindacool.com/post/120617510http://www.notkindacool.com/post/120617510Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:11:11 +0100<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBpoicr5pnSl0OyTl8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Nice design by <a href="http://www.rafvancampenhoudt.be/mf-report.php">Raf Vancampenhoudt</a>http://www.notkindacool.com/post/120616677http://www.notkindacool.com/post/120616677Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:09:48 +0100<img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBpoico0xmoBPmRo5qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Think I mentioned before that I love the Prisoner TV series.</p> <p><a href="http://ffffound.com/image/700f5e869da96724a303982a57259d8e97779c7e">FFFFOUND! | The Prisoner: Free For All</a></p>http://www.notkindacool.com/post/120615335http://www.notkindacool.com/post/120615335Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:07:23 +0100<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBpof8eqhbMZVkHEjSo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I know how this person feels sometimes.</p> <p><a href="http://postsecret.blogspot.com/2009/06/sunday-secrets.html">PostSecret<br/></a></p>http://www.notkindacool.com/post/119391555http://www.notkindacool.com/post/119391555Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:44:52 +0100<img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBpoe8c13gwOEMCswzo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Developed by Dr. Harold Edgerton in the 1940s, the Rapatronic photographic technique allowed very early times in a nuclear explosion’s fireball growth to be recorded on film. The exposures were often as short as 10 nanoseconds, and each Rapatronic camera would take exactly one photograph.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://simplethinking.com/home/rapatronic_photographs.htm">Rapatronic Photographs - from Herb Yeates</a>)</p>http://www.notkindacool.com/post/119070035http://www.notkindacool.com/post/119070035Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:55:00 +0100<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBpoe7rxqfrF4i0GnUo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The image of computers in popular music.</p> <p><a href="http://www.monochrom.at/icancounteverystar/">“I can count every star in the heavens above but I have no heart I can’t fall in love…”</a></p>http://www.notkindacool.com/post/119064628http://www.notkindacool.com/post/119064628Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:39:21 +0100<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBpoe7m43rpdRpGMSAo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Moogs/vintage/60’s/70’s/synths</p> <p><a href="http://36-15-moog.blogspot.com/">36 15 MOOG</a></p>http://www.notkindacool.com/post/119063029http://www.notkindacool.com/post/119063029Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:34:51 +0100<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/hPs18cDBpoe7kp0pDzceEc52o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The TED Commandments - most of these should be on peoples do’s and don’t in everyday life - in fact, these are good for people to read before coming to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33691973165">likemind</a>.  Here’s my favourites:</p> <ol> <li>Thou Shalt Dream a Great Dream, or Show Forth a Wondrous New Thing, Or Share Something Thou Hast Never Shared Before</li> <li>Thou Shalt Reveal thy Curiosity and Thy Passion</li> <li>Thou Shalt Tell a Story</li> <li>Thou Shalt Not Flaunt thine Ego. Be Thou Vulnerable. Speak of thy Failure as well as thy Success.</li> <li>Thou Shalt Not Sell from the Stage: Neither thy Company, thy Goods, thy Writings, nor thy Desparate need for Funding; Lest Thou be Cast Aside into Outer Darkness.</li> </ol> <p><a href="http://www.shopliftwindchimes.com/0206archive.html">Via SHOPLIFTWINDCHIMES</a></p> <p>Found via <a href="http://twitter.com/boxman">@Boxman</a></p> <p>UPDATE:</p> <p><a href="http://www.antonymayfield.com/2009/06/07/twenty-commandments/">Antony Mayfield</a> points to another set of ideas/rules:</p> <ol> <li>Ideals beat strategies.</li> <li>Open beats closed.</li> <li>Connection beats transaction.</li> <li>Simplicity beats complexity.</li> <li>Neighborhoods beat networks.</li> <li>Circuits beat channels.</li> <li>Laziness beats business.</li> <li>Public beats private.</li> <li>Messy beats clean.</li> <li>Good beats evil.</li> </ol>http://www.notkindacool.com/post/119062679http://www.notkindacool.com/post/119062679Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:33:00 +0100