Ian Daniel Stewart

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Ian Stewart

  • Sour Cream & Onion Crickets

    They weren’t very good.

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  • The Emergency Happiness Diary

    I saw Richard Wiseman’s book 59 Seconds mentioned on Boing Boing the other day and on a whim I started reading it. It reminded me of another book I’d enjoyed, Brain Rules. Both are what you might call “self-help” books based on legitimate, well-researched, scientific experiments. Real data. Plus, it has a great title! The…

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  • Total dedication

    No art, however minor, demands less than total dedication if you want to excel in it. Leon Battista Alberti (architect, painter and mathematician)

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  • Morale is key in design

    Morale is key in design. I’m surprised people don’t talk more about it. One of my first drawing teachers told me: if you’re bored when you’re drawing something, the drawing will look boring. For example, suppose you have to draw a building, and you decide to draw each brick individually. You can do this if…

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  • Babymetal sound like the future

    Or maybe the past if you liked California-era Mr. Bungle. Regardless, it’s been a while since I’ve heard something so now. It’s ridiculous and it shouldn’t be any good at all. It’s Babymetal, I guess. Anyway, this whole thing makes me feel like I really am living in the future. (We are.) Enjoy.

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