Ryan Joy (atxryan)

Awesome HTML5 drawing app.

"The entrees on the plates and the sizes of the plates both grew by about two-thirds, according to a report on the findings in the Apiil issue of the International Journal of Obesity. Even the bread got larger, by about 23 percent, over 1,000 years."

Excellent source of visual inspiration from eras past. Thousands of vintage advertisements scanned and organized by date and topic, going all the way back to the 1840s and covering every decade in between.

Austin Enchanted Forest has posted notice on their website that as of 7/17/08 the Enchanted Forest is being shut down by the City of Austin. Details aren’t presented, but they’re asking for help from any structural, civil, and environmental engineers, as well as lawyers and concerned citizens. I’m assuming it’s a code violation issue which [...]