dangerousmeta!, the original new mexican miscellany, offering eclectic linkage since 1999.

Flickr: myvintagevogue.

Scans from vintage Vogue magazines. I expect this poster may run smack dab into a copyright challenge shortly (yet I hope not), so enjoy while you can.

iainclaridge.net: Leica love.

All other cameras are merely poseurs.

Motoriginal: 1 of 2 SC Atlantics.

I love Bugs.

Percolate!

We’re being involuntarily leveraged by automatons.

autoblog: Huet Brothers returning with handsome new retro coupe [w/video].

I love an inline six, however ... the body’s trying too hard, it’s too much of a mash-up and not enough originality. IMHO.

Discover: Ebooks - More Boon to Literacy Than Threat to Democracy.

Another opinion countering Franzen’s interview of a day or so ago.

Macworld: Hands on with the Seagate GoFlex Thunderbolt Adapter.

In a nutshell, if you’re using USB 2, shell out for the Thunderbolt version. If FW800 ... only if you can casually afford the premium.

Guardian.UK: What’s become of corporate society?

“… in the chaotic new economy emerging from the financial crisis many people are finding, to their immense cost, that the jobs they worked so hard to have already been eliminated as business models are transformed overnight by new technology. Its not just a job for life that is a thing of the past, but a job at all in an economy where over one third of the workforce are freelance, in what many are describing as the industrial revolution of our time.” A worthy read. Make time for this one.

NotCot: Vintage Wooden Soda Crates.

Dang. Nice find.

Valet.: Invest in Leather.

If you’re gonna wear a motorcycle jacket, I feel you should be driving it. 

A Continuous Lean.: 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser.

As I’ve expressed about a billion times here on the blog, an FJ40 is the perfect car for Santa Fe. Restored? DROOL.

Kempt: The Strongest Liquor on Earth Comes to America.

“The drink itself is pot-distilled from potatoes, sugar and yeast, which means the closest American equivalent is moonshine—but even that’s not terribly close, given the strength of the spirits involved.” Oh no - I’ve had moonshine. I’ll pass.

NeatDesigns: Fabulous Ads From The 1960s (Series Finale).

Even more through links at the bottom of the page. Many blasts from the past. Didn’t realize Barbie was a teaching tool ...

Rob Galbraith DPI: Lexar 1000X blazes to 129MB/s read speed, best-in-class write speeds.

More speed is handier than you might suspect.

RWW: Researchers Use Twitter-Bots To Increase Human-To-Human Interaction By 43%.

Are you tweeting with a person, or a robot? I expect brands will invest heavily in this.

Check out the Pembletons.

Similar to Morgans. I want one of those aluminum body 4-wheelers with leather interior.

Aperture Academy: Canon 200-400mm and 600mm first sightings … new 5D Mark III?

Looks like two different cameras to me. Look at the left side of the viewfinder, photo #3 and photo #6. #3, no dial.

AutoBlog: One-off Mercedes 500K barn find discovered in South Central, LA salvage yard.

“Klein passed away, and his salvage yard is overseen by his sons, who won’t let any gawkers into to view the cars. Even Mraz was denied entry. But he spoke to folks who have seen the collection, and one said that there are vehicles people have sought for decades and thought had been destroyed.” You’ll cry to look at the photos of the rotting exotics. Buy some tarps, guys, or sell the stock. Don’t leave these to rust away.

Luminous Landscape: Everything Matters.

“DO NOT rely on engineering specs and marketing claims. Test a product and look at the final results. Sensors with exactly the same DxO dynamic range measurements can produce completely different visual dynamic range results, lenses with exactly the same resolution specs can look very different in terms of sharpness, and so on. Your eyes and brain should be the ultimate judge, not some numbers on a piece of paper.” I received similar advice from a local pro photographer nearly a decade ago. I was complaining that I had just purchased the latest camera, and I just couldn’t make good photos with it, in spite of all the great specs. “I don’t like the feel of the thing, it doesn’t work in predictable ways.” He said: “Your relationship with your camera is essential. If it’s not working for you, get rid of it. Sell it. Get another.” Seems simple, but it didn’t seem so at the time - product reviews of ‘best’ cameras tend to make us blind to very real limitations.

Etsy: Classic Wrecks.

Brilliant. 1/24 car models, rendered as ‘classic wrecks.’

Uncrate: Toyota Tundra Sportsman.

Oh yeah. I’ll take one as an accessory for my photographic endeavors ...

Monolith: Wood iPhone back panels.

Spare that fragile backside.

Rob Galbraith DPI: Rode announces VideoMic HD with built-in recorder, audio monitoring.

Very welcome. DSLR audio, in a word, stinks. This will help immensely.

Return of the Cafe Racers: Bonneville Salt Flats Cushman Eagle.

Please, just one ride? Please?

ArtsDaily: Wine cooler owned by George Washington and presented to Alexander Hamilton.

The gift from Georgie to his favorite obsequious brown-noser. (I was born in Princeton; I unreservedly side with Vice President Burr.)