N.E.R.F.: Archive

The Coffin Is Too Big For The Hole

booksactually: “Yeah, can you imagine ? Can you imagine that the coffin of your grandfather cannot get into the whole specially dug for him on the day of his funeral ? And in front of two hundred people ? We were speechless. We were literally stunned. We just stood there and looked at each other. Nobody said a word. It must have been the funniest thing that ever happened in the...

Dec 29th

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“Imagine that you are French. You are walking along a busy pavement in Paris and...”

– Understanding and modelling how pedestrians behave is a youngish field for researchers. Anticipating pedestrian flows makes crowd events smoother and safer, and accounting for the peculiar propensities of different nationalities is key to getting it right. (via theeconomist)

Dec 29th

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2011

I have curiously bad long-term memory, in the sense that I can’t tell when something happened in the past, anywhere from a couple months to many years back, even though I might be able to remember the event distinctly. Is this a condition and what is it called? Anyhow, the things I do remember: My music getting featured on SoundCloud — good start to the year ORD loh! Leaving the...

Dec 28th

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Dec 28th

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Dec 27th

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lebovarysme: As promised, our 5-track sampler,...

Dec 27th

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“People smoke, Dichter explained, because it is both a sign of virility and a...”

– In America in the 1930s a Viennese psychologist named Ernest Dichter implored advertisers to explore consumers’ unconscious desires. His insights revolutionised marketing and brought sex to advertising. (via theeconomist)

Dec 27th

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Dec 27th

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Arghh @davidsparkle played Dance of Death and we were outside thinking it was soundcheck

Dec 24th

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Dec 24th

My train’s stuck between Somerset and Dhoby Ghaut right now, but everything is working fine so I can’t break any windows.

Dec 21st

Dec 20th

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Made By Migrants needs your help!

madebymigrants: We’re trying to release our last interview with Yaoping, a Chinese construction worker, but we’re coming up against some translation problems. Since his accent is a little strong at some points in the interview, we’re having difficulties deciphering what he’s trying to say. You can help by viewing the video at this link and translating what he says at the six points we’ve marked...

Dec 19th

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