"The theme of this blog is not only and obviously space, but in particular places in space that a person might theoretically be able to one day visit. So for the most part, nebula, galaxies and the like are not a part of this forum. I tend to focus on “terrestrial” places or places that host such places. I suppose I would like to find out more about these places that we may one day inhabit or simply visit."
wanderingspace.net
Hat tip to Nice Guy Mike!
posted by boo_radley
on Jan 14, 2011 -
4 comments
Poolga:
iPhone and iPod Touch wallpapers from a selection of designers and illustrators from around the world.
posted by defenestration
on Jul 6, 2008 -
26 comments
Designers spend about 90% of their waking life in front of a computer, so the most appealing genre for a wallpaper would be one that has beautiful design mixed with the all important aspect of being outdoors. At their best, desktop wallpapers bring animation to often lifeless computer screens, reflecting the personality of the user and acting as a calling card for creative talent. The
Desktopography Project first arrived in 2005 as a place to download nature / topological themed wallpapers with edits from selected designers. They have just released their 2008 library.
posted by netbros
on Jun 7, 2008 -
40 comments
Ubuntu 8.04's
Hardy Heron has recently perched on millions of desktops worldwide, but what does the future look like for the darling of the open source world? Now entering a
new 2-year art developent cycle, Ubuntu's
continuing quest for
"pure, unadulterated, raw, visceral, lustful, shallow, skin deep beauty" has begun again in earnest.
Bleeding edge desktop effects [youtube, music] are already creeping into the official distribution and the community is eagerly awaiting the new graphical look, promised as a ground-up re-imagination in the next release,
Intrepid Ibex.
Watch this space.
posted by cowbellemoo
on Apr 28, 2008 -
86 comments
Abnormal Behavior Child's got some interesting things to
look at and watch or
play with. Site self-describes as "visual poetry".
{second link's got flash/sound}
posted by dobbs
on Apr 17, 2007 -
6 comments
"
Desktop Earth 2.0 is a wallpaper generator for Windows. It runs whenever you're logged on and updates your wallpaper with an accurate representation of the Earth as it would be seen from space at that precise moment."
The images are
fantastic. Oh, and it's free.
(See similar - via digg).
posted by purephase
on Mar 10, 2006 -
56 comments
Lifehacker is a fairly new addition to the
Gawker Media family of blogs, publishers of another personal favorite in the
Gizmodo gadget blog.
Lifehacker posts articles on how to do all sorts of things better/quicker/cooler/cheaper:
In its three short weeks of life, Lifehacker has given me good tips at a shockingly high frequency. Of course, the whole thing comes full circle with their frequent
Ask Metafilter Roundup posts.
posted by mcstayinskool
on Feb 23, 2005 -
65 comments
If you're using a non-windows computer right now, and you
really miss that starfield simulation screensaver, don't fret, because someone has written one in DHTML and
put it on the web. I like to imagine I'm a bored cubicle worker and stare at it for hours.
posted by mathowie
on Jan 15, 2000 -
3 comments
A new site launched today,
called worldwall. It's a site that features downloadable wallpaper from around the world, and visitors can contribute wallpaper. Cool stuff.
posted by mathowie
on Oct 3, 1999 -
0 comments
