http://ubersuper.com Stuff I Like Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:48:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://ubersuper.com/playing-in-new-york/ http://ubersuper.com/playing-in-new-york/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:13:23 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=2233 Tenement playground in New York by Lewis Wickes Hine.]]> http://ubersuper.com/playing-in-new-york/feed/ 1 http://ubersuper.com/beautiful-antique-typewriters/ http://ubersuper.com/beautiful-antique-typewriters/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:01:24 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=1556 I fell in love with some of these beautiful antique typewriters. If you’re a sucker for vintage stuff as well, make sure to check out Martins Flickrstream or his website for more information on these amazing pieces. There is even a shop where you can get some prints.]]> http://ubersuper.com/beautiful-antique-typewriters/feed/ 2 http://ubersuper.com/soviet-mayan-playing-cards/ http://ubersuper.com/soviet-mayan-playing-cards/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:47:47 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=1523 Apparently, one of the few playing card sets available in Soviet Russia was themed to ancient Mayan iconography. More Information on Boing Boing.]]> http://ubersuper.com/soviet-mayan-playing-cards/feed/ 4 http://ubersuper.com/popular-science-archive/ http://ubersuper.com/popular-science-archive/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:10:46 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=1450 Popular Science has partnered with Google to offer their entire 137-year archive online for free. You can also browse the archive online via Google.]]> http://ubersuper.com/popular-science-archive/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/new-york-tribune-sunday-april-17-1910/ http://ubersuper.com/new-york-tribune-sunday-april-17-1910/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:49:10 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=1354 What will the typical american of the future look like? Here is an approximate answer.]]> http://ubersuper.com/new-york-tribune-sunday-april-17-1910/feed/ 9 http://ubersuper.com/wtf-vintage-photo/ http://ubersuper.com/wtf-vintage-photo/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:44:39 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=1339 ]]> http://ubersuper.com/wtf-vintage-photo/feed/ 9 http://ubersuper.com/photos-of-frozen-niagra-falls-in-1911/ http://ubersuper.com/photos-of-frozen-niagra-falls-in-1911/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:17:18 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=1330 Vintage nature photos from the frozen Niagara falls in 1911.]]> http://ubersuper.com/photos-of-frozen-niagra-falls-in-1911/feed/ 9 http://ubersuper.com/space-colony-art-from-the-1970s/ http://ubersuper.com/space-colony-art-from-the-1970s/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:48:57 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=1319 Oh how I love retro futuristic illustrations. The illustrations above are from the NASA Ames Research Center, yeah who knew one could find something like that on nasa.gov.]]> http://ubersuper.com/space-colony-art-from-the-1970s/feed/ 3 http://ubersuper.com/ascii-short-films/ http://ubersuper.com/ascii-short-films/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:12:33 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=1255 Man Blowing a Bubble & Samurai on the toilet Simple and funny idea. Unfortunately I don’t know who made them. Do you?]]> http://ubersuper.com/ascii-short-films/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/vintage-scans/ http://ubersuper.com/vintage-scans/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:10:21 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=1190 Albert Tanquero aka The Found maintains this Flickr stream full of awesome vintageness. I’m such a sucker for vintage photos!]]> http://ubersuper.com/vintage-scans/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/vintage-science-fiction-magazine-covers/ http://ubersuper.com/vintage-science-fiction-magazine-covers/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:10:38 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=1177 Glenn Harris created this fantastic set of Vintage Science Fiction Magazine Covers on Flickr.]]> http://ubersuper.com/vintage-science-fiction-magazine-covers/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/tattooed-portrait/ http://ubersuper.com/tattooed-portrait/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:40:32 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=1146 Since 2005 Shawn Barber likes to portrait tattooed people. On his website you can find a huge collection of awesome paintings. Really like the old school painting look with obviously modern tattooed people. More on the website of Shawn Barber.]]> http://ubersuper.com/tattooed-portrait/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/poised-1921/ http://ubersuper.com/poised-1921/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:04:42 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=1137 Starlight Park, the Bronx, circa 1921. “Joan Desborough ready for a dive.” 5×7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. Poised: 1921 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive]]> http://ubersuper.com/poised-1921/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/vintage-detroit/ http://ubersuper.com/vintage-detroit/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:59:31 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=1135 Found on reddit and looking at the watermark the picture is from shorpy … Unfortunately I have no idea when this photo was taken, couldn’t find the original posting on shorpy. Vintage Detroit – Original Size – 2100×1628 pixels]]> http://ubersuper.com/vintage-detroit/feed/ 1 http://ubersuper.com/strange-maps/ http://ubersuper.com/strange-maps/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:46:47 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=1039 World Map from the 17th Century. Old map from London. (mid 19th Century) If you enjoyed these, you might also want to check out this older posting on old scanned maps.]]> http://ubersuper.com/strange-maps/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/vintage-stewardesses/ http://ubersuper.com/vintage-stewardesses/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:35:46 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=982 And a couple of stewardesses from 2001:A Space Odyssey.]]> http://ubersuper.com/vintage-stewardesses/feed/ 3 http://ubersuper.com/mechanistic-view-of-reality/ http://ubersuper.com/mechanistic-view-of-reality/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:03:04 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=885 A mechanistic view of reality is a mechanical construct of the mind. A quantum view of reality is a quantum construct of the mind. Industriepalast.com]]> http://ubersuper.com/mechanistic-view-of-reality/feed/ 3 http://ubersuper.com/history-of-the-coca-cola-bottle/ http://ubersuper.com/history-of-the-coca-cola-bottle/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:49:10 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=866 Coca Cola History: Left to Right 1899 – 1900 – 1915 – 1916 – 1957 – 1986]]> http://ubersuper.com/history-of-the-coca-cola-bottle/feed/ 86 http://ubersuper.com/switzerland-1964/ http://ubersuper.com/switzerland-1964/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:11:39 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=803 Scans from Life World Library – Switzerland, 1964.]]> http://ubersuper.com/switzerland-1964/feed/ 2 http://ubersuper.com/what-is-beer/ http://ubersuper.com/what-is-beer/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:38:46 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=798 To read the Details, view the bigger version.]]> http://ubersuper.com/what-is-beer/feed/ 0 http://ubersuper.com/vintage-ads-from-old-live-magazines/ http://ubersuper.com/vintage-ads-from-old-live-magazines/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:30:15 +0000 Stefan http://ubersuper.com/?p=783 If you enjoy old stuff as much as I do, check out the huge archive (from 1935 to 1970) of old LIFE Magazines on Google Books! So many vintage Ads, it’s amazing!]]> http://ubersuper.com/vintage-ads-from-old-live-magazines/feed/ 0