Friday Links: Whiskey advertisers knew the future?

• Men who plan beyond tomorrow: How 1940s whiskey ads predicted the cell phone, the 3D movie, videoconferencing, and sports bars…and a bunch of stuff that hasn’t happened yet.
• 13 Simpsons’ jokes that actually came true.
• 10 New Year’s resolutions for designers.
• Why marketers love QR codes and consumers do not. They forgot to mention that perhaps we consumers don’t want to be marketed to every waking moment of our entire lives.
• “Inspired” by Apple, a tumblr blog.
• Read the 1958 memo Leo Burnett sent to his agency. In case you need a refresher, Burnett is the man who, “had a hand in creating, amongst many other things, the Jolly Green Giant, Tony the Tiger, and Marlboro Man.”
• Batman meets Dr. Seuss.
• Remember Douchey Account Guy? Well now there’s a response: F—ing Creatives. (If you find the f— word offensive and/or distasteful, you might not want to visit that link. If you find it hilarious, visit away).
• How one startup got 100,000 users in two days.