February 2009
Experts trying to decipher ancient language - AP →
Always something more to learn…
Watch "Sita Sings the Blues" on Reel 13 →
If your PBS does not carry it, here’s a second chance.
Big Man Japan →
via Cartoon Brew. If it’s half as good as the trailer we’ve got a winner here…
Ben Smith's Blog: Doubting Rush - POLITICO.com →
The Grimace Project →
Want to see a face that contains both joy and sadness to the extreme? Take this free software for a drive…
Roger Ebert's Journal: Hunt not the snark but the... →
Peanut Butter Ice Cream →
Tried this out to inaugurate my ice cream/frozen yogurt maker. It looks and tastes right, but we’ll see how it plays for the birthday dinner tonight.
Authors´ Guild vs. reality: Kindles and read-aloud... →
Jog - The Blog: "And you - you've made quite a... →
Been looking forward to this -very- much, and now it sounds like it’s worth waiting some more…
“… everyone’s looking for the easy way out, everyone’s looking...”
– What Ne-Yo says. Click the link below for the rest of the interview.
The Idolator Q & A: Ne-Yo →
If you don’t know Ne-Yo you were asleep through some of the best tunes of 2008…
POS - Goodbye →
Minnesota rapper’s new release is out today, and here’s a legally free download to tide you over till you get down to your local record shop (or your online discount den).
POS =
Prisoner of Society?
Problem of Society?
Product of Society?
From what I’ve heard so far: Pretty Omniscient Streetheart…
Love The Line: "Invisible Hands" by Richard Sala →
Once upon a time, MTV regularly broadcast some really interesting animation. Here’s a set from the still-really-interesting Richard Sala.
Click his name and buy his stuff!
Somebody gets it →
“Louis Brandeis … had written an exposé of the financial system … and...”
– WIRED - Road Map for Financial Recovery: Radical Transparency Now!
WIRED - Recipe for Disaster: The Formula That... →
Something to be read today…
Ommmmmmmmmmmmm →
Just got my Buddha Machine 2 in the mail. Even though the app for the ITouch/IPhone is cheaper and gives you pretty much everything you’ll need to drive your co-workers insane, there’s something to be said for holding one of these “in real life.”
And does the app have pitch control? Did not notice that before, but will take a closer look tomorrow.
While awaiting your...
Stick to the wiki - the great wiki web race →
From the wonderful “Play This Thing” blog, a ‘game’ set in real-life wikipedia pages. With one brief add-on to your Firefox browser you’re off to the races.
Basically you’re given a random Wikipedia page and then shown in an off-set window another Wikpedia page. While the timer clocks you, try to get from the first random page to the off-set page, using only...
Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the... →
Would love to be in attendance, but I’m sure there will be plenty of ways to enjoy it remotely. Will post them here once I find them…
War Child -- scorned by society? →
Uncle Bob says: It’d be nicer if these “old” guys came up with something new on their own.
I find it fascinating the young acts picked by the old guys for these pieces. Though couldn’t Dylan come up with somebody a little fresher than Beck? Anyhow, at least the money goes to a good cause.
Click the link above, after viewing the tracks below…
Beck (Bob Dylan -...
The Best I Can: Morning routine →
Questions on the way to work…
“The road to genius is paved with fumble footing and bumbling and anyone who...”
– Professor Brainard in “Son of Flubber”