February 2012
Byron Lee - Hot Reggae
Bouncing back and forth...
Pinwheel and a Warm, Fuzzy Feeling
I was excited to get my invitation for Pinwheel yesterday. I love the idea, and it pulls together a number of areas that fascinate me.
I was even more pleased when less than two hours after I created my first “knote” (commemorating Emilio’s, an Italian restaurant on 6th Avenue that disappeared decades ago), a member of the Pinwheel team commented on it.
Even though I...
Wow. The porn bots like me today.
“Fox, Warner want secure, high-def film players”
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Jesus, they’ve been trying this approach since the first VCRs. How many times will this industry get this wrong before they get it right?
Fox, Warner want secure, high-def film players | Media Maverick - CNET News
(via davehyndman)
My favorite part is this:
“With the involvement of...
“You know a lot of people consider skateboarding a dumb thing to do. But to me...”
– Ian MacKaye (via newspeedwayboogie)
Mugison – Áfall
More from the pile of records I...
“WorldWideWeb is a hypertext browser/editor which allows one to read information...”
– Tim Berners-Lee in comp.sys.next.announce
Those last two sentences.
It’s Time for Another Turntable.fm Pivot →
The headline is a little dramatic, but it hits an question that I’ve been thinking about quite a bit recently. I’m in favor of the rise of “listen with” services, but in an online setting they’re much more complicated than they seem.
Erin Griffith points to one key issue:
Part of the problem is that group listening, and Turntable in particular, is too intensely...
Évariste - Connais-tu l’animal qui inventa le...
How to Embarrass Yourself Out of a Competitive... →
I’m genuinely fascinated by how consistently Microsoft’s marketing is tone deaf and hamfisted. As my wife noted after watching the Windows 7 party video linked below, “I like how it shows that you can use Windows 7 even if you’re old, black, or a woman.”
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Microsoft’s got a long history of producing terrible, cringe-inducing videos. The marketing...
I Tried To Watch Game Of Thrones... →
sawickipedia:
rickwebb:
parislemon:
Hollywood’s core piracy “problem” is perfectly captured in this one cartoon by The Oatmeal.
In fact, I’ve had this exact debate with myself. I really want to watch Game of Thrones. But I’m not an HBO subscriber because I’m not a cable subscriber and unfortunately, the two go hand-in-hand, no matter what I’m willing to pay.
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I...
Stream the new Plants and Animals record "End Of... →
Wood May Become Plastic On Coney Island Boardwalk →
“Mr. Burstein, who lives in Brighton Beach, was offended that his neighborhood could not have wood. ‘What are we, chopped liver?” he said.”
Wow. Really? Wow.
“And while Spolsky laments managers that become “ultimate decision makers,” he...”
– Make It So: Joel Spolsky Gets it (Sort of) Wrong
Critical point from ensignau. Spolsky glosses over the issue that the staff of gigantic brains each has their own area of expertise, which means that the “right” or “best” thing to do in any given situation isn’t...
White Fence - Swagger Vets and Double Moon
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