September 14, 2007
NY Times' David Pogue on the Bizarre World of Paying for Ringtones
NY Times' David Pogue on the Bizarre World of Paying for Ringtones. Personally, I've only purchased a ringtone once (Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", used as my morning alarm). I've never understood paying a couple bucks for a snippet of a song, and I wish the whole practice would go away.
June 26, 2007
Rates For the iPhone Announced
Apple has
announced the pricing plans for the iPhone. Wow, the rates actually aren't that bad at all.
June 01, 2007
15 Reasons Mister Rogers Was The Best Neighbor Ever
15 Reasons Mister Rogers Was The Best Neighbor Ever. The bit about Koko the gorilla made me tear up a little.
May 16, 2007
Amazon to Offer DRM-Free Music Downloads
Amazon.com has
announced that they are going to be selling DRM-free music downloads in MP3 format, allowing them to be used both on the iPod and the Zune (as well as a host of other cool playback options). EMI is the first major label to sign up. Kudos to them. I know it might be pie-in-the-sky, but my hope is that all the music I have bought from the iTunes Music Store will eventually be made available to me to re-download (for free)
without the DRM, so I can use it more freely (like play it through our Xbox 360).
April 21, 2007
The Evolution of Mealtimes
Perhaps
this fascinating article on the history and evolution of western mealtimes explains why we eat Thanksgiving dinner so god-damned early.
April 11, 2007
Bjork Volta Podcast - Part 1
For all my fellow Bjork fans out there,
the Volta Podcast Part 1.
April 05, 2007
No More Dieting For Me!
Okay, that's it -
no more dieting for me!
April 03, 2007
Alanis Morissette Does "My Humps"
Alanis Morissette's video parody of "My Humps", the Grammy-award winning song by the Black Eyed Peas. I especially appreciate the convertible MINI Cooper used in the video.
March 20, 2007
March 19, 2007
The Arrow of Time
Every June 17th, Diego Goldberg gets his family together to photograph eachother for posterity.
The results over a thirty-year period of time are really interesting to look at. Such a cool way to watch people grow up and older.
March 13, 2007
50 States in One Week
50 States In A Week's Vacation - This guy rents a Buick and traverses the 48 continental US States and then flies to Alaska and Hawaii... and he does it roughly 9.5 days. And I thought I was hardcore doing 1400 miles in a 3 day weekend!
March 09, 2007
Come In / Go Away
Brilliant! From
SUCK UK Design comes a
very cool doormat. It makes use of a cleverly-designed
ambigram, which either reads "Come in" or "Go away", depending on from which direction you're reading it. BTW, I believe my first real introduction to an ambigram was the cover of Dan Brown's
Angels & Demons.
February 20, 2007
Hypothetical Conversation Between Björk and Diddy
Hypothetical Conversation Between Björk and Diddy as Told Via an Animated Gif - "I might be allergic to trains!" Genius.
February 08, 2007
February 05, 2007
The Beaver Trilogy
I first heard about this wacky documentary on the
"Reruns" episode of
This American Life, never thinking I'd be able to watch the goodness I heard about on the radio. Hooray for YouTube! The Beaver Trilogy in (nearly) ten parts (part 5 appears to be missing, sorry):
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
January 14, 2007
Old Spice Commercial featuring Bruce Campbell
This one here's for Erik...
Old Spice Commercial featuring Bruce Campbell.
January 12, 2007
iTunes to Offer Short Films from Sundance
iTunes to sell short films from the Sundance Film Festival. I think it's great that the filmmakers themselves are going to get a sizeable chunk of the $1.99 the shorts are going to sell for. There are no good distribution models for shorts - and this might fix that.
January 11, 2007
January 10, 2007
Cisco Sues Apple over the Name "iPhone"
Cisco sues Apple over use of the iPhone name - D'oh! Not too surprising, as I didn't think these two would be able to come to some agreement on this. Apple should just bite it and change the name - maybe the Apple Phone? Branded a la the Apple TV (formerly iTV)?
January 03, 2007
"Crappy Sound Forever!" - link to David Byrne blog
Crappy Sound Forever! - wherein David Byrne blogs about how music has been affected by the evolving recording technologies and the media they're recorded onto/into. Full of all kinds of interesting info.
December 30, 2006
Carputer - Intel Mac Mini in A Subaru
Video demo of a
"Carputer", an Intel Mac Mini installed into a Subaru complete with in-dash touchscreen monitor and a proprietary user interface called AMP.
December 19, 2006
December 15, 2006
"Christmas Comes But Once A Year"
Take a moment out of your day to enjoy this video of Max Fleischer's Cartoon Classic
"Christmas Comes But Once a Year". An old favorite in my household.
December 14, 2006
October 21, 2006
A Wii Adventure
A Wii Adventure - Hilarious little video of what happens to Link when a Wiimote falls into unsuspecting hands.
October 19, 2006
The Stingray War Has Begun
Ok, that's it!
The stingray war is ON!
October 06, 2006
September 29, 2006
September 25, 2006
David Bowie on Gervais' "Extras"
David Bowie's appearance on the Ricky Gervais comedy, "Extras"...
"...Pathetic little fat man, no one's bloody laughing, the clown that no one laughs at, they all just wish he'd diiiiiiie..." Classic.
September 15, 2006
"Pointer" - Addicting Game
Pointer - One of the most addictingly simply games I've seen. "You have hit a boundary. Click here to try again."
September 11, 2006
Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Bjork
The folks who brought you
"Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Radiohead", will be releasing their
"Lullabye Renditions of Bjork" next January -- woooooot! See their entire current slate of releases
here (other covered artists include Coldplay, The Cure, The Pixies, No Doubt, QOTSA, The Beatles, and more!).
September 08, 2006
OK Go! "Here It Goes Again"
OK Go! "Here It Goes Again"... ON TREADMILLS! It
almost makes me wanna start working out again. Oh wait, no, no it doesn't.
Python Eats a Pregnant Sheep
Python In Malaysia Ingests an Entire Pregnant Sheep - Yikes. The photo is something to behold.
September 06, 2006
Monkey See, Monkey Do
Monkey See, Monkey Do - article in the New Scientist announcing that mimicry as a form of social learning is not just limited to the great apes and humans, but is also clearly evident in heart-burstingly cute newborn rhesus macaques. I especially recommend watching the videos (
1,
2) as well.
September 01, 2006
Crazy Grand Canyon Jumper
Flickr Find: Crazy guy jumps from one ledge to another at the Grand Canyon -
here,
here and
here.
August 31, 2006
House Values from the 1890's through Today
A disturbing
graph indexing the value of houses from the 1890's through today. I have a lot to say on the housing market, as someone who makes a pretty good living yet cannot afford to get a foot into the currently super-inflated market.
(via kottke.org)
August 30, 2006
Electric MINI !!
Electric MINI: 0-60 in 4 Seconds: It Has Motors In Its Wheels - the thing has an all-electric range of 200-250 miles, and a hybrid range of 932 miles!!
August 29, 2006
jiffy lube is scamming people!
Here's a
video (youtube) of a KNBC investigation into scams by Jiffy Lube locations in southern California. Where the heck can someone get a good, honest oil change around here?!?
(via digg)
May 14, 2006
If Al Gore Was President
If Al Gore Was President... according to SNL.
May 13, 2006
Thom Yorke's "The Eraser"
Thom Yorke from Radiohead has put together his own bits of music with Nigel Godrich producing. The album will be called
"The Eraser", and it's due out July 11th. It is not the new Radiohead album, but something completely separate. (via
stereogum)
Robin Williams Plays "Spore"
Some more video, this time it's footage of
Robin Williams playing the game "Spore" at E3.
Puppy vs. Cat
Just a little morning cuteness for ya:
Puppy vs. Cat
May 12, 2006
Radiohead performing "Arpeggi"
Radiohead
performing a newer track ("Arpeggi") in Copenhagen.
April 24, 2006
American Express Commercial from Wes Anderson
Very cool AMEX commercial by Wes Anderson. Beats the pants off the one by M. Night Shyamalan.
March 06, 2006
Natalie Portman: Gangsta Rapper
Natalie Portman: Gangsta Rapper
March 01, 2006
"Storycorps" Danny and Annie Perasa
Their tale of love had me WEEPING in my car on the way to work on TWO separate occasions...
NPR's Storycorps: Danny and Annie Perasa. Give it a listen. Prepare for eye-wetness.
February 20, 2006
The Marimba Ponies!
This link and
this video (8MB MPEG file) of
The Marimba Ponies, the Menudo of the mallet percussion world, have me nearly weeping with utter joy.
January 23, 2006
Model World - photos
"Model World" - Olivo Barbieri's aerial photos of various real landmarks look more like photos of highly-detailed models.
January 10, 2006
Google Earth D'L now available for the Mac
If you have Mac OS 10.4 Tiger, you can now
download Google Earth, an extremely fun 3D Earth-geography app. (Windows users have been able to for several months.)
January 06, 2006
January 05, 2006
assholery in effect
Warning:
Assholery in Effect.
January 04, 2006
coachella - the film
Coachella - a film about the music festival, featuring performances by the likes of Björk, Radiohead, The Pixies, and a whole slew of other artists... could be interesting.
The Scariest Dog Ever
Titan. Quite possibly the scariest (and funniest) dog EVER.
January 03, 2006
December 15, 2005
Cute Overload!
Cute Overload! Best. Idea. For. A. Blog. EVER!
December 14, 2005
showtime may rescue "arrested development"
Wait a minute,
I might have to PAY to watch "Arrested Development"?!? I don't think that's the best solution, now, is it?
December 08, 2005
houseblingers
Houseblingers - Well, first I'd need a
house, but then it's
on.
Google Transit in Beta
Google Transit is in beta - it's only for Portland now, but again, another great, useful online resource!
December 05, 2005
blingo!
Sign-up and use
Blingo, a new search-engine powered by Google, and you and I can win prizes! Yippee! Free stuff! (oh, and it
really works,
too!)
UPDATE: Within 3 hours of signing up a friend and I each won a $10 iTunes gift certificate... HOT!
ferrari through paris
Ever want to wander the streets of Paris -
in a Ferrari 275 GTB - at speeds of up to 140mph?
Now you can! (34mb .mov file) This is cinema verité at its finest, my friends.
December 02, 2005
shaun of the dead knitted dolls
Flickr Photostream:
Shaun of the Dead knitted dolls. What
will those silly knitters think of next?
ricky gervais podcasts
Starting next Monday (Dec 5th), Ricky Gervais (
The Office,
Extras) will have
30-minute podcasts available on the Guardian UK site. 12 episodes will eventually be available for d/l. Hurray!
November 30, 2005
Top 50 Indie Films
Empire Online's
List of Top 50 Indie Films. I've seen 25 and own 5.
November 22, 2005
Flickr: Evil Twins pool
Evil Twins Pool on
Flickr.
October 19, 2005
Aperture
Apple announces
Aperture, a new professional photography processing app. Looks like it's gonna be huge, maybe? All I need now is a Canon 20d, a G5, and a pair of 23" HD-Cinema displays!
October 13, 2005
do they know it's hallowe'en
The North American Hallowe'en Prevention, Inc. presents
"Do They Know It's Hallowe'en", featuring Beck, The Arcade Fire, Sonic Youth, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Peaches, Postal Service, Tagaq, David Cross, Malcolm McLaren and... AND...Elvira! You may download the song
here. (Proceeds go to UNICEF)
October 05, 2005
Flickr Link: Cappuccino
Flickr Image Link:
Cappuccino - a fleeting moment - such artistry!
Play memry
Memry - new game based on the old "Memory" game, but played with photos from Flickr!
(via kottke.org)
September 29, 2005
September 28, 2005
Puppy, Owner Reunited
Puppy and owner reunited after Katrina - the pics make my want to WEEP with joy (either from the reunion, or that guy's awesome ponytail).
Flickr Link: Darth Mao
Flickr Image Link:
Darth Mao
Stewie Live
Stewie Live - Family Guy meets
Subservient Chicken... sorta.
September 27, 2005
muppets stamps
Don't walk,
RUN to your local US post office, because the
Jim Henson and The Muppets stamps have just been released!
Flickr Link: holding onto the sun
Flickr Image Link:
Holding onto the sun
August 19, 2005
death by caffeine
Death by caffeine - How many cans of
(your fave caffeinated beverage here) would it take to kill you?
August 05, 2005
my dog is tom cruise
My Dog is Tom Cruise by Noah Baumbach
August 02, 2005
July 29, 2005
June 09, 2005
guinness for beginners
For Erik:
Guinness for Beginners
June 02, 2005
Darth Vader Reads Minds
Let Darth Vader
read your mind. Or try to, at least.
May 25, 2005
lenticular clouds in missouri
Awesome photos of some rare cloud formations in Missouri.
May 24, 2005
kitten war!
Kitten War! - I can't stop! SO CUTE!!!
May 20, 2005
crying while eating
Contagious Media Showdown meme alert:
Crying While Eating - I can't remember the last time I was able to eat while being all teary-eyed. That's prolly a good thing.
May 19, 2005
gorillaz itunes celebrity playlist
The Gorillaz' iTMS Celebrity Playlist - "The angst! The fury!! The passion!!!" hee hee.
google offering home pages
Goodbye,
My Yahoo!
Google now offering
personalized homepages. I especially like the drag & drop formatting. But wait, how can I add other RSS feeds??
May 12, 2005
May 11, 2005
king tut's senior picture
Ladies and gentlemen...
King Tut's senior photo. Is it me, or does his head look
a bit flat on top?
wonder showzen pilot
The bootlegged
pilot episode of "Wonder Showzen" - my new fave show which I never get a chance to watch. (big d/l warning)
May 09, 2005
new iPod advert/gorillaz
Check out the
new iPod advert featuring the Gorillaz' single, "Feel Good, Inc."
May 06, 2005
stream the new weezer
Stream the new
Weezer album
here. I have to wait 'til I get home to listen, but
I hope it's not all as sucky as that "BH" fiasco. All hope is lost. R.I.P., Weezer.
April 27, 2005
why geeks and nerds are worth it
Why Geeks and Nerds Are Worth It... Represent!
April 15, 2005
scientific conference falls for gibberish prank
Scientific conference falls for gibberish prank. Ha ha ha ha ha - stupids!
April 13, 2005
the genographic project
National Geographic's
The Genographic Project - trace your earliest human relatives for $100 and a "painless cheek swab".
Much better than trekking down to the local Mormon library. I
so want this!
April 12, 2005
tiger to be released on april 29th!
Apple to release "Tiger" on April 29th!! (thanks, Erik!)
April 07, 2005
creepy-ass robot head
NASA's creepy-as-all-getout
Biomimetic Robot Head (link to .mov file). *shudder*
google maps satellite view/real world mix
GoogleMaps Satellite View/Real World Mix - "What mere mortals see from the ground when people GoogleMap a spot nearby." Um,
awesome.
25 fave sesame street moments
25 Favorite Sesame Street Moments - I was just singing "One two three FOUR fiiiive, six se-ven eight NINE ten... e-lev-en twelve" to myself the other day.
Neat!
March 30, 2005
March 24, 2005
March 14, 2005
i heart bjork (guardian article)
*Sigh* Have I mentioned how much I heart Bjork?? Here's a
Guardian/Observer article that adds to the adoration.
March 11, 2005
Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" to be released in April
According to
Think Secret,
Apple event on April 1st will announce Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" release date (possibly April 15th?). Boy oh boy I hope this isn't an early April Fool's joke!
older siblings smarter
Scientists prove that, yes,
your older sister IS smarter than you! (take
that kevin & james & esp. matt!)
March 03, 2005
secret worlds: the universel within
Secret Worlds: The Universe Within - from 10 million light years from the Milky Way galaxy all the way down to the quarks on a single proton, in powers of 10.
March 01, 2005
artists break with industry over file sharing
Artists break with Industry over File-Sharing - go, Artists!
February 20, 2005
"A Scanner Darkly" Trailer Online
Richard Linklater's
"A Scanner Darkly" teaser trailer now available online.
February 16, 2005
NASA Researchers Claim Evidence of Present Life on Mars
NASA Researchers Claim Evidence of Present Life on Mars (!?!)
February 14, 2005
lack of style in gizoogle
Read my site in Gizoogle-speak as well. Now
this made me chuckle. The Grammy write-up is shockingly fabizzulous.
February 13, 2005
god and evolution
God and Evolution - "...our DNA may predispose humans toward religious faith."
(via kottke.org)
February 11, 2005
Dozens of casualties as shoppers storm IKEA
Dozens of casualties as shoppers storm new IKEA. Those crazy Brits!
(via trent)
February 08, 2005
The Gigapxl Project
The
Gigapixl Project - "It would take... 600 prints from a professional digital SLR camera to capture as much information as that contained in a single Gigapxl™ exposure." Wow... wow wow wow wow wow...
February 04, 2005
Everyday objects shot with a .22
Flickr slideshow of
everyday objects being shot at with a .22 caliber rifle. Makes me wanna shoot at stuff! Where's my brother?
February 03, 2005
Rivals "Hope" to Sink IPod With Rented Music
This is the DUMBEST idea I have ever heard! Who rents music? No one is going to buy a portable music player that deletes a song after a period of time. Period. Idiots.
February 02, 2005
moby's op. on creation vs. evolution
Moby's opinion on evolution vs. creationism. Will someone please pass this along to the
Georgia schoolboards? Please?
hide your ipod, here comes bill
Microsoft employees are buying
iPods in droves, and
management is not happy about that. (via nixlog)
January 31, 2005
new york times link generator
Wanna link to an article in the
New York Times? Then be sure to use the available
link generator. No more dead links, no registration, no more fees for perusing archives.
(via boing boing)
life-poster
How to make a 'Life Poster', courtesy of
Mike Matas, you know, the same guy who brought us the awesome
Delicious Library!
(link via airbag)
January 30, 2005
Basic Cryptanalysis
Basic Cryptanalysis Army Field Manual. Cool. Nbo E tes ap poec am repuwa ogyaneo zi bmafte rg zmlpi atwcrlaee nthsraeytt shopyms!
Favicon!
Weee! Thanks to
this site, my site now has a
favicon! I finally feel like a real webmistress! Could I use any more exclamation points!
January 23, 2005
January 20, 2005
Mac Mini in your MINI?
A
Mac mini for your
MINI?
Apparently so. Me want.
December 23, 2004
Pulp Fiction Xmas
What happens when you mix Rudolph with Tarantino?
Pulp Fiction Xmas, that's what!
December 19, 2004
Finger-skating to Peaches' "Rock Show"
Oh man,
this finger-skating video is awesome. Better played with browser window made smaller. I can totally bust all those moves in real-life. I am also a liar.
(thanks Casa de Punk!)
December 17, 2004
anne frank apartment to become writers' residence
Has
David Sedaris' dream of living in the Anne Frank house come true?
Not quite.
December 14, 2004
Gadsby - lipogram
"Gadsby" - "lipogram"-type online novel completely devoid of the letter "E". Wow.
(via electric bugaloo)
December 10, 2004
wal-mart sued for stocking evanescence cd
Wal-Mart sued for stocking Evanescence cd's which contain the "F" word - LAME! But if they changed the suit to sue Wal-mart for carrying the Evanescence cd's,
based on musical content, I'd be behind the plaintiffs.
eiffel tower skating rink
Eiffel Tower opens mid-air skating rink 188 feet up. I would totally be the first one to fall off.
December 09, 2004
charlie and chocolate factory!
OH. MY. EFFING. GOD!! Tim Burton's
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" trailer now online!! It looks really amazing.
christmas card
A cacophony of carolers. Company xmas card that's
loads of fun.
(via airbag)
December 07, 2004
first impressions
My
MINI2 post about my
first impressions of my brand new MINI.
December 05, 2004
what are you?
I am a
lecherous stud-magnet who corners dinosaurs...
what are you? (via
electric bugaloo)
December 01, 2004
rainbow plucking orgy
The
Rainbow Plucking Orgy - this is gonna make all the 14-yr. old boys in the audience laugh their arses off.
lindsay lohan gives thanks
Looks like
Lindsay Lohan had WAY much more fun than most on Thanksgiving. (via
stereogum)
November 30, 2004
"old faithful" by david sedaris
"Old Faithful", New Yorker piece by David Sedaris (thanks to
Charles for the link)
November 29, 2004
kid robot l.a. store open
Kid Robot opens
new store in L.A!
November 26, 2004
D OUOSVAVV M
D OUOSVAVV M... love letter or mark of the Priory of Sion?
(via boing boing)
November 24, 2004
new bjork video
Behind the scenes pics from the yet-unreleased music video for
Björk's "Triumph of a Heart". Directed by Spike Jonze. Featuring kitty cats.
October 29, 2004
October 27, 2004
ashlee simpson ipod
Apple iPod Ashlee Simpson Karaoke Edition. dear
god I love pop culture!
download "fahrenheit 9/11" here
"Fahrenheit 9/11" available for free download
here (via boing boing)
October 26, 2004
new iPod Photo
STOP THE PRESSES!
Apple announces new
iPod Photo!!
give bush a brain game
The
Give Bush a Brain Game - unsurprisingly, it is
rather challenging.
October 24, 2004
mongolian surnames
Once banned, Mongolians are now being asked to
choose their own surnames. I think I'd pick "Law". No reason.
October 23, 2004
very merry unauthorized children's scientology pageant
A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant at the Powerhouse Theatre thru Nov 21st. The crazies are
not happy.
October 22, 2004
October 21, 2004
fake ipod
5G iPod. So fake, but I still want one!
October 20, 2004
stop... hurting... america
Stop... Hurting... America... the (ahem) t-shirt
(via boing boing)
leta speaks!
Leta Speaks!
October 19, 2004
ikea lamp commercial
Cannes prize-winning, Spike Jonze-directed IKEA Lamp ad. Best. Commercial. EVER!
(4.4mb .mov)
without a doubt - faith based presidency
"Without a Doubt" - fairly frightening glimspe into G.W. Bush's "faith-based" presidency, New York Times article
(via kottke.org)
