November 2007
44 posts
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Koi Carp, a track from LJ Kruzer previously...
“Google may have hired Hixie, but their code is atrocious and always has been....”
– Google can’t code ¶ Joe Clark in (mostly justified) rant mode
“We specialize — we offer an organic product. It is lumpy and expensive and...”
– Throwing Muso Kristin Hersh’s manifesto for new collaborative venture, CASH Music.
“Every time you touch something, if your security systems rely on biometric ID,...”
– Ben Goldacre: Now for ID cards - and the biometric blues | The Guardian
“You know what else feels like real paper and doesn’t require cables or monthly...”
– Cracked on Kindle (via Maskingtape)
Steven Poole: Trigger Happier →
Steven Poole is giving away his book Trigger Happy as a DRM-free PDF. Trigger Happy is a book about the aesthetics of videogames — what they share with cinema, the history of painting, or literature; and what makes them different, in terms of form, psychology and semiotics. (reblogged from headlessness)
New TV spots for World of Warcraft →
“I’m William Shatner and I’m a shaman”
“All attempts to inhibit the flow of information and make it work exclusively for...”
– Don’t try to reinvent the web | The Guardian (via Russell Davies)
“Facebook announced to developers last night that it will soon be dropping the...”
– Facebook To Drop ‘Is’ From Status Updates O. M. G.
“A shepherd was herding his flock in a remote pasture when suddenly a brand-new...”
– So this consultant walks into a bar… | Ask MetaFilter
'Everybody is happy now' | Guardian Unlimited... →
Margaret Atwood on Huxley’s Brave New World.
“In the travelling Jamaican sound systems of the ’60s and ’70s,...”
– Global Pop Conspiracy Manifesto
RCRD LBL →
“A network of ad-supported online record labels and blogs offering completely free music streams and downloads from emerging and established artists.” Labels include Warp and Kompakt.
WatchThey Came From The Stars (I Saw Them) - (It’s Always) Boomtime (Pt.1). A few years back I used to have a strong dislike of TCFTS(IST). This is great, though.
WatchOne of the best presentations I’ve seen; Jared Spool’s The Dawning of the Age Of Experience at dConstruct 2007. Hmm, this post is supposed to have the presentation itself embedded above but for some reason tumblr and slideshare aren’t playing with each other. Ah well.
On a discussion of the Wickstead Park ride...
Son: Daddy, Daddy! Look at the diagonal bracing on the torsion rods!
Father: Aye, son. But not just that - I think you'll find on descending the six-lane slide that the rolled steel joists have been galvanised for protection.
Son: Brilliaaaant!
Father: Aye. But make sure to hold tight to the aluminium angle-supported saftey rail while you ascend the staircase, son, or you'll fall, and the pigment flowing forth from your cracked head certainly won't enhance your appearance.
WatchStars of the Lid – Apreludes (in C sharp major) Music Video – Music at Last.fm
De:Bug Texte: Philip Sherburne: From Glitch To... →
Great Sherburne article on the past, present and future of electronic music. “Scenes and sounds that were once strictly local affairs now have no problem connecting with niche publics anywhere on earth.”
Internet Archive Wayback Machine - Web Pioneers →
A special Wayback collection of websites that began the Internet revolution.
TwitterPoster →
“A visual application based on Twitter API. It provides a visual representation of the degree of influence of the Twitter users.”
