Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Sensory Deprivation Skull
by atelier van lieshout via this isn't happiness
it's not actually a sensory deprivation chamber - just a chair. it'd be neat if it were, though.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
John McEntire Producing for Jaga Jazzist
More pictures from Jaga Jazzist's trip to Chicago. I'm going nuts waiting for this album to come out.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Alien³
The above image is intended to be the first in a series. As I've set about ripping the DVDs I own (or license, or whatever) to be played via boxee, I've been taking screenshots of each of the preview images. I've been using Handbrake, and the preview function shows 10 images chosen at a standard interval from the selected title. Some of these turn out to be neat, some are kinda worthless.
Each day I plan to use random.org to help me pick a screenshot to display. If what I get isn't worth posting - maybe I'll try a different random result, or maybe I'll just wait until the next day to try again. Anyway, should be good times, sharing my film collection one random frame at a time.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Prague Spring
Spring - Prague, 1968.
Prague Spring by The Legendary Pink Dots
Reconciling these is difficult for me.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Samurai Pac-Man
via Point of Focus, can't quite make out the watermark so no further attribution. :(
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Asimov & Moyers
I've read countless of his books and stories, but this is the first time I've actually seen and heard Isaac Asimov... and now that I have, I really, really, really want Christopher Walken to play him in a biopic.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Canceling Hulu
So the reply I left yesterday didn't make it past their moderation. I'm guessing that's because it had the word "piracy" in it. No matter, I've just canceled my account. Screw those guys.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Hulu blocks boxee
They announced it on their site today, and I left a comment:
Even though I've never used Boxee, I see this as the final nail in the coffin for Hulu.This is just more evidence that the content providers either don't get it or don't care. It's also a great argument for alternative media.
The first really big faux pas was that your content isn't permanent. I watched Ghostbusters one day, and the next day it was gone. On the Internet, that doesn't work. You can't do that; you're breaking a rule. When stuff like that happens, you lose the trust of your users - who won't return to your site if the experience isn't continually better than the last time.
Now, with this update and what content you have remaining, you're imposing limits on how we consume it. If that's the case... well, what's the point? How long before Hulu only works in certain web browsers? At certain times? In certain places?
In your post you said there's no "win" for us consumers, but I disagree. The "win" is the lesson we're taking away from this situation. We've learned that the content providers haven't learned what we want. We've learned that as it stands today, the only way to enjoy the content we want in the way we want, is through piracy - or not at all. Their bottom line and yours will depend on whether or not you both can provide a better experience for us consumers.
Edit: It's interesting to note that my comment wasn't immediately published. Also; this morning Hulu's feed republished all of their latest stories - presumably so the boxee post would get lost in the shuffle. Dirty pool.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Moving from Tumblr
Tumblr has no export function. I should've noticed sooner. Mea culpa/caveat emptor, etc. Anyway, since Yahoo! is rumored to be courting them, I'm taking the opportunity to ditch 'em. So I'll be manually moving posts over and uploading media to Picasa while I'm at it. Might as well.
So that'll take a while.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Hmm...
Now what's this? I've got a Blogger account and an account with Google Apps. Let's see if I can't get those working together...
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
The Robinsonad
And our logical Robinson says further: "A man without Others is a fish without water, but just as most water is murky and turbid, so, too, my medium was a rubbish heap. My relatives, parents, superiors, teachers I did not choose myself; this applies even to mistresses, for they came my way at random: throughout, I took (if it can be said I took at all) what chance provided. If, like any other mortal, I was condemned to the accidents of birth and family and friends, then there is nothing for which I need mourn. And therefore - let there resound the first words of Genesis: Away with this clutter!"
The Robinsonad, Stanislaw Lem
Sonic Bed by Kaffe Matthews
The Sonic Bed by Kaffe Matthews. Under the mattress of Sonic Bed there lies a network of loudspeakers including six very large subwoofers that produce very low frequencies that penetrate the body. The deeply sensuous immersion of Matthews' Sonic Bed offers a trance-like corporeal, audio experience that transcends current visual-aesthetic frameworks.
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Lovecraft & Goodenough
H.P. Lovecraft (at right) with poet and farmer Arthur Goodenough.
Patron saint of things horrendous.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Saturday, January 03, 2009
Friday, January 02, 2009
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Testing post dates.
I'm posting this on 2/18 but publishing it on 1/1. Still putting Blogger through its paces.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Friday, December 05, 2008
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