August 2009
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Whatcha Say - Jason DeRulo
WOW, what?! Crumbler...
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“Many things in [Craig Newmark’s] life are a matter of routine. When he...”
– Gary Wolf in Why Craigslist Is Such a Mess [which you really should read immediately]
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“I have had Jimmy Iovine, the president of [Interscope], come up to me on every...”
– Trent Reznor
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“Requests for [commenting systems] have dropped off nearly completely since we...”
– David Karp
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Concerning 365Black.com
Josh: "McDonald's has really stepped up to the plate with 365Black."
Jordan: what the fuck is it? i don't even understand what it is
Josh: this quote is hilarious to me because it implies that McDonald's is classy enough to serve things on plates
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“My transplant doc says I’m a “genuinely nice person”. And I...”
– Fake Steve Jobs
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“In a couple of years, all kids movies will be made in 3D and when they get older...”
– David Cohen [Variety]. Am I misguided in feeling kind of awful about this, like it’s one more step towards the destruction of the photographic image as we know it?
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WatchDance of the Neon Knight - Paul Rayment
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“Ekins are official company storytellers employed to evangelise about the Nike...”
– Noah Brier via Attention Industry (+Follow, you guys)
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“Redbox makes new release DVDs available in every “Hamlet” in America with a...”
– U.S. District Judge Brian Kugler, dropping movie references aplenty in an actual legal ruling (Redbox v. Universal)
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“But last month Harmonix announced that it will license software tools and...”
– The NYTimes Magazine has a great feature on The Beatles: Rock Band.
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Mike Sacks' Conversations With Humor Writers →
Includes Daniel Handler and Daniel Clowes! (As well as Roz Chast, if you’re interested.)
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B-Roll [August 4-11, 2009]
Hilariously, Apple bans an iPhone developer who’s created 900+ apps (with titles like “Top Sexy Ladies”) due to repeated complaints of copyright infringement. A RIM patent filing reveals technology for hybrid capacitive/resistive touchscreens. The Twitter / Facebook / Livejournal / Blogger / YouTube DDoS attacks that made many headlines this past week? They were targeted at ONE...
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Major record labels plan new album format without... →
It’s called the “CMX format” in the article, which would lead one to believe it’s not just a marketing strategy but an entirely new file format that would only be compatible with devices and music players (iTunes, the Zune, the iPod) that decided to opt-in. Apple is working on its own album-bundle strategy, codenamed “Cocktail”. Both CMX and Cocktail contain...
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WatchSelected Animation from Cameron Fielding
Can’t decide whether it’s the camera movement, the character animation or the sound design on the Turok shots I like the best. Pretty awesome - and the other shots are hilarious.
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“This is president as content provider. It’s like when Rosie O’Donnell had a show...”
– Ed Gillespie [former RNC chairman] on Obama
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On Google Voice
tim-ryan:
I’m not going to even think about searching for an invite to Google Voice until these two things happen:
I can keep my own number
It’s iPhone compatible
I’m not usually an early adopter anyway; I let the early adopters work out the kinks and then I hop on the bus. Here’s my thing though. What about the people that have my number and somehow might use it down the line, but that I...
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George Sodini, Pittsburgh, Mass Murder &... →
They link to the entirety of Sodini’s blog, which is terrifying.
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B-Roll [July 29-August 3, 2009]
Standing out in the crowd: a keynote presentation on women in open source software development projects, by Kirrily Robert Media showcased at Comicon fails to generate any real Twitter buzz. U.K. teens get entered in drawings to win iPods and Wiis - if they consent to get tested for chlamydia. Visual effects artist HaZ provides detailed, fascinating and relatively accessible breakdowns for his...
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Everyone who’s read the script loves it… but is that a legitimate excuse for making a 20-minute web video with absolutely no pornography?
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Hollywood 2.0: Turning Theatrical Distribution... →
As I said, indulge me, because this is going to sound wild. What if you released your movie streaming online, then for download — going to the TV through people’s box of choice — then on DVD/Blu-Ray and, finally, in theaters?
[via Cinematech]
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WatchBruce Sterling [Closing Keynote] - Reboot11
Ever since his keynote at SXSW in 2006, Bruce Sterling is one of the few individuals whose conference talks I make sure to watch in full - they’re always very insightful. This is no exception. (Ignore the awkward announcer at the beginning.)
I’ve been struggling for weeks now over framing a post on the acquisition of The Pirate Bay -...
