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davidkaneda: Comcast’s new commercials are an interesting blend...

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:55:41 -0400

davidkaneda:

Comcast’s new commercials are an interesting blend of isometric graphics and motion.

These commercials make me want to bang my head against a brick wall (in time to the awful music)

Hitler only had one testicle - war medic

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:50:22 -0400

Hitler only had one testicle - war medic:

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Medic confesses he gave Hitler the reicharound. (via planettampon)

I did Nazi that one coming.

Anne Frankly, neither did I.

It’s likely Hitler battled to keep his bulge mysterious.

RIM SHOT. Aaaaand, you’ve been a great crowd, folks! Be sure to tip your waitress!

It’s all over? I was just starting to have a ball!

delightful

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Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:49:47 -0400

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saramcpherson: Um. Whoa. (via planettampon)

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:48:36 -0400

saramcpherson:

Um. Whoa.

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Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:47:15 -0400

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Say again? Gloria Estefan once approached by CIA to be a spy « The Outskirts

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:26:35 -0400

Say again? Gloria Estefan once approached by CIA to be a spy « The Outskirts

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Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:35:13 -0400

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whatafoolbelieves: After coming across Iron Chef Michael Symon...

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:12:23 -0400

whatafoolbelieves:

After coming across Iron Chef Michael Symon on the street just minutes ago, smoking a cigarette, it got me thinking about the prevalence of smoking amongst chefs.

Let me first be clear that I do not know any professional chefs. All of my knowledge about their world comes from a couple of seasons of Top Chef, one of Hell’s Kitchen, and various shows on the Food Network. But from what I’ve seen, it seems like most of them enjoy their “grits”.

Is it because of the high levels of stress required in their line of work?

That seems highly probable. It would also explain another prevalent quality among male chefs: baldness.

Is it to curb their appetite?

If I could make all kinds of delicious foods, I know it would be rather difficult for me to stop myself from hoarding it all.

There are several articles on the subject out there: http://www.google.com/search?q=smoking+chefs&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADBF

In a forum for “The Naked Chef” Jamie Oliver, someone makes a good point about how smoking affects taste buds, something very important to their work.

With that in mind, do they smoke to handicap themselves? To make it even more challenging?

An intriguing topic.

The more I think about, it’s a lot like how most philosophers take tons of hallucinogens and ride giraffes.

What? You didn’t catch that part in Plato’s The Republic? Socrates did that shit all the time. Talk, wrestle 18 year olds, and take tons of hallucinogens and ride giraffes. That was him. Greatest mind in human history.

"The inability to discard worthless items even though they appear to have no value is known as..."

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:08:07 -0400

“The inability to discard worthless items even though they appear to have no value is known as compulsive hoarding syndrome. Ben Rothke explains why it’s a bad habit in the world of IT security”

- Why Information Must Be Destroyed - CSO Online - Security and Risk (via quasidot)

Evil Robert Mugabe hoards lost Doctor Who tapes

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:04:30 -0400

Evil Robert Mugabe hoards lost Doctor Who tapes:

teeaah:

This made me giggle. Tainted diplomatic relations made worse by Doctor Who tapes!

Which is fine because Doctor Who is srs bsns.

wadcity: I say Wow. Merlin says: “So amazing, so illegal. What...

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:52:16 -0400

wadcity:

I say Wow.

Merlin says:

“So amazing, so illegal. What are we going to do with you, future?”

That’s my pal, Jonathan Coulton, remarking on the disruptively talented Kutiman, who has made an astounding series of YouTube video remixes that’s lighting up the web and (one imagines) generating a lot of wood amongst our nation’s libidinous entertainment litigators.

Here’s Kutiman’s “The Mother of All Funk Chords” (link includes credits for each video).

Unsolicited tip for media company c-levels: if your reaction to this crate of magic is “Hm. I wonder how we’d go about suing someone who ‘did this’ with our IP?” instead of, “Holy crap, clearly, this is the freaking future of entertainment,” it’s probably time to put some ramen on your Visa and start making stuff up for your LinkedIn page.

Because, this is what your new Elvis looks like, gang. And, eventually somebody will figure out (and publicly admit) that Kutiman, and any number of his peers on the “To-Sue” list, should be passed from Legal down to A&R.

Everybody knows the business has moved from legal to binary files. The question now is how much more lead time old media companies and other IP-obsessives can afford to burn by pretending it’s otherwise.

In the mean time, though, you have to wonder how much artists like Kutiman (or, for that matter, Jonathan), really need the mixed basket of theoretical benefits that big companies with big distribution can provide. For a long-lived career, does a boot-strapping indie artist with giant niche appeal gain enough from a big-company relationship to offset the loss in agility, equity, and flexibility? I guess we’ll find out soon enough.

Because, even in the face of bullying, obfuscating, and throat-clearing from corporations with a homemade timetable for evolution, more and more folks like Kutiman will just keep making and releasing stuff. Cool stuff, “illegal” stuff, niche stuff, and stuff that doesn’t require the benediction of a middle-aged executive in order to reach its precise audience with almost zero friction or overhead.

And, that prospect should buoy and energize anybody with a scintilla of artistic entrepreneurship or the drive to just try making and offering their own stuff in their own way.

Man. What an exciting time this is. Seriously. We may not each have Kutiman-level talent and vision, but there’s absolutely never been a better time to at least give it a throw.

Remember: the only person who can sit on your ass is you.

"The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense."

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:43:00 -0400

“The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.”

- Tom Clancy (via dominilucy)

I liked the quote though I completely disagree.

hydeordie: George Rodrigue Waiting for the Cajuns to Arrive...

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:42:41 -0400

hydeordie:

George Rodrigue Waiting for the Cajuns to Arrive 2009
You know what I love about art auctions? You never really know how things are going to go. Take Sotheby’s Contemporary Art auction in New York this morning. They had some good pieces, nothing big, nothing too important and everything went for 5 –figures or less. Some drawings, small paintings, Basquiats, Richard Tuttle, Keith Haring, and the like all going for pretty consistent mid-estimate prices. Then out of left field comes a George Rodrigue painting (not the image above, that is a screen print) estimated for $30-60,000 goes for $170,500. Where did that come from? Maybe it’s because he isn’t painting anymore, maybe it’s just a great piece*, or maybe it’s just some New Orleans loving. Well, wherever it came from, I’m feeling pretty good about it.

*Which it is.

willw: Steve Wozniak on Dancing with the Stars I ended up...

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:37:27 -0400

willw:

Steve Wozniak on Dancing with the Stars

I ended up watching the whole damn show.

tightgrip: maniacalrage: Forever’s Not So Long (available in...

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:33:47 -0400

tightgrip:

maniacalrage:

Forever’s Not So Long (available in HD)
George discovers that the end of the world is the perfect time to lose everything.

I’m pleased to announce the first public screening of our newest short film. Head over to Vimeo to see it in gorgeous HD quality.

Written & Directed by Shawn Morrison, produced by Garrett Murray. Starring Garrett Murray and Marielena Logsdon. With Debbie Friedman and Matt Urban as The Anchor. Original music by Robert Andersen. Visit the official site.

This is amazing work.

hunsonisgroovy: Otters Are Jerks but they’re awfully cute.

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:57:27 -0400

hunsonisgroovy:

Otters Are Jerks but they’re awfully cute.

Are Violent Video Games Adequately Preparing Children for the...

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:57:04 -0400

Are Violent Video Games Adequately Preparing Children for the Apocalypse?

Colbert…Cougars…Hilarity

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:58:01 -0400

Colbert…Cougars…Hilarity

Daily Show Nathaniel Frank

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:38:00 -0400

Daily Show