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Austinites: Spoon Tickets [Giveaways]

Paige — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:42:49 +0000

Over at Austinist.com, we’re giving away tickets to Spoon’s July 11th show at Stubb’s.

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Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

What’s Right and Wrong with Media Now
But this is not just a technology change as most corners of media are fighting for survival, it’s become a cultural change.
Top 11 Furry Convention Moments
Yeah, it's Fourth of July. But did you know that the biggest Furry Convention in the world is also going on this weekend?

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Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Stephen Hawking: "Humans Have Entered a New Stage of Evolution"
Although It has taken homo sapiens several million years to evolve from the apes, the useful information in our DNA, has probably changed by only a few million bits. So the rate of biological evolution in humans, Stephen Hawking points out in his Life in the Universe lecture, is about a bit a year.
Music video of stochasticity for Radiolab science podcast
Higher Mammals made a song and video to accompany Radiolab's recent show about stochasticity. If you don't already know about Radiolab, it's a terrific science podcast produced for WYNC public radio.
Dream Theater vs. The Mars Volta
Sadly, Mike Portnoy's tough-guy bark, James LaBrie's sniveling snarl and Cedric Bixler-Zavala's quivering-hobbit squeal have also been heard, by me. Repeatedly. It's been a long fucking week.
Top 10 Webby 5 Word Speeches
The Webby Awards has a tradition of only allowing 5 word acceptance speeches.
20+ WordPress Recipes (Codes)
This post contains over 20 recipes that I hand picked from WpRecipes.

Happy Fourth of July

Paige — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:53:40 +0000

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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Karaoke
Apple has patented software that would provide a karaoke-like experience on the iPhone using pitch recognition software. Neat.
Book sources - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This page allows users to search for multiple sources for a book given the 10- or 13-digit ISBN number. Spaces and dashes in the ISBN number do not matter. In Wikipedia, numbers preceded by "ISBN" link directly to this page.
10 Fascinating Last Pictures Taken
This list consists of 10 last time stamps in history taken of and by some fascinating individuals.
100 Incredible Lectures from the World’s Top Scientists
thanks to the Internet, and our list of 100 incredible lectures, you’ve now got access to the cutting edge theories and projects that are changing the world.
Japanese book and magazine covers - a set on Flickr
Extraordinary early 20th century book covers from Japan
iPod & iPhone: How to Replace a Cracked iPhone 3G Screen
Although the video lacks narration (which Dupree notes will be added later), I found it helpful to watch someone disassemble the iPhone. For about $80 and four hours of my time (working slowly and deliberately), I successfully fixed the screen myself.
Can The New Pirate Bay Succeed?
In the end, The Pirate Bay might end up trying to sell traffic they don’t have, harnessed from content they also don’t have, to ISPs that are reluctant to buy it.
Featured Recipe: Cold Noodles With Sesame Sauce, Chicken and Cucumbers - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com

If You Can Read This …

Paige — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:02:49 +0000

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The Art of Touring

Paige — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:50:17 +0000

Edited by Sara Jaffe (Erase Errata) and Mia Clarke (Electrelane), Yeti’s The Art of Touring book and DVD reflects on life on the road. Rich with photos, art, tales, and more, the package...

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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Richard Dawkins funds atheist children's summer camp
Arch-atheist Richard Dawkins has helped launch a summer camp aimed at changing the way children think
Levon Helm’s Electric Dirt review
When he was young, he sounded like a wise old man. Now he sounds like an oracle.
YouTube - Social Media is the new punk rock.
Interesting. Makes me think of Pirate's Dilemma.
Always Be Phoning - Peaches Download: m4r, mp3
Well I’ve got the notion, girl, that you’ve got some suntan lotion in that bottle of yours.
Pitchfork: Silver Jew David Berman's Book of Cartoons, Revealed
The slim volume collects Berman's single-panel cartoons/study-hall doodles, and it presents them essentially without any sort of context, one freehand absurdity after another
Pitchfork: Premiere: Battles' Tyondai Braxton: "Uffe's Woodshop" [Stream]
The track is filled with meticulously composed kazoos, violins, violas, piano, guitars, choir-y vocals, synths, and even some whistling.

Links for 2009-06-30 [del.icio.us]

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

ISO50 Blog - Oil Company Ephemera
Just a small collection of oil company maps I’ve found around the web; I wasn’t aware of this fascinating sub-genre of design. This is the sort of throw-away stuff that for some reason is the coolest thing to find in the garage drawer it’s been sitting in for 30 years.
The Apple Lisa, 1983.
Apple Lisa, with a 5 Mhz processor and 1MB of RAM for blistering speed. Only $9,995.
foldback blues - Genius!
Beatles Juice boxes!
The Extinction Oscillator
Given reasonable limitations, almost any mathematical function—a line you’d graph with Xs and Ys—can be represented as a sum of sines and cosines, which have the familiar squiggly shape of oscilloscopes in old sci-fi movies.

At the Futurist: Beacons of Ancestorship

Paige — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:29:00 +0000

New content from me at the WOXY blog. “It’s been five years since the band released a full-length with all new material, and we’re ready for it. Few do what these guys do well, making the...

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kevin [Flickr]

flux-rad — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:54:14 PDT

flux-rad posted a photo:

the end [Flickr]

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flux-rad posted a photo:

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Mixtape: Where Was My Mind, Pts. 1-4

Paige — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:52:49 +0000

For a couple years now, I’ve been saying that I’m going to make some mixes of everything I really loved in the ’90s. I came of age in that decade: discovered classic rock with my...

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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Simplifying imeem | Music is Social
Any photos or videos that you have uploaded to your profile, or to groups you’re a member of, will be removed from imeem on the 30th. In preparation for next week’s changes, we’ve removed the option to upload photos or videos from our Web-based and desktop upload software.
Flickr: Discussing Question re Crowdsourcing: fail or win?
The author argues that finding good content in the user-generated comments, tags, and notes is like finding a needle in a haystack.
The Universal Record Database - The definitive site for human achievement
URDB is an open, participatory database for world records. We welcome you to get involved, whether discussing records, beating records or setting new ones of your own.
Lost Peter Sellers films on screen after 50-year intermission
Missing British comedies found in a movie mogul’s garage cinema are being restored for a new generation
A Week In The Life of Navel-Gazing
NYC puked all over itself this week over this question: Should you write for free?
Look at This Fucking Hipster Basher
I can't believe I just read all of this.
Early 1980’s Dungeons & Dragons TV Commercial
An early 1980’s Dungeons & Dragons TV commercial featuring a young Jami Gertz and Alan Ruck.
Why Everybody Talks About Blank
The relationship between brands and consumers has irreversibly changed. What is needed now is a new marketing paradigm that calls for companies to actually stop ‘marketing’ and be more engaged in the consumer conversation and act on behalf of the consumer in a way that creates brand advocates.
A Dream: by Jorge Luis Borges
In a deserted place in Iran there is a not very tall stone tower that has neither door nor window.
The Quietus: White Denim's 'Fits'
'Sex Prayer' is a woozy, electronic affair and the one departure from White Denim's rock-prog stew. It's an undeniable success, and the exception that proves the rule: they've cut away the deadwood to arrive at a sound fully realises their ambition.
Like teenagers, computers are built to hook up
Demanding that users abstain from net will never work when they need it for their jobs. Better to practise safe hex.
50 Free Resources That Will Improve Your Writing Skills
Effective writing skills are to a writer what petrol is to a car. Like the petrol and car relationship, without solid skills writers cannot move ahead. These skills don’t come overnight, and they require patience and determination. You have to work smart and hard to acquire them. Only with experience, you can enter the realm of effective, always-in-demand writers.

Manikin “Leaders”

Paige — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:22:14 +0000

manikin_-_leaders If you’re missing Nation of Ulysses, Big Black and Unwound, this band is for you. Locals from Austin, check them out at their MySpace.

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Mixtape: I Am the Black Gold of the Sun

Paige — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:53:56 +0000

DOWNLOAD: I Am the Black Gold of the Sun (zip) 01 The Stranglers “Peaches” 02 Mew “Repeater Beater” 03 Abe Vigoda “Wild Heart” 04 Spiral Stairs “Maltese...

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Wilco: Wilco (The Album)
But for every fine moment, there’s one that plays it too safe, falls flat, or both.
First Listen: 'Wilco (The Album)'
Stream Wilco (The Album) at NPR Music.
MMJ - Jim James = Harrsion
MMJ frontman Jim James to release Harrison tribute: please please please let me get what I want. The tracklisting makes me hopeful.
How to Politely Take Food Photos in Restaurants
It may sound obvious, but doesn't hurt to hear again: Don't use flash, don't move around the table too much, and don't take so many photos that the dish's temperature drastically changes by the time you get to eat it.
Small Apartments in Paris - a flickr photostream
Gorgeous and inspirational for those of us working and living in small spaces.
The Coolest Grill We've Ever Seen: The Element by Fuego
When you think of sleek and beautiful design, grills are not the first thing that come to mind. They tend to be bulky, awkward, and monochromatic. So when we heard a rumor of a grill designed by the former director of industrial design for Apple, we were totally intrigued
The 10-Ingredient Shopping Trip - Well Blog - NYTimes.com
With these staples, you can just pick up a few fresh ingredients every now and then, and “cook for days at a time,” Mark says.
bloombaby
alma folding crib, genius!

Funemployed Collection

Paige — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:55:00 +0000

A sad indication of troubled times for geeks, but cute nonetheless. (via)

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Work: KMS Audio

Paige — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:24:59 +0000

Since he is freelancing now, I helped Kevin build a site for his sound design work. We’re still adding some elements, but the guts are there. Visit it: KMS Audio

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