mike browne's old blog http://blog.mikebrowne.com/ riding the techno geek wave en-us Nucleus CMS v3.32 © Weblog http://backend.userland.com/rss http://blog.mikebrowne.com//nucleus/nucleus2.gif mike browne's old blog http://blog.mikebrowne.com/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/Q3KlI5PG_DM/4244</link> <description><![CDATA[<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikebrowne/3637241899/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2477/3637241899_219bca565a.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" width="500" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikebrowne/3637241899/">Oscar the Cat</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mikebrowne/">MikeBrowne</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> The evil commences...</p>]]></description> <category>Hmmmmmm</category> <comments>http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4244</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:47 -0600</pubDate> <feedburner:origLink>http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4244</feedburner:origLink></item><item> <title><![CDATA[Moving to mikebrowne.com]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/oI-IT7HvTQs/4243 mikebrowne.com and microblogging, from my iPhone and other places, at my site for weird and sometimes more NSFW crap defrig.com.

All the older content on this old blog is staying right where it is for now. So if you want you can blow the dust off some archived items if you like.]]> Hmmmmmm http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4243 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:32:35 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4243 <![CDATA[N by Stephen King]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/ewD6i-0nFtE/4238


I don't really need to say much more. That widget is really cool. If you want to see the site check out NisHere.com]]> Video http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4238 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 13:04:05 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4238 <![CDATA[RIP Randy Pausch]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/7kZjhjJErdE/4237
Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose last lecture, titled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," became a viral video on YouTube, died today at the age of 47 after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Doctors told Pausch last August that his cancer, which was in remission, had recurred and that he would live only three to six months longer.

A month after hearing the dreadful news, on September 18, 2007, Pausch delivered the lecture that would become his legacy. He regaled students and colleagues with a tour that was both heart-wrenching and amusing of his attempts to live out his childhood fantasies. Some he managed to pull off: experiencing zero-gravity, helping to design attractions for Disney World by participating in its Imagineering program and writing an entry in the World Book encyclopedia--on virtual reality, his expertise. Others didn't come true, such as becoming a pro football player. He alluded to teaching as a way of helping students live out their dreams. [source Scientific American]

Inspirational and creative man. Condolences to all who knew and loved him.

]]> Downers http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4237 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:01:15 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4237 <![CDATA[A Funny Ad]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/dm2gAflDiTI/4235
It's very rare I mention the place I used to work, but when I see an advertisement with an old friend as the star I just have to give a shout out. Well done Elliot! You are a fancy lady.]]> Video http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4235 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:36:05 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4235 <![CDATA[Numbskull]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/wBFLyrn9E00/4233 .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }

N U M B S K U L L, originally uploaded by markkilner.

Check out this acetaminophen encrusted skull. No headaches for this guy. Coming to you via BoingBoing

]]> Hmmmmmm http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4233 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:13:01 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4233 <![CDATA[nine inch nails new album is FREE]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/17akH0xnNCI/4232
Want to download the newest Nine Inch Nails album? ... for free. Yes free. And legally too. Here's what it says on the site:

as a thank you to our fans for your continued support, we are giving away the new nine inch nails album one hundred percent free, exclusively via nin.com.

the music is available in a variety of formats including high-quality MP3, FLAC or M4A lossless at CD quality and even higher-than-CD quality 24/96 WAVE. your link will include all options - all free. all downloads include a PDF with artwork and credits.

for those of you interested in physical products, fear not. we plan to make a version of this release available on CD and vinyl in july. details coming soon.


Cool. I guess the tour will be where the real money comes from. Thanks Trent Reznor. You rock, and sometimes even roll.

Download nine inch nails - The Slip]]> Music http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4232 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:22:43 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4232 <![CDATA[How creativity is being strangled by the law]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/eVSD2P2F5-w/4230
Larry Lessig, the Net’s most celebrated lawyer, cites John Philip Sousa, celestial copyrights and the "ASCAP cartel" in his argument for reviving our creative culture. [source TEDtalks]
]]> Video http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4230 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:46:48 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4230 <![CDATA[Rain of Madness]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/UwW8T0eKVw8/4229 Tropic Thunder starring Jack Black and Ben Stiller. I'm not sure if we'll ever see the whole thing, but the trailer looks fun:


]]> Movies and TV http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4229 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 15:48:25 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4229 <![CDATA[Lego Indy Review]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/nsM_bRXojdk/4227

Yay, Escapist.]]> Video http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4227 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 11:07:05 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4227 <![CDATA[SNL Milkshakes]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/P9tiS9X-Cxk/4225

"There will be milkshakes for old men"]]> Video http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4225 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:11:01 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4225 <![CDATA[Ads are still funny sometimes]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/0_4asfnCQsI/4224

Doogie!]]> Hmmmmmm http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4224 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 01:09:12 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4224 <![CDATA[The movie that should have been]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/WfgoPJOg2So/4222 .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }

What's Happening Movie Poster, originally uploaded by Giant Ideas.

Perhaps that would have been a better film. Saw "The Happening". That movie was not happening at all.

]]> Hmmmmmm http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4222 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:17:03 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4222 <![CDATA[Weezer does Creep]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/DOQNgjHy6aE/4221 Jeffery Zeldman this morning I got to see this:



Weezer played a cover of Radiohead's Creep live at their Portland Hootenanny

Thanks Jeffery. Haunting.]]> Music http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4221 Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:57:59 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4221 <![CDATA[Spaced Gunfight]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/bIM63qyIKt4/4218

Yes, I am one who likes the UK Office more. Thanks to Patrick for this.

Spaced is out on DVD now and the stars are hitting various cities in the US to support the release. For more check out spacedinvasion.com.]]> Movies and TV http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4218 Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:28:18 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4218 <![CDATA[To watch or not to watch?]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/yHvA3VDXDLA/4217 Hamlet 2 (beware of NSFW language):


I dunno. Could be fun. People getting hit in the head with flying garbage cans always makes me giggle. Ah, Schadenfreude.]]> Movies and TV http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4217 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:36:40 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4217 <![CDATA[Lolcat Connection]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/7LiJ0yPRj_c/4215 Ryan from work captioned this Lolcat photo:



Vote for him. It's his birthday today.]]> Hmmmmmm http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4215 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 12:14:14 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4215 <![CDATA[Dimitri the Douchebag]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/8gghzutXK7c/4214


If you would rather read, here's full the text of the messages and an article at jezebel.com

Creepy right? Can't be real... But wait. There's more. He's real and he's Canadian. He has an official website: dimitrithelover.com

Be sure to listen to more of his rantings by clicking the radio interview with Ben Guyatt. Yikes.

This bit of dialog from American Psycho seems somehow appropriate:

Patrick Bateman: Ask me a question.
Daisy: What do you do?
Patrick Bateman: I'm into... well murders and executions mostly.
Daisy: Do you like it?
Patrick Bateman: It depends. Why?
Daisy: Because most guys I know who work with mergers and acquisitions really don't like it. ]]> Hmmmmmm http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4214 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:09:59 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4214 <![CDATA[R.I.P. George Carlin]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/S1XI-1LlMU8/4212

I miss him already.]]> Downers http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4212 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:36:31 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4212 <![CDATA[It's all new to me]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeBrownesBlog/~3/h6O21OBCnvU/4211 World of Warcraft toon obsessively to level 70, growing my hair and generally feeling pretty disconnected from the real world wondering if things would eve pick up again.

Well they have but not in the way I had expected. I just started a new job with a company called MovieSet™ (Yes, the same company I blogged about below). My title is Film Industry Community Ambassador. I'll be liaising with producers and eventually studio officials espousing the benefits of the MovieSet™. Hopefully I'll get to travel and meet some mucky mucks. As well I'll be assisting with creative marketing ideas and doing some blogging. Cool huh? I think so.

As well, it's time to buy a new computer as my laptop is near death and my desktop is getting long in the tooth. Seeing as the government of BC saw fit to send $100 for some wacky, I'm sure pre-election, 'environmental' benefit I can think of no better time to do it. I've order myself this ASUS M51SN-B1 from NCIX. Here's a recent in depth review of the machine. Looks pretty decent to me.

I even got a haircut and am feeling like a new man.

New beginnings rock.]]> Hmmmmmm http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4211 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:41:29 -0600 http://blog.mikebrowne.com/item/4211