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What does a glowing pickle have in common with flat panel OLED...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:32:40 -0400

What does a glowing pickle have in common with flat panel OLED video displays?
(via MIT TechTv)

“Sourcemap is a platform for researching, optimizing and...

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:03:49 -0400

“Sourcemap is a platform for researching, optimizing and sharing the supply chains behind a number of everyday products”

Something new from #MIT @medialab

"Authority changes slowly on the “old” Web. But real-time search engines deliver..."

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:56:35 -0400

“Authority changes slowly on the “old” Web. But real-time search engines deliver different, updated results almost every time.”

- Clive Thompson

"Who we are can be revealed by, and even defined by, who our friends are"

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:07:09 -0400

“Who we are can be revealed by, and even defined by, who our friends are”

- Carolyn Y. Johnson

Video: Iron Maiden "Aces High"

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:42:49 -0400

Video: Iron Maiden "Aces High":

Because I need some classic metal to get ready for the weekend to end.

"We’ve reached a level of technological maturity where functional just isn’t good enough."

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:11:40 -0400

“We’ve reached a level of technological maturity where functional just isn’t good enough.”

- Whitney Hess, 10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design

Kermit covers “Once in a lifetime”? Hells yeah!...

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:30:21 -0400

Kermit covers “Once in a lifetime”? Hells yeah! (via @dinadina619)

My Dying Bride, “The Raven and the Rose” Because...

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:14:00 -0400

My Dying Bride, “The Raven and the Rose”

Because it’s more fun to write CSS with metal in the background.

Stop-motion Lego tribute to 8-bit video games, via...

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:18:23 -0400

Stop-motion Lego tribute to 8-bit video games, via @deejayeetee.

Uh, wow.

The Walkmen, The Rat. I saw them in San Diego on their...

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:48:00 -0400

The Walkmen, The Rat.

I saw them in San Diego on their ‘02 tour… kinda forgot about how much I dig them.

Promo for a Twilight Zone pinball. Great example of...

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:11:35 -0400

Promo for a Twilight Zone pinball. Great example of advertising the way it was. Also great clips!

Neat MIT TechTV video demonstrating the coriolis effect. (via...

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:46:00 -0400

Neat MIT TechTV video demonstrating the coriolis effect. (via @darcyduke)

It gets pretty good at about 1:30.

"[R]eal people through social media can help you find what you’re looking for when [search] engines..."

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:22:00 -0400

“[R]eal people through social media can help you find what you’re looking for when [search] engines fail.”

- -Carla Borsoi, The Future Of Search: What Do Experts Believe?

The real trick, then, becomes where does librarianship fit itself into the process? There is an obvious place for us to step up into, but it needs to handled with care. Trouble is we need to build a new sort of credibility if we are to be taken seriously in any sort of social media context.

"Students think that what they see on their screens is free, but information is very valuable and has..."

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:51:20 -0400

“Students think that what they see on their screens is free, but information is very valuable and has to be bought, so often what they see is very strictly controlled by contract.”

- Toby Bainton

-Do You Wanna Date My Avatar, Nice IRL interpretation of...

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:45:00 -0400

-Do You Wanna Date My Avatar,
Nice IRL interpretation of machinima. Also nice play on gamers, I heart the Union Jack tunic guy.

10 min later. Also just realized this is that MMO sitcom that’s been burnin’ up the nets. Shucks, I’m behind the times. I saw the first two or three, but kinda forgot about it until now.

"The Edge… There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where..."

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:35:43 -0400

“The Edge… There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.”

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-Hunter S. Thompson, Hell’s Angels

Darkness, Van Der Graaf Generator Prog-rock the way it should...

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:23:15 -0400

Darkness, Van Der Graaf Generator
Prog-rock the way it should be.

Those Who Fight Further, The Black Mages. Metal versions of...

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:37:00 -0400

Those Who Fight Further, The Black Mages.

Metal versions of Final Fantasy music? Played by Square Enix employees? With Nobuo Uematsu? Hells yeah ftw!

Pharaoh of Graffiti, Spray Paint Star. Saw them open for TMBG...

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:56:06 -0400

Pharaoh of Graffiti, Spray Paint Star.
Saw them open for TMBG with @dinadina619, @sparklej and @deejayeetee This video is sublime.

"The separation between the “catalog” and the general information about the library makes no sense."

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:58:42 -0400

“The separation between the “catalog” and the general information about the library makes no sense.”

- Ross Singer, We’re Gonna Geek This Mother Out