A podcast/weblog of items on the internet I come across that interest <br>me while I'm having my morning coffee.noreply@blogger.com (Tom Ray)Fri, 4 Oct 2024 20:31:35 -0700Blogger http://www.blogger.com2385125http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/en-usnomusic,art,pop,culture,tech,news,weblog,blogYour Daily... A podcast/weblog of items on the internet I come across that interest me while I'm having my morning coffee. Mainly in the realm of art, music, pop-culture and tech.Your Daily... A podcast/weblog of items on the internet I come across that interest me while I'm having my morning coffee. Mainly in the realm of art, music, pop-culture and tech.Tom Raytmray1@gmail.comTom Rayhttp://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/10/penis-tattoo-by-australian-artist-leads.htmlThu, 28 Oct 2010 13:11:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-2286691536368251912Penis Tattoo By Australian Artist Leads To Charges:"A 25-year-old Australian found himself the victim of the worst kind of prank -- one conducted by a tattoo artist with a particularly raunchy sense of humor.Despite having requested some fairly harmless ink -- a yin-yang symbol and some dragons -- the man returned home to discover a 16-inch penis and an obscene, albeit misspelled, slogan '0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/10/christopher-nolans-third-batman-film.htmlcomicsentertainmentThu, 28 Oct 2010 09:50:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-8120188391528040711In an interview published minutes ago, director Christopher Nolan revealed that the title of the third Batman film will be The Dark Knight Rises. He also gave scant details about the plot and direction of the third film. Hit the jump to find out what (little) we know. http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/10/27/christopher-nolan-batman-title-the-dark-knight-rises-no-riddler/ 0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/10/antoine-dodson-plays-pitchman-for-sex.htmlTue, 26 Oct 2010 08:43:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-7056747938689314960Antoine Dodson plays pitchman for Sex Offender Tracker app :"Could there possibly be a better way to introduce the world to an app that locates sex offenders? Antoine Dodson, who inadvertently earned a place in the Web video hall of fame as a result of the Internet phenomenon Bed Intruder Song, does his best to keep America’s children safe by introducing the world to Sex Offender Tracker. The 0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/10/how-to-make-your-own-stormtrooper.htmlThu, 21 Oct 2010 08:00:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-3001669452821973893How To Make Your Own Stormtrooper Helmet | Walyou: "Storm Troopers, hate them or love them, this is a fun endeavor for any Star Wars Freak."0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/10/greg-pak-talks-about-giving-away-his.htmlcomicsentertainmentWed, 20 Oct 2010 08:38:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-2167940333715919286 Greg Pak Talks About Giving Away His 'Vision Machine' Comic for Free in Digital AND Print [Exclusive Interview] - ComicsAlliance: "When a fan on Twitter who enjoyed it asked where he could purchase the print version, Pak responded by saying 'Digital only at the moment. We're printing a trade later in the year and distributing for FREE at fests/conventions.'" That's not the only impact of doing 0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/10/silly-rhymes-for-belligerent-children.htmlThu, 14 Oct 2010 09:27:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-1243087566303389123Silly Rhymes for Belligerent Children: gross poetry from MST3K's Trace Beaulieu - Boing Boing: "Mystery Science Theater 3000's Trace Beaulieu and Geek-a-Week's Len Peralta have teamed up to produce a delightfully grody book of nasty children's poetry, called Silly Rhymes for Belligerent Children"0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/10/moleskine-pac-man-series-released.htmlpop-cultureWed, 6 Oct 2010 07:40:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-8542827265626765376 Moleskine Pac-Man: "Thirty years ago, Japanese gaming house Namco created Pac-Man, the hungriest video-game hero of all time. Not just an international smash hit, but a pop-culture icon of the Eighties. Moleskine celebrates its anniversary with a limited edition series featuring cover art and mini-stickers.The five-piece collection includes pocket and large hard cover notebooks, both plain 0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/10/evernote-chrome-extension-gets.htmlMon, 4 Oct 2010 09:20:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-7659502991578083482Evernote Chrome Extension gets Simultaneous Search: "Simultaneous Search lets you search both Google and your Evernote account at the same time. All you do is type your Google search as you normally would and that same search will be performed in your Evernote account. The Google search results appear as usual, with the addition of a line displaying the number of matching Evernote notes. The same0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/10/beautiful-origami-art-made-of-dollars.htmlFri, 1 Oct 2010 09:58:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-8965023159073214534Beautiful Origami Art Made Of Dollars by Won Park - Noupe Design Blog: "the shape and texture of money sometimes require a different set of steps than creating the same design with origami paper. Won Park is a skilled designer from US who experiments with money origami a lot."0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/09/zeya-bring-your-music-anywhere.htmlThu, 30 Sep 2010 10:12:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-7539170407391506887Zeya: bring your music anywhere: "Zeya is a media player that lets you bring your music to any computer with a web browser.The client runs in any browser that supports the HTML 5 draft standard technologies— no Flash needed. No Silverlight, no applets, no plugins, no external players."0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/09/gregory-thielker-under-unminding-sky.htmlWed, 29 Sep 2010 08:01:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-8324892762396129844 Under the unminding sky: 2008-2010 Gregory Thielker is simply amazing. His oil on canvas artworks depict rainy days viewed from inside a car so realistically that you can almost feel the wet and cold weather, looking at them. The realism in his work is not just in his stunning technique, but also in the way the paintings can give you the peaceful and melancholic feeling of a car trip under a 0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/09/open-source-twitter-alternative.htmlTue, 28 Sep 2010 08:08:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-3062600251906273618Open Source Twitter Alternative StatusNet Releases iPhone App: "The open source microblogging service StatusNet - the power behind identi.ca - announced today the release of its iPhone app.The app makes it easy to connect via mobile to a StatusNet site, and it supports posting from an iPhone, sending attachments, as well as following public, profile and friends’ timelines. Users can connect to 0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/09/firefogg-video-encoding-and-uploading.htmlSun, 26 Sep 2010 14:17:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-7725212021233779111Firefogg - video encoding and uploading for Firefox: "Firefogg video encoding and uploading for Firefox"You can use Firefox on the Firefogg website to encode videos on your computer to ogg format for html5 players.0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/09/george-lucas-stole-chewbacca-but-its.htmlSat, 25 Sep 2010 23:15:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-2185891430266068036 Mill Valley, 1970 We start our story with George Lucas’ silver screen directorial debut, THX 1138, a simultaneously proto– and an anti-Star Wars. It’s probably early 1970 and Walter Murch and George Lucas are taking turns day and night editing picture and sound on the film in the upper floor of Lucas’ Mill Valley home, to get it ready for what will be a disastrous screening for studio 0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/09/anchorman-2-will-happen.htmlSun, 19 Sep 2010 11:28:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-4435957249887699128Anchorman 2 'will happen': "Comedian Will Ferrell and writer-director Adam McKay, the team behind Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, have confirmed that there will be a sequel in some way, shape or form.'Eventually I promise it will happen in one shape or another, whether it's a Broadway show or a TV special, something will happen', said McKay."0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/09/download-new-john-vanderslice-free.htmlentertainmentmusicFri, 17 Sep 2010 10:17:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-2136456952267533938 John Vanderslice - Green Grow The Rushes The new 6 song John Vanderslice album Green Grow The Rushes is available free to download on his website. You can get it in wav or high quality mp3 formats along with artwork and credits.0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/09/james-hance-relentlessly-cheerful-art.htmlTue, 14 Sep 2010 09:18:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-4528449084537629875James Hance - Relentlessly Cheerful Art0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/09/umbrella-adventures-castle-of-cake-100.htmlMon, 13 Sep 2010 12:29:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-641994393926314848Umbrella Adventures: The Castle of Cake – 100% hand drawn adventure game: "If you are the type of gamer that thinks that game art is equally important as the game itself, then you would definitely enjoy Umbrella Adventures. The graphics is '100% handrawn' in a stylized black and white form.In the game, you travel all across the forest in search of the mystery behind the theft of more than 100 0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/09/wire-to-ear-bands-careers-in-140.htmlSun, 12 Sep 2010 11:16:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-1115620284727849427wire to the ear - Bands careers in 140 characters: "Discographies is a Twitter account that sums up bands careers in 140 characters. This is like VH1′s Behind the Music on crack."It describes the career based on album order.0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/09/bacon-case-mp3-player-cases-by-antjes.htmlSat, 11 Sep 2010 15:29:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-1580164181994136076Bacon-Case - Mp3 Player Cases - by Antjes - DaWandaDoes bacon really make EVERYTHING better?0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/07/helmut-smits-various-works-by-helmut.htmlartentertainmentWed, 21 Jul 2010 09:16:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-5689476013557714145 Helmut Smits - BOOOOOOOM! - CREATE * INSPIRE * COMMUNITY * ART * DESIGN * MUSIC * FILM * PHOTO * PROJECTS0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/07/bakshis-streets.htmlartentertainmentSun, 11 Jul 2010 13:48:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-175419941022873550 Bakshi’s STREETS: "Most of the animation news blogs seem to overlook Bakshi related items, so I’ll continue to point them out here… RALPH BAKSHI: THE STREETSFrom the exhibit catalog… Bakshi has remained a sedulously dedicated self-taught painter, and this body of work is as sophisticated as his films are outrageous." The Streets: Online Catalog0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/07/epic-win-app-turns-your-life-into-rpg.htmlSun, 11 Jul 2010 10:58:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-7104638790240136516Epic Win app turns your life into an RPG to help you attack your to-do list: "Many geeks view daily life and its challenges the way they view a role-playing video game. Clean up your apartment? Get experience points! Go to work? Collect gold! Work out? Increase your strength attributes! Well, a new iPhone app called Epic Win attempts to translate those imaginary points into real points in a game.0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/07/bp-foresaw-its-doom-in-1970s-offshore.htmlcurrent eventspop-cultureTue, 6 Jul 2010 07:40:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-3410718244409743209 BP Foresaw its Doom in 1970s "Offshore Oil Strike" Board Game: "Offshore Oil Strike is a genuine BP-endorsed board game from the 1970s, in which players manage an offshore drilling operation. Hazard cards hinder gamers with clean-up costs and rig explosions. It'd be a great joke, if it wasn't real."0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)http://yourdaily.blogspot.com/2010/07/zuda-comics-shuts-down-moves-to.htmlcomicsentertainmenttechnologyThu, 1 Jul 2010 09:55:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29499143.post-8345314711578795539 Zuda Comics shuts down, moves to ComiXology | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News: "DC Entertainment just announced that the Zuda Comics website is shutting down today, and will be moving content to the ComiXology and PlayStation Network. Last week, when DC unveiled its iTunes App (for the iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch), the first 20 pages of Jeremy Love’s Bayou was released for free. DC 0tmray1@gmail.com (Tom Ray)