Joe Crawford, Moorpark, California, USA. Making web pages since 1996. 2009-05-25T16:52:54Z WordPress http://artlung.com/blog/feed/atom/ 34.265003-118.771775 Joe Crawford http://artlung.com/ http://artlung.com/blog/?p=3705 2009-05-25T16:52:54Z 2009-05-25T16:36:40Z

White Man by The Michael Gungor Band via alliefab Four Chords by Axis of Awesome [note: some salty language] via kill ugly radio

<p><em>White Man</em> by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/michaelgungor">The Michael Gungor Band</a></p> <div align="center"><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-WybvhRu9KU&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-WybvhRu9KU&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></div> <p><small><i>via <a href="http://allie.fabyuhluhs.com/post/112011066/not-only-does-this-song-have-an-awesome-message">alliefab</a></i></small></p> <p>Four Chords by <a href="http://www.axisofawesome.net/">Axis of Awesome</a> [note: some salty language]</p> <div align="center"><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i1fQ1P4Mwlc&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i1fQ1P4Mwlc&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></div> <p><small><i>via <a href="http://www.killuglyradio.com/2009/05/24/four-chords/">kill ugly radio</a></i></small></p> 2 Joe Crawford http://artlung.com/ http://artlung.com/blog/?p=3697 2009-05-16T18:45:47Z 2009-05-21T18:42:08Z

I prefer Chank.

<p>I prefer Chank.</p> <div align="center"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4YBxeDN4tbk&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4YBxeDN4tbk&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div> <div align="center"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ibtz1ov2Ejg&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ibtz1ov2Ejg&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div> 1 Joe Crawford http://artlung.com/ http://artlung.com/blog/?p=3703 2009-05-25T16:48:58Z 2009-05-19T21:47:31Z

Drop ACID and think about data by Bob Ippolito of Mochi Media, Inc. from PyCon 2009. The Video: The Slides: Glossary: ACID CAP Theorem BASE BigTable by Google Dynamo by Amazon Cassandra, an Apache Incubator Project, formerly of Facebook Python dict Immutable vs mutable (computer science) Tokyo Cabinet Tokyo Tyrant Redis Document database CouchDB MongoDB JSON BSON Sharding Column databases MonetDB LucidDB Vertica (commercial, MochiAds uses this) Bitmap Index BBC: byte-aligned bitmap compression WAC: word-aligned hybrid code FastBit Bloom filter

<p><a href="http://bob.pythonmac.org/archives/2009/04/01/pycon-2009-drop-acid-and-think-about-data/">Drop ACID and think about data</a> by <a href="http://bob.pythonmac.org/">Bob Ippolito</a> of <a href="http://www.mochimedia.com/">Mochi Media</a>, Inc. from <a href="http://us.pycon.org/2009/about/">PyCon 2009</a>.</p> <p>The Video:</p> <div align="center"><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AffKEpWmLQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="500" height="352" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></div> <p>The Slides:</p> <div align="center"><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=slides-090402124652-phpapp01&#038;stripped_title=dropacidpycon2009" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=slides-090402124652-phpapp01&#038;stripped_title=dropacidpycon2009" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></div> <p>Glossary:<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACID">ACID</a><br /> <a href="http://www.ccs.neu.edu/groups/IEEE/ind-acad/brewer/sld009.htm">CAP Theorem</a><br /> <a href="http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1394128">BASE</a><br /> <a href="http://labs.google.com/papers/bigtable.html">BigTable</a> by Google<br /> <a href="http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1294281">Dynamo</a> by Amazon<br /> <a href="http://incubator.apache.org/cassandra/">Cassandra</a>, an Apache Incubator Project, formerly of Facebook<br /> <a href="http://docs.python.org/library/stdtypes.html#mapping-types-dict">Python dict</a><br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immutable_object">Immutable vs mutable</a> (computer science)<br /> <a href="http://tokyocabinet.sourceforge.net/spex-en.html">Tokyo Cabinet</a><br /> <a href="http://tokyocabinet.sourceforge.net/tyrantdoc/">Tokyo Tyrant</a><br /> <a href="http://code.google.com/p/redis/">Redis</a><br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Document-oriented_database">Document database</a><br /> <a href="http://couchdb.apache.org/">CouchDB</a><br /> <a href="http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Home">MongoDB</a><br /> <a href="http://www.json.org/">JSON</a><br /> <a href="http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/BSON">BSON</a><br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shard_(database_architecture)">Sharding</a><br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column-oriented_DBMS">Column databases</a><br /> <a href="http://monetdb.cwi.nl/">MonetDB</a><br /> <a href="http://www.luciddb.org/">LucidDB</a><br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertica">Vertica</a> (commercial, MochiAds uses this)<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitmap_index">Bitmap Index</a><br /> <a href="http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=874730">BBC</a>: byte-aligned bitmap compression<br /> <a href="http://www.ccnmag.com/article/word-aligned_hybrid">WAC</a>: word-aligned hybrid code<br /> <a href="http://sdm.lbl.gov/fastbit/">FastBit</a><br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom_filter">Bloom filter</a></p> 1 Joe Crawford http://artlung.com/ http://artlung.com/blog/?p=3700 2009-05-17T05:49:24Z 2009-05-17T05:49:24Z

In keeping with the "all I'm going to do is post videos indefinitely" theme that seems to be occuring, here are two of my favorites, they're really phenomenal, which were posted on Cartoon Brew: Sharing from kris anka on Vimeo. This one time... from nelson boles on Vimeo.

<p>In keeping with the "all I'm going to do is post videos indefinitely" theme that seems to be occuring, here are two of my favorites, they're really phenomenal, which were posted on <a href="http://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/ten-calarts-student-films-from-2009.html">Cartoon Brew</a>:</p> <div align="center"><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4273239&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4273239&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4273239">Sharing</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1491336">kris anka</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> </div> <div align="center"><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4566083&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4566083&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4566083">This one time...</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user903988">nelson boles</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> </div> 0 Joe Crawford http://artlung.com/ http://artlung.com/blog/?p=3695 2009-05-16T20:26:48Z 2009-05-16T16:51:00Z

At BarCampLA, Jim Bumgardner was inspirational for many things. One small thing was for pointing out these two films: "Lapis," a short film by James Whitney: "Catalog," a short film by John Whitney, 1961 Over on Coverpop, Bumgardner shows off work inspired by John Whitney: Whitney Music Box which is beautiful and hypnotic and surprisingly musical. Mathematics and [...]

<p>At <a href="http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2009/04/29/barcamp-la-this-weekend/">BarCampLA</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/jbum">Jim Bumgardner</a> was inspirational for many things. One small thing was for pointing out these two films:</p> <p>"Lapis," a short film by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Whitney_(filmmaker)">James Whitney</a>:</p> <div align="center"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kzniaKxMr2g&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kzniaKxMr2g&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div> <p>"Catalog," a short film by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Whitney_(animator)">John Whitney</a>, 1961</p> <div align="center"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TbV7loKp69s&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TbV7loKp69s&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div> <p>Over on Coverpop, Bumgardner shows off work inspired by John Whitney: <a href="http://www.coverpop.com/whitney/">Whitney Music Box</a> which is beautiful and hypnotic and surprisingly musical. Mathematics and music indeed!</p> <p>Inspired by this and Jim's work, I downloaded <a href="http://processing.org/">Processing</a> for the first time and began playing based on some of the examples on <a href="http://www.krazydad.com/p5/">his Processing page</a>.</p> <p>I had a real good time at <a href="http://barcampla.org/">BarCampLA-7</a>.</p> 1 Joe Crawford http://artlung.com/ http://artlung.com/blog/?p=3693 2009-05-16T15:29:58Z 2009-05-16T15:29:58Z

I like this guy.

<p>I like this guy.</p> <div align="center"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AnhkLtlM8Cc&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AnhkLtlM8Cc&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <div align="center"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xm5-syPg2J8&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xm5-syPg2J8&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div> <div align="center"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yxA-YjtVuXY&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yxA-YjtVuXY&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div> 1 Joe Crawford http://artlung.com/ http://artlung.com/blog/2009/05/03/the-day-i-met-ze-frank/ 2009-05-03T23:13:37Z 2009-05-03T23:13:37Z <div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artlung/3498979212/" title="Ze Frank and me at BarCampLA7 by Joe Crawford (artlung), on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3498979212_282631b0ca.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Ze Frank and me at BarCampLA7" /></a></div> 0 Joe Crawford http://artlung.com/ http://artlung.com/blog/2009/05/02/im-at-barcamp/ 2009-05-02T19:26:31Z 2009-05-02T19:26:31Z <p><img src="http://artlung.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/joe-crawford-at-barcampla-7.png" alt="joe-crawford-at-barcampla-7" title="joe-crawford-at-barcampla-7" width="462" height="462" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3690" /></p> 0 Joe Crawford http://artlung.com/ http://artlung.com/blog/?p=3688 2009-04-06T15:21:02Z 2009-04-06T15:21:02Z

Source: Salon Interview: James Ellroy, 1996: Well, I write in a cultural vacuum, so I don't understand what's out there in the culture too much. You don't watch TV? I watch boxing on TV and I listen to classical music. I talk with my wife a lot and exercise. Culture to me is just shit in the brain. [...]

<p>Source: <a href="http://www.salon.com/dec96/interview961209.html">Salon Interview: James Ellroy, 1996</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Well, I write in a cultural vacuum, so I don't understand what's out there in the culture too much.</p></blockquote> <p><strong>You don't watch TV?</strong></p> <blockquote><p>I watch boxing on TV and I listen to classical music. I talk with my wife a lot and exercise. Culture to me is just shit in the brain. I just hate it when I tour overseas and people want me to talk about Quentin Tarantino. I've offered a lot of flagrantly abusive opinions about modern popular culture, and I've put the skids to it. I just don't know what it is. I like to think. I like to lie in the dark and brood about things. I have a good idea where my own writing career is going. I have no idea where American culture is going. I really don't. I mean, I don't even know who the good guys are in the Serbo-Croatian war. I don't know who we're supporting. </p></blockquote> <p>I finished My Dark Places this weekend and a more harrowing, raw, and unflinchingly confessional piece of writing I can't think of. It's got me thinking. </p> 2 Joe Crawford http://artlung.com/ http://artlung.com/blog/2009/04/03/seen-and-listened-to/ 2009-04-03T17:08:13Z 2009-04-03T17:08:13Z

Seen on my way to work today On back of a horse carrier: CAUTION SHOW HORSES Why the need to say "show" about the horses. Am I less likely to be cautious for regular horses? Messily spraypainted on a sign on an overpass: Ron Paul - The Next Thomas Jefferson" Listened to on my way to work today: "Do Grand Wizards [...]

<p>Seen on my way to work today</p> <p>On back of a horse carrier:</p> <blockquote><p>CAUTION SHOW HORSES</p></blockquote> <p>Why the need to say "show" about the horses. Am I less likely to be cautious for regular horses?</p> <p>Messily spraypainted on a sign on an overpass: </p> <blockquote><p>Ron Paul - The Next Thomas Jefferson"</p></blockquote> <p>Listened to on my way to work today:</p> <p>"Do Grand Wizards of the KKK get to cast racist spells?" - Rich Cerow, <a href="http://xtremewailing.com/podcasts.php">You Made Me Lose My Guy</a>, Episode 14.</p> <p>I've not posted here lately. But things are fine.</p> <p>I'm refactoring everything and it's taking longer than I thought.</p> 0