Malachi de Ælfweald

Another Sun service bites the dust

2009-11-09T20:47:00.000-08:00

They may say that it has nothing to do with Oracle, but we have all been predicting these things since the announcement....

We regret to inform you that on November 30th, 2009 we will be suspending the zembly service.

More than three years ago, we started this project with the goal of making it easy to create next-generation Web apps. Our original tagline was "Build the web, using the web," and the ideas we were incubating around platform-mediated Web applications, Web API mashups, and social programming were brand new.
We learned a lot along the way. Your confidence and enthusiasm helped us improve the project and do amazing things that we never imagined when we began this journey.
Thank you to everyone who's been with us through the ups and downs. It's heartening to see that many of the best ideas pioneered in zembly have started to appear elsewhere. With your support, we're proud to have contributed to the DNA of the Web.
For more information about the zembly suspension, please refer to the FAQ section at http://zembly.com
Finally, if you have questions, please contact us at zembly-support@sun.com
All the best,
-- The zembly team
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
4150 Network Circle
Santa Clara, CA 9505

Some Mind Control toys

2009-10-28T13:46:00.000-07:00

subCONCH using Emotiv Epoc

Force Trainer using NeuroSky

MindFlex

MindBall and MindBall Trainer

Emotiv Epoc Testing

2009-10-07T21:43:00.000-07:00

Back in June I ordered my Epoc. It finally came in Monday and having a headache I decided to wait until today to test it.

The first thing I noticed after receiving the package is that the 'tamper seals' were both broken. At least the box wasn't ripped to shreds like most packages I get from UPS. I wasn't sure what to make of that, but since the product appeared to be intact (and the UPS guy knocked and left) I figured I might as well open the box.

The contents of the box included the headset, the cdrom (containing one PDF and one EXE), a USB dongle, a wall charger, a 2-page printed addendum to the installation instructions contained on the CDROM, a warranty card saying basically DOA or not covered and 2 bottles of contact saline. The box was supposed to include a 'hydrator' as well but upon reading the forums I found out that it was on backorder. Emotiv said the box should have included a notice about it being delayed, but that notice was not present. Also, in my box, there was 1 loose felt pad that had fallen off the headset.

I would have really preferred that my $500 investment include a printed perfect-bound manual, but instead you can only access it once the software is successfully installed.

Getting the headset to fit properly was very problematic. It is supposed to work well over long hair, but I literally spent a full hour trying to get solid green lights (which I never managed to do). One of them was black for a good 1/2 hour so I swapped it with the opposite side and the non-functioning one moved to the other side. I eventually got a partial signal from it. I couldn't get a connection at all while having a ponytail in -- I can't help but think this would have worked much better had I been bald.

Here you can see the final signal strength I settled on. I was never able to get all green.

The Expressiv Suite was interesting. It mostly worked ok. The eyebrows worked the best. Winking and smirking seemed to lag a bit.

The Affectiv Suite was by far the most fun. I spent quite a bit of time trying to control the graph. We were able to do things to raise or lower the excitement levels identified by the black line (and thus the orange one at the bottom). The blue, red and green were a bit more tricky.

The Cognitiv Suite was interesting. Here you see me playing with 'disappear'. Sometimes it seemed a little too responsive -- pushing or pulling without me trying. Other times it wouldn't do it no matter how hard I tried. I did eventually get push, pull, rotate and disappear all to work - but only when I had less than 3 enabled at a time.

Unfortunately, it appears that I will no longer be able to practice as the unit had completely died in under 5 hours. I tried charging it, power cycling it, resetting the dongle, even rebooting. No luck. Start time 12:30. Death time 5:30. Looking at the forums, it seems to be a common problem and people are saying that we have to send it back via the DOA dept. After waiting 4 months, I guess it wouldn't hurt to wait a couple more to actually have a $500 unit able to do more than be a doorstop.

A few more photos are available at http://picasaweb.google.com/malachid/EmotivEpoc#

No more JavaOne?

2009-10-07T09:39:00.000-07:00

According to The Register, there will be no more Jonathan Schwartz or JavaOne. I, for one, am not likely to go to Oracle OpenWorld instead... partially because I don't like Oracle and partly because I have no interest in relational databases (how 20th century).

So, for Java to really survive, we need to have something for those evangelists of us that are still around... what would get the attention of those yet to jump ship and encourage them to stay?

I know! We should start a community run JavaTwo... say, hosted by a combination of the GDC and Defcon groups? What do you think? Would games+hacking+java encourage people not to drop Java?

Emotiv Epoc

2009-10-02T16:45:00.001-07:00

Woot!

Dear Malachi,

We are pleased to advise that your order has shipped. Please find tracking details enclosed.

We thank you for your patience and look forward to working with you.

Regards,
Emotiv Customer Service Team
Emotiv Systems Inc.

Aion Legion: Discord

2009-09-18T22:55:00.000-07:00

So for those of you who are going to be playing Aion, I am starting a legion (Discord) for Elyos on the ~~Nezekan~~ server. Feel free to come join us =)

Update: We have changed to the Yustiel server due to Nezekan being changed to a GMT+10 server.

Where were they when I was younger?

2009-09-16T18:08:00.000-07:00

I saw this synopsis on Slashdot and couldn't resist sharing:

"In Manhattan this fall, a batch of lucky sixth-graders will start at Quest To Learn, the first public school in the US with a curriculum built around playing games. They'll play Spore and Civilization, board games such as Settlers of Catan, and learn 3D modeling in Maya and Google Earth as well. Each semester concludes with a two-week 'Boss Level.'"

Cloves

2009-09-08T09:32:00.000-07:00

So yesterday, I went to buy a pack of cloves. 7-11 was out and said that they didn't get any in their shipment. I went to Pauls' Cigars, and he said that they can't get them anymore; all they can get is the new clove cigars (see pic). I bought a pack and halfway through the first one went over to Timber Valley Tobacco. She said people have been calling for a couple days asking if they had any cloves left. She's a clove smoker too, so asked me to step outside and try the two she still had in stock and let her know which one to buy. She ended up giving me a pack of Splash (free) since they tasted a little better than the others. She said that the are required (federal) to get rid of all their stock by the 22nd. No more vanilla, cherry, clove, etc. Well, except Menthol is allowed -- I mean come on, Phillip Morris isn't stupid enough to hurt their own revenue stream.

I have come to two conclusions from this... 1) The US Govt just created a brand new black market. Yay us. 2) As of the 22nd, marijuana is more legal than cloves.

Now, for those of you thinking "well good riddance smokers" let me show you why we like cloves so much. This is from Djarum's website:

Djarum Kretek recipe

Casing Flavour compound:
(per 100 parts tobacco)
maple sweet: 0.2
chocolate: 0.2
licorice: 0.4
plum casing: 0.3
coffee: 0.35
dried nangka: 0.35
dried fruit: 0.15
total casing flavours: 1.95

the casing flavours are water-soluble and suspended in:
humectants: 0.7
invert sugar: 0.5
water: 5

Top Flavour Compound (Top Dressing):
Havana: 0.8
Manila: 0.4
Strawberry: 0.3
Pineapple: 0.35
Pisang ambon: 0.25
Clove enhancer: 0.25
Pruimen: 0.05
Aniseed oil: 0.3
Cassia extract: 0.3
Salak cider: 0.1
Vanilla: 0.2
Orange: 0.25
Total top flavours: 3.55

A top-secret sauce containing, among other things:
cinnamon
jackfruit
banana
vanilla

UPS: Ubiquitous Packaging Slayer

2009-09-02T18:08:00.000-07:00

I have talked to all of my friends about these issues in the past, but I figure it is time to blog about it. I mean, this has happened for *every single package* I have received from UPS for the last... what? 6 years? Not, in most cases (and sometimes very surprisingly) the contents themselves survive the decimation of their containers... Even the case of wine survived the fist-sized hole in the side of the box. Sometimes, as with Autumn's shop, they refuse to ever deliver to the door and I always have to drive to BFE to pick up my package.

This time, I had ordered a box of Caffeinated Root Beer. Take a look at the pics and tell me if you'd like to try drinking it.

Escher for Real

2009-08-29T23:16:00.000-07:00

I came across this site today and thought I would share :)

Datto ZR1000

2009-08-22T22:51:00.000-07:00

While trying to find a good option for remote backups of my computer today, I came across a cool product. As a ZFS fan, the Datto Z-Series definitely caught my attention.

They also have a web UI you can log into (demo/demo) to see the interface.

It's a little out of my price range at the moment; but if I ever start my own business up again, I will definitely be looking into this.

Emotiv EPOC Update

2009-08-12T11:01:00.001-07:00

As many of you know, I ordered my EPOC awhile ago and am anxiously waiting for it.

Here's the latest update:

Dear Malachi,

Thank you for licensing the Emotiv SDK.

We regret to inform you that the recent typhoon across East Asia has caused unforeseen and unexpected factory delays resulting in the delay of your SDK headset shipment date. We have just been advised that the SDK headset will be shipped to you on August 31. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause and would like to reaffirm our commitment to getting the headset to you as soon as possible.

We thank you for your patience and support to date. We look forward to working with you in the coming months.

Regards,
Emotiv Customer Service Team
Emotiv Systems Inc.

News from the Net

2009-08-07T14:56:00.000-07:00

We all know the concept of history repeating itself... maybe we need to start looking at 'junk dna' as the history that is bound to be repeated?

Now that smoking is being banned everywhere, it appears that attention and memory will be impared in schizophrenics.

Score one for the lobotomy that is the Patent Office. They let M$ patent XML-based word processing documents...

Feds get a taste of why we have been fighting their new requirements

Everyone knows of the advantages of duct tape... but what about Scotch tape?

How about an automatic pancake machine?

Newest toys you can buy for me

Google Android Developer Challenge #2 is underway

News from the Net

2009-08-04T13:13:00.000-07:00

In a blow to the DIY and hardware hackers out there (isn't that how most people get started in electronics?) a man now faces 10 years in prison for modifying console game hardware. This gets back to my view that if I buy it it's mine and I can do whatever the hell I want with it. Sure, I may void the warranty, but 10 years in prison?

An inventor came up with an alternative to bifocal lenses.

xkcd is being released in book form.

Back to the Future III -- here we come.

Someone tried to plant a fake ATM at Defcon. Of course, the DoD and USAF were there to recruit people. Maybe that is so you can work for IBM.

Oooh! Ohh! I soooo want to do this! You can send up your own satellite for $8000. Is it OK if my satellite accidentally decides to turn and take off into the solar system???

You know how every other commercial on TV is that Cash for Clunkers bit? You know the one - where Toyota for example brags how 25 of their cars qualify for the Clunker discount. Anyways, looks like the program ran out of money and is being suspended -- so don't let them fast talk you into signing anyway.

If you live in the UK, it looks like the government may be putting cameras into your home so they can enforce that your kids eat right and go to bed on time.

Looks like the electric company wants to take away the $17/mo advantage I would get by installing a $45000 solar panel system.

Some recent proof that the DoJ cronies from the RIAA are now in control.

How about a car for the blind?

Cyberpunk anyone? Oh wait, this time it is Monsters.

Some more proof that the patent office should be abolished... Someone just patented podcasting.

Hmmm, is this the OK to not follow the rules? Wouldn't that then be following the rules in itself? So...

Sea route through the Arctic is now open for business.

Sun's entire JRuby team is quitting.

eCigs banned in Oregon

2009-07-31T07:43:00.000-07:00

So it appears that clove-flavored eCigs aren't an option either... The Oregon Attorney General is banning them.

News from the Net

2009-07-17T15:43:00.000-07:00

I know, I know... some of you (ahem, Will) feel that I have been shirking my duty to distill the latest news to you on a regular basis.... I'm working on it ;)

Creativity Potentially Linked To Schizophrenia

Gene Causes Memory Loss Before Age 60

For boys who had been through the juvenile justice system, compared to boys with similar histories without judicial involvement, the odds of adult judicial interventions increased almost seven-fold

A breakthrough in OLED technology that reduces the ultra-thin lights' energy consumption by 75%

A radioprotectant that all but eliminates acute radiation sickness even in cases of lethal doses of radiation in tests on rats and monkeys, when injected up to 72 hours after exposure.

Pull out your 3d glasses (the red/blue ones not the polarized clear ones) and start doing some home movies :)

Scuba divers off the Californian city of San Diego are being menaced by large numbers of jumbo squid.

Developing ultrasound blasts to disrupt enemy sonar may sound more like a submarine arms race than animal evolution. But, believe it or not, some moths have done just that to evade hungry bats

For those of you with kids in the Beaverton area, Party in the Park returns Saturday, July 25

South Africans plan to set aside 67 minutes of their time in community service as a symbolic tribute to anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela on his 91st birthday

Wells Fargo

2009-07-14T13:05:00.000-07:00

Since I already have a beef with Wells Fargo for refusing to send my bills to my billing address (wtf is it for then?), I literally laughed out loud when I saw this bit of bad publicity they were getting:

From Slashdot:

Extreme economic problems require extreme solutions, and Wells Fargo Bank has come up with a good one. They have decided to sue themselves. Wells Fargo holds the first and second mortgages on a condominium that is going into foreclosure. As holder of the first, they are suing all other lien holders, including the holder of the second, which is Wells Fargo. It gets better. The company has hired a lawyer to defend itself against its own lawsuit. The defense lawyer even filed this answer to the complaint, "Defendant admits that it is the owner and holder of a mortgage encumbering the subject real property. All other allegations of the complaint are denied." On the website The Consumer Warning Network, Angie Moreschi wrote: "We've apparently reached the perfect storm for complete and utter idiocy by some banks trying to foreclose on homes."

Don't you want a company this smart being in charge of where you live?

Jury of Peers?

2009-07-06T12:27:00.000-07:00

So let's start with a quote from Wikipedia:

The definition of obscenity differs from culture to culture, between communities within a single culture, and also between individuals within those communities. Many cultures have produced laws to define what is considered to be obscene, and censorship is often used to try to suppress or control materials that are obscene under these definitions: usually including, but not limited to, pornographic material. As such censorship restricts freedom of expression, crafting a legal definition of obscenity presents a civil liberties issue.

So tell me how a California couple can get prison time for "a felony charge of conspiracy to distribute obscene material through the mail and over the Internet" to Pennsylvania.

First of all, why are Californians being subjected to Pennsylvania law? By that logic, every single person on the internet is committing some crime since some places that read their emails/blogs/posts/etc do not allow free thought (say, China for instance).

Secondly, how can there be a such thing as "federal obscenity statutes" when even according to Wikipedia, the definition of obscene differs between communities or even individuals in a community. I think this is just the type of thing Wikipedia warned of with "civil liberties issue". By this token, I think Oregon should send to prison everyone on the internet that posts a non-liberal comment... anything religious or right-wing should do. Maybe we should start with U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan, of the Western District of Pennsylvania for violating Oregonian perceptions of decency.

How much is that song worth to you?

2009-06-26T15:41:00.000-07:00

As per previous posts, it appears that the RIAA-inized DOJ is shaping up to be as expected... In this latest case, the RIAA was awarded $80000 PER SONG presumably downloaded.

Since it is obvious that there will never be any form of real justice in these matters (how could there be when the plaintiff runs the DOJ), it appears that we only have one solution left to us. We have to boycott any and all music labels associated with the RIAA.

"What?" you say. "How will I listen to music if I boycott them?"

Well Jimmy, it's like this. The RIAA is going to bust down your door, destroy your computer, steal everything you own and then sue you -- even if you have never downloaded any music or even own a computer... The only way to stop that would be for them to go out of business. As long as they are getting money from us, they will use that money to totally screw the public. So instead of listening to music owned and controlled by Obama's Evil Overlords of the DOJ, you need to start listening to indie music... or maybe even start your own indie band. Have you heard of Indaba Music? Maybe you could try that.

According to Wikipedia, you need to boycott these labels:

112

1500

19. Records

2.O.G.

241

333 Music

5 Minute Walk

5.1 Entertainment
Electromatrix

Immergent

Myutopia

Silverline

510

57

A&E Latin Music

A440

Abkco

Acony

AD

Aleho

Alice

Alligator

Amaru

Ambar

American Empire

American Gramaphone

Amiata

Angels

Antra

Archive

Ardent

Aries Music Entertainment, Inc.

Ark 21

Arsenal

Artanis

Astoria Entertainment

Atrium

Audium Entertainment

AV8

Avatar

Avenue Records

AWOL

Axiom

Bad Dog

Ballers Entertainment

Barak Entertainment

Barb Wire Productions

Barco

Bass Productions

Beat Club

Beauty

Beginner's Bible

Beiler Bros

Bellmark

Berman Brothers

Best Side

Bibleman

Big Baller

Big Beat

Big Cat

Big Deal

Big Dog

Big Ear Music

Big Idea Productions

Big Machine Records

Big Screen Music

Big Tree

Big Wadd

Big World

Bigtyme

Black Market

Black Out

Black Pumpkin

Black Top

Blackheart

Blackstone

Blind Pig

Bliss

Blix Street
Gifthorse

Bloodline

Blue Gorilla

Blue Jackel

Blue Plate

Blues Bureau

BMG Entertainment
BMG Classics

Cheeky Records

Bob Marley Music

Bocelli-Sogno

Bohemia

Box Tunes

Breakaway

Brody

Broken

Broken Bow

Brutal

Buena Vista

Bullseye

Bungalow

Burnside

C-Loc

Cadena

Cadence Christian

Caliente

Candle In The Wind

Cannan

Cargo
Grilled Cheese

Headhunter Records

Re-Constriction

Catalyst

Caviant

Cell Block

Celtic Corner

Chameleon

Cheeba Sounds

Chignon

Children

Christian Music Group

Chronicles

Chuck Life

Cintas Acuario

Circular Moves

City of Hope

Classic Tracks

Clatown

Clean Slate

Climate

Clockwork

CMC International

CMG

Cold Chillin

Colli Park Music

Comedy Central

Command

Concord Records
Concord Jazz

Concord Picante

Fantasy
Contemporary

Galaxy Records

Good Time Jazz

Milestone

Original Blues

Original Jazz Classics

Pablo

Prestige

Riverside

Specialty

Stax

Takoma

Feinery

Heads Up

Hear Music

Jazz Alliance

Peak Records

Playboy Jazz

Stretch Records

Telarc

Cool Hunter

Copacabana

Costarola

Cotillion

Covenant

Crazy Cat

Crime Partners

Critique

Crowne Music Group

Crystal Rose

CTW

Cyan

Cypress

D&D

Da Border Music, Inc.

Dagger

Dali

Damian

Dancing Cat

Dare 2BU, Inc.

DAS

Day Spring

Daywind Music Group

DCC

Death Row

Debris

Delicious Vinyl

Delos

Delta Entertainment Corporation
Laserlight

Denon

Desert Storm

DHM

Digital Theater System, Inc.

Disa

Disney

Disques Vogue

DJ Honda Records

DKC

DM

DMY

Domo

Dope House

Down in the Delta JV

Dr. Dream

Dualtone

Eagle Rock

Earthdance

East Side Digital

Easydisc

Eclipse Music Group

Edel

Edito Classica

Edmonds Record Group

Elementree

Ellipsis Arts

Elvis Tribute Project

Emergent Music Marketing

EMI
A Time to Remember

Angel Records

Astralwerks

Back Porch

Blue Note Records

Capitol
CEMA Special Markets

Capitol Nashville

Caroline
Caroline Records

Gyroscope

Rocks the World

Scamp

Chordant

Credential Recordings

Cyber Octave

Discipline

Disky

Duck Down Music

Earthbeat

Electrola

Flex

Forefront

Headstrong Music

Heavenly

Hut

Imperial Records

Indent Series

Innocent

Intercord

Labels

Medley

Mute
Future Groove

Narada

Now Hits Collections

Originals

Playland Records

Positiva

Priority

Relentless

S-Curve

Shak Tire

Sparrow
Sixsteps Records

Virgin Classics

Virgin France

Virgin Records America
Higher Octave

Virgin Records UK
Real World

Woodford

Yes Music

Eminent

Empire

Enjoy

Epidrome

Equinox Music

ESC

Esparanza Atlantic

Essence

Essex

Eureka

Eurodisc

Everland

Evolver

Extasy

Facility

Farmclub

Fast Horse

Fat Boy Music

Favored Nations

FDM

Festival Five

First Generation

First Priority Music

Flashpoint International

Flava Unit Entertainment

Flavor Unit Records

Flawless

Flicker

Flora

Flying Fish

Flyte Tyme

Fome

Fonovisa

Freeze

Friday

Fubu

Full Moon

Furious

Garden City

Garland

Garmex

Gasoline Alley

Gazillion

Genie Entertainment

Gfunk

Ghetto Youth International

Glassnote

Gold Circle

Gold Seal

Good News

Grammy Nominee Project

Grape Tree

Great Performances

Green Linnet

GTS

Guardian

Guts & Grace

GWK

H-Town

H2E

Hall of Fame

Hammer & Lace

Harmony

HBO

Heart

Heartbeat

Heartery

Herb Harris Music Co.

Hieroglyphics

High Performance

High Street

Highnote

Highstreet

Hightone

Hittel LLC

HKD Productions

Hollywood

Home Sweet Home

Home Video

Homegrown Music Network

Homeland

Hood Rat

House of Music

Hybrid Recordings

Hyperdisk

I Am

I Funk LLC

Ice

Ichiban

IG, Inc.

Indiginous

Infinity Digital

InPop

Inside Sessions

Interhit

International Special Markets

Invisible Sound

J&N Records & Tapes

Jade

Jaggo

Jazz-Non US

Jcor

Jireh

JMC

JMM

Joey
Joey International

Karen

KDFC

Kelly Family Distribution

Kicking Mule

Kid Rhino

King Communication

Kings Way

Kismet

Kiss Video

KKSF

Kneeling Elephant

Korta

Krasnow

Krystal

KukDo

KWJZ

Label M

Labor

Largo

Latin Pop

Latin Regional Mexican

Latino Music

Left Eye

Leni Stern Records

Liars Inc.

Lideres

Lighthouse Point

Lightstorm

Lightyear

Lil Man

Lil' Joe

Liquid 8
Calvin Records

Little David

Little Dog

Living Music

Living Stereo

Lobster

Locomotive

Logic

Longevity (NYC) Inc.

Loose Cannon

Loosegroove

Luna Negra

Lyric Street

Lyricist Lounge

M2.0 Inc.

Mach Entertainment

Mad Yacht

Major Label

Major League Baseball

Mammoth

Many Roads

Margaritaville

Marinda Grace

MAS Entertainment

Max Jazz Records

Max Music

Maya

Media Safari

Medicine

Megaforce

Metrix Music

Metro One

MGM

Mic Media

Mifflin Hills Music Company

Mighty Horn

Milan

Militia Group

Ministry of Sound

Ministry of Sounds

Miramax

MJJ

Mo Thugs

Mock & Roll

Modern

Mondo Melodia

Mono Vs Stereo

Moonshine Conspiracy

Mosh

Mouth Almighty

Moviso

Mozote

Mr. Incognito

MSC Music Entertainment

MTV
Nick @ Nite

Nick Records

Nickelodeon

VH1 Classics

Yo! MTV Raps

Music for Little People

Music One

Music Up, Inc.

Musimex

Musiteca

Mutant Sound System

Myspace Records

N'Focus Entertainment

N2K

Native

Nelle Hooper

New West

Next Century

Next Next Entertainment

Next Plateau

NFE Records

Nimbus

Ninth Avenue Music, Inc.

No Limit

Noo Trybe

Noontime

Northsounds

Novus

NOW

NPG

Nu American Music

Nu Opp

Nu Tone

NVC Arts

NY:LA Music Inc.

Octone Records

Odyssey

Odyssey in Minds Eye

Oh Boy

Okeh

Omni

On Point

One Life One Love

Orfeon

Organized Noise

Oro Musical

Orpheus

Outburst

Overbrook Music

P & A

Padma

Pagan

Pakaderm

Palm Records

Palma MusicInc.

Pangaea

Paradigm

Paras Recording Co.

Patriot

Payaso

PBS

PCLC Capricorn

Pendulum

Philadelphia

Philo

Phoenix Music

Piadrum Records

Pid

Pidm

Pioneer

Planet Earth (Empire

Platino

Players Club

PlexiMusic

Plump

PPL Entertainment
Bouvier Records

Bouvier Records USA

Credence Records

JBK Records

PPL Records

PPL Records Latino

PPL Records USA

PRA

Praise Gathering

Prawn Song

Premium

Premonition

Proclaim

Project

Promotions of the World

Protel

PSM

Push

Q. Records

Quango

Quiet Boys

R.A.L.

Radio Universal

Radioactive

RAM

Random House

Rasheeda

Ray Boltz Music

Razor & Tie

Razor Sharp

RCC

Real Music

Rebound

Red Ant

Red Feather

RED Ink

Red Pajamas

Red Star

Redline Entertainment

Refuge

Regina

Reincarnate Music

Rejoice

Relaxation Music

Rendezvous

Renegade

Resound

RFC

Rhyme

Rhythm Safari

Rick Rubin Entertainment

Right Cross

Ripchord

Rising Tide

Risky Business

Riverboat

RJO

RMM

Roadrunner

Robbins Entertainment

Rockstar Games

Rocky Mountain Recorders

Roswell

Rounder Records
Zoe Records

Ruffhouse

Ruffnation

Rural Rhythm

S&P

Sai

Saja

Sambora

Samson

Sanctuary Music Group
Attack

Sanctuary Urban

Trojan Records

Saregama

Savant

Savoy

Scarface

Scratchie

Sea Creatures

Sega

Seiko Matsuda

Seismic

Selah

SEON

Seraphim

Sesame Street

Shadow

Shang

Sheppard Lane Music

Shrapnel

Sick Wid It

Sideburn

Silas

Silver Seal

Silverware

Sindrome

Sing 2 School, Inc.

Sir George

Skaggs Family

Slamm Dunk

Slash

Slipdisc

Slow River

Smash

SMI

SMV

Sojourn Hills

Sonique

Sonolux

Sony BMG
105 Music

Antinos

CBS

Columbia
Aware

Burgundy Records

C2

Chaos Recordings

DMZ

Hypnotize Minds

LBW Entertainment

Loud

DefSTAR Records

Dragnet

Epic
550 Music

Caribou Records

Daylight

Ruthless

The Work Group

Federation Records

GUN Records

Kinetic Records

Kioon

Kitchenware

Legacy Recordings
Private Music

Windham Hill

Ode Records

Provident Music
B-Rite

Benson

Brentwood

Brentwood Kids Company

Cedarmont Kids

Creative Trust

Cross Movement

Diadem Music Group

Essential

Fervent Records

Gospocentric

Here To Him Music
Cross Driven

I.E. Music

Maranatha

New Haven

Praise Hymn

Reunion

Rocketown Records

Spirit-Led Records

Ravenous Records

RCA Music Group
Arista Records
Bistro Records

D:Disco

Dedicated

Filth

First Avenue

LaFace

Melisma

Music Man

Northwestside

Profile

Rowdy Records

Time Bomb

Tresor

Tripoli Trax

Urgent

Bluebird

J Records
Full Surface Records

Polo Grounds Music

US Records

Phonogenic

RCA
ATO

RLG

So-ffio

Soho Square

Sony BMG Masterworks
Masterworks Broadway
RCA Victor Broadway

Sony Classical

Sony BMG Nashville
Arista Nashville

BNA Records

Lucky Dog

RCA Nashville

Sony Pictures

Sony Wonder

Tofu Records

TriStar Music

Vik Recordings

Zomba Music Group
Battery Records

Jive Records

Music for Nations

Pinnacle Records

Scotti Brothers

Silvertone

Verity

Volcano

X-Cell Records

Zoo

Sony Music
Black Seal

Buddha

Recovered

Soulwerkz

Sound Gizmo

Sound Mex

Sound of Atlanta

Spirit Soundtrack

Spit

Spring Hill

Spring House

Squint Entertainment

Star Song

Stinky

Stonecreek

Straight Outta Labb

Straight Profit

Straightway

Streetbeat

Suave

Sugar Beats

Sunnyside

Surrender

Susquehanna Hat Company

Svengali

Swansong

Sybersound Music

T.J. Martell

Tag

Taj Mahal

Telethon

Terminus

The Enclave

The Firm

The Guys Who Sell

The Label

The Road to Eldorado

The Source

The Start

The Voice of Music, Inc.

The Wall

Third Stone

Thirsty Ear

Three Keys

Thrive

Thump

Tim Kerr

Timbaland

Time/Life

Tinder

Tips Exports Inc.

Tone Cool

Tooth & Nail
BEC Recordings

Fugitive Recordings

Solid State Records

Takehold Records

UpRok

Top Dawg Productions

Top Sail Productions

Tornado

Toros

Track Factory

Traditions

Trans Continental

Transparent

Trauma Entertainment

Treat & Release

Treydan

Tribal

Tropical

Tropical Storm

Tropix

Troubadour

TRS Buddah Inactive

Trudy Greene

Turn Music

TV First

TVG

Twin Sisters Productions, Inc.

TwISm

U.S. Latin

Ultimate

Underground Recordz

Unison

Unitone

Universal Music Group
All Around the World

Barclay

Brushfire Records

Disturbing tha Peace

DreamWorks

DreamWorks Nashville

Emarcy

Experience Hendrix

Island Def Jam
Def Jam

Def Soul

Machete Music

Motor Music

Nightingale Records

Platano (Universal)

Polystar

Sanctuary
Sanctuary Classics
ASV Living Era

ASV Platinum

Black Box

COE Records

Gaudeamus

Halle

Transacord

White Line

Spinefarm
Odor

Ranch Records

Ranka Recordings

Spikefarm

Starbugs

Universal Classics

Universal Latino

Universal Music Enterprises
Hip-O Records
AVI

Excello Records

New Door Records

Universal Music Special Markets

UTV Records

Universal Records
Bad Boy Records

Blackground Records

Casablanca Records

Cash Money Records

Republic Records

SRC

Strummer Recordings

Universal South

V2 International
Co-Operative Music
Arts & Crafts

Bella Union

Brownswood Recordings

City Slang

Dance to the Radio

Memphis Industries

Moshi Moshi

Rabid Records

Setanta

Wichita Recordings

University

Univision

Unsigned Hype

Untertainment

Up Above

Upstairs Records

Upstart

Uptown

V.O.R.A.C.

Vapor

Varese Records

Varrick

Velas

Velocette

Velour Recordings

VFR Records

VI Music

Victory Music

Victrola

Vineyard

Vital

Viva Discos

Vivarte

Vogue (Bmg)

Volt

VP Music Group, Inc.

Waltzing Bear

Warlock

Warmth

Warner Music Group
Alternative Distribution Alliance

Asylum

Bluemoon

Cordless Recordings

Del-Fi Records

Doghouse Records

Eleven Music Company

Festival Mushroom

Lava

Mesa

New Line Records

Nonesuch

Reprise Nashville

Rykodisc
Emperor Norton

Gramavision

Hannibal

Penalty Records

Restless

Rykovision

Tradition Records

Warner Brothers Nashville

Warner Music France

Word Entertainment
Dayspring Records

Integrity

Myrrh Records

Weird Sleeper Man

West Side Latino

Whitfield

WHV

Wild Pitch

Wind-Up
Grass Records

WJJZ

WNUA

Wonderland

Woodstock

World Hits

World Music Network

Worship Together

WOV

WOW Joint Venture

Wreckshop Records

WSJZ

Wu-Tang

Wynonna

Xenophile

ZAPPA

Zebra

Zero Hour

The mystery of crop circles... has been solved...

2009-06-25T13:52:00.000-07:00

A coworker sent me this story... here's a quick snippet...

THE mystery of crop circles in poppy fields in Australia's southern island state of Tasmania has been solved - stoned wallabies are eating the poppy heads and hopping around in circles.

See through kayak

2009-06-24T21:30:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Chris for finding this Kayak. I am soooo going to buy one when I can afford $4k ;)

Length - 13'

Width - 22''

Depth - 11''

Kayak Weight - 26 lbs.

Weight Capacity - 300 lbs. (1 person)

Hull Material - Military grade urethane

Frame - Carbon kevlar

Seats - Closed cell thermoformed hi density foam

WiTricity

2009-06-22T14:30:00.000-07:00

I was browsing around today and came across WiTricity. Using magnetic resonance, they are looking at charging devices remotely; no batteries and no power cables. While things such as laptops and cell phones obviously come to mind; I think it might also be a good area of research for the Zeitgeist Movement... having those embedded in the homes, walkways, etc might provide better options -- and getting rid of the chemical batteries definitely sounds like a green idea.

Unique web interface: Schematic

2009-06-22T10:36:00.000-07:00

I came across Schematic today. If you are wondering how I came about it, it is because Dale Herigstad (Chief Creative Officer) helped designed the interface for Minority Report [which I was investigating for use with the Epoc].

Natural Reclamation

2009-06-18T10:12:00.000-07:00

I ran across this picture of a church today over at groovygreen. It reminds me of what the roses, ivy and blackberries try to do to my house =)

Google Fusion Tables

2009-06-17T19:34:00.000-07:00

I was looking around some of the recent Google Labs products and came across their Fusion Tables project.

In this example, I opened an email from the Title Company, clicked on "Open as a Google Spreadsheet", then saved the result. In Fusion Tables, I told it to open that document, clicked on Visualize, clicked on Map.... and this was the result...

You can try it out yourself. Click on the image to see the data, then choose Visualize from the menu. It would have been nice if it let me embed the google map directly.