I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a blatant, obvious rip-off of a design by a clothing company.
Normally I wouldn’t get this upset, but this design in particular was made for my wife as a gift so it really hurts to see it stolen.
A thing I’ll be doing to track my music for the project is summing up my favorites for the month.
Though January was rough, so far I think I found three good albums I’ll be listening to all year. If you have Rdio then you can play the albums in-line. Otherwise I included links to their Amazon pages where you can play them.
Palomar was a nice surprise. Turns out I actually remember when the band was getting started because a member of a site I run was in it and he sent me an album. Small world. [Amazon]
Dead Dog reminds me of the bands I used to see in the mid-90s in Southern California at places with names like No Life Records, The Ukranian Hall, Dizzy Debbies, or some random strip-mall record store in the Valley or Orange County. Loud and fuzzy 2-minute songs that were always under the spectre of being shut down any minute. That whole time in my life I was incredibly young and just wanted to hear loud music, get drunk, and have an excuse to do really stupid things. Anyway, here’s Dead Dog. [Amazon]
Cloud Nothings. I haven’t figured out this album yet. It’s unlike their last album (which I liked). I can’t stop listening to it. There’s really good stuff in there. [Amazon
Thirty five people changed their Pennsylvania license plates to invite Jessica Hische to come speak to their organization. See it at: invitinghische.com.
Someone followed to clues in the song to figure out when Ice Cube had a “Good Day”.
[via @ztaylor]
If you’re upset, confused, alarmed, and/or concerned about Twitter’s new policy of censoring tweets at a country-level, this is worth reading: Why Twitter’s new policy is helpful for free-speech advocates .
An interview with Jason Kottke on The Verge. Jason’s blog is still, consistently, the blog to read. Even more so now that he’s able to draw from Stellar.
I have two invitations to Stellar to hand out. Just ask: @torrez.
I’ve become fond of a weblog called Everyday Carry. When I decided to dust off my newsreader I asked some friends for their OPMLs so I could see what they were reading and Everyday Carry was one that came in a bundle of consumer-centric feeds Adam Mathes read for Decommodify.
The basic idea is people send in photos of what they carry every day, with a little summary of what the items are and possibly a little backstory on how they acquired the item. The goal seems to be minimalism crossed with preparedness, and so there is a theme amongst the enthusiasts that I’ve been able to observe. Most carry a light, a bit of rope, a hook of some sort, a small number of keys (usually one), a knife, a wallet, and a watch.
Each post has a followup by the editor thanking them for the contribution and praising or offering a gentle suggestion about how they could achieve a more efficient everyday carry.
There are no Amazon encoded links to buy your own, that feels noteworthy.
Some time ago I decided I would not carry a bag and laptop into work. I keep my work iMac at the office and commute with only my keys, a wallet, and iPhone (with standard earbuds). My keys have an Inka Pen keychain that has saved me more times than I can count.
I don’t imagine I would ever submit to Everyday Carry, but the site is a bright spot as I read through my feeds.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a blatant, obvious rip-off of a design by a clothing company.
Normally I wouldn’t get this upset, but this design in particular was made for my wife as a gift so it really hurts to see it stolen.