December 2009
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70-Minute Video Review of The Phantom Menace →
This has been making the rounds quite a bit, but I had to post it as well. It is awesome. There are quite a few jokes that fall flat, but when he sticks to pointing out the inanity of the movie, he shines. Also check out his other extensive reviews of Star Trek Next Generation movies.
Dec 30th
My top 5 artists this week. →
The Magnetic Fields (56) Pixies (8) The Smiths (5) Siouxsie and the Banshees (3) Ladytron (3)
Dec 30th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 24th
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My top 5 artists this week. →
Amon Amarth (16) Dethklok (13) Iron Maiden (7) Radiohead (2) Georg Philipp Telemann (2)
Dec 21st
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Dec 16th
My top 5 artists this week. →
Dethklok (6) The Smiths (4) The Cure (3) Pulp (3) The Strokes (2)
Dec 15th
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Dec 12th
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Asheville, N.C., councilmember-elect may be barred... →
North Carolina’s constitution is clear: politicians who deny the existence of God are barred from holding office. Opponents of Cecil Bothwell are seizing on that law to argue he should not be seated as a City Council member today, even though federal courts have ruled religious tests for public office are unlawful under the U.S. Constitution.
Dec 12th
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Dec 11th
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Dec 11th
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Dec 11th
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Dec 11th
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“I prefer rationalism to atheism. The question of God and other objects-of-faith...”
– Isaac Asimov
Dec 11th
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Dec 10th
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George Lucas's first choice for Return of the Jedi... →
(HT Kevin.)
Dec 10th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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“Though Mr. Arrington is a lawyer, he had not written or signed contracts with...”
– NY Times
Dec 9th
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The Geekiest Wedding Cakes EVER →
Our cake made it to the Huffington Post’s Geekiest Wedding Cakes Ever list.
Dec 9th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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ThirtyConversationsOnDesign.com →
Thirty designers, two questions: “What single example of design inspires you most?” and “What problem should design solve next?”
Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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Sonic Weapon Fence album on iTunes now! →
My web development partner in crime Pete Snyder is in a band that performs songs about the TV show Lost and they’re first album is now out — just in time for the new season. If you like lost, check it out.
Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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ListenMe on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi show talking about...
Dec 7th
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NYT: Government Offers Data to Miners →
Many local governments are turning over big chunks of data to programmers to create useful Web sites and apps.
Dec 7th
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NYT: 10 Proposals for Fixing the E-Mail Glut →
A lot of these can be accomplished with Sieve, an email scripting language that I used to use on Fastmail. Also, Gmail has pretty good filtering and a great “Mute” conversation feature.
Dec 6th
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NYT: Questions for Jeff Bezos →
What do you say to Kindle users who like to read in the bathtub? I’ll tell you what I do. I take a one-gallon Ziploc bag, and I put my Kindle in my one-gallon Ziploc bag, and it works beautifully. (Via Justin Blanton.)
Dec 6th
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“Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time and we generally do...”
– Apple spokesman Steve Dowling on its acquisition of streaming music company Lala.
Dec 6th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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My top 5 artists this week. →
The Killers (3) The Strokes (2) The Beatles (2) Interpol (2) Ramones (1)
Dec 2nd
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Dec 1st
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Dec 1st