December 2007
82 posts
Music producers mixing for MP3 →
In a fascinating article about trends in sound engineering, Rolling Stone notes that producers are now specifically mixing tracks to compensate for the failings in MP3 — it seems to me that as a society, we’re happy to sacrifice fidelity for ease of use, flexibility and low-cost (see, for example, the trend from landlines to cordless phones to mobile phones to Skype). Designing for...
F*cking programming →
Personally, I keep the profanity out of the source code. NSFW
New US DOT Hazmat Safety Rule to Place Lithium... →
3 max, in baggies
“The problem is that Lithium is the lightest metal. Now, let’s assume...”
– Comment on TSA’s new forbidden item: >2 gm lithium batteries
Media insider pours Starbucks gossip on the side →
Interview with the man behind a starbucks gossip website.
“The worst stuff in this respect may be stuff you don’t use much because...”
– Stuff
WatchHit the cat. Shot by me.
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“The first thing I’d ask myself before launching a product, a service, or a...”
– Seth’s Blog: Exclusion
Hello, I’m a Mac. And I’m a Cheapskate. →
“Technique and theory are both integrated and necessary portions of a strong...”
– 24 ways: How Media Studies Can Massage Your Message
“The challenge online is this: smart people are bored by frequency. The people...”
– Seth’s Blog: Frequency, Frequency, Frequency and the paradox of the Net
WatchInternet pollution and how to stop it by Jason Calacanis
The worst of Digg comments →
tweetgift →
give gifts over twitter!
David Byrne and Thom Yorke on the Real Value of... →
An honest interview between the two.
Garfield Minus Garfield →
Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic strip about schizophrenia, bipolor disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life?
Cut Copy - So Cosmic (Mix) →
“we’ve been putting together a psychedlic disco mixtape called ‘So Cosmic’ containing snippets of new tracks and music that inpired the record”
Good stuff!
You, My Mirror mixtape now available! →
Another CPI mixtape. I highly recommend!
Burger King Whopper Freakout →
Official Notice of Formal Appology →
This may prove useful at some point.
LA Jedi →
A group of people who regularly practice the art of jedi lightsaber fighting.
Seattle Startup Weekend →
All registered and ready to rock and roll.
Metacrap →
This is old, but who can deny the title of this article?
IM In UR Blank shirt →
I wonder how well that washable marker business works.
“A world of exhaustive, reliable metadata would be a utopia. It’s also a...”
– Metacrap
WatchEighteen Seconds
WatchI didn’t realize tumblr allowed you to upload video using vimeo. Sweet!
My Family, Elfed →
WatchMatthieu Ricard: Habits of happiness (video)
Great lecture on what people define as happiness and the importance of training our mind.
“Don’t EVER make the mistake that you can design something better than what you...”
– Linus Torvalds as quoted in Trial-and-error with a feedback cycle
Assign the Finder to all Spaces
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“But Twitter has turned distraction into an art form.”
– Why I Stopped Using Twitter - Publishing 2.0
