September 2011
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs at D8: The Full, Uncut... →
In my post-Jobs resignation web surfing, I stumbled across this interview with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher of Steve Jobs at D8 from around this time last year. It is long, but incredibly compelling.
My favorite part is about 40 minutes in, when Steve talks about the transition of the PC from an ubiquitous consumer product to a niche product that will be used only by professionals (such as...
July 2011
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Turntable.fm: Play music together. →
A great way to hear new music - join a room, and you and the other users all take turns as a DJ playing songs. Indie One ‘N’ Done is a favorite room, but you can find a room to suit any musical genre (or start your own).
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Pulp Fiction/Banksy mash-up
The notorious(ly awesome) street artist Banksy’s take on one of my very favorite movies.
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Remembering the 90's: Snow - "Informer"
Do you remember watching MTV in the 90’s? I sure do. Do yourself a favor and take a walk down memory lane with me.
You might assume that Snow was a one-hit wonder, with maybe a single full album. Heck, I did. As it turns out, Snow released six(!) full length albums, the last in 2002.
BONUS: Check out Ini Kamoze’s “Here Comes the Hotstepper” for extra credit.
Oh the...
June 2011
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Pimm's No. 1 Cup
The summer season is upon us, and a Pimm’s Cup is one of my favorite drinks for a mid-afternoon break on a Sunday. It is sweet, but not overly so, and has a bright, fresh quality to it, owing to the effect of the mint and cucumber garnish on the nose.
Pimm’s No. 1 Cup is a fruit and gin based liqueur that is most popular in England. The standard Pimm’s Cup cocktail can be...
An Incomplete List of Untrustworthy Adults + some
merlin:
One Foot Tsunami: An Incomplete List of Untrustworthy Adults
Adults who wear Crocs in public
Adults who return from a Caribbean vacation with their hair in braids
Dick Cheney
Adults who lick their fingers to turn a page in a book or newspaper
Adults who drink Mountain Dew
My friends and I added the following:
Adults who sell ice cream.
Adults who wear Vans.
Adults who call...
I mean, human nature. The idea of the way they’ve treated animals - I...
– Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart)
To us, an other worldly artist. To him, we were aliens.
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May 2011
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