March 2009
Object Graveyards: The Afterlife of Everyday... →
I have mentioned the Abandoned Places photo blog here several times, this is a variation on that theme, this one focused on what happens when we are done with stuff.
Microsoft to attack Mac pricing in new series of... →
Saw this commercial in a bar last night without sound and was curious because it showed someone walking into and out of an Apple store and was a Microsoft commercial. This article makes some good points and includes the ad.
WatchEver wondered if anyone in Washington saw the economic problems coming? Rachel Maddow interviews one of only 8 senators who voted against the bill that started all this… in 1999.
Why I'm a Mac
My father in-law has a new-ish iMac and asked about some form of backup. We bought a FireWire drive, plugged in and a dialogue came up “this is a new drive would you like use for Time Machine?”. Yes. Done.
Yesterday my sister mentioned on her facebook that she keeps getting an error line 34 error when she goes to post. You know what, Macs may cost a bit more, but really, how much is...
WatchCNN to ONN. Here is former CNN anchor Bobbie Battista now anchoring humorous news for The Onion.
Will NPR Save the News? (Fast Company) →
I have written a bunch here about news and old media. Here is an example of old media finding a way. I’d also like to recommend the magazine Fast Company, I am very impressed with the issues I have seen and I just subscribed.
Rebranding?
Rachel Maddow last night did a story about AIG changing name to AIU. All I could think was how much are they spending to come up with that name, change signs, printed materials, etc… I mean a change like that costs millions and it’s not like we won’t all know they are the same company. This smells of more of the same to me.
Maybe in the spirit of SciFi network changing to SyFy...
WatchWhat if modern advertisers invented the stop sign?
A helpful link for those who don't "get" Twitter →
Twitter has had a 1382% growth rate in the past year, making it the fastest growing social networking site.
WatchKeith Olbermann Special Comment on the banking industry
WatchRachel Maddow looks at the anniversary of the Iraq War.
Judge Judy on Larry King talks gay marriage →
WatchStuff Happens…
Why do humans hate change so much?
When Facebook changed their home page I joked that it would be seconds before groups broke out to complain about the change. How could anyone be attached to the old Facebook page, it was what, 2 months old!? Anyway I am amused but also disheartened by the instant and visceral reaction people have to such simple changes. Change in this arena is to be expected and constant… it is in fact the...
Antoinette K-Doe's daughter to run Mother-in-Law... →
Great news and article - and this news:
A mannequin of Antoinette is being built as a companion to the popular Ernie K-Doe mannequin.
Journalism evolving, not dying: science author →
Sixty-six of 70 pilots this season to shoot... →
For TV shows if it shoots on film the show falls under SAG, If shot digital it falls under AFTRA… with the still unresolved SAG contract the shows are moving to digital.
Los Angeles needs...
Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Parade in Chicago and I was blown away by the number of people out on the streets and more importantly in the restaurants and bars. A cab driver rode with last night was downright excited about the crowds and earning potential.
New York and Chicago celebrate St. Pat’s in a way that got me thinking that there is no equivalent in Los Angeles. Santa Monica...
“Society doesn’t need newspapers. What we need is journalism. For a century, the...”
– From a great article about the newspaper business.
Getting to the core
Jon Stewart has been doing his thing for years now yet for some reason no other show or network has been able to figure out why it works. While Jon’s show is entertainment the core is solid. There is a belief system in place that we should all do better and expect better. Jon is able to wrap substance in a candy coating while Cramer and his cohorts think it’s all party hats and sound...
Jim Cramer on Daily Show →
including outtakes
Watch————— Jon Stewart unleashes Viacom synergy on Jim Cramer
WatchEver wondered why Terminators transport naked?
Hollywood Math
E! Online asks:
“So, when an R-rated comic book movie that runs more than two-and-a-half hours and stars no stars, much less Batman or Spider-Man, opens with an estimated $55.7 million, that’s good, right?”
An interesting article about Hollywood expectations.
WatchJimmy Kimmel on Octo-Mom
“This is almost class warfare in order for him to be able to say everyone now has...”
– Rep. Zach Wamp (R-Tenn) on MSNBC - from this article on RayStory: Healthcare is ‘a privilege…not a right’: GOP lawmaker
WatchWant to witness a game changer? Nine Inch Nails concert clip shot using the Canon 5D Mark II stills camera in video mode.
Watch———— and Joe Nocera from NYT was great as well
Watch———- and a look at the Dow as an indicator
Watch———— Jon Stewart looks at the “experts” at CNBC
Utah is No. 1 - for online pornography consumption →
I just love these kinds of surveys:
Online porn subscription rates are higher in states that enacted conservative legislation banning same-sex marriage or civil unions and where surveys show support for conservative positions on religion, gender roles and sexuality, according to an analysis published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives.
Watch———— The Daily Show with Jon Stewart explains twitter.
