February 2010
Science Proves 3-D Movies Hurt Your Brain →
Live from Abbey Road - tribute to Beatles
Sundance has been airing a special show in the Live from Abbey Road series with artists like Sugarland, Seal, Matchbox 20, Counting Crows and more doing the Abbey Road album. Recommend catching it, quite good. (Could not find a decent link to it)
Apple supplier audit reveals sub-minimum wage pay... →
Apple audits suppliers and finds problems but this tidbit is the most alarming ”…it’s disappointing to hear Apple’s note that most of the 102 audited manufacturers said Cupertino was theonly vendor to perform such rigorous compliance checks.”
Tells you the going mentality is similar to shopping at a store and seeing a 7 dollar shirt… how do you think it can be...
How Rupert Murdoch's Unfocused Leadership Is... →
Article from Business Insider. How many companies have you known that had great potential but unfocused leadership held them back?
Enough NBC/Olympics bitching; you want real... →
A bit of a reality check
Rachel Maddow exposes lies being used to derail health reform.
Must watch Special Comment by Keith Olbermann
Yes we should raise taxes →
Did you know that Frank and Jamie McCourt, the owners of the L.A. Dodgers have paid no taxes on $100 million dollars worth of income? Eric Spillman at KTLA has a blog post about it.
Real Talk
Last night Craig Ferguson did something different… one guest (Stephen Fry), no audience… just two people talking. In the opening he referenced Tom Snyder’s show, I used to have an elaborate system to audio tape Synder’s show on cassette and listen to it on my morning commute. I have done the same with Howard Stern since he started on Sirius (with mp3’s replacing...
Our rush to grow led to safety issues →
I want to remember this article the next time I hear someone talking about letting the free market run free.
Howard Stern & American Idol : Can They Handle The... →
Lee Stranahan (who wrote the open letter to James Cameron) has written a new piece in the Huffington Post.
Grace Potter - White Rabbit Video →
Live performance video by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals released to promote coming “Almost Alice” CD, songs that almost made the Alice Soundtrack. Album drops March 2nd.
Buddy Guy - Did Somebody Make A Fool Out Of You →
Great way to ease into a Monday
I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand
Walking through the streets of...
A look at Wired Magazine’s plans for digital devices like the iPad. My favorite part is the quote “It’s an exciting time for publishing” …quite a contrast with the countless doom and gloom articles about the demise of magazines and newspapers. It’s those that think that way and embrace change that will prevail… a lesson for all industries in flux.
Please Rob Me dot Com →
Ever wondered about all those people tweeting they are not home? Someone decided to make an example site showing all those empty homes.
HexaKopter - (found via my friend Rob on Facebook). Seems very controllable and ideal for camera platform?
The Onion: New Law Would Ban Marriages Between People Who Don’t Love Each Other