February 2011
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WatchAdam Carolla goes off on Piers Morgan on KTLA this morning… perfect
WatchA lot of this is repeat information but there is also an amazing story in here about the Wisconsin governor’s previous attempt at union busting. He fired union guards and replaced them with an infamous private foreign firm by using a trumped up budget crisis… see how that turned out and what the courts recently said about it.
“When evaluating change it’s important to look at who has a vested interest...”
– After years of collecting quotes related to “change” I decided it was time to add my own, inspired by a conversation with a friend yesterday.
Fortune: Conan 2.0 →
How a late-night Luddite accidentally fought his way back into bedrooms (and computers, smartphones, and tablets) across America.
NY Times: In Digital Era, Music Spotters Feed a... →
Great article about how Shazam app works and the people who make sure the music you search for is in there.
“I exercise regularly. I eat moderate amounts of healthy food. I make sure to get...”
– Chuck Lorre Productions Vanity Card #329
ProLost: Eschew “Experts,” Follow the Curious →
Stu at ProLost has an excellent blog post that I point you to not just because he says nice things about fxguide and The RC podcast, also it puts into words the same feelings that brought us to create fxguide.
This post also has two of my new favorite quotes. About The RC Podcast hosts he says they: “strike a perfect balance of tech and art, and distill festering piles of controversy into...
“The reason that the Academy has not reached out and given an award to a digital...”
– Academy Sci-Tech Awards Committee chair Richard Edlund in THR
listening to "Iggy Pop - I Want To Go To The... →
“Whether I’ll Shoot On Film Again, I Don’t Know”
– Roger Deakins on Digital vs 35mm
(via ericalba)
Mubarak Worth $70 Billion →
Howard Stern mentioned this figure this morning and I thought he must have it wrong… nope. Damn!
With digital media ‘manifesto,’ pirates offer... →
Interesting…
Google Art Project →
Remember when Apple introduced Quicktime VR and talked about virtual tours - looks like Google has actually done it by partnering with museums of the world. Just checked out two we visited in recent years - the Uffizi in Florence and Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Offbeat: Matt Perrine and Debbie Davis →
(no, not THAT Debbie Davis, blues guitarist) - article also mentions projects with Alex McMurray and Paul Sanchez.
