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'Catcher in the Rye' author J.D. Salinger dies
via sfgate.com RIP J.D. Salinger -- I still laugh every time I read Holden's conversation with the taxi driver. The driver doesn't care what happens to the ducks in the park, but he knows damn well what happens to the...
High-speed rail to receive $2.25 billion
California will receive $2.25 billion - more than any other corridor - to help build the 800-mile high-speed rail project, which has an estimated construction cost of $42 billion. State voters in 2008 approved the sale of $10 billion in bonds to help build...
via youtube.com Great video -- I was aware driving was subsidized heavily by way of freeway/road maintenance but had never considered free parking as another example. Note to self: drive even less. If I'm going to be spending money...
Marriage Is So Gay - Marriage Equality T-Shirts
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Pacifica Riptide: Rolling Thunder: El Nino Is Back & He Is Pissed!
via pacificariptide.com Looking down the road -- it looks like we'll prob. be in for a wet few weeks. Very unusual for our area but much like I remember we had last time El Nino rolled through. I'll prob have...
Teen cuts size in half with ‘video game diet’ - TODAY Health
The more I thought about my weight problem, the more I knew I couldn’t totally blame my binary code. Binary code could be rewritten. I could retrain myself and rewrite my future. A really old comic strip character, Pogo, once said: “I saw the...
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Oscar Live Coverage http://bit.ly/aiVD4a Please retweet and join us!
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Watching this week in Google on my Samsung 55" TV live streaming!!! TV is over!
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SHOCKING VIDEO: Poker Tournament robbed by 6 gunman LIVE! http://bit.ly/eptrobbed
Frankly I'm shocked this doesn't happen more often. It's well known that card rooms can get knocked off because they are operating under the law and there can be large sums of cash there, however to rob a major tournament that is on live TV is unprecedented. European Poker Tournament robbed...
The Daily London: laughy and smiley flying girl!
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The Daily London! Waking up is hard to do!
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Famous paintings remake in a music video
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I am a big fan of the Alice in Wonderland since my childhood. I love the books, the cartoons, the toys- basically everything about Alice. I had been waiting for this film since his first announcement in 2008, so it was natural that I expected a lot from Tim Burton...
Folgers Coffee Manhole Sticker
Stickers with a top shot of a coffee mug were placed on top of steaming manholes in New York. Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
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Photographing Life
Boudoir Stories: Ernesta Von Obap
"A boudoir is a lady's private bedroom, sitting room or dressing room." [1] Ernesta posing in front of a low window, allowing the photo to play with contrasts In our quest to explore different types of photography, Fabiana and I have decided to try something new. Mixing our love for...
Yesterday evening, after returning from the opening of the new British Journal of Photography, I had the nice surprise of finding an automatic update waiting for me: Aperture 3.0.1. Yesterday I was really concerned about the lack of information about the issues I had in these weeks, and I was...
While photographing people, we have realised that there is one big obstacle between them and a good photo: their defences. Being in front of a camera is a little bit intimidating, even without the camera between the photographer and his or her subjects. Being in front of the camera means...
One of the most important lessons I have learned in these years spent in London is that the ability to network with other people is a key if you want to push yourself forward. I heard a quote, long time ago: "It does not matter who you are, it matters...
Behind the Polyboards - John Bauer themed session
When you group together professionals who love what they do, that bring together ideas and enthusiasm, you can expect great things. I contacted Katarina just before the new year and I found in her a very interesting stylist and a good communicator, things I always look for in someone with a...
From time to time, it sucks...
As a photographer I would like to download my photos from my camera and be hit by their incredible beauty every time. I would like to have a harder time shortlisting the best because of the great quality of each and everyone of them. Truth is that not always the photo...
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Buy a hat, help a cancer patient!
Made of 100% hand-spun llama. Two-toned brown and tan and oh-so-soft! Drawstring at the top. When tightened, it's a hat. Loosen it and it slips down to your neck to wear as a cowl. You can find it on my website, Wine Diva Designs. See the full gallery on...
New hat listed on Wine Diva Designs
This slouchy hat is made from hand-spun merino wool. It's super squishy soft! See it on my website. Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
New hat listed on Wine Diva Designs
As with all purchases on Wine Diva Designs, profits from the sale of this hat will be donated to ConnieCaps, Inc.I really like this style. Tighten the drawstring and it's a hat. Loosen it and it's a neckwarmer. See the full gallery on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
New hat listed on Wine Diva Designs
As with all purchases on Wine Diva Designs, profits from the sale of this hat will be donated to ConnieCaps, Inc. See the full gallery on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
It will be added to my store shortly! See the full gallery on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
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Freed from the tyranny of cable television
For the better part of the last 2 years we have gone without cable or satellite television. Too many channels to pay for which I do not watch. Recently, I bought a Mac Mini to replace my old laptop as my main media center, and it's been awesome. It's a...
It has been a while since I last visited Design Observer. I used to read it from time to time to catch up on happenings in the design scene and, occasionally, be inspired by truly great thought-provoking posts. A couple years ago the site went through a redesign and ever...
New LP release by one half of the German techno duo Funkstörung, post breakup. Fantastic remixes. Steeltongued (Fakesch Remix) by Hecq (6734 KB) Listen on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
New album from the Swedish trio Clinging to a Scheme due to be released in April. It's one of their best to date. (7433 KB) Listen on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
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$1.2 Million in Donations for Haiti, via Text Message - Bits Blog
Update | 6:51 p.m. Adding more information about the campaign and updating the total raised. In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday, thousands of Americans are sending financial support — through their mobile phones. Courtesy of Michael David...
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girl - desktop background wallpaper #photo
hope you enjoy this series of desktop background wallpapers.these images are created for a 1.6:1 aspect ratio, widescreen. the image resolution is 2560x1600, use a setting such as center or fit if you are using a different resolution. this series is comprised of images i like and personally use as...
flamingo - desktop background wallpaper #photo
hope you enjoy this series of desktop background wallpapers.these images are created for a 1.6:1 aspect ratio, widescreen. the image resolution is 2560x1600, use a setting such as center or fit if you are using a different resolution. this series is comprised of images i like and personally use as...
valentine - desktop background wallpaper #photo
hope you enjoy this series of desktop background wallpapers.these images are created for a 1.6:1 aspect ratio, widescreen. the image resolution is 2560x1600, use a setting such as center or fit if you are using a different resolution. this series is comprised of images i like and personally use as...
fresno dome sunset - desktop background wallpaper #photo
hope you enjoy this series of desktop background wallpapers.these images are created for a 1.6:1 aspect ratio, widescreen. the image resolution is 2560x1600, use a setting such as center or fit if you are using a different resolution. this series is comprised of images i like and personally use as...
elements - desktop background wallpaper #photo
hope you enjoy this series of desktop background wallpapers.these images are created for a 1.6:1 aspect ratio, widescreen. the image resolution is 2560x1600, use a setting such as center or fit if you are using a different resolution. this series is comprised of images i like and personally use as...
beauty in death - desktop background wallpaper #photo
hope you enjoy this series of desktop background wallpapers.these images are created for a 1.6:1 aspect ratio, widescreen. the image resolution is 2560x1600, use a setting such as center or fit if you are using a different resolution. this series is comprised of images i like and personally use as...
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This is an ad for Pedigree, a supermarket dog food brand, and it features a series of mesmerizing slow-motion images of dogs jumping, shaking, and catching treats. The director shot it using a Phantom camera at 1,000fps. Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
"If the enemy is in range, so are you." — Infantry Journal "It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed." — US Air Force Manual "Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword, obviously never encountered automatic weapons." —...
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30 Bizarre Examples of Defacing Money
http://moneymumbojumbo.co.uk/fun-articles/30-bizarre-examples-of-defacing-money Take a look at 30 of the most awesome samples of defacing money below: 1. Tron Lincoln – AmericanSource 2. Boba Fett Dollar – AmericanSource 3. Sparta $ – AmericanSource 4. Iraq Dollar – AmericanSource 5. Tron – CanadianSource 6. Donnie Darko Rabbit...
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Photos from our housewarming and engagement party
We had a fun party with food, wine, and great company. Oh, and an awesome guest puppy. Thanks to everyone who came out. See more at Sachin HD. Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
Inkjet printers stink. You get one for free whenever you buy a computer from Apple, because they make all their money selling ink at ridiculous prices. Some of these printers won't even let you print in black if the color ink is out. I'm fed up with inkjets, and black and...
Eric and PJs wedding - City Hall, San Francisco
My great friends Eric and PJ got married in City Hall on January 15, 2010. It was a gorgeous ceremony. See more photos and the ceremony in HD video at Sachin HD. See and download the full gallery on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
Omg. I just drove an Ariel Atom. I am still in shock. The car is scary FAST!!!
I left from the Phi Psi house at Stanford, it was pretty hard to find reverse gear. No power steering, glad I went to the gym today. Took off down Mayfield. Oh shit. This car is dangerous fast. The roads are wet so I'm not too crazy. Accelerate...
A business, especially a luxury-car business, should stand for something more than just best practices and profit taking. A great car company needs its own animating idea, expressed through the entire product line—a spirit that holds the enterprise together. Even the BMW X6 has...
There have been some great commercials during the Olympics, particularly from car companies. The BMW and Audi ones especially struck me. First, BMW: "What you make people feel is just as important as what you make. At BMW, we don't just make cars, we make joy." This is so true. There is...
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I kinda forgot my password to posterous.. hi again. Here's a little treat for those who are still subscribed to me here :) The iPad review! Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
You know you've been playing too much farmville when..
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Show me your snow leopard!! Grrr!
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Falling down Waimea!!! Make your falling face!!!
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Ima life guard but I can't swim
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MARCH AT TED'S BUTCHERBLOCK ...
March 2010 The 2010 Festival is now well under way in all areas of the U.K.; this year we are holding events in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow. The 2010 event has so far seen some fantastic nights of live music. The...
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The Clipper Club, Charleston, SC
I've been going to get a haircut for months. Yes months. It had been at least six months since I last got one. My hair is thick, and I've never been able to do anything with it. I've usually just had a buzz cut all over 2-3 times a year. Why...
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@DavidDMuir @parslad we need all the neophiles we can get ;-)Mar 4th of 2010 from SimplyTweet @DavidDMuir phone battery just died:( got to record some kids singing. I'll try later. Might be best audioboo or ipadio & tag edutalkMar 4th of 2010 from iTweet @DavidDMuir @parslad looks like gabcast may have a...
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Immaterial
Rhythm Science - Paul D. Miller
Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid writes about the sampling and recontextualization of sound. He illustrates how this practice of rhythm science, of this continual versioning of what feeds our senses, can create a multiplexing of consciousness and identity. And from this comes new thoughts and feelings,...
In the Blink of an Eye - Walter Murch
Lately, I've been delving into the role and realm of the editor. I think there is something to learn from editors. From a New Yorker piece on Rem Koolhaas: Koolhaas often functions more as an editor than as a designer: the only pen he uses is a Bic Cristal red ballpoint, which...
Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides - Anne Carson
Why does tragedy exist? Because you are full of rage. Why are you full of rage? Because you are full of grief.Thus begins Ms. Carson's preface to her translations of four plays by Euripides, comprising of Herakles, Hekabe, Hippolytos, and Alkestis. Lately, I've been reading quite a few works from...
While browsing the magazine shelves at the Hennessy + Ingalls Bookstore in Santa Monica, I saw some issues with the title Ve on their covers. The issues looked interesting, came in different sizes, and produced with different materials (Issue 04 includes an embedded titanium square; Issue 05 comes with its edges sprayed...
A Very Bad Wizard: Morality Behind the Curtain - Tamler Sommers
According to Alfred North Whitehead, 'The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.' One thing that has bothered me about Plato's dialogues is that they're not really dialogues, are they? Unless you include talking to yourself, I suppose....
Errata: An Examined Life - George Steiner
George Steiner is a polyglot and a polymath. He's brilliant. And he's probably the last of a (literally) dying breed of people, in a world that (I feel) continues to trend towards specialization and homogenization. In this book, Steiner shares some pieces from his life and how they have shaped...
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Hanging out at home in Japan with my friends from Italy
See and download the full gallery on posterousSitting at the counter with Eduardo and Davide. Davide is a diplomat (currently Consul General of Italy for Osaka). Sharing a laugh with Anna Lisa and Davide. See and download the full gallery on posterousThe wine and a couple of pics from the presentation room....
home office chaos "before" pics
See and download the full gallery on posterousThese are two snaps of my home office this morning (Saturday here in Nara, Japan). I am not the most organized person in the world, but I need to be much better. The first step has got to be to get my work...
A must read for Technology Evangelists (and other evangelists) by Simone Brunozzi
Pictured here are Technology Evangelists (Amazon Web Services) Simon Brunozzi (Left) and Jinesh Varia (Right). I took this snap of them in the elevator at the head office of Amazon in Seattle last summer. They had invited me to make a presentation there. Technology Evangelists -- and other kinds of...
“If life is really as short as they say, then why is the night so long?” - M. Ward
I wrote about this video almost three years ago on the presentation zen site, but I just stumbled on the song again. I love it; it makes me sad, introspective, and a little happier and hopeful all at the same time. Please allow me to repurpose my comments here from...
Apple Store Osaka pic with international students
See and download the full gallery on posterousHanging out with students after the Design Matters presentation (in this pic students are from Argentina, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Germany, USA, Austria, Australia, and France). And then with the DM guys at the 2-jikai for drinks. Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
Giving away some Presentation Zen t-shirts tonight (sans cat hair)
Luke! Got some t-shirts to give away at Apple tonight -- black with presentation zen in Helvetica -- but one of my cats (Luke) picked mine out for me. So you'll recognize my shirt as the one with the cat hair on it! Argh!!! He never jumps on the coffee...
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I was interviewed for On Getting Traction by Gabriel Weinberg yesterday. Here's the video.
Was honored to be included in an interview series by the creator of search engine, Duck Duck Go, Gabriel Weinberg, which just got posted today. Check it out below, or click through to Gabriel's blog. If you liked this, check out more videos over at Traction Book, or follow Gabriel at...
It is absolutely astonishing what you can do with green screen compositing these days.
via jeffmorin.com Hat tip Jeff Morin -- killer find from Stargate Studios Those scenes look phenomenally familiar (CSI, Monk, Ugly Betty, 24, various movies), and absolutely realistic. What is reality anymore? You won't be able tell from video these days. This demo reel...
Consumerism: Then and Now (quote)
In the '80s, the idea of the yuppie was really about just consumerism: I have an expensive BMW, I have these things, and it's buying, buying, buying. I think that that attitude is still there, but the materials changed into where it's "My carbon footprint's lower, my music taste is...
Hamachi: A billion-dollar tech revolution that can still happen if you build it.
Virtual Private Network software is notoriously bad and difficult to configure. Years ago I heard about a solution that got me actually excited about the space. It was called Hamachi, and it was a simple, Napster-like desktop client that let you share files and actual network connectivity even behind firewalls....
Amazing find: ClickyKeyboards.com still sell oldschool IBM model M Keyboards!
via clickykeyboards.com Dude. I loved these keyboards. I am debating buying one right now, and hooking it up to my 2009 model Macbook Pro + 30" Cinema Wide. Needs a Cmd key though. It might keep up the neighbors though. These things are loud. Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
Get your users to touch your product. They'll buy it.
Turns out physical stores make a difference. An Ohio State study has found that people are willing to pay more and are more likely to buy a mug they have touched, increasing in proportion to the amount of time they're in contact with the mug. The strength of this attachment seems...
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via filesocial.com The good folks at MyTwiShirt sent me my Twitter Tee. I like it :) You can read my short review on Twi5. Permalink | Leave a comment » ...
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Coke HardTimes Super Bowl 2010
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The Original Farmer's Daughter
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I hit the publish button of Windows Live Writer accidentally
The other day while I was writing up a twitter app profile for my site Twi5.com (which I do using Windows Live Writer), I accidentally hit the 'Publish' button and the half done post was instantly published on Twi5. Sure, I immediately unpublished the post but the damage had been...
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The Oxford Companion to the Book
The Oxford Companion to the Book is a monument to the book. The book is a million words long, includes over 50 introductory essays with 5,500 entries arranged alphabetically . The editorial board includes 30 scholar and editors, and about 400 contributors. The books area 15-year project, written by 398 scholars from...
TripIt Raises $7M for Online Travel Organization
Start-Up TripIt has raised $7 million in a Series C round of funding, led by Azure Capital Partners. Prior investor O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures (OATV) also participated. The round brings Tripit’s total funding to $13.1 million. TripIt users email in their itineraries and then then TripIt organizes them into a single master...
Smartdate Raises $2.2M For Online Dating
SmartDate.com has raised $2.2 million from 360 Capital Partners, a European venture fund. Smartdate had previously secured Angel investment from 4 international Business Angels for a total of $400,000. SmartDate.com is a social dating site which launched only launched in the past few months. The website integrates with Facebook Connect so...
Perfect Market Raises $6M For Online Publishing
Perfect Market has raised $6 million in a third round of funding with The Tribune Co. leading, along with Trinity Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners, and founding investor Idealab. Perfect Market had previously raised $15.6 million in a round in July 2008 from Trinity Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners, and Idealab. Perfect...
Startup NetBase Raises $9M For Semantic Search
NetBase has raised $9 million in a third round of Series C funding with Altos Ventures and Thomvest Ventures Inc. Netbase has now raised $18 million since its launch in 2005. Netbase is insight discovery company that was founded by Jonathan Spier and Michael Osofsky. The company develops and markets semantic...
Loggly Raises $500K From True Ventures
Loggly has raised a $500,000 first round of funding from True Ventures. Loggly is a cloud based service that indexes log files for web applications and makes them searchable through a web interface. Loggly provides log aggregation, storage, search, alerting, and reporting in a software as a service model. The...
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Cheap energy from water..who knew
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The key to organize Windows folders is to do a little planning first with pencil and paper. I have a strong preference for the “drill down” method when it comes to organizing. For example, you may use a folder that is generically named “Music” or “MP3s”. Inside are 857 different...
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Photo was taken a couple of weeks back, we were at the Miraikan, http://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/en/ . Took part at VR Theater, traveled from the space and back to earth, near Miraikan, and Erin drove us all banging all the walls of the buildings around. Kids had fun figuring out the earth. Permalink...
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan)
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How AWeber Talk to Her Customers with Marketing Communications
Despite no posts here and yet I find many followers adding to the list. Thank you. If you are interested in following me, twitter might be better, but lots of Japanese and English mix tweets, if you don't mind. I have been doing lots of marketing study, marketing review,...
I should have done this end of last year, but anyway. I am not a good planner. But, a look back, it shows how much things you "see" through this little to-do list. I am so looking forward to doing this yearly. OK, will add that onto the list: Do...
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