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Brian Eno believes in singing (10)
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Brian Eno believes that singing is the key to a good life. Singing aloud leaves you with a sense of levity and contentedness. And then there are what I would call "civilizational benefits." When you sing with a group of people, you learn how to subsume yourself into a group consciousness because a capella singing is all about the immersion of the self into the community. That's one of the great feelings -- to stop ...Shared by Aaron Muszalski (1) Chris Tackett (0) Ian Tindale (0) janequigley (2) jrhyley (0) Marshall Kirkpatrick (0) mathewi (21) Shawn (0) Sour Grapes (0) Superbunker (1)- jrhyley said: I don't really understand the current nerd-culture fascination with Eno, but this is demonstrably true. I know I can't sing worth a damn, but I have music on in the shower every day and wail along. It's the highlight of my day.
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State of The Arts District (1)
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For years, the Arts District was one long neighborhood next to the Los Angeles River anchored by Bloom's General Store. Now the cluster of former warehouses form several junctions; Joel Bloom Square, The Barker Block, and Linear City. By this time next year the Gold Line Eastside Extension will be running and the Little Tokyo/Arts District Gold Line station at First and Alameda will be shaping more urban growth.A partial list of what's in and ...Shared by Superbunker (1)Contribute comment -
12/6: Old Bank District Block Party to Let Downtowners Play in the Streets (1)
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"Snow fall" lights hang above 4th street between Spring and Main. Photo by Brian Callaway Photography. Food, drink and music take to the streets on Saturday, December 6th, as Gilmore Associates hosts the first annual Old Bank District Block Party at 4th and Main. The 6pm to midnight event will close off two blocks and feature two stages of music, an art bazaar and charity booths. The main stage at 4th and Main, programmed by ...Shared by Superbunker (1)Contribute comment -
L.A. billboards "perhaps worst in the nation' (1)
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Kevin Fry, the president of Scenic America, was interviewed in The Planning Report about the Los Angeles billboard situation. Excerpt: The city of Los Angeles has surrendered its built environment to advertising and sign companies. That’s a terrible tragedy for L.A. and the whole country, because what’s playing out in L.A. is happening on a smaller scale in other places.... Los Angeles probably has the worst billboard problem in the country. No one knows exactly ...Shared by Superbunker (1)Contribute comment -
Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA Violation | Electronic Frontier Foundation (15)
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Slashdot reports that Apple has sent a "cease and desist" email to bluwiki, a public wiki site, demanding the removal of postings there by those who are trying to figure out how to write software that can sync media to the latest versions of the iPhone and iPod Touch. Short answer: Apple doesn't have a DMCA leg to stand on. At the heart of this is the iTunesDB file, the index that the iPod operating ...Shared by Artis Cordobo (1) codefin (2) Crutis (0) dan (0) Jonathan Bailey (1) Justin Ribeiro (0) Kevin (0) lkratz (1) Mr. BabyMan (22) Nicholas (0) nikan (0) ryan (9) schauba (0) Scott (1) Superbunker (1)- Kevin said: I don't know why everybody loves apple so much (especially the indie crowd). They're great designers but they're also closed, proprietary, and generally technologically evil.
- codefin said: Goodness this is so depressing. I did an entire project in college that revolved around the parsing of the iTunesDB file. The more garbage I read regarding Apple's "proprietary" and DRM encrusted media the less thrilled I am about the whole Apple experience. Sure it looks sexy, sure it's easy and even fun to use, but it isn't yours. Not by a long shot.
- lkratz said: pas mal !
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Photography is for Jerkoffs (71)
onThe language on this one might offend some, but I thoroughly enjoyed this expletive-laden anti-photographer rant: Photography is for Jerkoffs. Here's how to be a photographer in seven easy steps: 1) Make sure you have a LOT OF FUCKING NATURAL LIGHT.2) Make sure the natural light SOURCE is behind you3) Make sure the flash on your camera is OFF. If you need a FLASH, it means you don't have enough NATURAL LIGHT. (step 1)4) Look ...Shared by Aaron Egaas (0) Alex (0) Alexander (0) Andrew Ruess (1) Anne (0) Antonio (6) ashburn (9) Ben Prince (2) brennan moore (0) Brett (0) Bruce (0) busybee (0) Cade (0) Calle (1) Charles (97) charliereece (0) Chris (2) Christina Kuhn (0) Christopher Warren (0) Chrono (0) CineVegas (0) Daniel (1) Dave (0) DigDoug (0) Dominik (2) dylanparker (0) Eduo (5) Erik (0) Gary McClellan (0) georgeadams (0) Gil Creque (0) Greg Lexiphanic (0) Gregory Cohen (0) Immortalpear (3) Ivan Žužak (0) J (0) Jacob W (2) Jared Byer (0) Jared Lynem (0) jason (0) Jennie Lin (0) Johan Ronsse (0) Jon (0) Juan Diego (0) Kiran Denniz (25) Lorin (0) Mark S (0) Mathew Packer (10) mathewi (21) Michael Klier (0) morberg (0) phrakture (0) puthali (0) Rick Klau (0) Rob (0) Ron (0) Ryan (0) Ryan Sholin (1) Sam (0) schrierc (0) Serginho (0) Shane (1) Shivanand Velmurugan (1) stp (4) Stuart Maxwell (0) Superbunker (1) Thiago Pedrosa (0) Timothy Greig (0) Trey (0) Verónica Muñoz (0) Yerameyahu (10)Explore read 10 notes
- charliereece said: This encapsulates my entire philosophy of photography, such as it is. Sad, really... :)
- schrierc said: lulz
- georgeadams said: Χμ, οι οδηγίες φαίνονται απλές. Νομίζω πως μπορώ να τα καταφέρω κι εγώ να γίνω μεγάλος φωτογράφος!
- Eduo said: A ver si así entienden algunos :)
- Mathew Packer said: hahaha. this is tragic, thanks to @lexiphanic for the share.
- puthali said: :))
- jason said: haha. love this.
- Aaron Egaas said: lol, I always grimmice when I see someone with a point and shoot with the flash on in the dark. stupid jerkoffs.
- Jacob W said: Heh.
- Brett said: Laughed out loud at this one.
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Counting all the blades of grass in Ireland (47)
onThe impressiveness of the magnetic hard drive: The dimensions of the head are impressive. With a width of less than a hundred nanometers and a thickness of about ten, it flies above the platter at a speed of up to 15,000 RPM, at a height that's the equivalent of 40 atoms. If you start multiplying these infinitesimally small numbers, you begin to get an idea of their significance.Consider this little comparison: if the read/write head ...Shared by Alec M Resnick (0) Alix (0) Ben (0) Ben Prince (2) Bigode (0) Cade (0) Carlos Villela (0) D-Arb (0) Dave (0) Derivadow (0) DigDoug (0) Eduo (5) erikemery (1) Gary (3) georgeadams (0) Haltse (1) howardweaver (0) Jake Spurlock (0) Jared Lynem (0) jason (0) Jeff (0) Jeff Harris (1) Jilles Oldenbeuving (0) JMO (0) Jon (0) Jonathan (0) Jordan T-H (0) Josh (8) Juan Diego (0) Justin Hileman (1) mac (5) Martin Gordon (0) Michael Joseph (0) morberg (0) munir (0) Nav (0) phrakture (0) Razzu (0) Ryan (0) ryan (0) Ryan (0) Shaun (0) Superbunker (1) tayknight (0) tosch (0) ubernerd83 (0) Yerameyahu (10)Explore read five notes
- tayknight said: wow
- ryan said: Ok, that's a cool comparison.
- georgeadams said: ωραίος παραλληλισμός
- Eduo said: La comparación hace aún más acojonante el nivel de tecnología de estos discos. Esto en un dispositivo que usamos todos los días y damos por sentado. La última vez que pudimos apreciar con nuestros limitados sentidos como funcionaba esto teníamos que creerle a una palanquita si eran 33 o 45 rpm. Desde entonces solo ha ido distanciandose mas y mas.
- Jordan T-H said: I love these analogies. They envigorate those things I take for granted.
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Processing 1.0 Hits the Web (3)
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Processing 1.0! Legendary artists' software approaches the exalted state of being a no-kidding finished package. Processing.org. http://www.proces... THE Processing SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS," AND WE MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO ITS FUNCTIONALITY, OPERABILITY, OR USE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR INFRINGEMENT. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT ...Contribute comment -
Technology and college costs (1)
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TECHNOLOGY AND COLLEGE COSTS.... When education policy would come up during the presidential campaign, the candidates didn't usually turn their attention to No Child Left Behind of pre-kindergarten, they tended to talk about the ever-rising costs of a college education. That wasn't surprising, given the enormous burdens families take on to pay tuition costs. Even when state and federal governments pour new resources into student aid programs, the effects are limited as universities keep increasing ...Shared by Superbunker (1)Contribute comment -
Center for Future Storytelling announced by MIT (1)
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http://web.mit.ed... creation of a center for new media and storytelling was announced this week at MIT. According to the press release, the Center for Future Storytelling encompasses several different strands of contemporary narrative work in digital media: By applying leading-edge technologies to make stories more interactive, improvisational and social, researchers will seek to transform audiences into active participants in the storytelling process, bridging the real and virtual worlds, and allowing everyone to make their own ...Shared by Superbunker (1)Contribute comment -
Think Godzilla's Scary? Meet His Lawyers (44)
onIt's been 54 years since an atomic blast awakened the slumbering reptilian monster Godzilla, and the fire-breathing, fin-tailed beast has been terrorizing downtown Tokyo ever since ??? in more than two dozen movies, on television and in comics and cartoons. But Godzilla is a pussycat compared to the coterie of lawyers and investigators in Los Angeles and Japan who aggressively protect the radioactive behemoth from anyone who dares to appropriate his lizardly image for profit. ...Shared by adam (28) Aditya Wirayudha (1) Ahsan Navid Hussain (2) Alberto (21) Ananya Walia (3) Andrew Hughes (0) Avi (45) Brendan (0) chris (0) Claudiu (0) Clickfire (6) Dave (0) Dominic Foster (12) Enrique Gutierrez (0) g b (2) Guy (1) guy (23) jason o (13) Jon Phillips (2) Jonathan Bailey (1) kamandal (51) Kathy (0) Lance (27) Leena (67) lovemorgul (47) Marc Beharry (0) Matthew (0) Miguel Lopez (19) Mike Perkins (1) Riku Vassinen (0) Ritu (1) rony john (5) Saba (0) Sean Rasmussen (4) Sun Tzu (23) Superbunker (1) Tamas (0) Toby (17) Tom Cheredar (0) Trevor Wermund (20) Tristan Leck (0) Yatin Vadhia (22) Zach Reitan (4) Zak M. (57)
- Saba said: گیدورا
- Matthew said: What about Biotech is Godzilla?
- Tamas said: In 2003, Toho went after Yankee Stadium vendors for hawking Godzilla wares after the Yankees picked up Japanese baseball slugger Hideki Matsui, who is nicknamed "Godzilla." And this month, the company ordered Arizona rock band Asshole Godzilla to forfeit its internet domain and stop using Godzilla in its name.
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Napping Boosts Sophisticated Memory, Study Shows [Sleep] (91)
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Neuroscientist William Fishbein says that deep, "slow-wave" sleep can help us commit information to memory, learn new skills, and extrapolate information. Science news site Physorg reports that Fishbein and a graduate student studied English-speaking students' ability to remember Chinese characters they were taught just before a nap (and some without a nap): Upon awakening, they took a multiple-choice test of Chinese words they'd never seen before. The nappers did much better at automatically learning that ...Shared by Éric (0) ®0ŋ@1δ (0) Aaron M. (0) AdamB (0) Ahmed Naguib (0) ax0n (0) Azeem (18) benh (0) Bryon (0) Carlton (0) Chad (1) Curated Media (0) Dan (4) Dan (0) deusdiabolus (5) Dre (0) Drew Olanoff (5) Duane (1) Felipe Contreras (0) Florent Solt (1) Fredrik Carlsson (3) gadgetboy (0) Graeme (0) Greg (0) Gregory Devine (0) Harith (1) Hasan (0) Hooeyspewer (0) hoosteen (0) JA Castillo (0) Jack (0) James (1) Jason (0) Jeff (0) Jeff Poetker (0) Jon (1) JonathanRauch (0) Joshua Simmons (0) Kajivar (2) Kathy Sharp (1) Kichigai Mentat (0) kick4jc (0) kskobac (1) Kwasi (0) LANjackal (0) Lerch (1) LogiX (0) Mason (0) Mathew A. Koeneker (1) Matt (0) Matthew (13) MDNomad (1) Michael (2) Mike Fruchter (16) murlidhar rao (0) Nicholas (0) Nicholas Bonczyk (1) Nick (13) Nicolai Rygh (0) Peli (0) Phil (2) Possible News To Analyze (4) Promethean (0) Rachael (0) Retta (0) Rich (0) Rishi Talreja (2) RMathew (0) Rob (0) Rob Edwards (0) Ryan (0) Sam (0) Shannon (1) shawnambenson@gmail.com (0) Superbunker (1) Tad M (0) tadhgk (0) terri (12) the Baron of Bore (0) Thomas Smith (8) Tiago Jorge (0) Tim Ake (0) Tony (0) toomanytribbles (2) Troed Sångberg (0) vijay @ dffrnt (1) virtualcourtney (0) wolfhesse (1) Woodrow Jarvis Hill (0) Yerameyahu (10) Zach Ricks (0)Explore read seven notes- ®0ŋ@1δ said: azoo, nu heb ik dan ook nog een excuus om uit te slapen!!
- Chad said: @Eingy, you can nap every day! I do. Eat your lunch at your desk throughout the day, then nap in your car during lunch.
- Dre said: I'm with everyone. Wish I could nap every day. *yawn* I'm tired just reading this.
- AdamB said: okay... 10am... good night
- Zach Ricks said: Good news for MSH!
- Jeff said: Time for a nap :)
- Jon said: I have an excuse now! This is why I nap so much
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Today's L.A. weather, from David Lynch (1)
onThe director's daily weather report on camera from his home in Los Angeles. Because I hadn't linked to it before. Lynch's websiteShared by Superbunker (1)Contribute comment
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Donate Your Used Digital Camera to LA's Skid Row Photo Club (5)
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Los Angeles-based photographer and blogger Dave Bullock says: The Skid Row Photography Club's first show, The Beauty of the Street, premiered last Thursday during the Downtown Art Walk. The participants were ecstatic to see their beautiful work on the walls and the hundreds of people who came into the gallery loved what they saw. The SPRC started as an idea I "borrowed" from the movie Born Into Brothels . I wrote a proposal to the ...Contribute comment -
Even Debt Collectors Are Having Trouble Paying Their Bills [Debt Collectors] (7)
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You would think tough times would be boom times for debt collectors, but debt collection company First American Recovery Services is filing for bankruptcy. "The amount of debt out there is 10 times what it had been, but the ability to pay is less," Tim Smith, FirstSource Advantage collections vice president told The Buffalo News. Don't dance on their grave quite yet. The debts will just get sold to someone else, and usually each generation ...Shared by Crossbar (1) Grork (0) Jason Gooljar (0) Leon Westbrook (0) Phil (2) Ronald Hennessy (0) Superbunker (1)Contribute comment -
Featured Download: iPhone 2.2 Jailbreaking Tools Now Available (38)
oniPhone/iPod touch only: If you've been waiting to upgrade your iPhone or touch to the recently released iPhone 2.2 software until you could jailbreak the update and run your must-have jailbreak apps (like, I don't know, the one that let's you use your iPhone's internet connection on your laptop), you're in luck: The iPhone Dev team has already released QuickPwn for both Windows and Mac and the PwnageTool for Mac. Not only will jailbreaking your ...Shared by Anthony Clendenen (0) Ben Prince (2) Bicho Pro (13) BillDeys (0) Breyten (0) bryantsai (0) Cade (0) Christopher Chan (0) CtrlBreak (0) Eric Moritz (0) Federico Paderni (4) Graeme (0) Hasan (0) Huang (3) iammikeb (0) J. Robertson (0) jasontromm (0) Joey (0) JohnC (0) Jonas Follesø (1) Jonathan Hopson (0) Kathy Brewis (0) Kichigai Mentat (0) Kwasi (0) Michael (0) Nate Mathai (0) Neal "thePuck" Jansons (10) nuralt (0) Patrick (0) Richard (0) Scott (0) SengMing (1) Superbunker (1) thefinn93☺ (0) TJ Hilton (0) Tony (0) Yinka (0) Zypher (2)
- Ben Prince said: I wonder how long before the siren call of video recording, remote access, and free tethering to my laptop call me back to the darkside?
- BillDeys said: working on this now!
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NY Times: The Los Angeles of Ry Cooder and Mister Jalopy (4)
onOver on Dinosaurs and Robots, Mister Jalopy says: A few months ago, Ry Cooder and I went out to the dry lakes with the Old Crow Speed Shop, the Bobby Green Bellytanker and the New York Times. The article (by Lawrence Downes, and photos by Eric Grigorian) is out tomorrow and it is wonderful. There is the Los Angeles that people imagine of red carpet premieres, Botox lunches, velvet rope nightclubs, Venice bodybuilders and tony ...
- jon with no h said: IDEAS!
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Late Night DASH and Red Line Start Tonight (1)
onIn just over an hour, the Late Night DASH Holiday pilot makes its first runs around Downtown. The service connects the Historic Core, 7th / Metro Red Line station, LA Live and the Music Center, offering 10-minute service from 6:30pm to 3am. Add in extended hours on the Red Line, which also kick off tonight, and Downtown's getting quite the temporary transit boost. Those looking to take the Late Night DASH (and please, that should ...Shared by Superbunker (1)Contribute comment
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Giant Sculpture of Darth Vader and Yoda Carved out of Butter (4)
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An old, but good story: Each year at the Tulsa State Fair, an artist is commissioned to make a sculpture out of butter. In past years, cows, farmers, and baseball players were created out of hundreds of pounds of butter. This year, in celebration of Star Wars’s final episode, TSF is featuring Darth Vader and Yoda, all dairy-like. LinkContribute comment
