December 2011
21 posts
Thorstenson Finlandson from The Hudsucker Proxy
Hud.m4v Watch on Posterous
The Best Scene in the Movie Elf
Right?
ArtPrize 2011 Economic Impact Study Complete
The non-profit ArtPrize organization itself added an additional $1.9 million in local spending for goods and services related to event operation, such as additional public safety, while raising some $1.8 million from more than 150 sponsors. via mlive.com That paragraph seems to indicate a deficit on the part of the ArtPrize organization. What’s in place to ensure the city continues to...
Speaking of Great Bikes: 2012 Triumph T100 Steve...
via keeptherubbersidedown.net Nice find, Rick!
Lisbeth's Bike from the New Girl With the Dragon...
via bikeexif.com In my opinion, it’s quite an improvement over the original.
Movie Connections
The latest version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo comes out this week. Noomi Rapace, who played Lisbeth Salander in the original Girl With the Dragon Tattoo movie, is in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows which opened last week. Also opening this week is Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol which features Michael Nyqvist. Nyqvist starred as Mikael Blomkvist alongside Rapace in the original...
The Dark Knight Rises Official Movie Trailer...
via youtube.com
Why Musicians Rarely Get Paid What They Deserve
How many times have we heard stories of artists going on two-year tour cycles, writing and recording an album, becoming famous, then having to file for bankruptcy after essentially going into debt to finance an album that was quite profitable for the label and everyone else on the musician’s team? via gazzmic.com The whole industry’s one big mess. Click through and read the whole...
Go See The Muppets
Seriously. Go now. What are you waiting for?
The Journey to Markdown: On the Results by Mike...
If you are doing any writing online then having a working knowledge of Markdown in your arsenal is a huge asset. Even if you’re only writing show notes for a podcast. via vardy.me Yup. Be sure to click the link above and read the whole wrap up. Mike hit the nail on the head.
My First Audiobook: The Gift of the Magi by O....
I’m trying something new. I’d like to record public domain works as audiobooks and publish them one chapter at a time in podcast form. This will give people a chance to listen to short chunks of classic books on their commutes or while working. Once I’ve recorded an entire book, I’ll make it available for download on my own site and on sites like Project Gutenberg...
Levenger Leverage Punch Review & Statement About...
via vimeo.com “Yes, I know it has a different name now. No I’m not going to call it that. It’s always Marshall Field’s to me.” And it’s the Sears Tower and Comiskey Park, too.
My Cat Meri is Kinda Loud
Memo.m4a Listen on Posterous
This is Why I Love the Discovery Channel
“Without beer, we’d probably still be living in caves.”
Daring Fireball: The New Twitter (R.I.P. Tweetie)
The Twitter service I signed up for is one where people tweet 140-character posts, you follow those people whose tweets you tend to enjoy, and that’s it. The Twitter service this new UI presents is about a whole lot more — mass-market spoonfed “trending topics” and sponsored content. It’s trying to make Twitter work for people who don’t see the appeal of what Twitter was supposed to be. via...
Evernote’s Three Laws of Data Protection «...
Everything we do at Evernote follows these three basic rules: Your Data is Yours Your Data is Protected Your Data is Portable via blog.evernote.com This is very reassuring to me.
Article: Don't Be A Free User (Pinboard Blog)
Fun read [here](http://blog.pinboard.in/2011/12/don_t_be_a_free_user/) DISCLAIMER: I run a paid bookmarking site. Every morning I wake up and dive into my vault of golden coins. (via Instapaper)
How to Speak Minnesotan - YouTube
via youtube.com Ha! (via Patrick Rhone)
Carrier IQ Should Have Learned From Netflix: Don't...
via youtube.com It doesn’t help!
Mic Check Comparing My USB Headset With the Blue...
I recorded the first piece with the headset I use every week for the Theater 42 podcast. It sounds quite thin and faint. The second piece was recorded with the new Blue Yeti I just received as an early Christmas present. I knew it would be better than the old headset, but I’m a bit shocked by how much better it is. I used default settings all the way around to get as even a comparison as...
This is My Wife
Me: I’m going to McDonald’s. I’ll be back in a bit. Her: Ooh, that sounds good bring me a McFlurry. Me: You’re going to get out of the warm bed at midnight just to eat cold ice cream? Her: No. I’m not getting out of bed.