January 2010
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Watch“Side Project.”
This is a little short I shot, mostly to test out the new lens I picked up for the Canon T1i camera.
(via my Vimeo)
WatchCanon 500D / T1i Test II: 50mm/1.8 lens
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Like I *wasn't* going to talk about the iPad...
So this is the iPad. Apple’s entry into a few different markets at the same time.
I’m not sure which is worse, the name or the tampon jokes that go with it. The first few were funny, but after iTampon became a trending topic on Twitter, it was incredibly stale and retweeting an iTampon joke only meant you weren’t clever enough to dig up and link to the old MadTV spot.
Wacky...
WatchSo, I’m still getting the hang of shooting video with my DSLR, but so far I’m really liking it. I was a little skeptical at first, but after tweaking the settings and reading through the manual a bit, I’ve gotten past all the problems I had with it at first.
Yes, I have taken pictures and those are great, as expected. But shooting video with a DSLR is new and foreign to me, so I...
soxiam:
it’s easy to disagree and fire off an opposing point of view to just about everything. what’s hard is to take a minute and see if there’s a lesson to be learned from what’s new, different or uncomfortable before determining there is zero value to be extracted from it.
Real talk
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About that big Apple thingy happening tomorrow...
Just a heads up, I’ll probably tweet like crazy with @leighjhokie from 1PM EST to about 3PM EST. So be ready for that.
That being said… here are my totally unwarranted and only slightly informed, but *just* a little more than most of you, predictions for tomorrow’s announcements.
iPhone for Verizon Everyone Let’s face it. A lot of people aren’t happy with AT&T...
WatchMy work day (until lunchtime)
WatchCanon 500D/T1i Test
WatchI’ve been playing with this app Gawker and wanted to use it one day at work to get a nice visual on what my day is actually like.
I ran it from the time I got in up until the time I left for lunch, taking a frame every 30 seconds. I might have to up it to a frame every 15 seconds, I think.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24) →
Dethklok (31)
Nine Inch Nails (21)
Anamanaguchi (14)
The Most Serene Republic (13)
The Octopus Project (13)
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Cognitive Dissonance: Christianity + Healthcare...
Let me get this out of the way. I’m not trying to be controversial or raise any eyebrows or even “make you think”. This is my Tumblog and I use it, literally, as a dumping ground for what’s on mah’ mindgrapes. That being said…
I’m confused and would like to know what the christian/Bible-based stance on healthcare reform actually is.
“Whoever is...
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Conan O'Brian
Sure, it sucks that he’s not going to be doing the Tonight Show anymore and it sucks that someone at NBC thinks Leno is so funny, but lets face it.
With the exception of a few insomniacs, who really watches late night, still? I’ve seen a handful of Conan shows and frankly, I think it’s a shame that he’s stuck in an hour of television where no one will really enjoy him.
I...
I've decided that I might be a tad excessive.
I’ve decided that if Apple announces a new phone next week that I will buy it, out-of-contract.
I’ve decided that if Apple announces the iPhone 4.0 OS and no new phone, I will finally get my developer’s license (I need it anyway, at some point this year) and get that dev release goodness going on my non-dev phone.
I’ve decided that if Apple announces a tablet. I will...
Indie+Relief →
marco:
All proceeds made on January 20, 2010 will be donated to Haiti. You get great software, Haiti gets financial help in its time of crisis.
Buy any of the software on that page tomorrow (Wednesday) and the developers will donate the proceeds to charities for Haiti relief. (Huge thanks to Justin Williams and Garrett Murray for organizing this.)
I’m participating with Instapaper Pro and...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-17) →
N.A.S.A. (37)
Animal Collective (29)
Dethklok (25)
Soulja Boy Tell Em (22)
Stars (22)
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SDR! iPhone / iPod touch Web App Launched
superdvdrobot:
So, while showing Super DVD Robot! to my friend, Nick, this week, he immediately asked me “is it formatted for iPhone?”. At first, I didn’t understand the question. Mobile Safari (the iPhone browser) renders pages pretty accurately and therefore there really isn’t a need for an iPhone web app “version”. But then, as I watched him use the site, I got it. There was too much...
Watchhitrecordjoe:
originally released on hitRECord.org
PeteForester85 wrote and read not only an appeal for aid to Haiti, but an invitation to examine our freedom, our fragility and our light. RECord your rendition and contribute to the collaboration here. These words he wrote could sound great coming from a multitude…
Been a longtime fan of this dude (actually since ‘Brick’, since I...
“Those fears are further heightened by internet and other electronic media that...”
– Colonel Steve Strobridge (via Heather)
History is Bound to Repeat Itself
benjaminstein:
I get secret joy out of watching people speculate about upcoming Apple products. What amuses me is that people have a really hard time innovating themselves, and more importantly, a hard time believing that Apple can innovate.
Of the thousands of predictions about the Tablet/iSlate, they pretty much all boil down to two possibilities: a MacBook running OS X without a keyboard or...
Death to Flash: 3 Great HTML 5 Demos →
(via chartier)
WatchTrue story.
jQuery 1.4 API →
WARNING: THIS IS A NERD POST!
I’m a heavy jQuery user (another thing David Rivers introduced me to). Not only do I swear by it, but I believe you can build just about anything with it.
Here’s an overview of what they added.
I’m very excited to work implement a bunch of this stuff in Super DVD Robot!’s future versions.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-10) →
Deftones (13)
The Most Serene Republic (7)
Kelly Clarkson (6)
Dethklok (6)
Stars (5)
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Freelancing with your iPhone
I’ve been shifting gears quite a bit, trying to supplement my day job with as much freelance work as humanly possible, and figure’d I’d talk about how powerful an iPhone is to a freelancer and share some of my must-have apps for freelancers and anyone that is their own business manager.
I’m just going to get into it.
Billings, free ($14.99 in-app purchase for the pro...
Destroying perfectly good retail merchandise
marco:
A lot of people are talking about this story, which condemns H&M and Wal-Mart for destroying unsold clothing rather than donating it to a charity or simply throwing it away unharmed to accommodate dumpster-divers.
This shouldn’t surprise anyone who has worked in a retail store.
Many stores have arrangements to return any unsold or outdated merchandise to their suppliers for credit....
Droid-curious
I’ll preface this entry by stating that yes, I do own an iPhone. I’ll get into that later. What you need to understand is that I am, for lack of a better title, a huge phone geek. At a recent New Years Eve party, I got genuinely excited to get my hands on a new friend’s Palm Pre simply because I hadn’t seen one outside of a Best Buy or Sprint store. I’m just really...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-3) →
The Most Serene Republic (34)
Beastie Boys (26)
Softlightes (25)
Broken Social Scene (17)
Feist (16)
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