December 2009
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http://www.twentynot2000.com/ →
pauliophonic:
Say the year “1810” out loud. Now say the year “1999” out loud. See a pattern? It’s been easier, faster, and shorter to say years this way for every decade (except for the one that just ended) instead of saying the number the long way. However, many people are carrying the way they said years from last decade over to this decade as a bad habit. If we don’t fix this...
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“Next year is to be known as 20X”
– Me
I’m claiming it now. Not only is it 2010, and stupid, it means 20X as in 20X whatever happened before.
You like ice cream? 2010 is 20X the ice cream you like.
You hate shoelaces becoming untied? 2010 is 20X that.
Everything, 20X, 2010, let’s do this.
On Andrew W.K. (from Jesse Thorn)
Continuing the discussion, Jesse has posted his thoughts:
I know Andrew personally and have known him for years. We’re not close friends or anything, but we keep in touch. He’s been a guest on my radio show four times, and once on my podcast-only show. I had his first EP, which he released independently. I have a friend who went to high school with him. This corporate construct /...
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On Andrew W.K.
If you don’t particularly care for awesome things, you can skip this post. Simply, if you want to feel great about life, you’re a fan of Andrew W.K.
All of them.
It’s more or less been known for a few years but it’s finally been announced, by the man himself, that Andrew W.K. is more or less a construct. I’ll leave you to follow the link and actually watch the...
When tired, frustrated, or restless...
remember that at any moment you’re only about $700 in paperwork away from creating a registered corporation and being your own boss.
Known Upsides: corporate taxes are ridiculously low; the freedom to amortize your expenses/equipment investments; spending your time making work you value; and much much more.
Known Downside: dealing with bank loans to fund the above items; property rental...
WatchI’m required by law to re-blog this. Please don’t confuse this for a happy song.
A note to hip hop in 2010: do you see how well this worked out? I want much more of this. Work with musicians and producers from outside your label. Explore new territory. Sure, we’ll all be dead in 2-80 years, but if we live forever you’ll have a lot to answer to for not expanding your...
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Antony and the Johnsons - “Kiss my...
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"I think we have ...one. ...in Red Deer."
The downsides of trying to buy specialty lens gear are numerous. No store has much in stock to begin with. Camera stores in Edmonton generally range from inept to outright hostile to the savvy-consumer. Prices are marked up as high as 1.3X MSRP (and if you think MSRP is reasonable you’re already overpaying). And trying to get what you want the day before Christmas is naturally going to be...
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The following should be on a note pinned to my...
The panic isn’t real
Things only seem hectic because everyone is on vacation after tomorrow
You are not in danger. No non-usual mortal threats are present
You’ve been busy with non-stop meetings and catch-up all day
You’ve consumed half a gram of caffeine via fluid in the first five hours of the work day
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Oh weird, is that the whole new Los Campesinos!... →
I think it is. What the hell is it doing there!?
n.b.: ignore the listed play times to the right. They are the full tracks. Click a name, let it load a bit, and listen away. Tracks will be up until I think I’m being followed by whatever the British version of the RIAA is and/or get sued into oblivion for trying to be a fan and spread fun music that I will end up buying when it comes out...
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Sherlock Holmes: B+. Evening: Solid A. Hands: F(rozen).
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Animal Collective - “In The Flowers”...
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Today's work
Compiling a series of reports, going way back to January 2005.
Literally 120,000,000+ page listings in logs. Hooray for computers.
This will be a mutli-day job.
Reading Content Strategy for the Web by Kristina Halvorson.
Halfway complete.
We have a website that used to be over 13,000 pages large. We stopped counting.
Content team lunch. AKA: “Get sum dim sum and den sum”...
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Lil Wayne - Runnin’ (feat. Shanell) (4:31)
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“The worst thing you can do to anybody trying to be creative is to demand...”
– Chuck Klosterman (via marco)
(I strongly agree. Far too often “I want to help” would be much better replaced with “I also want to make something awesome.”)
Watchtimfsbrown:
Canon T1i / 500D HD Low Light Test Footage 720p 30fps
A brand new T1i is available for under $620 USD without a lens or under $750 with the kit lens at B&H. It’s amazing how affordable capable camera gear has become in the last few years if you don’t require a huge memory buffer or full frame shooting.
The XXXD series (lowest end of their DSLRs) from Canon releases...
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My day,
listed in full,
Reading Eating Animals (half complete, no opinion)
Watching “A Perfect Spy” (yes, all 374 minutes)
I will admit
I sort of want to pour a lot of water in the parking lot to make it a skating rink of sorts.
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“I desperately wish to. It is the goal.”
– Without realising it at the time I posted it, I guess I’m more poetic when I’m telling a personal truth.
NB: click that photo for a larger version. It’s even better.
“(I’m the) Grim reaper of drug dealers / I push skeleton keys”
– A rap line I think that I just made up. If another rapper has used it, then I apologize, but if not, I’m claiming it! (Google seems to agree with me)
