Politics, the environment, technology, activism. And stuff.
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 8th, 2006
Me, I’m feeling pretty darn good this morning. I slept really well last night. Maybe it was the new pillow. Or maybe it was something else. Then, I awoke to a glorious sunrise here in Seattle, with great election news all across the map. All in all, a “morning in America” kind of feeling.How about [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 4th, 2006
Yes, the Worldchanging crew’s book is finally out. And let me tell you, it is Beautiful, Important and Green. BIG.Perfect for holiday gift-giving for greenies. And everyone else, come to think of it.
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 15th, 2006
So I downloaded iTunes 7.0.1 and QuickTime 7.1.3 so I could buy the latest episode of Battlestar Galactica from Apple. I’m very disappointed. iTunes 7 looks great, but video playback was just horrible. My 2GHz PC plays back every other video format I’ve ever tried like a champ, but iTunes 7 videos turn into slideshows whenever [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 17th, 2006
After many months of hemming and hawing, I finally took the plunge and committed to going digital with my music collection. I ordered a 500GB external hard drive and a Squeezebox to wirelessly connect my digital music up to my stereo. The drive will run off Molly’s existing desktop computer in the office/guest room. But we’ll [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 10th, 2006
Little Miss Sunshine is very, very funny. And I don’t even like most allegedly-funny movies.
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 4th, 2006
SciFi Channel, home of Battlestar Galactica, just launched the first of 10 four-minute “webisodes” that lead up to its October 6th season 3 premiere.I am no dobut helping them in their nefarious “viral” publicity strategy, but, damn if this isn’t really, really smart use of online content to lure people in to “offline” content. And [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 4th, 2006
Seriously. The TV wouldn’t lie to me. Eek.
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 21st, 2006
Look, it’s a Web 2.0 logo generator. Niice. (Hat tip to Nate.)
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 19th, 2006
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 6th, 2006
David Byrne (yes, that David Byrne) (p)reviews a documentary coming this fall called Jesus Camp: It focuses on a woman preacher (Becky Fischer) who indoctrinates children in a summer camp in North Dakota. Right wing political agendas and slogans are mixed with born again rituals that end with most of the kids in tears. Tears [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 25th, 2006
Very, very nicely done bit of viral agitprop: The dancing Condi’s are absolutely priceless. I don’t even want to get into the weird racial subtext that one could probably find. But you’re free to.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 19th, 2006
Google Trends: inconvenient truth (blue) vs. snakes on a plane (red) Discuss.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 30th, 2006
I saw Superman Returns last night. It was one of the most powerful and important films I’ve ever seen. Please, do yourself a favor and go see it. Even if you think it’s not the kind of film you’d enjoy, you may find yourself surprised by its high production values, compelling script and remarkably humorous [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 25th, 2006
Al Gore. Bender. Futurama. Global warming. Short. Funny. Viral.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 20th, 2006
We went on a nice early-season hike in the Cascades this weekend to Silver Lake, which is above the abandoned mining town of Monte Cristo on the Mountain Loop Highway. There’s something fascinating about old buildings returning back into the forest — a reminder of just how impermanent human efforts can be. The lake, although still [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 10th, 2006
What would we do without The Onion? Or, for that matter, Alex? By using mass transit or riding my bike whenever possible, I may not be able to influence greenhouse-gas emissions standards or reduce mass global addiction to fossil fuels one iota. Nor, by slavishly collecting every banana peel or coffee ground to make my own [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 30th, 2006
I got to see a few episodes of The IT Crowd this weekend. It’s a British sitcom about two basement-dwelling IT support staffers and their boss. It was hysterical. And not just ’cause I’m a nerd. Plus, it has great theme music. Highly recommended.
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 22nd, 2006
… and congrats to the crew at Grist, whose first-ever list of superlatives just got Kossed.
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 14th, 2006
Dave Pollard is decoding secret messages: The Secret Message behind the success of the anti-smoking movement and the failure of the environmental movement: Fear drives people to act only when it’s personal. The Secret Message behind technophilia (the belief that technology will save us): Even atheists need a religion. Fun [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 24th, 2006
Roads icy. On top of big hill. Seattle drivers. Not a good day to be out and about, so I’m hunkered down here in the nerd-bunker. Hope you stocked up on bread and milk. Be safe, be loyal, and god willing, we’ll get through this.
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