I liked this charming video about the global Interweb craze with ChatRoulette I found on Fast Company. He explains what it is (if you're like, living in a cave), plus does some interesting stats collection. And it has a surprisingly wistful ending.
February 2010 Archives
I'm actually fairly busy at work, but when this music video was sent to me it was like trying to ignore a car crash happening right in front of you.
Let's me go into a reverie for a moment: When I was a younger man, learning to play guitar and writing songs, my Dad once found a cassette I'd left in his super duper hi-fidelity Sharp cassette player. The cassette was of me working on a song and playing it through. Now while my father is not like this guy's dad, I recall his response was, and I paraphrase here, "That's f***ing awful."
However, in my defence (and I have no doubt my father's assessment was fairly accurate, and even if no, I've made great strides in therapy about issues like this), I didn't devote the level of effort and time given to this truly epic, awesome piece of awfulness.
And that's probably why they're going to be much more famous than me or the Porktrashers. We're just kinda okay.
Let's me go into a reverie for a moment: When I was a younger man, learning to play guitar and writing songs, my Dad once found a cassette I'd left in his super duper hi-fidelity Sharp cassette player. The cassette was of me working on a song and playing it through. Now while my father is not like this guy's dad, I recall his response was, and I paraphrase here, "That's f***ing awful."
However, in my defence (and I have no doubt my father's assessment was fairly accurate, and even if no, I've made great strides in therapy about issues like this), I didn't devote the level of effort and time given to this truly epic, awesome piece of awfulness.
And that's probably why they're going to be much more famous than me or the Porktrashers. We're just kinda okay.
A funny but interesting article about using data to predict events, and why the infamous Van Halen demand of "no brown M&Ms" in their concert rider made good sense. Hint: it's not (just) ego.
The only thing that could make this pigeon look more like just another average Toronto commuter would be an iPod and a briefcase.
Someone sent me this video, and I thought, "Wow that's beautiful, I love the way they're pulling focus, and shifting in and out. And those buildings, where on earth did they find them?" The answer to the last one, is in their imagination and a lot of ones and zeroes. This is entirely computer generated (CG). A bit long arguably, but so gorgeous who cares?
The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo.
