randomwalks/dj

Originally from Perl.com, on February 2, 2006 09:26 PM

david posted a photo:

It may be a long night.

Originally from david's Photos, on February 2, 2006 09:26 PM

A fantastic sigur rós (legal) live performance bittorrent tracker sent to to me by Darren who co-runs the sigur-rós.co.uk site (which I've mentioned before for it's enlightened attitude to sharing live music), has a cool blog and is possibly the only Irish person who can speak Finnish (even as I write that I know it's going to come back and bite me).

Posted to music

Originally from Stunned, on February 2, 2006 09:25 PM

Sources have confirmed that MoveOn is planning to use our map application tonight, at 6pm PST / 9pm EST. It's the one we presented at Where 2.0.

Go have a look!

Update, 5:30pm...

Originally from tecznotes , on February 2, 2006 09:25 PM

This. Is. Hilarious.

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on February 2, 2006 04:41 PM

Phoenix said he was thrown into the passenger seat when his vehicle rolled onto its roof. In the aftermath, the actor said he felt "a bit confused."

"I remember this knocking on the passenger window," said Phoenix. "There was this German voice saying, 'Just relax.' There's the air bag, I can't see and I'm saying, 'I'm fine. I am relaxed.'

"Finally, I rolled down the window and this head pops inside. And he said, 'No, you're not.' And suddenly I said to myself, 'That's Werner Herzog!' There's something so calming and beautiful about Werner Herzog's voice. I felt completely fine and safe. I climbed out."

Link

Originally from News of the dead, on February 2, 2006 04:41 PM

The Guardian Unlimited and Solid State have announced the launch of a new Sudoku league which lets players solve puzzles on their mobile phones and submit scores to compete head-to-head in the online league. [via Tom Hume]

Originally posted by emily from textually.org, on February 2, 2006 02:39 PM

From Mike Clark comes this "How'd They Do That?" animation. The wall was painted by Faith71, Hetzer, and Mke on Faith71's roof terrace.


(Click above to view)

Originally from Wooster Collective, on February 2, 2006 02:39 PM

This Flickr user really likes photos of people at the dentist. This one's my favorite. (via janelle)

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on February 2, 2006 02:32 PM

Would spend ages watching them (his movies i mean). This way!

Via Rashomon.

Originally from we make money not art, on February 2, 2006 01:37 PM

Compiled from clues and sites...

Pretty, isn't it? See the draggable, clickable, zoomable, whole thing (to date) here.

Originally posted by Alice from Wonderland, on February 2, 2006 01:37 PM

could be used as a tile server for example

Originally posted by anselm from del.icio.us/inbox/djacobs, on February 2, 2006 01:37 PM

This is the statement from Google counsel Andrew McLaughlin. It's pretty comprehensive. It reviews Google's approach, and states:

"We believe that our continued engagement with China is the best (and perhaps only) way for Google to help bring the tremendous benefits of universal information access to all our users there."

and

"Google supports the idea of Internet industry action to define common principles to guide technology firms’ practices in countries that restrict access to information. Together with colleagues at other leading Internet companies, we are actively exploring the potential for Internet industry guidelines, not only for China but for all countries in which Internet content is subjected to governmental restrictions. Such guidelines might encompass, for example, disclosure to users, and reporting about governmental restrictions and the measures taken in response to them."

I'd be very keen to hear about progress on this front.

And lastly, the statement concludes:

"There is an important role for the United States government to address, in the context of its bilateral government-to-government relationships, the larger issues of free expression and open communication. For example, as a U.S.-based company that deals primarily in information, we have urged the United States government to treat censorship as a barrier to trade."

Good luck there, guys.

Originally from John Battelle's Searchblog, on February 2, 2006 01:36 PM

Responses to People on the 6 Train That Hopefully Convey My Feelings in a Polite Way. "Thank you for so gently cupping my ass when we came to a stop."
Update: The author of this list has a blog with some quick-witted observations of NYC. (thx, robert)

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on February 2, 2006 01:36 PM

nicholas writes "The Perl 5 developer team is pleased to announce the Perl Release 5.8.8, the eighth maintenance release of Perl 5.8. The CPAN ftp multiplexor will pick a mirror close to you, if you select either bz2 (10123359 bytes) or gz (12829188 bytes) here; or, you can choose your own from one of the 272 CPAN mirrors worldwide. "

Originally posted by rafael from use Perl, on February 2, 2006 01:35 PM

"Fuck that shit, man. I still love New York better. Every single time people from Frisco compare cities with New York, you fools bring up your stupid burritos! Well I got news for you: our burritos are catching up."

Originally posted by Michal Migurski from tecznotes links, on February 2, 2006 10:46 AM

Performance Collaboration through Virtual and Physical Space in max msp and jitter

Originally from unmediated, on February 2, 2006 10:43 AM

NODE.London [Networked, Open, Distributed, Events. London] brings about a citywide cluster of events to ‘mark the ascension of Media Arts as the popular culture activity for London’.

Originally from unmediated, on February 2, 2006 10:42 AM

Originally posted by inkdroid from del.icio.us/inbox/djacobs, on February 2, 2006 10:42 AM

One of my favorite graffiti writers of all time, hands down is Mike Giant, aka GIANT ONE. He’s got clean lines, bold colors, and a style that is hard to come by in the graff world: original. Thus, it makes sense that he would make one incredible tattoo artist as well. I’ve been told that he does his blackbook drawings without sketching it out. Just straight up amazing Sharpie skills. One talented guy. Oh, and I would suggest you check out his Skullz Press Compendium in his store section.

UPDATE: Mike has a blog with some great photos outlining some of his tattoo work as well as creating a nice piece on a wall for a friend of his. Check it: Count Trackula. (Thanks, Chris!)

Originally posted by Ward from Drawn! The Illustration Blog, on February 2, 2006 10:42 AM

Originally from kathryn yu dot com, on February 2, 2006 10:41 AM

Kento Miyaoku, a research engineer of NTT and a visiting researcher at the University of Columbia, developed a technology called C-Blink, which makes mobile phone screen blink with different colors to control external devices (such as a large public display integrated with an image sensor). With this technology, people can for example use mobile phones as a mouse to move pointers on a public display. [reBlogged from WMMNA]

Originally posted by emily from textually.org, on February 2, 2006 10:40 AM

Cal said I'm the first person to ever beat the game without hints  

Originally from Waxy.org Links, on February 2, 2006 10:39 AM

NASA's revered Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, are both on a roll toward new scientific objectives, but two years into their mission, the twin robots are each showing their age.

Originally from SPACE.com, on February 2, 2006 10:39 AM

Cool composite photo of playing in the snow. Take a look at the large size for the full effect.

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on February 2, 2006 10:38 AM

Memorial services for Nam June Paik will be held in New York City Frank E Campbell Funeral Chapel 1076 Madison Avenue at 81 St. (phone 212-288-3500) in Manhattan, New York City, this Friday, February 3rd, at 3 PM. There will be a viewing at the same location on Thursday from ...

Originally from see art / make art, on February 2, 2006 10:38 AM

story links: ostrich mash via the huffington post aol contagious festival (thanks, kenyatta!) music by el-p, the sound of young america radio show podcast (direct mp3 link), csi, comment of the week by vinvin, andy carvin uses duct-tape to clean carpet [prior references 1, 2,3], broke mac mountain by mighty mcpilgrim

Awwwstrich! Awwwstrich!

Originally from Rocketboom, on February 2, 2006 10:37 AM

If you're an IT business owner looking to offshore some of your work to cut costs, India may no longer be the best place to look.

High staff turnover and rising wages in India are prompting US and European businesses to look elsewhere to outsource -- namely to China, despite concerns about protection of intellectual property rights there. Says SAP CEO Henning Kagermann, "India is slowly getting expensive... We have decided to hire a certain number there, and then start looking at other locations."

In addition to the fact that businesses are realizing that offshoring is not a panacea to cut costs, and that process improvements at home can often yield as much or greater savings, outsourcing hubs such as India and (eventually) China will invariably become more costly as the laws of supply and demand play out, and the talent pools becomes stretched. Other less-costly regions will likely emerge, but they will need to offer clients the right mix of low-cost talent, technical savvy, easy accessibility, and political stability. India, meanwhile, will likely remain a key outsourcing destination, but because of its tech-savvy, English speaking workforce rather than low costs.

Sources: Techdirt, Network World

Originally from FutureWire - futurism and emerging technology, on February 2, 2006 10:37 AM

The idea of being the Henry Ford of global computing -- that is, creating an online device that nearly anyone on the planet could afford -- is very appealing these days. Perhaps inspired by the MIT Media Laboratory's $100 computer concept, Microsoft's Bill Gates is pitching the idea of a "cellular PC," a cell phone that could be converted to a PC by hooking it to a keyboard and TV... and that would be running Windows software, of course.

Originally, the MIT Media Lab sought agreements with both Microsoft and Apple to run their software on its $100 laptops. But when talks fell through in both cases, the Media Lab turned to the open source Linux operating system.

Gates contends that a cell phone would be an even cheaper solution than the $100 laptop, though no prices have been announced.

Developing such a device and making it successful is more than just a nice, altruistic idea. Because Bill Gates was effectively the Henry Ford of American computing, Microsoft products are nearly ubiquitous in US homes and businesses. Bringing that power to a global audience would provide the dominant device maker with untold opportunity for growth and profits.

Source: New York Times

Originally from FutureWire - futurism and emerging technology, on February 2, 2006 10:37 AM