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American Institute of Architects's 2006 Top Ten Green Projects.

Originally from Social Design Notes reBlogged on May 20, 2006, 7:19PM

Originally from Social Design Notes, on May 20, 2006 7:53 PM

Barry Bonds finally ties Babe Ruth with 714 home runs. And with relatively little fanfare, largely because the homers will be eventually invalidated by his drug use and because Bonds is a dink.
Update: The kid who caught the home run ball doesn't care for Bonds much: "When asked if he would consider giving [the ball] to Bonds, Snyder declined with a mild expletive." Bonds was also booed at stadiums around the league when the homer was announced.

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 20, 2006, 6:48PM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 20, 2006 7:53 PM

Time for another round of links to cool stuff related to TextMate.

Multiple Arbitrary Simultaneous Carets

Duane Johnson, who should already be known for his many Rails bundle contributions (which started as syncPeople on Rails) has taken it upon himself to implement requests that I turn down. His wish? To have multiple arbitrary simultaneous carets, so that he could type once, and have the text inserted multiple places.

It sounds like something only direct access to the text editing core would allow, but not if you are creative. Witness his MASC bundle (well, it’s actually his TextMate bundle, but he refers to this part of it as MASC). There is a screencast which shows it in action, and it looks very smooth!

WebMate — Editable HTML Preview

James G. Speth had another itch to scratch (actually two, but only one can be downloaded from his website). The ability to make the web preview of TextMate editable, so while you can currently edit the HTML source and preview that, you can’t edit the preview, and have the source updated accordingly. Well, say hello to WebMate, a plug-in which allows just that!

Edit in TextMate from Apple Mail

Hawk Wings notes that TextMate can be used as external editor for Mail. Although I myself am behind this feature, I haven’t made any mention of it outside of the release notes, but it is actually quite nice.

As noted on the blog, you need to install the Edit in TextMate input manager, which is done by clicking the gear menu in the status bar (inside TextMate), navigating to the TextMate submenu and selecting Install “Edit in TextMate”…

After that, relaunch Mail, and it will have a new item in the Edit menu, which allows you to call up TextMate for the current letter (in the compose window). If you are using the cutting edge version of TextMate (presently r985) or have the Mail bundle from the subversion repository, you will get syntax highlighting of quoted text, and ⌃Q will be overloaded to reformat text respecting quotation levels, plus a few other niceties, e.g. ⌃{ inserts [...].

Note: This only works in Tiger. Also note that this is essentially a hack, and I of course make no claim to its suitability for any purpose etc. The source for the hack (input manager) is available from the bundles repository.

PyTestMate — Supporting py.test

Timothy Grant has added support for py.test in the form of PyTestMate.

Trick Your TextMate: Snippets

Garrett Domon has put up part two of his Trick Your TextMate series.

PHPfi Lookups in TextMate

Bob McDonald describes how to make PHPfi lookups from TextMate. This allows access to the PHP documentation even when offline, as the default Documentation for Word in the PHP bundle uses the online site for PHP. This of course requires that you have PHPfi installed.,

Originally from TextMate Blog by Allan Odgaard reBlogged on Apr 27, 2006, 2:35PM

Originally posted by Allan Odgaard from TextMate Blog, on May 20, 2006 6:32 PM

Looking Southwest
Originally uploaded by david.

Adriana and I took a walk through midtown last night and ended up at the new Apple store.

Lists make for lazy English, but here I go anyway:

• Apple is clearly channeling the Louvre. It's placed in the most Parisian-feeling corner of the city, just a half of a block away from Manhattan's Grand Army Plaza.


• Steve Jobs is clearly channeling Willy Wonka, all the way down to the Glass Elevator.


• FAO Schwarz looked like a deserted film set. Kind of sad for me, since it used to be my favorite store. My favorite was the basement in the old Forbidden Planet (on 11th st., not 13th). They had tens of thousands of back issues of comics in hardly sorted white cardboard boxes and Go-Bots. Every Go-Bot. Come to think of it, that is the exact opposite retail experience of the new Apple Store.


• One of the City's great architectural treasures, The Plaza, looked like the crummy construction site it is after her very public battle with the Hotel Workers Union. Just down 59th St. the Time Warner Center looked lonely and dark.


• No, we didn't go in.

Originally from hello, typepad by David Jacobs reBlogged on May 20, 2006, 10:23AM

Originally posted by David Jacobs from hello, typepad, on May 20, 2006 6:09 PM

brian_d_foy writes "Apress is running a hell of a deal: buy a bundle of five of their Perl eBooks for $50. This bundle includes (without substitutions) Beginning Perl Web Development, Pro Perl, Pro Perl Parsing, Regular Expression Recipes, and Perl 6 Now. The deal is good until the end of May."

Originally from use Perl by brian_d_foy reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 2:17AM

Originally posted by brian_d_foy from use Perl, on May 20, 2006 10:08 AM

I've written several times about the "Uncanny Valley" theory -- the idea that as computer-generated depictions of humans become more and more photorealistic, they look creepier, more ghastly, and more cadaverlike. The concept is simple: When we look at a cartoon-like drawing of a person, like Charlie Brown, our brains fill in the missing information, and the cartoon seems warm, cute, and lifelike. But when an animated version of a human becomes incredibly close to being real, we start focusing instead on the tiny details that aren't right: The slack skin, the not-quite-dewy-enough eyes, the stiff body movements. Paradoxically, the more realistic the human becomes -- the worse they look. Sure, enhanced graphics look terrific when lavished on static things, like scenery or smoke or bullets. But the human face? Our video-game graphics aren't up to it -- and, if you believe the Valley theory, may never be. The Uncanny Valley effect has become painfully, itchingly obvious in today's video games. Whenever a game comes out with cartoonish and stylized humans -- like the anime-style Final Fantasy series -- they look wonderful and lively. But whenever the game designer gets obsessed with being "cinematic" and "superealistic" and producing "cutting edge graphics", woof woof, meow meow, the results are just unwatchable -- as with, say, the "lifelike" characters in Half Life 2 that cavort about like a corpsetastic army of zombies. After hurling themselves against these shoals and crashing again and again and again and again and again, wouldn't you imagine that game designers would learn their lesson? But no. The advent of the Xbox 360, the Nintendo Wii, and the PS3 have all got them whipped into a fresh new lather about creating "photorealistic" humans. Thus it was that I came across the promotional trailer for Heavy Rain, the sequel to the terrific game Indigo Prophecy that's slated for the PS3. I clicked on it, wondering ... hmmm, are the PS3's graphics finally so good that the designers have climbed out of the Valley? Nope. They've trudged in ever deeper. Check out this clip, in which a young girl does a "casting call" and delivers a long monologue into the camera. Prepare to scream and scream again. Seriously: It's goosebump-inducingly bad. Her lips attempt to smile, and pull back in some unholy rictus of a grimace; her skin slides like dead sheets of atrophied flesh along the surface of her bone structure; and her eyes -- my god! Her eyes! It's like looking over the edge of the flat earth into an endless infinite howling darkness, unto which an anvil could be tossed and fall for forty days and forty nights and not yet reach the inky awful depths of her soul. This wouldn't be so bad if the designers were actively trying to create some eldritch, sephulchral nightmarescape straight out of Goya's Black Paintings. But no ... they're trying to create a spunky, cute, realistic girl. God almighty, these people must be stopped. This stuff is hideous beyond description, and I describe things for a living. (Thanks to Jonn Wood for this one!)

Originally from collision detection reBlogged on May 17, 2006, 3:14PM

Originally from collision detection, on May 20, 2006 10:07 AM

"Baghdad ER," which chronicles two months in the life of the hospital, is as intimate a depiction of the war's miseries as we have seen. And it has arrived as a news event in itself.

Originally from NYT > Arts by GINIA BELLAFANTE reBlogged on May 20, 2006, 12:00AM

Originally posted by GINIA BELLAFANTE from NYT > Arts, on May 20, 2006 10:06 AM

The Roots proved that they were the best backing band in hip-hop on Thursday night at Radio City Music Hall.

Originally from NYT > Arts by KELEFA SANNEH reBlogged on May 20, 2006, 12:00AM

Originally posted by KELEFA SANNEH from NYT > Arts, on May 20, 2006 10:06 AM

The VeriSign Personal Identity Provider is kind of dangerous; if you're going to use a URL for your identity, it better be in your own domain, not verisignlabs.com. Coincidentally, VeriSign is in the domain business, so maybe they'll fix this before it gets out of beta.

Originally from Hack the Planet reBlogged

Originally from Hack the Planet, on May 20, 2006 10:06 AM

The panel's criticism came as military officials at Guantánamo disclosed the most serious disturbances by prisoners there since the camp opened.

Originally from NYT > Home Page by TIM GOLDEN reBlogged on May 20, 2006, 12:00AM

Originally posted by TIM GOLDEN from NYT > Home Page, on May 20, 2006 10:05 AM

david posted a photo:

- Taken at 7:25 PM on May 19, 2006; cameraphone upload by ShoZu

Originally from david's Photos by david reBlogged

Originally posted by david from david's Photos, on May 20, 2006 10:04 AM

"Construct is a python library for parsing and building of arbitrary data structures. It works by defining complex constructs using more primitive ones, in a hierarchy. This declarative structuring of components makes it very flexible and strong. It's the first library that makes parsing fun, instead of the usual headache it is today."

Originally from tecznotes links by Michal Migurski reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 6:21PM

Originally posted by Michal Migurski from tecznotes links, on May 19, 2006 6:47 PM

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Originally from Happy Famous Artists by happy famous artists reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 5:51AM

Originally posted by happy famous artists from Happy Famous Artists , on May 19, 2006 6:47 PM

Wiretaps, leaks, and whistle-blowing have recently become popular topics of discussion within the US . The current Administration’s secrecy seems to depend increasingly upon a lack of secrecy for everyone else, as journalists fight to keep their sources private and activists find themselves targeted by the FBI. One assumes that social networking sites like Friendster are under surveillance... So where can conspiracy-minded people get together? Perhaps on Sinister, a social software tool for our collective dark side. Managed by the suspicious team of Cassandra Rand, Georgia Underwood, and Annina Rüst, Sinister is a connection to underground chat worlds revolving around gardening, real estate, and finance, via the web, IRC, and telephone. One can call access numbers provided on the Sinister Calling Card to listen in on ongoing conversations. More than a mere communication platform, the Sinister website uses theories developed by researchers at Rensellear Polytechnic Institute to analyze the 'shape' of communication patterns in order to reveal the topic of discussion. Sure, conspiracies simmered before social software, but have they ever had their own calling card? - Ryan Griffis

http://www.sinister-network.com/

Originally from Rhizome.org: Rhizome News reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 3:00AM

Originally from Rhizome.org: Rhizome News, on May 19, 2006 6:47 PM

If I didn't already own almost every model they carry, this news would be terribly frightening:  Timbuk2 is opening has opened* a retail store in Hayes Valley in San Francisco.  Timbuk2 has done a terrific job of creating a compelling online experience (build your own bag, anyone?), so I'm interested to see how they do with retail.

The latest addition to my (always) growing collection of bags -- their Ace Day Pack.  I've always hated laptop backpacks -- they're usually way too big and way too ugly -- but this one is just right.  Just the right size, just the right pockets and in all black you can't go wrong.  (They're not paying me, I swear...) 

Now, if only I could fill it with one of those sexy little 13" MacBooks...

* Thanks, Owen!

Originally from this is sippey.typepad.com by Michael Sippey reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 1:10AM

Originally posted by Michael Sippey from this is sippey.typepad.com, on May 19, 2006 6:47 PM

[The Daily ACK] - Dennis CrowleyIt turns out it's down to the new accounting regulations that require cities to inventory virtually everything, including lamp posts, to keep their credit rating. Despite this you have to hope that they'll publish the data, but considering the "security concerns" that would doubtless be raised by that I guess they'll probably manage to avoid it.

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Originally from Geotags.org by admin reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 10:40PM

Originally posted by admin from Geotags.org, on May 19, 2006 6:47 PM

VeloNews.com | Ullrich shows his form; Basso solidifies grip on jersey

Looks like Jan Ullrich is TT-fit for the Tour de France.

T-Mobile's 1997 Tour champion scorched the 50-kilometer (31 mile) time trial course today, finishing in 58:48, for his first race victory since last year's Tour of Germany.

Ullrich showed he's got the numerator down on the power-to-weight ratio, and the upcoming mountains should help him shrink his, um, denominator.

"To beat Ivan Basso is going to give me a huge morale boost. I knew right from the start that I was going to have a good day.

Giro leader Ivan Basso of CSC was 2nd on the day in 59:16, 28 seconds back, but ahead of Italian TT champion Marco Pinotti, at 1:01, T-Mobile's Sergei Honchar, at 1:09, and Paolo Savoldelli, at 1:19. Phonak's José Enrique Gutierrez rounds out the top 6 at 1:42.

Damiano Cunego, who was best able to hang with Basso on Sunday's first big climb of the Giro, lost 5:06 (!) to Basso in today's TT, and Gilberto Simoni and Danilo Di Luca did only slightly better.

In the GC, Gutierrez remains in 2nd, now 2:48 back, while Savoldelli slips to 3rd behind Honchar at 3:24 and 3:26. Discovery Channel's Tom Danielson is now 5th overall, 5:38 back, with Cunego 8th at 6:54, Simoni 9th at 7:13, and Di Luca 10th at 7:33.

Also:

cyclingnews.com | Jan's one mean motor scooter

Enormous picture of Ullrich at Gazzetta dello Sport

Originally from Tour de France 2006 by Frank Steele reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 4:53PM

Originally posted by Frank Steele from Tour de France 2006, on May 19, 2006 6:47 PM

My Old Kentucky Blog is collecting a list of bands that have covered Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart.

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 7:10PM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

And the iron coder API is: iTunes visualization!!!1!.

Nice.

Originally from Gus's blog, adventures in Flying Meat. reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 6:18PM

Originally from Gus's blog, adventures in Flying Meat., on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

Cornell University study suggests that restaurant and hotel owners should reconsider their tipping policies because "tipping may not be as advantageous as managers seem to believe".

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 2:59PM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

Dustin MacDonald: “What will we see in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard? Windows Virtualization? Full Screen Applications? Don’t count your chickens, but I do want to point out one subject that apparently a lot of rumor sites have overlooked: resolution independence.”

Originally from ranchero.com by Brent Simmons reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 2:26PM

Originally posted by Brent Simmons from ranchero.com, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

Nicholas Carr weighs in on the serendipity of the web: "Once you create an engine - a machine - to produce serendipity, you destroy the essence of serendipity. It becomes something expected rather than something unexpected. Looking for serendipity? Just follow these easy links!" Previously on serendipity and the web: William McKeen and Steven Johnson.
Update: Steven Johnson responds to Nicholas Carr's post. The circle of feedback continues.

Originally from kottke.org remaindered links by jkottke reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 2:25PM

Originally posted by jkottke from kottke.org remaindered links, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

I was incredibly honored in a pinch-me-is-this-real kind of way to receive a WIRED magazine Rave award this past Tuesday in San Francisco. Since then my ego has inflated to the size of Canada and I just might float away any minute now.

The annual Rave awards honor folks in 16 different categories, like architecture, books, business, film, television and blogs. (Guess which one I'm in.) Other winners include the man who coined the term Ajax, Jesse James Garrett, current residents in my iTunes library, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and some Hollywood dude named George Clooney. Pick up a copy of WIRED's June issue to check out the rest of the winners and photo of yours truly wrapped in a cloud-covered comforter looking sleepy - cuz that's how us bloggers roll.

My sincerest thanks to everyone at WIRED and a hearty congratulations to my esteemed fellow Rave award winners. It's such an honor just to have my name listed with yours.
- Gina

Rave Awards

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Originally from Lifehacker reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 12:30PM

Originally from Lifehacker, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

Amit sent in this video tutorial on making your own photo blocks, you'll need - "One Photograph printed at 4x6 or larger. Something to measure and cut your photo with. Four 2"x3" Linoleum Blocks (More if you're using a larger photograph). Acid-free Rubber Cement. And, for extra credit, One Foam Brush and painter's Gel Medium (Gloss, because it dries clear)." - Link.

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Originally from MAKE: Blog by philliptorrone

reBlogged by Matthew Haughey on May 19, 2006, 4:04AM

Originally from mathowie reBlog feed by philliptorrone reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 12:19PM

Originally posted by philliptorrone from mathowie reBlog feed , on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

Tech author and programmer Mark Pilgrim describes his current rate of personal data accumulation and long-term backup strategies:

I'm creating a lot of data, and I want to keep most of it for the rest of my life. This includes video of my children growing up, but also things like video footage of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. In 2004, I generated 35 GB of such data. In 2005, I generated just shy of 150 GB. This year I'm on track to generate about 100 GB. I foresee doing this for about 20 more years, and then maintaining the archive for another 30 years after that.

He asks, "How do you back up 100 GB of data per year for 50 years? Or even 10 years?" There's no obvious definitive answer, but the post and comment thread is an interesting discussion on whether or not safely backing up our digital lives is possible in a scalable way. How do you back up your gigabyte-hogging stuff like video, music and photos? Let us know in the comments or at tips at lifehacker.com.

Long-term backup [dive into mark]

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Originally from Lifehacker reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 12:00PM

Originally from Lifehacker, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

Elephants Dream, a short film that premiered late March, is now available for download in many formats, including a stunning AVI, MPEG4 (mp42) / AC3 5.1 Surround / HD 1920x1080 encoding. The production files are also downloadable.

The film is released under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license. It was created to show off the capabilities of open source 3D modeling software Blender, a task at which it has surely succeeded.

Originally from Creative Commons Blog by Mike Linksvayer reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 8:09AM

Originally posted by Mike Linksvayer from Creative Commons Blog, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

When the Apple Store on 5th Ave. and 59th St. opens today(in less than 45 mins) it will stay open 24/7/365.

Well, word is an apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Originally from l-e-mental by clairehyland reBlogged

Originally posted by clairehyland from l-e-mental, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

Ted has gone camp, that's [Ted Baker], the British designer label.

Now there are those among you who might be thinking 'Ah, whot?? Designer prints at the local campsite. What next? Jimmy Choo walking boots.'

Well, those of the cyncial attitude take note: getting back in touch with the big outdoors is a growing trend. We've become so disconnected from nature in the last decade, that we're now desperate to once again re-connect. Camping is thee new pursuit of trendsetting folk, (after knitting)! And who says stylish design and mother nature can't exist side by side? Isn't mother nature the best damn designer, anyway?

The range includes tents, sleeping bags and folding chairs and is available through [Blacks] - long time purveyor of all things camping. The tents start at a very reasonable £89.99, and sleeping bags at £49.99 with the chairs at £29.99. Add some designer marshmallows and we're sorted.

Originally from l-e-mental by clairehyland reBlogged

Originally posted by clairehyland from l-e-mental, on May 19, 2006 6:40 PM

"Namaste" is a salutation that's been around for a long time - mostly in India. Until recently - in America - it was a phrase commonly associated with yoga class. Nowadays if you look it up on Wikipedia, under "See also" there are links to Hindu, Buddhism, Greetings and the Hanso Foundation.

If you don't know what the Hanso Foundation is, then you're not watching the right TV show. If you do know what it is, then you should buy this shirt:

Originally from Mule Design : Off the Hoof by Katie Spence reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 6:14PM

Originally posted by Katie Spence from Mule Design : Off the Hoof, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

Mac Download: Menu Master is a crazy useful application that lets you change and remove menu short cut keys.

It takes about 15 seconds to learn how to use Menu Master, and saves you lots of time later because you can use the shortcuts you defined and do not bother remembering which ones the developer of the software invented for you. Additionally, you can set shortcuts to any menu item that had no shortcuts, or remove shortcuts from menu items.

If you can't see a use for that, you're not really thinking about it. Free trial download, requires Mac OS X 10.2 or higher.

Menu Master [via Working Smart]

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Originally from Lifehacker reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 6:00PM

Originally from Lifehacker, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

Posted by Eva Ho, Product Marketing Manager, Google Video

Pearl Jam's new music video "Life Wasted" is now on Google Video for free! Be sure to check it out now, as free streaming and download is available only until June 1.

And in line with the band's experimental personality, Pearl Jam released the "Life Wasted" video under a Creative Commons "some rights reserved" copyright license. What does all that legal gibberish mean to you? It means that you can download the video for free, share it with your friends, and even post it on your own site--provided you give the band credit and don't use it for commercial purposes. It's yet another example of Pearl Jam putting its fans first.

[UPDATE 05/25: The free streaming-and-download period was originally scheduled to end on May 24; due to popular demand, we're extending it until June 1.]

Originally from Official Google Blog by A Googler reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 5:34PM

Originally posted by A Googler from Official Google Blog, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

He's friendly with Udonis Haslem. He lives in Florida. He knows the Heat well. So, say what you want about bias.

But Five Star's David Thorpe also knows a hell of a lot about basketball, and he tells me that of the teams left in these playoffs, he's convinced Miami has the inside track on the title. Listen to Thorpe's explanation (MP3) for yourself. These, he says, are some of the Heat's strengths:

• They can blow you out.
• They can win a close game.
• Then have an inside/outside game.
• They have role players.
• They have a bench.
• They have Pat Riley.
• They are rested.

And most importantly, says Thorpe, if they make it to Finals, they will have a very motivated Shaquille O'Neal. He was great in that Finals loss to the Pistons. O'Neal has a history of giving everything he has in the Finals.

For what it's worth, the Pistons and Mavericks are still the favorites.

Thorpe also lent some credence to the rumor (MP3) I have been spreading that the Celtics and Danny Ainge may be in a rough patch.

Originally from True Hoop by Henry Abbott reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 5:30PM

Originally posted by Henry Abbott from True Hoop, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

If you’re a TextMate junkie, check out this “TextMate Tricks” post on the Macromates blog about the “Edit in TextMate” input manager for your Cocoa apps (like Mail.app and Safari.) Very, very handy!

Originally from [eriksmartt.com/blog] by erik reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 5:17PM

Originally posted by erik from [eriksmartt.com/blog], on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

[sent in by Brendan]

Originally from Signal vs. Noise reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 4:20PM

Originally from Signal vs. Noise, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

S-s-s-omething from the inbox. Paul writes regarding the uncanny valley:

Given your recent link re: the uncanny valley, I thought this article about Sun-Maid's redesigned icon would be worth your time. Photo.

Clearly, she's selling grapes from a certain valley. Creeeepy.

I love the idea of Uncanny Valley being an actual geographical location (situated in California, I would assume) inhabited by creepy video game characters, digitized actors, and retooled advertising icons.

Imagine the views from neighboring hillsides! (Image courtesy of Google Earth.)

Originally from kottke.org reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 3:23PM

Originally from kottke.org, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

The new music video for Pearl Jam's "Life Wasted" was released today under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-NoDerivs license, so that people anywhere can legally copy, distribute, and share the clip. This is the first Pearl Jam video to be released in eight years and, as far as we know, the first video produced by a major label ever to be CC-licensed. Pearl Jam and J Records are offering the video as a free download at Google Video from today, May 19th, through May 24th. After May 24th, the clip will be made available for sale. For more information, check out PearlJam.com and CC's press release.

Originally from Creative Commons Blog by Eric Steuer reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 11:53AM

Originally posted by Eric Steuer from Creative Commons Blog, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

Here are some notes from my talk at mobile monday.

Here is my notes of the key points I made at my talk at Mobile Monday in Helsinki. It is a good example of the types of notes I make in my analogue notepad. I am now using the Moleskin landscape reporter notepad.

Originally from ChristianLindholm.com by Christian Lindholm reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 10:55AM

Originally posted by Christian Lindholm from ChristianLindholm.com, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

The mayor called the union leaders' position on starting pay for police officers "a little bit duplicitous."

Originally from NYT > Home Page by WINNIE HU reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 12:00AM

Originally posted by WINNIE HU from NYT > Home Page, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

Still, Mena drew a really good picture.

Originally from The Mobile Andrew by aa reBlogged

Originally posted by aa from The Mobile Andrew, on May 19, 2006 6:35 PM

What do you get when a best-selling critique of fast food gets turned into a Hollywood feature? Best Food Nation, an industry website (BestFoodNation.com) critquing the critique. It is a tour-de-force of PR insanity. My two favorite sections on the site are Ingredients and What Critics Say. Ingredients is actually only one ingredient: High Fructose Corn Syrup - a substance that makes everything it touches unhealthy. It's like an energy advocacy group including a link for Waste dumped in rivers. What Critics Say follows a by now familiar formula:Critics say XWe say, Nuh-uh!They don't even bother to address the charges....

Originally from Stay Free! Daily by Charles Star reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 2:20PM

Originally posted by Charles Star from Stay Free! Daily, on May 19, 2006 1:22 PM

My parents are in town this week which means that we got to see a play!

Defiance, written by John Patrick Shanley who also wrote the Pulitzer award winning Doubt, was quite good. It's clear that the playwrights main interest is authority which is the central theme in both these plays. Doubt deals with the Catholic church and Defiance takes on the military. Time flew right by and afterwards I was left to ponder authority, morality and existentialism.

If you're expecting your parents, better buy those theater tix now!

Originally from Andrea Harner by Andrea reBlogged on May 19, 2006, 9:10AM

Originally posted by Andrea from Andrea Harner, on May 19, 2006 1:22 PM

I just joined my neighborhood Y which is brand new, right across the street and fantastic. I started swimming with a regular bathing cap but something wasn't right. The imprint it left on my forehead and the lack of style chilled me to the bone.

Finally, I found some flair to make swimming those laps glamorous!

Don't worry, I would never get this in rainbow colors...I chose the all blue so it's classy and sexy.

Originally from Andrea Harner by Andrea reBlogged on May 18, 2006, 9:56AM

Originally posted by Andrea from Andrea Harner, on