Archive for May, 2008

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Radiohead to Prince: Unblock ‘Creep’ cover videos

Good for Thom and Co. I never saw the footage posted to You Tube, but would have liked to see it.

Radiohead to Prince: Unblock ‘Creep’ cover videos: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

Isolator

Isolator is another utility for OSX which aims to reduce distractions and improve productivity. More sane than disabling your computer’s networking ability, for sure.

Free fall from 130,000 feet

Crazy. I hope there will be video.

Link: 20-Year Journey for 15-Minute Fall - NYTimes.com

Elf Ears

In the event that you are looking to turn your boring old human ears into elf ears, here’s the how-to for you: Body-Mod: Elf Ears

Ralph’s ambition is to one day become a politician.

13 Year Old Steals Dad’s Credit Card to Buy Hookers

“Ralph’s ambition is to one day become a politician.”

my lastfm music video channel

Here’s a cool LastFM/youtube mashup - my very own music video channel based on my music listening habits tracked at LastFM.

Cool stuff! My request would be the ability to click through to the youtube permalink so I can favorite the videos.

The “Amen Break” is Golden

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The “Amen Break“, that oft sampled drum break, apparently follows the Golden Ratio - Cool! Link : The “Amen Break” and Golden Proportion

Here’s a documentary on the history of the Amen Break which tracks the clip of sound from it’s release on an obscure soul b-side to its ubiquitous standing in popular music and advertising.

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My name is Bernie McGinn, and you are reading my web-based junkdrawer. I live in San Francisco, California. I work for CNET Networks as Product Manager for CNET News.com and CNET Blogs.

Last century, I played in some bands and ran a record label.

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