February 2012
2 posts
Flipboard is really, really great. I know it’s been around for a while but I was on an original iPhone until the 4S came out and I’ve never had an iPad so I’m a little behind but nonetheless very impressed. It’s made all my social networks new again. I’m even considering signing up with Facebook!*
*Not really.
January 2012
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October 2011
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November 2010
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October 2010
3 posts
Vintage Star Wars travel posters →
FaceTime for Mac issue
Originally I posted this at the Apple support discussion forums but Apple removed it because as of today FaceTime for Mac is “pre-release”. Here is a copy of my post:
Every time I initiate a FaceTime call between two Macs on the same network the wireless connection on both Macs breaks and the airport indicators both rescan and eventually reconnect to the network. Sometimes we can get...
Snow →
Great piece of cinema from 1963 by Geoffrey Jones et al. Nicely edited. I love the end credits. Arri’s Facebook page declared “Imagine putting this together on a Steenbeck!”
August 2010
3 posts
Videos Of The Sun →
National Velocity →
Of course, I will always want something like this:
I totally love the description:
NOTATIONAL VELOCITY is an application that stores and retrieves notes.
It is an attempt to loosen the mental blockages to recording information and to scrape away the tartar of convention that handicaps its retrieval. The solution is by nature nonconformist.
I can’t put my finger on it, but I know I need...
July 2010
1 post
Matt Taibbi Responds To Lara Logan
Logan is obviously doing her job protecting the agendas of her clients, whomever they may be. But Taibbi’s title “Lara Logan, You Suck” is nonetheless very apt.
An interesting tid bit from Taibbi:
True, the Pentagon does have perhaps the single largest public relations apparatus on earth – spending $4.7 billion on P.R. in 2009 alone and employing 27,000 people, a staff...
May 2010
12 posts
A.I. Artificial Intelligence Transcript →
I didn’t realize there was a fan base at all, let alone a devoted one. Terrific and memorable dialog, especially in the use of the Yeats poem, The Stolen Child:
Where dips the rocky highland Of Sleuth Wood in the lake, There lies a leafy island Where flapping herons wake The drowsy water-rats; There we’ve hid out faery vats, Full of berries And the reddest stolen cherries. Come...
Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull - May 1st and 2nd, 2010 →
Superb footage from Sean Stiegemeier who has apparently discovered and commandeered my dream job.
Also, here’s a pronunciation (like it helps).
(via @l_a_c)
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy →
The original BBC radio broadcast.
Walkabout →
Nicolas Roeg’s masterpiece is available as a Criterion Bluray edition.
1/2 Scale CG Simulation of Shining Elevator of... →
Brilliant Realflow & Lightwave test from Xurgonic at YouTube who later comments, “It would make a good ‘Got Milk?’ commercial. Cut to Danny’s horrified face with a milk moustache.”
Hilarious.
Cannonball →
The jelly beans are my favorite. Interesting visual look. This doesn’t look like film, nor like video. It is, however, good cinema. Great work from California Is A Place.
Daring Fireball commentary on Adobe Co-Founder... →
John Gurber:
Flash is associated with web browsers because for the past decade, most web browsers in use include a Flash Player plugin. But Flash is not part of the web. It’s on the web, but not of the web. Adobe is pitching Flash as a peer to HTML, JavaScript, and CSS, that just isn’t the case.
Stillwell Audio Plugins →
Can’t seem to find anything wrong with Stillwell Audio. I used the Major Tom compressor on guitars on a mix this week… butter. Delicious character, sounds great as soon as it opens.
South Park Celebrates 14 Years Of Fart Jokes →
Somehow this interview had eluded me. Matt and Trey on Fresh Air.
A Worthy Cause →
Teaching inmates to play guitar. So great.
M →
Fritz Lang’s M will be available on Bluray from Criterion on May 11. Like Citizen Kane, the craftsmanship of this picture is on par with much of what we produce today, particularly evident in the editing which flows effortlessly.
Hyundai Equus Will Use iPad As Owner’s Manual →
Smart.
April 2010
21 posts
Leslie Buck, Designer of Iconic Coffee Cup, Dies... →
I’ve never even lived in New York but I’ve always known those cups. Great designer.
Thoughts On Flash →
Steve Jobs:
Our motivation is simple – we want to provide the most advanced and innovative platform to our developers, and we want them to stand directly on the shoulders of this platform and create the best apps the world has ever seen. We want to continually enhance the platform so developers can create even more amazing, powerful, fun and useful applications. Everyone wins – we sell more...
These Are Jason Chen's Computers →
topherchris:
(Re: [Police Seize Jason Chen’s Computers](http://gizmodo.com/5524843/police-seize-jason-chens-computers))
The New $100 Bill →
I give up trying to understand why when new bills are issued actual problems with the papers themselves aren’t addressed. For instance, among other countries Australia’s denominations all have differing sizes and colors whereas US Treasury notes are all the same size and pale green. Australia also uses a polymer rather than paper. But American money is just plain ugly. Many graphic...
This One Has My Vote →
1974 BMW 3.0CS is pure Bimmer.
Freelance Switch →
A freelancer’s fee calculator. Terrific starting point for determining a realistic rate.
Gizmodo's Trade Secret Liability
jballer:
A number of sources have turned to Ian Betteridge’s thoughtful analysis of the Gizmodo saga. I believe that, because he failed to address California law, Ian was too quick to dismiss the possibility of trade secret claims by Apple. As Ian points out, Federal law requires “reasonable measures” to protect a trade secret, and he readily concluded (based mostly on analogy) that allowing the...
This Woman Is Incredibly Cool →
@ranajune reveals her pioneering iPad DJ skills. (via @daringfireball)
Dede Allen Dies At 86 →
Allen’s staccato style of cutting probably influences today’s editors’ styles more than can be measured.
“Odds [Against Tomorrow]” led to Rossen’s “The Hustler,” which gave Allen her first real opportunity to demonstrate what she had learned, including the use of cuts instead of dissolves between scenes. “I think it surprised Rossen, but he...
iPhone 4G: Is This It? →
Engadget has a trio of photos they say just dropped into their hands which are already being shot down as fan bait, reconsidered, seriously reconsidered, then pretty definitively shot down, and finally all but confirmed. This elicited a burst of tweets minutes after Engadget posted the stills. Sweet. People are as stoked for it as I am. Tremendous decoy though. I even like the design. Something...
Google backs Yahoo in privacy fight with DOJ →
DeclanMcCullagh:
Yahoo has been quietly fighting prosecutors’ requests in front of a federal judge in Colorado, with many documents filed under seal. Tuesday’s brief from Google and the other groups aims to buttress Yahoo’s position by saying users who store their e-mail in the cloud enjoy a reasonable expectation of privacy that is protected by the U.S. Constitution.
iTouch XXL
Janis Krums on why he will not be buying an iPad. I respect his reasons and I’d like to comment on each of them in turn.
My current iPhone is 1st generation. It’s not problematic. It’s the slowest iPhone but is not more expensive than current models and has almost exactly the same feature set. After 3 years it is still among the best “smart phones” in use today.
I...
Billie Jean Kick Drum Cover →
Or maybe you could just drape some furni pads over the kick drum, wrapping it to suit your taste?
The iPad →
The iPad is a personal computer in the true sense of the words. It conforms to its user’s tastes and habits so well because of precisely this (Adam Engst says it better than I):
the iPad becomes the app you’re using. That’s part of the magic. The hardware is so understated - it’s just a screen, really - and because you manipulate objects and interface elements so smoothly...
Sometimes I Doubt Your Commitment To Sparkle... →
The women at the bank were trying to recall where the quote is from. I finally figured out it was from Donnie Darko.
AT&T Markets Their Weakness →
NY Times reports that AT&T is proposing marketing mini towers to customers who experience AT&T’s spotty service as a remedy. It uses the customer’s own broadband connection. We need to start charging these jack-asses to use our systems.
“They want to find a new way to make money off me, versus actually servicing me for the money I pay already,” [Christina] Zachariades said....
Sublime Video HTML5 Video Player →
Lives up to its name. Soon to be released. Now with a Flash fallback mode for browsers which do not support HTML5 or Firefox/Opera when the Ogg Theora video version is unavailable.
A "Sneak Peek Into The Future Of iPhone OS"? →
Andy Ihnatko’s insight on Apple’s curious timing of the iPhone OS 4 announcement this Thursday.
Editing For The Mix →
Randy Thom:
Great stuff, Erik!
Almost all of my projects in recent years have been structured as “in the box” premixes, meaning that all or virtually all of the editing and premixing has been done in ProTools, keeping it all virtual. We record predubs only as a delivery requirement, but don’t use the recorded predubs in the final mix. In the final each individual sound is funneled through virtual...
Must-Have Wireless Gear
Seems like this is the bare minimum to be prepared for ENG gigs.
Lectro HM TX
Lectro SR series RX
Lectro D4 system
2 x either Lectro UM400 TX or UM700 TX
Earlier today Fat Willy asked me if the narrower bandwidth has adversely affected my wireless systems. To be honest I haven’t even thought about it so I guess the answer is no.
March 2010
14 posts
Flash, iPad, Standards →
Jeffrey Zeldman:
Not because Flash is bad, but because the increasing popularity of devices that don’t support Flash is going to force recalcitrant web developers to build the semantic HTML layer first.
I couldn’t agree more.
Days Of Heaven →
One of the most beautiful color pictures ever made. Lit by Nestor Almendros, Terrence Malick’s Days Of Heaven is available as a Criterion edition on DVD and Blu-ray. The Blu-ray version has a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
The King Of Cool →
Three weeks in Steve McQueen’s world. 20 never-seen photos from Life Magazine. I’ve seen every episode of Wanted: Dead Or Alive and it’s true. Coolest man to have ever lived.
NY Times HR 3590 Roll Call Infographic →