posted February 17, 2015 #

Fibonacci goes to Ukraine. http://t.co/ltjeXARgFS

posted February 17, 2015 #

Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand.

posted February 17, 2015 #

Thank God for ice picks, four wheel drive, antilock braking systems, and Bojangle's

posted February 17, 2015 #

Episode 3 is here! The boys discuss Drew Struzan, answer fan emails, and open the flat file on Indiana Jones. http://t.co/ghPQdNQy3i

Jonathan Ive and the Future of Apple

posted February 17, 2015 #

pleasant read. Add to your #LongReads for later

The Trust Engineers

posted February 17, 2015 #

pretty intriguing Radiolab episode about Facebook experiments and "redefining emotion"

An Experiment

posted February 17, 2015 #

So, for awhile now I've been running the sidebar blog over there - called the Syndicate that is a compilation of Youtube & Vimeo likes, Delicious "Quicklinks", MusicNews, Twitter Favorites and Posts and Soundcloud Likes. Visually, it needs some serious help but lately I've been finding that it's the most enjoyable and consumable part of the site. These main blog posts are nice but you don't need 100 words on why a photo gallery is nice.

So, here's my experiment. Over the next one to two weeks I'm going to write less here on the main blog and focus posts only on things that I've built or just showcasing a bunch of nice images. I'll post more on the syndicate and see how that feels.

How will I measure this? No clue. I've no way to know if it's actually a success or not except for feedback directly from readership.. which I realize is pretty low. Long story short, this site is supposed to be a fun outpouring from me, not an obligation. Hopefully refocusing some aspects of it will make it better for everyone.

Music to massage your mate by

posted February 17, 2015 #

Fabrice Masson-Goulet

Chmielewski Fun Time!

posted February 17, 2015 #

Virgil Akers

do615

posted February 17, 2015 #

I recently re-worked the We Own This Town calendar to be powered by Do615 - an arm of Do Stuff Media that is laser focused on surfacing events for a particular region.

Previously, I was powering the calendar with Songkick and had enjoyable results but I felt like there wasn't as much automated surfacing of events as there could be for the Nashville area. Meaning, I had to input a lot of events that should have been there already. Do615 takes care of that issue for me.

All and all, it's a simple JSON feed based off of a single users "attending" flag. Easy to consume and redisplay as a curated list. The team has been quick and responsive to all my inquiries too.. so, that's a huge, gigantic, thumbs up for them altogether.

posted February 15, 2015 #

I feel like my whole live has been leading up to this moment. #SNL40RedCarpet #OnTheDVR

posted February 14, 2015 #

Unsolved Mysteries Intro 1987 http://t.co/DH0ksQfC5D

posted February 14, 2015 #

Welcome to a new kind of blog post from the @alistapart staff. http://t.co/4RL20g3xf1 http://t.co/TsAXtX34sZ

posted February 14, 2015 #

Apparently @kogonada made a great video essay about Tarkovsky's SOLARIS last month and I totally missed it: http://t.co/HgSvqJPzgB

posted February 14, 2015 #

Genius. Musk has zero limits, love it. Why Tesla's battery for your home should terrify utilities http://t.co/goOv3ihvCs

posted February 14, 2015 #

PWYW for #HITSfilm! Support filmmaker David Cross directly with your dollar bills, small or large. Powered by VHX! http://t.co/HRXZu9pgFu

posted February 14, 2015 #

An Aphex Twin ?disinfographic?? http://t.co/BRJU1JP9tn

Friday Videos - Feb 13th, 2015

posted February 13, 2015 #

Quite a week this week. I hope you are all doing well and have a moment to spend time with loved ones this weekend, even if its not romantic. Plenty of good on the horizon. Enjoy these distractions:

SUPERCUT: Robots on Film - an excellent supercut of various automatons through the ages of film. Highly enjoyed.
Tree Kangaroo Joeys - how have I never looked up baby kangaroo videos before? What an adorable treat.
This American Life Videos 4 U: I Love You - a heartwarming tale about a couple with a mild communication problem.
Dr Phil with no dialogue, just reactions... - a bit of an endurance challenge but also maybe the best episode of Dr. Phil out there.
The One Ring Explained. - As nerdy as it gets: an actual backstory to The Ring explained in no time flat. Not for everyone but more interesting than the last three Hobbit movies.
Jasmin Kaset - Lionshare - if you haven't heard Quiet Machine yet, please remedy that now
Wang Rong Rollin - Chick Chick - I dunno what it is but I can't look away. The longer it goes, the more bizarre it gets.
Breaking The Fifth Wall - not for the epileptic out there but a nice art piece from Yovcho Gorchev.
JCB Tractor Dancing - J C Balls - a video of a bunch of people watch tractors "dance" is taxing but a video of a bunch of British people watching tractors dance is oddly fascinating.

Have a good one.

Your Inner Child Is An Idiot

posted February 13, 2015 #

I recently started listening to Your Inner Child Is An Idiot, a podcast focused on time testing entertainment from your childhood to determine if you were, in fact, an idiot. Thus far they've touched on Thundercats, The Super Mario Bros Movie and Rainbow Brite. It's early days but it's looking like, yes, our inner children were idiots. Or maybe our adult eyes looking back nostalgically have a hard time. Whatever the case may be, the two hosts - DJ Phillips and Damon Xanthopoulos - are hilarious.

Listen here, on iTunes or just from your preferred podcasting app.