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Her Name Was Neda

2009-06-21T11:16:10Z

Please note: This video is graphic and disturbing. It is something you don't want to see. But I think that maybe it's something you need to see. Her name was Neda. Her name, in Farsi, means voice. She was killed protesting the stolen Iranian election. Her voice was silenced. May her legacy be freedom for her people. Her sister writes: "I'm here to let you know I'm alive but my sister was killed... I'm here to tell you my sister died while in her father's hands I'm here to tell you my sister had big dreams... I'm here to tell you my sister who died was a decent person... and like me yearned for a day when her hair would be swept by the wind... and like me read "Forough" [Forough Farrokhzad]... and longed to live free and equal... and she longed to hold her head up and announce, "I'm Iranian"... and she longed to one day fall in love to a man with a shaggy hair... and she longed for a daughter to braid her hair and sing lullaby by her crib... my sister died from not having life... my sister died as injustice has no end... my sister died since she loved life too much... and my sister died since she lovingly cared for people... my loving sister, I wish you had closed your eyes when your time had come... the very end of your last glance burns my soul.... sister have a short sleep. your last dream be sweet."

Bad Timing

2009-04-27T20:22:45Z

Conservatives mock volcano monitoring, and a volcano erupts. Then they mock pandemic preparedness, and a flu pandemic hits. Attention conservative politicians: I will max out contributions to your next campaign if you publicly mock Megan Fox showing up at my door wearing this.

To the moon

2009-04-22T18:33:20Z

Recently I found myself talking with someone who believes the insane urban legend that the government faked the moon landing. I won't rehash the argument here, but I wanted to put forth my own conclusion in public: It would have been more difficult to fake the landing and keep it a secret for any length of time than the actually go to the moon.

Goodbye Netflix

2009-04-20T08:29:20Z

I've been a Netflix subscriber for years, and I've always been very happy with the service. I've enthusiastically recommended it to many friends. Recently they decided to raise rates for customers who have Blu-Ray access by as much as 20%. After giving them a couple weeks to back off the decision I decided tonight to cancel my account. If anyone has any good ideas for an alternative please let me know.

An open letter to the spammer using my email address

2009-03-19T18:11:37Z

Dear Spammer, Thanks so much for using my address for your spam. Seriously, who answers that shit? Both you and anyone who answers should be subjected to torture that would make Jack Bauer say, "Hey, don't you think that's going a little too far?" Sincerely, todd

Found graphic

2009-03-05T23:52:51Z

more music charts

Can ya spare a dime?

2009-03-03T21:17:53Z

Just a friendly reminder that you can help me out when you're buying something through Amazon by linking through me. I get a small percentage of each purchase you make after clicking through the link below, or the link under Support to the left. In addition, if you're looking to play some online poker you can join Full Tilt Poker through the same support menu and I get some credit. Amazon.com

Nuke 'em

2009-02-26T06:58:10Z

If you've ever wondered what would happen if a nuclear bomb was dropped on your home town you're in luck. A new Google Maps mashup from Carlos Labs lets you see the area affected by different sized bombs placed wherever you want. Dropping bombs has never been so much fun.

Dieter Rams on Design

2009-02-25T18:37:01Z

The aesthetic quality of a product — and the fascination it inspires — is an integral part of the its utility.

The ten commandments of good design at Vitsoe.com via Daring Fireball.

Random Album Cover

2009-02-23T19:59:11Z

My friend Fosco just posted a blog meme, and for a change it’s one I actually like so I'm going to make my own. The concept here is the random album cover. Fosco’s source, Ted Gideonse, lays out the rules.

1. Use Wikipedia’s random article page to find your band name. 2. Go to the Random Quotations Page. The last four words of the very last quote is your album name. 3. Visit Flickr’s interesting photos page, the third image, no matter what, is your cover art. 4. Use Photoshop or Paint.NET to put all the pieces together. 5. Post it to the group!

I got things started at Wikipedia, with my random article being on on the Aventura Mall in Aventura, Florida. It’s the fifth largest mall in the United States, housing over 250 stores. My random quote was:

Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life. —Dr. David M. Burns

Which makes my album title Forward With Your Life. That’s actually not bad. I hit the jackpot with the photo, pulling a really beautiful black and white piece by Kent Mercurio Put together we get this: What kind of music do you think the band should make? I'm thinking they're something along the lines of Dakota Suite.

Victory

2009-02-21T10:15:51Z

The war against high fructose corn syrup is far from over, but an important battle has been won. Both Pepsi and Snapple are making a move to real sugar. Pepsi with Pepsi and Mountain Dew Throwback, and Snapple rolling out sugar sweetened iced tea along with their label redesign.

I keep telling you

2009-01-27T08:39:41Z

High fructose corn syrup is vile stuff. How vile? Nearly half of all samples tested contained mercury. From the Washington Post:

Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury
Almost half of tested samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contained mercury... In the first study, researchers found detectable levels of mercury in nine of 20 samples of commercial HFCS. The study was published in current issue of Environmental Health.

Mmm, delicious mercury.

Traffic Report

2009-01-26T11:49:03Z

In puzzling news, almost 1% of my traffic this month has come from the Republic of Moldova, nearly as much as France, Germany and Mexico and slightly more the United Kingdom. My biggest Google referrer? Wells Fargo Sucks. I'm rather happy about that, as they do indeed continue to suck.

Perfect

2009-01-20T22:08:10Z

I have a feeling this image will be one of the most lasting memories of this day:

I Love It

2009-01-20T20:58:41Z

I'm going to love watching the wingnut's heads explode over the oath of office stumble.