Todd.com http://www.todd.com/ Todd Draper's Weblog en Copyright 2009 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:16:10 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Her Name Was Neda 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."]]> http://www.todd.com/2009/06/her_name_was_neda.html http://www.todd.com/2009/06/her_name_was_neda.html Politics Videos Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:16:10 -0500 Bad Timing 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.]]> http://www.todd.com/2009/04/bad_timing.html http://www.todd.com/2009/04/bad_timing.html Politics Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:22:45 -0500 To the moon 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.]]> http://www.todd.com/2009/04/to_the_moon.html http://www.todd.com/2009/04/to_the_moon.html Idiots Science Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:33:20 -0500 Goodbye Netflix 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.]]> http://www.todd.com/2009/04/goodbye_netflix.html http://www.todd.com/2009/04/goodbye_netflix.html Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:29:20 -0500 An open letter to the spammer using my email address 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 http://www.todd.com/2009/03/an_open_letter_to_the_spammer.html http://www.todd.com/2009/03/an_open_letter_to_the_spammer.html spam torture Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:11:37 -0500 Found graphic song chart memes
more music charts]]> http://www.todd.com/2009/03/found_graphic.html http://www.todd.com/2009/03/found_graphic.html Charts Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:52:51 -0500 Can ya spare a dime? Full Tilt Poker through the same support menu and I get some credit. Amazon.com]]> http://www.todd.com/2009/03/can_ya_spare_a_dime.html http://www.todd.com/2009/03/can_ya_spare_a_dime.html Support Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:17:53 -0500 Nuke 'em 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. ]]> http://www.todd.com/2009/02/nuke_em.html http://www.todd.com/2009/02/nuke_em.html Technology War Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:58:10 -0500 Dieter Rams on Design 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.]]> http://www.todd.com/2009/02/dieter_rams_on_design.html http://www.todd.com/2009/02/dieter_rams_on_design.html Design Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:37:01 -0500 Random Album Cover 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: AventuraMall.jpg What kind of music do you think the band should make? I'm thinking they're something along the lines of Dakota Suite.]]> http://www.todd.com/2009/02/random_album_cover.html http://www.todd.com/2009/02/random_album_cover.html Design Memes Music Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:59:11 -0500 Victory Pepsi and Mountain Dew Throwback, and Snapple rolling out sugar sweetened iced tea along with their label redesign.]]> http://www.todd.com/2009/02/victory.html http://www.todd.com/2009/02/victory.html Poison Soft Drinks Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:15:51 -0500 I keep telling you

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.]]> http://www.todd.com/2009/01/i_keep_telling_you.html http://www.todd.com/2009/01/i_keep_telling_you.html Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:39:41 -0500 Traffic Report 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.]]> http://www.todd.com/2009/01/traffic_report.html http://www.todd.com/2009/01/traffic_report.html Geography Site News Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:49:03 -0500 Perfect obamas.jpg]]> http://www.todd.com/2009/01/perfect.html http://www.todd.com/2009/01/perfect.html Photos Politics Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:08:10 -0500 I Love It love watching the wingnut's heads explode over the oath of office stumble.]]> http://www.todd.com/2009/01/i_love_it.html http://www.todd.com/2009/01/i_love_it.html Politics Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:58:41 -0500