This album is a sample of my photos from the Pushkar Festival in India.
I used BubbleShare to create the gallery as a test of their software, and I'm pretty impressed. The functionality is easy, and the features (like the blog window above) are very handy.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
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Google Press Center: Zeitgeist 2005
It turns out that looking at the aggregation of billions of search queries people type into Google reveals something about our curiosity, our thirst for news, and perhaps even our desires. Considering all that has occurred in 2005, we thought it would be interesting to study just a few of the significant events, and names that make this a memorable year. (We’ll leave it to the historians to determine which ones are lasting and which ephemeral.) We hope you enjoy this selective view of our collective year.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
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myTunes Redux
myTunes Redux is a program that allows you to download music made available by iTunes. It allows you to search everything on the network at once, live, and works with all versions of iTunes (from 4.1 through 4.7).
This program will most likely only work on Windows XP (and probably Windows 2000). No mac version exists and I'm not making one, so stop asking.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
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closerlook holiday production
"Here's a great idea: We all gather around the kitchen and do a cooking show." - "Why don't we all dress up like characters from Predator?"
"I got a better idea. How about we do a fun, musical version of 'Miracle on 34th Street?"
"You know that's not a bad idea, but if we had a mid-80s Trans Am that could talk..."
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
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Santa gets busted
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
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ITSAWONDERFULINTERNET.COM
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
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Michael Mann, Audioslave and Pandora
Michael Mann has a way with storytelling. Here's a guy who eschews the non-stop action thriller pace of say, Steven Spielberg, for moments in film that allow both characters and viewers moments of introspection. Moments accompanied, of course, by a killer soundtrack.
Made famous by Miami Vice and refined in many of his slick flicks like Heat and The Insider, Collateral is perhaps the best example to date of Mann's ability to let audiences interpret critical moments in the storyline using little more than music and cinematography.
A killer track + a cityscape = a moment inside the character's mind.
There's Max in the cab - struggling with his place in life as he has for much of the film. He lies to himself and to others about his plans and dreams, and we come to understand that Max isn't really going anywhere. When Vincent catches Max in his concocted version of reality and forces him to come to grips with his seemingly meaningless existence, there's dialogue between them, but then it all stops.
Cue "Shadow of the Sun" by Audioslave.
Max thinks for a moment, then he gets it.
The cab accelerates.
The music plays on.
We get it: Things are different.
The cab accelerates. Crash!
While other filmmakers might have used the same sequence (dialogue, speed run, crash), I can't think of any who allow both characters and viewers to reflect on the situation the way Mann does.
Call it a pregnant pause. Call it what you will. I think it rocks.
As Jason Hughes puts it, "The struggle against this threatening mindset is highlighted in Audioslave's music. While the song is playing, Max accepts Cruise's character's nihilistic worldview and intentionally crashes the car that they are both riding in. "What's the difference?" he says before the car crashes. His actions show a transition into Vince’s (Tom Cruise) way of thinking: "There's no good reason, there's no bad reason to live or to die ... Millions of galaxies of hundreds of millions of stars and a speck on one in a blink. That's us. Lost in space."
The same scenario would play out when Sonny and Rico would cruise in the Dino, Testarossa or cigarette boat. De Niro and Pacino did the same while cruising in Heat.
Having heard the Audioslave track "Shadow of The Sun" and remembering how much it rocks, I wanted to listen to it this morning. So, I dialled up Pandora, entered the track name and 5 songs into my new Audioslave "station," there it was.
Perfect.
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Audioslave
"Shadow of The Sun"
Once upon a time
I was on a mind to lay your burden down
And leave you where you stood
You believed I could
You’d seen it done before
I could read your thoughts
And tell you what you saw
And never say a word
But now that is gone
Over with and done
And never to return
I can tell you why
People die alone
I can tell you why
The shadow on the sun
Staring at the loss
Looking for the cause
And never really sure
Nothing but a hole
To live without a soul
And nothing to be learned
I can tell you why
People go insane
I can show you how
You could do the same
I can tell you why
The end will never come
I can tell you on
The shadow on the sun
Shapes of every size
Move behind my eyes
Doors inside my head
Bolted from within
Every drop of flame
Lights a candle in
Memory of the one
Who lived inside my skin
I can tell you why
People go insane
I can show you how
You could do the same
I can tell you why
The end will never come
I can tell you on
The shadow on the sun
Shadow on the sun
Shadow on the sun
Shadow on the sun
Shadow on the sun
Shadow on the sun
Shadow on the sun
Shadow on the sun
Sun
Sun
Monday, December 19, 2005
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Dingell’s HOLIDAY Jingle for O’Reilly and House GOP
Saturday, December 17, 2005
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Blogger Web Comments for Firefox
Seems cool enough ...
Blogger Web Comments for Firefox is an extension that makes it easy to see what bloggers are saying about a page you're viewing in Firefox and even make your own blog post about it, all without leaving the page you're on.
As you visit any given page in Firefox, a comment panel featuring blog posts linking to this page will appear on the bottom right of your browser. Clicking on any of the entries will open that blog post in a new tab.
Friday, December 16, 2005
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Pitchfork: Best New Music
Reviews to check out from their list which I haven't listened to yet:
Common: Be
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Sufjan Stevens: Illinois
Wolf Parade: Apologies to the Queen Mary
Broken Social Scene
Animal Collective: Feels
Vashti Bunyan: Lookaftering
Friday, December 16, 2005
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A few maps of 2.0
Visualizing Web 2.0
web2.wsj2.com
Map Of The 2.0 World
JotSpot
Web 2.0 Map
blog.forret.com
Thursday, December 15, 2005
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Pandora
This is awesome ... Easily makes my short-list for 2005 Best of the Web. If you like music and have an internet connection, this is a must-have.
Quoting from here: A personalized radio station (or set of channels) which recommends new songs based on user-selected favorites. The interface is so clean, so slick, and so easy-to-use it will blow you away. And the behind-the-scenes algorithm powering the recommendation engine (from the Music Genome Project) really works.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
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Year in Review: AJAX Desktops and Homepages
By Stephen Bryant
Review: Home pages are making a comeback, thanks to AJAX and Flash-powered "desktop" applications. Inside, a look at seven desktop and homepage apps vying for your news feeds, bookmarks, and sticky notes.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
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Simon Starling wins the Turner Prize 2005
Tate Britain
Thursday, December 15, 2005
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Young Designers’ Christmas Bazaar
Friday 16 to Sunday 18 December
Chelsea Old Town Hall
King’s Road, SW3
Santa can do some nice shoppin' here ...
Thursday, December 15, 2005
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Amazon.co.uk: The Silver Spoon: Books
Note to Santa ...
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
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The Superficial | Because You're Ugly
The Superficial is a brutally honest look at society and its obsession with the superficial. It is not satire. It is not social commentary. It is the voice of our society at its worst. It is first impressions without sense of social obligation. It is the truth of our generation. It is ugly racism. It is jealousy. It is honest.
Just kidding. Our goal is to make fun of as many people as possible.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
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Ricky Gervais podcast
Guardian Unlimited
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
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FLY GUY
So, I know I blogged this last year, but it is pretty cool and there's a holiday message. So, why not?
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
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Mastering Ajax, Part 1: Introduction to Ajax
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
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Photographer Of The Year 2006
Popular Photography Magazine
This is tempting, if only for a really good laugh.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
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10 New York Hotels for Under $250 a Night
The New York Times
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
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The Year in Ideas
The New York Times Magazine
Monday, December 12, 2005
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Russian Climbing - Google Video
Monday, December 12, 2005
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Great Tastes That Go Great Together
Yahoo! Search blog
del.icio.us gets bought by Yahoo! and will soon be working in close proximity to their fraternal twin, Flickr.
Yahoo! is on a Web 2.0 roll. And just in case you wanna know "what's so cool about del.icio.us?", you can check out the "Interview With Experts" on The Intuitive Life Business Blog.
Sunday, December 11, 2005
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God Hates Shrimp
Sunday, December 11, 2005
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Scott Stone: Ski Icon
Must see.
Friday, December 09, 2005
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Betfair named "2005 Company of the Year" for the second straight year
On Wednesday 30th November Betfair was again named the 2005 Company of the Year at the CBI Growing Business Awards - the first time any company has won this prestigious award twice.
The judges praised Betfair’s strong financial growth and market leading position and confirmed the CBI’s view of the company as one of Britain’s most respected businesses.
Betfair Chief Operating Officer David Yu said: “To win this prestigious award once is a great achievement but to retain it for a second year is remarkable. It is a fantastic endorsement of both our product and our business and we look forward to maintaining the staggering growth that the company has already experienced over the coming years.”
Sir Digby Jones, Director General of the CBI, commented on the Growing Business Awards: “Thriving and innovative smaller companies are the backbone of British industry but all too often they are unsung heroes. These Awards are an invitation to share their success stories with us and help pave the way for even greater achievements.”
Friday, December 09, 2005
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Yahoo! Mail Beta
Seems as though the new Y! mail beta project has been out for a while, but for whatever reason (European IP?), I'm just getting access to the new product.
It is very cool.
I've been thinking of changing to another online solution or reverting back to a desktop mail client for my personal messages for a while, as I was getting very tierd of Y! Mail's tierd interface. It has been much improved, and the new interface and features are quite good. Here's a round-up of a few reviews:
SiliconBeat: Behold, the new Yahoo Mail
REVIEW: New Yahoo! Mail Beta - The Unofficial Yahoo! Weblog - yahoo.weblogsinc.com
Ajaxian: Yahoo! Mail Beta Review
TechCrunch: RSS is Now Integrated into Yahoo Mail and Alerts
Yahoo Mail Beta Gains RSS Reading Feature
Yahoo! Mail review by PC Magazine
Yahoo! Mail (Beta) review by PC Magazine
Friday, December 09, 2005
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The MySpace Generation
Podcast from Businessweek
Thursday, December 08, 2005
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The Consumerist: Shoppers Bite Back
Welcome, internet, to The Consumerist, the latest title from Gawker Media. The Consumerist loves to shop, and is reconciled to utilities, but hates paying for shoddy products, inhumane customer support, and half-assed service.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
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Baby Bush Toys
Brain Food For the Average Child
Thursday, December 08, 2005
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Google: Ten Golden Rules
MSNBC.com
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
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Captian Humpherys: The Beginning
This is awesome. My friends Bonnie and Glen have launched their project ... You've gotta check out the demo reel.
My company recently finished a demo reel for a new reality TV show. We are pitching a few network executives this week.
The final cut and the premise can be found at:
http://www.captainhumphreys.com
And, yes, the protagonist on the show was my bartender for a few years...
Then, if you are free this coming Sunday the 11th and in town, please come to Mona Bar at 8:00 p.m. to see the real thing on a big screen TV with the music track and all. Mona is on Amsterdam between 108 and 109.
Glenn
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
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File under: OMG, where have I moved ...
The "Chav Nativity"
There's this bird called Mary, yeah? She's a virgin (wossat then?) She's not married or nuffink, but she's got this boyfriend, Joe, innit? He does joinery an' that. Mary lives with him in a crib dahn Nazaref.
One day Mary meets this bloke Gabriel. She's like 'Oo ya lookin at?' Gabriel just goes 'You got one up the duff, you have.'
Mary's totally gobsmacked. She gives it to him large 'Stop dissin' me yeah! I ain't no Kappa-slapper. I never bin wiv no one!'
So Mary goes and sees her cousin Liz, who's six months gone herself. Liz is largin' it. She's filled with spirits, Barcardi Breezers an' that. She's like 'Orright, Mary, I can feel me bay-bee in me tummy and I reckon I'm well blessed. Think of all the extra benefits an' that we are gonna get.' Mary goes 'Yeah, s'pose you're right'
Mary an' Joe ain't got no money so they have to ponse a donkey, an' go dahn Beflehem on that. They get to this pub an' Mary wants to stop, yeah? To have her bay-bee an' that. But there ain't no room at the inn, innit? So Mary an' Joe break an' enter into this garridge, only it's filled wiv animals. Cahs an' sheep an' that.
Then these three geezers turn up, looking proper bling, wiv crowns on their heads. They're like 'Respect, bay-bee Jesus', an' say they're wise men from the East End.
Joe goes: 'If you're so wise, wotchoo doin' wiv this Frankenstein an' myrrh? Why dincha just bring gold, Adidas and Burberry?'
It's all about to kick off when Gabriel turns up again an' sez he's got another message from this Lord geezer. He's like 'The police is comin an' they're killin all the bay-bees. You better nash off to Egypt.' Joe goes 'You must be monged it you think I'm goin' dahn Egypt on a minging donkey' Gabriel sez 'Suit yerself, pal. But it's your look out if you stay.' So they go dahn Egypt till they've stopped killin the first-born an' it's safe an' that.
Then Joe and Mary and Jesus go back to Nazaref, an' Jesus turns water into Stella.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
Monday, December 05, 2005
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Will Ferrell plays George W Bush for this the Global Warming Comedy Special.
DevilDucky
Monday, December 05, 2005
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Best. Cristmas Light Show. Ever.
Putfile - WizardsofWinter SM
Friday, December 02, 2005
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