stark ranting

Fight the smears.

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:36:12 -0700

This is all kinds of awesome. Barack Obama has a website where he lists popular smears against him and his wife, and points out why they're all lies. There's some debate about the best way to handle smears, but I really like this approach. It's very proactive and it does a good job of utilizing his community of supporters to keep tabs on the smearmails that are floating around the internet.

Fight the Smears

Bad day at the office.

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:52:07 -0700

Who among us hasn't had the urge to tear through a cube farm like Godzilla in a suit and tie. I like that what sets him off is one of his co-workers bumping over a stack of papers.

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Flight of the Conchords.

Thu, 29 May 2008 10:18:16 -0700

If you're not watching Flight of the Conchords on HBO, shame on you. It's like an oddly wrapped present right off the boat from New Zealand for anyone who likes dry, surrealist humor with a musical flare.

Weezer still rocks.

Fri, 23 May 2008 13:39:32 -0700

Chronotron.

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:33:16 -0700

This online game is extremely addicting. It's a puzzle game in which you travel back in time to assist your future self in solving puzzles. Very clever game design.

Chronotron

Weird musical robot mimics human speech.

Tue, 06 May 2008 11:14:48 -0700

I like the use of random household items, probably found in the pantry.

installation proposal for artbots 2008 from ranjit on Vimeo

Glad.

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:01:24 -0700

I dare you to watch this and not smile.

Microsoft Vista.

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:02:50 -0700

Man, now that I know how much Microsoft's sales team rocks, I gotta get me some Vista all up in here.

Global warming.

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:39:40 -0700

This map shows the areas that will be most affected by a global sea rise. It's pretty interesting to see that the El Centro area in Southern California is completely underwater. Luckily my house is fine. In fact I might even get closer to having a view of the coast, so I'm going to scrounge up some extra fossil fuel to burn.

How I Met Your Mother.

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:56:25 -0700

This is a great quote from Josh Radnor, the actor who plays Ted Moseby on How I Met Your Mother.

That's why the people who love this show looooooove this show because I think it's like your favorite band that hasn't gotten popular enough for you to start hating it," he said. "So you can still kind of love it and wear the T-shirt and speak in code with the other people who are on to it, but it hasn't tipped into this kind of phenomenon where you start to turn on it.

Space Invaders are people too.

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:57:31 -0700

Nailed 'em.

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:00:29 -0700

It's good to know that politicians are keeping the streets safe from these punks.

Food for thought.

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:53:05 -0700

This is long, but it's weirdly enthralling and maybe even a little thought provoking. All the major world wars as imagined as a food fight.

Barack Obama.

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:16:57 -0700

This quote from Obama's concession speech last night makes me think to myself, can I vote for Barack Obama? Yes, I can.

But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. For when we have faced down impossible odds; when we’ve been told that we’re not ready, or that we shouldn’t try, or that we can’t, generations of Americans have responded with a simple creed that sums up the spirit of a people. Yes we can.
It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation. Yes we can.

It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom through the darkest of nights. Yes we can.

It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness. Yes we can.

It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballot; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land.

Yes we can to justice and equality. Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity. Yes we can heal this nation. Yes we can repair this world. Yes we can.

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking.

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:46:02 -0700

My 24 day experiment has come to an end. (I realize you were promised updates throughout the process, but extenuating circumstances threw a wrench in the works. Plus, I just really suck at motivating myself to post.) To be continued...