November 2008
27 posts
The Beach Boys - Girl Don’t Tell Me (1965)
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Calaboration app →
Automatically configures iCal + Google Calendar syncing in OS X (Leopard only). I manually set up syncing a few months ago and it works pretty well, though I prefer Google’s web interface.
Andrew Bird - Plasticities
Kind of a somber track...
keyboardr →
Google search mashup for keyboard shortcut freaks. They have some really great features on the horizon, including FriendFeed integration.
WatchBen Silverman on Charlie Rose (11.17.08)
Co-chairman of NBC talks about television programming in the digital age. Interesting to see how much of the conversation is centered around the internet and mobile platforms. He also mentions the new TV advertising model called C3 that networks are using to gauge viewership across time-shifted platforms like TiVo.
Transcript available on charlierose.com.
WatchHulu CEO Jason Kilar responds to criticisms about his service being “just a place for reruns.” He notes the importance of offering reruns and dismisses rumors about Hulu entering the original content game:
We have no plans to do that anytime soon. We’re distributors.
(via NewTeeVee)
WGA Says Producers Not Paying for New Media →
Not a good sign for our card-carrying friends or anyone hoping to land a union gig:
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) said yesterday that big media companies weren’t honoring the contract that ended last year’s 100-day writer’s strike by failing to pay residuals for work used in new media.
(via NewTeeVee)
Graham Smith - Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar
There’s a...
Tube-side chat? Obama takes radio address online →
Obama to deliver a weekly YouTube address in the what’s being described as the new media equivalent of FDR’s fireside chats.
Talking Heads - This Must Be The Place (Naive...
Intersquash →
Optimize any RSS feed for iPhone’s mobile Safari browser. Includes auto-redirect code and spiffy custom icons.
Metric - Help, I’m Alive
Leaked track off...
Clocking IT →
ClockingIT is a free hosted application, keeping track of all your tasks and the time you spend on them.
Done with political parties (Patt Morrison) →
The country could, as it often does, follow California. The reform governor, Hiram Johnson, was onto something in 1911 when he made all local offices nonpartisan and banned parties from endorsing in nonpartisan races.
Great op-ed article in today’s LA Times about the dissolution of the party system in American politics.
Why I didn't wear my "I voted" sticker
For the first time ever I declined to wear my “I voted” sticker. Part of it has to do with my increasing feelings of discontent with the U.S. electoral system. Part of it has to do with the wave of free offers and discounts businesses are giving away to voters.
Vote for your country. Vote for your community. Vote for yourself. But don’t vote for stickers or free coffee. Do we...
WatchLA serial killer “The Grim Sleeper” featured on America’s Most Wanted
(ffwd to 26:30)
Graham Smith - Long Time, No Sleep
Here’s...