Ze Frank‘s takes on pretty much anything are at the very least refreshing/provocative, and often they’re enlightening (though sometimes NSFW, but since I don’t W anymore, no problem). The mode of delivery, as a collage of short takes of (mostly) Ze’s unblinking/motormouthing phiz, gets a lot into a few seconds, and hearing his daily rant is generally as good as seeing it (occasional exceptions). Yesterday’s rumination on compression (a 1:48 outtake, edited slightly, but see the whole thing if you’re really a Sports Racer) includes a useful info analogy to looking through a dirty pane of glass. If I was still W-ing, I’d use the clip to kick off a class, and I’ll bet I could make it appropriate to just about any subject.
links for 2006-08-29
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“…collection of eighteenth-century metaphors of mind … part of a scholarly study of the metaphors and root-images appealed to by the novelists, poets, dramatists, essayists, philosophers, belle lettrists, preachers, and pamphleteers of the eighteenth
links for 2006-08-21
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straight poop from The Society for Imaging Science and Technology
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remarkable precedent, a mashup of Google Maps and MP3s that tours many sites in Bangkok
20 minutes with Gapminder
Hans Rosling’s TED presentation is as fine an introduction to Data 2.0 as you’re likely to find. Gapminder is FREE, and Rosling’s blog is a worthy addition to one’s daily reading. He’s Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet.
links for 2006-08-20
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“…allow your maps-based applications to execute a search and then plot those search results on the map”
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“…allows you to cruise Flickr photos, tags and people based on geotagged location”
Dan dan mien
I’ve been making this one for 35 years:
It probably is a long way from ‘authenticity’, but who cares? Basically, it’s any kind of leftover noodles (some are better candidates because of texture and aesthetics of shape), stir-fried with a sauce of peanut butter, sriracha chili sauce, mushroom soy sauce, and scallions and cilantro if they’re available. Szechuan pepper makes a nice addition, but isn’t necessary for the desired effect.
These are Cellentani, which produce a satisfyingly chitlinesque appearance. My favorite shape for the dish is Campanelle, but Fettucine is also nice, and even plain old Spaghetti works. Yesterday’s cold noodles are preferred.
links for 2006-08-15
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“a set of methods for accessing and updating annotated geographical data”
links for 2006-08-11
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from OgleEarth: “Import any old spreadsheet with coordinate or placename data into editgrid, add a sheet or two with wrapper KML code, use the concatenate formula to wrap the data into the valid KML code, put the end result in one cell, and then link to i
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80 years for Castro, Hefner, the Queen
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mp3s for rainy days
Bump keying
William Gibson’s blog has a pointer to a YouTube video that’s startling in its implications, and a nice run around the block in Dutch, too. Well worth 5 minutes to widen your paranoias.
Think you know something about bass?
That’s bass as in viol, not as in fish.
Reynaud Garcia-Fons is arguably world’s-best, but if you doubt it (or even if you don’t), get your hands/eyes/ears on Arcoluz, his 2005 Enja release (a trio, with Kiko Ruiz playing guitar and Negrito Trasante doing percussion). It comes with a DVD that’s a revelation, since you get to see how he gets those sounds out of a bass. The DVD is a marvel of camera work and editing. Amazon offers it, and it’s not cheap. But it’s really really worth it. Really.