YouTube – PAX08 Concert – JoCo and Felicia Day Sing “Still Alive”.
*sings along at home*
Monthly Archives: August 2008
HURRICANE KATRINA…A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED STRENGTH…RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.
August 29, 2008 – 4:37 pm
The Spinto Band – Japan is an Island
August 28, 2008 – 11:40 pm
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YouTube – The Spinto Band – Japan is an Island.
Yeah, you couldn’t really save your game on Atari, but this is still a fun song.
David Foster Wallace on why he’s no longer on the Straight Talk Express
August 28, 2008 – 11:20 pm
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The truth—as I see it—is that the previous seven years and four months of the Bush Administration have been such an unmitigated horror show of rapacity, hubris, incompetence, mendacity, corruption, cynicism and contempt for the electorate that it’s very difficult to imagine how a self-identified Republican could try to position himself as a populist.
Bookends: Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
August 26, 2008 – 6:01 pm
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Bookends: Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman.
I reviewed this book on Bookends, the CC Library book review site.
Bright Eyes – The Biggest Lie [ Elliott Smith ]
August 25, 2008 – 11:57 pm
The Headmaster Ritual as done by Radiohead
August 25, 2008 – 11:51 pm
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YouTube – Radiohead play The Smiths.
A fun and faithful cover, but why break off “spineless…BASTARDS, all?”
Pete & Pete Intro
August 25, 2008 – 11:32 pm
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YouTube – Polaris – Hey Sandy “Pete & Pete Intro”.
I love the voice at the beginning: “Pete y Pete!”
Mister Jalopy Wants to Make a Better World
August 25, 2008 – 3:03 pm
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Mr. Jalopy said he was neither a Luddite nor particularly handy. But he has a deep affection for products that are designed and built to last. “I’m not into retro,†he said. “I’m into better.â€
Editorial Observer – Mister Jalopy Wants to Make a Better World – Editorial – NYTimes.com.
How Design Can Save Democracy – Interactive Graphic – NYTimes.com
August 25, 2008 – 1:54 pm
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How Design Can Save Democracy – Interactive Graphic – NYTimes.com.
On Nov. 4, most ballots will repeat design mistakes made in previous elections. Many of these errors are avoidable. This year, the United States Election Assistance Commission released ballot design guidelines. Using these guidelines, we at AIGA developed this feature to identify common design problems and offer improvements