Web Wanderings
We hear a lot of talk about personal information and privacy. A great many people are concerned (rightly, in my opinion) about who has their information and what they can do with it. Other people either ignorantly or voluntarily give away a lot of personal information about themselves. For better or worse, there is a [...]
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I’ve known of Seth Godin for awhile, but I haven’t really sat down and explored what he has to say until this. This lengthy interview covers a broad range of topics, but all centered around the idea of work as art, building your following, and allowing yourself to think bigger (but not too big). What, [...]
Okay, this wasn’t so much a discovery as a recommendation from a friend on Facebook, but it’s a delightful story. It’s just over six minutes, and you won’t regret one of them: Tweet
I have no idea if The Piano Guys are making much money from their music, but they sure seem to be having fun. I’m not even sure what the story or concept is behind the group, other than they’re talented friends making music together, but their arrangements and videos are always well done, and a [...]
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It would appear Air New Zealand has a sense of humor. They teamed up with Peter Jackson and WETA to create an flight safety video based on the upcoming movie The hobbit, and apparently including a few characters and Peter Jackson himself. The whole thing is rather tongue-in-cheek, but it’s bound to get more attention [...]
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It’s been awhile since I saw Jim Henson’s “The Storyteller”. John Hurt, as usual, was excellent as the Storyteller. I recall hearing a great many wonderful stories, but none so poignant to me as “The Soldier and Death.” Truly a Russian tale if there ever was one. But of course, everything can be found on [...]
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The Swedish Chef makes popcorn shrimp. Those little guys sure have good rhythm! Tweet
I will never be young, handsome, and French. But that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy a catchy song by someone who is. I’ll just listen along and take comfort in the notion that he only catches supermodels when the video script calls for it. Translation here… Tweet
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MIT researchers have developed a camera that takes a trillion images per second–so fast that light travels only 6 millimeters between frames. I can hear you all now: “Well then, let me see it!” After all, that was my first thought. Your wish is my command. Here is Professor Ramesh Raskar in a TED video: [...]
Thanks to Mary Robinette Kowal I’ve had the pleasure of discovering The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, a modern vlog interpretation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. It gets a little PG-13-ish at times, but they’re great fun! I suppose they would be as fun if you’ve never read the book, but for those who have I [...]
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