links for 2008-05-12
May 11th, 2008-
Great parodies of old Atari games. “Every Sport Ever in Pong Form”
links for 2008-05-05
May 4th, 2008-
Looking better and better. I can’t wait.
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I hope the Spielberg schtick doesn’t make this too silly.
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It looks like this does kind of pick up where Ang Lee’s left us. Hmmm. And a little Jason Bourne meets superhero movie. Not sure yet.
links for 2008-04-28
April 27th, 2008-
On the web at last, without much help from me at all! Nice job guys!
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Much better than the TV network’s online players. I’ve been catching up with any BSG, Office, or 30 Rock episodes I miss. And all of SNL broken down by skit is great.
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Nice looking documentary on Philip Glass
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Batman gets the anime treatment
I just can’t get enough
April 25th, 2008WordPress: Updatin’ the bloggin’
April 12th, 2008Yeah, it’s been a few months since I’ve posted much here. Work and life have a tendency to catch up with you. No more boring exposition here, just trying to pick up the pace again…
As a kickstart, I updated WordPress to the fancy new version 2.5. The admin interface is much better on the eyes and the controls are familiar enough that I can’t figure out if something is different, or I just haven’t been using this as much. The upgrade process was as easy as it ever was, just copying in the new files and hitting the upgrade page. I did a database switch at the same time, since my host had a new server available and was recommending it. That was easier than expected and felt like a glimpse back at the stuff I used to know better.
And then there’s WordPress and comment spam… I’ve still never found or trusted the right system for this. I went for the praised Spam Karma way back when, but had trouble configuring it and found that it wasn’t deleting comment spam, but just flagging it in the database and keeping it off the site. I may not have dug enough to find the right answer, but gave up and went back to moderation by default.
Now, WordPress 2.5 has Akismet by default which seems like a blessing. Somewhere between trying to clean out my latest batch of comment spam in the newly designed WordPress menus, and trying out the new Akismet features, I inadvertently deleted a couple new comments that I intended to have stick around. Controls and workflow for flagging and deleting comment spam was just different enough from what I’d been used to that I probably missed a step. Anyways, apologies to my recent commenters.
I think the best spam solution really is a simple captcha or “type: I am human” validation. Low barrier for the end user, low maintenance for the admin. I’ll try that next.
Seattle Sunset Pan
April 12th, 2008My first Flickr video or “long photo” using the video mode on my Canon Elph. Shot from the roof of my apartment building.
links for 2008-04-12
April 11th, 2008-
(YouTube)
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Announced 2 days ago, but worth repeating. I’m all in favor of the decision, and frankly love the 90 second limit. It’s not YouTube, it’s not Google Video, it’s… Flickr Video.
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Looks stunning.
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A roundup of the hilarious backlash backlash meme in response to Flickr video.
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This video is beyond words. Posted by Kanye. As he put it… Incredible!
links for 2008-02-16
February 15th, 2008-
Brilliant playing with the shot-in-reverse trick, ala Spike Jonze with OCD.
links for 2008-02-11
February 10th, 2008-
I saw this ages ago, but was reminded again recently after noticing some new graffiti removal patches around the city.
links for 2008-02-10
February 9th, 2008-
(YouTube)
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It’s a sad day in photography history.
links for 2008-02-09
February 8th, 2008links for 2008-02-03
February 2nd, 2008-
Michel Gondry remakes the trailer in the style of the movie remakes in the movie.
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All of the “Real Men of Genius” and “Real American Heroes” radio spots.
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(YouTube)
links for 2008-01-29
January 28th, 2008-
Tons of old negatives from the famous war photographer have been recovered.
links for 2008-01-28
January 27th, 2008-
Surreal
links for 2008-01-10
January 9th, 2008-
Will Smith as a lazy, overly-destructive superhero. No, not I Am Legend.
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“You’ve got a camera. Let’s play a game!”
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Will Ferrell does basketball.
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Don’t do it. It really is as addictive as you’ve heard.
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Oh, Bryan Singer… don’t you know that none of us can take Tom Cruise seriously anymore?