February 2009
22 posts
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“As an artist, I think once we have to throw paint in front of a jet turbine to...”
– Shepard Fairey
Shepard let out this gem at an event last night with Lawrence Lessig and Steven Johnson at the New York Public Library. It was in response to a question from DJ Spooky who was curious about the effects of remix culture on producing powerful, original works of art.
That got me...
Devendra Banhart - Don’t Look Back In Anger...
“The biomass of ants,
their total weight on earth,
exceeds our own.
They...”
– Jim Harrison or Ted Kooser, Braided Creek
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NY Times Article Skimmer →
I’ve really been enjoying the interface for this article skimmer that the New York Times released about a week ago. I think that one of the big problems that traditional media has had online is discovery, and this is a big step forward. I find myself reading more articles in sections that I previously never read online.
When you read a physical newspaper, you stumble across gritty pieces...
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“For Obama, having more than one voice in your ear is not a burden, or not solely...”
– Zadie Smith, Speaking in Tongues
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“If you pair mobile phones with FM radio, you’ve got most of the...”
– Ethan Zuckerman
Ethan let this one fly during his opening remarks at Mobile Tech for Social Change. He was speaking mainly in the context of activism in the developing world and combining SMS with FM Radio. I think what he meant is that FM radio serves as a mass broadcast mechanism and most social...
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“We want to convey that the modern-day GOP looks like the conservative party that...”
– Michael Steele, RNC Chairman
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“Hello. This voice I speak with these days, this English voice with its rounded...”
– Zadie Smith, Speaking in Tongues
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The No-Stats All-Star →
by Michael Lewis
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“Cow manure smells wonderful—warm and herbal and blameless—but cows...”
– David Foster Wallace, Ticket to the Fair
“The lesson of iTunes et al (indeed, the only real lesson of small payment...”
– Clay Shirky, Why Small Payments Won’t Save Publishers
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Barack Obama
Spoon - The Underdog (live)
It all comes back...
Fleetwood Mac vs. Daft Punk - You Make...
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“If Obama has a policy initiative he wants to push, or a message he needs to...”
– The Man Who Made Obama, Lisa Taddeo
A wonderful piece on the quiet brilliance of David Plouffe, Obama’s campaign manager.
Yeasayer - Tightrope
via meaghano
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WatchScott McCloud on Comics, TED Talk
“When media evolves so that the identity of the media becomes increasingly unique, you provide a way for people to re-enter the world through different windows. And when you do that, you allow them to triangulate the world they live in and see it’s shape.”
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“Science is the only news. When you scan through a newspaper or magazine, all the...”
– Stewart Brand
After more than a few thought provoking conversations at DLD, a lifetime of being a casual empiricist, and a current venture that might provide some help for the practical implementation of science, this quote from Steward Brand has really nettled me. And so it’s going to be...