April 2008
41 posts
Daily Kos: NYT Lets the Truth about Oil Slip, for... →
Pick One… Three possibilities: 1. There is not enough oil left for the world to make a smooth transition to alternative forms of energy. Therefore, global conflict will occur over these limited resources. Many people will die. 2. There is just enough oil left for the world to make a smooth transition to alternative forms of energy. 3. There is too much oil left. There...
True story from my friend Dave: “so, yesterday, i get off work and i’m in the building parking lot about to put all my crap in my car and go running, when i hear all these brakes screeching and see the most cop cars i’ve ever seen before. they all stop in this intersection next to me. then i hear the sound of guns cocking and see about 40 cops running down the street with...
More Where That Came From
I just spent my tax refund on my credit card debt. That last sentence really says a lot about America in 2008. Thanks Taxpayers! p.s. Thanks to Chang Gang, you rock! p.p.s Thanks to Rosie, the first CultrVultr fan to do my laundry. Who’s next?
Climb Aboard my Clown Bus →
Topher forgot the moneyshot: topherchris: Apesgrapes: The best midget clown ever! Thanks, C!
WatchHow Do I Reach These Kids? - Clips - South Park Studios
60 Percent Of EPA Staff Have ‘Personally...
Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released a report detailing the increasing politicization of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Of the nearly 1,600 EPA staff scientists surveyed, 889 of them — 60 percent — “said they had personally experienced at least one instance of political interference in their work over the last five years.” Other key findings from the report: – 394...
Cultrvultr update
Lot of new followers recently. Thanks! I’m taking a look at your tumblr and will add you soon. iPhone users: Ringtone editor coming soon. Its a desktop client in a Web 2.0 world cause your customers won’t have fiOS for five years and AJAX is just not there yet, so get over it. Music lovers: Sex With No Hands (May) and Glenn Labs (July) debuts on the way.
The reality of "1,000 true fans" →
Good article by Kevin Kelly on what actually happens when you try and live off 1,00 true fans.
Its wierd sitting here and rooting for Obama to lose, but only by a little bit. Also, I haven’t spent much time in PA, but its hard to believe that there are this many flat-earth Hillary believers left in what is an ostensibly Northern state. I wrote a long post about what I think this election means, but I think that the results speak for themselves.
Cathy’s Book – If Found Call (650) 266-8233 →
what is this all about? clearly some viral marketing, but I am intrigued a little bit
macchio.html →
Make sure you have your sound on for some sweet MIDI. This reminds me that SWNH just played “Your’re the Best Around” at our gig on Saturday. We were all dressed like martial artists and there was an accordion-fu fight that was pretty amazing. I’ll see if I can get some audio up soon. (via lonelysandwich)
cultrvultr.muxtape.com →
Went and did my first muxtape. I made it at 4:30am so its called Saudade Mux: Late Night Lusophone
listen.grooveshark.com →
Damn! this is a great new way to listen to music. check it out now gtmcknight: Really, really tight UI guys. Well done!
Flickr: The Cocaine Photos -- a recreation of a... →
Somebody found some pictures of a classic coke party in a flea market and put the photos on flickr. The original photos are no longer available, but some intrepid folks did a stunning recreation. I would love to see more recreation like this. p.s. does this count as “sweding?”
Music Rec
I don’t post about my world music obsession much, but since people are always asking me about ethiopian music after seeing Broken Flowers by Jim Jarmusch I will just say that Addismusic.com has been rocking my headphones all day long. Streaming music with a good mix of new pop and old classics.
“AMOEBA RECORDS At the end of Haight Street (near Stanyan) is like a huge assed...”
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