Let Us All Unite! – Charlie Chaplin Auto-Tuned
It was always a brilliant speech that Chaplin gave at the end of The Great Dictator but with the addition of music, rhythm and judicious editing it becomes a very powerful cry for the people of the world against the powers which seek to enslave them. Thank you, Charlie. And thank you, Melody Sheep – […]
Jerry Nelson
This is going to be hard. Jerry Nelson was a good friend of mine. He was well known and loved by a great many people and deservedly so. His work as a performer, an actor, a musician, singer and puppeteer touched the lives of countless people around the world. He was known more for the […]
Declaration Of Internet Freedom
You should stop what you are doing right now and go read and then sign the Internet Declaration Of Freedom. DECLARATION We stand for a free and open Internet. We support transparent and participatory processes for making Internet policy and the establishment of five basic principles: Expression: Don’t censor the Internet. Access: Promote universal access […]
Mister Rogers Remixed By Symphony Of Science
John Boswell at Symphony of Science has been crafting amazing music videos with auto-tuned scientists reveling in the glories and wonders of the universe. Now he has teamed up with PBS to honour Fred Rogers with a remix of Garden Of Your Mind and Mister Rogers has never been so hip. Enjoy. Cheers.
RIP Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury has died at the age of 91. Bradbury influenced many millions of people with his imaginative gift for words that evoked the conflicted spirit of the human species. My first encounter with his work was through a serialized radio play based on his Dandelion Wine stories which aired from somewhere across the Canada/US […]
Eben Moglen – Innovation Under Austerity
Eben Moglen gave the keynote address at the Freedom To Connect (F2C2012) conference and it was followed up with a detailed Q&A – all of which you can watch right here. In total it runs just under an hour and a half but it is time well spent and you must, at the very least, […]
RSA Animate – The Power Of Networks
I love these RSA Animate videos. They’re wonderfully condensed talks supplemented with rapid and evocative animated whiteboard drawings (helped out with a lot of digital jiggery-pokery) that never fail to feed my head and leave me pondering things more important than where I left my keys. This one is a talk by Manuel Lima about […]
5-25-12: The Jumpstart for 5-25-77
Remember last year on my old blog when I posted about the indie comedy 5-25-77? No? Well check out the link and then come back. Or – just watch the trailer right here for this as-yet-to-be-released awesomesauce feature film – and then keep reading below: The original filmmakers are embarking on a cross-country road trip […]
Creative Process – Part One The First
As promised, I’m going to intermittently post not just about what I’ve done or am doing or intend to do but also offer up some insights into how things clatter and bubble inside this rat cage laboratory sometimes referred to as my brain. Today’s episode of Creative Process will touch on my obsessive need to […]
Breaking The Internet
There has been a lot of noise recently about various legal and quasi-legal attempts to hand control of the internet over to corporate interests all in the loudly proclaimed causes of protecting intellectual property and saving the children. This is, of course, pure horseshit. I’ve embedded here two different documents for you to peruse at […]
CISPA Infographic
Nicely done infographic that neatly summarizes all that is wrong with the U.S. “Cyber Intelligence Sharing & Protection Act” or CISPA. President Obama has promised to veto this bill when it crosses his desk – if he doesn’t then he’s just as big of a schmuck as the knobheads who already support it. Infographic designed […]
Too Much Copyright – Reason.TV
Zach Weissmueller presents this Reason.TV piece addressing the fucked up nature of US copyright law. It’s a very interesting discussion with law professor Tom Bell and Ben Sheffner who is the head counsel for the MPAA and Ben Huh, the founder of Cheezeburger. After you hear what they have to say be sure to check […]