August 2010
“Recently, she may have given us a clue. Critics have suggested that, far from a...”
– Tim “The Commish” Gihring reports from the field on Lady GaGa.
“A recently separated friend of mine, still in her 30s, has a term for the...”
– Whoa, wait, what? That lady from “Eat, Love, Love” got divorced at 32? I got the impression she had been married for 15 years with a bunch of kids! And wikipedia says she didn’t have any kids but “made a career as a highly-paid freelance writer who financed her world...
Watchcolinkloecker:
Congrats to Springboard for the Arts & mnartists.org for this great PBS Newshour feature on their Community Support Art program!
“In early 2008, Microsoft Corp.’s product planners for the Internet Explorer 8.0...”
– The Wall Street Journal looks at browser privacy. Less surprising is that Google Chrome doesn’t block third party cookies by default, more surprising is that neither does Firefox. Safari is the only browser that blocks third party cookies out of the box.
The Journal put together a handy interactive...
Maniacal Rage: The Problem with Facebook's... →
theopie:
That’s the problem with Facebook. They are slowly destroying independent web applications with boring versions that immediately win due to Facebook’s population (which at this point is the 3rd largest country on earth). There’s no demand for excellence.
Facebook is the Internet’s Walmart.
Facebook is totally the internet’s Walmart. Also, people forget it’s like that...
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““The biggest transformation is how we’re conceiving of social...”
– The directors of the Walker and MIA talk museuming in the WSJ. Super interesting stuff.
Album review: Malaikah Love's "All Night"
Dave and I were walking back from lunch when a woman near the Warehouse District LRT station asked us if we wanted to buy a copy of her CD.
“I play the all the instruments and sing,” she quickly pitched us.
We politely declined, but after a few steps it started to sink in a little more that this musician had put together an album and was willing to stand on the block for her own...
“I pointed out that — although it’s not the sole consideration — among the...”
– Tim “The Chair” Gihring tells Brauer why he was the only Arts Commission member to vote against the Sid statue. And I agree with Tim, there couldn’t be a better tribute to Sid Hartman than a corporately sponsored statue that didn’t have any input from people living in...
MEMF - Minneapolis Electronic Music Festival - Aug... →
freshmn:
[facebook event page]
Please Join us in celebrating MEMF (Minneapolis Electronic music festival) this August 20th-22nd. This year marks the first event of many years to come.
We at SHUGA RECORDS are proud to be supporting electronic music in Minneapolis/St.Paul. All though we understand the use of the word “festival” is a huge responsibility, we have chosen to attempt to start what...
“I asked Abby via Twitter whether she was the self-described clinical stalker...”
– Ed does some internet detective-ing and comes up with some interesting findings.
@tomelko and I often talk about “being from the block” on internetz stuff like this, and this post is basically as “from the block” as it gets
My insurance now covers Doritos collisions®!
pageantdad:
“The rocks and bottles flew harder and faster when Tequila bared her breasts, he...”
– from the CNN write up on the Gathering. The best part is: “Tequila, a Playboy model who also sings…” >_<
“So then after the last blow to my head with the firecracker they threw at me...”
– just a part of Tila Tequila’s recounting of being under siege at the gathering of Juggalos right after she took the stage.
Next year, Opie. Next year.
Google-Verizon Pact: It Gets Worse →
nedhepburn:
peterwknox:
azspot:
Real Net Neutrality means that Internet service providers can’t discriminate between different kinds of online content and applications. It guarantees a level playing field for all Web sites and Internet technologies. It’s what makes sure the next Google, out there in a garage somewhere, has just as good a chance as any giant corporate behemoth to find its...
