Monthly Archives: April 2006

Stephen Colbert White House Correspondents Dinner BitTorrent

Posted on April 30, 2006 by Karl

Download a high quality version here. Colbert’s piece begins at 0:52:10. 625 Seeders and 1677 Leechers so far. Wow. This will be remembered for a long, long time. My thoughts: the negative reaction coming from many on the pro-Bush bandwagon … Continue reading →

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Philly Future news and a lawsuit you should know about

Posted on April 30, 2006 by Karl

I’m happy to announce that my membership to the Media Bloggers Association, for Philly Future, was approved. See Philly Future for the details. Congrats to all the new members, which I see includes Seth Also on Philly Future, we are … Continue reading →

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“the more it starts to look like real life”

Posted on April 29, 2006 by Karl

Slate: Paul Boutin: A grand unified theory of YouTube and MySpace: When trying to rope in the movie and TV studios, YouTube should point to MySpace, where A-listers like Eminem peddle their wares alongside unsigned bands and lip syncers. MySpace … Continue reading →

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“Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey”

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Karl

I can’t wait for Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen’s anthropological look at Heavy Metal to be released on DVD later this month. Yahoo! had a writeup about the film earlier in the week. Check out “Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey”‘s trailer. … Continue reading →

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O’Reilly Radar series: Database War Stories

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Karl

A behind the curtain look at the data backends of some well known services: Part 1: Second Life Part 2: bloglines and memeorandum Part 3: Flickr Part 4: NASA World Wind Part 5: craigslist

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Philadelphia bloggers engage the local political establishment

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Karl

Monday’s Daily News profiled Hanna Miller, Albert Yee, and Chris Bowers and their efforts to not just speak out – but to make a difference by getting involved in the political process here in Philadelphia. There are a lot of … Continue reading →

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“Power Law of Participation”

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Karl

Ross Mayfield’s Weblog: Power Law of Participation: Most of Chris Anderson’s Long Tail examples have focused on models of consumption, not production, where intelligence is largely artificial. Amazonian algorythms guide users down the long tail from Britney Spears to Nobodys, … Continue reading →

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Philly Future featured nomination time again

Posted on April 27, 2006 by Karl

Go and nominate your favorites from Philly.

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Python snippet to change Windows wallpaper

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Karl

With so many pictures of Emma, I have an urge to write a wallpaper swapping script. This looks like the beginning of one.

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Vaccinations make it a scary night

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Karl

Emma got three vaccination shots yesterday. I wasn’t at the doctor’s, I was at work at the time, but I believe Richelle when she tells me I would have cried at seeing Emma in the pain she was in. I … Continue reading →

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