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The Roku box to expand beyond Netflix. Living room Trojan horse? » VentureBeat

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:48:07 -0400

The Roku box to expand beyond Netflix. Living room Trojan horse? » VentureBeat:

If you’re a subscriber to the DVD rental-by-mail service Netflix, you probably want to get your hands on the new Roku box. This device lets you stream any of Netflix’s 10,000+ “Watch Now” movies (movies that can be watched immediately over the internet for free with your subscription) to your TV set instantly. Quantities of the device are already scarce.

A new tidbit may make the device even more attractive: With a simple software download, other services beyond Netflix will soon be able to use it, according to Forbes.

Vignettes from the start of same-sex weddings - San Jose Mercury News

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:39:28 -0400

Vignettes from the start of same-sex weddings - San Jose Mercury News: It took a few days for last month’s California Supreme Court decision to sink in for Wes Wilkinson and Jeff Barr. Then it struck them, while they were driving to a rodeo social. “I proposed to him and then he immediately proposed to me, and then we both said yes at the same time,” said Wilkinson, who was behind the wheel of their Ford F-350 diesel pickup truck as they headed to the “Beer Bust.”

Rap star Ludacris launches online record label Wemix » VentureBeat

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:06:44 -0400

Rap star Ludacris launches online record label Wemix » VentureBeat:

“Christoper Bridges, the rapper and actor better known as “Ludacris,” has put his celebrity power into an online music community called Wemix.

The recently launched startup isn’t your run-of-the-mill music site. It’s a community for unsigned talent in the music industry — singers, songwriters, rappers, musicians and producers — who can register, create profiles and upload their original music. Users can offer tips and pointers, as well as collaborate on new songs. And recognition as a top performer on Wemix could get an artist a chance to collaborate with well known artists (like Ludacris himself) and jam out demos.

Ludacris teamed up with reality TV show creator Matt Afpel to launch the company, which is positioning itself as a record label of sorts. “

Sci Fi Channel creating hybrid TV series and MMO - Massively

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:05:10 -0400

Sci Fi Channel creating hybrid TV series and MMO - Massively:

“The Sci Fi Channel plans to air a TV series that simultaneously plays out as a massively multiplayer online game, the Los Angeles Times reports. This pairing of television writers with game designers will allow fans of the series to influence its story arc through their own actions in the virtual space. David Howe, president of the Sci Fi Channel, said, ‘This is the Holy Grail for us, without a doubt… this is groundbreaking, and I don’t say that lightly.’”

groundbreaking indeed. can’t wait to see this realized.

Fidgit

Fri, 30 May 2008 16:43:11 -0400

Fidgit:

“If you love games enough to waste a little time on the internet reading and writing about them, you’ve come to the right place. Whether it’s the latest news, the newest games, or the games you never got around to playing, it’s all fair game for Fidgit. We write about stuff that goes beyond the latest press releases, and we’re not afraid of stuff that’s been out for a month or two, or even a year. You might even read about X-Com, The Dig, or Nethack over here.”

Sci-Fi.com launches a gaming blog — inneresting

Proposed US ACTA multi-lateral intellectual property trade agreement (2007) - Wikileaks

Sun, 25 May 2008 12:38:07 -0400

Proposed US ACTA multi-lateral intellectual property trade agreement (2007) - Wikileaks: In 2007 a select handful of the wealthiest countries began a treaty-making process to create a new global standard for intellectual property rights enforcement, which was called, in a piece of brilliant marketing, the “Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement” (the agreement does not cover currency fraud). ACTA is spearheaded by the United States along with the European Commission, Japan, and Switzerland — which have large intellectual property industries. Other countries invited to participate in ACTA’s negotiation process are Canada, Australia, Korea, Mexico and New Zealand. Noticeably absent from ACTA’s negotiations are leaders from developing countries who hold national policy priorities that differ from the international intellectual property industry.

bullshit: I think this means it will block you from watching...

Sun, 25 May 2008 00:13:31 -0400

bullshit:

I think this means it will block you from watching The Ten Commandments, Fiddler on the Roof, Return of the Jedi, Rocky Horror, and Leonard Part 6.

ed: not to mention Sister Act.

GALACTICA SITREP: Online show availability lag time

Tue, 20 May 2008 22:50:08 -0400

GALACTICA SITREP: Online show availability lag time: Dear TV networks: this is why people resort to using BitTorrent. Give me a way to buy the frakking show online day and date and I will!

s107.net is a compendium of the origins of voice samples found in music

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:40:50 -0400

s107.net is a compendium of the origins of voice samples found in music: this is super mega awesomesauce for bricolage musicmakers and cultural curiosos

Cruft: What happens in an hour-long meeting [Via Dan-O]

Mon, 05 May 2008 20:21:00 -0400

Cruft: What happens in an hour-long meeting

[Via Dan-O]

this is playing in the GTA IV bowling alley… 90’s...

Sun, 04 May 2008 01:20:23 -0400

this is playing in the GTA IV bowling alley… 90’s reprasent

bullshit:

Sun, 04 May 2008 01:18:11 -0400

bullshit:

Daily Show visits Liberty City - Joystiq

Thu, 01 May 2008 01:12:20 -0400

Daily Show visits Liberty City - Joystiq

"Today’s fast-paced, macho style of organizational culture creates, and then fosters, the hardworking..."

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:59:13 -0400

“Today’s fast-paced, macho style of organizational culture creates, and then fosters, the hardworking idiot. Indeed, I think it takes a great many sound, useful, hardworking, and clever people and turns them into idiots by denying them the time or the opportunity to think or use their brains. If you don’t look busy all the time, you’re virtually asking for a pink slip, never mind what it is that you are doing—or whether it is actually of any use to the organization or its customers. It’s all so rushed and frenetic. If all that matters is “meeting the numbers” and getting things done (whatever those things are), managers will be forced into working hard at projects that they know make no sense.”

- Are today’s organizations creating hardworking Idiots? | Slow Leadership

Republican Space Rangers (via ) one of the many excellent video...

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:38:54 -0400

Republican Space Rangers (via )

one of the many excellent video shorts on tv inside of GTA IV

Play Super Crazy Guitar Maniac Deluxe 3, a free online game on Kongregate

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:39:03 -0400

Play Super Crazy Guitar Maniac Deluxe 3, a free online game on Kongregate: it’s like a super indie Guitar Hero. you hold the keyboard like a guitar… awesome.

Quigo makes me want to shoot things in the face

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:21:42 -0400

Quigo makes me want to shoot things in the face

jimray: Never before has the Washington monument seemed so…...

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:28:12 -0400

jimray:

Never before has the Washington monument seemed so… monumental

[Via Eliot]

SAI 25: The World's Most Valuable Digital Startups - Silicon Alley Insider

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:46:19 -0400

SAI 25: The World's Most Valuable Digital Startups - Silicon Alley Insider: note that this list includes Webkinz, Habbo Hotel and Linden Lab, all virtual world startups

"Need something designed? Crowdsource it to our community of thousands of designers. Choose a winning..."

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:07:21 -0400

“Need something designed? Crowdsource it to our community of thousands of designers. Choose a winning design from hundreds of concepts created for you in under a week.”

- 99designs » Need something designed? Crowdsource it.