Posts Tagged ‘culture’

Google Maps has updated its imagery for New Orleans.

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

They had the flooding imagery up for a while, then they switched back to pre-Katrina imagery, and now, judging by the blue tint to many of the roofs, they’ve got post-katrina imagery live.

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Flickr: Things to do during JazzFest not involving $45 tickets.

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

I have started a Flickr photo pool for the consolation of those who can’t or won’t go to JazzFest this year due to the $45 tickets. I’ve started it off with some pictures, so if you aren’t at JazzFest and you’d like to be, join up and contribute some pictures!

Henry Raddick: Why I love the Web

Tuesday, November 25th, 2003

Here’s one for the beautiful strangeness category. Henry Raddick writes reviews of books for Amazon.com, which, by all rights, shouldn’t be that funny. Trust me, it is. If you know who T. Herman Zweibel is, you must read some of Raddick’s reviews.

French Quarter Street Inhabitants

Saturday, May 10th, 2003

TJ Rogers has a hilarious run-down of the various species you may find inhabiting the streets of the French Quarter, as seen from the other side of the coffee counter.

Since Blogspot archives go down regularly, try going to TJ Rogers, and look for the 4/10/03 entry. It’s really quite funny and an insight for those of you who may be considering a trip to the Big Easy, especially to help you figure out what not to do.

ASAFO Productions promotes extra-liberal music licensing.

Tuesday, April 15th, 2003

“The artists’ biggest nightmare should never be that the public is making copies of their music and listening to it. That should be their dream.”
Thanks Derrick Ashong!

Beautiful Things

Wednesday, February 19th, 2003

It’s nice to remember that humans do more than just kill each other. Sometimes they create beautiful things. Thanks Ailina!

K is for Kompressor

Monday, February 17th, 2003

K is for Kompressor - Cookie Monster meets Einsturzende Neubaten. Cute and fuzzy in an goofy industrial sort of way.

What Science Fiction story am I reminded of?

Tuesday, January 7th, 2003

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Karl Hansen’s WAR GAMES (Playboy Paperbacks; 1981) sounds similar, that’s not it. It was a short story in which the army had stay awake ampules which gave them faster reflexes and better sight, but this guy using them goes crazy.

Do you remember Commodore or Atari or NES? Then you’ll know why I’ve been listening to this all day.