Why does an AP article about Kanye West teaming up with Ed in 08 end with speculation about rappers fueding?
“Yo. Becoming a music superstar took hard work but it also took a solid education,” West said.
“Too many kids are failing to get the education they need to succeed in college … You’re not hearing what […]

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One of my favorite song/albums of all times is Tubular Bells. Comprised of 50 or so instrumental minutes, the entire composition was written and performed (mostly) by Mike Oldfield — an early accomplishment for multi-track recording.
I don’t remember specifically when I started listening to the album, though I am sure I got a hold of […]

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Happy Birthday Rachael!
Most Inexplicably Nude Album Covers.
Google’s New Astronomy Search Tool, “Sky”.
Science Blogger Sued for Unfavorable Book Review.
DARPA Files Patent on Predictive Simulation.
Introducing Ghana.
Use the Pencil Tool.
Thanks to WFMU, Boing Boing, Slashdot, the  IICD, and Ze for the links.

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It looks like today will be a day of photography posts.
Eddie just sent me a link to a presentation by a group called Siggraph that is developing technology that allows images to resize in a fluid and con (text/tent) relevant manner; similar to the way a dynamic Web page adjusts to the size of your […]

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On his way out of the office yesterday, Carl sent me a link to an excellent video about how to make a ‘bendable tripod.’ Similar, to Joby’s Gorillapod, but insanely less expensive, this flexible little tripod can mount a camera to almost any surface, making it extremely useful in the field. Come October I […]

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