myspace: the movie

View the movie

Check out the video above, or learn more about it here: MySpace Parody

This myspace thing is really making the rounds. College students don't use it as much because they have facebook, but kids, high schoolers, and college grads are really into it.

Wired News:

Wired News:: Scenes From the MySpace Backlash
This whole discussion of MySpace is getting interesting... I'm going to continue watching where this one goes.

Also, check out the MySpace Cheat Sheet for parents.

Webcast Lecture | Art 23 Foundations of American Cyberculture | Spring 2006

Not sure where I came across this but there are a ton of interesting courses at MIT and Berkeley that are being podcasted and in some cases videocasted. I heard the first part of this one and it seemed quite interesting:

Webcast Lecture | Art 23 Foundations of American Cyberculture | Spring 2006: "


Art 23 Foundations of American Cyberculture
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | 155 Kroeber
Visit the Course Website

Breaking down barriers to Linux desktop adoption

"Breaking down barriers to Linux desktop adoption"

People reject Linux desktops for illogical reasons, says IT consultant and developer Jono Bacon. For example, they fault Linux OpenOffice desktops for not having all the features in Microsoft Windows Office, even though few actually use all of the Microsoft stuff. So, in essence, they're saying they want desktops cluttered with unnecessary features.

Stringing joists

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Originally uploaded by kenparsons.

here's jerry and I working on our kitchen floor in July 2005.

The Best of Web 2.0 Page 2 - Guides - Designtechnica

The Best of Web 2.0 Page 2 - Guides - Designtechnica: "Start Pages
NetvibesNetvibes (www.netvibes.com)
Netvibes is a start page that is AJAX to the max. Draggable windows you can edit are what you start with, and no account is required to start using it right away. You can have a price watcher, your Gmail account readily available, RSS from any site to keep updated with news, and many more features. My favorite is the Flickr slideshow with any tag you give it. No refreshing at all, thanks to the AJAX technology being fully utilized. A to-do list and Google search are also readily available at your fingertips. Netvibes is the best start page for those getting into the Web 2.0 movement; nothing out there beats it."

Free Software Magazine - What is X?

Very informative and easy-to-read article on X (w/ pictures too..)

Free Software Magazine - What is X?: "What is X?
Discover the versatility and power of the X Window System"

Quiet American site

A great site for crazy sounds we wouldn't hear everyday. I think the idea is that we get a short travel venture through our ears:

Vacation for February 13, 2006

For today's vacation, contributor Michael Bietenholz takes for a ride in a coco taxi. He explains, 'In Havana there are three-wheeled moped-taxis, much like the auto-rickshaws common in Asia. The Cuban version is called a coco taxi and is distinguished by its coconut-shaped fiberglass body. In this recording my partner Jennifer and I zoom along in one, down Havana's famous seaside Malecon on our way to the equally famous Coppelia ice-cream parlour. Fast, cheap, dirty and out of control!' Michael made this quasi-binaural recording with a homemade 'recording hat' featuring two built-in condenser mics and a minidisc recorder. [Being binaural-esque, it's best heard with headphones.-Aaron]"

Shigefusa - The Japan Woodworker Catalog

A very interesting account of handmade knives Scott just sent me:

The Japan Woodworker Catalog: "Shigefusa Hamono Introduction

There is a certain poetry about the knives crafted by Tokifusa Iizuka, one of the most revered smiths in a land that holds Hocho — kitchen knives — sacred.

His knives are simple and rustic yet at the same time, elegant. Light dances upon the smooth blades and the delicate, wave like pattern of steel folded many times within. Wedges of black buffalo horn connect the rounded, unvarnished wood handles to the polished blade in a sensuous mix of textures. Beveled edges slice pristinely through an onion, eliminating the spray that causes tears."