To Hell with CultureSir Herbert Read (1893-1968).Leading poet, publisher, educational theorist and social reformer, who was one of the most influential art critics of the twentieth century. Having only read the introduction thus far, I wish to share with you...
September 2003 Archives
You know it's time to go when
So finally had a sit down with my "boss-boss", the guy who founded the company and came for me and pulled me into this job over 3 years ago. My two main responsibilities here were 1- for the R&D department,...
Apple's first step into blogging
Apple .Mac Free iBlog Blogging SoftwareóUS$19.95 valueOffer good through Nov. 25, 2003Easy-to-use iBlog lets you publish weblogs of news, reviews, commentary, and journals on the Internet without worrying about formatting, archiving, or site maintenance. Add photos and movies from iLife,...
Truth for lies
Michael Moore.com : Michael Moore responds to the wacko attackos... PS. From now on, I will deal with all wacko attackos on this page. If you hear something about me that doesn't sound quite right, check in here. Read it,...
Found translation
The New York Times has posted a translation of one of the key scenes in Sofia Coppola's brilliant film "Lost in Translation" which is entirely in japanese, without subtitles. The scene is brilliant, and seeing this translation in hindsight makes...
"High profile"
I've been thinking a lot about a topic I mentioned here a little while back. One of the (many) issues/concerns facing "high-profile" people who should blog, is negative feedback. It is of course inevitable. Politicos will get flamed, intellectuals bashed,...
What a rush
Some folks are getting fired for or because of blogging (and some folks are talking about them). I, always one to go against the crowd... just handed in my letter of resignation... for blogging....
Seeing double
Design Media: Are U drunk This not only scews with my eyes and brain, but it also hurts to look at. (Work safe - one of those vision/brain phenomenon thingies.. except using the face recognition part of the brain.. or...
Correction
RowBoat: SP-LOG? BL-AM? Gees, sometimes I wonder about myself. In the above linked entry, I quote Gen Kanai, then say "I think that's entirely the wrong route", and then proceed to discuss how I implemented something exactly as he suggested....
Pictures
I've set up a photo gallery. What is interesting about this development for me is how, almost immediatly, my attitude towards taking pictures has changed. It has changed in exactly the saem way my attitude towards writing changed when I...
"Homesick"
Lost in Translation Is it possible to be homesick for a place you've only briefly visited? Anyways, I thought this was a great movie. Great job on every level. Bravo!...
The things people do...
Charleston.Net: News: World/Nation 'Marathon monk' finishes ancient ritual of 24,800-mile journey 09/20/03 Respect. But c'mon......
Get On The Mic
Paul's Boutique Samples and References List Thanks Gen! This is a cultural document. It lists all the samples the Beastie Boys used on their album "Paul's Boutique", as well as references made (quotes, inspirations, etc) and the full lyrics. All...
What was I thinking?
I had a coffee after dinner... at 9pm... I'mnot going to sleep anytime soon... But I have to be up early tomorrow to move into my cubicle! Sheeeesh....
This how it should be
Sitting in my living room, WiFi to iBook, shared iTunes music library, coffee, smoke, writing. Tomorrow I go back to the office where I will be forced to move from my cubby to a cubicle with 3 other people. How...
Blogged bookmarks
Francis asked me last night how I am managing bookmarks, and I told him I'm sort of floating around between my browsers and my RSS aggregator, basically forgetting sites I want to visit etc... I mentioned however I was hacking...
I was warned...
I can hearby report that I-86 definitly is one seriously heavily patroled stretch of highway. The cars are dark greyish-blue in color so they blend in VERY nicely with the surroning forest shadows, especially near dusk. I managed to...
Auspicious portends?
Standing on Park Avenue after dinner tonight, watching people walk by, I thought to myself: "Is it really possible... Will I meet the Dalai Lama someday?" A buddhist monk, garbed in orange and ochre, walked by at just that moment,...
Here I am.
Left Montreal at 8:30am. Arrived in New York City at 1:45pm. Ride like the wind. Union Square, W Hotel; parked the car in a garage, took a shower. Had a glass of wine with Joi and Anil in the...
MontrÈal, are you ready to ROCK?!
Well, this weekend I finally make it down to New York City, but more importantly, Joey DaVilla, a.k.a. Accordion Guy is visiting Montreal! In exchange for lodging, Joey agreed to feed my cat. Fair deal, methinks. :) So if you...
Put yourself in perspective
Global Rich List Deceptive name for this site. I plopped in my rounded off, modest salary and was told I am in the top 0.899% richest people in the world (but there are still almost 54 million people richer than...
Joi interviewed by Lydon
Joi Ito's Web: Dialog with Christopher Lydon Interesting. They covered alot of ground....
Others in Tokyo while I was there
I'm a bit nostalgic for my little trip to Tokyo this past summer. Remebered that there were pics of me taken by other people and put up by them in their own weblog souvenirs. Here are some (some with me,...
Move over, Rover
Sony's new QRIO humanoid robot. I never wanted the Aibo. I do want QRIO though. He's just too cool. I don't read kanji but I can make out that he seems to be able to shoot video, play MP3's,...
Greyhound
Ok I am going to New York City this weekend. I could drive myself but I hate long distance (snooooze...) highway driving. I am considering taking the Greyhound bus, probably the late one the night before I am due to...
Euro Deli WiFi Update
About three weeks ago I blogged about EuroDeli getting WiFi. Well, Mike from IleSansFil told me that the WiFi should be up, on probationary basis, in November. What this means, of course, is that we must ALL go to Euro...
SP-LOG? BL-AM?
Gen Kanai (Gen: sorry for the dual Trackback!) blogged about "ZipCode", the blog comments spammer, whom I have been affected by as well. Gen says: We may need to implement some kind of anti-spam comment posting mechanism in the not-too-distant...
Velcome Vee
I'd like to welcome my old friend "Nika Vee" to weblogging. Check out her Typepad-hosted blog, AD HOC. She writes goo eh!? Fuuuunnay! :D...
Please weblog
I want everyone to blog. More importantly I want people who could be considered as "the crazy ones" to blog. I have found myself recently trying to explain what blogging is and have come to realise it is a hopelessly...
Grafitti war?
12" Stash - NYC Edition I do not understand this. Ok, I know some grafitti artists are elevated to celebrity status (and yes I can even consider some graf as art, definitly), and, sure, we live in such a culture...
Wherefore art thou, cameraphone?
Japan Media Review -- Camera phones changing the definition of picture-worthy ... "camera phones capture the more fleeting and unexpected moments of surprise, beauty and adoration in the everyday" ... "they invite sharing that is more immediate, ad hoc and...
Extremely disturbing
Article examining George W. Bush's upbrining and it's effects / ramifications. Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | So George, how do you feel about your mom and dad?...
Turn your tongue one hundred times before speaking.
Smart Mobs - Cell Phone Recording May Breach Privacy Folks are going ape about cellphones with call-recording features. Privacy this and privacy that. On the above linked entry I commented: Very simple: never say anything that you will regret. What's...
Speechless...
BBC NEWS | Africa | Congo's football officials 'go deaf'" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3201913.stm"> BBC NEWS | Africa | Congo's football officials 'go deaf' Congo's football authorities have come up with a new idea to end mounting corruption at the turnstiles of...
Yamanote
Sort of a blog of the Yamanote line, the JR train line which circles through the hearts of Tokyo. Sigh... (Merci Karl.)...
It's just words...
Disgruntled Asian Tattoo Artist Inks His Revenge Reads like an Onion article which makes me think it's an archived copy maybe, but definitly a joke. Update: Joi tells me the tattoo on the girl's back reads "Yellow Cab"....
Freedom of press
I just got back from a jog up Mont-Royal, where I stopped and read Noam Chomsky's "Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda". More on that later, and here are links to good Chomsky stuff: [isbn.nu author profile, The Noam...
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This petition. Amnesty International Australia: newsletter August September 2003 Update: Amina Lawal...
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