February 2009
51 posts
WatchWeird Fish With Transparent Head
“The fish, discovered alive in the deep water off California’s central coast by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), is the first specimen of its kind to be found with its soft transparent dome intact.” (via National Geographic)
The Hold Steady - Atlantic City (Bruce Springsteen...
CAN - I’m So Green
Photo from CAN on...
iPhone App: Photo Phonebook →
This useful, free iPhone app updates your phone’s address book with your friends’ profile pictures from Facebook. That way, when people call, you see their photo instead of just caller-ID. It takes just a minute to update hundreds of contacts. Note: when you get to the screen that shows all the available pictures for import, there’s a check box that says something like...
WatchGPOYW: Beard Be Gone, by joelaz
Not one, but a couple hundred gratuitous photos of me shaving, stitched together as stop-motion animation.
Sam Prekop - C+F
Photo by clobby
Twitter & Commercial Syndication
Regarding Twitter’s business model, bryc3 wrote:
At the end of the day, I don’t think Twitter should be in the business of figuring out how they become a business. I think they should give their users a stable service and handful of tools, then get out of their way. With a team of less than 50 employees, Twitter is in a position to create an army of millions of passionate users to do most...
Ascii Art Generator →
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-22) →
Blitzen Trapper (9)
Vetiver (8)
Beastie Boys (5)
Dr. Dog (5)
Marah (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Billie Holiday - I Didn’t Know What Time It...
Life's a Beach
Not to get too heavy on you for a Friday night, but I got some news that makes me really happy. My friend Beach found out a couple weeks ago that he had a cancerous tumor in his lung. He’s in his 30’s, has a loving wife, and two awesome kids. This week, the doctors removed a part of his lung and the latest pathology report shows no sign of cancer left in his body. What’s...
Audrye Sessions - Waltz #2 (Elliott Smith Cover)
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NorCal Regional Grilled Cheese Invitational →
This Saturday February 21st 12-5pm in Dolores Park, San Francisco. Attendance is free… as are the grilled cheese sandwich samples.
Aidan Moffat & The Best Ofs - Big Blonde
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Tumblr Dashboard Filter by Post Type →
If you miss the old option on Tumblr that lets you filter search results by post type, this greasemonkey script is a good fix. You need Firefox and Greasemonkey for it to work.
Vetiver - Another Reason To Go
Photo by Russ...
WatchNuit Blanche Bruxelles
“Crea composite and AntiVJ teamed up to produce a short ”son et lumière” show for Nuit Blanche Bruxelles on the 4th of October… The content is a mix of 2D / 3D visuals, and also a part with mapping and architecture related projections.” (via a link from @fascinated)
This gets insane about 03:30 in, but it’s worth watching all the way through.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-15) →
The Gaslight Anthem (4)
Joan as Police Woman (3)
Beastie Boys (3)
Toots and The Maytals (3)
Beirut (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Steve Earle - Valentine’s Day
Photo by...
WatchRain From My Balcony, by joelaz
We got some much needed rain today in San Francisco. I think it’s supposed to rain all week. Can’t complain since it’s been such a mild winter.
The Be Good Tanyas - For The Turnstiles (Neil...
Toots & The Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number
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Raphael Saadiq - Oh Girl
Photo by Kim Erlandsen
The Gaslight Anthem - Here’s Looking At You,...
Randy Newman - Living Without You
Photo by...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-8) →
Beastie Boys (17)
Ben Kweller (3)
Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew (2)
Beck (2)
Frightened Rabbit (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Ida Maria - Keep Me Warm
Photo by Dale Harvey
WatchSunday Afternoon Dog, by shanan
Dan Black - Hypnotize (Notorious B.I.G. Cover)
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Galactic - Bounce Baby (Featuring Z-Trip)
Photo...
WatchHealth Care, by Bert Busch
From a great new video blog*, Old Jews Telling Jokes: A new (old) joke every Tuesday and Thursday!
* Potentially NSFW, depending on where you work.
Beatie Boys - Shake Your Rump
I used to own the...
The Lisps - Brackish Water
Photo by Brian...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-1) →
Beirut (8)
The Walkmen (6)
M. Ward (4)
Joshua Morrison (3)
The Lisps (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz