February 2008
73 posts
Lost: The Time-Loop Theory →
jeffbaum: There better be an explanation to this show that can be summed up between commercial breaks when it’s all said and done. Something like this simply won’t work. “They have a time-machine.”
Tim Goeglein, Aide To President Bush, Admits To... →
Small world. My parents occasionally babysit his parents’ cat and my friend Nancy Nall was the blogger who uncovered the plagiarism.
Lost: The Time-Loop Theory →
I buy it. via Ricky.
Rolling Stone Magazine names Apes & Androids the... →
Seek lodging, will trade services
Wow, lodging in Norway is expensive. A basic hostel room is going to cost me $80/night. The Dollar has lost 20% of its value to the Kroner since my 2008 guidebook was published. Are you Norwegian? Can you offer me a place to stay in Vestlandet, Sørlandet or Oslofjorden? In exchange I will take your portrait and make you a personal webpage.
I feel crazy! I am paralyzed! I have a bible-length list of things to do this morning but I can’t stop hanging out on the Internet. How can I possibly have time to consider your ideas when I have so many of my own to think about? I strive for balance.
Google Docs: London/Norway/Germany Trip →
I’m visiting a few European destination starting this weekend and I’m looking for things to do and places to stay. I created a Google doc to centralize my notes — check it out and reblog this post if you have something to add — too bad, Google doesn’t allow public editing of a doc. Background: Last year I won a free roundtrip flight on Silverjet (world’s first...
“Tradition is keeping the fire burning, not praising the ashes.”
“I finally have health insurance again.”
Universal Feed Update
I added “Travel Plans” to my Universal Feed.
Yahoo Pipes tutorial wanted
I’m looking for someone to teach me the in and outs of Yahoo Pipes. Preferably in person, but I’m open to video chatting. Please email me at zklein on gmail.
Hate to quote Huckabee, but ...
If we end up with the (tax) rebates, we’re going to borrow the $150 billion from China. And when we turn it into rebates, most people are going to go out and buy some consumables like a pair of shoes that they probably don’t even need, but they’re going to buy them, and they’re most likely an import from China. My point is, whose economy are we stimulating when we do that?...
Announcement regarding my nationality
Here’s a heads up that I’m giving America my 12-month notice and effectively I’m a free agent — that’s right, I’m accepting best offers from any nation soliciting new citizens. In exchange for my professional talents, bank account transfer and willingness to serve in your civil peacekeeping missions, I seek 5 acres of land in your most mountainous district,...
Snail Mail
This reminds me of an Onion article reporting the U.S. Postmaster’s plan to outsource mail delivery to India. Basically, an Indian call center employee would open your mail and call to read it to you. mareen: In this country, there is absolutely no need for you to sign and snail-mail your invoices. Just send me a freaking PDF and don’t waste more time than you already have! Thank you for...
My drobo arrived today. →
Ultimate and easy-to-use storage solution recommended by Nick Gray.
ZAK FM
patwoodward: Maybe I’ve missed the explanation, but how have you compared *your* Last.fm radio station to a service like zak.fm? The difference between zak.fm and last.fm is interface. My personal last.fm stream is only accessible through an relatively complex player inside their cluttered website or through their downloadable software. Conversely, zak.fm is accessible in any browser by simply...
Der Ring des Nibelungen
Radiolab recently aired an episode profiling Der Ring des Nibelungen, an opera written by Wagner which is widely considered “the greatest achievement in the history of music, bar none” says my friend Bennet. It’s a 15-hour compilation consisting of 4 seperate operas, which were written over the period of 26 years from 1848 to 1874. Collectively they are known as the Ring Cycle....
ZAK FM
heykurt: 466 people have listened for 20 minutes or more. and concludes People don’t need what’s best for them, just what’s good enough. Don’t you think that this is at least partially because most of the people who go to Zak.fm go because of your tumblog, meaning most of the people know you, meaning most of them enjoy your same musical tastes? Sure, but it doesn’t matter. I think...
ZAK FM
466 people have listened for 20 minutes or more. Feedback includes: “This site is replacing Hype Machine for me.” “I can’t wait to know who I’m listening to so I know who I’ve just been turned on to.” “I think the idea of a site that just plays music at random is awesome.” My conclusion after 24 hours, both obvious and often forgotten, is that people enjoy...
ZAK FM →
samreich: Instantly one of my favorite sites, but I wish it told me what I was listening to. Sam, working on it at this very next moment…
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ZAK FM →
I’ve owned the domain zak.fm for about 6 months and tonight I decided to do something with it. Now it plays music based on what I’ve listened to recently compared with what’s available to be downloaded on the internet. It’s bare bones, lacking a display of what’s playing, but I hope to wrangle my buddy Anthony from Hype Machine to help me make something more useful...
AMC Best Picture Showcase →
courtneyc:It’s a movie marathon! On February 23rd, see all 5 best picture nominees + eat all the popcorn you want for only $30. Get NYC tix here. I recommend Michael Clayton — it thrilled me!
Listening to this song on repeat. →
De deee de deee deee!
zachklein: I desire to live here. Where is it? I desire to live there privately.
Full Screen Google Maps →
RSVP here to get free entry to the Apes & Androids... →
Also, I created an Apes & Androids page on Facebook today.
Nick: I like the description that Gregory David Roberts gives of Mumbai in the book Shantaram: "The impression was of a plodding, indefatigable, and distant past that had crashed intact, through barriers of time, into its own future."
Eerily Composed →
My compadre Nico Muhly is profiled in the New Yorker this week by none other than Rebecca Mead, the same writer who exposed me and the three other CV dudes nearly 3 years ago to the day.
William Cotton replies to my post titled Impact of... →
I read your post, William, and it thrilled me. Too bad we didn’t know we both liked to think these things when we were stuck in the same car together for 9 days last year.