http://fourone.org/chris I'm in yur blag, [present participle] your [noun]. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:19:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dave 2562 is one of the few dubstep producers that I rate highly. I recently made his acquantance through our mutual friend Craig (aka Monkeytek). Really nice guy and very talented producer. http://fourone.org/chris/2008/12/06/2562-interview-from-rbma-radio/ (Warning: NSFW!) Joe Grand and Zoz Brooks prank Dr. Mike North with the BSODomizer, an inline VGA device that fakes the infamous "Blue Screen of Death" on an unwitting victim, and after a few moments will also display the BGoD, or Blue Goatse of Death, if you set the DIP ... http://fourone.org/chris/2008/11/30/bsodomizer/ Beatbox video editing is like a micro-niche unto itself. There's some great parodies/imitations in the related videos, like Beatboxing Dog (and some bad ones too). http://fourone.org/chris/2008/11/12/lasse-gjertsen/ For a while now I've been pondering what to do with this blog, realizing that I don't actually blog a whole lot, but still want someplace to have a focal point for all of my stuff. I thought about switching to Tumblr or Chyrp, since most of my 'web output' ... http://fourone.org/chris/2008/11/09/to-blog-or-not-to-blog/ TwitterFox is a simple Twitter client implemented as a Firefox extension. It sits quietly in the status bar with a small unread count of tweets. When you click on the icon, you are presented with a small interface, which bears a resemblance to twhirl, where you can browse tweets or ... http://fourone.org/chris/2008/08/16/twitterfox-twitter-extension-for-firefox/ Beautiful timelapse video which starts in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and ends in Rome. [via Ursi] http://fourone.org/chris/2008/08/16/timelapse-of-england-and-italy/ Video mashups are one of those things that make the Interwebs so special. It's also fun to see two completely separate things - a video feed and a soundtrack - and have them match up so fluidly. Will Smith vs Clipz. Thank god Alfonso Ribeiro was a breaker. Noisia's remix of Konflict's ... http://fourone.org/chris/2008/08/07/drum-bass-video-mashups/ I love the way the Common Craft folks can so easily and simply explain something, and make it fun to boot. Via evhead. http://fourone.org/chris/2008/05/26/twitter-in-plain-english-video/ From OregonLive... Travel agency AAA estimates that the average cost of owning and operating a car in 2008 will be $8,121, up from $7,823 last year. "Purchases I'm making for our cars now are all driven by a preventative mentality," said Tony Farrell, a freelance writer in Richmond, Va., who has a ... http://fourone.org/chris/2008/05/25/costs-of-owning-a-car-are-rising/ Twitter, everyone's favorite microblogging/social messaging system, has had its fair share of downtime. It's pretty much guaranteed that on a daily basis you can expect it to be down. I expect its engineers are working hard at fixing their woes, but at the same time there are plenty of people ... http://fourone.org/chris/2008/05/23/on-twitter/ An absolutely wicked dubstep/techno/dubbed-out-2-step mix by Martyn that he did for Skream's show, Stella Sessions, on Rinse FM. It's so good I had to re-post it here. Tracklisting: 1. Martyn - Natural Selection (3024) 2. Slaughter Mob - No Snare (Slugs In The Mud) 3. Skream - Trapped in a Dark Bubble (Dubplate) 4. Martyn ... http://fourone.org/chris/2008/05/17/essential-mix-martyn-on-skreams-stella-sessions/ Warning: If the thought of watching a helpless dinosaur robot be eviscerated by a battle bot disturbs you, then don't press play. http://fourone.org/chris/2008/05/08/file-under-robot-on-robot-violence/ I decided that I'm going to vote for Sam Adams in the upcoming Portland mayoral race. I have to say that I was a little biased, because I've met Commissioner Adams before (at OSCON no less) and he was really a great guy. I also like him because I feel ... http://fourone.org/chris/2008/03/27/im-with-sam/ I think I could watch this all day long. http://fourone.org/chris/2008/03/27/having-a-chat/ These green boxes are new here in Portland, to give cyclists more room at the stop light. I think this is a great idea. And the video is funny too. http://fourone.org/chris/2008/03/27/the-bike-box/ The New Jive Stickers from Jive Software on Vimeo. http://fourone.org/chris/2008/03/11/jive-stickers-how-to/ Martha and Eloise stepped out for an hour earlier today and I promptly jumped behind the decks and threw together a random mix of stuff that I've been feeling for a little while. The first 35 minutes or so is drum + bass and jungle, and then I wrap things ... http://fourone.org/chris/2008/02/17/february-mix/ Inspired by this post in the MAKE: Blog, I made my own little Lego USB flash drive today. All it took was my Dremel, a hot-glue gun, and some willing Lego pieces. I posted photos on Flickr if you're curious to make your own! http://fourone.org/chris/2008/02/17/lego-usb-flash-drive/ While there are many people who are absolutely thrilled with the news of the new MacBook Air, I'm sad to say that I'm not one of them. Upon first glance this looks like a fantastic machine, and is no doubt a remarkable feat of engineering and design. Its absolute simplicity ... http://fourone.org/chris/2008/01/15/not-so-crazy-about-the-macbook-air/ You know that feeling when you've missed out on something really cool, and have only come to discover it after it's long gone? That's how I feel about Firefly. I completely missed it when it was on FOX, even when my friends were raving about it. FOX, stupidly, cancelled it ... http://fourone.org/chris/2007/12/26/my-new-favorite-old-tv-show-firefly/