July 2010
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Jul 29th
Jul 29th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-25) →
Stan Getz & João Gilberto (146) Bebel Gilberto (65) João Gilberto (60) Radiohead (37) Major Lazer (21) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 28th
“Right now, people may be saying they want the mouse. But they really don’t. They...”
– The Mouse Is Dead. I Just Killed It. Now Can We Move On?
Jul 28th
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Robin Sloan had a sublime bus ride The second in my series, Brief Songs About Other People’s Status Updates
Jul 28th
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The Gift of Creepiness, On Your Wedding Day  →
Jul 27th
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WikiLeaks May Have Just Changed the Media, Too →
soupsoup: While the impact of the documents and newspaper reportage on the war in Afghanistan will take a while to suss out, the publication of these documents will be seen as a milestone in the new news ecosystem. Unlike the Pentagon Papers situation, we’re “watching the traces of a major story unfold in real time,” said C.W. Anderson, who studies media culture at CUNY. “If you’re a PhD...
Jul 26th
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Jul 26th
Jul 23rd
Facebook and Death: It’s not just a Facebook... →
Jul 22nd
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Jul 21st
48 HR Magazine won a Knight Batten award →
Wow! We won a Knight-Batten award. From the announcement:  From the judges: “As important as the product was the work flow that they created.” In an era where most magazines go through a lavish multi-month production cycle, the 48 HR team made a spectacular 60-page magazine and online site in a weekend in May 2010 with little more than Twitter, coffee, grit and more than 1,500 submissions...
Jul 19th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-11) →
Sleigh Bells (10) Massive Attack (7) Thievery Corporation (6) DJ Shadow (5) The Beta Band (4) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 15th
Jul 15th
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Locked & Loaded: Sightglass Gets Freshly Roasted |... →
Oh Hai! Did you know I’m blogging about coffee every Wednesday at 7x7 now? It’s true! Word up! Go see! Tell your friends! Hide your fucking money! I’ll steal it! I’ll totally steal it! And hide it in the deep briny sea!
Jul 15th
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“Brady Forrest, conference organizer for O’Reilly Media, said the iPad had...”
– Testing the Android Waters - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com This is pretty much exactly how I feel. The iPad is going to enable me to escape the iPhone, but stick with Apple.
Jul 14th
Jul 14th
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ohheygreat: If one more person posts “Free Polanski,” I will fucking lose it. Child rape is a crime. A horrible, awful crime.  It’s wrong whether or not you’re famous. Whether or not you’re a brilliant artist. Whether or not the legal system bungles your case. Got it?
Jul 12th
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Jul 9th
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“Voters who have no more than a high school education back Fiorina 52 percent to...”
– Field Poll: Calif. Senate race in statistical tie
Jul 8th
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Jul 7th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-4) →
DJ X-Rated and DJ Esco Present Big Boi (38) Big Boi (27) Das Racist (19) The Black Keys (15) The Beta Band (8) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 6th
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“On May 21, Randy Appleyard, 26, of Waterford was convicted of a felony for...”
– Surge in abalone hunting puts species at risk
Jul 5th
“Opera and Twitter: Could any two vehicles for human expression be more...”
– How I Used Twitter to Live-Blog the Opera
Jul 3rd
Jul 2nd
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Jul 1st
“It’s a glorious goddamned day in San Francisco right now. The temperature...”
– A Note from California: This Governor’s Race Is Excruciating Torment - The Awl I wrote something for The Awl, dammit!
Jul 1st
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4 SF Hoods You've Never Heard of and Why Your... →
My piece for the July 7x7 is online, you should read it! And then move out of the Missions! The Missions, The Missions!
Jul 1st
Jul 1st
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-27) →
Grizzly Bear (21) The Black Keys (7) Clinic (2) Neil Young (1) Hurricane Ivan (1) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 1st