Finally, a video equivalent of VSTs
I’ve been on kick about this for a while. Having an open, standard, format for plug-ins has made it possible for tons and tons of DIY audio plug-ins. Now with more and more people working with video, it makes sense to finally have a standard for video effects as well. [...]
I’ve had a busy week, so I haven’t had time to post, but here is what I’ve been thinking about…
From the Daily Kos :
More spine growth in evidence from the Democrats as they elevate the Jeff Gannon controversy.
The Germans don’t buy into Bush’s “fake” town hall meetings
The Saudis hold an “anti-terrorism” conference that blames the [...]
More and more people are carrying less and less cash, that is a huge mistake
Corporate America is making it easier and easier to walk around with only a card in your pocket. For customers, it is convenient: no trips to the ATM to get a coffee, no worries about getting mugged. For Corporate America (and [...]
A sick weekend prompts a slew of rentals, here is the quick and dirty
The Motorcycle Diaries - A very well shot and acted account of the early days of Che Guevara
My Architect - An excellent documentary from the son of Louis Kahn
The Newsroom Complete Series - An awesomely funny short-lived series from the [...]
I love Salon, here are some links to cool stuff they’ve had
Doing the math on President Bush’s budget proposal
A Talk about how President Bush could turn his losing battle on social security back on the democrats, but it also nicely dissects the plan
George Bush’s poll numbers suck
More on the sordid past of Jeff Gannon
there is [...]
A Seattle PI reporter actually tried MSN Search and his story is here
This reporter notices some stuff that most don’t see.
I came across this article from ABC News, and I thought it was really interesting. I worked at Microsoft for a number of years and was increasingly frustrated by just how bad Microsoft treats its employees. I always thought that when employees (like myself) didn’t feel valued, [...]
The White House gave credentials for a news organization that had existed for less than a week
Jeff Gannon was a reporter for Talon News, a web site owned by a GOP activist. He was given White House press room credentials less than a week after the Talon News website was registered. He had no history [...]
One of my favorite architecture and city planning writers has a slideshow on Disney’s planned town
Like many city planning geeks, I’ve got a weird fascination with Celebration, Florida. It is a town designed, built and controlled by the Disney corporation. On Slate.com, Witold Rybczynski has an interesting little slideshow about the town which is now [...]
If you know the Seattle arts community at all, you’ll realize that this is pretty serious
When Matt Richter made Consolidated Works happen, the Seattle art scene was in decline. There were fewer and fewer exhibition spaces for up and coming visual artists. He created an ambitious and amazing and huge space for visual art, theater, [...]
