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Saturday, October 18, 2008
strap together some code to a very capable video card, and you get something a little like this:
fr-041: d e b r i s: seven minutes of art in a 177KB package from Adidas on Vimeo.
the ironic thing is that the vimeo file itself is some 16 megs! hrmn... 0.177MB vs 16MB...
fr-041: d e b r i s: seven minutes of art in a 177KB package from Adidas on Vimeo.
the ironic thing is that the vimeo file itself is some 16 megs! hrmn... 0.177MB vs 16MB...
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
phil predict red tmw. why?
"omg i made monay today!! must sell tmw!"
that's why.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
If the Dow has risen 3.3 percent or more in October, the incumbent
party has never lost. If the Dow has dropped 0.5 percent or more, the
incumbent party has never won. [SFO Magazine]
That is until 2004. See? Bush manages to screw EVERYTHING up!
That is until 2004. See? Bush manages to screw EVERYTHING up!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Ravel - Piano Trio in A Minor: I. Modéré
i absolutely love the impressionist era
Brahms - String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat, Op. 18: II. Andante, ma Moderato
gotta admit i heard this first on a star trek: the next generation episode! wtf?
Tchaikovsky - String Quartet in D Major, Op. 11: I. Moderato e semplice & II. Andante cantabile
very melancholy... i love it!
Barber - Adagio for Strings from the String Quartet, Op. 11
most people will recognize this one from the ending of platoon.
Brahms - Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op.60, No.3: Andante
Mendelssohn - Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20: I. Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco
i absolutely love the impressionist era
Brahms - String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat, Op. 18: II. Andante, ma Moderato
gotta admit i heard this first on a star trek: the next generation episode! wtf?
Tchaikovsky - String Quartet in D Major, Op. 11: I. Moderato e semplice & II. Andante cantabile
very melancholy... i love it!
Barber - Adagio for Strings from the String Quartet, Op. 11
most people will recognize this one from the ending of platoon.
Brahms - Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op.60, No.3: Andante
Mendelssohn - Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20: I. Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
i don't know if it's the late hours staying at work that's catching up with me, but my blood boiled when i read this off metafilter:
"Last month (Sept. 16, 2008) the American taxpayers bailed out insurance giant American International Group (AIG) to the tune of $85 billion dollars. So, asked "what ya' goin' do now after the bailout?" top executives said "party it up at the St. Regis Resort Monarch Beach (Dana Point, CA) for a week (September 22 - 30, 2008). Total costs? Invoice: $443,343.71. "$200,000 dollars for hotel rooms. Almost $150,000 for catered banquets. AIG spent $23,000 at the hotel spa and another $1,400 at the salon." Said Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD): "They were getting manicures, facials, pedicures and massages while American people were footing the bill. And they spent another $10,000 dollars for I don't know what this is, leisure dining. Bars?""
I mean, wtf?! Here's the bill:
"Last month (Sept. 16, 2008) the American taxpayers bailed out insurance giant American International Group (AIG) to the tune of $85 billion dollars. So, asked "what ya' goin' do now after the bailout?" top executives said "party it up at the St. Regis Resort Monarch Beach (Dana Point, CA) for a week (September 22 - 30, 2008). Total costs? Invoice: $443,343.71. "$200,000 dollars for hotel rooms. Almost $150,000 for catered banquets. AIG spent $23,000 at the hotel spa and another $1,400 at the salon." Said Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD): "They were getting manicures, facials, pedicures and massages while American people were footing the bill. And they spent another $10,000 dollars for I don't know what this is, leisure dining. Bars?""
I mean, wtf?! Here's the bill:
AIG's defense? We don't want our employees to run away from our company, so we threw them a kick-ass party and spent almost half a million dollars on it. pfft, whatever.
I hate the lack of accountability our country has, and people in this country in general. Assume responsibility folks, otherwise people (or companies) will just fuck you over! The bailout is necessary and all, I'll agree to that just so our economy doesn't go down the shitter, but keep an eye on those who fucked this all up in the first place so they don't squander even more of our tax dollars on shit like this.
Here's part of the congressional hearing (the volume's kind of low...):
I hate the lack of accountability our country has, and people in this country in general. Assume responsibility folks, otherwise people (or companies) will just fuck you over! The bailout is necessary and all, I'll agree to that just so our economy doesn't go down the shitter, but keep an eye on those who fucked this all up in the first place so they don't squander even more of our tax dollars on shit like this.
Here's part of the congressional hearing (the volume's kind of low...):
Monday, October 6, 2008
i like short stories. i like animated short stories even better. this one by carlos lascano is simply awesome.
be sure to check out the making of.
A SHORT LOVE STORY IN STOP MOTION from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo.
be sure to check out the making of.
A SHORT LOVE STORY IN STOP MOTION from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
minae's friend from undergrad came to visit us in san diego this weekend, straight from yuma, arizona where he's doing a pharmacy rotation. i can only imagine his excitement as there's absolutely nothing to do in yuma, from what i hear. i decided to take them to the cottage, perhaps la jolla's best place to grab brunch. of course i had to get their pot pie (i'm on a mission to find the world's best chicken pot pie)!
mmmrmOMG!1! this pot pie r0x0r!!
canon ef50 f/1.2L + canon 5d
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
our old digital rebel!
canon ef28 f/1.8 usm + canon 5d
Recent Comments
Vixx on "brilliant!": HAHA That's awesome!
phil on "recovery": haha can't they all just get along?
Vixx on "recovery": Miller Lite and a Newcastle next to each other? Whatever happened to segregation? :)
Vixx on "we've seem to have misplaced a month...": Bout time foo! Been missing your pics...