Basicly Phone Magic

So there are a lot of text services out there like Google’s crossword hints dictionary, but this one takes the cake.  I’m not sure I can believe this, but text ANY question to 242242 and a service named ChaCha will have a person on the other end answer it for you for free.  24/7.  It basically puts yelp, wikipedia, mapquest, and all that other nonsense on my phone that can’t even take pictures.

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Earth Screams

Here’s what the planet earth sounds like. It’s pretty awful.  Sadly, I couldn’t get a big juicy MP3, but you’ll be able to get the picture.

Thanks George.

More on Cultural Diffusion

As sort of a follow-up to my last post, a condensed look at the future of media.

Our cultural consumption exists on a spectrum from “individual” to “collective”. Technology has shifted the balance for both books and music. Digital distrbitution and the iPod have made music consumption much more individualistic, while the internet and global branding have made book consumption increasingly collective.

Seeing how I basically wrote a dissertation on the subject last semester, I’ll be posting more on this if there’s an interest.

Inane Arguments #1 : ‘They’re gonna stop making movies.’

A new feature where the internet says two different things about the same subject and you can decide who’s making themselves out to be the ass.

No, but really, there are some interesting things said on both sides here.  Interesting things to consider while looking into the future of… the movies.

Indie film is dead

No it’s not, it’s just on YouTube

Both are reacting to this, a very good keynote at the LA Film Fest.

Why’s this all happening? 

What Songs and Blogs are Supposed to Be About

This is an entire site dedicated to summer songs, all free MP3s and all good stuff.  It’s mostly soul stuff; the posters are all the crate digging type.  I think I’ll have to put up a few tracks myself now.  The site runs all summer so there’ll always be a couple more tracks for your playlists.  Who knows where you’ll be by Labor Day.

Soul Summer

I win

John-

The song is titled, La Grange by ZZ Top. Click here for the hard facts.

A man and his monster (that McCain article in told you guys about)

Top Ten Home Cooking Mistakes

Here is why I need a better knife, a larger budget, and always more salt.

18.2?

The Atheist Nightmare

Bananarama with Kirk Cameron. Enjoy. VIA