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Music Mondays - Dragon House - Illusion of Choice
Read more . . . →So I don't have a TV, and whenever something actually good happens on it I generally miss it. These guys were originally featured on So You Think You Can Dance earlier this year. Lately they have been doing music videos, commercials and just plain old crazy concept videos like this one below! I've probably watched this about 20 times, every time my girlfriend comes in the room I'm watching it! You've been warned, its super-cool!!!
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Siri feature request: continuous listening
Read more . . . →Apple's new Siri voice assistant is a really useful feature but a few improvements could be made. I have read several forums with users requesting continuous listening and I can hear the privacy critics howling already and it goes something like this: "Coninuously listen??! But then Siri will know all about my planned defection to the Communists! Unacceptable." All jokes aside, one of the biggest hurdles to using the assistant is getting Siri to begin listening. In order to signal to Siri that you want to give it a command you need to hold down the hold button for almost...
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Stoned Ape Theory
Read more . . . →Just remember folks, its just a theory.
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Comments now powered by Disqus
Read more . . . →I have been looking for a few more ways to improve this site and lately I have added Disqus to handle all the comment and trackbacks for ColdplaySucks, just some mostly under the hood improvements!
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Tour of The Lab
Read more . . . →By Alex Massaad Here is a video tour of the space where I experiment with audio:
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All Creative Work Is Derivative - Music Video
Read more . . . →This video uses stop motion animations of ancient sculptures to show how culture has always been free and in fact only exists by building on the ideas that already existed.
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Class 2: Avatars and Simulacrum 2
My second week’s film is a recent sci-fi film that borrows many elements from classic science fiction films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). ... Henry Jenkins often writes about how films create worlds that can then be broken down and used by fans within fan culture or even borrowed by other filmmakers.Read more . . . →