Has anyone else seen @hemingway, this weird Twitter feed that just spouts Ernie quotes every once in a while? Well, tonight I decided to code up my own twist on the idea. Follow @mistadobalina to receive hourly bursts of verse from one of my favorite albums, I Wish My Brother George Were Here by Del Tha Funkee Homosapien.
The whole thing is automated by about 30-45 minutes worth of work. So don’t expect any miracles. But all the code is over on github if anybody wants it. I had a couple problems (no matter what album I asked for, I was only getting track listings for Staind), but the LyricWiki SOAP service is a pretty sweet Web service.
Evidence is mounting that my blog is considered too hot for a variety of Web filter programs. Another screenshot — this time submitted by a friend at an anonymous American newspaper — is displayed below.
I must admit, I’ve fallen in love with that amazing video of Bill O’Reilly flipping out during his old Inside Edition days. Especially the hot remix. So, in homage, I’ve cut down the first 20 seconds into an mp3 file that should be easily portable as a ringtone to your smart phone of choice. Be it iPhone, Treo, Motorola, Nokia or LG.
Just right click the file below and save it to your computer. After that, you’re on your own.
Everyone loves Milton Glaser’s classic I Heart NY t-shirt, but not everyone is from New York. This is a tragic circumstance best captured by the following Venn diagram.
As you can see, some of us are from other places. Like me, for instance. I was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
And maybe I’d like a t-shirt of my own. And maybe my hometown has its own bizarre logo. And maybe I’m not that concerned about copyright laws. And maybe there’s a crazy Web site that lets you design and print your own t-shirt in a matter of minutes.
And maybe you have 13 bucks to spare and want one for yourself. So just click here already.
So I’m browsing through Christopher Hitchens’ latest screed over at Slate tonight, and what do I bump into but an advertisment for the New York Times. Seems a bit funny, seeing as Slate is owned by the Washington Post Company. I’ve always thought of them as competitors with the NYT.
But maybe I’m wrong. What do you think? Seems a little weird to me.
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The media circus found its latest entertainment Friday when word of Barack Obama’s allegedly controversial remarks shot across the blogosphere. Unlike previous presidential titillations, this one was set off by The Huffington Post. That alone seems somewhat remarkable, considering how the lefty HuffPost openly apes the practices of the usual outlet for this sort of news: the more rightly Drudge Report.
But, in keeping with the spirit of Dave Berry Barry, may he rest in peace, let’s not take this opportunity to reflect upon what the means for the state of the news media, or even the campaign of one Barack Obama. No, let’s use it to consider which related news headline contains the best potential band name.
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Right now I’m getting a kick out of this YouTube hype tape for last year’s CL Smooth album. There’s not a lot to it, but I love seeing my man Pete Rock do his thing with some pure 80s cheese. Are there more “producer-in-action” tapes like this around the web? I’d love to see ‘em.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co__eHlCFJs[/youtube]
You can sample the whole song here. These guys can still out some pretty decent hip hop considering their age. It’s not anywhere as startling as the burner Premier and AZ recently managed, but CL is about as solid as ever. Pete isn’t weaving as tight as he once did, but the novelty of the sample is enough for me right now.
And it’s a 21-year-old female. Fill in your own smart ass remark.
Am I the only one getting increasingly casual emails from major corporations?
As it turns out, I am not too hot for the Los Angeles Times (see previous post). Or at least not anymore. The following company wide email from Sam Zell, our new owner, arrived this morning.
Everyone,
I learned on the first leg of our tour of Tribune’s business units that some of them were filtering Internet content. I do not see how a member of the Fourth Estate, dedicated to protecting the First Amendment, can censor what its own employees and partners can see.
I have instructed that all content filters be removed. You are now exposed to the dangers of You Tube and Facebook.Please use your best judgment.
Let’s focus on what is important, and go for greatness.
Sam