tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88357752024-03-07T12:54:04.951-06:00PYLBPull Your Lid BackPYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.comBlogger205125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-28732957989465100942011-04-16T14:38:00.001-05:002011-04-16T14:38:14.519-05:00Test post<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>Testing a new set-up and sync with jakesetlak.com - new things to come very soon.</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jakesetlak.com/test-post">Jake Setlak</a> </p> </div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-48928690324123361382011-03-28T17:56:00.001-05:002011-03-28T17:56:09.140-05:00There are no dining cars on the CTA. And this chump didn't pay for two seats either. #totalasshole<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/fsqqygaBwavcchejvGmbJmJBcyojekvGvDfqybrIdilgHfAkjlylkxiiwDhF/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Image" height="375" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/fsqqygaBwavcchejvGmbJmJBcyojekvGvDfqybrIdilgHfAkjlylkxiiwDhF/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jsetlak.posterous.com/there-are-no-dining-cars-on-the-cta-and-this">Jake Setlak</a> </p> </div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-7245764000891304812011-03-27T09:05:00.001-05:002011-03-27T09:05:07.411-05:00HUGE: *just* finished the bag of 500 coffee filters I've had since college. #fb<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/gzzgvEcxwdbaEgGnrqnDJgkheiteuvnDlgEJpewbAxBxxDhrDjuFlGoCpznb/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Image" height="375" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/gzzgvEcxwdbaEgGnrqnDJgkheiteuvnDlgEJpewbAxBxxDhrDjuFlGoCpznb/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jsetlak.posterous.com/huge-just-finished-the-bag-of-500-coffee-filt">Jake Setlak</a> </p> </div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-84257697901331649132011-03-16T16:18:00.001-05:002011-03-16T16:18:08.255-05:00#Fail Crab?<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>Spotted the Fail Whale twice today, then this new red-eyed creature who's missing a claw. Would rather have seen tweets.<div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-16/AAGoHssJdglartpcoqaoiaEHkzEdCshlbofmJdrxdjzpEcmyrytusGDaGFsB/failCRAB.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Failcrab" height="298" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-03-16/AAGoHssJdglartpcoqaoiaEHkzEdCshlbofmJdrxdjzpEcmyrytusGDaGFsB/failCRAB.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> .</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jsetlak.posterous.com/fail-crab">Jake Setlak</a> </p> </div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-16858478523824397532011-03-16T14:04:00.001-05:002011-03-16T14:04:33.216-05:00Proudly rocking 1 of just 25 hard copies: new @sidebrain album - Thx @mirywhitehill - tracks 1,7,9 = early standouts.<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/zAuzlseFJDInqivtdrkJrunqEvpevmkpybaEwduBcudAGkFenFEDgJqBldce/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Image" height="375" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/zAuzlseFJDInqivtdrkJrunqEvpevmkpybaEwduBcudAGkFenFEDgJqBldce/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jsetlak.posterous.com/proudly-rocking-1-of-just-25-hard-copies-new">Jake Setlak</a> </p> </div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-77746645937084348542011-02-27T13:15:00.001-06:002011-02-27T13:15:44.236-06:00YOU MAY NOT LISTEN TO THE ALBUM<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>Sheer brilliance. <a href="http://evolution-control.com" target="_blank">ECC</a>'s <a href="http://blyp.me/eBmXzX" target="_blank">new album</a>'s Listener License Agreement parodies the ridiculous state of copyright law. Read the fine print yourself. Scanned this just before I opened it to listen. Sue me.<a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-02-27/HddjtchzlyCEpIytcujsFqABgvilGbdzixnfuAlzyjIqrEvjnvAEuEbydluB/ECC_LLA_ft.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-02-27/HddjtchzlyCEpIytcujsFqABgvilGbdzixnfuAlzyjIqrEvjnvAEuEbydluB/ECC_LLA_ft.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="436"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-02-27/iEAqJnaFmFztGmIhnnjCGHevryrnGozFpIDyHnfCismvaxeybvsGvzGGGmDB/ECC_LLA_bk.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-02-27/iEAqJnaFmFztGmIhnnjCGHevryrnGozFpIDyHnfCismvaxeybvsGvzGGGmDB/ECC_LLA_bk.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="436"/></a> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jsetlak.posterous.com/you-may-not-listen-to-the-album">Jake Setlak</a> </p> </div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-2872927972322591772010-10-01T18:13:00.001-05:002010-10-01T18:13:49.264-05:00"A chilled-out entertainer", plus that dude from Crazy Doggz is opening.<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/pxjwbCwJuiJDGuhekxDhetwxexfkkJnscCJvxtuhduApzCofjorDboytHvGx/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/pxjwbCwJuiJDGuhekxDhetwxexfkkJnscCJvxtuhduApzCofjorDboytHvGx/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="750"/></a> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jsetlak.posterous.com/a-chilled-out-entertainer-plus-that-dude-from">Jake Setlak</a> </p> </div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-50543286787310091862010-08-29T12:07:00.003-05:002010-08-29T12:17:26.503-05:00Yes, INSTILLE is Still Happening...The side-project that seemingly never finishes - <a href="http://myspace.com/instille">INSTILLE</a> - is <span style="font-style: italic;">still </span>intended for completion. Here's proof that the two producers can finish what they've started. The "Jaw Drop Mix" of Ataraxia was originally released in 2009 on SubVariant's free <a href="http://www.fractalspin.com/x/product.php?productid=278">Exception AM</a> compilation. It's now on <a href="http://soundcloud.com/pylb/instille-ataraxia-jaw-drop-mix">SoundCloud</a>, too.<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fpylb%2Finstille-ataraxia-jaw-drop-mix&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=5588aa"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fpylb%2Finstille-ataraxia-jaw-drop-mix&show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=5588aa" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="81" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/pylb/instille-ataraxia-jaw-drop-mix">INSTILLE - Ataraxia (Jaw Drop Mix)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/pylb">pylb</a></span>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-2912737423787105142010-07-23T11:19:00.001-05:002010-07-23T11:19:21.842-05:00Total disregard for max. line length for readability, at Tufte "presenting data & information" seminar. #irony<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/qzuroCBprFyhdhylsEIrkJygGpAJkIumthebbCuoyBnaaAypcwDBImiIfdlD/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/qzuroCBprFyhdhylsEIrkJygGpAJkIumthebbCuoyBnaaAypcwDBImiIfdlD/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jsetlak.posterous.com/total-disregard-for-max-line-length-for-reada">Jake Setlak</a> </p> </div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-26451788961993511842010-07-12T18:55:00.001-05:002010-07-12T18:55:27.407-05:00Caribou in Millennium Park.<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/sHJADvvzoIupnFGribdsoredrCDCAdxqlseDciuIapyzegeGwhICFemHFdvn/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/sHJADvvzoIupnFGribdsoredrCDCAdxqlseDciuIapyzegeGwhICFemHFdvn/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jsetlak.posterous.com/caribou-in-millennium-park">Jake Setlak</a> </p> </div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-56655158024044207352010-06-09T09:02:00.001-05:002010-06-09T09:02:17.671-05:00Am I the only one who noticed Kanye, Lupe and Common pushing Hennessy on CPS students yesterday? #unethical #fail<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/elswlysJcHFmszbylewstvAoarBaujFwukbJiiIaovhazsxyGFyBotdekAns/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/elswlysJcHFmszbylewstvAoarBaujFwukbJiiIaovhazsxyGFyBotdekAns/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> </p> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via tweetie</div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://jsetlak.posterous.com/am-i-the-only-one-who-noticed-kanye-lupe-and">Jake Setlak</a> </p> </div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-84289788781985989922010-06-06T00:38:00.001-05:002010-06-06T00:38:13.764-05:00Birthday Duckfaces at Orbit Room. Cheers, Jenny!<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/zcbdCmdgwCykErngHoDqGCEgjoboyvijnJAjwuoBsuslkamoEgubyiIGerzw/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/zcbdCmdgwCykErngHoDqGCEgjoboyvijnJAjwuoBsuslkamoEgubyiIGerzw/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> </p> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via tweetie</div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://jsetlak.posterous.com/birthday-duckfaces-at-orbit-room-cheers-jenny">Jake Setlak</a> </p> </div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-44417366874060670442010-05-25T13:44:00.001-05:002010-05-25T13:44:58.896-05:00After just 4 YRS of calling the city, our block is finally to be repaved. #CDOT<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/bfmBfrqzdeeCwsfhzJuBlnuwqDqAghEnmCIAgpdAakeaEhkscGpqqyzunkpn/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/bfmBfrqzdeeCwsfhzJuBlnuwqDqAghEnmCIAgpdAakeaEhkscGpqqyzunkpn/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> </p> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via tweetie</div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://jsetlak.posterous.com/after-just-4-yrs-of-calling-the-city-our-bloc">Jake Setlak</a> </p> </div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-14251327292612411222010-05-06T18:35:00.001-05:002010-05-06T18:35:20.293-05:00See? People still buy CDs. I apparently pre-order ones w/ circular cover art... #MondoCane #Cosmogramma<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/FazsBIkEoquEjJEoEBqBuJGtaDxxqFybzFlgAcnvkhcsBIacFAubpknEHcjo/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/FazsBIkEoquEjJEoEBqBuJGtaDxxqFybzFlgAcnvkhcsBIacFAubpknEHcjo/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> </p> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via tweetie</div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://jsetlak.posterous.com/see-people-still-buy-cds-i-apparently-pre-ord">Jake Setlak</a> </p> </div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-38483405936275075922010-04-15T20:08:00.001-05:002010-04-15T20:08:24.017-05:00Can't wait to hear the rest of this story...<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/yCusEhxbhGBhFqpxqyFgkFspyHvfmcgHvBdbziJgzhyazggzFmbahxwwihzE/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="480" height="320"/> </p> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via tweetie</div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://jsetlak.posterous.com/cant-wait-to-hear-the-rest-of-this-story">Jake Setlak</a> </p> </div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-68269093910127228132010-04-12T10:19:00.003-05:002010-04-12T10:21:38.692-05:00Do NOT Deny Science!Just watch this. Then share it.<br /><br /><!--copy and paste--><object height="326" width="446"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/MichaelSpecter_2010-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/MichaelSpecter-2010.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=824&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=michael_specter_the_danger_of_science_denial;year=2010;theme=medicine_without_borders;theme=bold_predictions_stern_warnings;theme=is_there_a_god;theme=a_taste_of_ted2010;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=what_s_next_in_tech;theme=might_you_live_a_great_deal_longer;theme=to_boldly_go;event=TED2010;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/MichaelSpecter_2010-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/MichaelSpecter-2010.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=824&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=michael_specter_the_danger_of_science_denial;year=2010;theme=medicine_without_borders;theme=bold_predictions_stern_warnings;theme=is_there_a_god;theme=a_taste_of_ted2010;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=what_s_next_in_tech;theme=might_you_live_a_great_deal_longer;theme=to_boldly_go;event=TED2010;" height="326" width="446"></embed></object>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-57649511550677525162010-04-10T22:12:00.001-05:002010-04-10T22:12:54.806-05:00Most prominent carving in #CobraLounge bar: "4 Non Blondes" - very telling, no?<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/DHBwEkIsjtmDcGydlAFbysvdwnhFCoFvpvstfsrAremlnsHayAbutdltnCyj/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/DHBwEkIsjtmDcGydlAFbysvdwnhFCoFvpvstfsrAremlnsHayAbutdltnCyj/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> </p> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via tweetie</div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://jsetlak.posterous.com/most-prominent-carving-in-cobralounge-bar-4-n">Jake Setlak</a> </p> </div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-41220074488304976302010-04-02T10:35:00.002-05:002010-04-02T10:43:39.579-05:00Dark Side of the 8-bit Moon<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/p/27B11FCFA7E0516B&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/p/27B11FCFA7E0516B&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br />Hit play and you should automatically cruise through all six parts of this 8-bit tribute to Pink Floyd's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Side_of_the_Moon">Dark Side Of The Moon</a>.PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-74377552275003345362010-03-29T09:07:00.001-05:002010-03-29T09:07:53.389-05:00IL Gov Pat Quinn: making our busiest train stations more crowded than necessary.<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/eraHcHnaABHbvFxJobByhIxJrpDEwFyIDtnIrCtqhbEdeygiiCciaoADjrlA/image.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jsetlak/eraHcHnaABHbvFxJobByhIxJrpDEwFyIDtnIrCtqhbEdeygiiCciaoADjrlA/image.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> </p> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via tweetie</div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://jsetlak.posterous.com/il-gov-pat-quinn-making-our-busiest-train-sta">Jake Setlak</a> </p> </div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-24888310171265145182010-02-16T16:20:00.000-06:002010-02-16T16:20:00.376-06:00Noise Throng Double-Feature?<div style="text-align: justify;">I spent the entirety of President's Day (yesterday) updating long-time (entering tenth year) pet-project <a href="http://www.noisethrong.com/">Noise Throng</a>. That's not really the point of this post, but there are new archival recordings available there for interested parties.<br /><br />Today two DVDs, both ordered while psyching myself up for said updates, arrived. I just realized that they essentially define the envelop of the Noise Throng catalog - from sampling/unapologetic copyright infringement to sheer, psychedelic, endurance-test noise. I also realized they'd make a terrific double-feature: <a href="http://www.peoplewhodonoise.com/">People Who Do Noise</a> followed by <a href="http://www.copyrightcriminals.com/">Copyright Criminals</a>. Here are their respective trailers.<br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />People Who Do Noise</span></span><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/J-z1bP4mcKY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/J-z1bP4mcKY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Copyright Criminals</span></span><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RHw8w6il_FQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RHw8w6il_FQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br />Enjoy.PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-30285159140667042472009-11-24T13:46:00.004-06:002009-11-24T14:02:57.416-06:00Palin Fans Are Clueless<div style="text-align: justify;">I'm not making this up, just going by their vague, uninformed responses to softball questions asked outside <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKKKgua7wQk">a Palin book-signing event</a> last weekend.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mKKKgua7wQk&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mKKKgua7wQk&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="295" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /></div>Hilarious, until you realize that these people are basing their votes on hollow buzzwords, not common sense or fundamental familiarity with the issues* comprising Palin's platform. It's embarrassing that so many of them can't finish a sentence. It's even more embarrassing that America's unhealthy fascination with celebrity obscures the view of common sense (this is an issue of epidemic proportions that we can't address in just one post).<br /><br />* To be perfectly fair, much of the so-called "Obama Nation" is the same way. You can tell they are <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/fading-hope">second-guessing themselves now</a> that he hasn't proven to be the messiah in the first 25% of his first term.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Source: <a href="http://www.dangerousminds.net/index.php/site/comments/sarah_palin_parking_lot/">Dangerous Minds</a>, via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/23/sarah-palin-parking.html">BoingBoing</a>.</span><br /></div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-55506592551226590822009-11-20T12:43:00.006-06:002009-11-20T12:53:07.145-06:00Science Is Interesting<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" style="width: 500px; height: 296px;" data="http://www.rathergood.com/plugins/content/jw_allvideos/players/mediaplayer_4.3.swf"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.rathergood.com/plugins/content/jw_allvideos/players/mediaplayer_4.3.swf"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <param name="bgcolor" value=""> <param name="autoplay" value="false"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="flashvars" value="file=http://www.rathergood.com/content/science/science_is_interesting.flv&autostart=false&fullscreen=true&image=http://www.rathergood.com/content/science/science_is_interesting_thumb.jpg"> <param name="id" value="myplayer"> </object><br /><br />Get more <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins">Richard Dawkins</a> <a href="http://www.richarddawkins.net/">here</a>.PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-65714508322083932072009-11-13T10:28:00.006-06:002009-11-13T10:44:50.934-06:00See What Made My Twit List<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ev8uneH7mBiexxDbfsN4ylOo12cP9G1pM_ixOJK5p2SDzu8rZTqdcSzD-K_LKDI2t7HzMdUL3KXIfYtVF_CsYnc_01GM6W2mXcNbX59yCc6ztZ7AoQcvQzGgCGw5c9nsGXzv/s1600-h/twit3.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ev8uneH7mBiexxDbfsN4ylOo12cP9G1pM_ixOJK5p2SDzu8rZTqdcSzD-K_LKDI2t7HzMdUL3KXIfYtVF_CsYnc_01GM6W2mXcNbX59yCc6ztZ7AoQcvQzGgCGw5c9nsGXzv/s400/twit3.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403629689550925762" border="0" /></a>Upon realizing that my posting here has decreased while it has increased on Twitter, I'm experimenting with displaying said Twitter feed here, in the right margin. I may find a better solution, but think this will help keep some fresh content churning here - even if it isn't longer-form content (like, more than 140 characters).<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Full disclosure: I have some apprehension about linking <a href="http://twitter.com/jsetlak">my Twitter feed</a> here, as I feel like I post more randomly there. Of course, I also still giggle when people say "twit" or <a href="http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/twit">twit</a>-related puns when trying to sound smart...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MqObJtGrKaA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MqObJtGrKaA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /></div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-49421646991786883082009-10-23T09:57:00.008-05:002009-11-02T15:25:05.430-06:00Foul Play Giant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.supertouchart.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/sheprebuttal22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 298px;" src="http://www.supertouchart.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/sheprebuttal22.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I've always had a bad taste in my mouth from the folks who gush over the work of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepard_Fairey">Shepard Fairey</a>. And now I'm snickering to myself that his legal counsel is abandoning him after it was revealed that he <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/arts/design/18fairey.html">lied about which source he stole from / traced over</a> for the <a href="http://images.google.com/images?q=obama+hope+poster&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=T87hSueVD4KCNv-TkbwB&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CB4QsAQwAA">Obama Hope</a> poster.<br /><br />Fairey represents a lot of what I don't like about the art world - arrogant double-standards. His work is <a href="http://www.art-for-a-change.com/Obey/index.htm">entirely derivative if not outright stolen</a>, which in itself is not offensive to me. There's nothing wrong with appropriation when proper attribution is given. Yet he continually passes himself off as original, and profits from creativity that simply <a href="http://www.printmag.com/design_articles/MiltonGlaseronShepardFairey/tabid/492/Default.aspx">wasn't his</a> - without giving proper credit where it is clearly due. In fact, he outright lies about his sources. And Fairey is clearly lying for the sake of his own celebrity and profit, not for the sake of art.<br /><br />I've always insisted that the work that put him on the map, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_the_Giant_Has_a_Posse">Andre the Giant has a Posse</a> and the resulting <a href="http://obeygiant.com/">Obey</a> work, were obviously inspired by John Carpenter's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Live"><span style="font-style: italic;">They Live</span></a> - which starred a pro wrestler and featured subliminal outdoor advertising messages that read "obey" (among other Big Brotherly imperatives). Too many coincidences.<br /><br />Given that it's now common practice to sue musicians for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_%28music%29">sampling</a> even small portions of someone else's work without permission and/or payment, Fairey deserves to be held responsible for <a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/10/faireybungle/">his</a> <a href="http://www.art-for-a-change.com/Obey/index.htm">actions</a>. It's clear that his primary concern is being a celebrity; perhaps his ego prevents him from being honest about his work, his process and<a href="http://www.art-for-a-change.com/Obey/index.htm"> his tremendous debt to pop and fringe culture</a> that preceded him and all of his <a href="http://obeygiant.com/store">sordid merchandising</a>.<br /><br />Fairey is complicit in the ugly corporatization<em></em> of celebrity - at the expense of honesty, integrity and authenticity. It pains me that only the Obama poster is drawing this fact into the public discourse.<br /></div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835775.post-13228115879519754822009-07-06T15:41:00.003-05:002009-07-06T15:53:27.929-05:00Air Releases "Viral" Single Today<div style="text-align: justify;">Watch <a href="http://www.aircheology.com">this</a>, then get the new <a href="http://www.myspace.com/intairnet">Air</a> single "Do The Joy" for free. (Click the little speaker icon below if you want to shut off the audio from this widget.)<br /><br /><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDY5MTI2MjA5MDEmcHQ9MTI*NjkxMjg4NjEwNyZwPTYzODYzMiZkPSZnPTImdD*mbz1kMWIzNWRjMWU4NWM*ZjAwOTJlM2JiNWNhMmVlZjdlZiZvZj*w.gif" border="0" width="0" height="0" /><object width="425" height="350"><param value="http://www.aircheology.com/widget/widget_air.swf" name="movie"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.aircheology.com/widget/widget_air.swf" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />New <a href="http://www.myspace.com/intairnet">Air</a> album, Love 2, drops from <a href="http://www.astralwerks.com/news.asp">Astralwerks</a> on October 6: "A viral single 'Do The Joy' will be made available digitally on July 7th, followed by a formal single release for the summery pop anthem 'Sing Sang Sung' on August 25th."<span style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:85%;"></span></div>PYLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995549636385804903noreply@blogger.com0