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Seasoned Products Made Without Porcine Enzymes

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:46:00 -0600

Seasoned Products Made Without Porcine Enzymes:

So that’s why Nacho Cheese Doritos taste so good

NPR Picks 100 SXSW Bands

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:15:43 -0600

There are always so many good bands that make it to SXSW it can be tough to figure out who to go see. Last year NPR did an hour special where various DJs picked their favorites. There were 2 or 3 bands that I hadn’t heard about before and that I ended up seeing as a result. This year, they have this page setup with 100 picks! Lots to dig into, but good stuff so far.

Two videos made the rounds on the internet today. The new OK-Go...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:11:00 -0600

Two videos made the rounds on the internet today. The new OK-Go video and this one. I decided to embed the dog video because it made me want to get a high speed camera and film Bodhi. But you should definitely check out the OK-Go video as well, those guys make music videos worth watching.

This is by far my favorite SXSW day-show poster so far. Good...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:14:19 -0600

This is by far my favorite SXSW day-show poster so far. Good lineup too!

Spoon! Live! In Austin!

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:37:00 -0600

Spoon! Live! In Austin!:

I was lucky enough to attend this show earlier this month at the ACL studios. KUT posted the whole show, although I imagine they edited it a bit since Britt broke his string during Written In Reverse so the first song of the encore was…Written in Reverse minus the string breakage.

Anyway, it was a great show and if you are slightly sneaky, you may notice that KUT posted the mp3 directly so if you want a copy of the show for yourself, you can snag it here.

Nightclubs for Kids the Next Big Thing?

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:45:07 -0600

Nightclubs for Kids the Next Big Thing?:

This report has it all, cheesy local reporting, kids dancing, and a shark tank dance floor. I think this might be slightly less disturbing if the kiddie “night club” wasn’t being held at a place called Qua. I think whenever I have kids I would much prefer something like the KEXP kids dance party. Sadly, there is no KEXP in Austin.

Minimalist Star Wars travel posters. Looks like I have some new...

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:51:04 -0600

Minimalist Star Wars travel posters. Looks like I have some new desktop background options.

Mini SNOMG! Any snow in Texas is a lot of snow. Pardon the...

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:35:58 -0600

Mini SNOMG! Any snow in Texas is a lot of snow. Pardon the poor quality, it was taken from my iPhone which doesn’t handle movement so well :D

I’ve said it before but this song just fucking rocks. ...

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:43:00 -0600

I’ve said it before but this song just fucking rocks. I’ve never seen the video, but I like it!

Alton Brown? Good. Beer? Good. Good Eats show about making beer?...

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:44:00 -0600

Alton Brown? Good.
Beer? Good.
Good Eats show about making beer? How can this be anything but good!

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone, hope it was a good one!

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:43:27 -0600

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone, hope it was a good one!

USB Power Outlet

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:49:43 -0600

USB Power Outlet:

Yet another great idea! For 19.95 you can get a power outlet that has 2 USB ports, and 2 standard outlets. Charge your iPhone or other USB powered device without finding the adapter or wasting an outlet. I can see picking up one or 2 of these bad boys when they are available.

This is brilliant! It’s everything that paypal...

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:33:15 -0600

This is brilliant! It’s everything that paypal isn’t. I don’t carry cash much, so the option to send someone money or accept payment via credit/debit card is very appealing for me and I imagine a lot of other folks these days.

Perspective...

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:44:19 -0600

Perspective...:

…It’s all about perspective

This American Life iPhone app!

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:47:32 -0600

This American Life iPhone app!:

Well worth the $2.99

Transformers and Daft Punk, awwww yeah!

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:52:19 -0600

Transformers and Daft Punk, awwww yeah!

Spray on Liquid Glass

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:14:50 -0600

Spray on Liquid Glass:

This is about the coolest damn thing I’ve ever heard of. Apparently nanopool (a company out of the UK) has come up with a way to spray on a 100 nm (yes nanometer!) layer of liquid glass. With this coating everything can be easily cleaned, plants don’t require pesticide, and on and on.

Apparently it’s even environmentally friendly, since it’s just silicon and water. Read the press release for yourself, but this is just crazy sci-fi stuff happening in the here and now.

New Orleans (and Louisana in general) is a strange and foreign...

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:45:41 -0600

New Orleans (and Louisana in general) is a strange and foreign place, but this is weird even by that standard.

Better Pics of the KUT Spoon Show

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:33:14 -0600

Better Pics of the KUT Spoon Show:

By better pictures, I mean, actual photos. Unlike the teeny tiny sensor on my iPhone, these pictures were shot with a proper camera. It really was a great show and I like the style of these photos, I think they capture it well.

New Midlake Streaming on NPR

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:26:46 -0600

New Midlake Streaming on NPR:

I’m really starting to like this First Listen series from NPR. New Midlake is up today, check it out…