Entries from October 2009

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Best fan service ever!

Castle: “Space Cowboy” (Firefly/Serenity) Via cappsize.

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Workers of the World, Exfoliate!

Via Workers of the World, Exfoliate! Much attention has been paid of late to whether the United States is trending toward socialism. Alleviating socioeconomic differences through the federal government’s active intervention in the economy is a common aim of all socialist movements. Nonetheless, most champions of the less privileged have never made a practical effort [...]

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Markus Nikolai – Bushes (Norman “Fatboy Slim” Cook Remix)

Monday, October 12th, 2009

“Seasteaders” Take First Step Toward Colonizing The Oceans

Declan MuCullagh wrote a a new article on CBS news regarding the Ephemerisle event, in which I’m quoted.   “The consensus is that next year we’ll do it again in the delta,” says Rasch, who helped to build the floating platform. “Some people, like me, were attracted to the political aspects. Other people were attracted [...]

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Floating innovative ideas in a sea of creativity

First mainstream coverage of Ephemerisle, via patrissimo: Floating innovative ideas in a sea of creativity This is Ephemerisle, the latest defiant undermining of the stereotype that California’s tech grotto has no artistic or real-world skills to call its own. The idea, when hatched, was as wobbly as the ferry: hold a festival on water, built [...]

Friday, October 9th, 2009

He Said/She Said: A Perfect Pickup and Both Sides of the Story

He Said/She Said: A Perfect Pickup and Both Sides of the Story A new kind of field report. His story and her story. If you want to get the girl AND make her happy, you need to know what she thinks, and what she feels. You need to know HER story. I met my girlfriend [...]

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Elisa Live-Dancing @ Vatican concert Via pixiecup.

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Ephemerisle ’09

I was pretty busy trying to keep the houseboat flotilla from floating away (Friday) and building the platform (Saturday), so I didn’t take many pictures until the Saturday feast. For many more pictures, video, and blog posts, see the Ephemerisle coverage page. Patri’s crew on the pirate pyramid

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Peter and the Wolf “Serguéi Prokofiev” (1/4) Via spirits dancing

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Bakfiets Great bike. (Expensive though.)