Streinj deyz haev faund as
Streinj deyz haev traekd as daun
Dhey'r gouing tu distroy
Aar kaezhual joyz
Wii shael gou on pleying
Or faind a nuu taun
Yae!
Streinj aiz fil streinj ruumz
Voisis wil signal dhear taiard end
Dha houstes is grining
Hur gests sliip fram sining
Hiar mii tok av sin
Aend yuu nou dhis iz it
Yae!
Streinj deyz haev faund as
Aend thruu dhear streinj awars
Wii linger aloun
Baadiiz kanfyuuzd
Memariiz misyuuzd
Aez wii ran fram dha dey
Tu a streinj nait av stoun
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Streinj Deyz
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Saturday, January 08, 2011
WTF Breakout?
Marc Maron's WTF popped up as a number 7 of the top 10 funny things(?) of the year in Rolling Stone and is the subject of an article in The New York Times. This is in addition to the minor appearances in other places such as Jewcy and Re:Comedy. The slideshow at the NYT has a few new pictures, too. I knew WTF was getting more listeners, but I'm a little surprised to hear Brendan McDonald say 200,000. It still feels like there are 200 or 2,000 of us listening.
Tags: art, audio, brain, communication, freedom, graphic, humanity, humor, imagination, language, life, Los Angeles, media, mind, New York City, photography, United States
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
WTF'in' around with QR-codes
I've been listening to WTF with Marc Maron, as mentioned in a previous post. I've gone through most of the backlog and have to conclude that this is a better situation for Marc in that he is producing better, more timeless and higher-quality comedy-centered content now.
I tried to integrate a QR code into the (existing WTF) show graphic, so I could learn how to use the G.I.M.P. a little more, and maybe even contribute something back to Marc.
I used the Google chart API to make a URL like this or this with error correction level H (allowing 30% of the code to go missing).My first idea was to go with Marc's face. Hmmm. It's not great but I suppose his face would be enough to remind people what the link was for.
My second attempt was the weirdo-at-the-screendoor effect, in 2 versions. Git yer gun, Pa!
I tried this blue 600 pixel hippie gif because I didn't like the Huck Finn quality of the existing letters WTF.
I'm not really satisfied with any of these. All of this "code" may be out of date soon as you can apparently just point your cellphone camera at buildings and things and have them recognized.BTW, since I was working on this in the presence of a 7-year old, WTF now stands for Where's the fish?, What's that fish?, or What's that for?


This final one looks like it wouldn't work, but it scans in very quickly.
The GIMP is better than Photoshop. It's almost the same ease of use (if you start from zero), is cheaper at 0 yen vs $700, and is guilt-free for pirates. And although I personally like the gimpy-sounding name, I would propose the next version be called "The PIMP", Photographic Image Manipulation Program, or Professional Image Manipulation Program, to satisfy the people who are uncomfortable with the name. Hell, why even wait for someone else to change the name? Change the branding yourself just for your own personal use. The Windows version should go with the WIMP as the name, and perhaps The ChIMP would be appropriate for Christians or anyone who can think of a good acronymical reason for that.
Tags: art, chart, computers, humor, imagination, language, life, Los Angeles, media, mind, New York City, podcasts
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Marc Maron WTFpod meta-talk
Tags: communication, humor, imagination, intelligence, Los Angeles, media, mind, New York City, podcasts, Republic of Armed Desire, United States
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
WTFpod
Marc is back, apparently podcasting out of his garage in LA? I hope he's given up any abusive relationships with AirAmerica. Just listening to my first episode of it now. I needed some good news.
Via Brilliant at Breakfast.
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance
The whole 1982 film is on Google Video in what seems to be a fairly low resolution (because it's a very cinematic movie). You can download the whole mpeg4 after it loads in the browser, too. I think in Wikipedia or somewhere it was suggested that this was a "cult film". I must be a member of the cult, then. It isn't really about Hopi prophesy despite the title and some carefully selected Hopi wisdom. To me, it is a document of life in the United States in the early 1980s from an unusual point of view. Too cinematic and nonverbal to be anthropological, but perhaps it could be described as late 20th century America as seen and captured by a Hopi anthropologist visitor from an alternate timeline?
You may be able to find it on YouTube, but I'm informed it is blocked in my country "due to copyright restrictions." Too late for that kind of talk now that Google handed me the mpeg4.
Tags: cities, film, Los Angeles, media, nature, Republic of Armed Desire, survival, symbolism, technology, time, United States
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Saturday, July 04, 2009
Aspirin
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