Month: August 2003

Executive Order 13303: (from Lying Media Bastards) Unless licensed or otherwise authorized pursuant to this order, any attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution, garnishment, or other judicial process is prohibited, and shall be deemed null and void, with respect to the following: (a) the Development Fund for Iraq, and (b) all Iraqi petroleum and petroleum products, […]

A Russian journalist compares the new United States to the old Soviet Union. Skip down to item #5 on the page: The US continues to define its national greatness through military strength – as witnessed by the new National Security strategy. The Soviet Union always used to do that; Dr. Rice told me she thought […]

I get to fly to D.C. tomorry to meet the president of this new company tomorrow. It’s no big deal – I’ve known the guy for over 2 years so I’m not really nervous. Evidently the home office for the company is just that – the office in his home. I am still so very […]

About halfway through watching The Animatrix, a set of nine short animated features adding depth and breadth behind the world of The Matrix. The imagery in the shorts is alot more penetrating than the second movie. I especially liked the telling of how the machines overthrew the humans in The Second Renaissance. That reminds me […]

A fascinating look at the decrease in audio headroom in commercial music. When CDs first came out it was possible for the audio signal to have complete silence and complete loudness – engineers used to use this to create a fuller mix running the range of possible decibels. Check out the waveform for Ricky Martin. […]

If all goes well I’ll have a job very, very soon. It’s as definite as it can be without signing a contract – so I’m still not totally saying I’ve got it. It’s one of the few companies on this planet I’d ever really want to work for – this company and Google. I am […]

Besides the funny lyrics I thought this was a really interesting view of the making of a music video comparing the storyboards, the raw footage and the finished edited video.. (via Patricking)