Day: March 7, 2009

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These Are Those Things

Carson Mell: 1 pt C. Burns, 1 pt. P.K.Dick, 1 pt. just him

David Lowery’s HammerToNail review of Carson’s Field Notes From Dimension X created that hunger that couldn’t be filled.  Dimension X was no longer on the Sundance iTunes sight.  

Luckily, the man’s got some of his other work up to be dug.  Monsters, rock, and loneliness has always been cocktail to tickle my tuesday.  I can’t wait to see Mell’s feature debut.  Dang, I may have to go buy his book just to tide me over.


The Writer from Carson Mell on Vimeo.

Definitely check out The Devil In Denim too
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The Next Good Idea

No Forest Should Be Used To Make Toilet Paper

Greenpeace has come out with a handy dandy guide to see what is the most environmentally friendly toilet, bathroom, and kitchen paper.  Come on, save a tree.  It won’t be so rough on you will it?

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Bowl Of Noses

Jump To Work! Jump To School?

What if today was a holiday and that instead of wearing a costume or giving a gift, we just jumped, hopped, skipped EVERYWHERE!  If we ran for President on the hopping platform, would you elect The Bowl?

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Truly Free Film

Facebook Killed TV

“Why TV Lost” is an excellent article by Paul Graham on why broadcast lost to the internet and computers.

What decided the contest for computers? Four forces, three of which one could have predicted, and one that would have been harder to.

Graham captures the appeal of piracy, which is not because it is free:

The third reason computers won is piracy. Users prefer it not just because it’s free, but because it’s more convenient. Bittorrent and YouTube have already trained a new generation of viewers that the place to watch shows is on a computer screen.

He states in very simple terms what misconceptions industry leaders have long held about their industry and what the internet offers as an alternative:

Whether they (the television industry) like it or not, big changes are coming, because the Internet dissolves the two cornerstones of broadcast media: synchronicity and locality. On the Internet, you don’t have to send everyone the same signal, and you don’t have to send it to them from a local source. People will watch what they want when they want it, and group themselves according to whatever shared interest they feel most strongly.

Give it read.  It’s worth the visit.