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Year: 2007/Archives

2007-12-28

Supreme Evil Vid- GHP

Mashups were first conjured millennia ago. Upon their initial public hearing, the people arose as one shouting “WTF?” and “Cut-teth thee shite.”

These forced couplings of different races of songs and styles were deemed unholy alliances. Moses requested “Thou Shalt Not Mashup” as an Eleventh Commandment, but G-d felt the tablets were already crowded. So due to design concerns, mashups persisted thru the ages, reviled, outcast, and living only in the dark places: teenagers’ harddrives and eclectic radio playlists.

Until recently. Now a new threat has emerged. Mashups have crawled out of their audio underworlds and slithered into the video realm. Witness, friends, how the hour is again at hand for G-d to consider an anti-mashup memo. From Mark Vidler’s Go Home Productions “Supreme Evil” (ELO vs Diana Ross & Supremes):

The audio– GHP “Supreme Evil” (3:05 mp3):

2007-12-28

Chesty- Talent Search 2

The Chesty Story: Talent Search- Chapter 2: The search for the talent needed to create “Chesty” was proving futile until a telex came from Howard Schultz, then an aspiring lute player at “The Coffee Game – Miami.” He wanted to swindle Chesty out of its several millions in research funds by engaging the talent scouts in a the club’s notorious Cappicino Con. Luckily, Massett was a pro at the coffee game, and soon outsmarted Schultz. He won the services of three of the baristas at the club, and was well on his way toward acquiring the rights to the chain when he was called back home. But more on that later. (More Chesty!…)
Larry Massett in Miami

2007-12-27

The Ride

The idea of a nearly infinity-geared bicycle is a half-millennia old, first drawn by Da Vinci, and now realized by a couple San Diego designers: “The Ride” is one of Popular Science’s Best of What’s New 2007.
The Ride, nearly infinitely geared bicycle
Schematic of gearing

2007-12-26

Chesty- Talent Search

The Chesty Story: Talent Search- Chapter 1: Before Chesty Morgan’s Forbidden Love! could commence production, a worldwide talent search was conducted using more than the usual amount of CPB money. With a fully funded planning grant, several continents were combed for possible writers, producers, musical arrangers and performers. Seen here, executive producer Massett rushes through busy Tokyo traffic to make an appointment with the Minister of External Humorous Radio Affairs. (More Chesty!…)

Larry Masett, Tokyo 1982

2007-12-26

Photosynth

Blaise Aguera y Arcas of Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth gives this TED talk about their software. Photosynth “can access gigabytes of photos in seconds” and integrate related images from all over the web into a single expandable, collapsible, explorable whole:

2007-12-24

Xmas Light Shows

Christmas in Frisco Square 2007 Light Show:
Jeff Trykoski‘s 65,000 computer-controlled music-synced lights are in Frisco, TX. The music is broadcast to passing vehicles over a low-power FM transmitter. More xmas moving lights after the jump. More…