Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Amazing creative commons screensaver. It's the screensaver version of Pandora. Totally cool.

Maybe the coolest site ever.

This entry in Wired's blog is about a Kansas State University project to map out the "seven deadly sins" per capita across the U.S.. Although I question their definitions of some of the sins, and what they associate with them (e.g., "sloth" can stem from purchasing art...), it's fascinating and some of it is very unexpected. At least, for me.

Check it out!

More Free Software!

Here's a great article that talks about a bunch of different free (some open source) image editing software. These are great for creating images with text meant for the web, so you don't have to use text links. They're also great for avoiding the massive expense of the Adobe suites.

Tools to convert Powerpoint to Video

This is a fantastic article on how to convert powerpoint files to videos. There are a bunch of different ways to do it, and this links to several free programs. You can also, of course, use programs like Jing, which allow you to take screen captures, and then add in audio tracks, mash it up with other films, etc.

You've gotta love this post from funnyordie, Will Farrell's website. In an Obama world, you gotta have a black friend. Of course, I'm not sure what to do if you have a bunch of black friends...one of mine suggested I auction him off on Ebay and write a paper about it, and I'm not sure if that's (a) the most screwed up thing I've ever heard, (b) the geekiest thing I've ever heard, or (c) both. I think (c).

Black Friend Finder - watch more funny videos

You can see my parents car from the street...

Here's a great update on Google Maps and Google Earth, which successfully combines creepiness and coolness. Check out the photos of the dead deer and the hidden marijuana fields in Switzerland. Yikes.

Wow that's cool....

Wirelessly charge your cell phone?  Never need another laptop battery?  Maybe charge your electric car while it's driving on the highway?  Check out this post from fastcompany.com and see the new ways electricity is becoming wireless.  Now if only I can get my hoverboard....which somehow doesn't seem as cool as it did when I was a kid.  :-(  

I'm lying...yes it does.

Broccolli sex? Seriously?

What has PETA come to? I mean, what happened to the good ol' days of throwing fake blood on fur coats?

Although you've got to love that NBC censored these advertisements. Actually, there's a big history of ads being censored by the superbowl networks, particularly political or protest ads. MoveOn.org and adbusters both have had several ads rejected, and for no cause other than that they are "too political." I prefer the sex with vegetables angle, though.

ProPublica

Here's another online news / watchdog site you might be interested in, called ProPublica.  Very cool...I especially like their "scandal watch" sections.

AlterNet

Here's a great alternative news and culture blog.  This post is a great discussion of the changing of roadsigns saying "Bush" to roadsigns saying "Obama" in San Francisco.

Twitter + Yahoo Search = Cool

Hey, check out this story that talks about a combination between the website Twitter and the Yahoo search engine.  It's made to make it easy to hear breaking information about new news stories.  Pretty cool.

here's the site link

Top Culture Trends of 2009

Check out this news article from Yahoo Finance on culture in the recession.  Pretty interesting.  Don't think I buy much of it, but interesting nonetheless...

testing

First post!  Hooray!  Wow I'm awesome.