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Ok, this is way too funny. What do you get when you cross Charlie Brown and Outkast? This remix of Hey Ya
I will be completely satisfied with the eventsATstanford video library if we can spawn just one remix like that…

Amazon Birthday

12Jan04

Today only… Go to http://www.amazon.com and search for “Old Fart”. Enjoy!
(from Glenn Reynolds and Instapundit)

While working on a video project at work, I found some limitations to Apple’s Quicktime technology. As explained in the last paragraph on their page:
When the movie plays over the web, QuickTime loads the chapter list immediately via HTTP. It attempts to get the stream from the server only when the movie is played or […]

3GB…20km…6 minutes…no electricity?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,2756987a6004,00.html

One complaint about technology that I hear often is that it intrudes upon “real life”. My view of technology has always been as an augmentation to life, a tool to use, not a replacement. That said, it is interesting to look at the advantages and disadvantages of life as an all-immersive “game”, as Gamespot does […]

from America’s most trusted news source…
http://www.theonion.com/3944/news3.html

An article from the New Yorker about the rise of “talking pictures”–when sound first entered the realm of movies. Interesting for its depiction of a massive paradigm shift–akin to what ISIS will soon foster?
New Yorker article from 1928

Ok, so we’ve talked about a lot of features for the eventsATstanford website. But really, the Strong Bad website is much more popular than some silly events website. And now, he’s got some web design tips for us. Pay attention, you silly tech nerds–all you need is flash!

The original Xerox Alto had a portrait display…

Google translation from Japanese is going to be my new passtime. I’m not sure what this is (a CPU cooler, perhaps?) but the text is amazing… STABLES from this store. LOL!


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