The Open Source Party
I've always seen open source as political...but an open source political party! I am interested to see if this proposal goes ahead, and the results if they do get elected.
A jab at myself
By michelle, 4 years, 5 months ago - No Comments
Its the beginning of the week so thought I'd post this for fun...my brother Benjamin and i were the subject of an amusing video on JIBJAB the other day. watch and laugh at us here.
its a pretty cool website actually, you can just upload a photo with someones head in it, then use their editing tools to cut out the head and create a jaw (some of the videos have talking characters) then choose which JIBJAB character the head goes on.
also check out Gizmoz. here you can upload your photo into their system, and they render out a 3d version of you. You can change your appearance and make yourself speak. I tried it myself a wee while ago.
'snack-o-tainment'
By michelle, 4 years, 5 months ago - No Comments
I like to know whats hip and whats not, so i get the trendwatching reports each month ;)
here's what they told me about media trends this month:
"Music, television, games, movies, fashion: We now devour our pop culture the same way we enjoy candy and chips—in conveniently packaged bite-size nuggets made to be munched easily with increased frequency and maximum speed. Today, media snacking is a way of life. In the morning, we check news and tap out emails on our laptops. At work, we graze all day on videos and blogs. Back home, the giant HDTV is for 10-course feasting - say, an entire season of 24. In between are the morsels that fill those whenever minutes, as your mobile phone carrier calls them: a 30-second game on your Nintendo DS, a 60-second webisode on your cell, a three-minute podcast on your MP3 player. Like Homer Simpson at the all-you-can-eat seafood buffet, we are capable of devouring whatever is in front of us—down to the plastic crustaceans—and still go fishing for Colbert clips at 3 am."
Hehe. you can read the full report here - i warn you it's very long - i might just graze on it throughout the day.
1-18-08
By michelle, 4 years, 5 months ago - No Comments
Have you heard about the new movie Cloverfield to be released by Paramount Pictures in January? Produced by J. J. Abrams, directed by Matt Reeves. I'm not sure who's editing...
I'm a bit slow on the mark with this one, but since July people all around the world have been trying to find out more about this film. The production is constantly releasing little clues about the plot, and recently some encrypted photos. There seems to be an eager bunch of people following its progress online.
There are also websites - like Cloverfield Clues and Cloverfield news - blogging everything they find out about Cloverfield (potentially run by the producers themselves?)
All of the main characters have myspace profiles, and there are even fake websites devoted to the brands used only in the world of the film - like the drink Slusho (this drink is not available in the real world..yet).
One of the most interesting things about this film - to me - is that it is all shot on handheld camera devices (mobile phones, video cameras etc) by the characters themselves.
Anyways, here is the trailer...
How to Make OpenCola
By michelle, 4 years, 5 months ago - No Comments
Sorry but I couldn't resist posting this. wikiHow is a collaborative writing project to build the world's largest, highest quality how-to manual. On this site they have a guide on how to make "OpenCola"...
"While Pepsi and Coca-Cola (and others) closely guard their secrets to making cola beverages, several organizations have released their own recipes. Below is the recipe for homemade "OpenCola," an open-source cola beverage that invites makers to create and modify their recipe to achieve a better beverage. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License."
By michelle, 4 years, 5 months ago - No Comments