Cool Visualization

I'm always amazed at the kind of stuff I find off of MAKE Magazine's Blog.

Solar, with lyrics. from flight404 on Vimeo.

OpenSource, data visualization, Video

Burj Dubai - World Record Base Jump

Base Jump, Documentry, World Record

Star Wars Episode 67: The Seeds of Betrayal

Star Wars, spoof, Video, Google Video

Gymkhana

Talk Radio Killing Conservates?

I found this article very interesting, when you look at the way that many of the leading Republicans act.  I see them in a whole new light and can see the prisim of "Talk Radio" that they have used from the last decade and a half.

FiveThirtyEight.com: Politics Done Right: Did Talk Radio Kill Conservatism?

Conservatives listen to significantly more talk radio than other market segments; 28 percent of conservative Republicans listen to talk radio regularly, as opposed to 17 percent of the public as a whole. (Unsurprisingly, conservative hosts also dominate the the Arbitron ratings). It may have gone to their heads a little bit; they may have forgotten about radio's idiosyncrasies as a means of communication. The failures of the Bush administration have woken the country up; conservatives now need to find a way to communicate with people who are actually paying attention. ... Read More

LED Geekery

Interesting piece on the history of LED from the folks at MAKE and a couple of simple experiments to make and use LEDs.

MAKE presents: The LED from make magazine on Vimeo.

MAKE, LED, History

Tesas Grand Jury Indicts Cheney & Gonzales??

I sure was not see this one coming. And from Texas, of all places.  I'll be interested to see if this story has legs and gets picked up on the major News Networks.

Think Progress » Vice President Cheney and former Attorney General Gonzales indicted.

A South Texas grand jury has returned multi-count indictments against Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in Willacy County’s federal detention centers

Cheney, Gonzales, Scandel, abuse of power, conflict of interest

New Watchman Trailer

Gizmodo has gotten the new Wastchmen Trailer and I'm very much looking foward to this release. I enjoyed the Comic, and this adaptation looks very good.

Trailer, Watchmen, Movies

38 Years Ago Today

Local history, KATU, Exploding Whale, Humor

No Transparency at the FED

Photo Credit: svilen001

I have to say that the fact that the Fed is not letting anyone know who they have given, an estimated 2 trillion in bailout money, really worries me.  I do not trust this current administration, at just about, every turn they have messed up things.  Their arrogance has led them wrong constantly over the last 8 years.  Thank god that the election went the way it did. I think that the economy would of been doomed under McCain.  At least now their is a chance things could work out.  

But it will be painful, before it gets better. 

Fed Defies Transparency Aim in Refusal to Disclose

The Federal Reserve is refusing to identify the recipients of almost $2 trillion of emergency loans from American taxpayers or the troubled assets the central bank is accepting as collateral...

Goverment, Banking, Economy, Crisis

Cool Video of Obama's Wkipedia Page Edits

Obama Wikipedia page edits from jamiew on Vimeo.

Voting & You