Monthly Archives: March 2010

making it easy to convert videos – the miro video converter

When talking with people who aren’t total video nerds one thing that people have always struggled with is an easy to use tool for getting a file from one format to another. Enter the Miro Video Converter. It’s a super-easy … Continue reading

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a beautiful expression of frustration

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and now a study on hfcs

More on Food. Princeton researchers find that high-fructose corn syrup prompts considerably more weight gain From the summary: This creates a fascinating puzzle. The rats in the Princeton study became obese by drinking high-fructose corn syrup, but not by drinking … Continue reading

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pretty sure this guy is my new hero

Slocum says into the mic, “We’re done,” stops reading notes, and braces for impact. The river below has boulders the size of Volkswagens. – How A $500 Craigslist Car Beat $400K Rally Racers

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first aid kit at sxsw!

I’ve written about them before but it turns out that First Aid Kit was at SXSW and there’s a video of it. Their recent album, Drunken Trees (CD or MP3) is quite good – I bought it a month or … Continue reading

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teddy thompson – tonight will be fine – live

Pretty sure this is a cover of a Leonard Cohen song. Love Teddy Thompson’s version more than the original.

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getting faster at getting faster

Two things of note: 1. The update offer of Firefox 3.6 to users of Firefox 3 and Firefox 3.5 is the first time we’ve ever done an offer to a .0 release to our user base. We’ve always waited until … Continue reading

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excited

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some joy for your week: Bon Iver

[Note: original post containing these videos.] If you haven’t heard of Bon Iver before then you’re in for a bit of a treat. (I’m sure that many of you have, and just don’t know it.) These three videos were shot … Continue reading

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