Christopher Blizzard

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Category: Video

my favorite TED talk

A lot of people like the talks about technology, or science, or environment-changing discoveries, or well-known leaders.
But this is my favorite, and it’s one that I think most people haven’t seen about wisdom, moral courage and leadership.

creating cultural change

all tomorrow’s parties

hey kids it’s a puppet show place coin in slot to make it go

bussard is my homeboy

See also.

the poetry of reality

Yes, I’ve posted videos from the Symphony of Science before! Still great, though.

open vs. standard

Old news: There’s an Adobe and Apple pissing match going on, wherein an Apple spokesperson says this:
“Someone has it backwards–it is HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and H.264 (all supported by the iPhone and iPad) that are open and standard, while Adobe’s Flash is closed and proprietary,” said spokeswoman Trudy Muller in a statement.
The snarky part [...]

on software patent absurdity

A set of people have put together a really wonderful set of interviews and footage about the patent system and its effects on the software industry in the US. Most of the story centers around The Bilski case, recently heard by the Supreme Court which could have broad effects on patents in software. [...]

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 tool for Windows and Mac users that converts video files. Just drop a video [...]

a beautiful expression of frustration

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 so ago. Enjoy!