Continued from my post yesterday, I just discovered the Super PAC App website, along with this video put together by Super PAC App founders Dan and Jennifer:
More on the Super PAC App
Author: Sam Kornstein
Big Developments in Southie
There’s lots going on:
Dan Siegel and the Super PAC App
My good friend Dan Siegel is in the process of launching a smartphone app that will help TV watchers who are bombarded with election-related commercials funded by Super PACs identify (1) which organizations are paying for the ad, (2) what other political initiatives they support, and (3) what research has been done to substantiate their claims. The app will use sound tagging technology to identify the commercial based on a recorded sound clip, similar to the technology used by the Shazam app. The idea came out of a project for a digital media class in MIT’s media lab. Dan, along with his co-founder Jennifer Hollett from the Harvard Kennedy School, recently received funding to make it a reality, and are working pretty hard (I can’t even get Dan
More Vancouver
Here are a few more photos taken in Vancouver. My Dad and I took a 20 minute seaplane tour, which gave me the opportunity to get a few aerial shots:
Vancouver
Last month I had a great time visiting my brother in Vancouver for the first time. Here are a few shots I took from around the city:
Hot Chip on Jimmy Fallon
Writing Styles
Via xkcd:
Hot Chip
They were awesome at the House of Blues last night. Here’s a clip:
Lightning Bolts
Lightning captured at 7,207 frames per second is awesome:
Seaplanes!
I was in Vancouver with my Dad last month visiting my brother who’s studying sound design at the Vancouver Film School. The pacific northwest seems to have a great seaplane culture, where cities zone a portion of the local harbor for seaplanes to take off, land, and dock. Some are used for short commutes between cities (e.g., Vancouver to Victoria), and others for sightseeing tours. I think it’s a great use of space, and much more practical for short commutes than going to an airport, as you can just walk from an office downtown right up to the dock, show an ID, and get on. I’m surprised this hasn’t caught on in the northeast. My Dad and I went on one of the 20