From the archives:
Happy International Geocaching Day
Category: General
AT&T Adworks Blueprint
Congrats to my brother who just finished his first contract sound design project for AT&T. Adam Perlis created the piece, and Ben Kogan co-wrote the music. Here it is: And here’s my brothers final project from the Vancouver Film School: Firefall Cinematic Trailer – Sound Re-Design from Ben Kornstein on Vimeo.
A Dog Screaming Like a Human
Of course, via Ezra Klein:
Snake Venom
Via Ezra Klein, wow:
The Sriracha Story
Like many people, I love Sriracha. This story makes me love it even more. Via TechCrunch: The company name sounded Chinese – Huy Fong Foods. Was this the latest Chinese product to take off in the US? Turns out it is a family-owned business started by a refugee from Vietnam (of Vietnamese and Chinese roots) and named after a small village in Thailand Si Racha. So grateful was David Tran for the people who provided safe passage from Vietnam for him that he named his company after the Taiwanese ship that carried him away. Tran moved to Los Angeles and started his business in Chinatown with a need he personally had. He noticed that Americans didn’t have good hot sauce.
Subways in North America (Robin Bose Edition)
Learn About Tableau
More on Google Reader and Trust
Google’s new trust issue mentioned in my last Google Reader post – mainly that Google might find it more difficult to convince people to invest time to try their new products if they keep retiring apps that aren’t popular with mainstream users – seems to be getting some prominent attention. Slate’s new Google graveyard: James Fallows: Here’s the problem: Google now has a clear enough track record of trying out, and then canceling, “interesting” new software that I have no idea how long Keep will be around. When Google launched its Google Health service five years ago, it had an allure like Keep’s: here was the one place you could store your prescription info, test results, immunization records, and so on
Don’t Panic!
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Glenn Yoder & The Western States
I had a great time last night at the CD release party for Glenn Yoder & The Western States at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge. They put on a great all-around performance, and Jeff Katz, the guitar player and a friend of mine from BU, tore it up on his tele. Here’s a clip I shot: Check out their CD, Javelina, here:
Avan Jogia and Inigo Montoya
My site traffic has surged 500% over the past few days after 20-year old Canadian sensation Avan Jogia tweeted about my post on Mandy Patinkin, Inigo Montoya, and Saul Berenson: Admittedly, I’d never heard of Avan, but I appreciate the tweet and traffic that came with it. He’s known for playing Beck Oliver the Nickelodeon TV series Victorious. He actually looks a bit like Mandy: While I’m on the topic, for any Inigo Montoya fans out there, I found this amazing shirt on Amazon, which I immediately purchased for my girlfriend: