Month: March 2008

Seatubes 1.1.7 – Makes downloading YouTube files easy. (Demo): “

Seatubes makes it easy to batch download YouTube videos to your Mac. Simply drag YouTube URLs into a documents list view, then click the ‘Download’ button. If a URL is a video URL it will be added, otherwise Seatubes will try to add all of the video URLs it contains, i.e. import the URL.

Seatubes is a multi-window (or multi-document) application. You can associate different windows with independent collections of videos, and save them to disk as Seatubes documents for future use.

Seatubes can convert (export) downloaded FLV files into any format supported by QuickTime, such as iPod or iPhone. To do this, or to view FLV files on your Mac, you need to install the Perian Quicktime components (http://perian.org/)

Seatubes is part of the Limit Point Software Utilities Bundle : http://www.limit-point.com/Utilities.html. Purchase a Utilities password to activate all the utilities, including Seatubes. Upgrades are always free, new utilities are always included!

Seatubes initially runs for about ten days without a permanent password.

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(Via MacUpdate – Universal Binary.)

Many Happy Returns: The State Of Tax Preparation On The Mac: “Many Happy Returns: The State Of Tax Preparation On The Mac”

(Via The Apple Blog.)

Defaced presidents on Flickr – Boing Boing: “The Defaced President pool on Flickr is a hoot. From left, tonx’s ‘A Lincoln Sane’ and marabou2005’s ‘Lincoln Mirror Mirror Spock.’
Link (Thanks, Mike Love!)”

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BBC NEWS | Europe | Priest helps in Russia cave siege: “A priest specialising in apocalyptic literature has been brought in to persuade members of a doomsday cult to leave a cave in Russia.”

(Via .)

In Wal-Mart We Trust: “In Wal-Mart We Trust
Who did the most to help victims of Hurricane Katrina? According to a new study, it was the company everyone loves to hate”

(Via .)

Vintage cocaine party photos

“foundphotoslj writes: ‘I found these in a red photo album marked ‘Darlene’ at a swap meet in Huntington Beach, California.’
Link (Thanks, Jess Hemerly!)

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(Via Boing Boing.)

Boredoms vs Cai Guo-Chiang Explosion: “future rockers Boredoms played last night at Terminal 5, and it was absolutely amazing.  I wrote about their (also absolutely amazing)  77BOADRUM event in these pages this summer, but I think it’s worthy to write about last night’s concert because, well, every time they play is an…absolutely amazing and inspiring event.”

(Via WFMU’s Beware of the Blog.)

FROM BAD TO VERSE FOR HILL – New York Post: “FROM BAD TO VERSE FOR HILL
AIRPORT’S GIRL POET STUNNED BY SNIPER TALE AS INSULTED FELLOW BOSNIANS RIP ‘LOW BLOW’ LIE”

(Via .)

List of songs deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel following the September 11, 2001 attacks – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: “List of songs deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel following the September 11, 2001 attacks”

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Enough already: ”

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(Via WFMU’s Beware of the Blog.)

R.E.M. Brings London Apple Store Up To Speed: “R.E.M. Brings London Apple Store Up To Speed”

Currently playing in iTunes: Mac OS Ken: 03.28.2008 by Ken Ray

MUTANT SOUNDS: TONE FLOAT-MUSIK VON TONE FLOAT, CD, 1997, USA

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan: “‘I Was Sleep-Deprived’
25 Mar 2008 03:03 pm
That’s Clinton’s latest way of not being able to admit an error of memory or a lie. Was she also sleep-deprived in February when she made exactly the same claim? This this:
Occasionally, I am a human being like everybody else… For the first time in 12 or so years I misspoke.
Occasionally, I am a human being like everybody else. This is close to clinical delusions of grandeur. Does she really think that most of the time she is above being human? Do you know any human being who hasn’t misspoken in the last twelve years once? Or would ever claim such a thing? I sure couldn’t. And this from a candidate whose most famous campaign ad rests on her ability to make national security judgments at 3 am!”

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RE/Search Presents The First Annual Pranks Film Festival: “RE/Search Publications presents The First Annual Pranks Film Festival April 1st through 3rd at The Roxie Cinema in San Francisco. ‘Head Trip’, the Doggie Diner documentary by John Law and Flecher Fleudujon, screens at 7pm on April 3rd and at 9pm that same evening there will be a Todd Blair benefit featuring SRL videos. Here’s the full schedule of films and advance tickets are currently on sale.

The 1st Annual Pranks Film Festival is a three day celebration and tribute to the ‘Art of the Prank’ and those pranksters that have courage enough to pull them off.

The Festival will screen films about the masters like Alan Abel, John Law, The Cacophany Society and the Billboard Liberation Front and short docs from the newest infiltrators and prankster, like the Yes Men, Harmon Leon and Joey Skaggs. This is a festival that is both humorous and political.”

(Via Laughing Squid.)

YouTube – Ghost sighting: “”

Occult Experience documentary from 1985:

The Occult Experience, now on Google Video, is a terrific 1985 documentary featuring footage of such magickal folk as Anton LaVey, Selena Fox, Michael Aquino, and H.R. Giger.
Link (via Cabinet of Wonders)

(Via Boing Boing.)

Indian Blackberry network given 15 days to allow government snooping or shut down: “

Filed under: Cellphones

The last we’d heard, the Indian government had ruled out the threat of a Blackberry ban if RIM didn’t allow it to snoop on messages, but it looks like some overzealous bureaucrat is getting his way after all: the Department of Telecom has issued a 15-day deadline for RIM to either open up for the G-men or get shut down. RIM says it won’t comment on regulatory issues as a matter of policy, but it looks like the Indian government is playing hardball, with Telecom Minister A Raja saying that national security will not be sacrificed at any cost. Hmm, hear that? That’s the sound of over 400,000 Indian Blackberry users desperately grabbing at their devices to get another quick fix — something tells us this isn’t going to end well.

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(Via Engadget.)

Speak Up! Memphis : Man Sentenced for Killing Toddler Over Broken Xbox: “Man Sentenced for Killing Toddler Over Broken Xbox”

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Hypnotist thief on video: “Italian police released video of a thief who allegedly hypnotizes clerks at supermarket registers. From the BBC News:

In every case, the last thing staff reportedly remember is the thief leaning over and saying: ‘Look into my eyes’, before finding the till empty…

The cashier who was shown the video footage has no memory of the incident, according to Italian media, and only realised what had happened when she saw the money missing.

(Via Boing Boing.)

What Will Life Be Like in the Year 2008?: ”

Tim Leary’s Mind Mirror:

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This classic DOS app was brought to our attention by Joonas, and to give you a basic idea of what it’s all about, here’s the summary from the download page:

The one and only computer simulation designed by Timothy Leary, one of the world’s leading psychologists, is an interesting program that lets you rate any person, then map the results and evaluate them. Part game, part tool, and part philosopher on a disk, Mind Mirror is a fun party game similar to Scruples! that will reveal some surprising conclusions about your family and acquaintances. The ‘Life Simulation’ mode is interesting, albeit giving you only a passive role.

True to Leary’s character, Mind Mirror is one of the most unique games/programs you’ll ever come across. While it doesn’t offer much adrenaline rush, its emphasis on real-life issues gives great insight — for both your life and the philosophy of Leary himself. Two thumbs up!

From www.the-underdogs.info. Posted by jamesk.”

(Via DoseNation.)

WebUrbanist » 5 Jail Hotels (Where You Pay to Be In Prison): From Comfortable Cells to Nightmarish Slammers: “5 Jail Hotels (Where You Pay to Be In Prison): From Comfortable Cells to Nightmarish Slammers”

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US Rep. Barney Frank Files Legislation To Decriminalize Marijuana: “US Rep. Barney Frank Files Legislation To Decriminalize Marijuana
3/23/2008 4:17:58 PM
**Edit To Article – If You would like to support this cause further, please take 5 minutes out of your day and e-mail your representative in congress at https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml. The form is quick and easy, I completed my e-mail in less than 5 minutes.
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(Via .)

BBC NEWS | Europe | Olympic torch lit despite protest: “Olympic torch lit despite protest

A protester briefly ran behind Beijing’s envoy as he spoke

Ceremony protest
The Olympic torch has been lit at a ceremony in Greece that was briefly disrupted by pro-Tibet activists.”

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Robert Crumb on Collecting « Observations of a Nearsighted Man: “Robert Crumb on Collecting 22mar08
The following quotes are taken from the book, ‘Vinyl Junkies: Adventures in Record Collecting’ by Brett Milano.”

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Wearable air bag

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In 2010, motorcycle gear manufacturer Dainese will release protective suits outfitted with airbags. It’s apparently taken them ten years to get the system right and they’ve just released a video demo. I wonder what the outtakes look like. Link to YouTube video, Link to Dainese site (Thanks, Vann Hall!)

(Via Boing Boing.)

An ‘Astounding Time’ for Planetary Discoveries – washingtonpost.com: “An ‘Astounding Time’ for Planetary Discoveries”

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Bag Embossed With Gun Shape by Vlieger & Vandam: “

A few weeks back at ETech, I was hanging out with Phillip Torrone who was sporting his ‘Guardian Angel’ bag by Vlieger & Vandam that is embossed with the shape of a gun. Here’s a photo of Violet Blue modeling Phil’s bag.

They also make bags embossed with knives and Dachshund shaped bags.

David Pescovitz noticed the bag as well and posted about it on Boing Boing.

photo by Scott Beale

(Via Laughing Squid.)