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Alex Chousmith

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50 Best Album Covers of 2011

It's that time of year again - that magical time of year - when all the "Best of..." lists are circulating as free as the eggnog and tree-shaped cookies. There are lots of "Best of" Music lists out there - Reddit has a nice collection of albums as voted by Reddit votes - but I particularly like Paste Magazine's 50 Best Album Covers of 2011 list, featuring The Cool Kids, Tom Waits, the Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, Rome, and…
December 13, 2011
Culture

I Am Not A Hipster

http://vimeo.com/32931120 Big ups to Rosey at sd:dialedin for pointing out what looks to be a rad film coming up at Sundance 2012 : I Am Not A Hipster. Directed by local San Diegan Destin Cretton, a couple of scenes were even shot at the Casbah, just down the hill from here. The soundtrack was courtesy of the most-excellent Joel P West, and I think you can check it out on its own at http://songs.caninesmusic.com/album/canines . I know I'll be lookin…
December 6, 2011
Development

The Evolution of Search in Six Minutes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTBShTwCnD4 Our goal is actually to make improvements to search, that just answer the user's information need, get them to their answer faster & faster; so that there's almost a seemless connection between their thoughts & their information needs, and the search results that they find. Props of course to Mashable for the thorough writeup. Happy #cybermonday , yall
November 28, 2011
Culture

For All the Veterans Out There

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN2W429x_oA ... from our US Dept of Veterans Affairs, via their official YouTube channel. In honor of those that have served us in the past and are serving us now, we take a moment to remember them, in particular at 11:11 on 11/11/11. And of course, there is the Google Doodle for today as well. Nothing animated as has happened with past doodles, but classy nonetheless. (more…)
November 11, 2011