Too funny: Source: churchsigngenerator.com; copied from this URL (I could not link to it directly, but believe this constitutes fair dealing). I especially like the “scar-shaped” crack in the jug…

For the few who follow my blog, it’s probably no secret that I’ve become a huge fan of Lawrence Lessig. In his work on copyright and culture, and in his new shift to corruption, he has always been able to step back from the technical and the minutiae, and brilliantly and profoundly discuss the aspects [...]

Lawrence Lessig, founder of the Creative Commons, Stanford law professor, and copyright scholar, has turned his attention to corruption resulting from the influence of money and its impact on the decisions made by government, etc. He presents a strong and compelling first lecture on the subject here. Perhaps the most important thing we can take [...]

Winnipeg (by matthewgood) This photo is from Matthew Good’s highly enjoyable show Friday night at the Garrick, taken by MG himself. I like that the projection windows from the former movie theatre are still lit in the back. So, a bit of a rant — what’s up with all the loogans at shows like the [...]

I can’t take credit for this, but I still think it’s great: You’re never what you think you are, man. At least not to other people. We expound endless amounts of energy trying to be this or be that — whatever it is we think has value to the outside world — and for what? [...]

From here, on why Apple doesn’t spec their machines better: “Mr. Ives, lovely design, sir. But if you use glass on the iMac line, it’ll just make the computer too damn expensive!” “I’ve already spoken with Steve about this. We’re going to save A LOT OF MONEY by putting a hamster-and-wheel where the GPU ordinarily [...]