Machinima artist Drax has a new episode up in his “World Makers” interview series – I love the visuals he gets with his machinima, and the way he cuts it so that his avatar appears to be interacting with “normal” humans via Skype. Jo Yardley listens to Marlene Dietrich on a hand crank gramophone because she lives in Weimar era Germany and electricity is rather scarce: oh yes, although Frau Yardley lives in Amsterdam, her house is decorated with original furniture and accessories from the 1920ies and German magazines from the Interbellum Period are everywhere. This week he talks with…
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I have my basket o' cat here, ready to begin work. Yesterday's squirrel incident was very exciting! http://t.co/INioMBqPj0 2013-03-05 At the #TourdeCure kickoff at Two Brothers Roundhouse Brewery with Team Red captain @fallingrock # http://t.co/YFTQmhStM0 #fb 2013-03-09 Pre-event Skype check with Team Red and Red Rider originator @MariRuddy. @fallingrock introduces her #TourdeCure http://t.co/bNYveJyAcE 2013-03-09 Our friend Steve at the booth. #TourdeCure http://t.co/MiULiur3Dt 2013-03-09 David @fallingrock telling his story at the Kickoff before introducing @MariRuddy #TourdeCure #TeamRed http://t.co/NGH8FqovIS 2013-03-09 Thanks to Skype @MariRuddy, originator of #RedRiders and #TeamRed got us fired up all the way from Minnesota http://t.co/lswBtJ7Kkd 2013-03-09 MT @fallingrock…
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As a teleworker myself, I’d be angry too. I get more done than I did working in the office. Plain and simple. No myth. Embedded Link Teleworking: The myth of working from home Yahoo has banned its staff from “remote” working. After years of many predicting working from home as the future for everybody, why is it not the norm? When a memo from human resources dropped into the inbox of Yahoo staff banning them from working from home it prompted anger from many of its recipients. “Some of the best decisions and insights come from hallway and cafeteria discussions,…
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Embedded Link Annual bicycle event thinks big Chicago cycling advocates hope Saturday’s third annual bike swap will remind local riders that the city’s harsh winter is no time to lock up their wheels. Google+: View post on Google+
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Lifehacker: Do You Like Working From Home? Me: Yes. Did IBrush My Hair Today? Don't Remember: Lifeh… http://t.co/t37keovxm9 2013-02-26 WordPress: Is The Minipost Plugin Still Working?: I disabled it on the church blog because it got s… http://t.co/pXfxY6XAKf 2013-02-26 The paperless office is becoming the peopleless office, and Yahoo wants to buck rhis trend why, exactly? @NPR http://t.co/63DT3wZHvY 2013-02-28 Awesome banh xeo, I'd take a picture but I ated it! 😉 (@ Saigon Grill) on #Yelp http://t.co/jqP1OpcIb2 2013-03-01 Our friend Steve Levinthal brought us. Here's my empty plate. (@ Saigon Grill) on #Yelp http://t.co/QVbZdjh76e 2013-03-01 Practice Midi Files: Requiem et…
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It would translate well to the Steamlands in Second Life. Embedded Link The Steampunk Tribune: A Steampunk Walt Disney ImagiNation endeavor Discovered the other day an endeavor titled “Gaslight”, which is a Walt Disney Imagineering: ImagiNation 2013 semifinalist by an intrepid team of students from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. T… Google+: View post on Google+
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Vivaldi Choir: Practice Files We’re working on several difficult pieces at Holy Moly, including a few out of the Faure Requiem. There’s a site maintained by the Vivaldi Choir that has the whole thing as MIDI practice files, with a lot of other pieces.
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This article about places in Second Life where I spend a lot of time really tickled me. Embedded Link My Second Life: Steampunking in the Steamlands | Metaverse Mod Squad One of the first things I discovered about Metaverse Mod Squad that really turned me on to the company was that it was born and raised, so to speak, in Second Life. You see, I had been an enthusiastic… Google+: View post on Google+ UPDATE: 04JAN16 Sorry to say that my old home in the Steamlands, the Steelhead sims, closed in December 2015.