Monthly Archives: December 2007

Freedom From Choice Is What You Want

In this TED Talk, Barry Schwartz discusses paralysis by analysis and how an extreme number of choices is a hinderance when making decisions.

I think of this:

Devo – Freedom of Choice

Direct Link

Via: TED | Talks | Barry Schwartz: The paradox of choice (video)

iGTD 2 Alpha Is Out

The first alpha version of iGTD2 is out. A 43Folders member has written up the basics of iGTD2.

With V 2.0, iGTD will be no plain GTD implementation anymore. So if you think, DA is the only one to know and following exactly his book is the only way to success, don’t read further. iGTD will [...]

All Linkin Park songs look the same – Hometracked

Following yesterday’s post on waveforms and mastering, check out this post on Linkin Park.

The post starts by linking a mashup of Linkin Park’s Numb on the left channel, and Linkin Park’s Pushing Me Away on the right channel.

Then the waveforms of 6 different Linkin Park songs are shown. They all look similar and indicate predictable [...]

Compression Kills

This is probably the 4th time in the past 18 months I’ve seen an overcompression story surface.

The Death of High Fidelity : Rolling Stone

The thesis is that since the development of digital audio it has been much easier to increase the perceived loudness of a recording by compressing the heck out of it, thus destroying [...]

How To Ask Spotlight If Darth Vader Is Your Father

Search your feelings, you know it to be true.

YouTube – Tim and Eric – Sit On You

Genius!

Via: YouTube – Tim and Eric – Sit On You

Eric, of Tim and Eric, Directs Music Videos Now

Via: Video: The Bird And The Bee Dance Politely | RCRD LBL | Free MP3 Downloads

Overheard In A Hospital

A nurse is closing the curtain at a patient’s bed when he protests:

Patient: You don’t need to do that. You only need to do that if I’m getting changed.

Nurse: It’s time for your medicine…I thought I’d give you some privacy.

Patient: …There ain’t no such thing as privacy here.

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p>Nurse: Well, you’re right about that.

And because I’m [...]

I don’t think you get credit for mashing anything up with Blue Monday anymore

Hung Up On A Blue Monday

Shut Up On A Blue Monday

Scream On A Blue Monday

Can’t Get You Out Of My Head On A Blue Monday

November ‘07 Posts Roundup

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