Jacob Heberlie

Can You Hear Me Now?

2008-03-10T06:29:00.000-07:00

This is the most effective call to action I've ever seen in web media.

7 reasons I might buy the HMX10

2008-01-15T06:26:00.000-08:00

A few reasons i'm probably going to buy the Samsung HMX10. I've traversed the black hole that is consumer camcorder info and this is the least documented camera, but it has many benefits. Now is probably not the best time to be buying a consumer camcorder w/ the a format wars-ish type situation (AVCHD, HDV, JVC's hd7 etc.), but these early years of my daughter's life need to be documented. Reasons:

The number one benefit of this camera is that it records in an hd format I can use, mpeg-4 with h.264. I'm on a PowerBook so AVCHD, which is a similar format, is out for me on Final Cut Express w/ a power pc processor. I thought about just getting a Sony and relying on voltaic, but who knows how long that project will be supported. Plus it just feels icky having to use a third party to get to my video.
The pricepoint is pretty reasonable.
You can edit down the video before dragging it onto your drive.
Swivel Grip
Clean web uploads. Many people has labeled this a "web" camcorder. This camera and the standard def one shoots in a nice neat 30fps, where a lot of other cameras use 29.97 or some such rate that is not cleanly divisible by 2. YouTube chops the frame rate in half and the picture ends up looking much better when its cleanly divisible by 2.
Can be setup as an actual webcam. Probably won't user this one, but it's nice to know it's there.
Media. This is a solid state media camcorder. No moving parts, no camera hum, it *should* startup quickly. There is an internal memory card and a spot for expanding the memory with an regular old SD card, Sony uses really expensive cards made by sony, I think you can use generic cards, but I've read about people having troubles with them.

XUL?

2007-10-22T07:20:00.000-07:00

I recently had to force quit a process called "xulrunner.exe". After a little research I found that Songbird uses XUL, an HTML-like markup language for it's media player. A sigh of relief came over me as I thought I had picked up a virus. Apparently XUL apps have to run xulrunner.exe. Wouldn't it be great if they could port it to Adobe AIR and have their own exe? AIR seems to provide most of the functionality that the media player has. (Not sure about the OS level availability of USB inputs, etc.) It would be nice, and probably cooler, if they ported Songbird to AIR!

Back to Wordpress

2007-10-12T12:47:00.000-07:00

I'm movin' back to WordPress!!!! Here's a brief recap of my blog history.

Started with blogger. Easy & static.
Got interested in WordPress decided to give it a go. Very cool app, I like the idea of the whole thing running on my server. One small hitch, I found out I had little to say. Ditched WP.
Blogger acquired by google. Sweet new features that integrate w/ google services, lured be back into making posts. Still didn't have a bunch to say.
(Now) Got inspired by the philosophy behind todaycreate, I intend for JacobMake to be a stage for experimental personal projects OR a discourse on the reasons I'm too lazy, scared, or untalented to produce and document quality personal interest projects / tutorials. See y'all there.

My Vow to Build Things

2007-09-28T07:45:00.000-07:00

To often I leave a vision or idea unfinished. I get easily inspired, I have great ideas, but the realization never seems to take place. I recently ran across Mike Creighton's blog, TODAY CREATE. Mike is a very talented flash developer, but what I like most about the blog is his mantra of making... building... creating... executing.

I do have a stable of personal projects I consistently find reasons to not execute. Maybe it's fear of failure. Maybe I'm lazy. For a long time my blog has lacked focus (and content). It's easy to regurgitate other things found on the web, or keep a semi-personal journal. Here is my vow to keep a log of my personal projects here, possibly establish an audience that can keep me accountable for progress.

Here's to ~~inspiration~~ execution.

OSX Reformat

2007-09-06T14:08:00.000-07:00

I just resurfaced from a complete reformat of my G4 Powerbook. Sweet Lord Almighty, I had no idea how bad it had gotten. Caches in the metric ton, conflicting fonts, tiny little apps i NEVER use cluttering up my system resources. It was an interesting process. It "felt" good. To ditch all the clutter and start a new was refreshing, kind of like an "unboxing" process. Now machine runs like a Kenyan. And I will be very careful not to install the same cluttter that gummed up the works over the past two years......at least for a couple months.

marcellis not marcellus

2007-05-30T14:30:00.000-07:00

Marcellis F. Heberlie, 80, of Perryville died Saturday, May 26, 2007. He was my grandfather.

smashing gumballs

2007-02-18T19:37:00.000-08:00

Missouri has a kind of tree I have come to know as a gumball tree. I can only assume it's named this because of the spiky gumball-sized orbs emitted by the tree. As I chugged along during this afternoon's run, I looked down as the slushy ground slowly passed underneath. I noticed that with every step I was crushing these once intimidating land mines. The soggy whether had rendered these spikey creatures mushy lumps. My tender pink feet were able to triumph over the gumballs thanks to the engineered wizardry of pvc, rubber, and space age nike-plastic strapped to my feet.

Global Traffic Visualization

2007-01-16T10:28:00.000-08:00

If you haven't noticed yet, I'm a nut for data visualization. Packetgarden takes website traffic and builds a world with mountains and trees based off your global website traffic. The world looks similar to the worlds within Spore.

actionscript hero

2007-01-10T14:17:00.000-08:00

I think I found another Actionscript hero. Check out this guy's portfolio. Be sure to drag the sliders, the whole experience is in 3D space. I really like that this guy has a LAB subdomain to his own website.

iFrickin' believable, Apple unveils the iPhone

2007-01-09T12:19:00.000-08:00

Apple finally unveiled the iPhone today. My biggest complaint; No tactile response to the buttons. You will have to look at the screen to dial, and I don't think there is a volume rocker on the side so changing volume while on the phone will be difficult. Other than that it's one of the most amazing pieces of technology that has come out in the last decade.

social gaming experiments

2006-10-31T17:08:00.000-08:00

This is me, as a deer-human in The Endless Forest. The Endless Forest is a non-violent social experience. It transcends the definition of gaming, I’d call it a social experiment. It should be known that I’m not a gamer. I’ve repeatedly and stubbornly refused World of Warcraft, and I think I’m slowly losing touch with my friends because of it. I’d like to offer something to my friends as an alternitive to WOW. Something not so 20-sided-die would be nice. Warcraft interests me, but what impresses me is the social element, not +45 magic, or Leroy Jenkins.

If the world has any suggestions for experimental multiplayer, I’m all ears. and and antlers.

kupper parker closed

2006-10-31T17:07:00.000-08:00

Kupper Parker, a publicly traded advertising agency in St. Louis, seemingly closed it’s doors earlier this month. Word spread quickly through the small network of agencies in St. Louis. I gather it was an expected event from an insiders perspective. My three bits of evidence that Kupper was no more were as follows:

industry buzz
the fact that the company’s website was down
a morning star stock report show’s the company worth $0.01.

Low and behold, is that a phoenix rising from the dust? Kupper’s websit e is back up at the time of this posting. Probably not telling of the agencies return, but noteworthy. Why did the big agency fail?

turning down work

2006-10-31T17:05:00.000-08:00

I’ve slowly climbed the ranks of freelancer. I used to take on every scrap of side-job meat thrown my way to padd my portfolio and get experience. Lord knows it wasn’t for the money at the rates I was charging.

And good experience it was. I would consider the things I’ve been through a freelancer’s rite of passage. Here’s a few notches in the belt that really have to come from real-world experience.

drastically underbidding a project just to get it. you pay the price ultimately.
letting the creative lead out of your hands and turning into your clients production artist. “move the logo over, change that to blue, etc.” a dangerous road to go down.
saying “I can do it” when you cant. Sometimes this can be a great way to learn, just make sure it’s something you want to learn. If learning how to write coldfusion doesn’t interest you or add to the skillset your trying to develop. skip it.
poor project radar. there are some projects that just smell a little funny. tight deadlines are sometimes the problem, other times it’s a client who wants something for nothing.

I’ve been turning down work left and right lately. It took me a while to get used to it, but once I did, it felt great.

It’s important to know when you’ve become better than the projects your working on. Don’t feel guilty, that small low-pay design gig will get done by some low-rate basement dweller. Believe me, I used to be that guy.

clayton vs. maplewood

2006-10-31T17:04:00.000-08:00

This weekend I attended both St. Louis art fairs for the first time.

Friday night, I visited the Clayton art fair, which is the biggest art fair in St. Louis County. I saw some amazing work. I was even able to pickup a nice woodcut print by this artist. While strollers were being pushed by Polo clad suburbanites a more alternative rebellious fair ensued in Maplewood, just a few miles away.

On Saturday I spent a couple hours at my old stomping ground, the Schlafly Bottleworks in the eclectic yet up-and-coming neighborhood, Maplewood. The Shclafly Art Outside is a newbie, this being its third go-round. This fair concentrates on providing a completely local lineup of art & entertainment. Schlafly, brewer of the finest pale ale, had happily sponsored the Clayton fair for many years. About six years ago Shlafly’s privlages and booth location at the Clayton event began to diminish due to the request of the other St. Louis giant brewer, Anheuser Busch. After several years Schlafly was eventully “weeded out” of the Clayton fair and Art Outside was born. The highlights from this years Art Outside include local boutiques KungFu Chicken and Firecracker Press. Two new artists I really was impressed by were the paintings by Josh Crow and the screenprinted wearable art by Lull.

I have always supported the Outside mostly because I know a couple of the participating artists and have had my checks signed by Tom Schlafly in a previous life. I’ve always felt at home at Schafly, so I naturally found myself protesting the “snobs” in Clayton. After visiting the Clayton fair this year I found my Schlafly alliegance fading. What I found in Clayton was top-notch talent and an acceptable amount of yuppie.

The Clayton event is able to attract a higher caliber of artist due to its history, size, and national scope. While I still enjoy the company of the folks at Schlafly, this year’s event felt like a re-run. They have a limited stable of talent, commiting to the purley local theme. In the future I’ll remember to have my expectations set when going to these two events. I’ll go to Clayton to see fresh concepts and great national talent, and I’ll visit Maplewood to go to visit my friends and see what the St. Louis talent has been up to.

benny smith dies

2006-10-31T17:03:00.000-08:00

This weekend we lost yet another man that helped found the sound of the St. Louis Blues.

Benny Smith saw mild success throughout his career. He never reached the same fame as his river city counterpart Johnnie Johnson who also passed somewhat recently, but he definately left his mark on this city and the music that made it famous. I’m no blues expert but I am definately a fan. Benny Smith frequented such haunts as BB’s in downtown St. Louis.

I had the opportunity to see him a few times during his regular set on Sunday afternoons at Hammerstone’s in Soulard. It was always a treat to watch local blues musicians sit in with Benny. They would develop a riff and once it was established they would take turns deviating and playing with the riff. The audience enjoyed it thouroughly but you could tell the musicians were on a whole different level, conversion through this riff and making it their own.

I’m not sure what will happen to the St. Louis Blues as we keep losing these great guys. But one thing is certain, Benny Smith will be missed.

mlb gamecast

2006-10-31T17:02:00.000-08:00

Whew! We just got through a tough one with the Padres, or as Cate likes to call them the St. Louis Browns. Luckily Sir Albert served up a crucial homerun in the 8th. And the little guy made an appearence, didn’t do much, but it was good to see him out there. All the while we were fighting for our lives, Pittsburgh and Houston battled it out in a marathon. I watched my redbirds on FSN and I had my eye on the Houston game on my lap through ESPN’s MLB gamecast to make sure they stayed at least a full game back.

This gamecast is one hell of a way to watch a game. Perfect for stats junkies or someone (like me) who like to follow games at work but don’t want to have full blown audio or video pipin’ through the computer.

The ESPN MLB game cast is a thing of beauty. Masterfully built though a delicious flash interface, this application delivers real-time stats in a perfect sized window. Not to be confused with what mlb.com has going on. They have a similar format, but this espn version is glossy, easy to follow, and even has animated plays. I’d be interested to see what’s under the hood. Possibly a Flash communication server? Slide-Show Pro claims to have some kind of stake in the process but where or how much is not quite clear. With any luck I will be making similar kick arse flash apps at my new gig.

Next time you need to catch a game at work, check out this page and click gamecast on any one of the active games. It’s a great way to experience a game. Does anyone know if they provide a similar service for pigskin? I’m guessing not enough audience b/c more people can get infront of a TV on sundays.

what is swift 3d for?

2006-10-31T17:01:00.000-08:00

I have a 3d/web background. It seems I would be the perfect person to put Swift3d to good use. I was very excited when I heard the concept, “3-d delivered through .swf”. It sounds great. The only problem is that Swift3d has been hanging around for a couple years and I still haven’t found a super practical use for this seemingly useful app.

I have been inspired by some uses of the product, such as the tokyoplastic website. But other than a nice portfolio piece, I’ve found few useful applications for this product. E-rain hasn’t produced a case study worth a second look. Here is the best thing I could come up with. A simple rotating character. With the way flash video going these days the only benefit Swift has is the scalability, which I must admit is pretty cool. Vector lines in 3d that can scale to any size must have some practicle application, but the only thing I could come up with is a rotating character. Be sure to drag the window to see the vector animation scale.

Any practical ideas out there for this application?

The ghost of Busch Stadium.

2006-04-21T07:52:00.000-07:00

Wouldn't it be nice to live in the world of google maps? Okay probably not, everything would be sort of flat with a really strange birdseye perspective, in some areas it would be spring, and others winter, but you would never get lost that's for sure! But these satellite photos don't get updated that often. So for those of you that miss the old Busch Stadium like me, for now you can still go visit the stadium because it still exists in the world of google maps. It's kind of like visiting a grave site, but there it is in all it's glory bright as ever on a sunny day.

At least they caught my good side.

2006-03-07T06:17:00.000-08:00

Cindy Sheehan, who caught the spotlight during her protest outside the whitehouse, was arrested this week for demanding the return of Iraq troops. There was a second count of indecent exposure.

Guinea Pig

2006-01-13T06:11:00.000-08:00

In Tawain scientists have figured out a way to genetically engineer pigs to glow fluorescent green. I have a glow in the dark shirt, now I can finally have the pig to go with it.

Get a few laughs

2006-01-12T08:22:00.000-08:00

Check some funny as shit. Even better than watching a guy get hit in the nuts with a wiffle ball bat.

We got another one in there!

2006-01-12T06:21:00.000-08:00

Bruce Sutter, father of the split-finger fastball, and five year Cardinal made it to Cooperstown Tuesday. Professional baseball players have the choice to wear any hat of any team they played for when going into the hall of fame. Mr. Sutter played about an equal amount of time for the Braves, Cubs(uck) and the Redbirds. And what hat did Brucy choose to wear in? I'm happy to say you now have some company Oz. This is the first cardinal in the hall of fame since the wizard got in. There were a few other noteworthy players in the running. Willie McGee grabbed 2.3 percent of the votes this year. We are rootin' for next time Willie!!

Lyrical Genius

2006-01-12T06:08:00.000-08:00

How do you measure lyrical genius? For me it's vocabulary. Or how many words you can meld together to make one word. Michael Jackson comes close to the lyrical creative crown with words like "sha'mon" and various other distinguished winnie grunts. However, my mind was made up recently when listening to a 'Sex Machine' by James Brown. Here is why James Brown is king; Sure as you are born = Shurasabone I'm not sure even the best team of scientists can unravel this grammatical / phonetic anomaly. James Brown is a genius, obviously, look at him.

Mactel

2006-01-10T13:23:00.000-08:00

My powerbook is no longer the hottest thing out there. Behold the new Mac Book Pro. I tried to hold off buying my powerbook because I was waiting for one of these. I'm glad that the didn't change the design. Now I know what middleaged women feel like when a new younger, hotter, hussie moves into the neighborhood. The good news is that its virtually indistinguishable from the old powerbooks. It's all in the guts so at least I won't look like a chump when my powerbook starts to show its age.

In the blink of an eye.

2006-01-09T06:53:00.000-08:00

Trust your gut. I recently finished this book. Blink is about split-second cognition and how we can understand, and react to things in a fraction of a second. This book dissects snap judgments and tries to explain how we make these reactionary judgments. A recommended read for hobby psychologists like myself.

Jeepers Creepers

2005-12-27T14:35:00.000-08:00

I found my new Car. Totally practical.

Calling all high school graduates!

2005-12-19T08:03:00.000-08:00

Here is an interesting Army recruitment tool. It almost makes going to Iraq look like being in a cool Emo band or something.

Yankee Dandy

2005-12-15T05:57:00.000-08:00

So here is a question for the masses, (or the few people who read this) Why did Yankee Doodle Dandy call the feather he stuck in his hat Macaroni? Sounds like a crazy person to me.

Hide and Seek

2005-12-14T06:55:00.000-08:00

I saw a flying V of birds today. Well, just enough to make a V, there were only three, but they were sticking to the formation. Finding patterns and order in nature is somehow reassuring. I was listening to that Hide and Seek song by Imogen Heap, probably what sparking the waldenesque observation.

Steam Power vs. Internal Combustion

2005-12-04T21:36:00.000-08:00

Polygons Galore! I havent seen this many polygons since two weeks before my senior project when I was knee deep in Lightwave renderings. I've seen the unreal technology out there, and its definately not in Darwinia, the new game brought to you by the same people that gave us Counter Strike and Half Life FPS's. Although I feel Darwinia will become a cult classic, as seen in previous bloggings, "?" I can't help but to see the resemblance from a bad Stephan King movie.

Video Google Down?

2005-11-29T17:29:00.000-08:00

Either I'm crazy or Google's somewhat new video search was down for most of today. Well, its a good thing its back up because now its Peanut Butter Jelly Time!!

The Mountain

2005-11-24T21:58:00.000-08:00

The Mountain Originally uploaded by hebchop.

This is the mountain I conquered. They were right about Tryptophan. Click the image to get more details about my feast.

skittle

2005-11-24T21:56:00.000-08:00

skittle
Originally uploaded by hebchop.

here is the real deal in action. The camera really does add 10 cubic feet.

Introducing the Chevy Skittle

2005-10-05T14:49:00.000-07:00

I just turned 25, not many privilages come with that age. I can legally smoke, drink, gamble and buy porn. This year I can rent a CAR!!. We went to Orlando this weekend. I approached the Maritz counter and the guy helping us was very cordial, we discussed our social plans for the evening and he shared with us some local nightlife hotspots. I asked him what kind of wheels we were rollin' in this weekend...There was a long pause, he developed a slow grin and said...well...your gonna save alot of money on gas. We had the pleasure of driving the beast pictured above during our stay. It's hard candy shell is dent resistant. Very economical, not your typical hybrid, (gas/windup).

Impossibly small

2005-09-17T08:59:00.000-07:00

This goes out to Larry the homeless guy I met on the way to work on the metro Friday morning. Larry, I will read the Executioner's Son if its really that good of a book. Congratulations on winning the 25 grand thursday night. The new ipod is called the ipod nano, you can buy it at the either the Galleria or West County malls. You will need a computer to "zap" the songs to the ipod, I'm not sure how it works either man. Your not supposed to have food or drink on the Metro, that includes 24 ouncers of Budweiser at 8am. Hope you enjoyed the Steak n' Shake.

Ramble On

2005-08-24T21:56:00.000-07:00

This years midnight ramble was my 2nd. I traded in my not so cycling fiance for some fellow design friends and their ladies.

Fell in Love with a Girl

2005-08-24T21:49:00.000-07:00

At the fabulous (no, I'm not gay) Fox theatre tonight I witnessed the rock and roll of Mr. Jack White. My favorite part of the show was when he racked that cheap deco guitar and strapped that slide over his pinky finger. The man can play slide guitar unlike anything I've ever seen before. Jack was sporting the mexican outlaw hat with the stache. I was hesitant about seeing a rock and roll show in the same place I saw The Lion King, but it went over really well. Everyone stood the whole time, you didn't even notice the seats, plus it gives you that 3 three foot comfort bubble and you don't get molested. (not an improvement for some)

Dirty Gun

2005-08-03T08:26:00.000-07:00

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Originally uploaded by hebchop.

How thoughtful.

Hurricane Consuela

2005-06-27T10:53:00.000-07:00

I met a girl named consuela yesterday. Kinda sounds like a hurricane. Hurricane Consuela. Who are these women ferocious enough to have hurricanes named after them. I think I've met a few who could be in the runnings over the years. Any other good hurricane names out there? Feel free to comment.

Too much Galaga

2005-06-27T10:47:00.000-07:00

NASA has been playing too many space invader video games. NASA's latest Armegeddonesque mission is to blow up a passing comet with a big missile. That sounds cool, and I bet thats what they said in the intitial meetings to decide whether or not to launch this multimillion dollar slingshot. C'mon, it'll be sooooo cooool!

Can a brotha get some news?

2005-06-24T06:17:00.000-07:00

The wonderful newsmap aggregator developed by flash geniuses marumushi has become a little too popular. The server is getting abused. It's had about 40% downtime in the last month. If you haven't checked out this app yet, its really cool (when its working). Cheers to Marumushi for developing an awsome app, now go buy a better server!

When I was Your Age!

2005-06-01T18:53:00.000-07:00

Gas prices. I drive a car that gets a bagillion miles to the gallon and I caught myself gasping at todays jump in gas prices.....I am paying enough attention to gas prices that I notice changes. My life either lacks excitement or I'm really filling out my slippers and will soon being testing my arm flexibility with the Sunday paper. Cheer's to getting old and cheep.

Pineapple Upsidedown Cake

2005-05-21T09:49:00.000-07:00

Whatever happened to pineapple upside-down cake? Somebody needs to bring that shit back. Cake tastes way better when you flip it upside down.

Country Crock

2005-05-15T16:06:00.000-07:00

Shedd's Spread Country Crock makes the best butter ever. C'mon other butters, you are not even trying. Recently Mr. Shedd has come out with a new line of side dishes in deceptivly familiar containers. How am I supposed to know which one is the butter? When I reach in the fridge I use colors and shapes to navigate to the items I want to retrieve. Damn you Shedd, you had a good thing going, until now.

Under Pressue

2005-05-12T18:28:00.000-07:00

Its just a bunch of carbon, scientifically known as 'stuff'. But if put under the right conditions of extreme pressure for a prolonged duration it can transform into something quite beautiful. Catherine Allison Green has responded favorably to my proposal of marriage. June 10th 2006 is the date. PDiddy will be jealous.

old people veggies

2005-04-18T21:47:00.000-07:00

I guess when you get to the golden years your appetite changes slightly. I have this friend....well no thats not right. Its actually Catherine's grandma's friend. This do-gooder is no stranger to a Catholic kneeler and she helps the world by offering choice canned-goods to needy people. When I first arrived in St. Louis, I'll admit, times were tough.. Her intentions were well and her groceries appreciated. For five months she has been my vegetable outfitter even though I have graciously declined the need for more food. My bursting cabinets are occupied by roughly seventy five pounds of mustard greens, sliced beets, new potatoes, yams, and hominey. Please forward recepies.

Oldies but goodies

2005-04-17T09:01:00.000-07:00

When is it time to put away the old furniture? Over my college years I have collected bargin furniture to fill my apartments. These pieces really have alot of character, unfortunately thay have alot of stains (don't ask), aroma, rips, and tears. I love this furniture, it may survive as some basement furniture for a few years but as my cohabitation begins I will slowly lose the stinky things I love. So this is a farewell to you heavy puke green couch. I will miss your worn cushions, your paisely pattern. The way you slightly arc and "really tie the room together" Thanks for being forgiving of beer spills and welcoming all the asses you could handle at the loft parties in Springfield. It's been a good run, but I fear it ends soon.....Goodbye..."tear"

bumper stickers

2005-04-16T09:19:00.000-07:00

Speaking infallible truths via tacky stickers; cheesy fonts, annoying rhymes, bumper stickers..."Abortion doesn't make you un-pregnant, it makes you the mother of a dead baby." This guy also did not like the idea of evolution and he wanted everyone behind him to know that. Introducing the new bumper sticker; Im not sure if this is just a soccer mom/ white trash thing but, what's with the ribbons? Ever since those two big buildings collapsed, Americans have felt the need to turn their vehicles into tackey billboards for either the religious, the political, or just to advertise the education they lack. These ribbons are getting as annoying as those flippin' yellow wristbands. Nothin against Lance but seriously.

Export to ipod

2005-04-03T13:59:00.000-07:00

So I'm all geared up with apple's best stuff. I recieved a 40g ipod at Christmas from my loving mother. My wonderful, beautiful girlfriend Cate helped with my aquisition of the coveted 15in powerbook. Both machines are so lovely that when I use them a little bit of pee comes out with excitement. The only problem is, how the hell do I fill a 40 gig ipod, without flooding my powerbook with mp3s? Heres how. Doug has hooked us up with two delicious scripts. One (technically) rips CDs straight to your ipod without clogging up your hard disk. The other allows you to burn music from your ipod playlist. So if your like me and you don't want to pollute your laptop's precious space with you 40gig music library check this script out. thanks doug!

Stout

2005-04-01T06:44:00.000-08:00

Stout Media. As the nitrogen cascades toward the brim of the glass it forms a bed of creamy satin head. Roasty and chocolate flavors flood your pallette with every sip. This is a Rich Strong and delicious brew. Stout Media coming soon

Mitch

2005-04-01T06:19:00.000-08:00

Among the grim headlines of the past week I saw that funnyman Mitch Hedberg died yesterday of a heart attack. Those comedians have a short shelf-life, (be careful Andi) I caught Mitch's show on his first college campus tour a few years ago and at The Pageant just weeks ago, I'm glad I went to see that dude one more time. Mitch was hilarious and had a totally unique style. Here are a few of my favorite quotes from Mitch.

begin

2005-03-06T13:12:00.000-08:00

All this toiling away. Once I built it I realized I did not have much to say. Cheers to the future of my web log. The birth of media, I know there is far too much crap in this world, here is my promise to not pollute the world with weak media. This will be a striving vehicle, for odd jobs and design interests. A bit of tutorial for the unpractical. How to convert an antique radio into a vintage MP3 player...Converting an old mountain bike to a single-speed city crusier....the beginning screenprinter....homebrewing techniques. I hope you find something useful.