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Segue - Pacifica

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:34:12 -0500

"“Evolver.fm: Does scrobbling need to be an open standard, do you think? Or is it fine as part of..."

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:47:16 -0500

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“Evolver.fm: Does scrobbling need to be an open standard, do you think? Or is it fine as part of Last.fm, Facebook, and other proprietary networks?”

“Jones: I’ve entertained this idea a few times in the past, but practical and logistical concerns tended to stop any efforts in their tracks. You need a lot of data in one place to be able to do interesting things with it. Hosting and crunching lots of data requires lots of hardware, which isn’t cheap. Decentralising or otherwise federating the scrobbling data makes it less useful overall, unless you have a central way of browsing it, which is costly.

One possible model for the future is something like Musicbrainz.org — a foundation or non-profit entity that holds the data. Open source and non-commercial entities can use the data for free. Commercial use of the data is subject to a fee, which in turn pays for the foundation to run their infrastructure. There are a lot of details to consider, but something like that should be possible.”

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- Evolver.fm interviews Richard Jones, inventor of AudioScrobbler. (via jukevox)

foxesinfiction: FOXES IN FICTION : HEAVEN OR LAS VEGAS...

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 05:53:42 -0400

foxesinfiction:

FOXES IN FICTION : HEAVEN OR LAS VEGAS (Cocteau Twins cover)

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jukevox: Snowy Range Perseids Meteor Shower by David Kingham on...

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:41:16 -0400

jukevox:

Snowy Range Perseids Meteor Shower by David Kingham on Flickr.

gorgeous

Jar Of Glitter: Don't be lazy!

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:07:59 -0400

Jar Of Glitter: Don't be lazy!:

jar-of-glitter:

Click here for an online timer.

Set the timer for anytime, preferably 3-5 minutes…

And every time it goes off, get up and do something, whether it’s 10 jumping jacks, 10 pushups, or a minute of ab workouts, or 30 seconds of high knees. Trigger your body ;)

Make no excuses, what you’re doing…

Kyla La Grange - Ashes

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:40:16 -0400

Kyla La Grange - Ashes

thelastpython: Full Album StreamIce Choir - Afar (7.31,...

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 07:21:39 -0400

thelastpython:

Full Album Stream
Ice Choir - Afar (7.31, Underwater Peoples)

Conveyor - Conveyor

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:03:39 -0400

Fixers - We'll Be The Moon

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:15:03 -0400

The Slow Web

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 07:11:55 -0400

jackcheng:

One of the better spots to enjoy a bowl of ramen noodles here in New York is Minca, in the East Village. Minca is the kind of place just out of the way enough that as you’re about to get there, you start wondering if you’ve already passed it. A bowl of noodles at Minca isn’t quite as neatly put together as those of other ramen establishments in the city, but it is without a doubt among the tastiest. There’s a home-cooked quality to a bowl of noodles at Minca. And there’s a homey vibe to the restaurant. Minca is a good place to meet a friend and sit and talk and eat and drink, and eat and talk and sit and drink some more.

The last time I was at Minca, I had an especially enjoyable conversation with Walter Chen. Walter is the CEO of a company called iDoneThis, a quiet little service that helps you catalog the things you’ve accomplished each day. iDoneThis sends you a daily email at your specified time, and you simply reply with a list of things you did that day. It’s useful for teams who want to keep track of what everyone is working on, and for individuals who just want to keep track.

I first reached out to Walter because I was mesmerized by this koan at the bottom of the daily emails:

iDoneThis is a part of the slow web movement. After you email us, your calendar is not updated instantaneously. But rest up, and you’ll find an updated calendar when you wake.

iDoneThis is a part of the slow web movement. The Slow Web Movement. I’d never heard that phrase before. I immediately started digging around—and by that I mean I googled “Slow Web Movement”—and the lone relevant search result was a blog post from two years ago. If you run the search again today, you’ll find Walter’s writeup on his company blog, which reflects a lot of what he told me over dinner.

As we talked further, I said to Walter that as soon as I saw “the slow web movement,” I assigned my own meaning to it. Because it’s a great name, and great names are like knots—they’re woven from the same stringy material as other words, but in their particular arrangement, they catch, become junctions to which new threads arrive, from which other threads depart. For me, “The Slow Web” neatly tied together a slew of dangling thoughts.

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Shearwater - Animal Joy

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:45:20 -0500

School Of Seven Bells - Ghostory

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:21:09 -0500

Stream Gonjasufi’s Album MU.ZZ.LE

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:16:00 -0500

http://soundcloud.com/warp-records/sets/gonjasufi-mu-zz-le/s-RujL4

Jonathan Wilson - Gentle Spirit

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 20:15:09 -0400

Jonathan Wilson - Gentle Spirit by jonathanwilson

Battles - My Machines (feat Gary Numan)

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:51:58 -0400

My Machines (Featuring Gary Numan) by BATTLES

Nancy Dell’Olio

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:04:40 -0400

I’m special, so special…

Nancy Dell’Olio, 50 this summer, Sven-Göran Eriksson’s ex and Trevor Nunn’s current squeeze, on being kind, charismatic and looking fabulous

I wake up early, despite the fact that I function much better at night. I’m gifted to not need a lot of sleep. Five hours is normal, seven is luxury, but it’s rare. I have a very busy schedule. I don’t need to sleep. I go to the bathroom, then I drink a litre of water, which my dermatologist recommends to keep my skin lifted. I try not to have any meetings before 11.30am to allow me time to wake up properly. I like to relax, maybe make a few telephone calls in my dressing gown, do a little breakfast. I have plain yogurt with fresh fruit, some berries, half a banana and green tea, and after breakfast I get out my diary. Three times a week a man comes to give me a massage. But I’m not telling you who — it’s a secret. Or I do some yoga. And I love to walk in Hyde Park, but it’s so difficult to find the time.

Since I was a little child in Italy, people have looked at me, and not just because I’m beautiful; it’s something else that comes from inside me. I know I’m fascinating. But I prefer the word charisma to beauty. I’ve endured jealousy since I was small, but I don’t care. I’m blessed. The most important thing I have is myself. And it’s part of my culture to take care of me.

I’m privileged to have good skin. It’s not olive, you know, it’s rose, and very delicate. I dedicate a lot of time to cleansing and moisturising. Lately I’m using a cream with vitamin C and collagen, made especially for me, which gives a little lift for the evening. I love to look 30, like I look now. And it’s my goal to look 30 at 70. Diet is important too. You need to know your metabolism. I like a lot of protein — I always have salmon and mozzarella in my fridge and I eat a lot of fruit. But no bread. I take vitamins and minerals and I have a blood test at a clinic every six months. When you’re in the public eye like me you need a 48-hour day just to take care of how you look.

I phone my assistant, Massimo, or he comes to my place and we go over things. I love clothes but I hate to go shopping, so Massimo calls and they send clothes to me. I have a lot of meetings, which I like to do over lunch at the Berkeley in Knightsbridge, 10 minutes from where I live. Or Claridge’s, or the Ivy Club. I don’t know anyone who does as much as I do. I’m a lawyer first of all. I do public affairs. Call it lobbying. I do special networking for firms in Italy, America and the UK. But it’s boring to do one thing, so I write. I’m working on a novel and a book about travel and food, and I want to co-produce two big projects on TV, but I can’t mention them. I wish one day there’ll be a movie about how I spend my day because it is quite intense.

I’m a very loved person. Women and men, they both love me, and this is because I’m the kindest person I know. I’m never rude, which is important, but the characteristic I’m most proud of is that I do love to spoil my man. And you can’t spoil your man if you don’t know how to spoil yourself, which I do. I’m not a feminist, I’m feminine. It’s my nature to put my man first and I’ve always adjusted my life to his. I did it with my first husband and my second, and I’ll do it with the new man in my life [Trevor Nunn].

I never wanted children; I knew when I was pregnant it wasn’t what I wanted, I felt completely overwhelmed because I would have had no time for me, but I’m like a mother to my man. I shower him with attention — physical, material, psychological — it’s the way I love.

And I require attention back, because I know how good I am. Sometimes it does get quite stressful. I’m special, you know, so you’re going to have a very unique and intense experience with me. But at the same time, I’m very demanding. It’s not easy. But then, who cares for easy things?

In the afternoon I make phone calls, I read the papers, have my acupuncture. I still have to learn how to really relax. I love to be at home, to have a whirlpool bath with oils and candles, but I’m out nearly every night. I’m invited everywhere and I can’t say no. I always change for dinner with my partner and I refresh my make-up and my hair. I’ve been going to the theatre a lot — it’s always been my passion — and I love the opera. He [Nunn] said already I’m the most intelligent person he’s ever met. I’m sure the majority of people haven’t sat through seven hours of Wagner as I have. I can describe every opera to you and I do know Shakespeare very well.

Sometimes, if I’m too tired to take my make-up off, I just take off my lashes and spray my face with water. I sleep on my side, with three or four pillows, and the make-up stays. Next morning I retouch it. I wear a little Parisienne [nightie] and if I’m not alone… nothing, of course.

I always wake up after two hours, then I need a trick to make me relax — some natural herbal drops or sometimes a sleeping pill to switch my mind off. Maybe people think I have everything. Nobody has everything, but I’m very privileged.

Emmy the Great – Virtue

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:59:58 -0400

Virtue by Emmy The Great

Planningtorock - W

Thu, 19 May 2011 14:02:22 -0400

Delorean – Real Love

Thu, 19 May 2011 13:44:40 -0400

Delorean – Real Love

Other Lives - Tamer Animals

Wed, 18 May 2011 20:44:30 -0400