SFJ

Walker Percy: A Documentary Film

SFJ — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:21:52 +0000

Walker Percy: A Documentary Film. Apparently, there was a portion shown last Wednesday, March 10th, “in conjunction with the opening of Loyola’s Walker Percy Center”. This looks excellent. See the YouTube previews below:

(Hat tip to former student Mr. Michael C. Gretchen, esq., native son of of New Orleans, Louisiana, distinguished alumnus of Jesuit High School, etc., etc.)

Sleigh Bells

SFJ — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:55:00 +0000

Quite addicted at the moment to the Sleigh Bells, even though they have neither an album nor a website. Ah, the wonders of music blogs never cease to amaze.

Tron Legacy Official Trailer

SFJ — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:19:22 +0000

I could not be more excited for this:

The Phenomenon of Diglossia in Modern Greek

SFJ — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:45:20 +0000

The Onassis Foundation posted in 2006 a very informative interview with Peter Mackridge, formerly Professor of Modern Greek at Oxford, about the relationship between academic and colloquial Greek. Definitely worth a look.

A Dictionary Story

SFJ — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:09:26 +0000

Very cool experiment with typography and design by Sam Winston.

QR Code (i.e. Bar Code) Generator

SFJ — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:24:37 +0000

Popular with the kids these days, or so I hear. (At least, the kids with Google Android phones.) Get your own here: http://zxing.appspot.com/generator/

Yeasayer, "Ambling Alp"

SFJ — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:22:19 +0000

A super creepy video of a song from my favorite album of 2010 so far, Yeasayer’s Odd Blood:

NSFW: some brief not-very-tantalizing-gross-nudist-beach-style nudity involved.

Interview with the Creator of iBird Explorer iPhone app

SFJ — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:28:30 +0000

Video is here. Probably one of the most impressive apps on the iPhone in terms of detail and comprehensiveness (iTunes link). And my kids love to listen to the songs of different birds. Beautiful and fascinating; the label "reference app" doesn't really cut it.

Uncle Tupelo in 1992

SFJ — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:15:13 +0000

Great find from the early days of Uncle Tupelo.

Shawn Blanc on HDDs, Dropbox, and Backup

SFJ — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:58:56 +0000

His experience is pretty similar to my own, though I’ve been pushing the edge of Dropbox’s space limits for a while. Expandrive plus some kind of hosting may be the answer. See Pick#2 here.