Brent T.

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For A Good Time…

Brent T. posted an article on - Dec 15, 2011, 12:14 am
For a good time.. open up terminal or a shell and telnet into miku.acm.uiuc.edu….gotta love the old school implementation of an old meme.
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Live Beatbox of Whole Lotta Love by Michael Winslow

Brent T. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2011, 8:44 am
This is nuts. Acoustic live version by Michael Winslow of Whole Lotta Love originally by Led Zeppelin though via beatbox, acoustic guitar + almost perfect matching of Robert Plants’ voice on tv talkshow Senkveld med Thomas og Harald…friggin amazing.
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The Next Dropbox?

Brent T. posted an article on - Sep 19, 2011, 11:26 am
Has dropbox’s reign finally started to decline? We’ve all heard and/or experienced their lack of security, and it seems others have stepped up with their own versions. Some already launched, some still in open beta. Take a look and see for yourself if any of these options can replace your depen...
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The New Bread Of Social Metrics

Brent T. posted an article on - Sep 17, 2011, 12:43 pm
For the longest time most people were told that more = better, especially when it comes to twitter followers. Luckily for them some have been corrected and now ‘see the light.’ Having a lot of people seeing your tweet is one thing, having a small group talk about you about the product with you a...
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Patagonia Selling Used Clothing In New Campaign

Brent T. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2011, 11:02 am
Famous for their durable and dependable hardware and outdoor gear, California based brand Patagonia has just started a new campaign along with Ebay and the Common Threads Initiative encouraging customers to sell their used gear on ebay so those who normally couldn’t afford the somewhat high-priced...
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We Need A New Approach To Web Security

Brent T. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2011, 9:04 am
So every week it seems a new set of supposedly secure organizations/websites get hacked, including two days ago the very organization that was created to lead the effort in cyber security for the United States, the RSA (as well as one CIA site) were hacked + even altered. Does anyone else think it...
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Kindle's New Tablet PC

Brent T. posted an article on - Sep 3, 2011, 9:13 am
Taken from techcrunch the other day, it appears that amazon is about to release their own version of a tablet pc, similar to the iPad, but different in so many ways…primarily in that it’s only going to be offered in one size: 7″. So smart of them if they end up sticking to it. Keeps them out ...
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How Black People See White People – Documentary

Brent T. posted an article on - Sep 3, 2011, 6:46 am
A “serious” documentary that came out where they essentially took all their assumptions based on loosely watching groups in Africa and produced this gem…..by gem i mean it makes you want to say “Reaaallly?! This was green-lighted by someone funding it?” Yeah, they’re so way off reality i...
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Why Can't I Own A Canadian?

Brent T. posted an article on - Jul 18, 2011, 11:12 am
This is just one of many reasons why i love Google’s auto-suggest.
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A Final ASCII Farewell From The Lulz Sec Crew

Brent T. posted an article on - Jun 26, 2011, 7:42 am
A final ascii farewell from the lulzsec crew as they ‘disband’… taken from (which will prob be down soon): http://pastebin.com/1znEGmHa . /$$ /$$ /$$$$$$ .| $$ | $$ /$$__ $$ .| $$ /$$ /$$| $$ /$$$$$$$$| $$ \__/ /$$$$$$ /$$$$$$...
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Set Sail Covering Little Lion Man (a Mumford & Sons song)

Brent T. posted an article on - Jun 18, 2011, 3:23 am
WOW. Now this is how you cover songs… you make it your own. Plus you play it with a full band on a street corner. The band playing is Set Sail covering Little Lion Man originally by Mumford & Sons. Came across this on a great covers blog called Copy Cats. Anyhow, here’s a quote
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If This Is How Canadians Riot I'm Moving

Brent T. posted an article on - Jun 16, 2011, 5:51 pm
6/17/11 UPDATE #2 The news source that corrected me the first time turned out to be WRONG!! They interviewed the father, the kid is from australia and yes, they were going at it.. Way to go!! CORRECTION: Everyone has been sharing this pic thinking it’s a romantic photo in the middle of a riot. I&#...
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Samuel L. Jackson – Go The Fuck To Sleep

Brent T. posted an article on - Jun 15, 2011, 10:57 pm
I love this. It’s Samuel L. Jackson doing an AWESOME narration of the children’s book “Go The F*ck To Sleep”…. the intro is also money, and yes, he reads it legitimately as it’s supposed to be read. If Shel Silverstein were still alive, this is how i’d imagine he’d read it…. yes, l...
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Corona Light – Party Mashup

Brent T. posted an article on - Apr 14, 2011, 9:13 am
Please install Adobe Flash to watch this video. Here’s the latest for Corona Light by La Comunidad that’s aimed at a target group who (and i quote their press release): “If they returned from a vacation would say, ‘You can’t believe what we did,’ not where they have gone.” Essentially ...
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F*ck You! Pay Me.

Brent T. posted an article on - Apr 7, 2011, 1:36 pm
This comes to us from Mike Monteiro, the co-founder and Design Director of Mule Design Studio (muledesign.com), during his speech at the San Francisco Chapter of Creative Mornings. Just watch it… you know you feel the same way.
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And Now For Something Awesome

Brent T. posted an article on - Mar 17, 2011, 4:44 pm
Happy St. Patricks Day. Enjoy!
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The Real Most Interesting Man In The World

Brent T. posted an article on - Feb 3, 2011, 7:48 am
Great article in the NewYorker on Jonathan Goldsmith, best known as the actor who portrays the lead character in Dos Equis campaign “The Most Interesting Man In The World.” Apparently his own real life experiences aren’t too far from being worthy of their own versions of the hilariously script...
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HP and Tron: Legacy Live Projection Mapping

Brent T. posted an article on - Dec 3, 2010, 12:34 am
This is one of the coolest outdoor exhibits i’ve seen in a long time…I only wish it wasn’t all the way in London so I could see it up close in person. This is the HP ePrint & Tron: Legacy Experience live projection mapping on the roof of the QEH on London’s Southbank. It was
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This is Awesome – Danny MacAskill "Way Back Home"

Brent T. posted an article on - Nov 17, 2010, 10:52 am
Was just sent this video by a friend & had to share it… it’s Danny MacAskill traveling back to his home the only way he knows how…by riding his bike all along the way. If you’re a fan of beautiful cinematography, amazing street biking and killer soundtracks then this is right up your alley. ...
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The Decline Of Yahoo Infographic

Brent T. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2010, 7:31 am
Well, it was about time someone came out with this – It’s an infographic charting the rise & fall of Yahoo!
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Mr. Peanut Returns After 94 Years of Silence

Brent T. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2010, 6:52 am
After being silent for 94 years Mr. Peanut, the beloved spokesperson & icon for snack nut brand Planters, is now featured in two stop-motion commercials just in time for the holiday season. Produced by BEING, USA along with Smuggler and Laika/house both spots feature Robert Downey, Jr as the voice o...
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Snickers – Movember Billboard

Brent T. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2010, 6:45 am
Well folks, we’re almost a week into Movember so I thought i’d share a recent billboard produced by Colenso BBDO, Auckland for Snickers to help promote Movember and Prostate Cancer Research. If you haven’t heard of it before, Movember’s a great charity that started a few years ago in Melbour...
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Google Releases Mod_pagespeed For A Faster Apache!

Brent T. posted an article on - Nov 3, 2010, 3:28 pm
Running your website or app off a small VPS or old computer? Want to speed up load times? Google can help! Today Google released a new apache module called mod_pagespeed that implements over 15 server optimizations that supposedly can reduce page load times by up to 50%! Some important features of m...
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T-Mobile: Welcome Home Flashmob

Brent T. posted an article on - Nov 3, 2010, 9:12 am
While on the topic of cell-phone providers, I stumbled across a recent post on adliterate with the above T-Mobile spot making use of improv/flashmob/crowd-participation. Unlike a lot of the flashmob promotions i’ve seen in the past, this one is presented in a way that doesn’t hinder your desire ...
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T-Mobile Disses AT&T In Latest Commercial

Brent T. posted an article on - Nov 3, 2010, 8:32 am
T-Mobile slaps AT&T around in their latest commercial for the new myTouch 4G with video chat powered by Qik. Quoting their tagline: T-Mobile’s new myTouch 4G does things an iPhone 4 on AT&T’s network can’t. For starters, you can video chat right away no Wi-Fi required. . Ouch. I do wonder thou...
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Mad Men – The Theme Song Performed Live

Brent T. posted an article on - Oct 18, 2010, 4:35 am
In celebration of last night’s season finale of Mad Men, here’s a pretty good cover of the theme song (which is A Beautiful Mine by RJD2) performed live with a full band. From the creators: We loved the song “A Beautiful Mine” by RJD2 that plays during the opening credits of “Mad Men.” W...
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Denver PodCamp – Oct. 1-2

Brent T. posted an article on - Sep 29, 2010, 11:48 pm
So this might be last minute (free beer), but hey, who doesn’t like spontaneity? This Friday and Saturday we’ll be hosting the first PodCamp Denver (Free beer), and as you can see by the short little promo above, we’ve got some pretty talented folks involved with this project, including the us...
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Nike – Boom

Brent T. posted an article on - Sep 29, 2010, 11:25 pm
If you caught last weeks Monday Night Football you probably witnessed part of a new Nike campaign from Wieden + Kennedy called BOOM. Yes, you read that correctly….first they tell us to Just Do It..now we must BOOM. So far the one shown above with Rick Ross has been the ‘talk of the town’ as...
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Find out who else is hosted on your IP

Brent T. posted an article on - Sep 18, 2010, 6:22 pm
Ever wonder what other websites were hosted on the same IP as yours (this might be useful if you’re using a shared hosting account to see just how crowded the server you’re on really is)? Heck, ever wonder what other websites might be on a competitors IP or domain name? Well you might already be...
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Southwest Airlines – Stakeout & Runner

Brent T. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2010, 4:36 am
Here are two of the latest spots from Southwest Airlines and GSD&M Idea City which are part of their Bags Fly Free campaign that has been running for most of this year. While some of the spots in this campaign have been hit-or-miss in my opinion, I’ve come to enjoy seeing the various incarnations ...
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Kindle takes on Ipad in Latest Spot

Brent T. posted an article on - Sep 14, 2010, 6:23 am
Apparently first airing yesterday during Good Morning America, this new Amazon spot goes head to head with Apple’s new iPad by pointing out not only how much easier it is to read the screen of the Kindle in direct sunlight but also the huge price difference between the two devices. I happen to hav...
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How To Be A Billion Dollar Content Farm – Demand Media

Brent T. posted an article on - Aug 17, 2010, 5:57 pm
From the AuthorityLabs blog Ever wonder how some of the webs most popular content driven sites do financially? Here’s an infographic pulled together by the folks over at AuthorityLabs which breaks down Demand Media, their holdings, how much they pay their freelance writers per article and best of ...
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Dante's Hell – The Internet

Brent T. posted an article on - Aug 6, 2010, 6:55 am
Came across this little gem the other day and just had to repost it. It’s the internet, as seen through the eyes of Dante’s The Divine Comedy….I give you: Dante’s Internet. via ForeverGeek.
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Giving Pelé The Final Goal – 1284

Brent T. posted an article on - Jun 19, 2010, 8:38 am
On the very top of my list of favorite World Cup videos that i’ve ever see so far, here’s one called 1284 from Y&R Brazil and Energy. It begins with soccer legend Pelé saying, If I could replay my life, maybe if I scored my last goal with the Brazilian Team, i’d like that… Shot
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Looking For Privacy On The Web?

Brent T. posted an article on - Jun 13, 2010, 10:10 am
If you’re like me then you probably spend more time working on your laptop outside of your office than inside. This also includes surfing facebook on your iphone while waiting in line at the coffeshop. By now you probably already know of just how insecure wireless really is, but how can you ensure...
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2010 AICP Show Reel

Brent T. posted an article on - Jun 10, 2010, 11:13 pm
2010 AICP Show Sponsor Reel Sequence from Brand New School on Vimeo. Here’s the clip for the 2010 AICP Show – The Art & Technique of the American Commercial. Anyhow, over the new few weeks you can catch this at any of the shows in the following locations: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Minneapolis,...
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Interview with the Most Interesting Man In the World

Brent T. posted an article on - May 5, 2010, 6:50 pm
First off, I know that on this site there has been a lot of debate as to the real name of the actor who portrays the infamous Most Interesting Man In The World in all of those Dos Equis commercials so hopefully this will answer all your skeptics for the last time. You can find
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Boulder Startup Week Kicks Off Today!

Brent T. posted an article on - May 4, 2010, 2:22 pm
Today kicks off the first leg of the Boulder Startup Week. It’ll run from the 4th through the 8th and features 55 events ranging from hackathons, coworking sessions, parties, user-group meetings and even hiking & biking trips! To top it all off there’s a New Tech Meetup tonight where six local s...
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Colonel Sanders as guest on What's My Line? (1964)

Brent T. posted an article on - Apr 12, 2010, 4:12 am
This is one videoclip that must have been pulled from the deep back corners of the archives: It’s Kentucky Fried Chickens celebrity spokesman, founder & social icon Colonel Harland Sanders as the weekly guest on the popular CBS game show What’s My Line? (circa 1964). People talk a lot these days...
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Some Infographics Need More Info, Less Graphics

Brent T. posted an article on - Apr 12, 2010, 3:59 am
I came across this Infographic about Infographics (created by Phil Gyford) the other day and couldn’t help but share it. It’s so true that’s it’s actually pretty funny. Infographics seem to be the latest trend these days for displaying data of any sort, even being seen used as a creative new...
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