http://noteasilyamused.com Thoughts on avant media culture and its effect upon discourse, thought patterns, social behavior and the taste of beer. NEVER links to YouTube, kittens, or Pr0n (go ask a 12 yr old)... and, NEVER EVER telling you it's chocolate when it's not. Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:03:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Brian Eno wants you to think about time. Not in terms of the three minute pop song, the 30 second TV spot, a day in the life, or fame's fleeting fifteen. He wants to change your concept of "now" by stretching your notion of time. To that end, consider the ... http://noteasilyamused.com/2007/08/20/brian-eno-concept-of-now/ Recently, I've been driven to seek content online that I could have consumed via my Time Warner Cable tether. Televised content on the web is a different proposition than video that originated on the web. "TV on the web" implies a crossover of content from broadcast or cable delivery to ... http://noteasilyamused.com/2007/08/16/tv-on-the-web-missed-opportunities-pt-1/ MyDamnChannel hit the web and was within minutes dubbed a "Funny Or Die Clone." Was someone holding an embargoed press release? Dunno. I'll get beyond just cribbing from the press release and quickly clicking a couple of things to look at MyDamnChannel in more depth. First, the press release regurgitation: "My ... http://noteasilyamused.com/2007/08/02/my-damn-channel-joins-the-fray/ The United States Congress is 84% male. And 84% white. Whether that is a representation of the people they serve (and whether interests are ably represented, unaligned as electees are with the race, gender and class of their constituents) has been debated for as long a white men have dominated ... http://noteasilyamused.com/2007/08/01/how-white-male-is-the-web/ Some appreciate the convenience and customized feel that cookies bring to web browsing. Others prefer a more anonymous existence; foregoing the personalization of their experience --being recognized at favorite destinations-- in order to limit the collection of data about their online habits. If your key ring is a fistful of ... http://noteasilyamused.com/2007/07/30/online-tracking-ads-bugs-cookies/ If I had my way, every person who picked up the cam-du-jour to add to the tubeness of the world would hear echoes of dear old dad saying, "Uh... wait a minute there. What EXACTLY do you think you're about to do with my [choose one: power tool, Hustler magazine, ... http://noteasilyamused.com/2007/07/24/stop-just-ask-why-video/