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BBC Sport Monkey

nobody@vox.com(Ross) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:05:57 -0400

For all the monkey lovers out there -

Olympics 2008 Monkey Movie - BBC Sport

Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy head on a "Journey to the East" for BBC Sport this summer.

This animated sequence, based on the classical Chinese novel, "Journey to the West", has been produced by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, the men behind virtual band Gorillaz.

It will feature on TV, radio, web and mobile, introducing coverage of the Games on BBC Sport - the Olympic broadcaster in the UK.

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New Flickr Video is Pretty Damn Cool

nobody@vox.com(Ross) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:51:25 -0400

Just heard about the new feature for Flickr Pro members - the ability to upload video to your account and tag/organize it just as if it was a picture. Decided to test it out for myself to check out its capabilities, drawbacks, etc.

Pros:

The video quality is much better than YouTube, and by default is bigger than the default YouTube size. Also includes a full-screen option without any hacks!
You can organize/tag the videos just like you do your photos, including adding it to a set/collection.
You can embed the clip in a blog or webpage very easily through the "embed" option, which allows you to set parameters such as size of the clip.
Has the same public/private sharing options as your photos, so if you already have these set up for family members, they'll be able to access the videos the same way they do your photos.
Videos are uploaded the same way you upload photos, and can actually be uploaded in a batch along with photos.
No limit on number of videos you can store in your Pro Account.

Cons

Video size/duration is limited to 150 MB or 90 seconds (whichever is less). Not a big deal for little clips, but it would be nice if this got bumped up a bit for longer videos.
Video uploading is limited to Flickr Pro members. Free members can view publicly-shared videos, but cannot upload them to their accounts.
No Vox integration yet, so no tagging, linking, etc on Vox. You'll have to use the "embed" code to insert a video into a page, for now.

Even if Yahoo/Flickr isn't touting this as a YouTube killer, it's still a very nice application and one that I'll definitely be using in the future.

And a comparison test, for you to see for yourself:

Flickr Version

YouTube Version

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So I'm Crazy? Crazy like a....theremin?!?

nobody@vox.com(Ross) — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:37:24 -0400

Today seems to be my day to post crap I've discovered - let's just say it's been a long day and I'm in no shape to write anything coherent.

Found this via Boing Boing. I've never heard a theremin sound like this...pretty sweet though. The other band members do a decent job, too, especially that kickass drummer.

Gnarls Barkley Crazy Theremin Jam

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