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Pandora + Tunecore = Discovery, Faster

A slightly edited version of an e-mail I sent to Pandora’s bizdev team yesterday. UPDATE: I also forwarded the e-mail to Kevin Seal (Pandora exec. producer), and he replied with a nice, informative e-mail about their plans for the music submission process and their philosophy on curation and access. Dear Pandora, My name is Robbie Mitchell and I am co-founder of a production house...

Mar 31st

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Basecamp: Task Lists vs. Due Dates

UPDATE: 37 Signals has now added due dates to Basecamp To Do items. I’m reposting this from a 37Signals Basecamp forum, where I originally submitted it as a comment. If you use Basecamp you’ll know what I’m talking about; if not, watching the To Do tour video will provide some context. (Because of the Basecamp context, I used “To Do” as an proper noun and avoided...

Mar 30th

Anatomy of a beauty pageant →

This week I had the uncomfortable privilege of serving as a judge for the “Miss Romano-Germanic Philology Department” contest… Brace yourself: I think this is going to be difficult to top in my remaining time here. Nearing the end of his time as a Peace Corps member, my friend James reports on some of his more interesting events… [inconsistentc]

Mar 27th

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The Makers of Things →

When Brooklyn and New York’s population was booming at the end of the 19th century, the best way to get to and from Brooklyn was via ferries. As solutions were considered, I’m sure there were those who simply thought, “More boats!” These ardent defenders of the status quo were not engineers — they were the business. Their goal was not to build something great, but to make a profit. Rands...

Mar 24th

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quarterlifepounder: 03.22.09 What if we could change the speed of our lives? Nate continues to outdo himself with Quarter Life Pounder, a weekly webshow tumbling him through his 25th year of life. I love the honesty and willingness to experiment with format. This one made my day.

Mar 23rd

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Last summer, RRR produced a series of...

Mar 19th

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Every Kanye Sample Ever

Ever wondered where Kanye gets his samples? Look no further. Tessa sent me this today on chat and I spent the ensuing 10 minutes narrating my surprise and amusement. PYT and Bette Midler are notable surprises, and the way “Sing Swan Song” became “Drunk and Hot Girls” with a tight little beat is interesting. Also, “Coldest Winter” (off 808s and...

Mar 19th

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patrickcassels: An incicive commentary on the dangers of political persecution — with fart jokes. Lots and lots of fart jokes. Being an extra is serious business.

Mar 16th

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A Freckle In Time →

You know you’re losing time, which means you’re losing money. But knowing that you’re losing money doesn’t seem to help at all, because you hate the act of time tracking so much, you just estimate at the end of the day (or worse). You’ve tried several different solutions, each time hoping you’d found one you could live with, but in the end they all seem the...

Mar 13th

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A GrandCentral By Any Other Name Still Rules →

David Pogue’s notes: Then, in 2007, Google bought GrandCentral. It stopped accepting new members, ceased any visible work on it, and, apparently, forgot about it completely… As it turns out, the joke was on them. Google was quietly working on GrandCentral all along. Starting Thursday, existing GrandCentral members can upgrade to Google Voice. In a few weeks, after debugging the...

Mar 12th

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Mar 12th

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iTunes 8.1 →

With iTunes DJ, iPhone users that have Apple’s Remote application installed can request songs to be played. Users can also vote to control when songs are played. The DJ feature even has its own preferences, so you can send a welcome message to users and control whether voting is turned on or off. A daydream come true. [via DF]

Mar 12th

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RIM, This Is Downright Rude

text message 12:07 PM, March 11, 2009 From: T-Mobile Subject: Free Message from T-Mobile New software is available for your BlackBerry Curve 8320 smartphone. This software offers the following improvements and new functionality: improved UMA and data performance*, video recording (requires microSD cards)**, HTML email viewing, attachment editing and more. From your PC go to...

Mar 12th

Hot Coffee LIVE at the Tank →

hotcoffeeshow: After months of internet-only improv comedy, Hot Coffee Show is coming to you LIVE. Join us for a night of rollicking scenes, songs, and serious fun. We’d love to see you there! Giddy up. AJ / Chris / Geordie / Matt / Nate / Pippi / and Robbie Thursday, March 19, 2009 9:30pm - 10:30pm The Tank 354 West 45th Street New York, NY View Map hotcoffeeshow@gmail.com It’s go...

Mar 10th

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Behind the Scenes Another promo, another 10...

Mar 3rd