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Filed under 'amazing'
➠ March 15, 2012
➠ July 6, 2011
➠ February 3, 2011
Redis documentation
Redis’s online documentation includes a functioning Redis prompt, so you can play with the example code without leaving the page. Astoundingly helpful.
➠ December 1, 2010
➠ October 5, 2010
A soundtrack to my walk along the Embarcadero
From the "Why I love San Francisco" file. I kept pace with this guy as I walked from Dogpatch Labs to the Ferry Building!
➠ September 21, 2010
Etch A Sketch iPad Case
Nice! I like the idea of rebooting your iPad by holding it upside down and shaking.
➠ September 17, 2010
➠ August 27, 2010
reddit's official statement on prop 19 ads
Reddit’s corporate mommy says they won’t run “Yes on Prop 19” campaign ads, because they don’t “want to benefit financially” from the pot legalization lobby. Reddit then runs the ads for free. <3
➠ August 19, 2010
➠ July 5, 2010
➠ June 14, 2010
➠ June 5, 2010
➠ May 23, 2010
Come party with Lady Gaga
Must read article by Caitlin Moran on meeting, interviewing, then visiting a Berlin sex club with, Lady Gaga. Reminiscent of mid-80’s Smash Hits – It’s that good!
“Despite the undoubted and extreme novelty of such a venue, Adrian – Gaga’s British press officer – and I give away our nationalities instantly when we comment, excitedly, “Oh my God! You can SMOKE in here.” It seems a far more thrilling prospect than… some bumming.”
➠ April 30, 2010
➠ April 27, 2010
➠ April 23, 2010
Muppets wedding cupcakes
Raw amazing. My life will not be complete until I get to eat a Two Snooth cupcake.
➠ April 6, 2010
➠ March 31, 2010
A Turing Machine
I love, love, LOVE this. Someone has built a real-world turing machine which loads programs from an SD card, and uses a dry-erase pen to write on 35mm film leader. Gorgeous.
➠ March 20, 2010
➠ March 18, 2010
Tribute to Famous People by Pomplamoose
The fabulous Pomplamoose have compiled their outstanding cover versions into a new album. Many examples of cover versions being better than the originals, particularly their gorgeous take on “Single Ladies”.
Deconstructing Lady Gaga's "Telephone" Video
It fills my heart with love to see a pop star make a video _worth_ deconstructing! ♥♥♥
➠ March 10, 2010
1024 bits of you and me
Another amazing Kickstarter project - For every $10 you pledge, you receive a 5”x5” mini painting inspired by a word or phrase you submit. The goal: A giant installation of 1,024 such paintings.
➠ March 8, 2010
OK Go Rube Goldberg video: meet the makers!
Interview about the making of the OK Go video. Confirms that there was some light post-production tweaking, but for the most part, what you saw was one machine.
➠ January 24, 2010
Chris Morris's Four Lions: a exclusive clip from the 'jihadist comedy'
Oh man, I can’t wait for this. A clip from Chris Morris’s upcoming comedy about English suicide bombers. Word from Sundance is that it’s as good as “In the Loop”.
➠ January 13, 2010
➠ January 11, 2010
➠ December 26, 2009
➠ December 24, 2009
Shadow Percussion Project
One of my all-time favourite things: A high-school percussion group performing DJ Shadow’s “Building Steam With a Grain of Salt” live.
➠ December 4, 2009
Unhenged: A Coverville Tribute to Spinal Tap
I love Love LOVE the Coverville podcast, and here’s the Spinal Tap tribute album they’ve compiled.
➠ November 24, 2009
➠ September 29, 2009
➠ July 20, 2009
Coverville
Twice-weekly podcast of themed collections of cover versions of songs. HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS SOONER?
Things that are ace about it: 1) The whole songs are played without being talked over. 2) Even if you don’t know the originals, you get a mixed bag of styles of music, and will discover new artists 3) The iTunes version syncs program notes and artwork to your iPhone and uses chapters so you can skip dreadful songs. In summary: AMAZINGNESS!
➠ July 6, 2009
One & Other
A fantastically brilliant, stupid, and downright British arts project. Every hour, a different Briton stands on the “Fourth Plinth” in London’s Trafalgar Square and does whatever they want. The live webcam is somewhere between fascinating and deathly dull. In summary: Amazing.
➠ June 5, 2009
➠ May 27, 2009
Panic Sale!
Them Panic lads know how to make compelling advertising.
➠ April 25, 2009
➠ February 21, 2009
➠ February 6, 2009
➠ February 5, 2009
Barack Obama is tired of your motherfucking shit
Barack Obama recorded an audiobook of Dreams of My Father, which means he says the words of the people in his life. Including Ray, who swore. Which means we have an MP3 of our president saying “You ain’t my bitch, nigga.”
This? Is awesome.
➠ January 15, 2009
➠ January 14, 2009
➠ December 16, 2008
What's In The Box? | Vermillion Lies
One of my favourite music-geek-thrills is hearing a support act at a concert, being wicked impressed, and buying their CD from the merch table afterwards. Vermillion Lies supported Amanda Palmer last night, and were ace in a quirky discordant silly folkpop kind of way. You can download their latest album for free here. Give ‘em a listen, whydontcha?
➠ October 29, 2008
JSSpeccy: A ZX Spectrum emulator in Javascript
Officially the best thing in the entire history of the internet today.
➠ October 27, 2008
➠ October 21, 2008
➠ January 17, 2008
BBC - Press Office - Ashes To Ashes
Ashes to Ashes (the 80’s Life on Mars follow-up) is starting the first week of February, and everything about it sounds bloody AMAZING.
“What’s been your favourite scene to film?” “That would have to be when we were on a speed boat going under Tower Bridge carrying machine guns. Say no more.”
About This Site
This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.
I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.