I’ve known about the ability to watch high quality YouTube videos for a while now and even have my account preference set to it. But I didn’t know of a way to actually embed the high quality version of a video, until now. Kottke has a post explaining how to embed a high quality YouTube video into your site.
A strong line of thunderstorms moved through the area today which consisted of some impressive cloud formations. What really struck me was the rate at which the clouds were traveling. So a whipped out my point and shoot and captured some footage.
With the release of the Ghosts I-IV album a few months ago, Nine Inch Nails has been holding a film festival on YouTube. The idea being to take the tracks from Ghosts and apply imagery you feel fits the tracks best. And since the album was released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike license, this is a legit use of the music.
I thought my cloud footage fit nicely with one of the Ghosts tracks, so this is my submission.
I’ve always been a fan of the Food Network show Good Eats with Alton Brown. I like the simple and straight forward approach to explaining how the cooking world works. And recently, I’ve become a big Tea fan. Here’s two great videos of a good eats episode where he explains the nuances of tea.
code_swarm - Python from Michael Ogawa on Vimeo.
Visualizing the commit history of the Python scripting language project. (via Chris Glass)
Playing the Building is a fascinating project by David Byrne where he hooks up an old pump organ to the The Battery Maritime Building in New York. Various motors are attached to the different pipes, radiators and other metal structural elements of the building, each giving off a unique sound when the corresponding key on the organ is played. (via Greg O’Keeffe)
Big Ideas (don’t get any) from James Houston on Vimeo
Now this is pretty awesome. It’s a remix of the song “Nude” by Radiohead using old malfunctioning electronic equipment.
“I asked him if he’d come up with a few options. And he said “No, I will solve your problem for you. And you will pay me. And you don’t have to use the solution; if you want options, go talk to other people.””
“You never call it art. Art is if you’re lucky.”
Driving Rain from Jim Barraud on Vimeo.
Outside the Media-Hive office window.
“Don’t try to be original, just try to be good”
UPDATE: The original YouTube video I embedded here no longer exists (thanks YouTube), but there’s a much higher quality version available at the official Paul Rand site. Paul Rand : Induction to the One Club Hall Of Fame
I missed the live radiohead webcast that took place a couple days ago, but I’ve been able to catch up on some highlights via YouTube. The above clip is my favorite.
View more clips, including the entire webcast, here