http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ The Villiage Idiot's Perspective en Vox Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:29:02 -0500 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/rawalpindi-tragedy.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(villiageidiot) http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/rawalpindi-tragedy.html?_c=feed-rss http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/rawalpindi-tragedy.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:29:02 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398ccf43b0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398ccf43b0005-50si" alt="Bhutto Before the End" /></a> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398ccf99f0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398ccf99f0003-50si" alt="Barber" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Just had one of those moments when two apparently disconnected memes collide and touch at an emotional level. First of all, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto is described in poignant detail by John Moore on the New York Times web site. At the... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/rawalpindi-tragedy.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398ccd6f20001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> nytimes getty adagio barber bhutto http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/its-been-a-hard-yea-verily-a-hard-days-night.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(villiageidiot) http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/its-been-a-hard-yea-verily-a-hard-days-night.html?_c=feed-rss http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/its-been-a-hard-yea-verily-a-hard-days-night.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:41:08 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398cb202d0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398cb202d0004-50si" alt="Richard III" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> via the inimitable Mr. Kottke and from there to the Cynical-C, we have Peter Sellers adding his own style to a musical classic. Just a little light entertainment. Probably better material for del.icio.us, but what the heck. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/its-been-a-hard-yea-verily-a-hard-days-night.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398cb244e0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/feed-reader-best-practices-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(villiageidiot) http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/feed-reader-best-practices-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/feed-reader-best-practices-1.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:02:55 -0500 I just dropped ComputerWorld's SharkTank from my feed reader. I've been cleaning up my subscriptions. I have way more subscriptions then humanly possible to consume (and he's not human - so don't interrupt me). When I started using Google's rea... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/feed-reader-best-practices-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398c51fa00001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> feedreader bestpractice http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/the-gael-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(villiageidiot) http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/the-gael-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/the-gael-1.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:38:17 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398c41c260004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398c41c260004-50si" alt="Nike Football Leave Nothing" /></a> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398c41e620004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398c41e620004-50si" alt="14 - Last Of The Mohicans" /></a> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398c4230f0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398c4230f0005-50si" alt="The Last of the Mohicans" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> My 17 year old daughter says "I don't get it" watching the latest Nike commercial. The commercial, featuring Sean Merriman transitioning seamlessly between games with different opponents and different playing conditions. She's trying to find th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/the-gael-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398c40ac50001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music nike gael mohican promontory http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/rockpile-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(villiageidiot) http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/rockpile-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/rockpile-1.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:09:28 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/rockpile/?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398c007920005-50si" alt="Rockpile" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I was listening to XM Radio's Deep Tracks program hosted by Bob Dylan today when they played "Teacher Teacher" by Rockpile. It's one of those familiar songs you (or at least I) could not place. I knew I'd heard it before but couldn't recall wher... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/rockpile-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398c008330003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new wave rockabilly lowe edmunds rockpile http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/gas-tips.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(villiageidiot) http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/gas-tips.html?_c=feed-rss http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/gas-tips.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:07:12 -0500 The following snip has been posted a dozen times around the internet. I received it in an e-mail from my favorite propagator of urban myths so I have to be a little careful simply posting without some caveats. It's interesting but the source is ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/gas-tips.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398be20be0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tips gas http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/milk.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(villiageidiot) http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/milk.html?_c=feed-rss http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/milk.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:33:46 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/link/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398bb41e50001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398bb41e50001-50si" alt="MILK" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/milk.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398bb57fb0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> desk minimilist http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/qotd-one-small-act-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(villiageidiot) http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/qotd-one-small-act-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/qotd-one-small-act-1.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 02 Sep 2007 20:33:53 -0400 What small act of kindness have you done in the last thirty days? Submitted by One Kind Act. I spent time talking to the mother whose daughter had been suspended from a sports team for violating a school rule (and state law). Other parents w... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/qotd-one-small-act-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398a439bc0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd recent kindness http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/qotd-one-small-act.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(villiageidiot) http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/qotd-one-small-act.html?_c=feed-rss http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/qotd-one-small-act.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 02 Sep 2007 20:33:52 -0400 What small act of kindness have you done in the last thirty days? Submitted by One Kind Act. I spent time talking to the mother whose daughter had been suspended from a sports team for violating a school rule (and state law). Other parents w... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/qotd-one-small-act.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398a42ebc0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd recent kindness http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-photography---allow-me-to-explain.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(villiageidiot) http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-photography---allow-me-to-explain.html?_c=feed-rss http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-photography---allow-me-to-explain.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:04:37 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398a40f9b0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398a40f9b0001-50si" alt="Descending to Light" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Show us a photo that requires an explanation. My daughter wanted to enter a photograph in a local art contest. She insists she does better when she gives the effort less effort and looks for an 'artistic' perspective. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villiageidiot.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-photography---allow-me-to-explain.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252372ad604a00e398a4288d0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> vox hunt hpphotography what do you have to say?