I’m loving the new single from Cee Lo Green, F**k You.
Cee Lo Green is one half of the musical duo, Gnarls Barkley.
F**k You song is a funky, soulful, and sweet tune. The lyrics are very clever and playful. The type animation for the video is an A+!
Enjoy!
Update
Here is another version of the video. This one is a great as well!
I’m still trying to wrap my head around what Ping actual is or could become. Here are my initial thoughts on Ping, the new music social network from Apple that is built into iTunes 10:
So far I like it. Its easy to use. I’ve already found my friends on it. However, I’m left wondering ‘how much will I actually use this?’ I think I now know the answer to this. “When I’m looking for new entertainment.”
I don’t think Ping is necessarily built like Facebook or Twitter. I’m not sure its made to be used everyday. I think its more like Angie’s List, a network of people that want good reliable and fair service, and are interested in finding others with this same interest. Ping is very similar to this. A service where you can find others that have similar tastes when you are looking for that something new to occupy your brian.
Having iTunes open isn’t a big deal for me. I have it open everyday. While I’m working. I have it open daily to download the latest episodes of the Daily Show and podcasts. And I’m constantly syncing my iPhone to it to keep it backed up and up to date. I think many others have a routine similar to this or it at least encompasses one these habits.
Initially, I thought that Ping should be outside of iTunes, like Twitter and Facebook. But I think Ping’s strength could be from being inside of iTunes. The social network that is there when you might be open to a suggestion of a new band that sounds nothing like what your are currently listening to, but somehow sounds so damn good that you can’t live without it anymore.
If you aren’t already buying your content from iTunes, this probably isn’t for you. You’ll probably never have your cursor near the iTunes Store to ever remember to open Ping back up to see what somebody else has told the world that they liked.
That being said I think I would like some way of seeing what others are listening to while they are working at their computer or when they are listening to music on their iPhone. But this isn’t a big deal. Finding another amazing band that I didn’t know existed seems like it could be iTunes secret weapon.
I had the pleasure to watch Ponyo over the weekend. I must admit, I wasn’t really looking forward to watching the movie. From the trailer, I was unable to make out what the movie was going to be about. I should have know that was a clue that the movie was going to be damn good!
I had borrowed the movie from a friend and it has been sitting on the side of my TV for over 2 months! I didn’t watch it until he requested for it back so that his daughter could enjoy it once again. Being a Miyazaki fan, I had to watch it before I gave it back.
I must say, I loved it! The movie is a re-imagining of the Little Mermaid and I have to say it is very different and completely excellent. Ponyo is adorable and her father, “the evil wizard” is so quirky and refreshing to see.
Brief thoughts on what I love about this movie and Miyazaki movies in general:
I enjoyed this movie very much. I would really like to watch it again to see all that I have missed.
Sometimes, while I’m working, walking, or driving, I enjoy listening to only the audio of my favorite tv shows or podcasts. Here is a quick tip if you find yourself needing to listen to only the audio of your favorite videos on your iPhone or iPod touch. This also works on an iPad.
This site is dedicated to my thoughts on web technologies, food, gadgets, art, dog training, and possibly politics. It might just be links to the Daily Show clips that I enjoyed most. You get the idea. I don’t really know.
I do plan to post my experiments with HTML5 and CSS3.
