http://www.tinkerx.com Creative flux for our heap of broken images. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:35:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yes, but they know that a certain percentage of the population does this. And they also know which of us are schizophrenic and which are just wiseneheimers. http://www.tinkerx.com/2009/01/02/yes-but/ I have come down from the mountain with wisdom for you, my children. I am going to define "art," and then discuss how TV almost never is, video gaming isn't yet (possibly never may be), and why you don't need to worry about it. Unless, of course, your art requires ... http://www.tinkerx.com/2008/12/31/tv-video-games-art-artistry-craft-and-the-answers-to-all-your-questions/ This is a kinda gooey post. So if you want satire and irony and schadenfreude, etc... come back in the New Year. There'll be plenty. Today, though. My Christmas gift. I got some good books from my Amazon list, but that's not the story. I got the "Breaking Bad News with Baby Animals" ... http://www.tinkerx.com/2008/12/26/my-christmas-present/ Not necessarily safe for work. Especially if you work in advertising. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnxSEg8pQlw[/youtube] http://www.tinkerx.com/2008/12/22/this-is-perfect/ Cold, Stiff Walk with me again like we walked home from school when sticky, yellow buses couldn’t wait for drama and debates. Snow-congested, gravid Boston skies harrowed moisture from the corners of our eyes. Trees shamed bare of gaudy, orange leaves stood naked, proud of winter’s clarity. Breath comes quick. Too cold to talk. Legs pumped, rubber boots cracked ice, ... http://www.tinkerx.com/2008/12/20/new-poem-winter-triptych/   In 2006, I wrote a post called The UnGrinch 25; a list of ideas on how to keep the fun, spirit and joy in your holiday season. Last year I upped the ante by doubling the happy happy with 50 ideas. I can't keep up with a geometric progression like that, ... http://www.tinkerx.com/2008/11/22/christmas-spirit-22-60-ungrinchy-ideas-for-2008/ Last week, "the stick" was entered into the National Toy Hall of Fame. [Note: I link to the Wikipedia article rather than the NTHF's page because it has more information, presented more readily, than the NTHF's site itself, the page for inductees at which appears to be busted]. That's awesome. ... http://www.tinkerx.com/2008/11/08/dickie-the-stick-my-first-lesson-in-media-literacy/ Great new panel over at XKCD: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="460" caption="XKCD comic: Faust 2.0"][/caption] We've all been annoyed (at least) and possibly troubled by the reams of legal text that accompany any software installation, along with a little box that says, "I agree." I've often wondered whether or not any enterprising and/or ... http://www.tinkerx.com/2008/11/08/eula-and-anti-lock-brakes/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHZUPJji6w8[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPzNl6NKAG0[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt_4bFjyYuU[/youtube] http://www.tinkerx.com/2008/11/08/fat-cat-box-repeat-i-love-teh-intertubez/ My friend Neil, an old college buddy and a "pre-neo-con, old school Republican," called to thank me and congratulate Ohio, on my behalf, for "going blue" for Obama. You're welcome, Neil. For the first time in a long time, I'm less cynical today than I was yesterday. We're praying for you, and ... http://www.tinkerx.com/2008/11/05/blue-ohio-youre-welcome-neil/