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by Jeff Heusser
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Sirius XM Stupidity
Those who follow this blog know I have been a huge fan of Sirius since 2005 and supported the merger to form Sirius XM. My lease came up on my car and the new one came with XM pre-installed. What a shock to discover that over a year since the merger I was unable to add the radio at a reduced rate like I would get if it was a Sirius radio pre-installed. Their systems are still seperate and the only option they gave me was pay full price for a new XM subscription. I am taking the three month free trial but it is up to Sirius XM if I remain a customer after that.
Digi-Novel
Anthony E. Zuiker (creator CSI) was on Craig Ferguson promoting his new book that is a “Digi-Novel” - each chapter has a code at the end that can be entered on a website to view a movie that bridges the chapters… these show what the characters saw, for example. The book (Level 26: Dark Origins) can also be bought as an iPhone app that has the book and the movies all incorporated. Very clever thinking to extend books in new ways.
82% of Americans never leave home without their cel »
Fascinating survey looks at cel phone usage in US.
Improv Everywhere teams up with NBC’s Today Show for a musical number at Trump Tower. NBC brought hidden robotic cameras. (via Gizmodo)
“By the time it was over, medics had administered government-run health care to at least five people in the crowd who were stricken as they denounced government-run health care.”
Carlton Dry: Rocket Car. hysterical. #vfx by Iloura
WebEcoist: Water On Lens: Underwater Stage Filming and Photography - a collection of images shot in Water facilities available at Pinewood Studios - link here
The Daily Show: The 11/3 Project - There’s a war going on in America, and the stakes are nothing less than Glenn Beck’s internal organs.
Beautiful music video for “Low Rising” from The Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová - you may remember them from the movie “Once”)
Ars Technica: Tripit review »
I am very fond of Tripit, this is a nice writeup explaining it
Synergy? A Brita water filter ad on the NBC Community page with a clip featuring character named Britta.
Wow… Philip Bloom’s Venice’s People: Canon 7D 24p. Short piece made entirely with the 7D and a mic mounted to top of camera.
(By the way it’s Venice beach so don’t crank the volume with the kiddies around)
DirecTV started using dead celebs with Chris Farley but these ads may be talking it too far :)
(via AgencySpy)
