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new-aesthetic:

“The group responsible for these “Happy Birthday, [Your Name Here]” songs, Birthday Song Crew, apparently didn’t want to shell out licensing fees for the familiar “Happy Birthday” song, nor risk legal action for using it without permission. Instead they simply wrote some new tunes with deceptive titles “Happy Birthday (Reggae)”, “Happy Birthday (Jazzy),” and “Happy Birthday (Hillbilly),” each of which is a depressingly bad genre pastiche. They are not the “Happy Birthday” you’re looking for, and on top of that, they’re musically awful. You may also notice in the screenshot above that some names appear twice. That, as far as I can tell, is because the “Happy Birthday, Jerome!” at the very beginning of the song has a slightly different intonation on some tracks, and the duplicated names are the ones where both intonations are available.”

The Echo Nest Blog: How We Cope with Spammers, Fakers, and Cloners

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new-aesthetic: “The group responsible for these “Happy Birthday, [Your Name Here]” songs, Birthday Song Crew, apparently didn’t want to shell out licensing fees for the familiar “Happy Birthday” song, nor risk legal action for using it without permission. Instead they simply wrote some new tunes with deceptive titles “Happy Birthday (Reggae)”, “Happy Birthday (Jazzy),” and “Happy Birthday (Hillbilly),” each of which is a depressingly bad genre pastiche. They are not the “Happy Birthday” you’re looking for, and on top of that, they’re musically awful. You may also notice in the screenshot above that some names appear twice. That, as far as I can tell, is because the “Happy Birthday, Jerome!” at the very beginning of the song has a slightly different intonation on some tracks, and the duplicated names are the ones where both intonations are available.” The Echo Nest Blog: How We Cope with Spammers, Fakers, and Cloners
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"僕らがユーチューブにコンテンツをアップロードするのは、巨大なピラミッドに石を積んでいるようなものなのかもしれない。僕らはユーチューブのユーザーのつもりでいるけど、視点を変えると、ユーチューブ帝国の奴隷なのかもしれないですよ。"
なんでコンテンツにカネを払うのさ？デジタル時代のぼくらの著作権入門 / 岡田 斗司夫 (via highlight)

thisistheverge:

Daft Punk’s “Contact” Versus 2001: A Space Odyssey (by dj200423)

You’ll want to go full screen for this.

On a whim, I tried playing Contact against the end segment of 2001 and it synced up flawlessly. The film and song aren’t edited in any way, they both play out in full duration. It’s incredible how well they match.
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"始業前に余裕を持って出勤するのは、一般的には仕事をスムーズに運ぶ上で良いこととされる。だが仕事に密接に関わることは本来、労働時間に含まれる。例えば制服や作業着に着替える時間。これを争った大手造船会社の勤務をめぐる裁判では二〇〇〇年三月、着替え時間も労働時間に含まれると最高裁が判断した。"

中日新聞:＜はたらく＞始業前出勤　強制か心掛けか　「出勤遅延未遂」責められた駅員が自殺:暮らし(CHUNICHI Web)

着替えはともかく、（塾の）割りと詳細なレポート作成は確実に労働だったのに時間外だったのを思い出した。

laughingsquid:

Grumpy Kitty, ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Meets Grumpy Cat T-Shirt Design

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laughingsquid: Grumpy Kitty, ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Meets Grumpy Cat T-Shirt Design

laughingsquid:

The Tea Calendar, A Calendar With a Wafer of Tea For Every Day

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laughingsquid: The Tea Calendar, A Calendar With a Wafer of Tea For Every Day

laughingsquid:

Amusing ‘Lord of the Rings’ Walking Directions From the Shire to Mordor in Google Maps

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laughingsquid: Amusing ‘Lord of the Rings’ Walking Directions From the Shire to Mordor in Google Maps
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Using Network Analysis in Big Data

thisistheverge:

Spotify’s nightmare realized: Chrome extension allows MP3 download of any song

A new Chrome extension lets Spotify users permanently download any song currently available from the streaming music service, a massive slip-up that could quickly upset record labels and music publishers. The Downloadify tool appears to take advantage of weak (or nonexistent) encryption in Spotify’s web player, which the company launched in beta back in November. By simply installing the extension — freely available in the Chrome Web Store — and starting to play a song, users will download a full, DRM-free MP3 file of the track.

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thisistheverge: Spotify’s nightmare realized: Chrome extension allows MP3 download of any song A new Chrome extension lets Spotify users permanently download any song currently available from the streaming music service, a massive slip-up that could quickly upset record labels and music publishers. The Downloadify tool appears to take advantage of weak (or nonexistent) encryption in Spotify’s web player, which the company launched in beta back in November. By simply installing the extension — freely available in the Chrome Web Store — and starting to play a song, users will download a full, DRM-free MP3 file of the track.
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Thoughts of a Learner: Omnifocus and AppleScripts

nevver:

Happy May Day

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nevver: Happy May Day
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"初めて「写真」という言葉が使われたのは司馬江漢より二十年前、第八代秋田藩主で画家の佐竹山の『画法綱領』（一七七八年）である。山は文人画の「筆意」と区別するために「写真」という言葉を用いた。書家が、筆の勢いのなかである芸術性を表現するような仕方が「筆意」である。「筆意」というのは、達磨の画のようなものを想定してもらうとわかりやすい。江漢も山も芸術性を誇る文人画は役に立たないおもちゃ、「物」にすぎないと否定した。"
ミカドの肖像 (小学館文庫) / 猪瀬 直樹 (via highlight)
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"「グーグルで２回検索すると、コーヒー１杯分のお湯を沸かすのと同じだけCO2を発生させる」と批判されているとはいえ、ここまで省電力、コスト減を徹底する姿勢は凄まじい。"
アップル、グーグル、マイクロソフト～クラウド、携帯端末戦争のゆくえ～ (光文社新書) / 岡嶋 裕史 (via highlight)
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kotoripiyopiyo:

letsbuildahome-fr:

Le Corbusier greeting cards by Stefi Orazi Studio via Dezeen

Created by designer Stefi Orazi, the cards portray some of the modernist architect’s best-known projects using simple graphics. Le Corbusier’s Notre Dame du Haut chapel in Ronchamp, Villa Savoye in Poissy, Cité de Refuge in Paris and Unité d’Habitation projects in Marseille and Berlin all feature on the front of the cards. Each pack contains six blank A6 cards and envelopes, which are available at the designer’s online store.

色味

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kotoripiyopiyo: letsbuildahome-fr: Le Corbusier greeting cards by Stefi Orazi Studio via Dezeen Created by designer Stefi Orazi, the cards portray some of the modernist architect’s best-known projects using simple graphics. Le Corbusier’s Notre Dame du Haut chapel in Ronchamp, Villa Savoye in Poissy, Cité de Refuge in Paris and Unité d’Habitation projects in Marseille and Berlin all feature on the front of the cards. Each pack contains six blank A6 cards and envelopes, which are available at the designer’s online store. 色味
kotoripiyopiyo: letsbuildahome-fr: Le Corbusier greeting cards by Stefi Orazi Studio via Dezeen Created by designer Stefi Orazi, the cards portray some of the modernist architect’s best-known projects using simple graphics. Le Corbusier’s Notre Dame du Haut chapel in Ronchamp, Villa Savoye in Poissy, Cité de Refuge in Paris and Unité d’Habitation projects in Marseille and Berlin all feature on the front of the cards. Each pack contains six blank A6 cards and envelopes, which are available at the designer’s online store. 色味
kotoripiyopiyo: letsbuildahome-fr: Le Corbusier greeting cards by Stefi Orazi Studio via Dezeen Created by designer Stefi Orazi, the cards portray some of the modernist architect’s best-known projects using simple graphics. Le Corbusier’s Notre Dame du Haut chapel in Ronchamp, Villa Savoye in Poissy, Cité de Refuge in Paris and Unité d’Habitation projects in Marseille and Berlin all feature on the front of the cards. Each pack contains six blank A6 cards and envelopes, which are available at the designer’s online store. 色味
kotoripiyopiyo: letsbuildahome-fr: Le Corbusier greeting cards by Stefi Orazi Studio via Dezeen Created by designer Stefi Orazi, the cards portray some of the modernist architect’s best-known projects using simple graphics. Le Corbusier’s Notre Dame du Haut chapel in Ronchamp, Villa Savoye in Poissy, Cité de Refuge in Paris and Unité d’Habitation projects in Marseille and Berlin all feature on the front of the cards. Each pack contains six blank A6 cards and envelopes, which are available at the designer’s online store. 色味

laughingsquid:

Stack, A Privacy-Focused Social Network

hmm…?

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laughingsquid: Stack, A Privacy-Focused Social Network hmm…?