Archive for February, 2009
The Shepard Fairey Thing…
…in which I ramble about his work.
I have liked Shepard Fairey’s work for a long time, though I think I really became a fan when I saw his work in the Beautiful Losers exhibit at the Orange County Museum of Art. Fairey has always appropriated/referenced/ripped-off other images in his art. I’ve always considered it *part* of his art. But now he’s being called on it in the big media – in fact, *by* the big media.
In: Annoyances, Criticism, Praise
Why I don’t use Firefox
Regularly, at least.
Nearly every time I open it, there’s an update. It takes 2-3 mins to update and relaunch. In that time, I have launched Safari, navigated to the page I want, and usually already finished with it by the time Firefox is ready.
I’m all for fresh software, but come on - short of urgent security [...]
In: Annoyances
Pining for the days of static and snow
This got me thinking that static snow’s days are numbered. Static snow has become, over the years, an instantly recognizable indication that there’s a glitch in the system, but has the advantage of letting you know so much else – like the fact that the power is on and the picture tube is working.
In: Observations
Free click, or do you charge them?
I am pretty regularly confronted with Google search results that include a paid ad for a site just one or two entries above the organic result for the same site. This presents me with a choice – a choice with actual (albeit small) Real Life Consequences.
In: Observations