Video upload sites like YouTube and Google Video are useful, but their currency is in the past. They rely on events that have already occurred, been captured, edited and prepared for the moment when it’s finally viewed. Furthermore, the viewer will most likely be someone you’ll never meet.
In many cases this will be [...]
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70s Flashback Weekend
Posted in Videos, nostalgia on 24 November 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is just too groovy not to share. You have to love the afro’s and all the slick jive they’re using in this clip. It’s pure 70s baby.
See how many people you recognise. There’s Bill Cosby, Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno for starters.
Other cool clips from The Electric Company:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FDLCiwz-Bm4
http://youtube.com/watch?v=AUHETDR4N7A
80s Flashback Weekend
Posted in Music, Videos, nostalgia on 17 November 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Lis and Maddie went to a music class this week which unfortunately chose this song to play during one of its most popular activities. As a result Maddie has had Buggles on the brain all week and I’ve been subjected to this bloody clip no less than a dozen times today alone.
That said, this [...]
Out for a Duck
Posted in Sports, Videos on 26 October 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is so sad! Randy Johnson totally obliterates this bird in an explosion of feathers. It reminds me of the very first Cricket match I ever watched. The batsman clobbered an absentminded seagull lounging around on the grass and it dropped like a stone.
I still remember the camera man zooming in on [...]
Extreme Close-up
Posted in Science, Videos on 2 September 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Small Earth Or BIG Universe?
For you science fans out there. This is quite an interesting video – though to be honest I could have done without the sound track.
Funnelweb Spiders
Posted in Nature, Videos, Wildlife on 21 July 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This video gave me the willies – seriously. It’s no wonder foreigners (especially Americans) think everything is deadly and/or poisonous in this country. Sensationalism breeds fear.
Not that Funnelwebs aren’t serious business mind you. It’s just that knowledge is power. Mindfulness of their most common habitats, what to [...]
Video: 40-hour famine
Posted in News, Videos on 3 July 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This definitely puts things into perspective. I became so immersed in the clip that I missed the first train this morning…
RSS in Plain English
Posted in Videos on 25 April 2007 | 2 Comments »
I don’t typically post other people’s videos here, but this one is brilliant. It’s a fantastic introduction to RSS which is completely devoid of tech-speak and a good first exposure for the non-tech savy.
Description: “There are two types of Internet users, those that use RSS and those that don’t. This video is for the [...]
At the beep, please leave a message
Posted in Guitar, Music, Videos on 24 April 2007 | 5 Comments »
I have nothing worthwhile to say tonight aside from the fact I’m proud I didn’t destroy another computer today and I’m looking forward to being in the Blue Mountains tomorrow.
Lest we forget why we have the day off though.
In the meantime here’s an instrumental song I recorded tonight. I’ve been [...]
Analysis of Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright
Posted in Guitar, Music, Videos on 1 April 2007 | 3 Comments »
As per the suggestion of a friendly viewer of this video, who said “You should make a tutorial for this.. good job man” I offer the following:
From the perspective of a beginner, the finger picking involved in “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” makes this song incredibly complex to play. Known as [...]
