Karbon Based 14 Apr 2017 10:31 AM (7 years ago)
After nearly 18 years, I’m retiring Maniacal Rage. It was a good run. I’ve decided to start over, and my new home on the internet will be Karbon Based. Head over there if you’re interested.
This website will remain for as long as Tumblr exists (which, based on the whole Verizon/Yahoo! thing might not be too long), but will no longer be updated. Thanks for reading all these years, here’s hoping you follow me over to the new spot.
The Fallen of World War II An astounding 18-minute piece... 9 Jun 2015 11:12 AM (9 years ago)
The Fallen of World War II
An astounding 18-minute piece showing the human impact of World War II and other wars. I knew most of these statistics, but seeing them in this way was heartbreaking and terrifying. You should watch this.
When you’re done, go give Neil some money to support this spectacular work. I’m very much looking forward to future episodes. (via kottke)
I’ve got a question: How much do I have to pay Tumblr to... 7 Jun 2015 11:38 AM (9 years ago)
I’ve got a question: How much do I have to pay Tumblr to never see this garbage again on the top of every single page in my Dashboard? Also, I guess, for “FOB”: Have you considered enunciating even a single word in your terrible, terrible songs? Thanks!
Old Movies Club, Episode 5: The NeverEnding Story (1984) 28 May 2015 11:43 AM (9 years ago)
Old Movies Club, Episode 5: The NeverEnding Story (1984):
Garrett and Shawn watch Bastian try to solve his deep psychological problems via a depressing adventure of sadness. If the story never ends, how come this podcast is only an hour long?
A beloved film from our childhoods, which holds up surprisingly well even with all of its exposition and weird 4th- and 5th-wall shenanigans. That poor, poor, depressed horse. Subscribe to our podcast, it’s fun! (If you use Overcast on iOS, here’s a handy quick link to the show there for easy subscription.)
Photojojo: Disposable Camera A constant refrain when discussing... 6 Apr 2015 10:36 AM (10 years ago)
Photojojo: Disposable Camera
A constant refrain when discussing iOS app ideas is that every market is completely saturated and it’s impossible to build something new. I’ve been guilty of this myself many times. Think about the camera/photography market in the App Store—it’s completely packed with a million apps, most of which do the same thing. That doesn’t mean you can’t build something, it just means your app needs to be better or more interesting than everything else.
A perfect example is this new app from Photojojo, which emulates the forgotten experience of using a disposable digital camera. It combines the simple iOS app idea with a physical product and it’s a terrific concept. I haven’t used it yet myself, but I’m going to give it a shot soon. Apps like this make me excited to build new things.
Old Movies Club, Episode 2: Caddyshack 6 Apr 2015 9:38 AM (10 years ago)
Old Movies Club, Episode 2: Caddyshack:
Fore! We discuss the 1980 comedy Caddyshack and the decline of nipples in movies. Fore! (Golf jokes!!)
We’re having a problem with this podcast where it’s so much fun to do we want to do three episodes a week. We’re not going to do that because we want it to be sustainable, but boy it’s fun to watch these movies and talk about them. Join in—subscribe!
I forgot to mention it on March 1, but this month we celebrated Karbon’s five-year... 27 Mar 2015 5:42 PM (10 years ago)
I forgot to mention it on March 1, but this month we celebrated Karbon’s five-year anniversary. This makes me immensely proud.
— Garrett Murray (@garrettmurray) March 28, 2015Could not have done it without @shawnm and @billgriesau who’ve been working their butts off every day since the beginning. They’re the best.
— Garrett Murray (@garrettmurray) March 28, 2015Never know what the future holds, but I know we work hard every day to build quality apps for amazing clients. Gonna try to do it forever.
— Garrett Murray (@garrettmurray) March 28, 2015
Old Movies Club, Episode 1: A Fistful of Dollars 23 Mar 2015 10:28 AM (10 years ago)
Old Movies Club, Episode 1: A Fistful of Dollars:
We love movies. There are a lot of movies we haven’t seen, and some we’d love to see again. Every two weeks we’re going to watch one and talk about it. Join us.
I’m super excited about this new podcast I’m doing with Shawn Morrison called Old Movies Club. We’re going to announce each movie a week in advance so you can watch it too, then we’re going to discuss it, dissect it, deconstruct it and make jokes about it. Mostly make jokes about it.
For our first episode this week we watched the Spaghetti-Western classic A Fistful of Dollars. We’ve got mile-long list of all the movies we’re planning to watch, so go subscribe already.
So excited to be doing a new podcast, Old Movies Club, with my... 19 Mar 2015 2:30 PM (10 years ago)
So excited to be doing a new podcast, Old Movies Club, with my friend Shawn Morrison. Go subscribe: oldmovies.club
I shouldn’t be as excited for this as I am. 19 Mar 2015 1:55 PM (10 years ago)
I shouldn’t be as excited for this as I am.
"Hello Garrett wanted to take you coming from Toyota from you. I did. I had a great news for you..." 13 Mar 2015 4:10 PM (10 years ago)
“Hello Garrett wanted to take you coming from Toyota from you. I did. I had a great news for you regarding your car. Can you please give me a call back at your clothes. Thanks again, have a love. Baby, I love you, we can. Bye bye.”
- Google Voice transcription, March 13, 2015
All The iPhone Apps You Can’t Delete Are There For Rich People 13 Mar 2015 10:50 AM (10 years ago)
All The iPhone Apps You Can’t Delete Are There For Rich People:
My wife is rich as hell because she can never sense which way is North like ever.
Tom's been using "woot" and I point him to Wikipedia showing how nerdy/ridiculous "woot" is 11 Mar 2015 2:11 PM (10 years ago)
Tom Watson: Now why did you have to go and ruin the woot for me.
Me: Did you seriously not know that’s where it came from??
Tom Watson: I actually didn’t. I’m not sure how I missed it. Like, why I never researched it or made the connection.
Me: Haha
Tom Watson: Sigh.
Me: That’s amazing.
Tom Watson: It really is.
Me: Good thing it didn’t mean something offensive!
Tom Watson: I know!
Me: Would have been pretty awesome if it meant “Asians suck” and you’ve been going around for 10 years saying, “woot!!!”
Me: People are just silently horrified.
Tom Watson: Seriously.
Tom Watson: Lesson, I should be more careful.
Me: Or, alternate lesson, you should embrace ANYTHING you see without doing any research ever and just see where it takes you.
Me: Could be quite the adventure.
"I asked Ive about the slightly protruding camera lens that prevents the iPhone 6 from resting..." 11 Mar 2015 10:51 AM (10 years ago)
“I asked Ive about the slightly protruding camera lens that prevents the iPhone 6 from resting comfortably on its back. Ive referred to that decision—without which the phone would be slightly thicker—as ‘a really very pragmatic optimization.’ One had to guess at the drama behind the phrase. 'And, yeah …’ he said.” Jonathan Ive and the Future of Apple - The New Yorker Even Jony Ive doesn’t like the bump, so why on earth did he do it? The phone should have been 1mm thicker. I don’t see anything “pragmatic” about this decision, other than saying “we have to make this model thinner so we can say it’s thinner, at whatever cost.”
-
A major issue with Tumblr in a nutshell: This is my photo. I... 4 Mar 2015 7:03 AM (10 years ago)
A major issue with Tumblr in a nutshell:
This is my photo. I took it on July 16, 2010 and posted it to Flickr. This photo was very popular, was in Flickr Explore, got lots of views and comments. I’m glad everyone liked it. I love this photo.
Apparently, at some point, a popular Tumblr blog posted it to their account with zero attribution to me. It doesn’t link back to the Flickr page, it doesn’t say I took it, no attribution at all. And since that post, it has been reblogged or liked 190,186 times. Nearly 200,000 times, someone has either liked or re-posted this image without any attribution to me, the original creator.
Tumblr does nothing to enforce original artist attribution. The only thing they attempt to enforce is a “source” link, which doesn’t even necessarily relate to the source of the actual content, but rather where that content was reblogged from. All of these teenage pinheads on Tumblr ignore sourcing, take copyrighted content and post it to their sites without any attribution and then spread it around to thousands of people.
Tumblr needs to do a better job of solving this. I’m not sure what the long-term solution is for all types of content, but at the very least I could see creating an un-removable link to the original media in a case like this. If you post something from Flickr and you can’t prove you’re the owner of the Flickr account, that photo should permanently link back to the original Flickr page regardless of the theme settings. This isn’t foolproof, but the rampant copyright dismissal of (often) young Tumblr users is a serious issue.
As a person who slaves over their photography, this kind of thing is immensely painful to see.
%20young%20Tumblr%20users%20is%20a%20serious%20issue.%3C/p%3E%0A%0A%3Cp%3EAs%20a%20person%20who%20slaves%20over%20their%20photography,%20this%20kind%20of%20thing%20is%20immensely%20painful%20to%20see.%3C/p%3E)
Family: Unskippable by Geico (via david) Watch the others as... 4 Mar 2015 6:41 AM (10 years ago)
Family: Unskippable by Geico (via david)
Watch the others as well. These are all great.
Useful Mac 27 Feb 2015 11:17 AM (10 years ago)
I launched a new site this week called Useful Mac1:
Macs are such a huge part of my life, I can’t imagine where I’d be without them. I’ve spent thousands of hours installing new applications, customizing icons, designing and abandoning workflows, trying new utilities, widgets and gadgets and generally just using the hell out of Macs and OS X.
And so, dear reader, I look forward to sharing some of this experience with you. I fancy myself someone with good taste, a discerning eye for excellent user experience and design, and someone who loves sharing interesting or useful information with others. Let’s take a journey together toward a prettier, more powerful, more Useful Mac.
The response has been pretty overwhelming. If you’re into this sort of thing, you should check it out.