November 20, 2009
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Sweet, I’m in.

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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Oh Well (Fleetwood Mac cover)

Tom Petty’s “Live Anthology” won’t be released for a few days, but anyone who bought a “ticket” to his Superhighway Tour now has access to half of the 48 tracks that are on the multi-disc album — Petty’s been releasing them one at a time over the past 8 weeks and the rest will be available on the 23rd.  It’s an amazing mix of covers and originals recorded between 1978-2007.  Everything I’ve heard so far is incredible, including this version of Oh Well, recorded at Bonnaroo in ‘06.  Can’t wait to hear the rest.

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November 18, 2009

Man, I miss The Wire.

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Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears - Sugarfoot

This is some seriously funky shit.

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November 16, 2009
The War For the Web

And so we’ve grown used to a world with one dominant search engine, one dominant online encyclopedia, one dominant online retailer, one dominant auction site, one dominant online classified site, and we’ve been readying ourselves for one dominant social network.

But what happens when a company with one of these natural monopolies uses it to gain dominance in other, adjacent areas? I’ve been watching with a mixture of admiration and alarm as Google has taken their dominance in search and used it to take control of other, adjacent data-driven applications. I noted this first with speech recognition, but it’s had the biggest business impact so far in location-based services.

A few weeks ago, Google offered free turn-by-turn directions for Android phones. This is awesome news for consumers, who previously could get this only in dedicated GPS devices or with high-priced iPhone apps. But it’s also a sign just how competitive the web is getting, and just how powerful Google is getting, because they understand that “data is the Intel Inside” of the next generation of computer applications.

- Tim O’Reilly

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November 15, 2009
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William Elliot Whitmore - Who Stole The Soul

Oh and I’m so ashamed
In these things beyond value
That we cherish so dear
I won’t let them go
No I won’t let them go

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I don’t get to the movies a whole lot, but Fantastic Mr. Fox looks like one I’ll want to catch on the big screen.

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November 14, 2009
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Los Lobos - One Time One Night

Nice way to set off a mellow Saturday night.

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November 13, 2009
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Richie Havens - Here Comes the Sun (Beatles cover)

Finally coming up for air after a long, sick day for our whole house.  When looking for inspriration, this tune is as good as it gets.

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November 12, 2009
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Billy Bragg - The Milkman of Human Kindness

I love you
I am the milkman of human kindness
I will leave an extra pint

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November 11, 2009
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Jimi Hendrix - Wait Until Tomorrow

Back to basics.

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