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Grooveeffect Relaunch

Grooveeffect Relaunch

It's been a long time since our last redesign, and a few weeks ago we finally launched the new look. Designed by Six, a UK based agency, and coded up by your very own new media whiz based in San Francisco, we soft-launched June 1 and have been working out the minor bugs over t...READ MORE >>

Mozilla essentially DDoS'ed themselves with record attempt

Mozilla essentially DDoS'ed themselves with record attempt

As many of you probably know, June 17, 10am PST is the drop date for Firefox 3, and they're attempting a Guinness World Record of most downloads in  ... READ MORE >>

My home theater setup

My home theater setup

UPDATE - June 9, 2008 It's been ages since I last updated this post, and a bit has changed since then. I decided it's about time I do so, as well as ... READ MORE >>

Democratic Primary Votes by Demographic

Democratic Primary Votes by Demographic

This is an amazingly intuitive interactive chart from the NY Times that dynamically breaks down the votes by age, race, income, and gender for the Dem ... READ MORE >>

A New Website Has Launched

A New Website Has Launched

Random Animal is a mutant digital agency life form whose mission, strategies, and methods are amorphous, adaptable, ingenious, and rapidly evolving.  ... READ MORE >>

The Dumbing of America

The Dumbing of America

My wife comes from a middle eastern background, with family from India, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia. I've often asked her why - going beyond any cu ... READ MORE >>

Song of the moment: Stereolab - Fluorescences

Song of the moment: Stereolab - Fluorescences

Gotta say I love this song...just came across it a few days ago and have been looping it like a lunatic ever since. I know I'm 12 years late to the g ... READ MORE >>

I hate to get political, but in 2008 it's unavoidable

I hate to get political, but in 2008 it's unavoidable

For the most part I try and avoid any source with overt political agendas - even when I might agree with them - but in today's ridiculously polarized  ... READ MORE >>

My comment was chosen 'Comment of the Day' on Read Write Web

My comment was chosen 'Comment of the Day' on Read Write Web

Didn't expect this, but my comment on a post dealing with the effect the internet has on reading habits was chosen as the 'Comment of the Day' on Read ... READ MORE >>

Reaching the influencers of 'cool'

Reaching the influencers of 'cool'

Can true 'cool' ever really be created? Short answer...no. The book Chasing Cool makes that pretty clear, and any 'cool kid' knows that they're a re ... READ MORE >>