Mike Industries Tumblelog

Video of 14 year old Jimmy Page in 1957: I watched “It...

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:57:12 -0700

Video of 14 year old Jimmy Page in 1957: I watched “It Might Get Loud” last night and part of it featured this 53 year old video clip. Don’t miss the interview a couple minutes in where Jimmy says he wants to do biological research when he grows up. As for the movie, it was pretty good, if you’re a fan of the three guitarists. I personally didn’t think The Edge added much, but I’m not a huge U2 fan either. Jack White and Page, however, were great.

How to Swear in English, if You’re Korean: “Little...

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:37:24 -0700

How to Swear in English, if You’re Korean: “Little children and pregnant women should not watch, because it will be bad for their education.” Gets funnier every time I watch it.

Saturday Night Live: China Cold Open — I don’t watch...

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:08:44 -0700

Saturday Night Live: China Cold Open — I don’t watch SNL much anymore but this week’s (repeat) opening skit on U.S./China relations was hilarious. I love the translator.

TrentWalton.com

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:04:56 -0700

TrentWalton.com:

Trent’s site is really nice. The single-blog-post index is an interesting touch. Make sure to click “Prev” to peruse some of Trent’s other posts.

How to make a Lost Cat poster if you’re a graphic designer...

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:05:00 -0700

How to make a Lost Cat poster if you’re a graphic designer and you don’t like doing free work for people. (via jimray)

“Apple of My Eye”: A short movie, filmed and edited...

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:51:14 -0700

“Apple of My Eye”: A short movie, filmed and edited entirely on an iPhone. Beautiful stuff. (via gruber)

PilotHandwriting

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:21:20 -0700

PilotHandwriting:

Write some letters on a piece of paper, upload it via webcam, and this site will turn it into a font. Very slick. If I didn’t have deplorable handwriting, I would try it. (via Cameron)

How the Big 12 came back to life

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:42:15 -0700

How the Big 12 came back to life:

This is one of the best investigative sports articles I’ve ever read. Really, really fascinating. If you care at all about college football, you must read it. Two really interesting things I learned: Colorado really screwed themselves, and ESPN pretty much screwed the Pac-10.

We just launched msnbc.com’s new photoblog today....

Tue, 25 May 2010 16:06:37 -0700

We just launched msnbc.com’s new photoblog today. It’s pretty hot and it’s not even full featured yet. Peep it.

iPhone App Development: The Missing Manual

Wed, 05 May 2010 21:53:27 -0700

iPhone App Development: The Missing Manual:

If I ever decide to write an iPhone app, this will be the first book I buy. (via gruber)

The Battery Flashlight: Pretty cool. I can’t think of...

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:58:12 -0700

The Battery Flashlight: Pretty cool. I can’t think of another example of a product where the battery is actually part of the user interface.

“What is the level of technology that is required to make...

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:04:00 -0700

“What is the level of technology that is required to make a foam stick?” — Wham-O Moves to America (The Daily Show)

How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online? A great infographic...

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:48:38 -0700

How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online? A great infographic showing how the digital distribution of music has sucked artists’ royalties almost completely dry. People have argued they were never healthy to begin with, but the difference here is major. The same is going to happen to every meatspace product that transitions to digital. The iPad isn’t going to save content royalties.

Dude with ridiculous business-card throwing skills. It’s...

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:30:27 -0700

Dude with ridiculous business-card throwing skills. It’s good to know business cards still have a use. (via tan.gy)

If ever anyone had a look that screamed “potential air...

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:36:00 -0700

If ever anyone had a look that screamed “potential air guitar champion”, it is Rob Weychert. Watch him tear it up in the 2010 Air Guitar World Championships. I am proud to say this man has slept on my couch.

Snap Groups: Mark Fletcher's new project

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:53:59 -0700

Snap Groups: Mark Fletcher's new project:

When Mark Fletcher creates a product, it’s usually transformative and awesome. Bloglines, for instance, changed my life. SnapGroups, his latest project, just launched today. It’s too early to tell how successful it will be, but given who is behind it, it’s something to keep an eye on.

Why You Shouldn't Buy an iPad (Yet)

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:31:46 -0700

Why You Shouldn't Buy an iPad (Yet):

Gina makes a similar point to the one I made in this graph two months ago. Namely that the price/utility ratio of the iPad is simply too high at this point in time for many people (including me and apparently Gina); not including the esteemed Mr. Gruber, however, who stands resolutely willing to sell his left fireball for the chance to organize recipes on this thing (seriously Apple, how does USA Today get an iPad early and DF doesn’t?).

VaultPress: A great example of an uncommonly useful beta sign-up screen.

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:26:00 -0700

VaultPress: A great example of an uncommonly useful beta sign-up screen.:

I love the MadLib style sign up screen for the newly announced VaultPress. Why? The main reason (among several) is that the line beginning with “I know you’re planning to charge about $30 a month for this” got me to *not* sign up. I love that they are not wasting my time signing me up for a service that I would never pay anywhere close to that price for. Kudos. Unless of course that’s just Automattic’s idea of cheekiness, in which case, it’s an atrocious sign-up screen.

Working backwards to achieve success

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:25:16 -0700

Working backwards to achieve success:

What Aaron calls a “theory of change”, I’ve always just called “working backwards”, but I’ve used it successfully throughout my career starting some time in high school. I’ve never been big on five-year plans or anything like that; I just enjoy envisioning a positive outcome sometime in the future and working out the steps, backwards, to get there.

Newly revealed e-mails from YouTube founders reveal intentional copyright violations

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:06:20 -0700

Newly revealed e-mails from YouTube founders reveal intentional copyright violations:

“A few days later, Chen sent an explosive e-mail to Hurley and Karim saying: “Jawad, please stop putting stolen videos on the site. We’re going to have a tough time defending the fact that we’re not liable for the copyrighted material on the site, because we didn’t put it up when one of the co-founders is blatantly stealing content from other sites and trying to get everyone to see it.””

I’ve always thought that the creation, growth, and ultimate sale of YouTube was one of the greatest, yet most diabolical, balancing acts of all time. Newly revealed e-mails from YouTube’s founders not only confirm this, but also point out one of my favorite advantages startups have over established companies: a reckless disregard for just about everything that gets in their way.