Working with Ogg Theora

The open standard, non-proprietary media format Ogg Therora (.ogg) is really catching on. Read this new article from the Free Software Foundation website. Excerpt: “Ogg Theora is becoming a big deal, and that’s exactly what he hoped for when we launched the PlayOgg campaign in May 2007. The free, patent-unencumbered video codec now works in […]

Reverend Billy made it onto the ballot

Great news for New York City. Reverend Billy’s dedicated street team has managed to collect 18,000 signatures and thereby cleared the path for at least one trustworthy candidate at the upcoming election for the mayor position in the worlds greatest city. From the newsletter: “More than 100 of you collected over 18,000 signatures. We are […]

Violent police raid against Iraq fugitives in Copenhagen last night

Last night, Danish police raided Brorsonkirken (Brorson Church), which has served as shelter for a large group of Iraqis that have been denied political asylum and are awaiting being sent back to Iraq. The case is highly controversial and has split the country into two groups; those in favor of the repatriation and those – […]

Inspiring writer’s advice

Jeffrey Zeldman, New York-based writer and designer and editor of popular blog Jeffrey Zeldman Presents, just made an inspiring blog post about the dilemma of being under time pressure when working as a creative professional. His mantra, write when inspired, rest when tired, and subsequent argumentation makes good sense. Check it out if your work […]