all things mau

Speaking of Biking, you WILL fail this test…

Oh my poor LA, don’t let ‘em clown you like this.

via Laist.com via goodmagazineblog via slate.com

At this moment …, originally uploaded by maubrowncow.

Rocking the thug pose.

I rarely get political on this blog, but we’re at a junction in time where I feel excited for the future. As someone involved intimately in technology culture, I’m an adamant supporter of Obama, as he is an adamant supporter of us. At an ideological level, Obama makes me look forward to moving toward the future, While Clinton makes me look forward to moving back to the 90s. Not necessarily a bad thing, but it’s not very inspiring is it?

Larry Lessig is the founder and CEO of the Creative Commons and board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. These two entities have shaped me over the past two years in terms of rethinking the way I see creativity and ownership. In this video essay, he beautifully explains the wide divide, within the tiny difference, between Clinton and Obama.

20 minutes into this video I physically shook my head yes as he addresses a perspective that has never occurred to me.

update: this is the top rated comment on the digg.com page for this video:

If you like Lawrence Lessig here’s another great reason to support Obama’s campaign: They went directly to Lessig with their technology policy to get his feedback. This strongly suggests that in an Obama administration, Lessig or Lessig-minded people would be in charge of federal technology policy. Us “Internet Culture” people have been wandering in the wilderness this whole time, and in 2009 we could be *running* federal policy. Now that’s something to hope for!

He may be intense, maybe a bit nutty, nonetheless Gary Vaynerchuck manages to encapsulate some truth regarding tech culture, and life in general, in this one concise lil video.

I’m preparing to entertain my 10 year old nephew from LA next weekend, and I can’t help but to feel the pressure of being a good uncle and giving him a memorable, meaningful experience. Last week, he told me over the phone that he “wants to be just like me”. That boy sure knows how to weigh down a man with words. I hope I can pass on concise wisdom to him, If he should ask.

Run #3, Balls Out, camera in hand baby.

Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008, originally uploaded by Laughing Squid.

An incredibly fun day. Thanks to all the big wheeler racers and fans. More to be posted manana.

Greenhecks with us on Easter Weekend, originally uploaded by maubrowncow.

The Greenhecks and us in Alamo Square.

The Onion news network is at it again. You gotta give much props to the performances in these segments. They really make or break the excellent scripts.

In case you missed it the first time… Here’s my latest editing dork venture at Revision3.com. Having fun with Rock Band:

It’s unfortunate that I had to embed this using youtube. If any web geeks have a good wordpress video embedding solution, don’t hold back.