4th April
2008
written by mau

I remember my brother once made a music video when he was home alone and bored. It consisted of him basically dancing like an idiot in front of our over the shoulder VHS camcorder, to a popular Mexican cumbia of sorts. The man had balls of steel for sharing that with us. This one’s for you bro.

This is a spoof of Dan Deacon’s video here.


Dan Deacon Spoof from Maubrowncow on Vimeo.

See more of this kind of sillyness at revision3.com, the source of this sillyness.

3rd April
2008
written by mau

Muxtape has been making the rounds among the twitterati. Funny how such a simple concept can spread so fast. It’s got a tinge of nostalgia and a hint web 2.1… lack of functionality. Do one thing. Do it well. The girls of popSiren, the show I edit at revision3.com tipped me off on this wonderful alternative. You can make a neat mixtape with music you own, as long as you can upload to a reliable server, as well as with other peeps music.

Here’s an all instrumental mix for your right brain needs.

30th March
2008
written by mau

Speaking of Biking, you WILL fail this test…

30th March
2008
written by mau

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

via Laist.com via goodmagazineblog via slate.com

28th March
2008
written by mau


At this moment …, originally uploaded by maubrowncow.

Rocking the thug pose.

27th March
2008
written by mau

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!

24th March
2008
written by mau

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.

24th March
2008
written by mau

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

23rd March
2008
written by mau

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

23rd March
2008
written by mau

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

The Greenhecks and us in Alamo Square.

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