The Tea Party http://blog.hattersworkshop.com A HattersWorkshop Blog - Technology, The Web, and Everything Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:12:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Great Examples of Kenetic Type http://blog.hattersworkshop.com/2010/01/27/great-examples-of-kenetic-type/ http://blog.hattersworkshop.com/2010/01/27/great-examples-of-kenetic-type/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:12:19 +0000 hattersworkshop http://blog.hattersworkshop.com/?p=332 Mad World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4nqFL2o5Cw

Pulp Fiction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HePWBNcugf8

Devils Advocate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX7N58df0j0

Full Metal Jacket
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCtvkxKA6Fc

Pineapple Express
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyfo-CNXyo8

Pirates of the Carribean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8seCEL6kZz8

Weddign Crashers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7WQGrZUdb0

300
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WldBRXIYroQ

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I’ll post by programs as I create them hopefully getting feedback from my loyal returning readers as well as you newcomers.

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Sporting featured and related posts, built in tweet support, ez to use monetization options, great code, and a whole ton of social media support there’s PLENTY to be happy about. If I had more reader interaction I might have gone with this theme as it supports more content on the homepage, but I’m happy with this for now, or at least I will be once I skin it.

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My favorite from the gallery:
pttp_poster45

More found at:
http://www.powertotheposter.org/gallery.php

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More on the death of flash in the next post. This is not to say that it’s dead yet but its being used less and less by good designers and developers for good reason.

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Plane leaves from JFK at 11:30AM.

Just gotta publish this page and start packing…

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Ive watched over the months as I’ve been getting an increasing number of advertisements, both those that play audio for 30 seconds or so in between songs and in several instances a video popup that can only be muted. I know the RIAA is breathing down the neck of the FCC and other regulators to kill Pandora by forcing them to pay the same royalties as radio for playing music.

The trouble is that Pandora has nowhere near the business model of any radio station and so does not generate anywhere near the same revenue. Hence, if the FCC were to say that Pandora needed to pay even a fraction of what radio plays they go out of business entirely. Obviously this is a disservice to everyone, especially smaller bands looking for exposure.

I don’t know the way to make everyone happy, but the answer cannot be to force Pandora to choose between a new business model making them no different than radio or going out of business.

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I dont see this becoming “another blog about politics” – there are so many already. Most of them stink, but Id like to highlight the few that have risen above the rest.

Tonight I want to cover:

  • Problems with the Cap and
  • Trade Bill currently winding through congress
  • A new slaughter of native people in Peru-America Free Trade Zone
  • Israel attacks “Spirit of Humanity” attempting to enter Palestinian waters to deliver humanitarian Aid and building supplies. Nobel Peace Prize winner and former US Congress woman taken prisoner by Israel.

More to come soon.

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They (WCCC) did a listener driven contest to find Hartford’s favorite tattoo artist, and wouldn’t you know it – it’s our very own Kelly Green. You can check out her portfolio here. We didn’t win anything but bragging rights, but it was fun to compete. Im wicked glad to be learning from such amazing artists – everyone in the shop has something to teach me.

I wasn’t sure when I got the job if I was going to keep it. Now I wonder if I am going to keep my other jobs. I really enjoy tattooing and like watching people show off my work. It makes me smile as an artist in ways no amount of money can. I like that.

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We’ll see how it works in the next round and make more revisions on it I’m sure, but this was awesome in a first meeting. I’ll build out the backend as a gray screen using developer notes instead of actual database functionality.

NewFangled, hats off to you for bringing this technology to my eyes. You broke the industry. If you dont know who these people are, click the link and check out Process >> Prototyping. You wont be disappointed.

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