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ZuDfunck's Favorite Music Video, Weapon of Choice - Fatboy Slim

That is next to the early Mariah Carey videos but that is for another time.
A true classic

The day Bill Gates didn’t call me a communist

Not sure what this Apple 2.0 is. Its monniker or tagline is:

Mac news from outside the reality distortion field

By Philip Elmer-DeWitt

But he seems to be in the middle of MS vs Apple

It was not going well. And it reached a low point when, in my memory, the chairman of Microsoft called me a communist. Later, reading the transcript, I realized he didn’t really say that — although he was pretty feisty. To my editors’ credit, they printed the juiciest parts of the interview — including a brief mention of Apple (AAPL) — as a sidebar to the cover.

In honor of Gates’ last days at Microsoft (MSFT), it’s pasted below:

ZuDfunck Finds Holy Media Grail

Check out this post and tell me your not geeked:

a media center that makes life easier

general — davem on June 17, 2008

why do we collect? it must be our nature. whether it be nick-knacks, paddy-whacks or my favorite, digital content. most of us have hundreds of CDs and DVDs, but now the world of media has gone virtual, with 500GB drives the norm rather than exception. we realize that carrying a portable hard drive full of content is a lot easier than lugging so called compact discs around with us, hence the popularity of portable media players with more than a two-hundred million units sold, most of those as we all know from Apple.

before making its way to a digital appliance, this electronic content starts out somewhere, and that is within your PC. managing music in iTunes or WinAmp is not a very compelling user experience, and there is a lot more than just audio spinning within your computer hard drive these days. photos, movies and discovery of content through the world of Internet streamed video have changed the way people are entertained. cable & satellite TV just don’t cut for the on-demand generation it any longer.

while users have embraced digital content, the players and media center platforms have not kept up. Apple iTunes only (easily) plays “their store-bought” video and Microsoft Media Center requires third party applications and Codec’s (that fun geek term which means a playback decoder) to be complete. other platforms require you to buy a new box specifically designed to go along with a service (like VuDu, Roku’s Netflix box, or the like) and then require you to pay again for the content licensed specifically for it. we consider that “being had” twice, and that’s not nice. besides, those early adopters of Akimbo boxes now have a nice paperweight once they closed their proprietary service down.

this inadequacy in media playback led us to create boxee, where your local content is as important as what is available from the Internet. you will re-discover your “comfort content” (which is what I call the stuff you might have owned maybe since CD’s came out) in a new visual format, effortlessly. all this for free, with no monthly fees or proprietary service.

your digital media collection will never look the same with boxee running on your computer. it’s a whole new visual media world and the time has come for you to upgrade your media player. you know you want to, no, make that need to. head over to www.boxee.tv and get boxee! it’s time.

iPhone Captures and Broadcasts Video

OH MY GOD!:

From the Flixwagon Lab, First-Ever: iPhone Broadcasts Live Video

You can go to their site and check out the video, or subscribe to their twitter feed but this is what I have been waiting for. Too bad I bought a camcorder I might have been able to make this do for vlogging but nothing can match the quality of my Cannon HV30, right?

Oh well, just great to see this kind of development for the iPhone and the App Store is so eagerly awaited on July 11th from this Mac Geek.

Links from Flixwagon and a Pic:

http://twitter.com/flixwagon

Http://www.flixwagon.com

http://flixwagon.com/iphone

Change in Direction for ZuDfunck Number 27

What with our new Vlog at LifeinHD.tv taking most our time
And NASCAR really sucking since it Left FoX and went to TNT
TNT you do the Best NBA coverage but for some reason your NASCAR telecasts put me to sleep!

But thats just me

Anyway drifting away from NASCAR I think we should point ZuDfunck.com back to Popular Culture and what better represents PoP culture than Tech, Sports & Gossip. And what better blog to focus on that is ZuD and miniZuD.com

So reset your aggregators or browsers and Join or Dump me...

WHO said tennis girls in shorts aren’t sexy?

Hours after The Sun told how Maria Sharapova’s new outfit had been branded too manly by tennis fans, the Wimbledon babe gave her tuxedo-style gear its first public airing.

And she proved it DID have its advantage points.

The 21-year-old hitched up one side and flashed a glimpse of thigh, winning wolf-whistles from the crowd.

ZuD's Life in HD, debut

When you visit Life in HD don't forget to say hello and burn a feed.

You Wouldn't Want To Be On This Flight

Download you_wouldnt_want_to_be_on_this_flight.wmv

 

Never Had A Crush On A Practice Jockey Before

I didnt even know there were such people but what kept our eyes on the various races this Spring was Michelle:

Guess we won't see much of her anymore...

iPhone Pro Gets ZuD's Vote, How 'bout you?

Wired put together some iPhone Freaks desired designs for next weeks announcement of what the iPhone 2 will look like. Which one appeals to you?

 

Stolen Camera Phones Home With Pic Of Thieves

It's getting weird for thieves as technology takes over:

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alison DeLauzon thought the snapshots and home videos of her infant son were gone for good when she lost her digital camera while on vacation in Florida.

Then a funny thing happened: her camera "phoned home."

Equipped with a special memory card with wireless Internet capability, DeLauzon's camera had not only automatically sent her holiday pictures to her computer, but had even uploaded photos of the miscreants who swiped her equipment bag after she accidentally left it behind at a restaurant.

"I opened up the Eye-Fi manager on the computer and, lo and behold, there are the guys that stole our cameras," said DeLauzon, a native of New York's Long Island suburb. "Not only is it the guy who stole our camera ... but the guy took a picture of (his accomplice) holding our other camera."

DeLauzon received the Eye-Fi, a 2-gigabyte SD memory card that fits into millions of digital cameras, as a holiday gift to go with her Canon camera.

Source Reuters

When Icons Can't Get Along, You Have Icon War

Ever wonder what the Icons on your computer screen do when no one is around.
Here ya Go!

Dick Stockton Talks About the Historic Celtic/Laker's Rivalry

Click to hear Dan Patrick's interview with Dick Stockton one of my favorite play by play dudes of all time. For those who aren't aware Dan is online with a show from 9-12 weekdays and has a huge archive of interviews he has done with sports figures and some actors he is tight with.

NBA Finals Mojo Enhancing Post, Get Your Mojo Working Here!

USAToday has some of the best sports media coverage I have come across and today is no exception. Sir Charles, Van Gundy and the guy I call the Sports Media God all have columns:

Sir Charles:

Don't try to convince me about home-court advantage. Yes, it has been a difference-maker this postseason. But, no, it does not serve Boston well. I've always believed that the 2-3-2 format is a significant disadvantage for the home team. Yes, the Celtics could play four games in Boston, but they need to win the first two. Advantage: road team, baby.

Van Gundy:

As far as the 2-3-2 Finals schedule format, I still think the best team wins. But without question, that format benefits the home team. If you split the first two games and win one of three on the road, you come home down 3-2 — but with two home games to close it out. That's a great advantage to the Celtics.

Michael Hiestand:

Then there's the series' big selling point: It will let baby boomers marinate in the resurrection of the once-famous rivalry that will let them reminisce about their youth. Plus they can tell today's youngsters about the great stars of the good old days, and today's youth presumably will have to play along if those baby boomers are paying for the game-time snacks.

So there you have it. If your like me after the lull since the conference finals you may of lost your Mojo for playoff basketball and have difficulty getting it flowing again. But hopefully you get it back before 9pm EDT when the ABC network will bring you one of the best NBA Finals ever.

Britney Spears Looking Wrinkled

From a blog named blogtopicz:

Ok, lot's of folks have dumped on poor Britney... no, make that the entire damn universe!  Let's face it, Train wrecks are fun to watch when you're not on board!

So, there I was in line at Best Buy... checking out the magazine rack... when I see this picture of Britney on the Cover of (the) Rolling Stone.  What made it UNIQUE, however, was how someone had put the front magazine back onto the rack.  That wrinkle/frown on Brit that resulted ... was ... too friggin' cool.   Click from my smart phone and there ya have it.  They say A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words.   I think this one says it all!  So, without further ado, I give you "Britney's Rolling Bummer Stoned"

Dick Gregory on Don Imus

Yeah Don Imus, the dude has come back sharper than ever and you can listen on WABC's website from 6-10 weekday mornings. Dick Gregory a man I have always admired is interviewed and you can listen to it at his site. He says meaningful things with humor and that way we all might listen and act. From his site I saw this:

Dick Gregory was on the frontline in the sixties during the Civil Rights Era; today he continues to be a "drum major for justice and equality."

Gregory, Richard Claxton 'Dick' (Born, October 12, 1932, St. Louis, Mo.), African American comedian and civil rights activist whose social satire changed the way white Americans perceived African American comedians since he first performed in public. Dick Gregory entered the national comedy scene in 1961 when Chicago’s Playboy Club (as a direct request from publisher Hugh Hefner) booked him as a replacement for white comedian, ?Professor? Irwin Corey.

Gregory's activism continued into the 1990s. In response to published allegations that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had supplied cocaine to predominantly African American areas in Los Angeles, thus spurring the crack epidemic, Gregory protested at CIA headquarters and was arrested. In 1992 he began a program called "Campaign for Human Dignity" to fight crime in St. Louis neighborhoods.

In 1973, the year he released his comedy album Caught in the Act, Gregory moved with his family to Plymouth, Massachusetts, where he developed an interest in vegetarianism and became a nutritional consultant. In 1984 he founded Health Enterprises, Inc., a company that distributed weight loss products. In 1987 Gregory introduced the Slim-Safe Bahamian Diet, a powdered diet mix, which was immensely profitable. You can read more on Dick Gregory. Enter site

Welcome Future ZuDDies, to ZuDfunck

This might look like a weird configuration of Blogs that ZuD is advertising on
But in this game of Blogging you never know where your audience is
So welcome to the diverse and transisent among us
Hoping you unite under the ZuDfunck banner.
Burn a feed, Bookmark the site, Subscribe via email
This site evolves about every quarter, been around for five years so we have something going here and I would like you to be a part of it. Welcome...

ZuDfunck's Baby Boomer Jukebox From August '05

powered by ODEO I was googling ZuDfunck just to make sure I still exist and I found this oldie but goodie from August of 2005 that was when I was in my vlogger phase here is the description from the Odeo post and yes there is a video entry of it, but I would ask you not view it as I am under witness protection and like Crabman it just opens up too many issues.

 You must be a certain age to appreciate the whole ‘cast. What is unique about this podcast is the fact it was video taped and appears as a vlog entry at www.zudfunck.com.

ZuD is so ahead of his Time! A vlogging of a podcast! A first!
But isn’t that why you listen?
Here is the Vlog Post

ZuDfunck Widens Focus of His Blog and Monday Night Televiewing

Random Thoughts as we enter yet another change in focus:
The multi-faceted realm of Popular Culture
The niche of NASCAR was just to narrow!
Popular Culture according to my notes is:

Popular culture (also known as pop culture) deemed as what is popular within the social context — that of which is most strongly represented by what is perceived to be popularly accepted among society. Otherwise, popular culture is also suggested to be the widespread cultural elements in any given society that are perpetuated through that society's vernacular language or lingua franca. It comprises the daily interactions, needs and desires and cultural 'moments' that make up the everyday lives of the mainstream. It can include any number of practices, including those pertaining to cooking, clothing, consumption, mass media and the many facets of entertainment such as sports and literature. Source: Wikipedia

So that about covers everything I blog about. Pretty clever, eh?

This Week In NASCAR:
Chad Knaus, Jimmie Johnson's crew cheif was on with Michael Waltrip and Chad took a shot at Mikie!
A viewer question had to do with what happens to the scrap that falls off cars after a wreck and Michael went into this long thing bout how they become souvenirs for the fans. And then out of the blue Chad brings up sway bars. Well Michael recovered quick and asked Chad if he had any cause he was short a full set, but the shot was felt I think.

MSNBC's Hardball w/Chris Matthews:
Chris was like a Pig in Slop. Interviewing or spewing , sometimes he just rants with Scott McClellan. All kind of Detailed under the hood, behind the scenes questions that eventually just made my head hurt. But for the political junkies and Matthew lovers it was a grand moment

WWE's Monday Night RAW:
At the beginning of the main event between John Cena and Jeff Hardy some huge Mark Henry looking dude climbed in the ring and started going for Cena. An official and some other equally huge security person swooped into the ring and took him out. Difficult to say how they managed because the camera immediately panned away to Jeff Hardy to avoid showing the guy. JR and King joked it was live TV and Cena and Jeff had smiles as they tried to get back in character and proceed with the match. Oh yeah it was a first contenders match and it determined that Cena will fight Triple H at the next pay per view. No surprises there.

So there is your random viewing for Monday night, some say I am merely justifying my over watching of my Plasma but you know better don't you ZuDDies. It's because I am providing a service to all my precious subscribers of my feed who do have a life and can't watch this stuff themselves.

 

There Is More Than Wikipedia When It Comes To Pedias

Lostpedia
"The Lost encyclopedia"
Episode synopses, island maps, fan theories, and flash-forward recaps. Nothing on Sleestaks, though — and they were, like, featured creatures, right?

Uncyclopedia
"The content-free encyclopedia"
A parody site inspired by inaccurate but hilarious Wikipedia entries. Jimbo's creation is defined here as a massively multiplayer online editing game played by redundancy experts.

Chickipedia
"The wiki of hot women"
Learn that Scarlett Johansson is known for "her popularity with up-and-coming celebrity men" ... and going-nowhere Web surfers.

Wookieepedia
"The Star Wars wiki"
Did you know that "snot vampire" is slang terminology for the Anzati species? Of course not. No one did.

Dickipedia
"A wiki of dicks"
Sample entry: Gerald "Geraldo" Rivera is a TV journalist, noted egotist, former talk-show host, and a dick.

Dealipedia
"The business deal wiki"
Michael Robertson, founder of MP3.com, started this archive of M&A activities, IPOs, bankruptcies, and scoops on who made money (including him) on the deals.

Congresspedia
"The citizen's encyclopedia on Congress"
Fourteen members of the US House and Senate are currently under investigation. Know of others who should be? Add 'em!

Pedialyte
"Helps kids feel better fast!"
Flavors include grape, cherry, apple, and bubble gum!

Via Wired Magazine