Chez Moncef

Well done, Matthijs, well done. If you don’t get it,...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:03:48 -0500

Well done, Matthijs, well done.

If you don’t get it, here’s the original tune.

Excellent explanation of SOPA and PIPA by Salman Khan (founder...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:44:00 -0500

Excellent explanation of SOPA and PIPA by Salman Khan (founder of the Khan Academy).

To take action now, visit americancensorship.org and FightForTheFuture.org. These sites make it incredibly easy for you to email Congress. You can also just as easily send a fax through HelloFax.

Mogees - Gesture recognition with contact-microphones (by bruno...

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:48:53 -0500

Mogees - Gesture recognition with contact-microphones (by bruno zamborlin)

Read more about this awesome project on Bruno’s site.

Don't Be A Free User (Pinboard Blog)

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:18:57 -0500

Don't Be A Free User (Pinboard Blog):

minimalmac:

What if a little site you love doesn’t have a business model? Yell at the developers! Explain that you are tired of good projects folding and are willing to pay cash American dollar to prevent that from happening. It doesn’t take prohibitive per-user revenue to put a project in the black. It just requires a number greater than zero.

So, today I recorded a future episode of the podcast about this very theme (before I saw this post). I’m a happy paying user of Pinboard, one that even pays the extra money for the archiving feature. Not only do I believe this idea to be true but, as I announce in that upcoming show, I’m willing to put my money where my mouth is by sending, anonymously, cash to a service I use and love daily that has no outward discernible business model.

Here is my idea:

What if, 1% of the users of a particular free service of 36 million clients and growing, were to decide to drop $10.00 cash every month into an envelope and mail it to said service? What if that envelope had no return address? Perhaps there was an note inside that begged them to create a model to let us pay them to use the service. To make sure the service continued on once the bubble inevitably bursts and the VC’s take their payout and fly to the Grand Caymans.

My guess is that such a service would have to keep the money. Perhaps they would go through a couple of months of having their offices flooded with 300,000+ ten dollar bills. This might get to be a hassle so, perhaps, maybe, they finally get the hint and have a few million dollars of starting cash to launch a way for us to pay directly for this thing we use and love.

Crazy, right? Yep.

So, here is the address I’m sending my unmarked cash with the note in the envelope with no return address.

Tumblr, Inc., 35 East 21st Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY, 10010

I welcome those that care as much as I do to do the same.

Update: Forgot to mention, and I never ask this… Please reblog the shit out of this one.

soupsoup: applecocaine: Spanish artist Juan Francisco Casas...

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:30:26 -0500

soupsoup:

applecocaine:

Spanish artist Juan Francisco Casas uses a single biro pen to sketch these amazing pieces of art.

His website is here.

¡Increíble!

motherjones: Hey, look! Congressional staffers turn out to be...

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:02:36 -0500

motherjones:

Hey, look! Congressional staffers turn out to be really good at predicting the behavior of stocks that their bosses legislate. Outside Capitol Hill, we might call that “insider trading.” Except US insider trading laws don’t apply to Congress.

Angry yet?

Occupy Congress!

Heinz Maier starting shooting less than a year ago, yet...

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:06:47 -0500

Heinz Maier starting shooting less than a year ago, yet he’s already mastered the art of water drop photography. Check out his Splashes set on Flickr for more oohs and aahs.

Quicksilver Roars

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:08:56 -0400

Quicksilver Roars:

lovequicksilver:

It’s on the prowl

A new Lion-friendly version of QS boasting more than 40 additions, fixes and changes.

It’s been a relatively long time coming (4 months – a catching of breath compared to the semi-conscious release cycle of QS pre–ß59), but it’s here – an officially Lion–compatible version of Quicksilver.

Lots of good stuff in the latest build.

Tubalr

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:29:15 -0400

Tubalr:

Tubalr is a beautifully-designed, minimal website by Cody Stewart that lets you search for and listen to music on YouTube without all the clutter.

How to add someone else's iPhone to your AT&T account

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:38:28 -0400

I cannot believe how hard it was to find this information online. I searched for all kinds of phrases and keywords on Google and AT&T’s forums, but couldn’t find the answer to my specific question. If you’re in the same boat, hopefully this post will save you much frustration.

Joanna and I both had our own iPhone 4S’s in separate AT&T accounts. I wanted to add her iPhone as a second line on my account, and then put them both in a FamilyTalk plan. After a quick trip to the local AT&T store this morning, we learned that Joanna first had to initiate a Transfer of Ownership. The AT&T representative told us that could only be done over the phone, but I knew better.

Once back home, we logged on to Joanna’s AT&T account, and all she had to do was go to the “Wireless” tab and then click on “Transfer Account Ownership” under “Account Changes”. After entering my name and email address, I got an email asking me to confirm the transfer. From that point, I just followed the self-explanatory instructions on the website, and now we’re all set.

By doing all of this online, we saved $18, which is what AT&T charges for performing the transfer of ownership over the phone.

Amazing auditory illusion known as the McGurk effect. (via...

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:04:48 -0400

Amazing auditory illusion known as the McGurk effect.

(via kottke)

How to Peel a Head of Garlic in Less Than 10 Seconds.

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:34:23 -0400

How to Peel a Head of Garlic in Less Than 10 Seconds.

Another impressive live mashup, this time by Chris from Ithaca...

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:50:56 -0400

Another impressive live mashup, this time by Chris from Ithaca Audio. 24 tracks were used, and the full list is on the Rolling in the beats page on Vimeo.

(Previously on Chez Moncef: Madeon’s 39-track mashup)

Animoog is a new iPad synth from Moog Music. The craziest part?...

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:18:29 -0400

Animoog is a new iPad synth from Moog Music. The craziest part? It’s only 99 cents! Get it now before the price jumps up to $29.99.

littlebigdetails: Mac OS X Lion - Hold down the character key...

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:00:47 -0400

littlebigdetails:

Mac OS X Lion - Hold down the character key on your keyboard for a popup menu of the accented variants of said character. Use keyboard numbers for quick selection.

/via Jan van der Asdonk

I upgraded to Lion a few days ago and haven’t had a chance to read about all the new features yet. I like this one a lot!

Dan Moren Reviews iOS 5

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:39:39 -0400

Dan Moren Reviews iOS 5:

iOS 5 introduces many new features and improvements. Besides Reminders, Notification Center, and iMessage, here are two of my favorites:

While your phone is locked, you can double click the Home button to get a new Camera button next to the unlock slider. Tap that and you’ll jump right into the Camera interface.

and

In a much-requested addition, you can also now click the iPhone’s volume up button to take a picture instead of tapping the shutter icon.

Well done, Dudley! (If you liked this Beethoven parody, you...

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:27:31 -0400

Well done, Dudley!

(If you liked this Beethoven parody, you might also like Richard Grayson’s improvisation of the Darth Vader theme.)

Kickstarter - Lauren Ipsum: Computer Science for Kids

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:29:09 -0400

Kickstarter - Lauren Ipsum: Computer Science for Kids:

I just backed this project and thought I’d share it with you.

Remember the video I posted with Jamie Lidell recording a tune...

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:35:45 -0400

Remember the video I posted with Jamie Lidell recording a tune on the fly in iMaschine? Well, after he got out of bed, he went to his basement and recorded 16 original samples using pipes, a washing machine, a guitar, a drum set, and his own voice. Download them for free.

Reading

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:59:25 -0400

Reading:

onethingwell:

What you’re reading. Not what you like. Not what you find interesting. Just what you’re reading.

Whack a bookmark to record what you’re reading right now, follow your friends’ reading habits, or find articles of interest on the front page.

Via @patrickrhone

Looking good. I’ve already discovered a couple of interesting articles. My only complaint so far is that you can only see the latest 75 entries. I asked them on Twitter about the lack of pagination and they responded right away. It’s on their todo list for this weekend.

You can find my reads here: http://reading.am/monfresh