http://tropophilia.com the love of change Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:07:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey folks- over the next two days I'll be posting dispatches from the Netroots Nation conference in Austin.  The beauty about a conference for bloggers is that nobody gives you a funny look when you're in the audience for a panel hacking away at your laptop. I'm waiting for my first ... http://tropophilia.com/2008/07/18/greetings-from-texas/ I'm continuing what I'm now calling "Jet-Set July" this week with a jaunt down to Austin, TX for the Netroots Nation conference.  Those of you who follow progressive political blogs will recognize this as The Conference Formerly Known As Yearly Kos (TM).  I've wanted to attend since the first Yearly ... http://tropophilia.com/2008/07/17/back-on-the-conference-circuit/ For whatever reason, I've stumbled upon two spectacular stop-motion YouTube bits in the last 24 hours. This one is the most impressive, and relates to cooking...so it's first on the docket: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBjLW5_dGAM&e] This one is geektacular...and involves two of my childhood passions: Lego and  Star Wars: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEc8v1OWeE4&e] Hat Tips: Signal Vs. Noise and Geekologie. http://tropophilia.com/2008/07/17/stop-motion-is-the-new-hotness-everything-old-is-new-again/ Hey folks-- as you may have noticed, I've been on a bit of a hiatus recently.  That's primarily the result of not staying in the same state for more than a few days over the past two weeks...my travel schedule continues to be hectic, but with Jarred pursuing his manifest ... http://tropophilia.com/2008/07/14/monday-links-july-14th-2008/ Today we're going to do something a little different with our traditional "Questioning Things."  Instead of having you respond in the comments, you'll be able to simply and quickly respond through the polls below.  Hopefully we'll get more participation this way. These questions are a little frivolous, but I thought it ... http://tropophilia.com/2008/07/11/questioning-things-vol-ix/ Put a little happy in your day. Here is the NYT write-up on him.  Make sure to watch the vid in high quality.  Thanks to Hank for pointing me to this!  - J http://tropophilia.com/2008/07/08/dancing/ Lifehacker pointed recently to SimplyNoise, a site whose sole purpose is to generate white noise.  White noise, apparently, "can be helpful for everything from aiding sleep to blocking distraction."  There are even desktop programs available so you can fill your speakers with what is supposed to be the soothing/focus-inducing sound ... http://tropophilia.com/2008/07/08/there-is-comfort-in-the-sound/ Welcome to a series of posts that I’m going to name after my old personal blog: Journeys with Jrod.  My goal here is to chronicle my thoughts and actions as I pack up my life in one city and move it to another.  Who knows what will happen, but I’m ... http://tropophilia.com/2008/07/07/journeys-with-jrod-part-i-the-decision/ I'm not so sure I'll live up to the standard set by Taylor with the Monday Links, but here's my best shot.  My feeds are a little tech (and Google) heavy, so this will help us appreciate just how great a job he does at providing variety. There's a privacy stir ... http://tropophilia.com/2008/07/07/monday-links-july-7th-2008/ A little different, since this one focuses on a larger area.  I'm guessing someone's going to get this pretty quickly, though.  This has to do more with current events than with "change."  City, state (if applicable), and country please... as well as what's going on there. http://tropophilia.com/2008/07/06/satellite-challenge-16/