The casual Web log of Matt Gunn. Musings. Predilections. Wonder and merriment. Items of interest to an average samaritan. var sc_project=4507060; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=55; var sc_click_stat=1; var sc_security="09235cd0"; Tumblr (3.0; @mattgunn)http://whistlingsoftly.com/<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyzueffLaS1qzkrfxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Comes with awesome sound effects.</p> <p><a href="http://justinrampage.tumblr.com/post/435904872/look-at-the-great-new-york-city-in-a-whole-new" target="_blank">justinrampage</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Look at the great New York City in a whole new way. How about as an 8-bit 1980s RPG-style map!? Yes, I do believe this is awesome!</p> <p><a href="http://8bitnyc.com/" target="_blank"><i>8-Bit NYC</i></a> by <a href="http://vector.io/" target="_blank"><b>Brett Camper</b></a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/professorlemeza" target="_blank"><b>Twitter</b></a>) (<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/brettcamper" target="_blank"><b>LinkedIn</b></a>)</p> </blockquote>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/436956517http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/436956517Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:19:00 -0500videogamesnyc<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kytu903aNi1qzs13io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The NYPD has scooters?</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/428820493http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/428820493Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:58:11 -0500photoscootersnycnypd<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kypwtrTfkN1qzs13io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The origin of ‘Force Quit.’</p> <p><a href="http://loldwell.com/?p=515" target="_blank">LOLDWELL.com » Archive » Darth Beta Tester</a></p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/424475428http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/424475428Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:03:27 -0500<object width="400" height="256" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="ordie_player_f5a57185bd"><param name="movie" value="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="key=f5a57185bd" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed width="400" height="256" flashvars="key=f5a57185bd" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" quality="high" src="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" name="ordie_player_f5a57185bd" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thedw.us/post/424283621/fod-exclusive-of-the-day-presidential" target="_blank">thedailywhat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>FoD Exclusive of the Day:</b> Presidential impersonators of SNLs past offer the current Lampooner in Chief some unsolicited advice.</p> <p>[<a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f5a57185bd/funny-or-die-s-presidential-reunion" target="_blank">fod</a>.]</p> </blockquote>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/424289630http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/424289630Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:35:07 -0500videocomedysnlpresident<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/mc5gunn/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1267358400">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-28)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Slapstick">Slapstick (25)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Sufjan+Stevens">Sufjan Stevens (19)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Joy+Division">Joy Division (9)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Minus+the+Bear">Minus the Bear (9)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Modest+Mouse">Modest Mouse (8)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/420600676http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/420600676Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:32:14 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NMU1PVxNr94&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NMU1PVxNr94&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Last night’s concert part 2.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMU1PVxNr94" target="_blank">The (English) Beat: Save it for Later (NYC 02/27/2010)</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/averagesamaritan" target="_blank">averagesamaritan</a>)</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/418589205http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/418589205Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:53:44 -0500concertvideoskathe english beat<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SXsh64hL4i8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SXsh64hL4i8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Last night’s concert part 1.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXsh64hL4i8&feature=channel" target="_blank">Fishbone: Party at Ground Zero (NYC 02/27/2010)</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/averagesamaritan" target="_blank">averagesamaritan</a>)</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/418588023http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/418588023Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:53:10 -0500musicvideoskaconcertfishbone<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T6MfnuvH4Rs&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T6MfnuvH4Rs&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6MfnuvH4Rs" target="_blank">State of The Internet</a></p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/414301339http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/414301339Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:19:16 -0500videointernetcommunications<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyey0u6AnY1qzs13io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Snowicane!</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/411638795http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/411638795Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:55:41 -0500photoweathersnownyc<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9679622&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9679622&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9679622&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>A ‘miniature’ New York.</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/410253647http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/410253647Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:40:56 -0500tilt shiftvideonyc<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyd97xtvQI1qzs13io1_250.png"/><br/><br/><p>As a Gunn, I must say it’s pleasing to find the family crest adorning bottles of scotch.</p> <p><a href="http://www.gunnswhisky.com/" target="_blank">Gunns Whisky</a></p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/409727458http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/409727458Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:02:19 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GWxQwltyDZg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GWxQwltyDZg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>“Beneath the neon lights, youth resolves its differences. It’s an off-beat, toe-tapping sound, a rhythm for their feet that takes high spirited youngsters off the streets and into a music that speaks to them. It’s being called ska. It’s even being called blue beat and rocksteady. But when these bands start swinging, our young people are in total agreement; the only word for it is: fun.”</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/409469914http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/409469914Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:10:00 -0500skamusicthe specialsvideo<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/mc5gunn/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1266753600">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-21)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Animal+Collective">Animal Collective (50)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Panda+Bear">Panda Bear (8)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Super+Furry+Animals">Super Furry Animals (8)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Beck">Beck (5)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Mission+of+Burma">Mission of Burma (4)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/408241105http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/408241105Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:12:38 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky4cfsmlII1qzs13io1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Antique D-2</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/399647870http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/399647870Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:33:27 -0500star warsr2d2<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky49x1nITe1qzs13io1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Stay still. Stare at the moon. The stars will disappear.</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/399554215http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/399554215Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:39:00 -0500illusion<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/mc5gunn/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1266148800">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-14)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Archers+of+Loaf">Archers of Loaf (7)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Mission+of+Burma">Mission of Burma (4)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/LCD+Soundsystem">LCD Soundsystem (4)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Neutral+Milk+Hotel">Neutral Milk Hotel (4)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Califone">Califone (3)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/390872531http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/390872531Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:10:20 -0500<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,115,0" width="400" height="300" id="qikPlayer" align="middle"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="movie" value="http://qik.com/swfs/qikPlayer4.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#333333" /><param name="FlashVars" value="rssURL=http://qik.com/video/235d335720914a9198f4dde5f157cffc.rss&autoPlay=false" /><embed src="http://qik.com/swfs/qikPlayer4.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#333333" width="400" height="300" name="qikPlayer" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="rssURL=http://qik.com/video/235d335720914a9198f4dde5f157cffc.rss&autoPlay=false"></embed></object><br/><br/>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/389418171http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/389418171Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:55:42 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxr60dfDPh1qzs13io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This image would indicate it was hipsters who built the Brooklyn Bridge.</p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/386218753http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/386218753Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:45:00 -0500hipstersimagenycbrooklyn bridge<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,115,0" width="400" height="300" id="qikPlayer" align="middle"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="movie" value="http://qik.com/swfs/qikPlayer4.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#333333" /><param name="FlashVars" value="rssURL=http://qik.com/video/e042cadb7e3a4c7e9607a454e4c8c42c.rss&autoPlay=false" /><embed src="http://qik.com/swfs/qikPlayer4.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#333333" width="400" height="300" name="qikPlayer" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="rssURL=http://qik.com/video/e042cadb7e3a4c7e9607a454e4c8c42c.rss&autoPlay=false"></embed></object><br/><br/>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/382448927http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/382448927Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:45:43 -0500<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/mc5gunn/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1264939200">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-31)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Mission+of+Burma">Mission of Burma (27)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Jos%C3%A9+Gonz%C3%A1lez">José González (25)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Gang+of+Four">Gang of Four (14)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Pinback">Pinback (11)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Brian+Jonestown+Massacre">Brian Jonestown Massacre (10)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p>http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/367373183http://whistlingsoftly.com/post/367373183Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:18:28 -0500