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• Monetizing Robots, Duckies, and Amanda Modern day troubadour Jonathan Coulton is the latest cult-of-personality on Ze Frank’s GimmeSomeCandy micropayment platform. In related news - Amanda Congdon announced new projects with ABC News and HBO. Duckies, robots, and bananas for everyone!
• Sam’s a Genius - National Geographic Lullabies Before Bedtime A couple weeks after Cooper was born, Sam sent over National Geographic Around the World Lullabies. Of course, it went straight into Cooper’s playlist on the iPod. Tonight Cooper was inconsolable. None of the usual settling down techniques were working and we were scratching our heads with what to do. Attempting to think strategically between
• Tuesday’s Triple Play - The Robots We Love and Hate  Sony’s dog is just the first step in machines taking over - via our hearts. This week’s triple play is dedicated the androids so near to us me must destroy them. “Small Wonder” from the Vandals’ Fear of a Punk Planet “Todd the T1000″ from Jonathan Coulton’s Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms “My Girlfriend’s a Robot” from
• Tuesday’s Triple Play - Road Trip Songs  I’ve always found road trip songs energizing and refreshing - even if I’m just at my desk working. This week’s Tuesday Triple Play is a trio of classics: Song for a Girl that Has One [real] from Too Much Joy’s Son of Sam I Am MO 63 - from All’s Percolater Movin’ Right Along - from the Muppet
• 3.75 Reasons Jonathan Coulton Is More Interesting than Radiohead In Jonathan Coulton’s Portal post, I find 6 things very interesting. He: was commissioned (I’m assuming) to write a song for a video game ($$$) likes the video game (is this an ad or a recommendation to his fans?) includes the lyrics in the post includes the chords in the post thanks the video game dev team recommends another game with