Many thanks to AJ for putting together the first Minnesota PodSafe Music Awards and asking the PodcastMN community to help pull it together.
If you haven’t hear my voice in a while…I introduces the nominees and announced a couple of the winners.
Category: Minneapolis
Thursday, 18 January 2007
Friday, 24 November 2006
First Crack 92. Curbly.com – The Home Improvement Social Network
Bruno Bornsztein, Ben Moore, and I talk about their recently launched project – Curbly.com – a social networking site for sharing DIY projects, tips, and finding help.
After we run through the site, we talk about;
- Using agile web development processes and what Ben calls WWIBAN (What Would I Bitch About Next) to be “one day behind the future”.
- The Ruby on Rails framework and the Ruby.MN developer group.
The follows my original profile of Curbly.com at MNteractive.com.
Listen to Curbly.com – The Home Improvement Social Network [23 min]
Tuesday, 10 October 2006
MN Governor e-Debate 2006 First Impressions
Steven Clift is moderating the 2006 MN Gubernatorial candidate e-dbate. I’ve been following along via the RSS feed. Ever day a new question – perfect.
This is exactly how I like my politics – integrated into how I do everything already (RSS).
The questions are good, the answers are surprisingly good considering it’s a ‘political debate’. I credit Steven’s format: the candidates aren’t live and aren’t in the same room – and his intro kick-off video.
Even a couple questions in, it’s obvious who the serious candidates are (Pawlenty, Hatch). It’s great that the other candidates are running, and kudos to everyone for participating in the e-debate. I still don’t get being a single-issue candidate, just fixing the issue seems like a much more direct way of changing things than gambling on winning an election.
Sunday, 1 October 2006
First Crack 85. Jeremy Messersmith Talking about the Alcatrez Kid
Here’s my long-awaited conversation with Jeremy Messersmith talking about his new album, the Alcatraz Kid ($13.00 PayPal, City Pages review, Pulse review), and playing a couple of the songs of from it – two of my favorites (Day Job, Snow Day) and one of Jeremy’s (Great Times).
Listen to Jeremy Messersmith Talking about the Alcatrez Kid [15 min]
Thursday, 7 September 2006
5th District Candidates: Consistent
Mr. Sponge’s More Debate post @ Minvolved is a good read. Looks like everyone’s at least consistent – for better or worse:
- Ember: I’m a woman, I’m not going to talk about my positions on Social Security and charter schools and I think of the children
- Paul: I’m ethical, I lean to the side, I have a lot of gel in my hair and my campaign ratted out the guy standing next to me
- Keith: I’m progressive and grassroots
- Mike: Here’s what I’m going to do and here’s how I’m going to pay for it
Wednesday, 30 August 2006
Jeremy Messersmith CD Release Party @ Acadia – Sept 2nd
This Saturday – Sept 2nd, Jeremy Messersmith is having a CD release party at the Acadia Cafe.
Jeremy and I sat down for a podcast a couple weeks back talking about his new “The Alcatrez Kid CD” ($13 Paypal). Unfortunately, life got in the way of me getting it up earlier this week.
Crap. I’m sorry. It’s coming. Watch this space.
Monday, 28 August 2006
Star Tribune on Muni WiFi: FUD or Just Wrong?
The Strib’s Steve Alexander is on a Muni-WiFi bashing kick. In Sunday’s Slowdown in the Fast Lane, the angle was how the forthcoming Minneapolis muni-WiFi will make the current cable and DSL offerings look paltry and non-competitive. Oh – and we don’t get the maximum bandwidth out of our current pipes anyway. Really? Muni-WiFi isn’t going to change that.
In fact, I’m not planning to drop my existing offering for the $20/mn muni plan anytime soon. WiFi transfer rates don’t scale well. If anything, the muni plan is a cheap insurance policy – something we can check email on while the main line is uploading podcasts or the weekly backup.
Then today there’s this gem in the sidebar;
But that’s it. No information on what “special” means. If it means 802.11b or 802.11g (i.e. what you already have) then yes Bill, that’s just bad reporting.
I expect so much from our dailies. Maybe I’d be happier if I started thinking of them like soap operas – quantity over quality.
Tuesday, 22 August 2006
Jonathan Coulton in Twin Cities – Could It Be True?
MINNEAPOLIS, MN October 6 Fitzgerald Theater; 7PM
With Neal Pollack.
THERE WILL BE AN ADMISSION CHARGE: STAND BY
Saturday, 19 August 2006
Surly’s Coffee Bender at the Acadia – Best of Both Worlds
Last night, I popped by the Acadia Cafe to update their podcast settings – it’s been moved to AcadiaCast.com. While testing everything out, Ted surprised me with a pint of Surly Brewing’s new Coffee Bender.
It’s a fantastic beer, one that Omar hinted at during our podcast. The most complex of all Surly’s beers – in addition to their signature hoppiness, and Bender’s oatmeal, the coffee adds a chocolate finish and a contemplative nature to the pint.
Tuesday, 15 August 2006
First Crack 84. Rich Huelskamp on Making an Energy Efficient Home
Rich Huelskamp built a 100% off-grid, renewable-energy home down in Red Wing, MN. He and I talk about how he got his home down from the average 25kWh/day to 6. Along the way, he goes through the steps to making a urban/suburban home more efficient.
If you’re looking to replace your home’s appliances, Rich recommends picking from ACEEE.org’s list of most energy efficient appliances
Listen to Rich Huelskamp on Making an Energy Efficient Home [36 min]