Various random songs and every now and then some spoken word or readings by authors. Eclectic music that is posted based on merit, not popularity. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2244/buddyicons/7698475@N07.jpg en http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt noA software developer living in Seattle. Enjoys mountains, microbrews, 4AM nights in front of an LCD.47.606163-122.34375 This is the trumpeter from New Orleans playing on the Christmas episode of O Holy Night. I got teary watching this the first time around, and now even though the show was canceled a few years back, this is still a holiday favorite. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/9251 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/9251 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:43:34 GMT This is the trumpeter from New Orleans playing on the Christmas episode of O Holy Night. I got teary watching this the first time around, and now even though the show was canceled a few years back, this is still a holiday favorite.This is the trumpeter from New Orleans playing on the Christmas episode of O Holy Night. I got teary watching this the first time around, and now even though the show was canceled a few years back, this is still a holiday favorite. My favorite song from Le Loup's new album (tough choice). It sounds like it belongs on the "Where the Wild Things Are" soundtrack--perfect mood for that movie. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/9226 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/9226 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:04:19 GMT My favorite song from Le Loup's new album (tough choice). It sounds like it belongs on the "Where the Wild Things Are" soundtrack--perfect mood for that movie.My favorite song from Le Loup's new album (tough choice). It sounds like it belongs on the "Where the Wild Things Are" soundtrack--perfect mood for that movie. “Warmy blanky” is just one of the magical phrases that the cyberpunk author is obsessed with in this discussion concerning Spook Country. Subjects Discussed: Coats, blankets, and carapaces in Gibson’s fiction, textures, characters with shaved heads, on not having technological issues, the Apple Store, cell phones and the natural street state, obsolete technology and thrift shops, ZX81s, VR, sitting atop the technological anthill, the internal combustion engine, how to escape being handcuffed with a piece of a ball point pen, the origin of Blue Ant, color taxonomies, Belgians, locative art, rock ‘n roll novels from the 1960s, the downsides of sitting in a SFWA suite, Bobby Chombo, cigarettes, Cory Doctorow, GPS plausibilities, celebrity deaths, Philip K. Dick, Milgram and Dr. Stanley Milgrim, Norman Cohn’s The Pursuit of the Millennium, ghostly connections between Pattern Recognition and Spook Country, tripartite plot structures, writing while not knowing what was in the suitcase, extra-terrestrial artifacts in Baghdad, how to confuse John Clute, the historical record being determined by Wikipedia and Google results, Google Maps and street view, lonelygirl15, YouTube, Japanese behavioral protocols, responding to Ed Park’s theory about the old man and Win being the same character, unreliable narrators, and Iain Sinclair. From http://www.edrants.com/segundo/bss-133-william-gibson/ http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/5443 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/5443 Sat, 30 May 2009 22:35:26 GMT interview author science fiction sci-fi book:author=william gibson cyberpunk book:title=spook country “Warmy blanky” is just one of the magical phrases that the cyberpunk author is obsessed with in this discussion concerning Spook Country. Subjects Discussed: Coats, blankets, and carapaces in Gibson’s fiction, textures, characters with shaved heads, on no“Warmy blanky” is just one of the magical phrases that the cyberpunk author is obsessed with in this discussion concerning Spook Country. Subjects Discussed: Coats, blankets, and carapaces in Gibson’s fiction, textures, characters with shaved heads, on not having technological issues, the Apple Store, cell phones and the natural street state, obsolete technology and thrift shops, ZX81s, VR, sitting atop the technological anthill, the internal combustion engine, how to escape being handcuffed with a piece of a ball point pen, the origin of Blue Ant, color taxonomies, Belgians, locative art, rock ‘n roll novels from the 1960s, the downsides of sitting in a SFWA suite, Bobby Chombo, cigarettes, Cory Doctorow, GPS plausibilities, celebrity deaths, Philip K. Dick, Milgram and Dr. Stanley Milgrim, Norman Cohn’s The Pursuit of the Millennium, ghostly connections between Pattern Recognition and Spook Country, tripartite plot structures, writing while not knowing what was in the suitcase, extra-terrestrial artifacts in Baghdad, how to confuse John Clute, the historical record being determined by Wikipedia and Google results, Google Maps and street view, lonelygirl15, YouTube, Japanese behavioral protocols, responding to Ed Park’s theory about the old man and Win being the same character, unreliable narrators, and Iain Sinclair. From http://www.edrants.com/segundo/bss-133-william-gibson/interview, author, science fiction, sci-fi, book:author=william gibson, cyberpunk, book:title=spook country My Nemesis: Stories About the Enemies, Bullies, and Brawls That Have Shaped Us It’s an evening of black eyes, wounded hearts, and long-held grudges when seven storytellers get seven minutes each to tell tales of anger, resentment—and maybe forgiveness. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/4677 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/4677 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:43:46 GMT the wire baltimore My Nemesis: Stories About the Enemies, Bullies, and Brawls That Have Shaped Us It’s an evening of black eyes, wounded hearts, and long-held grudges when seven storytellers get seven minutes each to tell tales of anger, resentment—and maybe forgiveness.My Nemesis: Stories About the Enemies, Bullies, and Brawls That Have Shaped Us It’s an evening of black eyes, wounded hearts, and long-held grudges when seven storytellers get seven minutes each to tell tales of anger, resentment—and maybe forgiveness.the wire, baltimore Schneier get a chance to talk about whether we are in fact safer with current airport procedures than those before 9/11 and whether government and private industry are doing enough to harden security at possible terrorist targets like nuclear and chemical plants. He also talks about technology's role in global security (e.g. whether Google Earth deserved the criticism after investigators found that the terrorists who shot up Mumbai in November had used the imaging information to plan their attack), and about the restrictions on taking liquids onto commercial flights -- the 3.5-ounce rule -- and whether there was any proof that a terrorist could construct a bomb from two liquids they mixed in an airplane lavatory. Source: http://paulharrisonline.blogspot.com/2009/02/schneier-on-security.html http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/2423 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/2423 Fri, 6 Feb 2009 21:04:38 GMT Schneier get a chance to talk about whether we are in fact safer with current airport procedures than those before 9/11 and whether government and private industry are doing enough to harden security at possible terrorist targets like nuclear and chemicalSchneier get a chance to talk about whether we are in fact safer with current airport procedures than those before 9/11 and whether government and private industry are doing enough to harden security at possible terrorist targets like nuclear and chemical plants. He also talks about technology's role in global security (e.g. whether Google Earth deserved the criticism after investigators found that the terrorists who shot up Mumbai in November had used the imaging information to plan their attack), and about the restrictions on taking liquids onto commercial flights -- the 3.5-ounce rule -- and whether there was any proof that a terrorist could construct a bomb from two liquids they mixed in an airplane lavatory. Source: http://paulharrisonline.blogspot.com/2009/02/schneier-on-security.html This is a catchy-as-hell song. Part of the newish synth-pop movement, these guys are pretty young and out of Brooklyn. Quite upbeat. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/2392 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/2392 Fri, 6 Feb 2009 03:04:00 GMT This is a catchy-as-hell song. Part of the newish synth-pop movement, these guys are pretty young and out of Brooklyn. Quite upbeat.This is a catchy-as-hell song. Part of the newish synth-pop movement, these guys are pretty young and out of Brooklyn. Quite upbeat. Emancipator mashed up two unlikely songs. Trip-sketching the beats of Sigur Ros and making it sound like it belongs behind Mobb Deep, then using the Sigur Ros vocals as the chorus... really awesome remix. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/2391 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/2391 Fri, 6 Feb 2009 02:47:16 GMT Emancipator mashed up two unlikely songs. Trip-sketching the beats of Sigur Ros and making it sound like it belongs behind Mobb Deep, then using the Sigur Ros vocals as the chorus... really awesome remix.Emancipator mashed up two unlikely songs. Trip-sketching the beats of Sigur Ros and making it sound like it belongs behind Mobb Deep, then using the Sigur Ros vocals as the chorus... really awesome remix. I haven't been able to get this album (and this song) out of my head for weeks. These guys are pretty great, and I can't help but drool over the equipment they use. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/2315 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/2315 Tue, 3 Feb 2009 08:54:49 GMT I haven't been able to get this album (and this song) out of my head for weeks. These guys are pretty great, and I can't help but drool over the equipment they use. I haven't been able to get this album (and this song) out of my head for weeks. These guys are pretty great, and I can't help but drool over the equipment they use. Les Claypool, art-rock pioneer, bassist, and front man for the band Primus, reads from and discusses his debut novel, South of the Pumphouse. A dark, clever tale of two brothers, a fishing tip, misconceptions, drugs and murder, South of the Pumphouse skillfully combines classic motifs of epic struggle and intelligent layers of imagery. Like Claypool’s music, the material is innovative, highly independent and excruciatingly though provoking. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1951 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1951 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:37:25 GMT Les Claypool, art-rock pioneer, bassist, and front man for the band Primus, reads from and discusses his debut novel, South of the Pumphouse. A dark, clever tale of two brothers, a fishing tip, misconceptions, drugs and murder, South of the Pumphouse skilLes Claypool, art-rock pioneer, bassist, and front man for the band Primus, reads from and discusses his debut novel, South of the Pumphouse. A dark, clever tale of two brothers, a fishing tip, misconceptions, drugs and murder, South of the Pumphouse skillfully combines classic motifs of epic struggle and intelligent layers of imagery. Like Claypool’s music, the material is innovative, highly independent and excruciatingly though provoking. Chuck Klosterman, the author of Fargo Rock City; Sex, Drugs, And Cocoa Puffs; and Killing Yourself To Live, is a columnist for Esquire and has written for GQ, The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, and others. Klosterman reads from and discusses his debut novel Downtown Owl. Like a colder, Reagan-era version of The Last Picture Show fused with Friday Night Lights, Klosterman’s Downtown Owl is the unpretentious, darkly comedic story of how it feels to exist in a community where rural mythology and violent reality are pretty much the same thing. Loaded with detail and unified by a (very real) blizzard, it’s technically about certain people in a certain place at a certain time, but it’s really about a problem: What does it mean to be a normal person? There is no answer, but in Downtown Owl, what matters more is how you ask the question. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1922 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1922 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:54:31 GMT Chuck Klosterman, the author of Fargo Rock City; Sex, Drugs, And Cocoa Puffs; and Killing Yourself To Live, is a columnist for Esquire and has written for GQ, The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, and others. Klosterman reads from and discusseChuck Klosterman, the author of Fargo Rock City; Sex, Drugs, And Cocoa Puffs; and Killing Yourself To Live, is a columnist for Esquire and has written for GQ, The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, and others. Klosterman reads from and discusses his debut novel Downtown Owl. Like a colder, Reagan-era version of The Last Picture Show fused with Friday Night Lights, Klosterman’s Downtown Owl is the unpretentious, darkly comedic story of how it feels to exist in a community where rural mythology and violent reality are pretty much the same thing. Loaded with detail and unified by a (very real) blizzard, it’s technically about certain people in a certain place at a certain time, but it’s really about a problem: What does it mean to be a normal person? There is no answer, but in Downtown Owl, what matters more is how you ask the question. Acclaimed New York Times columnist Randall Stross discusses his new book Planet Google: One Company’s Audacious Plan to Organize Everything We Know. Based on unprecedented access he received to the highly secretive “Googleplex,” this book takes readers deep inside Google, the most important, most innovative, and most ambitious company of the Internet Age. Stross’s access to those who have spearheaded so many of Google’s new initiatives, his penetrating research into the company’s strategy, and his gift for lively storytelling produce an entertaining, deeply informed, and provocative examination of the company’s audacious vision for the future and the consequences not only for the business world, but for our culture at large. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1902 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1902 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:59:20 GMT tech technology google internet information Acclaimed New York Times columnist Randall Stross discusses his new book Planet Google: One Company’s Audacious Plan to Organize Everything We Know. Based on unprecedented access he received to the highly secretive “Googleplex,” this book takes readers deAcclaimed New York Times columnist Randall Stross discusses his new book Planet Google: One Company’s Audacious Plan to Organize Everything We Know. Based on unprecedented access he received to the highly secretive “Googleplex,” this book takes readers deep inside Google, the most important, most innovative, and most ambitious company of the Internet Age. Stross’s access to those who have spearheaded so many of Google’s new initiatives, his penetrating research into the company’s strategy, and his gift for lively storytelling produce an entertaining, deeply informed, and provocative examination of the company’s audacious vision for the future and the consequences not only for the business world, but for our culture at large.tech, technology, google, internet, information I still love MGMT. So here's another cover. I have listened to Oracular Spectacular too many times, so this is a nice departure... http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1881 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1881 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:16:15 GMT I still love MGMT. So here's another cover. I have listened to Oracular Spectacular too many times, so this is a nice departure...I still love MGMT. So here's another cover. I have listened to Oracular Spectacular too many times, so this is a nice departure... I love MGMT. Based on "I Kissed a Girl," I hated Katy Perry. I guess this song kind of redeems her; she does have a very nice voice. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1877 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1877 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:44:17 GMT I love MGMT. Based on "I Kissed a Girl," I hated Katy Perry. I guess this song kind of redeems her; she does have a very nice voice.I love MGMT. Based on "I Kissed a Girl," I hated Katy Perry. I guess this song kind of redeems her; she does have a very nice voice. Hot Chip doing beats and Peter Gabriel singing on this cover of the great Vampire Weekend song. Holy shit this is awesome. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1753 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1753 Wed, 7 Jan 2009 22:51:29 GMT Hot Chip doing beats and Peter Gabriel singing on this cover of the great Vampire Weekend song. Holy shit this is awesome.Hot Chip doing beats and Peter Gabriel singing on this cover of the great Vampire Weekend song. Holy shit this is awesome. Great song played during a Friday Night Lights montage. The show's soundtrack isn't quite as good as the movie's, but it's pretty damn good. Still looking forward to season 3. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1714 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1714 Tue, 6 Jan 2009 08:27:42 GMT Great song played during a Friday Night Lights montage. The show's soundtrack isn't quite as good as the movie's, but it's pretty damn good. Still looking forward to season 3.Great song played during a Friday Night Lights montage. The show's soundtrack isn't quite as good as the movie's, but it's pretty damn good. Still looking forward to season 3. Really one of the most beautiful songs you'll ever hear. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1694 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1694 Sun, 4 Jan 2009 06:44:23 GMT Really one of the most beautiful songs you'll ever hear.Really one of the most beautiful songs you'll ever hear. Alice Schroeder reads from her biography of one of the world's richest men. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1643 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1643 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:00:16 GMT Alice Schroeder reads from her biography of one of the world's richest men.Alice Schroeder reads from her biography of one of the world's richest men. Neil Gaiman reads his Hugo-nominated short story. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1596 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1596 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:47:46 GMT Neil Gaiman reads his Hugo-nominated short story.Neil Gaiman reads his Hugo-nominated short story. One of my favorite songs to listen to while writing code. For some reason I'm not a huge fan of LCD Soundsystem normally, but I am quite fond of this one. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1595 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1595 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:40:53 GMT One of my favorite songs to listen to while writing code. For some reason I'm not a huge fan of LCD Soundsystem normally, but I am quite fond of this one.One of my favorite songs to listen to while writing code. For some reason I'm not a huge fan of LCD Soundsystem normally, but I am quite fond of this one. Le Loup is a DC collective mixing folky bluegrass sounds with noisy, textured, organic rock. This was recorded by KEXP (from Seattle) while in NYC for the CMJ showcase. http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1594 http://huffduffer.com/zacschellhardt/1594 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:27:58 GMT Le Loup is a DC collective mixing folky bluegrass sounds with noisy, textured, organic rock. This was recorded by KEXP (from Seattle) while in NYC for the CMJ showcase.Le Loup is a DC collective mixing folky bluegrass sounds with noisy, textured, organic rock. This was recorded by KEXP (from Seattle) while in NYC for the CMJ showcase. nonadult