the coolest factory, ever.

glad that’s over.

in case you didn’t get the joke on april fool’s day — the one about obama also getting LEED certified was a good one.
i may not be the leader of the free world…but i can build a green building

“The White House announced today that President Obama passed the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED NC v2.2 accreditation examination, and is now a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP). White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that the President got his AP because he strongly believes that green building and the LEED system are critical to stimulating a green economic recovery, reducing the country’s dependence on foreign oil, and mobilizing the international community to meet the challenge of global climate change.

“Becoming a LEED AP is one of the proudest accomplishments of my life” said President Obama. “I decided that now was the time to get my AP, especially in light of the upcoming changes to USGBC’s credentialing system… Green building is right for our economy, right for our health care system, and right for our future. LEED points the way towards the development of truly regenerative and sustainable communities, and now that I have my AP, I’m confident that I’m prepared for the job of rebuilding our country”, the President added. “I learned all about LEED from my daughters Sasha and Malia, who attend the Sidwell School, the first LEED Platinum certified school. Malia persuaded me to become a LEED AP; she even registered me for the exam herself.”

USGBC CEO Rick Fedrizzi congratulated the President on this outstanding achievement. “It’s impressive that President Obama found the time to study for and pass the exam while evaluating and making tough policy decisions about the nation’s financial and automobile industry crises, the situation in Afghanistan, and preparing for his trip to the G20 summit”, said Mr. Fedrizzi. “Many others study for months, and have difficulty passing the first time. USGBC is proud to count Mr. Obama as the first President of any country as a LEED AP”, added Mr. Fedrizzi.”

Sometimes, I worry, though, that what oil money is to Russia, our ability to print money is to America. Look at the billions we just printed to bail out two dinosaurs: General Motors and Chrysler.

Lately, there has been way too much talk about minting dollars and too little about minting our next Thomas Edison, Bob Noyce, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Vint Cerf, Jerry Yang, Marc Andreessen, Sergey Brin, Bill Joy and Larry Page. Adding to that list is the only stimulus that matters. Otherwise, we’re just Russia with a printing press.

We might be able to stimulate our way back to stability, but we can only invent our way back to prosperity. We need everyone at every level to get smarter.

Check out his latest op-ed piece.

invent,invent,invent

Have you read Matt Taibbi’s article in Rolling Stone?

you should.

find it here

The world’s most powerful investment bank is a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money.

and here is goldman’s response

if you try really hard…you might catch a glimpse of us in the back of the room.

tons of exciting news.

just not enough time right now.

will update when i can.

word.

doesn’t make you dance…but it’s good for driving.

“revelations”

another he did with madlib is “wahid.”

super busy.

btw, just got the new mos def…

i’ll let you know how it goes.

:-)

favorite track: “Quiet Dog Bite Hard.”

“the word’s on the street, and it’s on the news

i’m not gonna teach him how to dance with you.”

get it here and sing along

and if you’re feeling extra cool…check out their Demo EP here — The Wizard of Ahhhs

and you can buy their album here

it’s what i am listening to right now. i think that you will like it.

the new dilla album produced by pete rock.

haven’t heard it yet — but i’ll post a song of the day after i listen to it.

you can find it here

‘got kicks different colors….’

“Colors” by Que Billah with the Cool Kids

this one should make you smile…or at least bounce around

The Culture Capture Champs catch Mos Def during a break in the studio while recording “The Ecstatic” . Hear how he dissects some of his favorite MF DOOM lyrics & talks a bit about his influences.

Btw, “The Ecstatic” comes out next week.

From Beef Rapp:

To all rappers shut up with ya shuttin up
And keep
your shirt on, at least a button up
Yuck, is they rhymers or
strippin males?
Outta work jerks since they shut down
Chippendale’s
They chippin nails, Doom… jippin
scales
Let alone the pre-orders that’s counted off
shippin sales
This one goes out to all my peoples skippin
bail
Dippin jail, whippin tail, and sippin ale
Light the
doobie til it glow like a ruby
After which they
couldn’t find the Villain like Scooby
He’s in the
lab on some old Buddha Monk shit
Overproof drunk shit, and
who’da thunk it?
Punk try an ask why ours be
better
It could be the iron mask or the Cosby
sweater
Yes, you, who’s screwed by the dude on the CD
nude (we need food!)

And here is one of my favorites: “Kookies,” by MF Doom. enjoy.

That $700 billion bailout has since grown into a more than $12 trillion commitment by the US government and the Federal Reserve.

That’s even more than I was estimating last year… and I posted in September that a Bloomberg analyst had it at $5 Trillion

btw, the US GDP in 2005 was just about that much ($12 Trillion)

and an article in the Yemen Times estimates about $12 Trillion as the opportunity cost of conflict in the Middle East.

You should definitely check out Andy Kroll’s article entitled, “The Greatest Swindle Ever Sold.”

Given the lack of transparency and accountability, don’t expect taxpayers to be able to object too much. After all, remarkably little is known about how TARP recipients have used the government aid received. Nonetheless, recent government reports, Congressional testimony and commentaries offer those patient enough to pore over hundreds of pages of material glimpses of just how Wall Street friendly the bailout actually is. Here, then, based on the most definitive data and analyses available, are six of the most blatant and alarming ways taxpayers have been scammed by the government’s $1.1-trillion, publicly funded bailout.

I bet you didn’t know the Milky Way was visible to the naked eye? Well you probably won’t be able to experience this wonder in an urban (street lights, building lights, etc.) environment, but that’s alright as a William Castleman created this time lapse video of the night sky as it passes over the 2009 Texas Star Party in Fort Davis, Texas. The galactic core of Milky Way is as bright as ever, and the images were taken with a 15mm fisheye lens.

This one is from 2004. I picked up the cd at a bbq from one of my Canadian friends. it played in my car for months…and then I lost it.

Lucky for me (and you, too), it’s available on the interweb.

It’s the mixtape by Floyd The Locsmif — he remixes Outkast tracks.

Outskirts: The Unofficial Lost Outkast Remixes.

I’m excited to play it again!!!!

here’s the mellow remix of “so fresh, so clean”

enjoy the full mixtape

Behind the 2008 financial and business meltdown is a gallery of financial rogues and schemers, bumblers and clowns. Orange County has had its share. Portraits of a local dirty dozen:

here’s a link to the ocregister article.

pulled from the guardian:
De La Soul are to release their first new music in five years, but it’s not for chilling out or getting down – it’s for joggers. The 45-minute track was made for Nike, as part of their Nike+ series of music to run to.

“Let’s not call it a track, let’s call it a journey,” Vincent Mason, also known as Mase, told BBC 6 Music. But this isn’t a sprawling DJ set – it’s eight or nine original songs, recorded by De La Soul and then brought to producers Flosstradamus to “mix it all together”.

Previous Nike+ releases, all in partnership with Apple’s iPod, included those from LCD Soundsystem, Simian Mobile Disco and Aesop Rock.

you can find it on itunes and here

side note: I ran with it last week…and although the warm up takes too long, i enjoyed it thoroughly. try it on your next run

maybe it’s because it was the end of my run — but, i especially liked the track “forever.” get just that track here.

playing records earlier and got into a mellow groove.

here’s one of the tracks i played.

jdilla’s remix of “Sometimes” w/ q-tip and the brand new heavies.

the set started with hawaiian music…don’t know how i got here; but the song is mellow.

chilled out tracks make me happy

this amazon product review is by far the best i have ever read.

I just like the way that they sing…

Today’s song of the day is from Firefox AK.

“What’s That Sound?”

The album is import only. It’s called Madame, Madame

check it out

There’s a newer album…but I don’t think that I like it as much.

it’s pop/punk, simple, and certain to get old quickly… but it’s fun enough to be today’s song of the day.

plus, there’s a fun uk club remix (well, you decide that one…i’m on the fence)

i won’t mi-i-i-i-i-i-ind if you ….

ida maria

“So Much Better When You’re Naked”

original

digital dog remix

i found two reason to like him:

the track “turn it up” on that i album i posted yesterday.

check it out

and the latest version of the air yeezy — june 6th is the release date.
who doesn’t want sneakers that glow in the dark?

The Net/Net colorway features a a tone-on-tone tan color scheme and a glow-in-the-dark swoosh.

He is former prosecutor, House Democrat Alan Grayson; she is Elizabeth Coleman, Inspector General of the Federal Reserve. The issue is oversight at the Federal Reserve.

Elizabeth A. Coleman was appointed Inspector General for the Board effective May 6, 2007. In this role, Ms. Coleman leads a staff responsible for promoting economy, efficiency,and effectiveness within Board programs and operations. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is also responsible for preventing and detecting waste, fraud, and abuse at the Board, among other duties. The OIG achieves its legislative mandate through audits, evaluations, investigations, legislative reviews, and by keeping the Chairman of the Board and Congress fully informed.

Prior to joining the Board’s staff, she was employed by the Government Accountability Office. Ms. Coleman has a BBA from James Madison University and is a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking, Georgetown University.