“Country Style” Nissan – Great Aussie Trek Series

4×4 Australia : Nissan – Great Aussie Trek Series, August 2003
“Country Style” [PDF]

Wednesday WIN (2012-May-30)

This IS the future of music
Overnight the @amandapalmer Kickstarter topped 1 million, with over 21,000 backers.

Tom Dickins – Sad For The Weather
A crowd sourced song: A few weeks ago – I asked twitter for suggestions for song ideas – giving myself the challenge of writing a song in ten minutes. Two tweets in particular set the wheels in motion for this song, one was a link to a Wiki page about “Seasonal Affected Depression” – the other was “the story of a coffeemaker and a toaster – theirs is a forbidden love”.

Reggie Watts disorients you in the most entertaining way [TED]

Tabletop: Ticket to Ride

This weeks links (2012-05-28)

In brief:

* Amanda Palmer: Update #7: COUNTDOWN WEBCAST PARTY IN BROOKLYN, hold the DATE! and ALL ABOUT “THE BED SONG” BOOK. [Kickstarter]

EVERYBODY (YES, EVERYBODY) save the DATE!!! next Thursday night NEW YORK TIME (may 31st), in the final hours of the kickstarter, at about 7pm-midnight, in BROOKLYN (near gowanus), we are throwing the biggest kickstarter countdown street party webcast EVER KNOWN TO MAN!!

* If students are digital natives why don’t they like our e-learning? (2012-May-26) [The corridor of uncertainty]
… However the report ends with some very relevant thoughts. Maybe students’ lukewarm attitude to e-learning is because the e-learning on offer is simply not very compelling or well designed? What if the e-learning of today is simply a pale electronic version of traditional teaching and therefore is always compared to the “real thing.” Maybe we haven’t actually changed anything, we’ve just put the classroom on the net without much thought of why we might want to do that. …

* Digital Citizenship: www.digitalcitizenship.nsw.edu.au [DER NSW]

* 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken (2012-May-30)
via @stokely

* The impact of social media on photography (2012-May-14) [mediaround]

Some reading/listening:

* ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE (Old Time Radio Researchers Group)
Elements of mystery have always been represented in literature, but the detective story didn’t arrive on the scene until the mid 1800′s. Edgar Allan Poe’s The Murders in the Rue Morgue, published in 1841, was the first. The Murder’s main character, C. Auguste Dupin, was a brilliant detective who relied on superior deductive powers to solve the crime. He and his unnamed narrator companion solved this and two other mysteries…
Adventures of Philip Marlowe – Single Episodes [archive.org]

Something from Bandcamp:

Music Monday #105 – Eurovision 2012

The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Azerbaijan's win in the 2011 Contest. The two semi-finals were held on 22 and 24 May 2012, and the final was held on 26 May 2012. Forty-two countries announced their participation in the contest, with Montenegro returning, having last taken part in 2009, and Poland and Armenia withdrawing.
It was won by singer Loreen from Sweden with the song "Euphoria". Russia finished second, Serbia third, host Azerbaijan finished fourth, and Albania fifth, its first Top 5 placing. Germany, Italy and Spain were the three members of the "Big Five" that managed to rank within the top 10, finishing in 8th, 9th and 10th places respectively. — wikipedia

Just in case you managed to survive the weekend without catching any of the 2012 Eurovision tunes, here’s three that I thought were worth a revisit.

And now for some music …

Music Monday #104 – I’m Game

The last few Music Monday’s have been a tad serious, and although we have a few candidates for this week, we’ll lighten the mood for this post with some gaming parodies; because just like parfait – everybody likes gaming parodies.

And now for some music …

This weeks links (2012-05-21)

In brief:

* Children need freedom to roam online (2012-May-18) [The Age]
The important thing, boyd points out, is to give the kid the ability to handle choices, assess risks and take what she calls “strategic” risks, or calculated risks. You want, in other words, to create the kid who can handle the internet without you. And how can they become that kid if you are watching them all the time, if you are always hovering right there next to them?

* Should I let my child use facebook? No, says cyber-safety expert (2012-May-17) [ABC 774]
A former Victoria Police officer turned cyber-safety consultant says parents who let their children go on facebook before they are teenagers ‘are not doing a good enough job as a parent’.
Cyber safety expert Susan McLean advised Harlaxton State School in Queensland, who are threatening to expel students who join facebook or refuse to delete their accounts.
Because the policing approach to social issues always works … :S

* Digital Citizenship Poster for Elementary School Classrooms [Common Sense Media]

David Kelley: How to build your creative confidence [Ted Talks]

Some reading/listening:

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Wednesday WIN (2012-May-16)

Monday gets *Music Monday*, Friday gets *Follow Friday* the weekend is well *the weekend* and poor old Wednesday gets dumped with “hump day”. Well Wednesday needs no longer sit in the corner pouting because here is **Wednesday WIN** #WW.

Karen Gillan Talks Inspector Spacetime!

Make it so! #AmyMeetsAbed

Renny Gleeson: 404, the story of a page not found

via TED. {Beware of the 417 in general!}

Interview – Professor Elemental

Do you feel that the abundance of recorded music that is easily available on the internet has led people to place more importance on the live experience as the ‘authentic’ way to hear music?
Yes, I think that’s one of the big advantages a musician has now. I definitely get a lot of people coming to see me live on that kind of basis. That’s why it’s all the more important to have a memorable live show and lots of merch and music to sell while you are there.

How useful do you think social media (such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc) is for up-and-coming musicians and artists?
It is HUGE, you can’t underestimate it. My entire music career has been launched by a single YouTube video and is maintained by Twitter, Facebook and the like. But it is worth being smart about it, there is no point in bombarding your fans with endless ads. Myspace is a good example of how musicians who over sell themselves can lose impact very quickly. Find your market and get to know your fans. I still get excited when I chat to a rapper I love on Twitter, I think you can build a genuine relationship with the people who listen to your music in a way you have never been able to before.

– Interview – Professor Elemental (2012-Apr-27) [M3 Event]

QuickTime 7.7.2

QuickTime 7.7.2 (2012-May-07)
Apple released Quicktime 7.7.2 on 15 May 2012 for Windows PCs to fix a total of 17 security vulnerabilities (most issues don’t affect Mac users as the patches have been included in OS X software updates).

All of the exploits caused unexpected program termination, arbitrary code execution, or both, though none were reported to have been exploited in the wild.

Fixed in QuickTime 7.7.2 Software Update
* QuickTime CVE-ID CVE-2012-0663
* QuickTime CVE-ID CVE-2012-0664
* QuickTime CVE-ID CVE-2012-0665
* QuickTime CVE-ID CVE-2011-3458
* QuickTime CVE-ID CVE-2011-3459
* QuickTime CVE-ID CVE-2012-0658
* QuickTime CVE-ID CVE-2012-0659
* QuickTime CVE-ID CVE-2012-0666
* QuickTime CVE-ID CVE-2011-3460
* QuickTime CVE-ID CVE-2012-0667
* QuickTime CVE-ID CVE-2012-0661
* QuickTime CVE-ID CVE-2012-0668
* QuickTime CVE-ID CVE-2012-0669
* QuickTime CVE-ID CVE-2012-0670
* QuickTime CVE-ID CVE-2012-0671
* QuickTime CVE-ID CVE-2012-0265
* QuickTime CVE-ID CVE-2012-0660

Evaluation: Patch now

LINKS:
[1] About the security content of QuickTime 7.7.2 HT5261 (2012-May-15) [Apple]

**Winter Reading Challenge – 2012**

The Aussie Readers group on Goodreads has the **Winter Reading Challenge – 2012**;

Winter is once again upon us, and the best way to make it bearable is to snuggle up, be warm and cosy, and READ!

Music Monday #103 – Donald “Duck” Dunn

Vale Donald “Duck” Dunn

Donald “Duck” Dunn (November 24, 1941 – May 13, 2012) was an American bass guitarist, record producer, and songwriter. Dunn was notable for his 1960s recordings with Booker T. & the M.G.’s and as a session bassist for Stax Records, which specialized in blues and gospel-infused southern soul and Memphis soul music styles. Dunn also performed on recordings with The Blues Brothers, Muddy Waters, Freddie King, Albert King, Neil Young, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Guy Sebastian, Rod Stewart, Bob Dylan, Roy Buchanan and Arthur Conley.
– wikipedia

And now for some music …