Technology and the Arts – Ep. 63 (08.30.2013)

Technology and the Arts – Ep. 63 (08.30.2013)

Technology and the Arts – Episode 63 (08.30.2013) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangout On Air conducted August 27, 2013. This installment of the podcast features a discussion on the NSA’s PRISM spying program, Kevin Spacey’s impassioned defense of the Netflix business model, Facebook’s just-announced shared photo albums, the Iowa City Library Local Music Project…and more. File size: 22.5 MB. Time: 1 hr., 31 min., 30 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

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Show Notes for Technology and the Arts – Episode 63

Technology and the Arts – Episode 63 (08.30.2013) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangout On Air conducted August 27, 2013. This installment of the podcast features a discussion on the NSA’s PRISM spying program, Kevin Spacey’s impassioned defense of the Netflix business model, Facebook’s just-announced shared photo albums, the Iowa City Library Local Music Project…and more. File size: 22.5 MB. Time: 1 hr., 31 min., 30 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

John talks about:

• A number of upcoming projects
• LibraryLinkNJ
• Teaching classes at Rider University
• Doodle.com/lemasney
• Arts, Culture, Technology & Community NJ Meetups at ArtWorks Trenton
• The fact that his Chromecast has finally shipped
• 12-year-old Lillian Powers…Vine superstar (Gawker | Vinebox)

Brian talks about:

• An update on his friend, singer-songwriter Christian Beach‘s cover of Yoko Ono’s “Silver Horse”—on which Brian played accordion—that will be appearing on an Main Man Records tribute album due this fall
• A planned “arts hub” featuring lofts, studios, classroom space, business and training areas, and retail space in an abandoned mill from the 1890s at the Hamilton/Trenton border in Mercer County, NJ

Together, John and Brian discussed:

• Thoughts on the NSA, PRISM and the “quick death of privacy” in the United States
• Google’s reported efforts to acquire the rights to the NFL’s Sunday Ticket package, currently exclusive to DirectTV, and bring the action to YouTube
• Kevin Spacey’s impassioned defense of the Netflix business model during his is address at the James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival
• The lack of great design apps in the cloud…aside from Adobe.
• AllCast app developer’s accusations that Google is disabling unsupported use of Chromecast via firmware updates
• Facebook’s new shared photo albums, which are rolling out slowly now
• The controversy over a plans to install a 9/11 memorial in Princeton Battlefield State Park, the site of a pivotal Revolutionary War battle
• NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia and the planned Sept. 6 launch of the LADEE (Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer) mission to the moon—a launch that could be visible to most of the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States.
• Iowa City Library Local Music Project—a unique licensing scheme allowing Iowa City Library patrons to download and keep music by local artists

Here is the webcast version of the episode:
Technology and the Arts 2.0: Series 2, Ep. 4 – 08.27.2013

Technology and the Arts 2.0: Series 2, Episode 4 – 08.27.2013

Technology and the Arts 2.0: Series 2, Episode 4 – 08.27.2013

In this installment of Technology and the Arts with Brian Kelley and John LeMasney…

John talks about:

• A number of upcoming projects
• LibraryLinkNJ
• Teaching classes at Rider University
• Doodle.com/lemasney
• Arts, Culture, Technology & Community NJ Meetups at ArtWorks Trenton
• The fact that his Chromecast has finally shipped
• 12-year-old Lillian Powers…Vine superstar (Gawker | Vinebox)

Brian talks about:

• An update on his friend, singer-songwriter Christian Beach‘s cover of Yoko Ono’s “Silver Horse”—on which Brian played accordion—that will be appearing on an Main Man Records tribute album due this fall
• A planned “arts hub” featuring lofts, studios, classroom space, business and training areas, and retail space in an abandoned mill from the 1890s at the Hamilton/Trenton border in Mercer County, NJ

Together, John and Brian discussed:

• Thoughts on the NSA, PRISM and the “quick death of privacy” in the United States
• Google’s reported efforts to acquire the rights to the NFL’s Sunday Ticket package, currently exclusive to DirectTV, and bring the action to YouTube
• Kevin Spacey’s impassioned defense of the Netflix business model during his is address at the James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival
• The lack of great design apps in the cloud…aside from Adobe.
• AllCast app developer’s accusations that Google is disabling unsupported use of Chromecast via firmware updates
• Facebook’s new shared photo albums, which are rolling out slowly now
• The controversy over a plans to install a 9/11 memorial in Princeton Battlefield State Park, the site of a pivotal Revolutionary War battle
• NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia and the planned Sept. 6 launch of the LADEE (Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer) mission to the moon—a launch that could be visible to most of the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States.
• Iowa City Library Local Music Project—a unique licensing scheme allowing Iowa City Library patrons to download and keep music by local artists

Reminder: Live webcast tonight at 10 p.m. EDT

A friendly reminder that this week’s rescheduled live webcast will be taking place tonight at 10 p.m. EDT. John and I hope you’ll tune in right here on the blog or at the Technology and the Arts YouTube channel. – BK

Programming note: This week’s webcast moved to Tuesday @ 10 pm ET

This week’s live webcast of Technology and the Arts will take place Tuesday night, August 27, at 10 p.m. ET. Feel free to watch on this site or on the Technology and the Arts YouTube channel.

Technology and the Arts Podcast -€“ Episode 62 (08.23.2013)

Technology and the Arts – Episode 62 (08.23.2013) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangouts On Air conducted August 19, 2013. This installment features a discussion about the It’s a Thing podcast, the 5:10 egg, Jay Z’s “Picasso Baby” video, Brian’s music on Soundcloud, the flat design trend with shadow element, alternatives to cable TV, Google Easter eggs and more! Also, John presents a brief introduction to Scratch, an MIT-developed tile-based visual programming environment and toolkit. File size: 20.2 MB. Time: 42 min. The episode also includes Brian’s worst edit in his six years of podcasting at around the 25:25 mark. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

Show Notes for Technology and the Arts – Episode 62

Technology and the Arts – Episode 62 (08.23.2013) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangouts On Air conducted August 19, 2013. This installment features a discussion about the It’s a Thing podcast, the 5:10 egg, Jay Z’s “Picasso Baby” video, Brian’s music on Soundcloud, the flat design trend with shadow element, alternatives to cable TV, Google Easter eggs and more! Also, John presents a brief introduction to Scratch, an MIT-developed tile-based visual programming environment and toolkit. The episode also includes Brian’s worst edit in his six years of podcasting at around the 25:25 mark. File size: 20.2 MB. Time: 42 min. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

Here are some quick links to things mentioned during the show…

• John talked about the It’s a Thing podcast, the 5:10 egg, Jay Z’s “Picasso Baby” video, the flat design trend with shadow element, alternatives to cable TV
• John also presented an introduction to Scratch, a tile-based visual programming environment and toolkit developed by MIT.
• Brian talked about his music on Soundcloud and Google Easter eggs —hidden features found on YouTube, Google Image Search and Google Maps.

Below is the full version of the Technology and the Arts: Series 2, Ep. 3 – 08.1912.2013 webcast…

Technology and the Arts 2.0: Series 2, Episode 3 – 08.19.2013

Technology and the Arts 2.0: Series 2, Episode 3 – 08.19.2013

In this episode of Technology and the Arts, hosts Brian Kelley and John LeMasney discuss the It’s a Thing podcast, the 5:10 egg, Jay Z’s “Picasso Baby” video, Brian’s music on Soundcloud, the flat design trend with shadow element, alternatives to cable TV, Google Easter eggs and more! Also, John presents a brief introduction to Scratch, an MIT-developed tile-based visual programming environment and toolkit.

Programming note: Tonight’s webcast at 9 p.m. EDT

Tonight’s live webcast will be taking place at 9 p.m. EDT. John and I hope you’ll tune in right here or at the Technology and the Arts YouTube channel.

Technology and the Arts Podcast -€“ Episode 61 (08.16.2013)

Technology and the Arts – Episode 61 (08.16.2013) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangouts On Air conducted August 12, 2013. This installment features discussions on building fully functional web sites with WordPress; Scratch, a tile-based visual programming environment and toolkit developed by MIT; Andrew Huang’s “song challenge” in which he covers the theme from “Breaking Bad” with items you might find in a meth lab; and Loop, an iPad app that allows you to create short, hand-drawn animations by Universal Everything….and more. File size: 6.8 MB. Time: 27 min., 30 sec. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.