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Re: the tate modern

Roger Penguino — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 21:01:11 -0000

bet those sunflowers are really crunchy!

Re: http://blog.mikeambs.com/post/4095761814

Roger Penguino — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:43:06 -0000

Totally agree with your assessment, Flow looked very promising and still does for business use, but for everyday folks the cost is just prohibitive. You are spot on about the promo video, it showcases a simple scenario but the website and pricing structure in fact suggest large business teams or some wealthy subset of the general population. Hopefully the bad press will make them reconsider their pricing and switch to a freemium model similar to Dropbox.

Re: http://blog.mikeambs.com/post/3640779376

Roger Penguino — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:20:50 -0000

What made you choose the 60d versus the new t3i?

Re: http://blog.mikeambs.com/post/3698261301

Roger Penguino — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:31:00 -0000

Thanks for your advice and honesty in answering. Whenever I've asked this before people have been either been too vague or overly specific towards one way of doing things.
One of the reasons why I asked this question is because
I can relate to being interested in more than one thing and you seem to be the same way, which is why I wanted your perspective. Filmmakers I've talked to in the past have always been passionate about film and only film since childhood, so it has been hard to relate. For the longest time I have actually avoided committing myself to film because I've had no support and thought that if it wasn't exclusive nothing would come of it.
Only in the last year, after being unemployed for like six months and having so much time to think and reflect, did it finally occur to me, that just being on set has made me feel far happier than any of my other interests, so any involvement at all is worth it. During that time I stumbled on one of your Kickstarter campaigns and started following your work, because you're very talented, but also because you are so open and honest about the process, which makes you relatable. Having followed your journey makes your advice that much more valuable because you as they say have been eating your own dog food, so your advice is honest and free of bias or presumption. Anyway enough with the rambling, I just wanted to say thanks for the advice and good luck on your own journey.

Re: http://blog.mikeambs.com/post/3507681517

Roger Penguino — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 13:54:14 -0000

Personally this would appeal to me as an end of life type thing, like I'm 70 or 80 and think I've lived a pretty good life, why not just choose to go into space instead of waiting to die on Earth?

Re: http://blog.gowalla.com/post/3518407141

Roger Penguino — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 13:40:11 -0000

Sounds awesome! Can't wait for what other juicy updates Gowalla rolls out during SXSW!

Re: http://firequall.tumblr.com/post/3485525408

Roger Penguino — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:01:58 -0000

Beautiful! Made me nostalgic for a vacation that wasn't even mine.

Re: camcorders vs dSLR cameras

Roger Penguino — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:17:52 -0000

How do you think the newly introduced t3i compare to the 60D? http://nofilmschool.com/201...

Re: http://blog.gowalla.com/post/3061038110

Roger Penguino — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:12:48 -0000

Sad to see them go, but excited about what Gowalla has in store for the passport page in the future.

Re: http://blog.mikeambs.com/post/3017964471

Roger Penguino — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:32:34 -0000

I like tunnels too, and photobooths, and penguins.

Re: camcorders vs dSLR cameras

Roger Penguino — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:01:12 -0000

Do all the current DSLRs have this time limit issue or is it tied to card storage? Been researching on getting one to bridge the gap, but this would be far more annoying than pulling focus or sound.

Re: http://blog.mikeambs.com/post/2679770155

Roger Penguino — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:33:08 -0000

This series is seriously awesome. Every time a new one comes out it's like a window into your world, and amazingly these little snippets still tell a story. I think it's great that you share them because they feel so intimate, even when capturing the most mundane.

Re: http://blog.mikeambs.com/post/2557391339

Roger Penguino — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:04:03 -0000

Nice playlist ideas! I have one just like Fresh Fish called Minty Fresh, and one similar to Song I Love, but not too much, which I call Mothballed. I also have a couple of playlists based off of BPM which http://www.potionfactory.co... helped create because of automatic beat detection.

Re: using HTML5 to build film credits

Roger Penguino — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 01:38:02 -0000

Sounds like a great idea! Are you thinking more like YouTube annotations for the rest of us or something more dynamic, akin to opening titles animation sequences?
Either way you are probably looking at using the HTML5 Canvas element to embed some video which ends with what is essentially animated and hyperlinked text. Take a look at the bottom of this page http://www.html5rocks.com/t... for an idea of what Canvas can do with the Video tag. Another option is using combinations of CSS and SVG, which just for animation Sencha has an incredible tool which would fit the bill just right http://www.sencha.com/produ... For general overview of how to implement HTML5 check out http://diveintohtml5.org/
Might give this idea a whirl myself, very useful and (hopefully) simple implementation.

Re: http://blog.mikeambs.com/post/2139326586

Roger Penguino — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:05:18 -0000

Made one from Facebook photos, which aren't too many but enough to be fun. http://youtu.be/34oVP01ADr0
These are really fun to watch, it is almost like watching a Twitter photo stream of one person.

Re: http://blog.gowalla.com/post/2145749447

Roger Penguino — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:50:28 -0000

Great partnership! Can't wait to see all the awesome spots, trips and pins Gowalla has in store for Sundance! Southwest can't start serving Atlanta soon enough...

Re: http://blog.mikeambs.com/post/2139326586

Roger Penguino — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:44:34 -0000

Totally awesome! It was like watching a time-lapse of multiple stories at once. Specially liked seeing the dog getting older and all the random travel taking the timeline from place to place.

Re: Everything in its right place: unveiling the new Trophy Case

Roger Penguino — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:19:29 -0000

@Foursquare launches Partner Badge program with new badges and distinguishing shape. Are they heading into @groupon territory?

Re: The third wave

Roger Penguino — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:33:48 -0000

Toggling multiple views sounds sensible, especially because it might be a logical evolution of the socialization layer. Currently we are into connecting with each other and business is working hard become part of the conversation, all the while looking for ways to monetize of course. With an information versus promotional model of interaction everyone gets to participate at their own pace and depth of desired engagement. As computing becomes ubiquitous being able to control and disconnect from technology will become that more important. This also reminds me of a conversation at BarCamp Atlanta last week, where we talked about needing a consumer authorization or requirements for interaction model into the communication protocols of the future. Who's to say the next step for Google Goggles or Facebook face recognition isn't to automatically tag everyone in their massive image archives?

Culture generally lags behind technological developments so having a tech solution to something that generally would fall under legislation purview would be likely. Maybe projects like Diaspora are the first steps in handing some control back to consumers. Obviously it will be very interesting how this all affects personalization, because some of these issue are technological hurdles, while others are cultural, legal and even psychological.

Anyway, great post and discussion!

Re: The third wave

Roger Penguino — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:08:05 -0000

Within the context of where we have been with the web your arguments make a lot of sense. Specially when it comes to advertising and commerce in general, the push will surely be away from spam style broadcasting to personalized and dedicated information sources. What influence do you think ubiquitous computing will have on the third wave ? For example, will personalized advertising simply become contextual information, like product placement or will it become another more insidious form of spam?

Re: http://blog.gowalla.com/post/1543028787

Roger Penguino — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:25:24 -0000

Really stoked and little bit jealous to see European users getting some love, rock-on Gowalla!

Re: http://filmgirl.tumblr.com/post/1133236956

Roger Penguino — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:11:54 -0000

Every avid book reader that has seen me with my iPad and asked me to compare it to the Kindle, say afterwards they would rather just stick with physical books, if the feature set of the device is so slim. Most people tell me they are saving up to buy the next generation iPad, mentioning it will probably be cheaper and have a camera.

Re: Foursquare Badge List

Roger Penguino — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:27:26 -0000

After configuring Waze to connect with Foursquare under the Profiles section, tap the Report button and you will see the Foursquare check-in option. After 3 check-ins via this method you will earn the Road Warrior badge, good luck!

Re: Foursquare Badge List

Roger Penguino — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:46:19 -0000

Besides people who work at Foursquare, I wonder if anyone else has unlocked all the badges. Is the a way to find out?

Re: Live Blogging: Startup Riot 2010

Roger Penguino — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:40:36 -0000

If they cite links, would you add company website info to the pitches, so we can read up on the more interesting startups? Thanks