10 Membranes is the tumblelog of Michael Bhaskar, wherein are recorded his assorted musings and wanderings and linkings (and the like). For more information scroll to the bottom of the page. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-6032138-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); Tumblr (3.0; @10membranes)http://www.10membranes.com/Following the 5 Things I’m Thinking about meme has been fun and instructive. It’s a...http://www.10membranes.com/post/1053281739http://www.10membranes.com/post/1053281739Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:35:00 +0100It’s time to review the social media I use. When I started this tumblelog a few years ago the...http://www.10membranes.com/post/1009383467http://www.10membranes.com/post/1009383467Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:11:06 +0100The Godin Controversy: Quite a few people have been either getting worked up over Seth Godin, or...http://www.10membranes.com/post/1004028292http://www.10membranes.com/post/1004028292Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:26:43 +0100<a href="http://www.govcom.org/rogers_oratie.pdf">1 Text prepared for the Inaugural Speech, Chair, New Media & Digital ...</a>http://www.10membranes.com/post/997787913http://www.10membranes.com/post/997787913Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:34:35 +0100Inkling - Flipboard for TextBooks: Have just been checking out Inkling, a new start up that provides...http://www.10membranes.com/post/997765475http://www.10membranes.com/post/997765475Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:27:04 +0100Ebook Pricing: Thoughts on ebook pricing, the differences of opinion therein and the reasons for not...http://www.10membranes.com/post/976809212http://www.10membranes.com/post/976809212Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:20:22 +0100The iPhone Interviews: er, Me: Video of yours truly on digital publishing at Publishing...http://www.10membranes.com/post/971874003http://www.10membranes.com/post/971874003Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:34:00 +0100<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10875342&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10875342&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10875342&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>A city made from staples. </p>http://www.10membranes.com/post/966654316http://www.10membranes.com/post/966654316Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:19:01 +0100<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l71nbnMuCh1qz7g7xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Guangzhou TV Tower, the world’s third tallest free standing structure. Wow. This white steel lattice is infinitely better designed than the ugly spike of the Burj and an incredible, under-publicised feat of 21st century engineering and architectural excellence.  </p>http://www.10membranes.com/post/942380142http://www.10membranes.com/post/942380142Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:38:10 +0100Techcrunch on the "Amazon Phone": Nothing would surprise me any more and this has the ring of...http://www.10membranes.com/post/937698184http://www.10membranes.com/post/937698184Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:49:29 +0100The Audeo: Via @adrianhon. Madcap technology that allows for silent communication by picking up the...http://www.10membranes.com/post/893719952http://www.10membranes.com/post/893719952Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:35:57 +0100<object width="400" height="326"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zV7SUhx14-o&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zV7SUhx14-o&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="326" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Upon learning that the Inception sound track is made entirely from Edith Piaf, Je ne Regret Rien, slowed down and crunched into distorted and terrifying forms, I have become fascinated by this concept that is apparently, at least according to the Guardian, gaining ground as a rebellion against the sterile, limited tonality of contemporary music. This is a slowed down, spliced up remix from Aaron Copeland’s stirring American anthem, fanfare for the common man and it is extraordinary, vast, cold, desolate and magical. </p>http://www.10membranes.com/post/879942182http://www.10membranes.com/post/879942182Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:53:58 +0100My take on the Wylie/royalties debate: Or why publishers argue for 25% net receipts. http://www.10membranes.com/post/874690458http://www.10membranes.com/post/874690458Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:18:35 +0100<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l69phahtgg1qz7g7xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A visualisation of INCEPTION’S plot, via The Guardian Film Blog. </p>http://www.10membranes.com/post/870575119http://www.10membranes.com/post/870575119Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:31:58 +0100<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l69lwqaZyi1qz7g7xo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>A graph of the top twenty countries on the internet in terms of absolute number of internet users, compared against the actual population of those countries. As with their economies, the Western nations have little room for growth; the global South has an incredible potential which will be sure to reshape the internet as much as it will reshape the world. Via Pingdom and @jafurtado. </p>http://www.10membranes.com/post/870373988http://www.10membranes.com/post/870373988Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:14:50 +0100<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l60gu3tMmN1qz7g7xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Phantom Menace, as it should have been, at Comic Con. </p>http://www.10membranes.com/post/849411251http://www.10membranes.com/post/849411251Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:46:51 +0100Tweet by Oyl Miller: Howl goes digital courtesy of McSweeney’s: “I saw the best minds of...http://www.10membranes.com/post/818819428http://www.10membranes.com/post/818819428Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:20:59 +0100Where Does My Money Go?: Public service digital media of the highest order, this website has some...http://www.10membranes.com/post/802247331http://www.10membranes.com/post/802247331Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:55:25 +0100The Mongoliad: Had totally missed this: Neal Stephenson has started a kind of strange transmedia...http://www.10membranes.com/post/789671450http://www.10membranes.com/post/789671450Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:46:08 +0100The UK Does Something Right: Thank God for that. Above is a link to the UK Centre for Medical...http://www.10membranes.com/post/784782469http://www.10membranes.com/post/784782469Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:29:30 +0100