Tumblr (3.0; @sandeepsood)http://sandeepsood.com/On the Post-Nup blog, I share 4 inspiring things.  If you need some inspiration (or a sharp kick in...http://sandeepsood.com/post/429289344http://sandeepsood.com/post/429289344Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:00:19 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gBc-QtV4POQ&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/gBc-QtV4POQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><b>TED India 2009: Crap of our Forefathers</b></p> <p><i>special thanks to <a target="_blank" href="http://aronwithonea.com/">Aron Bothman</a> and <a href="http://www.ninapaley.com/">Nina Paley</a> for the illustrations!</i></p> <p>This is my talk from TED India 2009 - I really can’t describe how fun this was to perform for an Indian audience.  I just recorded it again, so that I could put it online <i>(since TED apparently doesn’t think this is an “idea worth sharing” and hasn’t posted it…I guess I generally agree that third-world poverty and the future of computing should take priority</i>).</p> <p>I don’t have any pictures of me giving this talk, but here is one of me doing the closing session, where I got to make fun of the TED speakers and Infosys.</p> <p><img height="333" width="500" src="http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs079.snc3/14634_325958855273_762255273_9678155_1855932_n.jpg" align="middle"/></p>http://sandeepsood.com/post/426976515http://sandeepsood.com/post/426976515Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:55:00 -0500“And really, who finds such slimness attractive? At best I’d imagine it’s a niche taste. If I...http://sandeepsood.com/post/422733289http://sandeepsood.com/post/422733289Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:18:30 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q8dK0iEzi1M&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/q8dK0iEzi1M&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://flyvibes.posterous.com/pick-of-the-day-stevie-wonder-too-high">Pick of The Day: Stevie Wonder - Too High - flyvibes’s posterous</a></p>http://sandeepsood.com/post/420652978http://sandeepsood.com/post/420652978Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:00:16 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="225" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9752986&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=9752986&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=9752986&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="225"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>via <a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/">The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan</a></p>http://sandeepsood.com/post/420633527http://sandeepsood.com/post/420633527Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:49:55 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="225" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9608637&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=9608637&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=9608637&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="225"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Amazing footage by Khalid Mohtaseb of the aftermath of the Haiti quake.<a href="http://37signals.com/svn/"> (via 37signals)</a></p>http://sandeepsood.com/post/405908999http://sandeepsood.com/post/405908999Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:04:00 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZJFTC9C_IBk&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/ZJFTC9C_IBk&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Brilliant trailer for 37 Signals’ new book, Rework.</p>http://sandeepsood.com/post/393063973http://sandeepsood.com/post/393063973Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:58:22 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2ONXjKy3luU&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/2ONXjKy3luU&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Tom Haverford is one of the five best-looking Indian guys in Pawnee.</p> <p>via <a href="http://ultrabrown.com/">Ultrabrown</a></p>http://sandeepsood.com/post/380961830http://sandeepsood.com/post/380961830Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:59:14 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxl9jlat9C1qz7w69o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://xkcd.com/696/">xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe</a></p>http://sandeepsood.com/post/380349507http://sandeepsood.com/post/380349507Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:16:33 -0500“For 25 years, I abode without question. I was ingrained with the historical significance of...http://sandeepsood.com/post/380250964http://sandeepsood.com/post/380250964Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:53:43 -0500 So, we didn’t win the Annie for Best Short (damn you, Seth Green!), but the Annies were...http://sandeepsood.com/post/378606468http://sandeepsood.com/post/378606468Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:58:00 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9235826&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=9235826&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=9235826&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>Our film, the Story of Walls, is up for an <a target="_blank" href="http://www.annieawards.org/consideration.html#3">Annie award</a> this weekend!  The Annies are known as the “<a target="_blank" href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/01/22/the-37th-annual-anni.html">Oscars of Animation</a>” and are usually a good prediction of who will win Best Animated Feature at the Oscars.  Basically, it’s the Oscars for nerds.</p> <p>We’re up against personal heros like Robot Chicken, so the chances of winning are slim, but it’s an honor to be the first Indian studio nominated for an Annie!</p>http://sandeepsood.com/post/372805327http://sandeepsood.com/post/372805327Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:46:00 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxc265fZHI1qz7w69o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>After recording episodes 1 & 2 of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.postnupshow.com">Post-Nup</a> at the Monsoon office, using GarageBand, and a tremendous, unbreakable will (GarageBand sucks for VO, we have to wait for construction sounds, people trampling upstairs, etc. etc.), we’ve switched over to an actual recording studio. Hallelujah.</p> <p>We’re recording over at <a>Spliggityfidge</a>, a fantastic recording studio run by Kevin Weber, who along with our sound designer Tim Galida, is in the band <a>Blue Rabbit</a>.  We were able to record what used to take 6 hours in about 90 minutes, and more importantly, were able to record both me and Katharine at once, which feels like it will lead to more natural dialog.</p>http://sandeepsood.com/post/370963327http://sandeepsood.com/post/370963327Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:58:53 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mFgRnSdbOF8&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/mFgRnSdbOF8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Our first episode of the Post-Nup show is live!</p> <p>(via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/ThePostNupShow">ThePostNupShow</a>)</p>http://sandeepsood.com/post/370961157http://sandeepsood.com/post/370961157Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:57:02 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxjjo9BMxd1qz7w69o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>It’s us vs. Robot Chicken at the Annie Awards.  I don’t like our chances.</p>http://sandeepsood.com/post/378609442http://sandeepsood.com/post/378609442Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500“The lizard brain adores a deadline that slips, an item that doesn’t ship and most of...http://sandeepsood.com/post/365751380http://sandeepsood.com/post/365751380Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:45:17 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0jHcbM0jgGQ&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/0jHcbM0jgGQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Metro PCS tries to land on the right side of the fine line between funny and offensive. And fails miserably.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jHcbM0jgGQ">Metro PCS Commercial</a></p>http://sandeepsood.com/post/364550977http://sandeepsood.com/post/364550977Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:05:00 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/d-CiJw2hpy8&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/d-CiJw2hpy8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-CiJw2hpy8">Ek Chidiya….Anek Chidiyan</a></p>http://sandeepsood.com/post/364533434http://sandeepsood.com/post/364533434Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:54:43 -0500<embed src="http://blip.tv/play/7E%2BBwLRrAA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="252" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br/><br/><p>Epic Fu is back, and Zadie is more charismatic than ever.</p>http://sandeepsood.com/post/354679403http://sandeepsood.com/post/354679403Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:43:54 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvfcmk6uHC1qz7w69o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>One of the images from the new book by 37 Signals, <a target="_blank" href="http://37signals.com/rework/">Rework</a>.  Excellent depiction of my views on IT sourcing!</p>http://sandeepsood.com/post/306445216http://sandeepsood.com/post/306445216Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:30:20 -0500