I’m Mike Borras. Dreamer, schemer, vegan. Co-founder of local search community Tupalo.com & sometimes angel investor. In my past life, I made video games at Rockstar Games, founded the first independent music auction startup, produced music at the indietronica label Skylab Operations & founded one of the earliest MP3 netlabels at Observatory. This is a personal Tumblr, my opinions are my own, find more of them on Twitter & Quora. Or, just listen to the soundtrack of my life. Tumblr (3.0; @skylab)http://quasa.rs/<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzsvtpUfFV1qbz9meo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://coolchicksfromhistory.tumblr.com/post/18137618436/life-pat-mcgee-rides-barefoot-as-she" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">coolchicksfromhistory</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://life.tumblr.com/post/18112665174/pat-mcgee-rides-barefoot-as-she-demonstrates-her" target="_blank">life</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Pat McGee</strong> rides barefoot as she demonstrates her skateboarding technique in California. Looking ever so stylish, might we add, in that red sweater and white pants.</p> <p>(<em>see more</em> — <a href="http://on.life.com/212ska%20%20" target="_blank"><strong>LIFE Goes Skateboarding</strong></a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>Patti McGee was the first female pro skateboarder.  In 2010, she became the first woman inducted into the National Skateboarding Hall of Fame.</p></blockquote>http://quasa.rs/post/18138318609http://quasa.rs/post/18138318609Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:33:37 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/18012048233/tumblr_lzr2cvCOsJ1qz6jqy&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://holnd.com/album/your-orgasm" target="_blank">hollAnd</a></strong> “At the Bank”</p>http://quasa.rs/post/18012048233http://quasa.rs/post/18012048233Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:45:00 -0500indie popindiemusichollandteenbeat records<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzosa6nmjK1qz6jqyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The lighthouses of Finland, circa 1909</p>http://quasa.rs/post/17940418284http://quasa.rs/post/17940418284Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:10:53 -0500finlandsisu<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzmxoh8ajL1qz6jqyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://quasa.rs/post/17876594212http://quasa.rs/post/17876594212Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:12:17 -0500hollywood<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzmxnvzZkL1qz6jqyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://quasa.rs/post/17876586765http://quasa.rs/post/17876586765Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:11:54 -0500hollywood<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzmujpOW9k1qz6jqyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://quasa.rs/post/17875238400http://quasa.rs/post/17875238400Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:04:36 -0500dreamhomewest hollywood“Don’t look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at a time. That’s the only way it happens- and when it happens, it lasts.”<br/><br/> - <em>John Wooden (via <a href="http://bryce.vc/" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">brycedotvc</a>)</em>http://quasa.rs/post/17658866916http://quasa.rs/post/17658866916Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:35:20 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/17612007412/tumblr_lze89by4mG1qz6jqy&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/actor-bonus-track-version/id310715541" target="_blank">St. Vincent</a></strong> “Laughing With a Mouthful of Blood”</p>http://quasa.rs/post/17612007412http://quasa.rs/post/17612007412Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:24:03 -0500st vincentmusic<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzcxqaUeid1qa3yjmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://quasa.rs/post/17611788616http://quasa.rs/post/17611788616Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:16:49 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/17480938499/tumblr_lz9yqigbak1qz6jqy&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://thestaticcultlabel.com/" target="_blank">Canaan Amber</a></strong> “Days Rewinding” (Free download over at The Static Cult Label</p>http://quasa.rs/post/17480938499http://quasa.rs/post/17480938499Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:07:06 -0500canaan amberstatic cultdusterindie rockmusic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9ycnax4B1qz6jqyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://www.thestaticcultlabel.com/" target="_blank">Helvetia</a></strong>’s home studio, 2009</p>http://quasa.rs/post/17480766965http://quasa.rs/post/17480766965Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:57:59 -0500helvetiaup recordsdustercanaan amber<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yDduaWNX2fo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>How vinyl is pressed</p>http://quasa.rs/post/17480662473http://quasa.rs/post/17480662473Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:52:28 -0500vinyl<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DlaUOqgZgAM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Gillian Anderson interview on Michael Parkinson, in her native British accent.</p>http://quasa.rs/post/17449626988http://quasa.rs/post/17449626988Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:29:59 -0500xfilesgillian anderson<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz8yzthvkM1qz6jqyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Deceive. Inveigle. Obfuscate.</p>http://quasa.rs/post/17445782264http://quasa.rs/post/17445782264Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:24:39 -0500xfiles<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9957335" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/>http://quasa.rs/post/17225991484http://quasa.rs/post/17225991484Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:42:04 -0500st vincent<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz18nzUKck1qz6jqyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://quasa.rs/post/17214028333http://quasa.rs/post/17214028333Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:02:23 -0500emoindie1990s<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/17207678582/tumblr_lyjsphrIWq1r48u7x&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://basedg0d.tumblr.com/post/17199205735/wewere-electrocute-hum-apollo-you" target="_blank">basedg0d</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wewere-electrocute.tumblr.com/post/16685077345/you-can-find-a-space-between-my-arms-if-you-will" target="_blank">wewere-electrocute</a>:</p> <p>         Hum // Apollo</p> <blockquote> <p><em>you can find a space between my arms if you will stay, like if we ignore the systems they’ll just blink out and quickly go away.</em></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://quasa.rs/post/17207678582http://quasa.rs/post/17207678582Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:01:58 -0500hummusic<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyvl2sVGCB1qz6jqyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thurston Moore w/ Mary Lattimore at Maxwell’s Hoboken last night</p>http://quasa.rs/post/17032668772http://quasa.rs/post/17032668772Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:22:54 -0500thurston mooresonic youth<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyn6lvTaRV1rnn6wqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://theshapeofme.tumblr.com/post/16952569562/wow-this-is-crazy-psychofactz" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">theshapeofme</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>WOW! This is crazy!!</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.psychofactz.com/post/16798217978/http-psychofactz-tumblr-com" target="_blank">psychofactz</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://psychofactz.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://psychofactz.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><a href="http://psychofactz.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">http://psychofactz.tumblr.com/</a></a></p> </blockquote></blockquote> <p>Holy…..</p>http://quasa.rs/post/16953206664http://quasa.rs/post/16953206664Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:14:07 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/16938672318/tumblr_lybcdcUjhU1qz6jqy&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><strong>Braid</strong> “This Charming Man”</p>http://quasa.rs/post/16938672318http://quasa.rs/post/16938672318Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:14:00 -0500braidemoindie rockthe smithsmusic