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February 7 2008

News

  • Hi. I don't really exist on the web anymore. Just, you know, FYI.

    • July 23 2003

    News

  • Nothing Yet.

    • Other

  • An explanation of the SCO/Linux issue for a non-technical audience
  • TMBG37 Goes to the Market -or- DNS for Fucking Idiots and People Who Like MS Paint Comics
  • Is it moving? Or is it moving? [jpg]
    more here (site is japanese).
  • Hot, sweaty, bouncy, jiggly...power tools. [quicktime, .mov]

    • July 22 2003

    News

  • 'Charlie' gets the point at MOCA: Art can be fun [Art / Culture] [LA Times*]

    • Other

  • It seems that John was not well-liked... [jpg]

    • July 21 2003

    News

  • Neighbors aim to curb clamor, ban portable hoops [USA / Stupid] [Christian Science Monitor]
    Banning basketball hoops? Yes, let's do whatever we can to push kids inside so they get fatter than they already are. Jesus. Don't these people have anything better to do?
  • Amazon plan would allow searching texts of many books [Tech / Internet] [New York Times*]
  • Kobe is latest on NBA's growing rap sheet [Sports / Basketball] [Christian Science Monitor]
  • Lightning kills two Utah campers [USA / Weather] [CNN]
  • ATM fraud grows more sophisticated [Crime] [Christian Science Monitor]

    • Other

  • Stapler Fahrer Klaus [7mb Windows Media]
    It's in German, and a little long, but the ending is worth it
  • 1970 Levi's Ad [Quicktime]
    Is that Ken Nordine? In any case there was definitely something in the punch at the Levi's offices.

    • July 16 2003

    News

  • Interracialism Went Well Beyond the Bedroom at Monticello [History / USA / Race] [New York Times*]
  • Music, murder and mayhem: a review of "Fleetwood Macbeth!" [Entertainment / Theater] [LA Times*]
  • 'Pricey' is understating it: DaimlerChrysler reintroduces the Maybach [Autos] [LA Times*]

    • Other

  • Stairway to Gilligan [mp3]
  • Hello Kissy [jpg]

    • July 15 2003

    News

  • North Korea says it has made fuel for atom bombs [International / Politics] [New York Times*]
  • MIT scientists build robot snail [Science / Biology] [SFGate]
    They hope to be able to use it to study the snail's mode of locomotion, as well as certain aspects of microfluidics.
  • New Tarantino film to be released in two parts [Entertainment / Film] [New York Times*]
  • Drunk Florida meathead offers cop Dunkin Donuts coupons as a bribe [USA / Crime / Stupid] [The Smoking Gun]
  • Scotch whiskey: a rugged drink for a rugged land [Food / Drink] [New York Times*]
    And also for me!
  • Teaching computers to work in unison [Science / Tech] [New York Times*]
  • Medieval recipe for lasagne found [Food / Other] [SFGate]
  • Early voices: the leap to language [Science / Linguistics] [New York Times*]
  • Architect and developer clash over over plans for WTC site [Architecture / USA] [New York Times*]
    Attention Silverstein: shut up, sit down, and let the architect work.
  • Conflict on Iraq-Syria border feeds rage against US [Iraq / International] [New York Times*]
    4 villagers have been shot by US soldiers in the past month.
  • In Los Angeles, Skid Row resists an upgrade [USA / Society] [New York Times*]
  • Racial double standards and Dusty Baker's quip [USA / Race / Sports / Baseball] [Christian Science Monitor]
  • The strange circumstances surrounding the appointment of Bill Keller as executive editor of the NY Times [USA / Media] [LA Times*]

    • Other

  • "'One weekend a month' MY ASS!"
  • These weapons of mass destruction cannot be displayed
  • Operation: Hidden Agenda playing cards

    • July 14 2003

    News

  • Dodgers sign Rickey Henderson [Sports / Baseball] [LA Times*]
  • Where nothing is sacred... [International / Religion] [LA Times*]
    'Most Czechs avoid organized religion...'
  • Police shooting of 15yr old disabled teen lights a fuse in Denver [USA / Crime] [Christian Science Monitor]

    • Other

  • Nothing today.

    • July 12 2003

    News

  • Clash, Then Synthesis: Joys of a Laptop Jam [Entertainment / Music / Tech] [New York Times*]
  • 'Our freedom has no taste': Iraqis glad Saddam is gone, but depressed about the future [Iraq / International] [MSNBC]
  • No Answer: Why the American left doesn't protest about Africa [Politics / International] [The New Republic]
  • Baker's future in plastic: Kyle Baker on Plastic Man [Entertainment / Comics] [Newsarama]
    Kyle Baker (of 'Why I Hate Saturn' fame) is set to revive Plastic Man for DC. Weird. I was just thinking about Plastic Man Underoos the other day. Don't ask.
  • The 50 Best Magazines [Media] [Chicago Tribune]
    Attention American music press! Please note that 2 British music publications (Q and Mojo) beat out all the American music rags currently qualifying as magazines. Spin and Rolling Stone didn't even make the list, and are instead found under 'Mags gone bad'.
  • Most students unable to write respectably [USA / Education] [Yahoo News / USA Today]
  • Architecture's Irascible Reformer: Christopher Alexander [Architecture / Design] [New York Times*]
  • Ex-Times editor discusses Blair scandal [USA / Media] [Yahoo News / AP]
  • Here's Uncle Zeus, Aunt Hera, the Twins... [Arts / Literature] [New York Times*]
    A federal appeals court judge has finally finished the first complete genealogical chart of Greek mythology. The research for the book, started by his father in 1964, took nearly 40 years.
  • Chainsaws let rip in Europe's oldest forest [Environment / Nature] [BBC]
  • Man cleared, claims tea drove him crazy [USA / Stupid] [Yahoo / AP]
    'Jasmine is an herb commonly taken to calm the stomach but is also used as a love potion in satanic and cult rituals, defense lawyer Mike Hunter said'. Oy.
  • Blacks lose better jobs faster as middle-class work drops [Business / Society / Race] [New York Times*]
  • DC's major league baseball bid [Sports / Baseball] [BBC]
  • Garbage Pail Kids set to return [Entertainment / Toys] [CNN]
    Does this mean we are in store for a Cabbage Patch Kid revival? Please, no.

    • Other

  • Isaac Asimov, William Burroughs, Albert Camus, Raymond Chandler and many many more at guardian.co.uk/authors.
  • The Advantage Band [band site]
    'California 8-BIT nintendo band --serious dudes that rock with good nintentions'. Indie rock quartet, takes old 8bit nintendo music and arranges it for guitar/bass/drums. Good stuff. Listen to tracks from Megaman, Bomberman, Double Dragon, Wizards+Warriors, and more on their mp3 page. Album out in the fall!

    • July 11 2003

    News

  • Scientists have found the oldest known planet [Science / Astronomy] [International Herald Tribune]
  • American armed forces in danger of overextension [USA / military] [Christian Science Monitor]
    The marine in the photo looks terrified.
  • International Aid groups in Iraq also under attack [Iraq / international] [Christian Science Monitor]
  • Scientists discover new way to slow speed of light [Science] [Christian Science Monitor]
  • If politicians could act... [Op-Ed / Politics / Film] [Christian Science Monitor]
    Sure we've had actors become politicians (for better or worse [mostly worse], but politicians as actors? Hm...
  • Another article on The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players [Entertainment / Music] [Christian Science Monitor]
    These guys are everywhere lately...
  • Hackers hijacking users' computers and turning them into porno spam factories [Tech / Internet] [New York Times*]
  • Man who never before sat down at a tournament table wins World Series of Poker [Tech / Gambling] [New York Times*]
    How? He played extensively online...
  • Movie reviews at movies.nytimes: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Pirates of the Caribbean [Entertainment / Film] [New York Times*]
  • Is race real? [Op-Ed / Biology / Race] [New York Times*]
  • San Francisco cops continue to bumble around making fools of themselves [San Francisco] [SFGate]
    This time trying to cover up the fact that an off-duty cop's SUV was near the site of a kidnapping, and that said vehicle matched the description of the suspect's.
  • The Xbox Quagmire [Tech / Gaming] [PC Magazine]
  • Rob Halford rejoins Judas Priest [Entertainment / Music] [MTV]
  • First case of fraternal twins sharing a placenta documented [Science / Biology] [CNN]
  • Cam phones spreading new kinds of mischief [Tech] [CNN]
    Such as upskirt and bathroom stall photos, easier industrial espionage, and 'stealing' pages of magazines by photographing them...
  • Marvel drops plans for Princess Di comic book [Entertainment / Comics] [CNN]
    Whew.
  • Arnold puts off political decision... [Politics] [BBC]
    ...until after the worldwide opening of 'Terminator 3'.
  • Man sneaks aboard Bush's press plane, makes his way to the compound where Bush was meeting [International / Politics] [LA Times*]

    • Other

  • Free Slurpees at 7-11 today
    You know, because it's 7/11.
  • Roshambo Winery + Gallery
  • Morningwood [band site]
    (post)Punk. Listen to 'Nu Rock' off the 'It's Tits' 12inch.
  • The Great Shakes [band site]
    More punk. Listen to 'Want Got', 'Duty Free', 'To Begin Again'.
  • The Alps [band site]
    Indie rock. The good kind. They apparently need a new drummer. Listen to 'Loving the Letdown', 'The Other One'.
  • Hot Socky [band site]
    Power-pop. Listen to a bunch of songs at cdbaby/hotsocky.
  • The Fever
    Punk/new wave. Listen to 'Bridge and Tunnel' and 'Lady Fingers' (both realaudio files).
  • The Coastal Drag [band site]
    Indie rock. Listen to 'Southern Lights for Northern Eyes', 'In Love with Palm Trees' ('...Palm Trees' is the better of the 2).
  • Stem cell treatment for muscular dystrophy
    [Science / Biology] [BBC]
  • The Honorary Title [band site]
    Indie, somewhat folk. Listen to some realaudio clips at thehonorarytitle.com/listen.
  • The Hong Kong [band site]
    Dancepunk Discopop? I don't know. The site claims their ep 'sounds like Debbie Harry were she held at gunpoint by Phil Spector in a recording studio with the Jesus and Mary Chain until, together, they finished 8 tracks'. Listen to 'Maserati' and 'Disappear' and see if you agree.
  • Whitelight Motorcade [band site]
    More power-pop. Very easy to compare these guys to the Vines, but WlM is not as annoying. Listen to 'My Way', 'All Gone Again', 'It's Happening'.

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