Posted on March 21, 2002 at 12:46 pm | No Comments
Back to Burlington…
Time for another trip north, from Boston to Burlington, Vermont. And of course, the weather in Boston is sunny and 50, while in Burlington it’s 20s and snow. Joy. Here’s hoping the interstate stays clear for most of the trip.
Not much time for an update, so I’ll rattle off a some links I’ve collected over the past few days, and be back with a (hopefully) bigger update over the weekend. I know you’re just dying for it, aren’t you. Yup.
Visual Stimulation…
Pictures of the Year International
Some jaw-dropping photography on display in this ‘Best of 2001’ collection. Be forewarned, though… some of it is brutally honest, and sadly stunning.
I’ll take one, please…
Ananova: Virtual keyboard unveiled at world computer show
Doesn’t get much more futuristic than this, really…
The next logical step after that is projected monitors…
bring it on…
Paging Dr. Zaius…
Implant Enables Thought to Control Computer Cursor
Speaking of the futuristic, here’s another slice of fascinating news. Three monkeys were implanted with electrodes that allowed them to control a computer cursor with their minds. Uhhh… can I have my flying car now?
Neglected for far too long…
Daypop
I’d heard about this, and even visited once, but Amie reminded me how damn cool Daypop is. It’s a Current Events / Weblog / News search engine, and it somehow gathers the ‘most posted’ links from people’s blogs, then lists them in a ‘top 40’. Same for new stories. It’s an excellent resource that might have to go in my ‘frequent visits’ folder.
“Galileo really knew how to party!”
Triumph – The Insult Comic Dog at Westminster
Oh, man. Triumph goes to the Westminster Dog Show. And he didn’t get kicked out this time. My stomach hurts from laugh suppression. Thanks, Killian.
Attention Carson:
Crisco Community — Message Board
Not for our ‘more sensitive’ readers. Someone posted this amusing, if nasty, message to the Crisco message board. The folks at Crisco promptly deleted the link to the message, but not the message itself. Check out the reply down below. Perfect.
On the Sneaky Side…
Morpheus Hits a New Low
I was just talking about how bad the file selection on Morpheus had become since they released their latest version… and now I read this. They secretly installed code on your computer that redirects your web browser through sales tracking sites when you surf. Nice going, you devious fools.
Hellboy’s Helmer Himself…
Slush Factory: Mike Mignola Interview
One of my favorite comic author/artists in an extensive interview at Slush Factory. If you haven’t heard of Hellboy, you will. Mark my words, you will.
“You are just a captain and I am REM.”
News: REM rocker cannot recall ‘air-rage’
Oh my goodness. Peter Buck, how far you have fallen. You may not remember it, but if those words came out of your mouth…
Posted on March 18, 2002 at 1:29 pm | No Comments
Something to wrap your brain around:
On an internet message board, someone asks people for stories of how they met their significant others. One man’s response tells the tale of meeting, and comforting, his current love after she witnessed someone throw themself in front of a subway train. He lived. The witness and her savior are in the process of living happily ever after.
As if that wasn’t strange enough…
Someone else on the message board reads the tale, and realizes… “That was my friend Joe trying to kill himself! Oh my gosh!”. Joe is much better now, and might soon find out that his suicide attempt resulted in true love. Further proof that you never truly know the consequences of your actions. Well, maybe you do if your friend reads it years later on the internet. Can you feel the world getting smaller?
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss:
So, now that Morpheus has followed Napster into the fossilized frozen ground of irrelevant file-swapping technologies, another has risen to take it’s place. Meet Grokster, which seems to have ‘stolen’ it’s interface from Morpheus. It’s the same damn thing, and the selection of shared files seems to rival it’s predecessor. Not like Morpheus can complain about the ‘design tribute’… kinda like a bankrobber going to the police to complain that he’s been pickpocketed.
Speaking of that wacky “file swapping dilemma”:
NYTimes: Where Music Will Be Coming From
A well-written, fairly in-depth look at how music and commerce collided, where things are at, and where they might be going. A great read. You’ll have to register at the New York Times to read it, but that’s free. Free = good.
Calling out, in transit:
3WK Underground Radio
What a discovery… diverse playlists, constant surprises. Somehow this flew completely under my radar, even though Details recently called it the “#1 Internet Radio Station.” Bah, I’ll listen to it anyway.
Have a Laugh:
What Would Jesus Drive?
The gentleman who wrote this letter is too punny for his own good.
Open Mouth, Insert Soap:
George Carlin – 2443 naughty words
That’s right. Two and a half thousand swear words. Wonder if this is the well that South Park goes to?
Oh, it’s not that you’re not good parents…
Let Him Stay
On a much more serious note… Meet the Lofton family, and their struggles with the misguided freaks who are running Florida. These fools want to take away one of the Lofton’s foster kids, a child that these two guys have raised for years, simply because they’re gay… and they don’t even live in Florida any longer. This whole situation makes me want to use a few of Carlin’s choice words.
In My Backyard:
Terrastock 5 is coming to Boston…
…and I couldn’t be more excited. Well, I could if it wasn’t $70. Granted, that’s $70 for three days, but there are only a few bands I really want to see. Oh, who am I kidding? I’ll end up going anyway. Sonic Youth? Lilys? Barbara Manning? Windy & Carl? More to be added? Sold. October 11-13, 2002, at the Middle East. Get tickets here.
An Unfortunate Obituary:
Pitchfork writes: Unwound unwinds
It’s still settling in… Unwound is no more. Yeah, so you’ve never heard them. You should probably fix that.