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Monthly Archives: June 2006
Album of the Week
The album of the week is Destroyer’s Rubies by, you guessed it, Destroyer.
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Summer BBQ Playlist
Summer BBQ Playlist: Summer’s here and the time is right for dancing in the street. Screw dancing, let’s eat! Fire up that grill. It’s BBQ season. 1. Barbecue Blues – Barbecue Bob 2. Fire – Jimi Hendrix Experience 3. Barbecue … Continue reading
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Bring Your Child to Work Day
Bring Your Child to Work Day: 1. Wake Up – Hilary Duff 2. Rollin’ (The Ballad Of Big & Rich) (Album Version) – Big & Rich 3. Axel F (Radio Mix) – Crazy Frog 4. North To Alaska – Johnny … Continue reading
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Bono DRM Petition
Defective by Design have put together a petition to send to Bono to encourage him to oppose DRM.
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Cory Doctorow Makes The Switch
Cory Doctorow is switching to Ubuntu! How many tech luminaries can Ubuntu rack up in the span of a few weeks? Tim Bray is switching, too. Next Walt Mossberg will post a glowing review and Scoble will replace his Vista … Continue reading
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Sleater-Kinney Say Goodbye
Sleater-Kinney are breaking up, so sad. I guess it’s good to go out at the top of your form, though.
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Broadcast Flag Through Commitee
Blech, the broadcast flag has made it through committee. As things stand now, the Senate Commerce Committee has decided we need a broadcast flag, but is leaning heavily against net neutrality. That’s just plain inconsistent. In the argument against legislating … Continue reading
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Backstage Bonnaroo
Backstage Bonnaroo: Your backstage pass to Bonnaroo: Rhapsody Radio interviews with your favorite ‘Roo artists. 1. Ben Folds Interview – Ben Folds 2. Ben Folds Shout Out – Ben Folds 3. One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces – Ben … Continue reading
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Essential Software
Updated: I keep a more current list on the wiki. Now that Mark Pilgrim has switched to Ubuntu he’s updated his essential software list. Here’s mine: Ubuntu, Linux for human beings. Vim + Markdown Vim Mode + bufexplorer + svncommand, … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Internet, Linux
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Album of the Week
The album of the week is Regina Spektor’s Begin to Hope.
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The Smiths’ The Queen Is Dead Turns 20!
The Smiths’ The Queen Is Dead Turns 20!: 20 years? Can you believe it? Take a minute to fall in love with this sparkling, jangle-pop classic once again. 1. The Queen Is Dead – Take Me Back To Dear Old … Continue reading
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Freedom Rings The RIAA
Today’s the day! Call an RIAA executive and tell him what you think of DRM. Looking at the call reports page I at first thought there had only been a few calls, but then I noticed the “more” link and … Continue reading
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Humane Society Seeks New York Foie Gras Ban
The Humane Society is seeking a ban on foie gras production in New York state. They say foie gras violates a New York law against selling food from diseased animals.
Posted in Animal Rights, Food
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Boston Podcast
The City of Boston has a podcast. I think it’s a little backward that Boston has a podcast before it has a blog, but kudos to the City for embracing new technology. I wonder if this is the first podcast … Continue reading
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Call Congress, Call the RIAA
There are a couple of phone calls you should make over the next few days. One is to tell your Senator that you oppose the Broadcast Flag, which would break your TiVo and make your MythTV illegal. The other is … Continue reading
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