Jarrod Trainque

June 21, 2004

new CDs

Here’s the newest additions to the music collection.
Somer electronic stuff:
Jason Forrest - The Unrelenting Songs of the Post 1979 Disco Crash (sonig)
The Books - The Lemon of pink (tomlab)
Some hip-hop:
Dizzee Rascal - Boy in Da Corner (ole)
Vast Aire - look Mom…No Hands (Chocolate Industries)
Metal Fingers presents…”Special Herbs Vol. 1-4″ (metal face records)
and […]

June 19, 2004

Wikipedia gets a facelift

Wikipedia, the open-content free encyclopedia (and one net’s most extensive), has undergone a nice new facelift. Looks good.

June 18, 2004

informal Cops survey

I’m taking an informal survey. If you are reading this, please respond by leaving a comment.
1. The television show Cops: Do you love it or hate it?
2. Why do you feel this way?
(Reason for the survey: Dr. No and I had a long debate over the merits of Cops. I’ll post more information after receiving […]

June 17, 2004

New Beastie Boys CD installs anti-piracy software without user consent

My friend picked up the new Beastie Boys album The 5 Boroughs and the first thing I noticed was the very large copyright blurb on the back, with a looming FBI graphic.

Sure, Capitol records probably has good reason to remind its listening public that digital copyright infringement is illegal, but there’s more to it than […]

Boing Boing Sells out

…not really.
But Boing Boing did change their layout to a 3-column layout in order to better support more ads.
Readers might remember back on April 5th when Boing Boing indicated that it was in need of money. Fortunately for all, it looks like they’ve begun to solve their money woes and will be […]

Scientists Transfer Info Between Atoms

In a step toward making ultra-powerful computers, scientists have transferred physical characteristics between atoms by using a phenomenon so bizarre that even Albert Einstein called it spooky.

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June 16, 2004

Enzyte = Church of the SubGenius

You know those annoying Enzyte commercials starring Smiling Bob?
Have you noticed that Enzyte Bob shares a striking resemblance with another Bob, Mr. Bob Dobbs from the Church of the SubGenius™.
Both are pseudo-1950’s-styled white males with perma-smiles affixed to their faces. Both are hugely popular. Both are named Bob. Both allegedly have huge penises. […]

June 15, 2004

Got a Gmail account today

Today I got a rather random email from an aquaintance with an invite to get a Gmail account.
My first impression was not-so-great. Gmail isn’t compatible with Opera (my browser of choice) so I have to load Mozilla Firebird in order to check my account. A minor inconvenience, but an inconvenience no less. For some […]

Switzerland to end century-old absinthe ban

Yahoo! is reporting that Switzerland has legalized absinth:
GENEVA (AFP) - The Swiss parliament voted to end a 96-year ban on absinthe, the mythical herbal liqueur beloved of artists at the turn of the century and blamed for driving some of them mad.
The drink nicknamed the “green fairy” was outlawed in the Alpine […]

June 14, 2004

Art Interactive’s Participatory Democracy

Those in the Boston/Cambridge area should make a point of checking out Art Interactive’s Participatory Democaracy exhibit in Central Square.
Public office candidates include Incumbo, Two-Headed Ed, The Contorsionist, and The Bearded Lady. Votes are cast by throwing darts at a board with the candidates’ names on it (Vote Toss), or by playing skee-ball in […]



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