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I caught the opening sequence to Dune a few nights back, and came to quite a strange realization: President Shaddam, controller of Arrakis, has domain over the valuable resource spice. With a little linguistic legwork and metaphor we have: President Saddam, controller of Iraq, has domain over the valuable resource oil. Coincidence?!? I think not.Continue reading “Come on Saddam”

Two music videos by totally unconnected artists I listen to with a common thread of bright and uplifting wintery places: Legowelt – Disco Rout (quicktime) All (a.k.a. Wolfgang Voigt, Mike Ink) – Alltag 1 (real)

Gibson has just released the first ethernet guitar, complete with cat5 jack alongside the time-honored quarter-inch plug. It’s quite a computational beast, with onboard Sharc DSP, FPGA and 100 megabit ethernet. Of course this sort of digital advocacy begs the question: aren’t some things cheaper/better/simpler in analog form? Think of the complexity involved in makingContinue reading “Les Paul Digitales”

A small, chubby bunny who enjoys aggressive behavior, late-night snacks, swanky jazz and bathroom humor. Oolong? No way, he’s dead.. It’s Mashimaro! He’s adorable and grody just like your five year old cousin. Sometimes I’m blown away by the stuff that’s been out there for 3 years that I still haven’t seen. What else isContinue reading “The adventures of MashiMaro”

Today commences the battle of the pirates, and I’m sure that one of the pirates will totally kick ass. But we must remember in times like this that the only thing badder assed than pirates are ninjas. It would be totally sweet if a ninja flew in at half time and started chopping pirates headsContinue reading “Pirate battle”

As part of every Ph.D. there comes a time when your superiors decide to test your knowledge in order to ensure that you’re academic material. In my case, these are tests called general examinations, consisting of 3 written and one oral examination. Today I’m taking the first written one, a 24 hour essay marathon onContinue reading “Academic marathon”

After 8 years in withdrawl, Kevin Mitnick was finally allowed to browse the web again this Tuesday. What was his first stop on the infobahn? His girlfriend’s weblog, where she had been documenting their relationship for some time. How sweet! And it was on public television. Said Mitnick: “The Internet is like the phone, toContinue reading “Mitnick is back”

There’s something unsettling about sad clowns. Then I saw this completely indescribable image. I’m at a loss for words.

Truth or urban legend: During the construction of the Alaskan pipeline, workers consumed alcohol to distract their minds and bodies from the bitter temperatures they were working in. On more than one occasion, a worker would leave a glass of alcohol sitting in their car overnight, return in the morning and take a big swig.Continue reading “Frozen throats”

Choice quote of the night: Friend A: “Celibacy is just like veganism. It’s just a phase that people go through.” Friend B: “Oh yeah? I date one of them.”