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Newly appointed Chief Kuhnian Disruptive Officer at Joybricks. Former corporate minesweeper. Music lover, painter, aspiring filmmaker some day





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Sinclair ZX Spectrum 16K— via intweetion:

[My first Speccy (16K). Sometimes I’m such a nostalgic geek]
me too !  I had a ZX81 and then had a 48K model though
(and then the 128K and +3, what a loyal bastard :-)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 16K

— via intweetion:

[My first Speccy (16K). Sometimes I’m such a nostalgic geek]

me too ! I had a ZX81 and then had a 48K model though
(and then the 128K and +3, what a loyal bastard :-)

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evil doers

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This is what happens when I get bored at work and can’t wait to see Dark Knight tonight. A patient happened to be standing by the receptionists desk as I was doodling this and she looked downright frightened when she saw the paper. A dental office is often scary enough as it is, so I can understand why she might not have been very comforted by the image.

evil doers

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This is what happens when I get bored at work and can’t wait to see Dark Knight tonight. A patient happened to be standing by the receptionists desk as I was doodling this and she looked downright frightened when she saw the paper. A dental office is often scary enough as it is, so I can understand why she might not have been very comforted by the image.
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Feist on Sesame Street

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This is Satire

— by Mr Fish

This is Satire


— by Mr Fish
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J. Dvorak: ASUS' Big Development

While the media is downplaying ASUS’ ROM boot chip, it may be the most interesting development in a while.

by John Dvorak

The ASUS sneak attack. The most interesting story the media is downplaying is the ASUS announcement that it will have a ROM boot chip on all its motherboards, which will boot Linux instantly on start-up. When you flick the switch the machine is instantly on. (It’s about time.) Of course, you will have to press another button for the machine to load Windows.

This development is important, since 90 percent of the time all a user wants to do is surf the Web. Often when leaving for a trip, I forget to check the weather. To do so, I would have to start up my computer, wait forever for it to boot, then go online. This way, I just flip it on, and boom—I get a browser and the info and I’m done.

It’s an extremely subversive ploy for a number of reasons. First of all, it gets people used to Linux, gives them a pain-free experience, and provides quick rewards. Second, it shows users that—most of the time—this is all they need. And finally, it makes Windows look like a subsystem not much different from a program that you run under Windows. The psychological effect of this is profound, and the results could be devastating for Microsoft.

full article @ PC World
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If we seek change we must be prepared to abandon easy words. When we have searched the width and breadth of our slavery, when we struggle against the psychic chains and wince at the invisible lash at our backs then the pain will lead us to solutions. Gerry Spence

( Who has just started blogging after 55 years of law practice, now seeking to transfer his hard won knowledge unto a new generation http://gerryspence.wordpress.com/ )
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Delia Derbyshire, producer of Doctor Who theme music, has legacy restored

A long-lost collection of tapes representing the legacy of the musical genius who arranged the Doctor Who theme has been rescued from irreversible decay by a team of academic musicologists.

Delia Derbyshire, who battled with depression and died, aged only 64, a hopeless alcoholic in 2001, was the godmother of modern electronic dance music.

Her experimental work fell out of fashion following the advent of the synthesizer but, in recent years, she has enjoyed a revival of interest especially among bands like The Chemical Brothers and Portishead to whom she is a legendary figure.

The material had languished unheard for 30 years until it was passed to Manchester University’s School of Art, Histories and Culture to catalogue and preserve. The material, in poor condition, had to be played on a 1960s Studer A80 tape machine lent by the BBC’s Manchester studios before it could be digitised.

full article @ The Times

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Larry Hunter: "I'm a lifelong conservative activist and I'm backing Barack Obama"

by Larry Hunter

I’m a lifelong Republican - a supply-side conservative. I worked in the Reagan White House. I was the chief economist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for five years. In 1994, I helped write the Republican Contract with America. I served on Bob Dole’s presidential campaign team and was chief economist for Jack Kemp’s Empower America.

This November, I’m voting for Barack Obama.

When I first made this decision, many colleagues were shocked. How could I support a candidate with a domestic policy platform that’s antithetical to almost everything I believe in?

The answer is simple: Unjustified war and unconstitutional abridgment of individual rights vs. ill-conceived tax and economic policies - this is the difference between venial and mortal sins.

Taxes, economic policy and health care reform matter, of course. But how we extract ourselves from the bloody boondoggle in Iraq, how we avoid getting into a war with Iran and how we preserve our individual rights while dealing with real foreign threats - these are of greater importance.

John McCain would continue the Bush administration’s commitment to interventionism and constitutional overreach. Obama promises a humbler engagement with our allies, while promising retaliation against any enemy who dares attack us. That’s what conservatism used to mean - and it’s what George W. Bush promised as a candidate.

full article @ nydailynews.com
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I’M THE GODDAMN BATMAN
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I’M THE GODDAMN BATMAN

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LIFE AND DEATH ARE UNQUANTIFIABLE ABSTRACTS - WHY SHOULD I BE CONCERNED ?deadscreen:


“Life and death are unquantifiable abstracts. Why should I be concerned?” - Dr. Manhattan (Watchmen - Chapter One) (Itunes link)
LIFE AND DEATH ARE UNQUANTIFIABLE ABSTRACTS - WHY SHOULD I BE CONCERNED ?

deadscreen:

“Life and death are unquantifiable abstracts. Why should I be concerned?” - Dr. Manhattan (Watchmen - Chapter One) (Itunes link)
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detective comics - batman - wolfman, aparo, di carlo— via florencio:
via comicrazys.files.wordpress.com
detective comics - batman - wolfman, aparo, di carlo

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Conservative Economics

Now come on and tell me about “responsible, conservative economics”

No bullshit, this is hard data via Paul Kedrosky:

  • Wells Fargo, the company that dominates the California market where broken mortgages are only slightly less common than yummy mommies with recent liposuction scars, beat the Street, raised its dividend, etc.
  • JPMorgan, the company that is allegedly so conservative it will only lend itself money, has announced this morning a 53% drop in net income on another $1-billion in mortgage markdowns. And that’s good news, of course.
  • IndyMac, the recently FDIC-taken over California bank, is alleged this morning on CNN/WSJ to be under FBI investigation for fraud, along with 21 other banks.
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fred-wilson:

Personal Jesus - Johnny Cash

It’s cover day again. I am reblogging this one from The Music. Even though this was blogged as an inappropriate cover, I always liked it myself.

themusic:

Johnny Cash covering Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode

I love Johnny Cash.  I love the work he did with Rick Rubin.  While many choices seem questionable, somehow they almost all work.  (I was skeptical of the ‘bridge over trouble waters’ with Fiona Apple, but when the mood is right it brings tears to my eyes - secret top ten, perhaps?)  I think the GVM ratio of the American Recordings series is probably very close to 1 despite this track. (although over his career Johnny Cash’s GVM is probably quite low.)

Anyway, this one fails IMHO.  It fails miserably.  I guess taking risks means failing sometimes.

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Broken Brains
by Atrios @ Eschaton

I’ve never quite been able figure out why the image of the burning twin towers is seen by Republicans as something in their favor. In my universe the timeline goes something like this:



Jan 20, 2001 Bush Inaugurated
Jan 25, 2001 Richard Clarke sends Condi Rice memo, warning about al Qaeda. Rice does nothing.
August 6, 2001 Bush gets memo titled “Bin Laden Determined to strike in US.” Bush responds by telling the briefer, “All right. You’ve covered your ass, now.” Then does nothing.
September 11, 2001 Bin Laden strikes in US.


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— via Cristóbal Palmer

Broken Brains

by Atrios @ Eschaton

I’ve never quite been able figure out why the image of the burning twin towers is seen by Republicans as something in their favor. In my universe the timeline goes something like this:

  • Jan 20, 2001 Bush Inaugurated
  • Jan 25, 2001 Richard Clarke sends Condi Rice memo, warning about al Qaeda. Rice does nothing.
  • August 6, 2001 Bush gets memo titled “Bin Laden Determined to strike in US.” Bush responds by telling the briefer, “All right. You’ve covered your ass, now.” Then does nothing.
  • September 11, 2001 Bin Laden strikes in US.

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— via Cristóbal Palmer
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