02/22/2008
An announcement even more important than the upgrading of this website (in music & sound)
Lawrence Lessig is considering a run for Congress; for the seat in the 12th Congressional District in California recently vacated by the death of Tom Lantos. As cynical as I am about the political process, I have to support this man. His book ... Read More
02/15/2008
A few things I'd like to cover before we break for lunch. (in politics)
First off, thanks to the diligent efforts of our website experts, this site will be undergoing an upgrade in the very near future; we'll be offline for a few days whilst migrations are migrated, tweaks are tweaked, and issues resolved. You'll fi ... Read More
02/11/2008
That humbling thing (in thoughts on life)
Well, didn't I think I was so clever, finding those corn mazes and crop circles. Ha. Flip wrote me back with a compliment on the post, and by the way, had I seen this blog DEVOTED to crop circle posts, with a list of the best of 2007, man ... Read More
02/09/2008
A question for you (in music & sound)
I'm sure you're somewhat put off by those bogus "poll" questions that show up on people's blogs, asking for your opinion on who-knows-what-kind-of-crap (Hillary/Obama, Chevy/Ford, instant this/instant that). The people who use them seem to think ... Read More
02/08/2008
The wonders of the Internet, pt. 8,521.6 (in thoughts on life)
Before I get back to my standard ranting and raving about government, politics, economics, music, and the weather, I wanted to share this enlightening bit of business. On my office computer, I have as a desktop image a gorgeous color picture ... Read More
02/01/2008
Links to my downloadable mixes, streaming radio shows, and whatnot (in music & sound)
I had a weekly one-hour radio show on WFMU, which aired Thursdays all summer (until October) at 7 PM (EST). Shows are archived for time-shifting convenience. Mystifying playlists are posted, as well. I have 2 mixes sitting on a server somepla ... Read More
01/30/2008
"So, what did you guys play?" (in music & sound)
Luckily, Douglas (bless his technical soul) digitally recorded the entire set to a hard drive while we played the second night. Yes, we'll be providing the entire hour set to anyone who asks as an affordable, high-resolution download, but yo ... Read More
01/23/2008
Story about corrupt US officials selling nuke secrets to terrorists gets big play in the UK, zip zilch nada in the US press (in politics)
Johan generously points out the latest revelations in the UK Sunday Times regarding this eyebrow-raising story. Not a peep about it in the US. Draw your own conclusions. "...accusations made by an FBI whistleblower, Sibel Edmonds, who - am ... Read More
01/19/2008
Republican ex-con discusses voter suppression on Jon Stewart (in politics)
It's amazing what people will talk about when they have a book to push. Read More
01/16/2008
Reagan Republican Congressman charged as terrorist (in politics)
Just another good religious Republican, going for the bucks. Who can blame him? Excerpt from today's AP: Mark Deli Siljander, a Michigan Republican when he was in the House, was charged with money laundering, conspiracy and obstructing ju ... Read More