The Best Bit of the Internet (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
Death. He comes to all us all in the end, scythe in hand, ready to help us shuffle off this mortal coil whether we want to or not. What a dick. For The Best Bit of the Internet , today heralds the day the Grim Reaper of Blogs reaches out with his mighty weapon (no laughing at the back, there. This is serious) and extinguishes all life from the poor, old blog. Which is a rather noncy , puffed-up way...
Silicon Valley Moms Blog (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Had my first encounter with doctor extraordinaire Andrew Weil this week as part of Dick Henning's Celebrity Forum at the Flint Center. What a guy! He looks more jolly santa than health guru but the guy sure knows his stuff...
Right Wing News (Free subscription) | 03/05/2008
Tragically, Gary Gygax, the man who is generally considered to be the founder of Dungeons and Dragons, has shuffled off this mortal coil. Normally, when famous people pass on, I like to write a post giving my condolences to their...
Apartment Therapy - Chicago (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
As we leap forward into Bathroom Month today on AT, we thought one last long look back at the room we've just spent Feburary blogging away on would be a good way to transition. Here's the best of our
courtneymilsson | 02/28/2008
The Alps is a top location for extreme rides (and others). The slopes are steep and endless with many types of elements (rocks, roots, mud etc.). It is very important to set up the bike right. Overlooking the setup can make a significant impact on how the bike behaves and over the total riding experience. Since the terrain is on the extreme so will a lousy setup feel – extremely lousy! Let's go over
Quillblog (Free subscription) | 02/27/2008
Slate has a regular slideshow column, and it's always interesting. This week it tackles the architecture of libraries, and how library design has had to change since computers defeated books by a score of 6 to 2 in 1993. The author, Witold Rybczynski, says that while a library isn't the first place people go for information [...]
Dissensus (Free subscription) | 02/27/2008
mad professor & jah shaka - wig wam niney the observer/king tubby - dub around the world augustus pablo - black gunn the bug - poison dart feat. warrior queen (skreamix) [ninja tune] *_uncle sam_ (http://myspace.com/demtingdeh)* & tes la rok - vip [forthcoming dub police] *_12th planet_...
Dissensus (Free subscription) | 02/27/2008
mad professor & jah shaka - wig wam niney the observer/king tubby - dub around the world augustus pablo - black gunn the bug - poison dart feat. warrior queen (skreamix) [ninja tune] *_uncle sam_ (http://myspace.com/demtingdeh)* & tes la rok - vip [forthcoming dub police] *_12th planet_...
Gay For Today (Free subscription) | 02/27/2008
Peter Christopherson born 27 February 1955 Peter Martin Christopherson, aka Sleazy is a musician, video director and designer, and former member of the influential British design agency Hipgnosis. He was one of the original members of the infamous Industrial Records band, Throbbing Gristle . Along with Chris Carter, Christopherson claims to have custom made a keyboard-triggered sampler before the first...
The KEXP Blog (Free subscription) | 02/25/2008
Throbbing Gristle, 1981 [photo by Industrial Records Ltd.] When I first learned of Throbbing Gristle, in the early ’80s, I immediately disliked them. No matter that my sole exposure was a scant entry in the book The New Music by Glenn A. Baker and Stuart Coupe. Gristle, the connective tissue, had turned me into a teenage [...]
[FreshCreation.nl] (Free subscription) | 02/25/2008
Wired Science has a nice video tour of last year’s Maker Faire in Austin. It features a hacked Toyota Prius which can run more than 100 miles per gallon. It also shows children creating their own rockets, a Tesla coil that can make music and a shiny Buddha.
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 02/22/2008
If you really like your car, and especially if you drive the enviable Hyundai Getz, pay close attention, cause this may prevent the heartache of auto theft. Instead of going with the tried and true (and completely ignored) car alarm, why not go with the latest and greatest in car defense? For such automotive treasures, we recommend the spinning Telsa coil of doom. Thieves will know you mean business...
Worlwide Cars News at Go-Cars.org (Free subscription) | 02/22/2008
If you really like your car, and especially if you drive the enviable Hyundai Getz, pay close attention, cause this may prevent the heartache of auto theft. Instead of going with the tried and true (and completely ignored) car alarm, why not go with the latest and greatest in car defense? For such automotive treasures, [...]
Black Line Blues (Free subscription) | 02/20/2008
Since I've just swapped my iPod to allow me to carry my entire collection of music files, here's what's currently on it, with a filter of 50 tracks or more, as I did previously . Obviously, there'll be lots of duplicates, but a lot will be single/album/remix versions... Marillion - 364 Yes - 286 Frank Zappa - 276 Jethro Tull - 261 Porcupine Tree - 236 Cocteau Twins - 235 Pink Floyd - 218 The Fall -...
Baxojayz - Centricity (Free subscription) | 02/17/2008
...Cristina Scabbia (of Lacuna Coil) with Masuimi Max. Aren't they cute?
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courtneymilsson | 02/28/2008
The Alps is a top location for extreme rides (and others). The slopes are steep and endless with many types of elements (rocks, roots, mud etc.). It is very important to set up the bike right. Overlooking the setup can make a significant impact on how the bike behaves and over the total riding experience. Since the terrain is on the extreme so will a lousy setup feel – extremely lousy! Let's go over
