Monthly Archives: September 2010

How Not To Play AC/DC’s “It’s A Long Way To The Top”

Posted on September 21, 2010 by admin

I love AC/DC. I’m a huge fan and “It’s A Long Way To The Top” is one of my favorite tunes. It gets covered a lot and I salute the efforts of these folks to cover this song. You need … Continue reading →

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Ugliness

Posted on September 20, 2010 by admin

I think the look of my blog is horribly ugly. If anyone has suggestions of how to improve the look of this, do tell, because my design sense is not the greatest. Share this:FacebookStumbleUponShareEmailDiggRedditPrintRelated Posts:No Related Posts

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Geek come-ons & pickup lines

Posted on September 20, 2010 by admin

Cheesy guys have always used tacky come-ons to pick up ladies. I am sure there are some in latin, traded in some long-lost Roman version of “Capt. Billy’s Whiz-Bang“. Geeks, though, have never done well in this department. Sure, we … Continue reading →

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The Devil’s Lipstick

Posted on September 17, 2010 by admin

I took this photo, recently, of a “dog stinkhorn”, a member of the Phallaceae family of mushrooms. These mushrooms are notorious for their hideous stench and rather naughty appearance. Share this:FacebookStumbleUponShareEmailDiggRedditPrintRelated Posts:No Related Posts

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Mysterious Sounds!

Posted on September 16, 2010 by admin

Once recording technology was developed, people started recording mysterious noises… here are a couple. The Bloop This sound was recorded in the deep Pacific in 1997. It’s source has not been identified. It is here, sped up 16x. Some folks … Continue reading →

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Commentary

Posted on September 15, 2010 by admin

Since I don’t know much about my readership, yet, I would like to make a request. Please let me know what sorts of things you would like me to write about. I have a lot of different topics inside my … Continue reading →

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TIL: Steve Moore is a Mad Drummer with Mad Moves

Posted on September 15, 2010 by admin

I have become a fan of Steve Moore, The Mad Drummer. He has an enthusiasm for his drumming that is matched only by the east African drummers of Burundi. Check out this comparison video. It’s pretty impressive. Buy a Drummers … Continue reading →

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The Saddest Photo I Have Ever Taken

Posted on September 14, 2010 by admin

Somewhere in a campus basement, an ancient Amiga monitor reflects on its amazing past as it slowly decays… it is the saddest photo I have ever taken. Share this:FacebookStumbleUponShareEmailDiggRedditPrintRelated Posts:No Related Posts

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Bibliophile!

Posted on September 13, 2010 by admin

I love books. I’m hopelessly and forever enamored by them. I like how they feel, how they smell, how they look, and what I can learn from them. There is something about a physical book that a pdf file just … Continue reading →

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My Homeboy: Jonathan Coulton

Posted on September 10, 2010 by admin

I have been a fan of Jonathan Coulton ever since I first heard his Mandelbrot Set song. He hooked me like a giant, nerdy bass. The above song is one I have a lot of empathy for; he used to … Continue reading →

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