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May 7, 2009

Hearin': Kaminari One

Guitar Wolf is an excellent punk trio from Japan. They have carried the torch of raw, dirty, garage rock and roll since the late 80s.

"Kaminari One" by Guitar Wolf

I highly recommend you get yourself some Guitar Wolf.

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May 4, 2009

Purkinje Patterns: Key to Hallucinations Found

I saved this article about hallucinations to my delicious late last year and finally got around to reading it. It's a good article on the discovery of the origin of some hallucinations.

I wonder what Terrance McKenna would have thought about this. Does anyone know if he ever studied or wrote about Purkinje patterns or phenomena?

Postscript: I'm not a big fan of McKenna or his supernatural beliefs, but I did enjoy the afterword he penned for In Pursuit of Valis: Selections from the Exegesis, edited by Lawrence Sutin.

Post-Postscript: Lawrence Sutin's PKD biography Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick is excellent and highly recommended whether you are a Dick-head or simply a casual scifi reader.

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May 4, 2009

Geek Humor: TCP/IP Upgrade

The next version of TCP/IP should replace SYN/ACK with ORLY/YARLY.

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May 4, 2009

Keeping the Swine Flue in (a Skeptical) Perspective

This is a good read:

http://skepticblog.org/2009/05/04/swine-flu-science-pseudoscience-and-panic/

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May 1, 2009

Dinosaur Jr. - New Album, Free Download and Tour Dates



I'm excited about the new Dinosaur Jr. album. I saw them during the reunion tour in 2006 and they were still one of the loudest bands I've ever seen. The Unsane may have topped them with decibels since I had exit the building and stand outside to ensure that my ears would stop bleeding. Anyway, I'm looking forward to this new album by the original members, from the days when they were simply called "Dinosaur," and before the (in)famous onstage fight during a live show. It was the American Independent Underground Music Scene of the 80s and early 90s. Hundreds of memories, dozens of free t-shirts and years later I ended up with tinnitus. But, I wouldn't have it any other way.



 

New Album From Dinosaur Jr.          

Farm, the fifth full length record by original Dinosaur Jr. line-up J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph,  will be released on PIAS in the UK & Europe on June 22nd & Jagjaguwar in the US & Canada on June 23rd. The band has uploaded two tracks for your listening pleasure on their myspace page. Visit www.myspace.com/dinosaurjr to listen to "I Want You To Know" and "Over It." 


Free Download - "I Want You To Know"

Download "I Want You to Know," the first mp3 from Dinosaur Jr.'s new full length "Farm," due out on June 23 in the US and Canada via Jagjaguwar, and June 22 in the UK and EU via PIAS.
In the US & Canada, CLICK HERE to download
In the UK & Europe, CLICK HERE to download



Summer Tour Dates Announced

Dinosaur Jr. has announed a few US dates in June. More dates to be announced. Visit dinosaurjr.com for show details.
6/21/09                     San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
6/22/09                     Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
6/23/09                     Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
6/25/09                     Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - SOLD OUT

 
 
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May 1, 2009

Yo! It's Time For Free Comic Book Day 2009! (2 May 2009)


  
  May 2, 2009
   FCBD e-Newsletter

Free Comic Book Day 2009: It's Finally Here!

Gas? Check. Positive Attitude? Check. Eternal Gratitude for FREE comics? Check!

FCBD09 is finally here! Go check out the official site to find the latest info and your closest participating shop!

The official FCBD Shop Locator: Find a participating shop near you!

Free Comic Book Day '09 Has Media and Fans Abuzz

In case you had any doubts about how big Free Comic Book Day has grown in the seven years since its inception, you need only look at the volume and scope of the media coverage surrounding the event. From newspapers to television & radio to Internet news sites and blogs, FCBD is all the buzz, generating a documented tidal wave of enthusiasm for the media. USA TODAY has joined the numerous outlets reporting on the biggest day of the year for comics lovers in writer David Colton's "A comic free-for-all on Free Comic Book Day.

In addition to exposure on USATODAY.com, FCBD09 has been showcased in such diverse publications as Family Circle, Maxim, FEARnet.com, Mania.com, Parenting.com, TV Guide, The New York Daily News, The New York Post and The New York Times. National coverage includes:


Post FCBD09: Come Back For Photos, Stories and More

The fun is ended, the Kentucky Derby is over (our pick is Papa Clem) and Free Comic Book Day 2009 is but a distant memory! If you're looking to relive the event, make sure you come back to freecomicbookday.com to see photos from events held at comic shops all across North America and read stories on how others spent their FCBD09!
This issue courtesy of:

FCBD09 1st Look:
William Shatner Presents #1

Bluewater Productions and iconic actor/novelist William Shatner provide a free 12-page original story prologue of the upcoming adaption of William Shatner's best-selling book series, TekWar, for FCBD09!

The book also features a preview of the other Shatner-based comic series - Quest for Tomorrow and Man O'War! Go... Get it... Now!

See a preview here!

 





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May 1, 2009

Cha Cha Cha Films

Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo del Toro have created the production company Cha Cha Cha Films. I'm happy for their successes and how it allowed them to start their own film production company. I'm inspired and this prompts me to continue my market research so that I create a solid business plan for the production company that I am working on creating. The thing that gets in my way is time, of course, and the need (and desire) to write creatively. I'm not opposed to business writing, it's just that creating stories is so much more fun and fulfilling.
 
Stay tuned for a forthcoming announcement from me.
 
 

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May 1, 2009

Interesting Article about BOA-Merrill Lynch Merger

We certainly live in interesting times.
 
This article, from the Atlanta Business Chronicle, presents a letter from New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to the federal regulators and oversight committee regarding the merger of Bank of America and Merrill Lynch that occurred last fall. The letter brings new light into the background surrounding the merger, especially considering what we know now and also concerning the current state of Bank of America.
 
Here's the article: http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/04/20/daily75.html?s=du&ed=2009-04-23&ana=e_du_pap&page=1
 
Cheers!
Walter His Own Self
 
 

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April 21, 2009

Interesting Google Results for "~/home"

Typing "~/home" in a Google search results in The Home Depot homepage as the top result.
 
It's interesting how Google interprets "~/".
 
 

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April 21, 2009

Research: Broken WIndows Theory

My day job allows me to encourage and foster continuous process improvements throughout the organization.  In my day-to-day interactions never a week goes by when I am not reminded of the "Broken Window Theory of Crime." For those not familiar with it, it goes like this:
 
"A window is broken in a neighborhood. For some reason or other, the owner of the property decides not to fix it. Citizens pass by and see the broken window, which represents that the owner, and community as a whole, does not care about their home and community. This then breeds a tendency to break societal norms and before the community knows it, vandalism and other crime is rampant."
 
Yes, it's a simple theory with big consequences in the real world.
 
Here are some recent proponents of the theory:
  • Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani wrote about it in his biography Leaderhsip.
  • Pragmatic programmer Andy Hunt applies it to software engineering in his Pragmatic Programmer book.
 
And now here's an article from The Economist that was published last year about how the theory has been proven.
 
If you're not familiar with it, then I highly recommend you look into the Broken Window Theory and apply it to your daily life.
 
 

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