Monthly Archives: July 2006

Help send Good Beer Show to a 2nd well-deserved victory at PodCastAwards.com, fool

I am acquainted with this guy, Jeffrey T. Meyer, who does a podcast out of Muncie, Indiana called Good Beer Show, and if you like good beer and local music, you should check it out. Not to mention that JT … Continue reading

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I have acquired a Wireless Mighty Mouse. It’s a slow night.

Hot news, to be sure. My initial impressions: 1. I don’t know how I will ever be able to travel with all this additional weight. I may need to jettison something from my laptop bag to compensate, like the two … Continue reading

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[supernova] edmontonsun.com – Ousted contestant bats back

[image source] Rawrowrowow! Not-Rocker-Aimee-Mann-chick’s points are legit: i’ll be surprised if Supernova, the band (not the show; rockstar!), lasts long enough to name a singer; ie, for twelve more weeks, or whatever. But if they do, it will be Dilana[1], … Continue reading

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The Future of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

[image source] News flash, overdue: My friend Neil is the brainchild and driving force (rising force?) behind the Future Rock Hall, a web site that, via combination of user input and statistical secret sauce, aims to predict the likelihood of … Continue reading

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[tuaw] “Bluetooth Mighty Mouse coming to a Mac near you”

Geeze, finally. I was a late jumper re: the Mighty Mouse bandwagon, but since locking in I’ve never looked back. The scrollerball is OOTT[1]. And on the topic[3] – re: said Mighty Mouse scrollerball, and the inevitability of it getting … Continue reading

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They always know

They being hard drives, the thing to know being when to fail in order to cause maximal TFDL[1]. I don’t mean to assign hard drives some unwarranted malevolent intelligence — it’s always a bad time. Depending on the level of … Continue reading

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rds macbook pro warped tour – part/day 2

summary:after 2 days light use, computer not so hot as to warp, way too hot for infants to use practically I’m not a huge puss, allright? I’ve dealt with the rigor of extreme heat on a PowerBook 12″ gen 1… … Continue reading

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[supernova] zzzz. is it week 4 yet?

[image: laura domela; probably not safe for most work] Tell them ‘Storm Large’ sent ‘ya Week three of rock star: supernova. A singularly lackluster set of performances. Maybe I was just in a bad mood from having to wash dishes … Continue reading

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rds macbook pro warped tour – part 1

So, the MacBook Pro 17″ hardware gen 1 arrived today. Although it has already been used long enough for an I.T. Guy[0] to install OS and a few apps, there are no visible signs of heat-related warping, charring or exploding… … Continue reading

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[mac book pro gen 1 engineering] Striking While the Area to the Left of the Keyboard/Trackpad is Hot.

I’ve owned a number of first-generation Apple products in 21 years, and plan to own many more in years to come. that’s how i roll. in other words, i am extremely reckless and stupid when it comes to that sort … Continue reading

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