Archive for March, 2008
Bishop Allen – Double Dose of SOTD
SOTD – Mon, March 31
I am feeling very generous. I want to give you a double dose of one of my favorite bands. If you like them, here is the wiki, which will explain their backstory and whatnot. The band is made up of Justin Rice and Christian Rudder, as well as various other musicians.
To start off, listen to this song: Click Click Click Click
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And now, check out ‘Butterfly Nets,’ which includes the beautiful vocals of a girl named Darbie.
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Muse “Exo-Politics”
SOTD – Sun, March 30
If you have not alreaady done so, check out the band Muse. They are quite amazing. Today’s track comes from their album ‘Black Holes and Revelations.’
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Social Distortion “When The Angels Sing”
SOTD – Sat, Mar 29
And now, some Social Distortion for your sunny Saturday afternoon.
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John Vanderslice “The Mansion”
SOTD – Fri, Mar 28
Welcome to Friday! Here, have a song.
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The Ziggens “I Took My Mom To The Prom”
SOTD – Thurs, March 27
Hello my fellow netizens. I would like to introduce you to Song Of the Day.
Today’s selection is by The Ziggens, with their song: ‘I Took My Mom to the Prom.’
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“The Cure for Lost Limbs?”
This is quite amazing. And it involves pig bladder powder, which is always fun. You just have to see this video.
I’m So Crazy That I Need a Computer Therapist
If you have read my posts or know me in person, you already know I am one of the ‘weird ones.’ But, the price of therapy is too much for me to pay. Or maybe I just don’t feel like it.
My computer does a lot for me. Its like a little attachment to my brain. And, now I know how to make it listen to me like a therapist would.
In the Mac Terminal (or at any command line), type emacs, hit Enter, press Escape, type “xdoctor” (no quotes).
What you get: An interactive dialogue with a shrink named Eliza. To get out of it, hit Control+X Control+C.
Try it out. You know you need the help…
Can you really tell a difference in mp3’s?
The site mp3orot.com will help you decide. It gives you two clips of a song. They are the same clip, but they have been encoded differently. Your job is to decide which one sounds better.
Go ahead try it out. See if you can pick out the one with better encoding.
The Whole Internet
Do you want to know what the whole internet looks like? Head over to this site to view a map of all IP addresses. Its similar to Google Maps, but using IPs and not geographical data.
