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iPod Exorcism
My iPod is possessed by demons. It's a 40-gig clickwheel bought in 2004. I intended to use it as an external hard drive, both for music and to store everything I've written and saved to disk since 1987. This is maybe 10 gigabytes of files saved on ten different operating systems over 20 years of hoarding. Collectively these files include all ( Read more... ) -
CORRECTION: Slim Cessna is SATURDAY
In an earlier post, I falsely claimed that Slim Cessna's Auto Club would be playing on Friday, July 14th at the 31st St. Pub. I'M AN ASSHOLE. The show is actually Saturday night, July 15th at 10:30. Apologies to
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Umezi Trio at Harrison's Cafe
The Umezi Trio (Ben Opie, Jeff Beck and Dave Throckmorton) plays every Thursday night through the summer at Harrison's Cafe in Aspinwall. I checked it out tonight.
I give the experience two-and-a-half stars out of five, mostly because the venue (a tiny adorable coffee shop) isn't grand or sleazy enough to support such talented musicians. ( Read more... ) -
Has Bezos cleared his Thetans?
Random web-surfing turned up a couple synchronicities tonight.
First, an animated history of Scientology:
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Process and Language
Software Development: I've long thought that most project management strategies thwart the purpose they are designed to serve. I've lived through a CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) at a previous company. The extra process overhead literally doubled the development time, and on the day we junked the CMMI we'd achieved at least a Level ( Read more... ) -
Learning from dogs
And one more tonight -- about the dog. I love walking the dog. Love it love it love it. The dog totally digs his walks and adores every single second of everything that happens on them. I try to let him browse all the different blocks in the neighborhood -- because for dogs, blocks on the street are like the aisles in a bookstore. I know now ( Read more... ) -
Slim Cessna's Auto Club at 31st Street Pub
While I'm posting about music, might as well mention that this Friday, July 15th, Slim Cessna's Auto Club is playing at the 31st Street Pub. Slim Cessna = badass old-timey country revival music, punk-rock style. The 31st Street Pub is perfect for them. And there are other reasons to go besides getting roughed-up and heartbroke and redeemed by ( Read more... ) -
Goran Ivanovich at the Garfield Artworks
Tonight we saw the Goran Ivanovich Group at The Garfield Artworks. The band is sort of a Balkan fusion jazz quartet from Chicago -- traditional Balkan and Greek melodies with shades of Pat Metheney, Michael Hedges and System of a Down. It sounds unlikely to me too, but they were polished and tight and got a standing ovation from the 25 or 30 ( Read more... ) -
Guilty Pleasures: Fashion, Evil & Atomic Power
Saw The Devil Wears Prada tonight. It's the intellectual/emotional equivalent of playing with Barbies. I knew better, but I couldn't resist a chance to watch Meryl Streep acting evil. But the Evil wasn't Evil and the Good wasn't interesting. Where is J.K. Rowling when I need her?
And speaking of J.K. Rowling: she might kill off Harry out of ( Read more... )
