Last night, my notebook computer crashed. The disk started clicking, and it went to a blue screen, and then wouldn't load windows on reboot ( Read more... )

From the debate over the network neutrality pending in the Senate (if you don’t know what this is, find out, because if it passes it will basicly mean the end of the internet as we know it). The Senile Senator from the state of Alaska, Ted “Bridge to Nowhere” Stevens spoke today on the need to abolish network neutrality.

There's one company now ( Read more... )

The internets are a strange place. They bring people together in strange and unexpected ways, and give us access to each other in ways that can, quite frankly, lead to bizarre situations ( Read more... )

I'm developing a deep appreciation for the band Songs: Ohia. Their music is somewhere between folk, alt. country, indie, and classic rock. Neil Young comes to mind, but they’re a lot slower and a lot sadder. They have these incredible, invocative songs, often times with very few lyrics that make five lines do what a lesser song writer would need ( Read more... )

Try spending two hours reading about the political, moral, and psycological issues surrounding nuclear war.

After reading something like this meditation on the cultural and political relevence of doctor strange love, you'll realize how unimportant your problems at work, or being away from your friends, or trying to salvage your relationship with ( Read more... )

I had this half cup of coffee from yesterday evening sitting out on the counter. I warmed it up just a little while ago to drink it. After it was warm, I dropped two spoonfuls of sugar in (it's a big half cup). I started drinking it, and it tasted way too sweet. Like I'd put in four spoonfuls of sugar, or something ( Read more... )

So, I'm trying to figuer out what this song by the Mountain Goats is about. I think it's about a son picking a fight with his abusive father, but I'm not sure. Maybe someone has a better idea.
Below the cut are lyrics.

( lion's teeth )

Jehovah’s Witness: We’re just going door to door, talking to your neighbors, and we’re just wondering if you could give us some of your time so that we can put an end to war and hungery and suffering. Do you think you could give us some time to do that ( Read more... )

So, I've decided to do the much feared "Paranoia Salad" meme. I figure it'll be fun, because I have less then ten people friended on here, so if you're on my friends list, you know for sure one of the following items is for you. However, because some people have claimed, not without merit, that this can be a sort of snarky form of passive ( Read more... )

Myspace friends request: Hillary Clinton 2008 wants to be your friend!

As if.