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OOKWORLD Internet Toaster A brief story about a student project: an internet-enabled toaster which grabs the weather forecast and toasts the appropriate symbol onto your bread. Please God, no banner ads. Posted by M.Ace on March 31. 2001, 13:04 Ukelin All about the obscure instrument known as the Ukelin, or sometimes Violin Uke or Hawaiian Art Violin. 32 strings, a bow and your sanity may hang in the balance. Posted by M.Ace on March 30. 2001, 15:05 TVParty Info about all those TeeVee shows from your past. You can pay 4 bucks and get access to video footage and more. Posted by Mr. Clean on March 29. 2001, 08:43 vMac Emulate an old Macintosh Plus on your... just about anything. More essentials here: http://www.rolli.ch/MacPlus/welcome.html Posted by W.T.P. on March 28. 2001, 08:04 Peter Pan uh...this one is...uh...well see for yourself. The fashion photos are...uh...well see for yourself. Suddenly acting my age doesn't seem like a bad idea. Posted by Mr. Clean on March 27. 2001, 06:24 Ye Olde English Sayings Possible derivations of traditional phrases. Posted by M.Ace on March 25. 2001, 15:33 "A Tale Of The Bizarre" An article about 60s soft-psych group, Harpers Bizarre, by Anita Serwacki. Yet another piece from the busy folks at Luxuriamusic. Posted by M.Ace on March 24. 2001, 18:06 The Mechanical Toys Page A site loaded with instructions for constructing home-made mechanical toys. Heads up, Mr. Clean! Posted by M.Ace on March 23. 2001, 07:47 FindSounds.com Looking for snare samples? This search engine is for you. For the "audio file" in you...heh heh...sorry, bad joke. Posted by Mr. Clean on March 22. 2001, 12:07 Hong Kong Movie Database "Exploring new dimensions of Hong Kong movie site." Posted by W.T.P. on March 21. 2001, 19:49 Mundell Lowe "Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Mundell Lowe" is a fine little career overview and interview with jazz & session guitarist / soundtrack composer, Mundell Lowe. By Drew Farmer & Laura Taylor, from Luxuriamusic. Posted by M.Ace on March 20. 2001, 19:11 The Chrysalis Guitar A highly original guitar design. Practically a clean sheet concept. Even an inflatable acoustic chamber! Posted by M.Ace on March 19. 2001, 19:24 Corporate Anthems I'm ashamed to admit that my own employer has an entry on this site. Even worse, I have it on CD! Hint: we make computer graphics systems. Posted by M. Marchese on March 18. 2001, 16:44 futurefeedforward Get your news from the future yesterday. Posted by M.Ace on March 18. 2001, 11:21 Plastic Links and comments aplenty. Hey waitaminnit, that sounds strangely familiar. Posted by W.T.P. on March 16. 2001, 19:59 The Register Get yer steamin' hot tech news served up with bracing British sarcasm at The Register. Posted by M.Ace on March 15. 2001, 17:04 Floating Henry Rollins Head Haiku Henry Rollins' Head Floats serenely over us Get happy, Em Ace Posted by M. Marchese on March 14. 2001, 18:32 Anger Management.com All of this happiness is making me ANGRY. And putting a dotcom on the end of it doesn't help. Posted by W.T.P. on March 14. 2001, 15:37 Happiness Through Hypnosis Yeah, that's the ticket. Posted by M.Ace on March 12. 2001, 19:34 Happy Happy Joy Joy The classic song from the ol' Ren & Stimpy Show! Read the lyrics! Hear the song! Everybody sing along!!! Posted by M.Ace on March 11. 2001, 19:02 Get Happy!! Lyrics Continuing the new "happiness initiative", here are the lyrics to Elvis Costello's album, "Get Happy!!" And there's a lot of them. Posted by M.Ace on March 10. 2001, 18:49 East Coast Happy.com I thought I should try to post something happy on here for a change. This is what I came up with. They feature RealAudio of DJ dance mixes. So get happy. Or shake your money maker at any rate. Posted by M.Ace on March 8. 2001, 18:25 The open PC is Dead - Start Praying Have another heaping bowlful of depression. But don't stick your head in the sand. Posted by M.Ace on March 7. 2001, 13:54 "Safeaudio" (tm) Oh boy, now there's a shiny new copy prevention scheme for audio CDs. Gosh, I'm so glad these big corporations are working hard to protect us from making bad moral choices. Posted by M.Ace on March 5. 2001, 19:24 Especial/Bossa Nova Oh, stop whining, M. You need to go here and immerse yourself in all things Bossa Nova. Posted by W.T.P. on March 4. 2001, 12:34 The Adventures Of Mr. Potato Head It's not easy to do this day after day. And my stomach hurts. Posted by M.Ace on March 3. 2001, 17:19 The Vic Mizzy Story A nifty interview with soundtrack composer, Vic Mizzy ("Addams Family", "Green Acres", much, much more). Another one from Luxuriamusic. Posted by M.Ace on March 2. 2001, 17:07 Paper CD Case A further development of the origami CD case. This web application lets you input disc info in a form and get out a spiffy, formatted printout. Also includes instructions for the old plain paper case. Cast off your plastic chains! Posted by M.Ace on March 1. 2001, 10:27 CPRM Primer An overview of the scheme to build copy-prevention technology into hard drives. Posted by M.Ace on February 28. 2001, 18:33 The Archive Of Misheard Lyrics That pretty much explains it... Posted by M.Ace on February 27. 2001, 19:32 "Jump, Jive and Grimace" By Edmund Graye. A good piece looking at Louis Prima and Keely Smith's TV appearances on the Ed Sullivan show, focusing mainly on Ms. Smith's powerfully unique stage demeanor. From LuxuriaMusic. Posted by M.Ace on February 26. 2001, 19:12 Go Buzz! "Go Buzz! The Song Of The Insect Woman" is a brand new online comix serial of strangeness. From Bellybongo. Posted by W.T.P. on February 25. 2001, 11:22 dotDOOMED.com Rate the dot.com companies for imminent success or failure. Be as cruel as you were on Am I Hot Or Not. You know you want to. Posted by M.Ace on February 23. 2001, 19:28 The Cat A full book scan of a 1948 compilation of cartoons by animator Gene Deitch. "The Cat" is the consumate jazz fan, and the cartoons originally ran in Record Changer magazine. Super cool. Posted by W.T.P. on February 22. 2001, 19:29 Los Bros Hernandez Duet, with Kissing And follow that with this fine new interview with Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez. Posted by M.Ace on February 21. 2001, 12:45 "Real Women" This article by Amy Benfer is a very, very good overview of the work of Los Bros Hernandez ("Love & Rockets"). Posted by M.Ace on February 21. 2001, 12:41 Muffin Films These twelve utterly charming and very creative Flash animations about that most existential of baked goods, the muffin, will have you saying, "Ma tête se sent complètement du fromage!" Posted by M. Marchese on February 20. 2001, 15:23 Air Sickness Bag Virtual Museum More air sickness bags than you ever knew existed. Also sea sickness bags, train sickness bags, movie sickness bags and space sickness bags. Posted by Ralph on February 18. 2001, 19:07 Lost Nevada Vintage photos of Las Vegas and Reno in their Golden Age. Posted by M.Ace on February 17. 2001, 13:46 Early Films of New York City A nice archive of films on various subjects is available from this site. Posted by Mr. Clean on February 16. 2001, 09:39 Text Only Versions - Your Favorite Sites The link is a version of Salon with all the ads stripped away. You can also view low bandwidth links to other sites, like the text only Slate: http://test.angel.net/nic/slate.cgi from this guy's site: http://test.angel.net/nic/ Posted by Mr. Clean on February 16. 2001, 09:29 Personal Hoverboard I want one! There is a link on the site to instructions on making your own. Posted by Mr. Clean on February 15. 2001, 13:24 Divorce Net "The Net's largest divorce resource since May 1995." Happy Valentine's Day. Kiss kiss. Posted by W.T.P. on February 14. 2001, 19:35 The Dressing Chronicles - Formula 1 A concise history of Formula 1 / Grand Prix motor racing through the 20th Century, by Chuck Dressing. Posted by M.Ace on February 13. 2001, 18:28 Random.com It's "find your own link" day. Random.com serves up random links. I haven't hit an interesting one yet. Posted by W.T.P. on February 12. 2001, 19:01 Secret Museum Of The Air I can't actually recall if I've posted the Secret Museum on here previously or not, but if I did, it bears repeating. Especially now that they have a ton of full shows archived for your listening entertainment and edification. Hear tons of amazing and often forgotten music preserved by the magic of 78-rpm records. A whole batch of shows to listen to on the front page, with even more available in the listening rooms. Posted by M.Ace on February 11. 2001, 18:58 Struwwelpeter One might view Heinrich Hoffman as a sort of 19th-century Edward Gorey (or Gorey as a 20th-century Hoffman). His darkly funny verse and twisted illustrations present pointed lessons in morality and personal hygeine. Try to imagine Mr. Roger's Neighborhood hosted by Freddie Krueger. Posted by M. Marchese on February 10. 2001, 07:26 Love And Rockets No, not the British band... but the shockingly excellent comic book series that the band swiped their name from (without permission). This is a pretty good webpage devoted to the very good work of Los Bros Hernandez. Posted by M.Ace on February 9. 2001, 19:31 Rockschool Starting your own band? Here's everything that you need to know in easy-to-use, bandwidth-sucking, animated Shockwave format. Posted by M. Marchese on February 8. 2001, 17:50 Publishers Against Libraries Oh, great. Now the Association of American Publishers is going after libraries because they provide free access to books. "We have a very serious issue with librarians." I am getting so sick of information-monopolist greedheads! This article is very unbalanced -- it's mainly, 'oh what a wonderful lobbyist these nice publishers have.' Librarians only get a token rebuttal at the end. Grrr. Posted by M.Ace on February 8. 2001, 15:26 Unnovations Schizophrenia-inducing helmets, genetically engineered miniature cows in bubbles, and instant spousal chastisement software: just some of the many fine products available from your friends at Unnovations! Posted by M. Marchese on February 7. 2001, 16:12 A Love Song For Napster From Discover Magazine, a worst-case scenario (though not so unlikely, if you've been following the copy protection schemes being built into digital TV) of the restrictions that could be placed on digital content. By Jaron Lanier. Posted by W.T.P. on February 6. 2001, 10:51 Family Indigestion Yet another greasy spoon on the Superhighway of Questionable Internet Foodstuffs. Don't Forget your roll of Virtual Tums[tm]. Posted by M. Marchese on February 5. 2001, 18:35 Cecil Taylor Cecil Taylor is an avant jazz pianist who really got shafted by the Burnsians. "Freedom And Individuality In The Music Of Cecil Taylor" is a thorough examination by Matthew Goodheart. Posted by M.Ace on February 5. 2001, 16:40 Utterly Outrageous Recipes Looking for something really different for dinner? Better pray that Chairman Kaga doesn't get wind of this site, or else we could be in for the Iron Chef Head Cheese Battle. Posted by M. Marchese on February 4. 2001, 13:14 Smashing Peanuts Good Grief! Hilarious satire of Billy Corgan's angsty quest for the true meaning of Indie Rock. Posted by M. Marchese on February 4. 2001, 13:07 freejazz.org A discussion site dedicated to free jazz and related subjects. Posted by M.Ace on February 3. 2001, 11:17 PA Groundhog Day See a Webcast of Phil getting outta bed this morning! Posted by Mr. Clean on February 2. 2001, 08:06 Albert Ayler Learn more about another artist who received the short end of the "Jazz" stick from Mr. Burns. Posted by M.Ace on February 1. 2001, 17:32 Infiltration "Infiltration offers a mix of the practice and theory of urban exploration in areas not designed for public usage." Posted by Mr. Clean on January 31. 2001, 09:59 Art Ensemble Of Chicago Among the many artists ignored or dismissed in the highly biased "Ken Burns Jazz" series is the ever amazing Art Ensemble Of Chicago. Their motto: "Great Black Music: Ancient To the Future." Posted by M.Ace on January 30. 2001, 13:47 The Toy Shelf Evocative reports on cool 1960s toys. Remember the Creepy Crawlers Thingmaker? The Strange Change Machine? Major Matt Mason? They're all here, plus more. Posted by M.Ace on January 28. 2001, 14:58 The Stick Men One of my favorite bands of all time. Now the past is available on CD. See here too: http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/stickmen.html Listen to "Mystery Party" and try to imagine the kinetic/amazing live show they put on. I saw them twice! Posted by Mr. Clean on January 26. 2001, 12:55 Jasmin Kolberg A lady who knows her way around a marimba. Check out the MP3s (on the page called "Audiothek"). Posted by M.Ace on January 25. 2001, 18:39 Big In Japan Like most Gaijin, I used to find myself hopelessly puzzled by the more inexplicable aspects of Japanese society. No longer. Like the bad dubbing on an episode of "Iron Chef", or an accidental noseful of fresh wasabe, the Tokyo Classifieds website has cleared up all of my cross-cultural congestion...sort of. Posted by Matto Marukeji on January 24. 2001, 18:37 Naked News I know it's silly, but... Posted by Mo "Kekipi" R on January 24. 2001, 12:50 "What's Wrong With Content Protection?" John Gilmore of the Electronic Frontier Foundation spells it out in this well-detailed essay. Pass it on. Posted by M.Ace on January 24. 2001, 07:45 British Lard Marketing Board They're young...they're in love...they eat LARD! Posted by Matt Marchese on January 23. 2001, 19:19 Hats of Meat uh...yeah. Just like it says. I need to rest now....hmmmm. Posted by Mr. Clean on January 23. 2001, 10:12 Lowbrow Art Isabel Samaras paints her wacky homages to classic sitcoms on rather unusual canvases like carom boards, tv-dinner trays, and school lunchboxes. She's part of an art movement called "Lowbrow" that claims artists like Robert Williams, Mark Ryden, and Todd Schorr among its adherents. Posted by Matt Marchese on January 22. 2001, 17:07 Local Legends Los Angeles television programming in the 50s, 60s, and 70s was a smorgasbord of weird children's fare and fiendishly fun late-night horror movie emcees like Vampire, Moona Lisa, and Sinister Seymour. So just recline on the nearest virtual couch and let your congenial hostess Tisha Parti take you channel surfing on a dark ride through the wacky world of LA local teevee. Posted by Matt Marchese on January 21. 2001, 14:50 Virtual Theremin Download a rather nifty virtual theremin program from the BBC Science Playground. Flash-based and available for Windoze and Mac. Even gives you groovy instrumental backing to play over top of. Posted by M.Ace on January 20. 2001, 18:29 Cinema Diabolico A gallery of Mexican horror movie poster art, including El Santo. Posted by W.T.P. on January 19. 2001, 17:13 Chris Dedrick Interview From Luxuriamusic.com, A fine interview with Chris Dedrick, leader of unique late 60s vocal group, the Free Design. Posted by M.Ace on January 18. 2001, 19:22 Abandoned Missile Silo Tour High-risk tourism. Posted by W.T.P. on January 17. 2001, 20:06 Madonna Inn The Madonna Inn has a homepage now. See all 109 differently styled rooms in their mind-blowing amazing uglyness and discover how US interior designers founded America's reputation as the #1 opponent to good taste in the rest of the world! Booking ONE YEAR in advance! Posted by http://moritzR.de on January 15. 2001, 10:24 Edible Insects "...or, more than you ever wanted to know about eating bugs." Posted by W.T.P. on January 14. 2001, 19:32 Third Spud from the Sun Eminent trouble maker, Richard Meltzer, remembers three early 70s teen rock scribblers, including Mr. "Almost Famous", Cameron Crowe. Posted by M.Ace on January 12. 2001, 19:38 Origami CD Case Have I ever droned on about how I hate CD jewel cases? Clanky, breakage-prone, space wasting, sterile, environmentally unfriendly chunks of plastic. Here you will find instructions on folding a common 8 1/2" by 11" sheet of paper into a perfectly servicable CD case. Brilliant. Posted by M.Ace on January 11. 2001, 12:02 Circle Machines and Sequencers redux Here's a link to a far better presentation of the Raymond Scott article linked in an earlier entry. Along with nicer formatting, this includes photos and NO pushy ad banners. Posted by M.Ace on January 10. 2001, 12:57 Quantum Computers "What are they and what do they mean to us?" Get up to speed on quantum computer basics with this white paper by Alan Cline. Posted by M.Ace on January 9. 2001, 13:35 Rosman Satellite Tracking Station A few photos of the former NASA, former NSA installation mentioned a few items down. Posted by M.Ace on January 8. 2001, 17:57 Victorian Sex Cry Generator For those occasions when you're having Victorian sex? Posted by W.T.P. on January 7. 2001, 19:26 Pixbarn: Where Pictures Go To Die From cardhouse.com, a collection of entertaining package designs and album covers. Posted by W.T.P. on January 6. 2001, 15:51 What the NSA Left Behind A group of astronomers take over a former NSA installation in the boondocks of North Carolina and find lots of amazing stuff left behind. Posted by M.Ace on January 5. 2001, 19:43 Circle Machines and Sequencers From Electronic Musician Magazine, a nice, long article about composer/inventor, Raymond Scott and his pioneering work in electronic music. Authored by Jeff Winner and Irwin Chusid. Beware of the aggressive ad servers on this page. You might want to turn your images off. There's no real content images anyway. Posted by M.Ace on January 4. 2001, 16:22 2001: the comic book From Oddball Comics, a look at a "2001" derived comic book, created by none other than Jack "King" Kirby. Posted by M.Ace on January 2. 2001, 08:27 Underman's 2001 An even spiffier site devoted to "2001: A Space Odyssey". Posted by W.T.P. on January 1. 2001, 13:51
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