Drum Buddy
A remarkable new electronic musical instrument from Quintron.
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, September 10th 2001 - 01:21:58 PM.
"'Killer DMCA' to mandate digital-rights compliant hardware"
The Register weighs in with its first piece on the nightmarish Security Systems Standards and Certification Act (noted below).
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, September 10th 2001 - 11:01:29 AM.
Dream Diary from Kittyville
Kittyville's ever entertaining Dream Diary. Don't forget, the celebrity dreams are in red. This link busts Kittville's frames, so cut the URL down to kittyville.com to get to the rest of the site (well worth the trip).
Posted by M.Ace on Sunday, September 9th 2001 - 09:20:02 AM.
DreamBank
A collection of dream reports from the University of California psychology department. Search by keywords or get a random sample.
Posted by M.Ace on Sunday, September 9th 2001 - 09:14:50 AM.
Sleep Home Pages
Sleeping is one of my favorite things. A total escape, and so convenient. Here's a gateway to more than I ever really needed to know about it.
Posted by M.Ace on Sunday, September 9th 2001 - 09:04:21 AM.
Security Systems Standards and Certification Act
The complete draft of Congress' new straitjacketing of digital technology (see below for more). Raise your voice before it's too late.
Posted by M.Ace on Saturday, September 8th 2001 - 12:07:27 PM.
"New Copyright Bill Heading to DC"
The US Congress is preparing even more restrictive measures on digital technology... total security control required on every device with a microprocessor (with failure to include such being a felony). Controls on everything you read, view, hear, whatever; new crimes that you can commit without realizing it. Awfulness incarnate. Here's a brief story from Wired.
Posted by M.Ace on Saturday, September 8th 2001 - 12:04:14 PM.
The Shakespeare Programming Language
A programming language with code that looks like a play by Willy S. Or as they put it, "combines the best features of BASIC, assembly language, and Hamlet."
Posted by M.Ace on Friday, September 7th 2001 - 08:14:42 AM.
Daze Of Our Lives
Fresh daily entries from this 19th century deconstruction sweatshop.
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, September 6th 2001 - 08:55:59 AM.
Kinoeye
"A fortnightly journal of film in the new Europe." Formerly associated with Central Europe Review.
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, September 6th 2001 - 08:53:41 AM.
Stanley Clarke: Rare Video of School Days in Japan.
Need RealPlayer for this one...from http://www.stanleyclarkeonline.com/ Website.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Wednesday, September 5th 2001 - 09:14:10 AM.
Alice Cooper's "School's Out"
Consider this my last word on school. Guitar tab (parts for 2 guitars!) and lyrics. Sing along at home. This little ditty was my first favorite hard rock song. Even before "Smoke On The Water" or "Paranoid".
Posted by M.Ace on Wednesday, September 5th 2001 - 09:08:10 AM.
"Mum, I don't want to go to school!"
Homeopathic treatments for kids who are phobic about school. Choice quote: "Self-medication is extremely risky with these remedies, a homeopath doctor must determine and prescribe the right remedies." Errr, as Bill Cosby used to say, "Riiiight."
Posted by W.T.P. on Wednesday, September 5th 2001 - 08:32:48 AM.
Chalk Board
I will not chew gum in class. I will not chew gum in class. I will not chew gum in class.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Tuesday, September 4th 2001 - 11:40:51 AM.
School Supplies
It's time for back to school. Do you have your new pencil box yet?
Posted by Mr. Clean on Tuesday, September 4th 2001 - 11:37:02 AM.
"School Paranoia"
Back to school. Wheee.
Posted by W.T.P. on Tuesday, September 4th 2001 - 11:29:11 AM.
Oddball Comics: Super Circus
An especially choice item from Oddball Comics: 1951's "Super Circus" -- scary clowns, tv history and a very disturbing elephant training session.
Posted by M.Ace on Tuesday, September 4th 2001 - 07:54:22 AM.
The Langley Schools Music Project
I've been waiting for a link to this to turn up, and scrubbles beat me to it. Well, anyway, this is about the mid-70s recordings of a western Canadian school chorus, covering tunes by the like of Wings, The Bay City Rollers and David Bowie. Due for release in October on Basta.
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, September 3rd 2001 - 11:23:15 AM.
"Stephen Hawking predicts cyborg ascendancy"
An interesting opinion piece from The Register, disputing Stephen Hawking's recent words on AI and cyborg science.
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, September 3rd 2001 - 08:49:07 AM.
The Art of Tom Everhart
Tom Everhart is the only fine artist authorized to depict the characters made famous by Charles Schulz. $1,850.00 for a lithograph...sheesh! What did P.T. Barnum say?...
Posted by Mr. Clean on Sunday, September 2nd 2001 - 05:39:25 PM.
The Nightmare Project
Read nightmares, share nightmares, and whatever you do, be sure that night light doesn't burn out!
Posted by M.Ace on Sunday, September 2nd 2001 - 12:10:28 PM.
BoycottXP.com
Microsoftee bash du jour.
Posted by M.Ace on Sunday, September 2nd 2001 - 12:07:46 PM.
Ook!
Now that sounds strangely familiar. Ook! is a programming language with a rather streamlined syntax "designed for orang-utans." Would this be a banana-oriented programming language?
Posted by M.Ace on Sunday, September 2nd 2001 - 08:39:16 AM.
"Dead Air Online"
NPR on the decline of webcasting, courtesy of the usual acronymic suspects.
Posted by W.T.P. on Saturday, September 1st 2001 - 05:32:24 PM.
The Complete Ramones Guitar Tab Compilation
Now here's the real "Great American Songbook." Make a vow to learn a new Ramones song every day.
Posted by W.T.P. on Saturday, September 1st 2001 - 05:12:49 PM.
Poachware
An archive of press articles about TOPtext, Surf and other programs that poach web traffic.
Posted by Richard on Friday, August 31st 2001 - 10:48:19 PM.
Adult Swim
A site promoting Cartoon Network's new 'adult' block, which begins airing this coming Sunday night. [and don't you just know that the word "adult" is going to be getting this page a lot of faulty hits in search engines]
Posted by M.Ace on Friday, August 31st 2001 - 01:20:19 PM.
Accordion Dreams
A sort of drippy title for a rather good documentary about the accordion and conjunto music in Texas, currently floating around on PBS. Check your local listings. This is their supplemental website.
Posted by M.Ace on Friday, August 31st 2001 - 07:59:00 AM.
Big Bands Database
A resource site for Big Band information, including a list or currently working bands for hire.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Friday, August 31st 2001 - 07:46:08 AM.
"Exhibition of High Speed Photography"
Self-explanatory. Nothing earth-shaking, but a nice batch. "Shattering Daisy" would also make a good name for a band.
Posted by W.T.P. on Thursday, August 30th 2001 - 03:04:08 PM.
Philadelphia Fringe Festival
The Philadelphia Fringe Festival is happening this weekend.
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, August 30th 2001 - 07:34:16 AM.
Australia Conquers The World
Then again, maybe I should just keep my mouth shut about things. Australia has decided that their defamation laws apply to the whole world.
Posted by M.Ace on Wednesday, August 29th 2001 - 12:14:52 PM.
Dmitry Sklyarov and Elcomsoft indicted...
...with possibility of twenty-five years in prison and a $2,250,000 fine (w/ second $2,500,000 fine for the company). Insane. Here's the latest EFF posting.
Posted by M.Ace on Wednesday, August 29th 2001 - 12:07:55 PM.
Stranko.com
Stranko.com has a new design and new content. Don't miss the stories about Nixon and Clinton.
Posted by M.Ace on Tuesday, August 28th 2001 - 10:32:42 AM.
"A Hearty Bird To Crow About"
Words in praise of that most bitchen of birds, the crow.
Posted by W.T.P. on Monday, August 27th 2001 - 06:20:55 PM.
Lydia Lunch
The "official" site, etc, etc. Gosh, I remember the days when she was abusing the whee out of a slide guitar with Teenage Jesus and The Jerks.
Posted by M.Ace on Sunday, August 26th 2001 - 12:56:28 PM.
Scumware.com
A site fighting the new trend of programs which add spam links to other people's web pages.
Posted by M.Ace on Sunday, August 26th 2001 - 08:49:16 AM.
"Why Gnome and KDE Are Misguided"
Some interesting thoughts on user interface, *nix, Windoze, Mac, GUIs and function.
Posted by M.Ace on Saturday, August 25th 2001 - 08:14:30 AM.
Mike's ad blocking hosts file
Easy way to get rid of ads
Posted by George Hivens on Friday, August 24th 2001 - 06:08:06 PM.
Microsoft Reanimator
Microsoft raises the dead to lobby on their behalf. Almost like an old-time Chicago election.
Posted by M.Ace on Friday, August 24th 2001 - 08:03:30 AM.
Who Would Buy That?
A blog with links to odd, strange, and interesting auction items all over the web.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Friday, August 24th 2001 - 06:43:10 AM.
"Tito Puente: Much More Than A Legend"
An interview with the late Latin Jazz bandleader. With curiously multi-colored text.
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, August 23rd 2001 - 12:28:08 PM.
The Man with the Artificial Heart...
...finds the whirring is the strangest part. A late entry in the romance thread?
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, August 23rd 2001 - 06:39:31 AM.
Windows RG
That's RG for "Really Good Edition." No, this is actually a hilarious interactive Flash animation simulating a bug-ridden Windoze OS. Almost as bad as the real thing.
Posted by W.T.P. on Wednesday, August 22nd 2001 - 08:55:44 AM.
MediaChannel.org
More alternative news, this one concentrating on the mass media itself.
Posted by M.Ace on Wednesday, August 22nd 2001 - 08:28:32 AM.
Redmond Roundup
From the site: Redmond Roundup is an index of 625 anti-Microsoft, anti-Gates, anti-Wintel, anti-monopoly, and pro-anti-trust sites on the Internet.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Wednesday, August 22nd 2001 - 08:05:13 AM.
Cover Wars
I have to admit that I find VH1's 'battle of the cover bands' game show pretty entertaining. even if the often tin-eared celebrity judges do drive me to throw things at the tv. And Paul Shaffer is indeed the perfect host for this thing. Bonus: none of the manipulative reality tv melodrama of Bands On The Run.
Posted by M.Ace on Tuesday, August 21st 2001 - 09:04:10 AM.
AlterNet.org
Another source of decontrolled news.
Posted by M.Ace on Tuesday, August 21st 2001 - 08:57:57 AM.
Oaklane Quarter Midget Racing Club
I remember this track as a kid growing up in the area. Great to see they're still around. The Fastest Track In QMA!
Posted by Mr. Clean on Monday, August 20th 2001 - 08:51:02 AM.
Independent Media Center
AKA Indymedia. Independent, grassroots, non-corporate, international news coverage.
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, August 20th 2001 - 08:43:50 AM.
Tastykake
Baked goods may not be a replacement for love, but hey, good enough.
Posted by M.Ace on Sunday, August 19th 2001 - 02:34:09 PM.
Aphrodite: Texts
All about the Greek goddess of desire, Aphrodite.
Posted by M.Ace on Sunday, August 19th 2001 - 08:55:08 AM.
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
You want St. Valentine? Here you can download the FBI files on the St. Valentine's Day Massacre (PDF format).
Posted by W.T.P. on Saturday, August 18th 2001 - 11:28:02 AM.
St. Valentine
All three of them.
Posted by M.Ace on Saturday, August 18th 2001 - 11:21:14 AM.
"Music biz patents anti-rip encryption technology"
From The Register, yet another CD copy-prevention technology. This one screws with the time codes, which supposedly won't affect "most" CD players, but will give fits to computer CD-rom drives.
Posted by W.T.P. on Saturday, August 18th 2001 - 08:59:53 AM.
"Band For Hire"
The adventures of a wedding band. From The New Yorker, by Mark Singer.
Posted by M.Ace on Friday, August 17th 2001 - 12:48:46 PM.
Dharma Bum (or sumpthin')
if you're sitting behind your computer wishing you could just jump up and leave it all behind, i recommend these photos for further inspiration.
Posted by Blessica on Friday, August 17th 2001 - 10:38:49 AM.
The Love Calculator
Ah, modern technology. Just go here, input a couple's names and get back the odds of a successful relationship. Mind you, it said Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman had a 99 percent probability for success.
Posted by M.Ace on Friday, August 17th 2001 - 08:12:50 AM.
Romantic Era Music Links
Just the thing for when you need a bit of Bizet.
Posted by M.Ace on Friday, August 17th 2001 - 08:00:53 AM.
The Romantics
The band.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Thursday, August 16th 2001 - 10:43:52 AM.
New Romantics
And straight from the early 80s, it's the New Romantics. Watch out for that mascara puddle.
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, August 16th 2001 - 10:24:27 AM.
Savage Love
Dan Savage is a syndicated love and sex advice writer. Here's just one example online location you can read his column.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Thursday, August 16th 2001 - 09:54:26 AM.
Propose Marrage Online
For the truly online addicted.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Thursday, August 16th 2001 - 09:45:36 AM.
Eros, Greek Mythology Link
A dossier on the Greek god (or goddess) of love, Eros.
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, August 16th 2001 - 08:01:33 AM.
Storm King Art Center
An outdoor sculpture museum in NY state is now showing a collection of Alexander Calder's work. Looks like a beautiful place to spend the day walking around outdoors.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Thursday, August 16th 2001 - 06:32:57 AM.
Romancing The Bard
Uncovering the vast Shakespeare/romance novel conspiracy.
Posted by M.Ace on Wednesday, August 15th 2001 - 04:39:30 PM.
Instant Kama Sutra
Well, I don't know if this counts as romance, but I guess it's up to you what you make of it.
Posted by W.T.P. on Wednesday, August 15th 2001 - 01:44:55 PM.
Romance Languages Resources Page
You want romance, we got romance...I must say this is an original navigation system. Caio bella!
Posted by Mr. Clean on Wednesday, August 15th 2001 - 01:43:39 PM.
The Merry Wives Of Windsor
Tech, music, music, tech, bla bla bla. This log needs a little romance. Here's a little number by an up and coming young artiste, new to the Linkalog vaudeville stage. Ladies and gentlemen, let's have a warm round of applause for Willy "Boom Boom" Shakespeare and his Merry Wives Of Windsor.
Posted by M.Ace on Wednesday, August 15th 2001 - 10:40:58 AM.
"High Speed, Freed"
A Village Voice article about tech guerillas setting up free-for-all wireless networks.
Posted by M.Ace on Wednesday, August 15th 2001 - 08:19:41 AM.
Why I don't publish my HDCP results
Cryptographer Niels Ferguson has broken the HDCP encryption system that encrypts video. He has decided not to publish his findings for fear of lawsuits or jail time based on the ridiculous DMCA. Nicely and clearly explains some complex issues.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Wednesday, August 15th 2001 - 06:44:54 AM.
Official Richard Hell Website
That's Richard Hell as in The Voidoids, "Blank Generation", pre-contract Television, prose, poetry, journalism, more.
Posted by M.Ace on Tuesday, August 14th 2001 - 07:14:59 PM.
Virtually Unix
Rather old page, but for those of us who type 'ls' at the windoze command line by mistake all the time, here are some small utilities that allow you to use your favorite *nix commands.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Tuesday, August 14th 2001 - 11:31:22 AM.
The Mick Sinclair Archive
Writings about music. Lots of punk/post-punk material.
Posted by M.Ace on Tuesday, August 14th 2001 - 08:21:35 AM.
"Fear and Loathing in The Co-Lo Cabinets"
The Register's story of why the site kept falling down last week (surprise ending: they don't really know). No really, it's entertaining.
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, August 13th 2001 - 07:15:46 PM.
Thunderbirds Online
Because Thunderbirds ARE go!
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, August 13th 2001 - 01:08:48 PM.
Future Horizons
A sort of a Johnson-Smith catalog of futuristic technology.
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, August 13th 2001 - 08:34:47 AM.
DeCSS History
Full background on DVD CSS encoding, DeCSS, DMCA, MPAA and other annoying initials.
Posted by W.T.P. on Sunday, August 12th 2001 - 12:02:03 PM.
Evil Genius' List Of Pranks
Weird science prank concepts.
Posted by W.T.P. on Sunday, August 12th 2001 - 11:46:27 AM.
Beetle Bailey Deconstructed
"First panels of Beetle Bailey comics which, taken out of the context of the remaining panels, provide a more realistic portrayal of life at Camp Swampy." From McSweeney's.
Posted by M.Ace on Sunday, August 12th 2001 - 08:03:47 AM.
Elite - The New Kind
Reverse-engineered retro-game fun with the old BBC Micro space game, Elite. Download as Windoze compatible binary executable or as DIY source code file (in C).
Posted by M.Ace on Saturday, August 11th 2001 - 12:08:24 PM.
"Old Code Defeats New ... Technologies"
From The Register: another way of defeating the new CD copy-prevention schemes.
Posted by M.Ace on Saturday, August 11th 2001 - 07:58:51 AM.
The Steve Ballmer Monkey Dance
Evryone else is linking to it, so why not us? Warning - may cause nightmares.
Posted by W.T.P. on Friday, August 10th 2001 - 06:23:38 PM.
Weird Emma
Really hilarious: your users will like this off-the-wall Flash animation site. Has a bit of a cult following on the Net already! Thanks
Posted by Stephen Caulfield on Friday, August 10th 2001 - 08:39:33 AM.
Michael Moorcock Interview
From Corporate Mofo, a long and interesting interview with author (Jerry Cornelius, etc) and musician (Hawkwind, etc), Michael Moorcock.
Posted by M.Ace on Friday, August 10th 2001 - 08:06:06 AM.
Robot Rock Critic
I'm swiping this link from scrubbles.net because it's bloody hilarious. Hours of fun for the whole family.
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, August 9th 2001 - 07:23:38 PM.
Ghost Ads
From busy, busy Mr. Lileks: a gallery of painted outdoor advertising, on the fade and nearly gone.
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, August 9th 2001 - 11:10:13 AM.
Signs and Meaning
Photos of interesting roadside signs with eloquently compact commentary. Simple but effective.
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, August 9th 2001 - 11:00:27 AM.
Browser News
Updated weekly - offers the latest info on Web browsers. And you thought the browser war was over?
Posted by Mr. Clean on Thursday, August 9th 2001 - 10:08:15 AM.
National Slacker Day
A UK campaign to get everyone to take the day off on Friday, August 24. Hey, why not make it international?
Posted by M.Ace on Wednesday, August 8th 2001 - 06:10:45 PM.
Official Source of US Time
Does anybody really know what time it is?
Posted by Mr. Clean on Wednesday, August 8th 2001 - 11:02:50 AM.
Hoaxbusters
Good resource on the truth behind those chain letters and free offers you may have received in your email inbox.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Wednesday, August 8th 2001 - 09:57:11 AM.
Theory of the Derive
By situationist theorist, Guy Debord. Perhaps a good activity in the current heat wave.
Posted by M.Ace on Wednesday, August 8th 2001 - 08:30:23 AM.
Human Clock
Check the time and see a picture of someone every minute. You can submit a picture to be displayed at a specific time.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Tuesday, August 7th 2001 - 12:33:28 PM.
"The Lair Of The White Worm"
A cheery bedtime story from famous children's author, Bram Stoker.
Posted by M.Ace on Tuesday, August 7th 2001 - 12:15:48 PM.
John Buller & Susan Schade
Nice site by childrens book creators Buller and Schade. Recently collaborated with Bill Griffith - creator of Zippy, for a week of comic strips - www.zippythepinhead.com
Posted by Mr. Clean on Tuesday, August 7th 2001 - 07:29:56 AM.
The Cult Of H.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft wrote some terrifically scary stories. But H.P. Lovecraft conspiracy fans may be even scarier.
Posted by M.Ace on Tuesday, August 7th 2001 - 06:48:19 AM.
The Font Thing
Cool freeware windoze program for managing all those free fonts you installed.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Monday, August 6th 2001 - 12:36:00 PM.
The World Of Shag
And who is Shag? Shag is Josh Agle, who began painting in this now widely-imitated ultra-stylized retro something or other style back in the mid-90s. Check "About Shag" at this site. Check everything else too.
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, August 6th 2001 - 10:56:47 AM.
Samurai Jack
It looks like Shag's influence on cartoon designs is nowhere near peaking. Wait'll you see Cartoon Network's new show, "Samurai Jack".
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, August 6th 2001 - 10:21:39 AM.
The Official Carla Bley Web Site
Make sure images are on for this site. Very original Web Site design for an interesting composer/jazz artist. Hint: you must ask the warden for permission.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Monday, August 6th 2001 - 09:22:15 AM.
Dr. Fetid's Wizards Of The Sonic
If you like obscure, corny, strange, or plain bizarre music, this mp3 archive, hosted straight from Middle Earth, brings you such delights as a Nintendo Gameboy remix of "Thong Song", strange regional UK pastiches of late '80s proto-rave and the Beastie Boys (?!), and, of course, classic Shatner/Nimoy material.
Posted by h0l on Monday, August 6th 2001 - 07:53:20 AM.
Radio Science Orchestra
A very spiffy electronic music site from Bruce Woolley and The Radio Science Orchestra. Audio, video, interactive gizmos. Warning to parents: high theremin content.
Posted by M.Ace on Sunday, August 5th 2001 - 07:35:07 PM.
Flea Market Guide
Are you lost in unfamiliar territory but in need of the consoling familiarity of a flea market? Go here, find a flea market and rest easy. A directory of flea markets across North America (Canada included), plus Hawaii.
Posted by W.T.P. on Sunday, August 5th 2001 - 11:20:46 AM.
Latin Percussion Cowbells
And look how many varieties of cowbells are available from Latin Percussion! A more commercial link than usual, but interesting to see the many variations of cowbell-osity.
Posted by W.T.P. on Sunday, August 5th 2001 - 11:14:59 AM.
The Cowbell Project
All hail the Cowbell. From the site -"...when a song needs that extra oomph, that extra push over the top, there's only one thing that will satisfy: The Cowbell."
Posted by Mr. Clean on Saturday, August 4th 2001 - 11:49:50 AM.
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
In February 2000, the Space Shuttle gathered topographic radar data for 80 percent of the earth's land surfaces. See some of the imaged results here.
Posted by W.T.P. on Saturday, August 4th 2001 - 07:13:43 AM.
Copro/Nason Fine Art
Culver City, CA's Copro/Nason Gallery. Along with the "Night Of The Tiki" show, which runs until November, they have a lot of other cool stuff besides (and that exhibition catalog looks mighty tasty too).
Posted by M.Ace on Friday, August 3rd 2001 - 09:06:44 AM.
Tiki News
The premier periodical of Tiki culture. Otto von Stroheim's labor of love.
Posted by M.Ace on Friday, August 3rd 2001 - 09:01:15 AM.
"Gods Of Tiki"
A good, long article from the New Times Los Angeles about American Tiki culture. Including Oceanic Arts sculptor, Leroy Schmaltz, contemporary painter, Shag and tiki historian, Sven Kirsten. Written by Scott Timberg, coinciding with the July 14 opening of "Night Of The Tiki" at Copro/Nason Gallery. (A one-page "printable version" link is available at the bottom of the page.)
Posted by M.Ace on Friday, August 3rd 2001 - 08:58:22 AM.
Gang Land
"The world's most comprehensive website on organized crime," they say. I dunno about that, but they do seem to have a lot of material (unfortunately, they also have a lot of banner ads).
Posted by W.T.P. on Thursday, August 2nd 2001 - 06:06:22 PM.
"Anti-piracy system could damage loudspeakers"
Sony field-tests yet another CD copy prevention system, this one with the potential to damage audio equipment. Article from New Scientist.
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, August 2nd 2001 - 07:30:19 AM.
When LP's Roamed The Earth
Here's a link from boingboing.net that's too good not to swipe. A snazzy gallery of album covers from Eddie Gorodetsky and David Greenberger.
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, August 2nd 2001 - 07:19:10 AM.
Doc Savage stories
Scads of Doc Savage stories, available for free and legal download.
Posted by M.Ace on Wednesday, August 1st 2001 - 11:23:44 AM.
Incidents.org
Tracking the activity of internet exploits, such as, oh, say Code Red for example.
Posted by M.Ace on Wednesday, August 1st 2001 - 11:08:30 AM.
"Anti-rip CD system bypassed"
The CD copy-prevention scheme which has been slipping (quietly) into consumer channels has already been broken. Story at The Register.
Posted by M.Ace on Wednesday, August 1st 2001 - 08:25:38 AM.
Baja Marimba Band Discography
Sure, everyone knows about Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass. But the congnoscenti dig Julius Wechter and his Baja Marimba Band. Ah, the sound of wood.
Posted by M.Ace on Tuesday, July 31st 2001 - 04:22:31 PM.
Hollywood Noir
Tragic tales from the dark underbelly of Hollywood.
Posted by W.T.P. on Tuesday, July 31st 2001 - 10:46:57 AM.
Subvertise.org
Ad subversion fun.
Posted by M.Ace on Tuesday, July 31st 2001 - 08:19:57 AM.
Rat Salad
Rat genes transferred into lettuce! What will they think of next?
Posted by M.Ace on Tuesday, July 31st 2001 - 08:08:39 AM.
The 86th Floor
A site dedicated to pulp hero, Doc Savage. Choose a 1930s or 1960s look -- though to be honest, I don't see much difference.
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, July 30th 2001 - 04:04:34 PM.
Rubberstamped Money
A collection of currency with anonymous messages added by the public.
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, July 30th 2001 - 08:28:29 AM.
FreeSklyarov.org
As expected, Adobe's back-pedaling away from the case had no influnce on the Feds. Dmitry Sklyarov is still in prison, more protests scheduled today.
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, July 30th 2001 - 08:11:27 AM.
The Movie Spoiler
Even more movie spoilers.
Posted by M.Ace on Sunday, July 29th 2001 - 12:36:03 PM.
Moviepooper
Movie spoilers galore. Find out the endings of all of those movies you don't actually want to bother watching. I just checked the ending of the "Planet Of The Apes" remake. How silly!
Posted by M.Ace on Sunday, July 29th 2001 - 12:29:41 PM.
In Latest Hardy Boys Case...
Frank and Joe Hardy learn about modern publishing. Gosh, I loved these when I was a kid, this story kinda spoils it for me...(NY Times - free registration required)
Posted by Mr. Clean on Sunday, July 29th 2001 - 11:14:21 AM.
"Content Is Not King"
A wise analysis of what people REALLY want from media/communications systems: connectivity. By Andrew Odlyzko of ATT Labs.
Posted by M.Ace on Sunday, July 29th 2001 - 08:50:16 AM.
Phil The Tremolo King
"Born in a cardboard box, raised by an alcoholic Elvis impersonator, Phil's earliest influences were James Bond soundtracks and supermarket muzak." Nice MP3s -- give 'em a spin.
Posted by M.Ace on Saturday, July 28th 2001 - 01:36:09 PM.
15 years in PRISON for running RC5?
In '99, David McOwen, a sysadmin for the Georgia School system, installed the RC5 client on multiple computers during the course of his work. The RC5 client is part of a contest sponsored by RSA, the developers and owners of the code. It sits quietly in the background, interferes with nothing, and is as harmless as a screensaver. Georgia considers this a crime...I think Georgia needs a reality check...
Posted by Mr. Clean on Saturday, July 28th 2001 - 01:14:29 PM.
"I Am Jack's Younger Self"
Here's one that's started bouncing around the weblogs. A well-argued piece, positing the movie "Fight Club" as "Calvin And Hobbes" a couple of decades down the line. Scary.
Posted by W.T.P. on Saturday, July 28th 2001 - 11:06:33 AM.
Untours - Independent travel with support
From the site: "What's an Untour? An economical apartment-based European travel package which lets you experience a foreign country as an "insider", at your own pace!"
Posted by Mr. Clean on Friday, July 27th 2001 - 01:42:55 PM.
Driftnet
Did you know July 27 is "System Administrator Appreciation Day"? (www.sysadminday.com) Here's a swell new toy to give to *your* favorite Sysadmin. Driftnet sniffs and displays all jpg files passing through a network. Imagine the fun!
Posted by M.Ace on Friday, July 27th 2001 - 11:06:39 AM.
"The War Of The Worlds"
Speaking of Mars, if you've only seen the based-on-the-book movies and etc, you really should read H.G. Wells' original "War Of The Worlds". Its classic rep is well-deserved.
Posted by M.Ace on Friday, July 27th 2001 - 10:17:05 AM.
Ghost World
The directors of Ghost world talking about Collecting, Bollywood and a bit about the film to salon.
Posted by DJCheesemaster on Friday, July 27th 2001 - 05:34:57 AM.
CD-Recordable FAQ on copy prevention
The venerable "CD-R FAQ" analyzes the new copy prevention scheme that the record companies are trial ballooning.
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, July 26th 2001 - 04:59:00 PM.
"Water reserves found on Mars"
The BBC on the continuing question of whether there is water to be found on the planet Mars. But what about the "Ballrooms Of Mars"? (see below)
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, July 26th 2001 - 10:27:29 AM.
A Marc Bolan Information Page
Because, girl, I'm just a jeepster for your love.
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, July 26th 2001 - 10:22:06 AM.
Linux Administration Made Easy
Install and run Linux on your computer. This guide is a little out of date, but an update is promised soon. Try it, you'll like it!
Posted by Mr. Clean on Thursday, July 26th 2001 - 09:20:01 AM.
The Life and Times Of The Gundam, Pt. 3
See description below, below.
Posted by W.T.P. on Wednesday, July 25th 2001 - 04:39:27 PM.
The Life and Times Of The Gundam, Pt. 2
See description below.
Posted by W.T.P. on Wednesday, July 25th 2001 - 04:38:29 PM.
The Life and Times Of The Gundam, Pt. 1
Cartoon Network has gone Gundam crazy. No, I said "Gundam," NOT "Goddam". This week they began running the original 1979 Japanese anime series, "Mobile Suit Gundam" at 5 in the afternoon and "08th MS Team Gundam" at midnight. Sort of the gourmet franchise of giant fighting robot cartoons. Here's part 1 of an article summarizing the production's history. Inconveniently, I must also provide the links to part 2 and 3. Why can't these people just put it all on one page?!?
Posted by W.T.P. on Wednesday, July 25th 2001 - 04:37:42 PM.
BOFH 2K
The Bastard Operator From Hell is not your friend. The Bastard Operator From Hell will crush your spirit. However, The Bastard Operator From Hell is very entertaining reading. This is the year 2000 compendium. Follow the links at the bottom of the page for collections from 2001 and 1995-1999.
Posted by M.Ace on Wednesday, July 25th 2001 - 04:22:56 PM.
Blather
Full disclosure: This is my own site, a sort-of-news-based weblog. I hope you'll like it and consider it for inclusion in Linkalog. Thanks.
Posted by Bill Barol on Wednesday, July 25th 2001 - 02:55:41 PM.
BoingBoing
Yesterday, the excellent BoingBoing included Linkalog in a short 'desert island' list of weblogs! Damn, now I can't swipe links from them anymore.
Posted by M.Ace on Wednesday, July 25th 2001 - 10:50:23 AM.
Dear Aunt Nettie
*Dear Aunt Nettie* is a daily advice column from the world's oldest living Internet guru. She lives and publishes her work from "Living Dead 'R Us" retirement home: http://www.dearauntnettie.com
Posted by ditty on Wednesday, July 25th 2001 - 10:38:52 AM.
Hooray1 Global Orgasm Day
Create a network that unifies all who participate. Use that energy to make your wishes come true, merge with the Godhead, focus towards World Peace, or just crack a nut. You decide.
Posted by Mark Plattner on Wednesday, July 25th 2001 - 09:37:31 AM.
Gallery of the Unidentifiable
*The Gallery of the Unidentifiable* is an independently operated wing of the Museum of Depressionist Art. Its collection is famous for having not a single identifiable artist (and in some cases, art form) in it, to commemorate the uncertain origins of its benefactors, Gladys Dwindlebimmers Ralston and her husband Abercrombie: http://www.dearauntnettie.com/gallery
Posted by ditty on Wednesday, July 25th 2001 - 07:27:37 AM.
Museum of Depressionist Art
*The Museum of Depressionist Art* specializes in the art of the Depressionist school, which most other museums reject as being too miserable, dejected and hopeless to warrant space on a wall. Depressionism, according to the landmark Johnson & Jansen "Big Book o' Art Stuff," is not limited to a single place or time. Instead it reflects the low point of an otherwise highly regarded artist's career: http://www.dearauntnettie.com/museum
Posted by ditty on Wednesday, July 25th 2001 - 07:26:35 AM.
Ukulele Chord Finder
Very cool uke chord finder. Find a chord and hear it too!
Posted by Mr. Clean on Wednesday, July 25th 2001 - 06:51:08 AM.
Calculators On-Line Center
You want calculators? We got calculators here.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Wednesday, July 25th 2001 - 06:48:36 AM.
Dansette Record Players
A site dedicated to Dansette portable record players, as well as some other brands. I like the transistor radios too.
Posted by M.Ace on Tuesday, July 24th 2001 - 12:14:56 PM.
The Museum Of Talking Boards
A site documenting the many variants of that mysterious oracle, the Ouija board. "Good Bye"
Posted by M.Ace on Tuesday, July 24th 2001 - 12:08:28 PM.
"Adobe Folds"
News update from The Register: Adobe has caved in to public opposition to the Sklyarov arrest. Of course, it's something of a "so what" -- the feds still control what happens.
Posted by M.Ace on Tuesday, July 24th 2001 - 12:04:16 PM.
Teoma Search
A new search engine to try out.
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, July 23rd 2001 - 12:05:45 PM.
Dave Lebling Interview
An interview with Dave Lebling, co-author of Zork, co-founder of Infocom, pioneer in the "interactive fiction" wing of text adventures.
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, July 23rd 2001 - 12:02:34 PM.
"Comics From Underground"
Fresh from the New Yorker, a somewhat oddly written article about comics artist, Daniel Clowes. Also touches on the imminent movie based on his "Ghostworld" book.
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, July 23rd 2001 - 11:54:43 AM.
Cricket Explained (An American Viewpoint)
The game of Cricket explained for the Yanks, by a Yank.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Monday, July 23rd 2001 - 08:32:35 AM.
"See Band Run"
Superchunk drummer, Jon Wurster, writes about VH1's gallery of road horrors, "Bands On The Run" -- and talks to the lead singer from (as we now know) winning band, Flickerstick.
Posted by W.T.P. on Sunday, July 22nd 2001 - 03:26:42 PM.
West Chester Railroad
For all you trainspotters out there. Small rail line with some old cars and equipment. Looks like a nice rural ride - fun for the family.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Sunday, July 22nd 2001 - 11:57:37 AM.
Lee Hazlewood interview
In case you haven't already seen this (via scrubbles.net, for example), here's an excellent new interview with music legend, Lee Hazlewood.
Posted by M.Ace on Sunday, July 22nd 2001 - 08:29:55 AM.
Harmony Guitars
Remember Harmony Guitars? The legendary US budget guitar builder? Last weekend, I saw a mighty nice Stratotone with the "atomic" logo. And here's a site dedicated to Harmony. The site design is a little clunky, but the content is the important thing, right?
Posted by M.Ace on Saturday, July 21st 2001 - 01:00:27 PM.
"More to Adobe case than meets eye"
Deeper background on the Adobe-spurred arrest noted below ("Viva Las Vegas"). From The Inquirer (no, not THAT one). Sniff around -- much more there as well.
Posted by M.Ace on Friday, July 20th 2001 - 12:23:36 PM.
Antique Harmonicas
Collector site. Lots and lots of harmonicas, including some fairly odd designs.
Posted by M.Ace on Friday, July 20th 2001 - 07:38:02 AM.
Boycott Adobe.com
A site triggered by the item below.
Posted by M.Ace on Friday, July 20th 2001 - 07:33:34 AM.
Viva Las Vegas
A Russian programmer goes to Las Vegas to deliver a lecture on flimsy encryption in e-books and winds up in jail courtesy of the FBI and Adobe. Here are running reports at cryptome.org, in reverse-chronological order.
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, July 19th 2001 - 01:36:39 PM.
Flame Warriors
A study in internet anthropology. Or is it sociology? There are funny pictures, anyway.
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, July 19th 2001 - 10:52:05 AM.
Daily Dubyawatch
News tracking with teeth from disinfo.com.
Posted by M.Ace on Thursday, July 19th 2001 - 07:11:24 AM.
Der Dismaster
Striking back against the stupid, the venal and the ugly. Auf Deutsch.
Posted by M.Ace on Wednesday, July 18th 2001 - 03:24:34 PM.
This American Life
A weekly radio broadcast from WBEZ in Chicago. Each week host Ira Glass ties various radio reports/stories in to a common theme. Often off beat, always interesting. You can listen to archived shows from the site.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Wednesday, July 18th 2001 - 12:10:25 PM.
Musical Furnishings
Marimba Furniture?!?
Posted by M.Ace on Wednesday, July 18th 2001 - 11:19:01 AM.
Google Zeitgeist
Google analyzes their own usage. Top 10 (or 5) lists, pie charts, bar graphs... it's an all-night stats party.
Posted by M.Ace on Wednesday, July 18th 2001 - 11:17:32 AM.
How Tower Cranes work
My son's interest in all things trucks and cranes got me wondering how these giant cranes actually worked. Lots of cool articles on the How Stuff Works site.
Posted by Mr. Clean on Tuesday, July 17th 2001 - 10:49:36 AM.
MacVooty Radio
Another link lost in the June crash. A site and web radio station devoted to the immaculate jazz hipster, Slim Gaillard.
Posted by M.Ace on Tuesday, July 17th 2001 - 10:44:10 AM.
Li'l Abner
Here's a link that was lost when Linkalog Version 1 died. "Li'l Abner" comic strips from the days when newspaper comics weren't run through a blandness filter. That's right: these are vintage strips, updated every day. The current storyline is from 1949. Artist Al Capp unfortunately became quite a reactionary in the 1960s, but he certainly did a lot of wild work over the years. You would never see this stuff in a current newspaper comic. You'd never get away with it.
Posted by M.Ace on Tuesday, July 17th 2001 - 08:52:50 AM.
The Sot-Weed Factor
Early American satire in verse, from 1707 to be precise, ripping into primitive and devious conditions in colonial Maryland. Authored by Englishman, Ebenezer Cook, and eventually the inspiration for John Barth's 1960 novel, creatively titled, "The Sot-Weed Factor".
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, July 16th 2001 - 10:53:47 AM.
"Learning to Fly, Strip, and Vomit on a 727"
Magician and raconteur, Penn Jillette (of Penn and Teller, natch), spills all on his zero-G adventure in the Vomit Comet.
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, July 16th 2001 - 10:45:59 AM.
Project Censored Top 25
The top 25 censored, supressed, or otherwise obscured news stories of the year 2000.
Posted by M.Ace on Monday, July 16th 2001 - 10:41:06 AM.
Stolen Art
The LAPD has a special team to deal with art theft. See if your stolen Rembrandt is here!
Posted by Mr. Clean on Thursday, July 12th 2001 - 05:58:27 AM.