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The subject line is, for example “Why did they expload bomb there?” The message body says “Is it the truth?” and gives a link. I clicked on the link (being on a Mac running Firefox, I think the risk was … Continue reading →

BigSeq2 is the newest VST plugin from the company AudioDamage, who perhaps have been uniquely able to strike a three way balance between originality, ease of use, and depth when it comes to plugin design. And they are extremely picky … Continue reading →

I only use Symantec Endpoint for virus scanning because as a University of Iowa Employee, I get it for free. It doesn’t take long to realize that this may be the most universally reviled piece of software currently in use … Continue reading →

A real directory on my web server A non-existent directory on my web server This is a really simple trick for hiding a directory in plain site on your web server — give it a index.html file that looks just … Continue reading →

Wilkin’s Mop is a project of former Iowa City Producer Mike Jedlicka and drummer Nathan Carver Smith. They have an unusual production method that combines live drumming, live looping, live looping of live drumming, and overdubs by a variety of … Continue reading →

I got suckered into watching The Ninth Gate the other night.  On paper, this looks kind of OK. With a cast including Depp, Frank Langella, and Lena Olin, you know that it will live up to minimum standards of movie … Continue reading →

I only post this because there are a few people who actually care and it’s easier than contacting them individually… First: I feel fine. My elbow is fully healed and in fact seems to work better than the un-operated-on left … Continue reading →

Just got back from the Po’Girl show, and hoo boy… not only are they adorable, everything about their performance was perfect — their voices, their playing,  their supporting act JT & the Clouds, members of which joined them on several … Continue reading →

I am having to learn all sorts of things I should have learned long ago, like PHP, CSS etc in order to mess around with the appearance of this blog. One thing I’d like to do is be able to … Continue reading →

You know that sort of minimal techno track that has some sort of crazy messy shit that mutters along in the background? Now you can have you some. Pluggo Noise I don’t recall exactly what pluggos I used to make … Continue reading →

The following boilerplate text gets appended against my will to all of my e-mails from my work account. It’s their servers, and I work for them, and any work-related e-mail I send is a priori their business. But…. as part … Continue reading →

So now not only does posting here crosspost to LiveJournal, it posts a link to Twitter. Not a big fan of Twitter actually, though it seems like a lot of people are following me on Twitter, so this feels inevitable. … Continue reading →

Duan!: Shocking Development In The SI/Danica Tattoo Controversy. She has a ‘tramp stamp’ tatoo that is a flag that is half American Flag, Half Checkered Flag, with angel wings and stars. And she can talk on a cell phone and … Continue reading →

My post about them doing away with free parking at the hospital scooped the local media. Only by 20 minutes, but I’ll take it.

One of my friends was talking about having to have fillings done in the Czech Republic removed and replaced, and said something about “Ghetto Czech Dentistry.” I immediately thought of GhettoTech music, as championed by DJ Assault and DJ Godfather. … Continue reading →

The New York Times has become an almost universal media punching bag for both the right and the left. But it doesn’t mean they don’t publish some of the best stories in any newspaper anywhere. I have my qualms about … Continue reading →

I decided, after getting some money on EBay, to buy Pluggo from Cycling74. Looking around I had two choices — $159 from AudioMidi or direct (and downloadable) from Cycling 74 for $199. Since this was an impulse buy, I went … Continue reading →

From a co-worker. English is not his first language, but I think he’s captured a feeling I frequently share.

I was browsing through some John Peel ‘Festive 50′ shows that I randomly downloaded and was captivated by a track he played in 1983 by the Danse Society.  I’d never heard of them,  but they are contemporaries of and fellow … Continue reading →