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Twelve years later, the internet comes through
I don’t know how movie people determine what goes on the soundtrack for a movie, but I do know that the makers of Blade forgot one: the electronica song that Deacon Frost is listening to on headphones in the library. Right after seeing the movie (1998, so 7th or 8th grade for me), I hopped over to the music store and bought the soundtrack… which didn’t have the song on it. There were a few good songs on it, but I mostly remember it being crappy rap. (Recent playthroughs haven’t changed my opinion much.) In 1998, searching the internet couldn’t find me that song, and I tore up the net…
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Quasi-daily linkage
Welcome! – Okay, nevermind on the link below. This intro provides some good insight into the Tiny Living thing, which is more than just 60 sq. ft houses. Not sure that I want to downsize my house in particular, but it's an interesting movement. Tiny House In Asheville – I'm increasingly fascinated by this Tiny House movement (and need to do more research on it), although it initially strikes me as a fairly artificial constraint on living. a series of rants – Auntie Pixelante gives good rants. On a non-game-related note (but relevant), I really should stop saying "fail". If I talk to you in person, help me stop saying…
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“Ensuring Safety” posted
It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted a story. No good excuse other than “what in the hell happened to my life?”. “Ensuring Safety” follows the Transhuman Congress story “Expanding Borders“. It’s probably a good idea to (re)read the first part before jumping into the second part. Enjoy: I took a deep breath and dialed the number. “Theodore Sbili?” said a soft voice that — I’d have sworn — chittered. There was something insectoid about the voice, a little click under the words. “That’s me,” I said slowly.
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Quasi-daily linkage
10 Weird Miniature Versions of Normal Animals – Weird Worm – These are quite adorable. Puppy! – Joel on Software – "Although I appreciate that many people find Twitter to be valuable, I find it a truly awful way to exchange thoughts and ideas. It creates a mentally stunted world in which the most complicated thought you can think is one sentence long." Don't know if I'd be as grumpy about it, but Twitter strikes me as yet another source of digital noise in an already noisy world. I may be done with it soon. "5 Browsers and the Modes of Transportation They Resemble" by Caldwell Tanner on CollegeHumor –…
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Awesome trumpets: no longer an oxymoron
Curt Ramm played with They Might Be Giants in Wednesday and last Friday’s shows, and I’ll admit, he’s given me more than a little crush on the trumpet. I’m sure Greg will be jealous. I can’t find much in terms of videos of him except for Bruce Springsteen stuff, but here’s a too-short video of him in Hotlanta when Gregory and I saw him: And here’s one from last year, it seems. I wanted to find a video of him just showing off like TMBG had him do at the concerts. It was shiver-inducing. The music playing on his site is quite good, though.