health
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness / Prevention
In Memory of Russell Bassman:
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50% of men over the age of 40 are affected by Coronary Atherosclerosis (coronary artery disease).
For 50% of [...]
Writing
Something That Doesn’t Suck»This article, by Keith.
Excerpt:
If you’re sitting in a studio, trying to record a guitar part, and you botch up take 7 and say “that sucked”, that’s fine. But if you swing the word “sucks” around like a machine gun to wipe out entire songs, albums, and artists who actually put some effort into their work, [...]
Web
Something That Doesn’t Suck»This article, by Keith.
Excerpt:
If you’re sitting in a studio, trying to record a guitar part, and you botch up take 7 and say “that sucked”, that’s fine. But if you swing the word “sucks” around like a machine gun to wipe out entire songs, albums, and artists who actually put some effort into their work, [...]
Apple
I am the Black Widow of Powerbooks»So, in the “funny” category, and by “funny” I mean “funny” and not “funny ha-ha”, or perhaps several months from now it will have fallen back into the “tragically comedic funny” — my aluminum Powerbook is officially narcoleptic. It won’t stay awake for more than 2 seconds at a time without falling back into [...]
Music
Something That Doesn’t Suck»This article, by Keith.
Excerpt:
If you’re sitting in a studio, trying to record a guitar part, and you botch up take 7 and say “that sucked”, that’s fine. But if you swing the word “sucks” around like a machine gun to wipe out entire songs, albums, and artists who actually put some effort into their work, [...]
Media
Fake Steve Jobs Nails It Again»From the ever-brilliant Fake Steve Jobs blog, on the topic of the major record labels. He nails it again, of course. Record labels, listen hard.
The music industry noobs have finally figured out what we’re doing
So you’ve no doubt seen this story or one like it explaining that Universal Music Group won’t renew its iTunes deal. [...]
Politics
What John McCain Doesn’t Know About AIDS.»Not only does McCain not seem to know whether condoms help prevent the transmission of AIDS, but he doesn’t even know what his position is on it — or what his position has been in the past; just that he surely has had a position in the past. Somebody else will need to look [...]
Misread
More Misread Stuff»Straight from my fried brain, to yours.
Construction on antsy shelter starts
(Construction on artsy shelters starts)
Syracuse basketball announces Big East Toes
(Syracuse basketball announces Big East foes)
Clinton bird is called strong
(Clinton bid is called strong)
Schumer seeks funds to repair raging sewers
(Schumer seeks funds to repair aging sewers)
City merchant admits $381,000 in foot stamp fraud
(City merchant admits $381,000 [...]
