May 2008
95 posts
“A computer is like an Old Testament god, with a lot of rules and no mercy.” Joseph Campbell
links for 2008-05-30 →
RED5 - Gadget Shop →
There’s some nice stuff here. Especially the guitar-amp style MP3 speaker.
“Religion easily has the best bullshit story of all time. Think about it....”
– George Carlin
“Science is what we have learned about how not to fool ourselves about the way the world is.” Richard P. Feynmann
links for 2008-05-27 →
“Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Print your own money →
Well, Monopoly money, anyway.
WatchHow and where not to do The Fishstick by Lonely Sandwich (more)
links for 2008-05-25 →
Review on Bon Iver at Scala in the Guardian →
Personally, I’d have given this gig a 5* review. And indeed, I did.
MGMT @ The Astoria →
links for 2008-05-23 →
Bidisha on the critics of female fantasy writers. →
“In terms of which books sell plentifully and are acclaimed among knowledgeable fans, speculative fiction is not male-dominated at all - quite the opposite. It is the critical establishment which…
“There is only one better thing than music - live music.” Jacek Bukowski
links for 2008-05-22 →
George Monbiot on Labour, the most right-wing... →
Hmmm, now when you put it like that…
You got a problem with that? →
An article on why New Yorkers are rude. Which is weird, since when I went to NY, I found almost everyone to be anything but. Precisely the opposite in fact. But then I live in London where people…
Review: Bon Iver @ Scala →
“Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.” Oscar Wilde
links for 2008-05-21 →
Another article explaining that you can't cut... →
It’s a sad reflection on the state of the Labour government that it’s taking journalists to do their PR for them, but this is an excellent article from Steve Richards.
Charlie Brooker on being chatted at by dull people →
“Most of the time, boring people are either a) unnoticeable or b) inoffensive. Or c) newspaper columnists. In any case, they’re usually easy to avoid.”
Polly Toynbee on the dire place Labour find... →
This a well-balanced argument explaining that it’s Labour’s fear of standing up for its policies rather than people supporting the Tory’s that’s the problem. She’s right, but I don’t think there’s…
“Scientology … is not a religion.” L. Ron Hubbard, Founder of the Cult of Scientology
links for 2008-05-20 →
Teenager faces prosecution for calling Scientology... →
This is absolutely disgusting. Let me point out that Scientology is, clearly, a cult and a foul and pernicious one at that. And so what if the banner this teenager had *was* insulting? Isn’t this…
Review: Pendulum @ Brixton Academy →
“Without music, life would be a mistake.” Friedrich Nietzsche, Götzen-Dämmerung
links for 2008-05-19 →
Martin Bell on the UK use of cluster bombs →
The British army use the M73 rocket which ‘contains nine bomblets. The Ministry of Defence is trying to redefine cluster munitions as weapons delivering 10 or more bomblets. How very convenient. How…
Charlie Higson on Indiana Jones the hero →
A great little article that compares Jones with the heroes of yore, and Bond, who Higson clearly has an affection for from his Young James Bond books.
“Unfortunately, you can’t vote the rascals out, because you never voted them in, in the first place.” Noam Chomsky, Lecture
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-18) →
Pendulum
Belle and Sebastian
Iron & Wine
Jimi Hendrix
The Beatles
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Review: Iron & Wine @ The Forum →
Review: Vampire Weekend @ Electric Ballroom →
