“ I suggest the deletionist wankers go and cluster around an alternate online reference tome which has articles only about God, Immanuel Kant, and Britney Spears.
Tim Bray, on Wikipedia’s “deletionist morons.”
a personal weblog,
or “blog,”
by Merlin Mann
Richard Thompson - “Wall of Death”
On 4 days out of 11 this is my favorite Richard Thompson song. The crazy harmonies, the immaculate picking, and, man, that bridge. And, holy shit, what a perfect little solo.
Love that guy.
This is a photo of me that Chairman Gruber took last week. I really like it a lot.
And here’s more from the latest of John’s annual WWDC adventures in SF.
R.E.M. - “Radio Free Europe” (on Late Night; October, 1983)
Murmur is over twenty-five years old. I thought my arithmetic must have been off by a decade, or maybe I carried too many ones. Nope. 25 years old.
Jesus, this is all getting a bit weird.
My assets froze while yours have dropped
Now is that? Is that?
v.1, minor
v.2, Major
v.3, minor…then Major
Most perfectly accomplished sub-3-minute abuse of fruity chord changes ever. Still brings me glee every time.
Anti-Social Behaviour Order (Less common ASBOs)
Less conventional uses of ASBOs, as listed by a report to the Home Office to illustrate the difficulties with ASBOs, include:
- Two teenage boys from east Manchester forbidden to wear one golf glove.
- A 17-year-old forbidden to use the word “grass” as a term of abuse in order to threaten people.
- A 15-year-old forbidden to play football in his street.
- The oldest recipient of an ASBO, an 87-year-old man who was abusive to his neighbours.
- An 18-year-old male was banned from congregating with more than three youths, and subsequently arrested when he entered a very popular youth club.
- The first farmer to be given an ASBO was instructed to keep his geese and pigs from damaging his neighbour’s property.
“ Flying in a car felt like an exhilarating hallucination, an unbelievable ride that oddly remains one of the most beautiful images in my memory.
Padma Lakshmi, describing the childhood auto accident that led to that cool scar.
steamboatstrong: the OSPC fundraiser by mathowie
One Seersucker Per Child doesn’t have to be a Steamboatpunk dream. Not with your help.
Pat Benatar - “Promises In The Dark”
Close your eyes and play along with me for a minute: Is not Pat Benatar-esque a great and promising direction for the next Jenny Lewis project? Yes. Yes, it is.
And, yeah, that also means a lace-up jumpsuit and hammer-on guitar solos. No half-assing on this one, Lewis. Lace it up.