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I.m a big Rush fan.

Thursday, August 28th, 2003

I.m a big Rush fan.

Yeah, I know. Me and 50 million other drummers.

If you are prejudiced against Rush (because of their rabid fans) or drummers (because of their rabies), please skip past the first two paragraphs of what turns out to be an excellent, excellent article on the trend toward “LOUDER IS BETTER” in contemporary rock recordings. Seriously, it’s really good, presented in lay terms, but with enough savvy and bite to satisfy an audiophile. Look, the damn thing has diagrams!

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Hmm, now I need a radio scanner.

Thursday, August 28th, 2003

Hmm, now I need a radio scanner. The Freq Zone: Shortwave and HAM frequencies in the Houston area.

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Yikes.

Thursday, August 28th, 2003

Yikes. Δ(PALM): +6.1%

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<dsandler> Hey, what’s new?

Tuesday, August 26th, 2003

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Impressions of F-ZERO, day one:

Tuesday, August 26th, 2003

Impressions of F-ZERO, day one: It plays very much like hardcore Super Monkey Ball racing, and it ought to — the same developer, Amusement Vision, created both for SEGA. The SMB similarities are striking, from the fluidity and general rhythm of movement, to the details of the multilayered techno music, to the up-and-down-and-around-and-around track designs, to the impossibly-rich and detailed environments. “Show me your moves!”

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For those keeping track, I just received a collection call for a new name:

Monday, August 25th, 2003

For those keeping track, I just received a collection call for a new name: “John Noe”. (”Knowy” ?)

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Avoiding Insipid Tea

Monday, August 25th, 2003

A weekend Slashdot thread, which I had previously ignored, actually yields some wonderful fruit in the form of Douglas Adams’ precise instructions on how to brew a brilliant pot of tea.

[The geeks note also that a popular Earl Grey (Adams' favorite variety of tea) is Harrods Earl Grey, Blend № 42. Coincidence?]

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