It appears the initial problem with cross-posting to my LiveJournal account was something with importing user images, or moods, or something else… I don’t care about any of that stuff; I’m just looking to have my posts here at the bankrupt artist show up on my LiveJournal account. The next step after that is to [...]
Read more →I was reminded of a piece of writing that I did in response to a bad experience with an accounting firm here in Vancouver, and I went back to read the entry. One of the people I work with elsewhere is well-acquainted with the principals at the accounting company. He had received a phone call [...]
Read more →An English Indie Record Vendor has two albums available, each one only Ł11.95, and I’m highly tempted to pick them up. I used to have each of these on tape, and they were brilliant. I can remember all of these songs; I really must have abused those tapes. Suspended Animation was a relatively poor album, [...]
Read more →Pat Robertson calling for the execution of a foreign leader; I rather like the suggestion that this isn’t much different from Osama bin Laden calling for the death of George W. Bush. They both have pretty radical followers who might be capable of extreme action if they believed their leader’s promises… Mr Robertson, 75, said [...]
Read more →Most of the songs so far have been pretty unimpressive, though last week’s offering in the Canadian store was a decent track by The New Pornographers. I was originally on the mailing list for the US store, and had wanted a track that they were advertising as the free track of the week; sadly, they [...]
Read more →Trademarks: Use Requiring A Sublicense. On the other hand, if you plan to market a Linux – based product or service to the public using a trademark that includes the element “Linux,” such as “Super Dooper Linux” or “Real Time Linux Consultants” you are required to apply for and obtain a low-cost sublicense from LMI. [...]
Read more →Saw this on Boing Boing earlier today; a satirical RPG rule system that does away with all the boring bullshit that teenage boys have to get through in order to get to the interesting stuff where you hurt things. Well, the game is being re-released under the Creative Commons (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike License) after having [...]
Read more →A pretty new web site by the name of Instructables has popped up as the latest in a series of “DIY” sites. This one contains information on how to make things of all sorts from sporting equipment to food. The interesting piece is the discussion that is tied to each individual step in the process, [...]
Read more →There is something unsettling about a movie that takes a subject that you know is evil and treats them with a surprisingly even hand; showing another side to a monster. This man is old, sick, broken, and; perhaps most shockingly; human, possessing of a certain charm. [
Read more →Hey Is Dee Dee Home Based on footage shot ten years before his death, Hey Is Dee Dee Home offers us a peek inside the life of Dee Dee Ramone; once bassist for The Ramones, and occasional junkie. [ More ]
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