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posts from 2007.03
Kermit covers Johnny Cash’s cover of NiN’s Hurt (a meta-cover, if you will). Lots of sex, drugs, and funny, so be forwarned. NSFW, unless you work with people as depraved as I am.
From VideoSift.
This past Saturday some friends and I went to the Free Software Foundation associate member meeting in Boston (wherein fun can always be had watching Eben Moglen try to moderate the antics of rms).
The meeting itself was very similar to last year’s, though this time around I had an easier time staying awake (on account of rediscovering coffee). The overall tone was a lot more hopeful, I think; though I’m the sort of person that gets paranoid when things get too hopeful (also, when they don’t, but that shouldn’t be news to anyone). It seemed to me like last year was a rallying cry, and this year was more of a “now we see what happens” thing.
To be sure, there is an interesting plot brewing on the part of the FSF, but I fear the competition likely has an even more insidious plot brewing. Also, I still have the feeling that GPLv3 won’t really “solve” the DRM problem the way the FSF thinks it will. Instead, I think it will just cause any handy GPLv2 software to get forked into GPLv3 and GPLv2 versions, spreading dissent between the free software community and everyone else who uses/develops free software merely because it is technically superior, and not out of principle.
Theoretically, this could all blow up in the face of the FSF. Only time will tell.
On Sunday, several of us went to the Museum of Science, which I wouldn’t recommend to anyone unless they think seeing an anatomical model of a woman with glowing breasts is worth $16. For half that price, you can visit both the Museum of the Earth and the Sciencenter in Ithaca and get better science and more bones. But no breasts, of course.
The other day, I found a band on myspace (which I generally loathe and despise) that I enjoyed so much I immediately purchased their CD: Creature Feature.
Today, their CD arrived in the mail. I like it so much, I felt the need to spontaneously plug it here.
If you like Edward Gorey, Victoriana, horror, punk, or any combination of the above, you’ll probably dig this. Creature Feature is a perfect mix of classic gothic horror novels, bands like MSI, and The Aquabats. Listening to them is like watching Tim Burton movies in the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari on Halloween night as the dead crawl from their graves and Martians release deadly heat rays and toxic black smoke upon the countryside.
Basically, if you are remotely like me, you’ll love them.
But, you don’t have to take my word for it! Nay, you can find out for yourself! They offer a good selection of their music for your listening pleasure on their myspace music page.
Go. Now.