Is Firefox the greatest browser or what? The extensions are the best part of the browser, making it a real tool, and an ever-adpatable one at that.
Take this extension for instance, ScrapBook. Highlight a section of a page, right-click and save the clipping locally. Never loose that snipet of information or the source. Very cool tool.
[via Lifehacker]
Despite my penchant for bad music, I do occasionally listen to good music and consider myself appreciative of music I may not listen to all the time. So, it’s always a good laugh when some magazine/newspaper/webzine/blog comes out with their Top $QUANTITY Albums of the Last $TIMESPAN.
Toady’s entry is SPIN magazine, who I thought had been relegated to the test grounds for the improvement of bird-poop targeting systems years ago. Apparently, I was wrong, and they managed to turn the tables on their would-be bombers by foisting this turd onto the world.
Their top album of the last 20 years? “OK Computer“, Radiohead. Uh, yeah.
Don’t get me wrong. I think some of Radiohead’s songs are really good; in fact, if SPIN had to choose a Radiohead album, I would have gone with The Bends. But that’s just me.
But the article also mentions that the top grouping consisted of the aforementioned OK Computer, as well as Nirvana‘s “Nervermind” and Public Enemy‘s “It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.” Where the hell did that last one come from? Public Enemy compared to Radiohead? Come on. Thom York and co. may have inspired a thousands knock-offs (and thanks for that, by the way), but Public Enemy was on the very visible, very influential spearhead of a new and different form of music. It hardly compares to a band that has tweaked the standard rock/indie format into something slightly more profitable than their predecessors.
Some days, I really, really want to hate someone over this.
If you use your debit card at a pump that does not require a PIN, the station regularly will block out an amount — often $50 or $75 — on your card.
From the great minds that brought you “Anyone who listens to music is stealing” and “If we Encrypt It, They Will Come”, comes the latest and greatest hit, “Every Fill Up Could Be a Drive away.”
I know they’re doing it, so it must have legal footing, but how in the world can this be legal? When the hell did this country go from “Innocent until Guilty” to “You’re a Filthy Theif, Consumer”?
Must be Monday… I always hated Mondays.
So, J– and I are moving to Chelsea in a few weeks, depending on the affordability of certain moving companies or the availability of anyone we can scam of kind family members to help us.
In doing so, I hope to focus more on my new adopted hometown. Since I don’t have an original thought in my bones right now, I started a blog called (again, creatively) Chelsea Blog.
I’ve also been poking around looking for other people who blog about Chelsea, and found a link to the city manager’s blog, The Chelsea Report (damn, now that’s a much better title!). Mike Steklac has been blogging in Chelsea for a couple months, but he’s also in the city government, a very cool aspect to his posts. I notice no one in the Ann Arbor government blogs. Hmm.
Anyway, the focus of Chelsea Blog will be on local happenings in the Chelsea area and my impressions of living there. I may cross some of my experiences with Ann Arbor (as I still work here and have to come into Ann Arbor for some stores), but mostly, I want to cast Chelsea in as good a light as I can, unless the situation warrants some negative press. I hope you’ll check out Chelsea Blog as I start to ramp up the posting there.
Someone (warped23) posting on this story on Slashdot left a killer comment. The poster will probably get modded down since this thread has turned into a “my distro is better than your distro” and fact-checking free-for-all, but it sums up nicely what Linux maniacs are unwilling to acknowledge: Linux, to the average user, in inaccessible.
Hi folks, you say you want a new Linux car? Step right into our training room where we will go through our special course “How to buy and configure your new Linux car 101”, and we will have you out and ready to actually select and buy your new car in just a matter of hours! What? You think you want to purchase that Dodge Caravan at the dealer down the street? Hell no! You don’t want that!! Why, don’t you realize that our Linux vans can be configured with no less than 23 different kinds of seats? We will even give you a map to show you the way to the 23 different aftermarket Linux car parts shops that sell them! OK, enough talk of other inferior cars! Come on in, take a seat, get comfortable. Let’s go through the overview of what we will cover in the course..let’s see..frames..yep, we will go through the 12 different kinds of frames and what associated parts and components you can actually buy in install on each. Engines.. great module .. we go over the 9 different engines you can buy, and also the many differrent carberator, cooling, and air conditioning systems available for each engine option, just terrific stuff.. what? yes, questions? Oh, you say you’ve really no mechanic experience? Well, don’t worry! We provide a full set of Snap-On tools (of course, you could also choose Craftsman or one of our other 3 brands) and even let you borrow a car lift to make installation a breeze! Does that answer your question? Great! Now on to the next module, Suspension and Tire options…we’d better hurry if we are going to make it to the interior seating module by the end of day…can I get you folks some coffee?…hey! Where are you going?!? Come back! Don’t buy that Dodge, they only have 3 models..come on, they don’t give you the 38 differrent kinds of headlights that you can put into OUR babys! THEY EVEN FORCE YOU TO TAKE DELIVERY WITH THE STEREO SYSTEM ALREADY INSTALLED!! HEY, COME BACK!!!……
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Linux will never be a major player on the desktop until someone can bend the will of a lot of people to create a simple, easy to understand, user-friendly version of Linux that even my brother can learn to install and use.
Jeb Bush seems to be leading the cause if you can’t.
Come on Florida, you already have your own tag on Fark, what else do you need? You own Darwin-style award?
…if you think American soldiers are like Nazis, you’re a fucking idiot.
Sorry, you needed a reality check.
First clue. It isn’t on TV.
It’s Systm. Kevin Rose and Dan Huard, two refugees from the long lamented TechTV, have started Systm. They are also thebroken. System is a videoblog on steroids, television without commercials. It’s tech for tech heads and newbies alike. In short, it’s what TechTV used to be; ground breaking but informative and accessible by many, many people.
Systm is two episides old, but both Kevin and Dan have a decent amount of air time between them, so the polish is almost there. The information, however, is top notch. The first episode has both of them running around Silicon Valley looking for open video nodes. The second episode demonstrates how to build and configure a MythTV box.
This is the best way, short of a kettle full of oil, to make popcorn.
You will need:
Put the popcorn and oil into the paper bag. Add salt if you want. Fold the bag over once, staple shut. Microwave for 1:30-2 minutes or until about 3 seconds between pops. Remove and put in bowl.
In my microwave, it takes 1:40 to make a bowl of popcorn. Thanks J– for a great idea.
My musical tastes are kind of odd. I’ve been working through about 6 gigs of SXSW music off and on for a while, but I’m firmly rooted in a lot of corporate rock. Having spent a lot of time with ex-pat Brits/Scots in college, I became completely addicted to Oasis. Now that your revulsion has passed, remember that Oasis was pretty damn popular way back when, then hit the States, then became over-rated, all in the span of about a week. “Cigarettes & Alcohol” still hits the occasional jukebox, even if this stuck-up town.
That said, one of my guilty pleasures is listening to Oasis. They’re one of the few bands I have the vocal range to hit and, sometimes, they get it right. My current favorite on their latest album is “Keep The Dream Alive”. Lyrics like this still get me for some reason.
I’m at the crossroads waiting for a sign
My life is standing still but I’m still alive
Every night I think I know
in the morning where did it go
The answers disappear when I open my eyesI’m no stranger to this place
Where real life and dreams collide
and even though I fall from grace
I will keep the dream alive
I will keep the dream alive
All those years and an English Lit degree wasted on one band. Oh well, what’s an Anglophile to do?