- The Simple Life: 1936 http://tinyurl.com/2efylq #
- Tweak Leopard’s Hidden Features with Secrets [Featured Mac Download] http://tinyurl.com/2ay9oy #
- Intel to Answer AMD’s Fusion? http://tinyurl.com/2o5tjx #
- iPods in Space! http://tinyurl.com/2kj7la #
- Geeky Gadgets – Spy Camera Sunglasses http://tinyurl.com/2pk6xq #
- Geeky Watches – The 2GB Video Watch with OLED Screen http://tinyurl.com/2u8c4n #
- Credit sized gadget packs 6 USB Drives – The Ultra Space Station http://tinyurl.com/38omj3 #
- Twitter Through Skitch http://tinyurl.com/38e868 #
Condensed knowledge for 2008-03-14
- Cool Mods – The Mac Mini Pro Mod http://tinyurl.com/354cn8 #
- Process Your HDR Images Using Photoshop http://tinyurl.com/2t44c4 #
- The Mechanics of the Man Hug http://tinyurl.com/2r98sd #
- WTD 433 (Spot on) http://tinyurl.com/23twg5 #
- Acer unveils Aspire 8920G HD home-theater laptop http://tinyurl.com/2oprho #
- Gulfstream introduces G650 flagship business jet (Another toy for rich executives…) http://tinyurl.com/2vkvs7 #
- World Class Style From New Delhi, India http://tinyurl.com/3dk5kq #
- Fun Toys – Wind Up Robot dances like your dad http://tinyurl.com/3add6a #
- YouTube is really slow these days. Way too much lag when loading videos, and there’s constant re-buffering. #
- House holds secret session to debate FISA telco immunity http://tinyurl.com/2g2m32 #
- Churning Butter: 1936 (Using a more advanced model of the churner) http://tinyurl.com/2kohpn #
- The latest issue of Green Tips is packed with information about eggs: http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/greentips/ #
- Microsoft, Yahoo Met to Discuss Merger: Report http://tinyurl.com/3xmapj #
- Google’s Miner: We will outsell the iPhone http://tinyurl.com/2uau25 #
- Microsoft’s Latest Ad Buy http://tinyurl.com/2ald3u #
- Security vendor hacked in attack on gamers http://tinyurl.com/3x74je #
- Stating the obvious- Commuter bike sales on the rise http://tinyurl.com/354llp #
- Torresol Plans to Produce 1 Gigawatt of Cheap Solar http://tinyurl.com/2sol22 #
- Rumors Circulating on the New Canon EOS 5D Mark II http://tinyurl.com/2t4dal #
- See my own predictions about the 5D, made back in August of ’07: http://tinyurl.com/2csnr7 #
- Funny how spot on I was, even last year. Although if the new ISO sensitivity rumors are true, I will be drooling heavily for the new 5D. #
- A new way to make cash off your Facebook friends (A new low for FB: pyramid schemes) http://tinyurl.com/2wt6gq #
Goodbye, Smooth Jazz
While I’m on the subject of radio, I’d like to say goodbye to a station that I enjoyed listening to over the past five years I’ve lived here in DC: Smooth Jazz 105.9 (WJZW). It’s been in my radio presets for all of that time.
One morning, as I tuned in, expecting a change from the usual sonic assaults found on other stations, I got shocked with a really bad oldie. I’m a fan of oldies (sometimes), but this was a real dud. I couldn’t figure it out. I looked at the station call, and it now said “True Oldies”. Then some annoying DJ’s voice came on, touting the format change and the “return of oldies” to DC. No thanks. DC already had an oldies station, and it wasn’t in my presets. I tuned right out and looked for another station to store in its place.
To top it off, it turns out Don Imus is the new morning show DJ on True Oldies. Yup, that guy. I’ve met and seen a lot of revolting people, but he takes the cake. One more reason to stay away.
Ramsey Lewis, where are you? I will miss your cheery voice and inspirational quotes, not to mention the smooth jazz you played during your morning show. I hope things are okay for you and the rest of the DJs from the station.
Goodbye, Smooth Jazz.
Score one for classical
I’m driving into work this morning. I turn on the radio.
On WASH, they’re talking about 80s funk music. Then the ads come on. On WRQX, a morning show aide (male) is yelling at the top of his voice about Alase pain-free hair removal. On WINC, traffic and ads. On WGTS, some dude is belting out a song with a really bad sonic wall accompaniment that makes it hard to even hear the words. On WMZQ, a woman is trying her rendition of some tortured country song, over the phone, and it’s too painful to listen. On WETA, a welcome flourish of wind instruments stretches out the furrows on my forehead and puts a smile on my face.
Thank you Handel for your Water Music suites! Score one for classical.
Condensed knowledge for 2008-03-13
- New Acer notebooks feature NVidia 9-series, Blu-ray options http://tinyurl.com/2vtmx3 #
- An Introduction to Time-Banking http://tinyurl.com/32sc37 #
- Zooffice! http://tinyurl.com/2k9zcq #
- The Real Opportunity of iPhone Games http://tinyurl.com/2pdas9 #
- Dev Team Unlocks iPhone 2.0 Already http://tinyurl.com/338m7c #
- 101 Farting Dalmatians? (Disgusting) http://tinyurl.com/2w5yb4 #
- Sharp’s new air purifiers combine purification and humidification http://tinyurl.com/3dvpzt #
- Trend Micro Lightens Exchange’s Load http://tinyurl.com/2nc2np #
- Japanese Youths Prefer iPods to Cars http://tinyurl.com/2pqal3 #
- Clarke and Norcross: 1914 http://tinyurl.com/37nn7o #
- Interview with a *Big Shot* Art Buyer http://tinyurl.com/2m4ym4 #
- Geeky Watches – The Casio G-Shock G500C http://tinyurl.com/2k2f88 #
- Cool Concepts – The Canvas PC http://tinyurl.com/3cjwd8 #
- ShareThis Raises Another $15M. The Next “Feedburner?” http://tinyurl.com/2svsl9 #
- Stephen Dubner wrote a short article on one of my favorite… http://tinyurl.com/2ua7nf #
- Microsoft denies Blu-ray drive rumors, while Toshiba eats $1 billion http://tinyurl.com/2knnns #
- Family Guy: 1936 http://tinyurl.com/2n42vp #
- There’s a strange flu-like illness going on in Hong Kong. Economist.com has the details. #
- The FF Pentax DSLR was ahead of its time back in 2001: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0102/01021106pentaxdigitalslr.asp #
- OCZ Launches an ultra fast Sata II Solid State Drive http://tinyurl.com/3dw82t #
- Physically Hacking Windows Computers via FireWire http://tinyurl.com/2vh5ze #
- Thoughts of the Day: from Oracle’s Ellison http://tinyurl.com/2rq57k #
- A Closed Nessus Still Appeals to Users http://tinyurl.com/2dfkqb #
- Bill of Rights for Photographers Proposed for Photo Contests http://tinyurl.com/ytkdtr #
Raoul Pop 