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Must see Doc … for history buffs

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

All right so if I didn’t convince you last time this is better trailer

Victor Jara

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Manifesto
Yo no canto por cantar
ni por tener buena voz
canto porque la guitarra
tiene sentido y razón
tiene corazón de tierra
y alas de palomita
es como el agua bendita
santiguas glorias y penas
aquí se encajó mi canto
como dijiera Violeta
guitarra trabajadora
con olor a primavera
Que no es guitarra de ricos
ni cosa que se parezca
mi canto es de los andiamos
para alcanzar las estrellas
que […]

Ludlow Laments

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Ludlow was no cobbler. He merely did what he needed to do and right now he needed a new sole for his left shoe, worn thin from the wheel. It needed to be replaced 3 weeks ago but he hadn’t been able to find any tires to craft a new shoe bottom, or […]

Autogeddon

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Now that I’m a shareholder of GM by simply being an American taxpayer, I’d like to express my wishes for the future direction of the company. I realize most shareholders just want to see profits and really don’t care about “externalities”, but I’m gonna go out on a limb here and suggest that GM adequately […]

Google Remains Ravenous: A Google Cartoon Explaining “Chrome”

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Bumped into something tonight that is definitely worth checking out. Dig on the excerpt below…it’s the funniest bit yet, and also conveys much of what they’re aiming to do in terms of making some waves in browser land

David Byrne and Brian Eno

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

A new release…

Taxi Driver #2

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

From the NY Times’ 4/14/08 article “Housing Woes in U.S. Spread Around Globe”:
“Such cutbacks are well under way in Ireland, where the taxi drivers complain that their ranks are being swollen by laid-off home builders. The housing collapse has brought an abrupt end to more than a decade of pell-mell growth that earned Ireland the […]

the money … the money … the terrorists

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

the money … the money … the terrorists

Look here, gashole

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Ya’ll should check this out when and if it comes to your town: http://www.gasholemovie.com I watched it Monday night at a special screening where you could question its makers afterwards. Yes, remotely intellectual things go on all the time in Vegas! Anyway, its a documentary, mainly about the story of the 100 mpg carburetor and […]

Taxi Driver #1

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Livin’ the dream, man!