And They Vote!

20% of US Household Heads have never sent an email...

I believe this to be a problem.

This Guy is the Man

I just wrote a whole blog post with many links about one of my favorite tech dude, Michio Kaku and it was stolen from me by the very tech I adore (fuck you freezing firefox). All I will offer now is this link about his new book and the suggestion to wikipedia him (can we turn that into a verb like google?).

I Love Being a Geek!!

Because I get excited about shit like this:

R2D2 DVD/CD Player and Wireless Webcam (two separate things)

and this

Geek Scooter (yes you can ride it, how else could you get a mobile VoIP hot spot?)

I also never posted this. If your into RPG's or D&D then peep it. Actually, peep it even if you aren't, it's funny.

New Mix is coming out, it's called "Ade at a Hipster Dance Party" and it won't disappoint. If you email me, I will send you a copy. Take a listen to the first track...

Those Wacky Japanese Redux

Loyal fans of my blog will remember a post I did on Japanese Exoskeletons (actually it was the 2nd post ever). Here is the ad for this thing (notice the pose on this dude, advertising your Suit Wearing Model as some type of bad ass Ultraman is truly the sh!t) and a link to an article about defense contractor Raytheon's Suit of armor being touted as a pre-cursor to iron man type suits. Wasn't that movie about a bunch of crazy ass dudes who wanted to take over the world using a bunch of these? I guess we better be the first to make them then!

I hate the **AA

The wild cards here stands for RI and MP, two media industry powerhouses bent on suing their way back to more a favorable business model. For all those that say "Don't you believe people should be paid for the work they do?" my answer would be: Yes, if 1) These ridiculous lawsuits meant anything to the artists, songwriters and other creative persons who produced the work and not the CEO and shareholders of SONY who did nothing to influence the music/movies they are trying to protect and maybe never even heard of it and 2) If at the same time the industry was taking steps to give the buying public what it wants (GOOD digital distribution) and not sue it's on fan base.

This is an awesome article outlining the struggles of the people that these groups are actually suing. Of course it's all the college kids and single mothers that are bankrupting the music and movie industry and not lack of forward thinking business strategies and resistance to change in a world where they are pretty much useless.

From the article:
As Andersen and the attorney prepared their defense in 2006, his
conviction grew. Yes, Andersen had installed on her computer a software
program, KaZaA, for sharing music over the Net—one reason the RIAA
suspected her. But Andersen deleted the program after a few months and
didn't appear ever to have used it. Plus, some of the music Andersen
had supposedly shared online just didn't fit her taste. The songs
included rap tunes with titles like "I Stab People" and "Dope Nose". (Quote marks added for clarity)

Is that A Sweat Dress?!

A phenomenon noticed by a friend at about 3am at a Chinese restaurant, on some girl who looked like she was about to pass out in it (imagine a really drunk, skinny Chinese girl who might have actually sweat in this thing, not nearly as debonnaire as the model above). It was seriously one of the most ridiculous pieces of clothing I have ever seen, unless your from the future and then of course it's called a tunic.

Also found this, pretty funny.

ZOMG!

http://www.gosperats.com/

This shit is hilarious. I mean, if you know me you know I like Japanese culture, but these people sometimes get a little ahead of themselves in their attempts to live in the future, apparently a future where blackface is cool. These guys above basically believe you can't be in a soul band without being black, apparently it's fine if your speaking Japanese or english with thick Japanese accents, but you gotta be black. The funny thing is the group seems to be doing this as some type of tribute action to soul music and its African American roots, is this ok then?

The Radar piece I posted below (scanned from the mag; sorry Radar but I looked on your site and couldn't find this anywhere to link to it) has...I don't know what going on in it, but that girl in the lower left corner looks like Jughead from the old archie comics. The thing is backface wouldn't be so offensive if the actions that invariably follow it were not idiotic and ridiculous. Actors use make-up to portray themselves differently in order to create a mood for the audience. In that movie Soul Man from the 80's the make-up was used to set a situation and was not seen as terrible because the character was not using it to degrade the entire African American race. Just the same I can't automatically say that these Gyaru girls are guilty of anything really (although the whole contrast between the bronze and white is kind of weird and ghostly), but why even go there?

What's an iPhone?

Haters of Apple, HTC's got your back...

Oh Snap!!

During a littler research for an article I was reading I stumbled onto Bram Cohen's Wikipedia entry, only to find out that he was a Stuyvesant High School Graduate! If thinking this is one of the most awesome facts I have learned this week is wrong then I don't want to be right...

Classic

The popular game "Guitar Hero" is under fire once again. Gibson has sued game creator Activision for patent infringement on an idea they apparent had 9 years ago. I don't think they have a case here, also how wack would it be to just have headphone and speakers on a guitar and just be jammin' out to yourself? Guitar Hero is already wack enough with an audience.

Tons of Funs

Lot of juicy and unbelievable articles today, so I will just link and use short comments. Got lots of work to do but I want to share some of this stuff with you.

-This month is the 10 year anniversary of the mp3 player. I definitely remember my buddy and I back in 1996 or '97 (can't remember now) talking about how dope this new "mp3 format" was going to be. I even made a mix tape (yes analogue) from a few mp3's that I had collected. I actually can't believe even at that time I was trying to own my digital media, I guess I have been down with pirating from the start.

-Apparently Apple's new Macbook Air is causing some security trouble at a few airports. Apparently is has already caused one guy to miss his flight. My questions: Do these people have TV's? How have you not seen one commercial about this product? Should we be trusting these dolts who believe "The lack of standard features causes a security concern" with our security?

-Battlebots is making a comeback! Along with futurama this is some very good news.

-Comcast might finally get its comeuppance if the FCC decides to take some undefined action against them. Or maybe they will just get a stern talking to from the governmental regulatory body. I would just like to say if an individual did something like this (stalling or dropping of information over a connection that is supposed to be undisturbed) I think they would already be in jail by now. I love how corporations get all the benefits but none of the drawbacks of being an "individual".

-The IFPI is considering taking the road that is currently being traveled by the RIAA here in the states. I hope they expect to become the target of public scorn and ridicule as well.

Discuss...

Waiting in Line 2...

So to my surprise I bought a Wii on Friday. It took me about 10 minutes of calling and a furious drive to a store about 20 minutes away to get one. For the record, the store had gotten in 3 units but only had one left when I called because two people were waiting at the store for them when they opened, damn you Nintendo and your forced scarcity. I basically bought the game for Super Smash Brothers:Brawl. For those of you who don't know, SSB is a game franchise from Nintendo that started out on the N64 system. If you attended college in the last 10 years and know anyone that was anyone who played video games on a semi-regular basis you know what this game is. If you don't stop reading because your were probably told about it and were just not interested enough to remember. Smash brothers is a 4 person free for all battle that despite its simplicity is regarded as one of the best fighting games ever (I'm not kidding, look it up). It uses Nintendo characters and characters that have been in Nintendo games. It only uses 4 buttons and is relatively easy to learn and hard to master. I bought my gamecube specifically to play SSB:Melee which was the second iteration of the game. This new version allows online play which should get anyone that knows about the game excited. The point is, the game is dope as hell which is why I am surprised I did not see the scene that confronted me at the mall when I went to pick it up...at midnight...on Saturday night/Sunday morning at a Gamestop that was having an actual release event for the game.

It was like 11:45 and I was sitting at home watching TV when I decided I should go. I knew from earlier in the day (when I was at the store reserving my game) that Gamestop would be open at 12am for the release but I never imagined I would show up. Realizing that I really had nothing else better to do I drove over totally expecting to show up, walk in, pick up my game and walk out. That was definitely not the case. As I entered the mall I saw a few heads standing around the Gamestop shop doors, this was of course from afar. As I got closer I realized that the people I saw were actually in front of a store a few shops down from Gamestop AND part of a surprisingly long line. My first thought was "REALLY?!" Come on now, this was ridiculous. This was not a console or anything, but a game on one of the three next-gen consoles currently out, and it had a line of good size waiting for it. I guess I was a bit naive but I still was pretty shocked, which turned to a feeling of uncomfortable boredom as I began hearing the awkward conversations and smelling the noticeable B.O. you usually hear and smell from people who would wait in line for a video game. Yes it's true that some of these people were my closest friends and still could be, but I was definitely in the contingent that took a step back and asked "How did I get here?", even as I shuffled forward in line. I even heard someone say in front of me "I used to make fun of these people and now I am one". Right with you brother, right with you.


P.S. - The Game is AWESOME.

Lies...

And the lying liars that tell them...

Kimchi in Space

As a lover of Kimchi, I find this hilarious. I can't imagine what those astronauts are going to be thinking when that smell hits them though. Maybe infinite vacuum will not look so bad once that can is opened.

Watching Prince Video's Makes You Gay...

The subject of this post may seems ludicrous, but it is perfectly in line with the thinking from an article excerpted below. This is a pretty bold, and I believe ridiculous, statement.

Thousands
of people are constantly looking for pornography on the web, Canovas
says. "As their stimulation threshold rises, they feel the need for
stronger and stronger material until their search leads them to child
pornography.

Hate Scientology? Think it's bogus? Like wearing masks and harassing people (with good reason)? Then these people might be your new best friends. They have already begun hitting the pavement.

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Muslims to Rest of World - "If your not with Us, your against us..."

You cannot control all the media depictions of your religion all over the world. Get over it. Between this and the burger king ice cream cone debacle we are not really representing ourselves and logical people. Then again, what real religion does...

Here is the hot tech item of the day, a modular phone/electronic device. I don't know if it will the next hot thing, but it certainly is an interesting concept.

And finally how Second life may be contributing to terrorism. You can't make this stuff up.

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ZOMG!

Discuss...

Churches Banned from showing the super bowl, people put to death for internet criticisms, how a drunk captain of a ocean liner can ruin that youtube video for millions, and last but not least the TSA's blog. Finally someone to complain to about those stupid plastic bags that you have to put your toiletries in.

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Good Morning!

...and go Giants!! I am not really a big football fan, but I have to love the embarrassment that the Giants were able to hand to the Patriots last night. What a good game.

Two stories here, both pretty ridiculous.

First the Chinese claim that they will be able to control the falling of rain for the Olympic games that are supposed to take place there. Since there is no roof for the Olympic stadium they have taken the next best option and decided to control rain fall instead, what a crazy people...

Also a cool but scary new web comic from Microsoft. Warning, to look at the archives Silverlight will be needed.

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Hot Chip is Hot Sh!t

April 14th @ the Paradise in Boston. I am definitely going. There is also a show in NYC, that would be pretty hot (excuse the pun) as well.

New Album - So far so good...

The Cosmic Costs

If you don't know about Xavier: Renegade Angel yet, please ask somebody.