we missed you.

I really wish that I had something explosively brilliant to say right now, but the fact is that all I really have found is a tasty old laptop with 56k modem and some kind folks to hook me up with the bare essential software (and dialup connection). ICQ is funny, I don’t think it’s going /quite/ right yet, and i think my Visor ate my email and it’s sitting at work, i didn’t get it here.

BUT I am thankful for that, (thanks!) and i’ll let the world know when i see something worth posting.

Good day.

For more Radiohead stuff, check out www.spin.com. You can read the excellent article on Radiohead which appeared in this month’s issue of Spin, read correspondence between Thom and the interviewer which didn’t make the article, and check out a blip exclusive to Spin. I’m sure there is other stuff too.

I have now whored myself out to mainstream media. You see what you people make me do?

From Cnet’s News.com:

Lexmark to cut 900 jobs, find cheaper labor abroad
Lexmark International, the second-biggest maker of inkjet and laser printers, will cut 900 jobs and move some manufacturing to Mexico and China to reduce costs.

The announcement sent the company’s stock up Monday. At midday, Lexmark shares were up $4.50, or 15 percent, to $34.

This could be straight from The Onion. Move the jobs to areas with less regulation and labour laws and the stock shoots up.

Couldn’t they at least try to be a little more inconspicuous? I shudder.

Matthew:
Sadly, shifting your employees to a lesser regulated country is fairly inconspicuous. If Lexmark really wanted to see it’s share price skyrocket, it would have simply cut the staff and not re-hired.

to hyphen or not to hyphen? the debate rages on, but at Wired News they claim it’s just A Matter of (Wired News) Style.

For those regular readers of Wired News, set your bookmarks to the following URL instead of http://www.wired.com to avoid the banner ad on the front page and in concert with Microsoft’s autocomplete feature, it only takes a few extra keystrokes.

http://www.wired.com/news/nc_index.html

sloan + thrush hermit + the superfriendz = the flashing lights

Last night at The Barn (UPEI’s infamous bar) matthew@actsofvolition.com and I had the enormous pleasure of seeing Halifax murderock-esque band The Flashing Lights.

The unfortunately small crowd didn’t prevent Matt Guitar Murphy and the band from putting on a monster rock show. Highlights included Matt playing several guitar solos in the audience and a harmonica playing bad-ass who actually smashed a tambourine.

FlexNet does not have time to deal with morons. If only the rest of the world could be so honest.

Wearing a suit will not affect your ability to think clearly or coherently. It may impair these functions.

Your very existence is preposterous. You are not a business-person, you are a farce.

Behind your back, people are laughing at you. Many people do not even wait until your back is turned.

You have accomplished nothing here. No one is surprised.

Enjoy your stay at Softworld.