“Learn from the fall of Rome, US warned”, and by the comptroller general of the US, no less.
Author: Steven Garrity
Acts of Volition Radio: Session 29
A new session of Acts of Volition Radio is full of delightful songs for the summer. The songs may also be enjoyed during other seasons.
Songs for summer. Recorded Sunday, April 5, 2007 by Steven Garrity. Run time: 45min.
Session Twenty Nine Playlist:
- Two Hours Traffic – Arms Akimbo
- Travis – Big Chair
- Jellyfish – Glutton of Sympathy
- Stars – Midnight Coward
- The New Pornographers – Failsave
- Zwan – Lyric
- Starflyer 59 – I Win
- Manic Street Preachers – Design for Life
- Joel Plaskett Emergency – The Instrumental
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Around the Restaurant
My friend Jakub was out for diner during GUADEC (a Gnome conference) and took a great video with his digital camera. They were apparently at a restaurant with a conveyor-belt that runs by the table and through the kitchen. He sent his camera on a little trip:
Clever.
“This Apple ID has been disabled for security reasons”
Tonight I got home from a movie (Everything’s Gone Green – good movie) and headed to the iTunes Store to listen to some previews from the soundtrack. I was greeted by this message:
I suspect this is because I have used SharpMusique, an unauthorized Linux-based client for the iTunes Store (that lets you pay for music). That said, my account has been disabled from logging in from the official iTunes client as well (screenshot).
Looking for Another Slice
We’re looking for a new designer to join our team over at silverorange. We aren’t necessarily looking for someone with years of experience and an enormous portfolio. If you’ve got the spark and are able to learn as you go (and can work in Charlottetown, PEI), let us know. Be sure to read the full job description and instructions before contacting us.
White Stripes Rock the Harbour
The White Stripes just played a world-class rock and roll show here in Charlottetown. A bit earlier in the evening, they played a surprise set on a boat in the harbour (YouTube video).
They easily have the best dressed roadies in the business.
Buying Happiness – My New Guitar
Mostly so I can have an excuse to tell people about what a beautiful guitar I have, I’ve written a review of my new Taylor GS5 acoustic guitar over at the silverorange stuff site.
This is the closest I’ve come to actually being able to buy happiness.
How to Write a Bon Jovi Single
Phantom Cell Phone Vibrations in Print
A few weeks ago I got a call from Angela Haupt, a reporter for USA Today. She wanted a few quotes for an article she was writing about phantom cell phone vibrations. Thanks to Google, a short post I made in 2004 makes me a leading expert on the topic.
The article went up on the USA Today website, uh, today under this question-mark-heavy heading: Good vibrations? Bad? None at all?. I’m not sure if/when it will be in the print-version of the newspaper.
I should have recorded the phone call so I could listen myself say this again (I don’t remember saying it, but it does sound like something I would say):
“I’d be sitting on the couch and feel my phone start to vibrate, so I’d reach down and pull it out of my pocket. But the only thing ringing was my thigh.”
It’s nice to be part of America’s most colourful [sic] newspaper. I look forward to being stepped over as people leave their hotel rooms all over the nation.
Tango Icons for Thunderbird 2
With help from Nico Kaiser, the Tango icon theme has been released for Thunderbird 2. Looks great.