well, that’s over

any time a band this underground and this terrific gets a post on frigging uncrate of all places, you know they’ve officially lost their “indie” status. sigh: New Wave by Against Me!Angry, ballsy, and loud — that’s how we like our rock. Produced and mixed by Butch Vig of Nevermind fame, New Wave by Against […]

fake steve jobs on Acer and Gateway

So when I said recently that we need a good merger I really didn’t mean something as boring and unimportant as this Acer-Gateway deal. See here. Honestly, this is one of those deals where it’s like going to a wedding where the two ugliest losers you know are getting hitched. You’re happy for them, I […]

Zero Sum Mind: 1337 Katz0rz

This has a cyclical quality as well. Eventually, these spoken versions of leetspeak are reintroduced into the written language of the Internet. Often, it goes something like this: Someone uses lol, which turns into the spoken “l-o-l,” which then becomes “lol” but sounds like “lawl,” and at some point someone in a forum thread, in […]

eventually, every "must be supernatural" phenomenon will have a rational, explainable, physical cause

The research provides a physical explanation for phenomena usually ascribed to other-worldly influences, said Peter Brugger, a neurologist at University Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland. After severe and sudden injuries, people often report the sensation of floating over their body, looking down, hearing what is said, and then, just as suddenly, find themselves back inside their […]