One day, sir…one day.
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Cool 1947 Film
From LISNews and The Internet Archive, a “vocational guidance film” about librarians.
No no no…not that Hall of Fame. This Hall of Fame.
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Testing new setup
Finally got the upgrade to WordPress 1.01 going…the database work was a bit of a sticky wicket to work out, but through my m4d php skillz (ie, combing patiently through tons of code for the ONE variable that was causing me problems) I was successful.
Will be working a bit on the layout in order to get the colors where I want them (I really like my colors, dammit!). What do you guys think of the new look?
And, believe it or not, this was actually related to a project for Open Source…trying to navigate my way through help documents in order to construct some of my own. Go go semi-useful classes!
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Internet2
Check the news: Sewanee is live on Internet2. For those of you who hadn’t heard, this is where Betsy and I will be located next year (and for the foreseeable future, I suppose). I’m interested to see what kind of opportunities this may bring, since the intersection of faculty/students and technology is where I’m happiest.
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Be careful out there…
…it looks like the storm is trying to eat the triangle.
click the pic for a larger view
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The coolest movie ever.
This is the coolest trailer I’ve ever seen.
I have no idea what this is about, I don’t understand any of it. BUT, if anyone out there wants to translate, I’d love to know.
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A loss for digital rights…
In a defeat for Fair Use rights, 321 Studios was issued an injunction from a federal judge instructing them to stop producing or selling their software product DVD X-Copy. The software allows you to backup your DVD’s to recordable DVDs, a right that seems perfectly reasonable (especially given that it IS legal to backup CDs).
Hopefully a higher court will hear this, and come to their senses.
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I have no idea how I missed this…
For those of you I infected with my love of the Counting Crows, here’s a statement, and a song from Adam Duritz, from their performance at the Warfield Theater in San Fransisco, 12/12/03. Crows fans have been waiting a long, long time for this one…
“All right, I have never ever played this song before in concert. I have grave grave misgivings about doing it now. But you people have been bitching about it forever so… It’s entirely possible its not even that good of a song, it does however have a really great title..it sort of goes like this.”
Link to lyrics.
“Mongoose Publishing of Swindon, Wilts., UK (www.mongoosepublishing.com) announced today agreement with the creators of the fondly remembered tabletop roleplaying game Paranoia, to develop and publish a new edition of the game, Paranoia XP. ”
Troubleshooter: PDC!
PDC: Yes, Citizen user?
Troubleshooter: Please add citizen Rachel-R-BLT-2 to my address book.
PDC: Accessing. I’m sorry, citizen user. There is no such citizen.
Troubleshooter: But I left her in cubicle ZXY-12 in BLT sector just ten minutes ago!
PDC: Accessing. Cubicle ZXY-12 is currently undergoing cleaning and renovation by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and Mind Control prior to new occupancy.
Troubleshooter: But…. Please access cloning records for Rachel-R-BLT.
PDC: Accessing. There is no citizen Rachel-R-BLT. There has never been a citizen Rachel-R-BLT.
Troubleshooter: But…
PDC: You are mistaken.
Troubleshooter: But…
PDC: You seem distraught and possibly delusional, citizen. Please be calm, and remain in the area. Assistance is on the way.
Ah, the memories. Me…My Clone…The Commies…The Computer. Such fun. For those of you not familiar with the game, it was one of the best RPG’s ever. Wacky, crazy, and completely insane, but fun as hell. If anyone is interested, I’ve got the original book, along with Send in the Clones and a handful of supplements. I’d love to run a one-night game of this.
Check the Paranoia Blog.