ul class=”delicious”li div class=”delicious-link”a href=”http://thelewespound.org/”The Lewes Pound/a/div div class=”delicious-extended”The town of Lewes, East Sussex, England has created their own local currency, accepted by many local businesses…but not local chains. The idea is to promote local businesses and to keep people thinking about things like the lowered carbon footprint of buying locally produced goods. Plus, it#039;s […]
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Major Apple filesystem problem
Can somebody please fucking explain to me why the Finder would simply stop copying files without throwing an error? I was backing up all my project files because I needed big space on my laptop for video editing. It said the copy was done, I opened the folder, everything looked okay, I erased the files […]
links for 2008-09-14
Writer David Foster Wallace found dead – Los Angeles Times That's a shame. I never read much of his stuff, but I liked his famous McCain piece for Rolling Stone back in 2000. (tags: obituary)
I have written the nerdiest rock song ever.
Supergirl (by Joshua Ellis) I lost my girlfriend I don’t know where she went She said she had to go back to her ride She said that her energy was spent And maybe she’s in Brinstar And maybe she’s in Crateria And maybe she’s in Norfair She’s always acting so superior She’s a supergirl Yeah, […]
Currently Listening, 09-13-08
Calexico, Carried To Dust Gillian Welch, Time (The Revelator) Mogwai, Mr. Beast Red State Soundsystem, “Sleeping In Flame”
The Dawning Of The Day
Tonight, I did the same thing I did last year on this day: I stood in the dark and listened to Mary Fahl’s “The Dawning Of The Day”, and I cried for people I never knew. I hate jingoism, and I hate the way that so many people have used September 11th as a springboard […]
Saying Everything That Needs To Be Said.
Arctic Circle To McCain, Palin: Suck It
Question about admiralty law
I’m writing a story, and I can’t seem to find an answer to this question, and I’m hoping one of you might be able to help me. (Joe? Alex?) A murder is committed on an American ship in international waters. The ship is too far away from shore to simply return — it will take […]
Matt Damon nails it.
And when did you ever think you’d hear me say that?