Wow, good blog post from Phil Plait...

So you’re not flying you car around to work, and you don’t live on a moonbase. But what have you done to see that future take place? Go watch Star Trek. Watch Doctor Who and Firefly, read John Scalzi’s stuff, dream the dream. But when the show’s over, when the last page is read, get up. We make the future, folks. Go do it.

(emphasis is Phil's)

Today is the 100th anniversary of the Tunguska event.

Perfect length for a pop song: 2:42

Joshua Allen of The Morning News says all pop songs must be 2:42. Even one second, in either direction will ruin it.

What else is at 2:42? “Don’t Do Me Like That” by Tom Petty. “Divine Hammer” by the Breeders. “Helplessly Hoping” by Crosby, Stills & Nash. “Get Up” by R.E.M. “California Dreamin’” by the Mamas & the Papas. “This Charming Man” by the Smiths.

You need more proof? Jerk. Let’s look at Sgt. Pepper. “Lovely Rita” is two minutes, 42 seconds. It delivers that psychedelic vibe and a coda but then gets the hell out of your life.
Compare that to “With a Little Help From My Friends.” It’s a mere two seconds longer but feels like it drags on for hours. Maybe it’s Ringo, maybe it’s the tedious melody—or maybe it’s the two goddamn seconds.

Then over here we have “Good Morning Good Morning,” rightfully discarded by the masses as a throwaway. Why? Two minutes, 41 seconds. Hey, Beatles, maybe next time think about tacking on an extra second to give a song the grandeur and majesty it deserves.
Link (via Boing Boing and Gerry Canavan)

"Gray is a color, grey is a colour."
-Halivar

Right Stuff got the first three seasons of Maria-sama ga Miteru.

snackpants let me know late last night, after I had gone to bed, that Zabet of More than Toast has passed on. More information is on Akimbo's journal, but for now I'm left speachless. My thoughts are with Brian and his family and friends.

Current Mood: sad
Current Music: Rush - Time Stand Still

Very very scary, and not from an environmental standpoint, if you read the whole article.

"Which brings me to you, or rather to all of your soldered devices that are two years old or less. Most of these are now assembled using solder joints that have no lead in an effort to save our groundwater and our health. The fact that the lead has been generally replaced with silver or bismuth, both of which are actually greater health risks than lead, well we'll leave that one for Ralph Nader if he decides not to run for President. The longer-term trend is toward all-tin connections, anyway, but they don't work very well, either."
-I, Cringely

http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2008/pulpit_20080221_004346.html

So... what music should I download?  Please give me some Albums / Artists / Songs.

"For best results, avoid doing stupid things."
-Acme Klein Bottles