Techno Robot Pudding

so perhaps there is light at the end of the tunnel. or maybe i just reached the end of another mood swing. swings are fun. hooray!

one paper mostly done, i’m looking at doing the other completely tomorrow and getting a start on the other other tomorrow. things are looking up.

and some other things will come to a head. on the ebay camera front, i’ve basically given up in frustration.

happy thanksgiving, all.

rather than blab on about the obvious things i’m thankful for, here are a few lesser known things i’m glad exist.

the power button on a television, for preventing destruction
all 4 readers of this blog, for keeping my spirits there but not there
instant messenger, now with bots!
the small corner of the internet that isn’t excessively retarded
the fox network, for making me laugh even when they don’t intend to
turkey
Turkey
losing the bit right when it’s taking off, for keeping me only mildly funny
okay, barely funny
okay, quite annoying

once again, enjoy your turkey day!

i can put a picture of Ace of Base on this page, so i will.

this message courtesy of insanity and the letter T.

never let me down again. badass song.

today was semi-productive. i got some things figured out and also brushed up on my conspiracy theories. those wacky conspiracy theories, ya know. great stuff to talk about at parties, let me tell ya….

i’m also still going insane from anxiety over stuff i still have to finish.

on other fronts, i’m going to quote The Trews. “I am tired of waiting.” multiple meanings? perhaps.

to use an actual case, i’m in the market for a new digital video camcorder. i’ve found some great deals on ebay, but i can’t close the deals now and get out with the best deal. so i have to wait until right before the auction closes and bid like a bastard. hopefully nobody else thinks of this. or hopefully they’re slow at it. if i win, i’m in for one hell of a camera… hopefully for only 25-35% of the original price!

rock out to the song “Shimmer” by Fuel, and I’ll see ya on the later… whatever the hell that’s supposed to mean. you figure it out.

ah, irony and a reference in the same heading. bonus points for me.

things continue to progress against the way i’d wish, however the comic potential of things is ever-so-steadily climbing. so if things blow up, i’m in for a hearty chuckle. if they don’t, ambivalence is a great plan b.

speaking of ambivalence, Ralph Nader once again pleas for the Democratic party to do something sensical. i’d listen to him. then again, i have common sense.

also, some commentary on the Bob Woodward fiasco. what’s happened, Bob? you break watergate, gain prestige, talk about the role of the news and everything, and now it’s about selling books? the revelation about deep throat was just that, a ploy to sell books. how pathetic. now he witholds knowledge to… sell more books! you’ve become a whore to that which you once fought against, Bob. please change your ways and restore some semblance of integrity to a name which once stood for finding the truth.

courtesy of a link from doom9.net, here’s some commentary and a transcript on RIAA president Cary Sherman once again blowing steam from the neverending bellows that is “antipiracy.” besides praising Sony’s handling of their rootkit problem, he goes on about what the closure of some major “illegal” p2p networks means.

What this ultimately means is that venture capital money and advertising money will flow to licensed music services, which will give them the incentive to innovate and provide even better music experiences to their consumers. The winner will be music fans who want better and better online music experiences.

I agree with the first statement, that money will flow to licensed music services. However, the levels of innovation will ultimately be restricted by (big surprise) things like DRM (aka copy protection).

also, the “illegal” services are not only notorious for their free music, but for the wide selection that online stores simply do not have. the principle by which these legal online stores operate is “provide the most music that will sell the most.” that is, they are more likely to stock artists and songs pushed by the popular culture than something in an alternative vein.

so purely by business logic, they will limit themselves. who needs any innovation when you don’t have selection? these online stores will inevitably once again lead to domination of the music industry by big labels and diluted acts fed through the screens of mtv viewers. that is, when mtv is actually playing music, so some 12 minutes of the broadcast day.

love these modern times.