Mason posted this video for the fourth of July: I haven’t got any idea what this song is about. I couldn’t keep my mind on the lyrics. Instead, I mentally tripped, over and over and OVER, on the Otis Redding sample they used as the backbeat for the song. The sample is from “Try a [… Read More]
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Try a little … wait for it
Posted July 5, 2012 By Digital SextantOn Oil Spills and Brain Hemmorrhages
Posted May 5, 2010 By Digital SextantSomething burst deep below and suddenly there’s a leak, a major leak, a catastrophe. Doctors are working to locate the source of the blood; the Navy’s working to stop the source of the oil. Spokespeople express sympathy for the families of the missing men (presumed dead); my class and I crack jokes about Bret Michaels, [… Read More]
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
Posted September 22, 2009 By Digital Sextantby Cory Doctorow; narrated by the author GoodReads says I’ve been reading Someone Comes to Town since 3 April. That’s when I discovered and downloaded the back-episodes of Cory Doctorow’s ongoing reading of his novel. It finished last week and I’m pleased. The book tells the story of a man in a magical family of [… Read More]
From A to <A>
Posted October 7, 2008 By Digital Sextantcbd writes: I’m happy to say that at long last, From A to <A>: Keywords of Markup is under contract with the University of Minnesota Press. Jeff and I hope to see it in print in Spring 2010. As the contributor of the <style> chapter, I’m also looking forward to it.
InterMission
Posted April 11, 2008 By Digital SextantWe got this movie accidentally — Jenny had seen it already so I was under pressure to get it watched quick. I liked the multiple narratives interweaving around a number of nodes, but the end didn’t do much for me. I would have liked to see it continue. I wonder how you might work this [… Read More]
Under The Dome
Cloud Atlas
