Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
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1. | The Gates Of Delirium | Yes | Relayer | Rock |
2. | Nanook Rubs It | Frank Zappa | Apostrophe (‘) | Alternative & Punk |
3. | Helm’s Deep | London Philharmonic Orchestra & London Voices | The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers | Soundtrack |
4. | Garden Wall | Dave Weckl | Master Plan | Jazz |
5. | Monks Chant / He Is Not Dead Yet | Monty Python’s Spamalot | Original Cast Recording | Soundtrack |
6. | The Glass Prison | Dream Theater | Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence | Metal |
7. | Endless Sacrifice | Dream Theater | Train Of Thought | Metal |
8. | Only Love Can break Your Heart | The Corrs | VH1 Presents the Corrs Live in Dublin | Folk |
9. | We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37) | Peter Gabriel | So | Rock |
10. | They Don’t Want Me | Wall Of Voodoo | Call Of The West | Alternative & Punk |
Mooninites attack Boston!
LORAN to Be Switched-Off?
Years ago, I worked on a simulated LORAN-C device (for use in ship handling simulators)…
SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security is considering the need to continue to operate or invest in the North American LORAN–C Radionavigation System beyond fiscal year 2007. Future investment decisions might include: Decommissioning the LORAN–C system, maintaining the LORAN–C system as currently configured, or developing a fully deployed Enhanced LORAN (eLORAN) system. Contributing factors to these decisions are (1) whether the Global Positioning System (GPS) and other available back-up systems are adequate for the public’s navigation and timing needs, thus making the LORAN–C system redundant, and (2) whether the eLORAN investments made to date provide enhancements that now merit consideration as a complementary capability to GPS, and not merely as a GPS back-up. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Homeland Security seek public input on the various decisions currently under consideration. For more information on LORAN, you may visit http://www.navcen.uscg.gov.
Christian Alternative to the Theory of Evolution
(via Pharyngula)
(more…)40,000
(from the depressing milestone dept.)
Since January 16, 2006, over 40,000 attempts to post comment spam to this site have been logged. That’s 1,000 spam comments since January 21, 2007 and 10,000 since November 18, 2006. That’s more than 27 times the number of legitimate comments posted to this web site since June, 2001.
Louie Bellson Drum Solo
Wow! I hope I can play like that when I’m 65. Who am I kidding? I wish I can play like that now.
Louie Bellson Drum Solo from the first Buddy Rich Memorial Scholarship Concert, 1989.
(more…)Which science fiction writer are you?
I am:Gregory BenfordA master literary stylist who is also a working scientist. |
Google Bombs Away
Remembering the First Google Bomb
Earlier today, Matt Cutts and the Google software engineering team posted an update citing the progress they’ve been making fighting Google bombs. Back in the old days, these pranks were common practice, but they’ve become less prevalent thanks to Google’s diligence.
That’s OK — link bombs are so 2001.
In January, 2001, Wired News ran an article about a humor site called Hugedisk. During the run-up to the 2000 presidential election, it linked a particularly saucy two-word term to a site selling official George W. Bush campaign merchandise. We contacted one of the Hugedisk admins and offered him the opportunity to recount his side of the story and reclaim his stolen glory. So here it is, a first-hand telling of the bomb that started it all.
I remember the “dumb motherfucker” incident. The amusing part was the site selling official George W. Bush campaign merchandise (how lame is that?) went ballistic and sent a cease and desist to one of the originators of the Google bomb.
For what it’s worth, it looks like Microsoft’s search can still be link bombed…
Friday Cephalopod: JCU School Colors
(via Pharyngula)
Friday Random Ten: 2007-01-26
Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
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1. | Stacy’s Mom | Fountains Of Wayne | Welcome Interstate Managers | Alternative & Punk |
2. | Devil’s Tapdance | Vittorio Schiboni, Massimo Giuntini, Rodrigo D’Erasmo & Mariano De Simone | Gangs Of New York | Soundtrack |
3. | Tres Corzones (Three Hearts) | Stan Kenton | Cuban Fire! | Jazz |
4. | Punky’s Whips | Frank Zappa | Baby Snakes | Alternative & Punk |
5. | Orinoco Flow | Enya | Watermark | New Age |
6. | Spanish Fantasy, Part IV | Chick Corea | My Spanish Heart | Jazz |
7. | I’m So Cute | Frank Zappa | Sheik Yerbouti | Alternative & Punk |
8. | Giant Steps | John Coltrane Quartet | The Best Of Ken Burns Jazz | Jazz |
9. | New Millennium | Dream Theater | Falling Into Infinity | Metal |
10. | Some Are Born | Yes | Tormato | Rock |