Wow. Apparently, somehow, an album of vintage live La’s recordings was just released. Pitchfork gives it an 8.1, comparing it (unfairly, probably) to their ’90 studio release. The band’s chief songwriter is brilliant, perfectionist, reclusive, and unstable, so this is a nice surprise. More information, via Wikipedia.
The Disease of Design. I am ashamed to admit I suffer from this affliction. (The link made me snort my coffee through my nose.)
Here’s a mathematically proven formula for taking blink-free group photos. “For groups smaller than 20, divide the number of people by three if there’s good light and two if the light’s bad”. Who says math isn’t fun? (via)
Apple technote 50959:When a portable Mac won’t start up. Resetting the PRAM; How to identify iBook models. (I have a client with an iBook that appears to be taking a dirt nap.)
From The Consumerist, 14 Secrets from a former HP Employee. As if I didn’t already have enough reasons not to buy an HP printer. Number One illustrates perfectly the amount of contempt and corporate malice that the company projects.
I stumbled on this old link about window sash balances, which are spring-loaded pulleys that replace counterweights so that the weight pocket can be filled and insulated for winter weather. Our windows are drafty, and I believe that once they are properly insulated we would save a ton of money in heating bills. Now, to weigh one of our windows and order…
Due to an unexplainable error, I wasn’t getting email updates when comments were posted here. After cleaning up and rebuilding some templates, resetting some preferences, and turning off HTML in the comments, I’m hoping I can catch more of the spam before it shows up.
Also, I’m trying out the addition of dates over here on the left. But because IE/PC is a sucktastic piece of shit, it’s not looking right there when it looks good everywhere else.
This made the rounds a week or two ago: a Google map hack of DC/Baltimore homicides. 2007, 2006, and 2005. Sobering.
via kottke, here are a dozen tax-saving tips for the self-employed. We’re meeting with our tax pro this week, and some of these questions were already on our list.
Sad news from Mobtown: Historic Senator Theatre to be sold at auction. “Tom Kiefaber, the Senator’s owner, acknowledged yesterday that he is $90,000 in arrears on a $1.2 million mortgage he took out on the 900-seat theater five years ago.”
I’m as guilty as anyone else for not having seen a movie up there in years. This is awful news.