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Monthly Archives: May 2006

K Records Offers Krazy Cheap Downloads

K Records

Those kids up in Olympia sure know how to do it. K Records is offering up gems from their collection for download for, what? 99 cents? No way! 89 cents?! Try again!

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The Trojan Nuclear Cooling Tower Says Goodbye

Trojan Nuclear Cooling Tower

Driving down the 5 through Oregon, I always was shocked to see a giant 500 foot tall nuclear cooling tower poking up out of the beautiful Columbia River scenery. This, as I learned, was the Trojan Nuclear Power Plan, and on May 21, the cooling tower was demolished.

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The PSB Gallery of Thrift Store Art

Thrift Store Art

For anyone who’s ever been in a thrift store and seen a remarkable work of amateur art, the PSB Gallery of Thrift Store Art is definitely for you.

Self-confessed pack rat Paul collects the finest examples of thrift store art, or more fancily named “naive” art, and shares them with the world. What really sets this site apart for me is the anecdotal tales that accompany almost every piece. From portraits to abstracts, still lifes to Jesus, this collection presents an impressive range of pieces from a still-yet unappreciated genre.

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Myspace Censorship

Myspace Censorship

Yes, they’re allowed to do whatever they want with whatever you post on their site, but I just wanted to call to light a little bit of censorship I experienced first hand.

Friends have been posting things about third-party trackers, like the one Friendster has built in. Someone comes to your page, you’ll know it (unless they set themself to Private or what have you). I don’t know why Myspace doesn’t just add this functionality, because obviously people want it… but that’s ok, I understand they’re busy people!

So anyhow, I tested out the latest and greatest which didn’t actually work, and while I was posting a bulletin to let my friends know not to waste their time, I decided I’d add a bit about AIM Pages and AOL’s new VoIP offerings while I was at it.

A day goes by, and I log in, and mysteriously, my bulletin is gone! I thought maybe I hadn’t posted it somehow… but after a quick follow up post wondering where it went, a few friends wrote me and told me they’d seen it before Myspace had removed it. Read more on Myspace Censorship…

Wii came, Wii saw, but will Wii conquer?

Nintendo Wii

You know, I’m not a big gamer. I grew up in the arcades, and sure, I had a Nintendo, but these days, I’m not so much into video games. Wii though, wants to change my mind.

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The Hanso Foundation

The Hanso Foundation

I’m not sure when this happened, but The Hanso Foundation has a very fancy flash website now with all kinds of video… definitely a must-visit for any LOST fan (although with the way the show’s been going, I’ll understand if you decide not to check it out).

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