12/10/04 02:44 - ID#34127

Spud Huckers

Well, Sarah and I are heading back to Idaho Falls for the Xmas. Maybe I'll finally get off my butt and post some phone cam pix from IF (that's what the hipstaz call it). Out my mom's kitchen window you see the Grand Tetons, although you'd have to be either very horny or very French or very drunk to see them as their onanistic counterparts. (Is that right? Onanistic? Or Oninistic?I know one of them means having to do with names and the other means having to do with masturbation... Hmm...)

Anyway, here's a link to a little game that's really just an offshoot of some tech experiment stuff I'm doing for my thesis. It's called Spud Huckers. It's available at (http://www.shawnrider.com/idahoGame). It's just a little Flash shooter. With lots of potatoes (hence the name).

The setting is behind my parents' house. In a potato field. The neighborhood is full of Mormons who have like 7-8 kids. These families are always getting the kids some kind of seriously dangerous Xmas present like dirt bikes, dune buggies, those little motorcycles, go-karts, etc. There's nothing more nervewracking than driving on icy roads with kids in go-karts whipping death circles around you. It's like they're trying to kill some of them off ever year...

Anyway, those are the kids throwing potatoes. Damn kids.

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10/28/04 10:05 - ID#34126

Second Life Researchers Hassled

This is for (e:Paul) -- students in a course on online reading and writing have been researching Second Life players in secret. Of course, it's not a secret anymore, and the SL denizens are pissed. Here's a link:

That sums things up a bit. And there's a bigger article at Terranova:

And another link discussing SL specifically and the reactions:

A quote:

How ethical are you? How ethical is it to "play" in a metaverse like Second Life (SL) while you're taking notes on what everyone around you is doing and saying? Do you have an ethical obligation to tell the avatars around you that you're a student, experiencing SL and interacting with the others in SL just so you can write it and them up in an analytical paper?

(e:Paul), I know you didn't want SL to become your major research area, but I just wanted to reiterate that I think your story would not only be entertaining, but, especially now, highly relevant and revealing.

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10/28/04 02:20 - ID#34125

mosh sighting on mtv2

i was so shocked that mtv2 was showing the new eminem video i mentioned in the last post that i snapped this phonecam pic. this is my fave shot of the whole video, where osama bin laden is giving a speech and the backdrop falls away to reveal cheney and rummy shaking hands. super creep-tastic.

i can see it on election night now: "nobody counted the black-hoodie contingent which seems to be out in full force" At least mr. mathers had the good sense to state in no uncertain terms, FUCK BUSH, so his legions of bleached and bitter fanboys won't get confused... no offense to eminem lovers. i mean, i give him credit - he's got a thing and it's pretty interesting.

and for (e:terry) -- play the game for fun. and I'll post a new version of all these tracks when final mixes are done. I'll be building a site for the group in the near future, too. so keep an eye out for that. lots of fun free stuff will be there.

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10/26/04 09:11 - ID#34124

I *heart* fags

I thought I'd go with a headline that would get some attention...

I was talking to Paul V today and told him about one of my fave nerdcore hip hop fellas, MC Frontalot, a SF-based rapper who is SUPER cool. Check out his site (http://www.frontalot.com), and download all his music (it's free). And here's a link to the track I was talking to Paul about, I *heart* Fags --

And to compliment that, I thought I'd toss in a couple more rap music oriented links. First off, we finished some more tracks from the new DJ Funken Wagnalls feat. Cottonmouth demo. Here are two of them:

I Think The Government is Watching Me

Archeteuthis (Squid Hunter)

Sorry for the WMA on Archeteuthis, but it's a working mix... A bit raw, but fun nonetheless, i think... maybe not...

And, finally, I have to point people to the new Eminem video on Guerrilla News Network. Some dude at GNN loves Eminem, I guess. It's a cool anti-Bush video and song. Mainstream rebellion. Find it here:

And if that link is too slow, check at iFilm's viral videos channel:

OK, is that all? I think so. Well, it's not. Go book a trip on

and let me know whaddup...

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09/15/04 07:39 - ID#34123

Panos Parking Lot

Like Ajay sez, sign the petition to resist Pano's plan to tear down the Atwater House and put in a parking lot.

Linky-link-link:

I've only lived in Buffalo for 2 years now. My wife's family is from here, but we came for the schooling. I have really enjoyed Buffalo, and one of the things I have come to appreciate in my time here is the significance of Buffalo Architecture. Since being here I saw the Harbor Inn tore down. I've also seen some great restoration work. I'd like to see more. And a better mass transit system. Not that the current one isn't functional; but more pleasant. Resurrect the Buffalo Trolley System? Hmm...

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09/08/04 11:15 - ID#34122

yip fer soyeon

8*

Wow, Soyeon's journal freaked me out.

In the lab, no less. Then I came home and had to look at it again. And her entry about the photo critique is probably one of the best things I've read lately. Sums up a lot about the weird nature of graduate school...

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08/01/04 09:21 - ID#34121

Blackest Antics

Again, far too large for an (e:strip) sample, but here's a link to the latest... This is a demo version also; we're re-recording now that the arrangement is finalized...

Blackest Antics is here

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07/27/04 11:22 - ID#34120

I Think the Government Is Watching Me

Well, it's been too long, and I say that too much... . oh, well.

Given the current climate I couldn't wait to put out an ultra-raw super bootleg, straight off the working loop and raw vox, version of the latest DJ Funken Wagnalls feat. Cottonmouth track.

I Think the Governement is Watching Me (http://www.wdog.com/rider/swap/gov.mp3)

I can't fit a sample on (e:Strip), but it's a short track and about 1.5MB download.

Anyway, DJ Funken Wagnalls made a trip to Buffalo, and we recorded 12 songs in 4 days. Amazing, no? We're working on post-production now. It's going to be a good year for DJ FnW feat Cottonmouth, MC. Dave Logan is producing an animated followup to our first video, Futurology (http://www.wdog.com/dlogan/futurology), and it's looking farking incredible. Dave is a prodigy. And we'll have a new website launch in concert with the new album, which we're actually getting pressed and everything (via CafePress of course, ;). So it will be fun for all. Expect cool interactive goodies on the CD, too.

And to address some scary goings on this summer:

The Kurtz thing aside, has anyone heard about this? (http://www.sg1archive.com/nightmare.shtml) I mean, overzealous use of Patriot Act to investigate scientistic apparatus is one thing, but overzealous use of the Patriot Act to justify trashing a Stargate fansite owner's computer equipment on behalf of the MPAA?!? Holy crap. It's as if I feel some kind of brisk shiver which makes me less likely to post stuff to the Web, maybe better described as a _chill_ in the hot summer air... Or maybe that's just Buffalo...

Anyway, that's what I've been up to. What about you?

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06/26/04 01:19 - ID#34119

bring a hankey

that is all

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04/19/04 11:07 - ID#34118

konspire[2b] crafty

has ne1 tried MUTE or konspire[2b]? MUTE is a super secure and anonymous P2P filesharing client and konspire[2b] is a broadcast solution. exciting stuff. here's a link...

Konspire[2b]http://konspire.sourceforge.net/

MUTE

Oh yeah, and the more crafty among you may be interested in this thing I just heard about: the iTMS-4-All Script.

Downhill Battle (http://www.downhillbattle.org/itmsscript/index.html) has released a script that allows users to surf the iTunes music store as if they're using iTunes. The creators want people to use the script in developing opensource applications. They suggest adding the ability for people using opensource filesharing clients like MUTE to use the iTunes interface to call up album and artist information as well as 30 second preview clips of songs found on P2P networks. Wow.

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