Kid Art
I just noticed something: if you take your Kid A CD case, and take off that little plastic piece that holds the CD in, you get an interesting Radiohead surprise.
It's my Sunday-morning newspaper read
I’m a little bewildered by this. I just got an email today from the designer of IHT.com… asking me what I thought of it, and if I thought there were any changes that needed to be made:
I am the designer behind iht.com and I have been surfing around trying to read user comments and criticisms about the site. I am still working on it and trying to make some useful improvements.
Anyway I noticed that you were using the site some(and even referenced some articles to it). Are you still using the site? And if not was there anything which could have been done to have made it better, or anything odd, bothersome, etc.?
Is that awesome or what? I mean, come on. How many internet news sites actually give a rat’s ass what their users/critics think? I really hope this site is a sign of the ‘new internet’ that I keep hearing about… and that it stays around for a long, long time.
'Design is my lady…'
Holy fucking shit. Contagent.com went live. Check it out and love what you see. Because you will. Flash 5 required, but it’s well worth the wait (if you’re on a modem, at least). By far, the best use of Flash I’ve ever seen. Probably.
Design is my Lady. Photography? My mistress on the side. The little lady is my life, my bread and butter. Morning sunshine, right side of the bed. My mistress is just a release, when my lady starts nagging cuz I spend too much time with my scratch n’ sniff Britney Spears poster.
Because I could never give up my Lady Design (we’re business partners, too), I share my Mistress Photography with the world. She will be available in late March for your personal use. It’s OK. We have an agreement. So if you like what you see, grab screenshots of her sweet ass, and get back to me for more updates.
Uh… okay, Eddie.. whatever. 🙂
Photonica redesign
Photonica has redesigned.
Denver can spell its streets correctly
It’s this kind of thing that makes me miss California… and reminds me how boring Denver really is.
re: Deregulation
Here’s what I understand about CA:
1. The energy companies have NOT been deregulated, it’s the companies that produce and sell energy to those companies (PG&E and Edison).
2. The deregulation affects the energy companies like this: They have to pay more for energy. Lots more. But California law dictates that these energy companies cannot pass the same ridiculously high rates on to consumers (to an extent).. hence a: the lack of energy in CA due to the energy companies not being able to afford it from those that produce it, and b: higher energy bills, despite lack of energy.
So… the problem stems from those producing the energy having the freedom and audacity to charge whatever the hell they want, and the companies that buy from them being legally bound to not charge nearly as much as they pay for it. So had the sector not EVER been regulated in the first place… that might have helped, but now deregulation IS where all these problems come from. I think actually that the real problem is that PG&E (or at least SDG&E) made a choice earlier to not produce the energy they sell. If that CA law stating that electricity cannot be charged over a certain amount, the problem would still be around, because consumers would have insane bills (like $600/month), which they wouldn’t be able to pay, forcing the energy-sellers to fall deeper into debt anyhow. So I feel that deregulation really is the source of this problem, if only indirectly… by allowing those with the power (no pun intended) to be greedy fucks.
What If (NOT)
This story is about AOL/TimeWarner buying Apple…. cough **bullshit** cough… Anyway, he starts it off with the following warning:
BEFORE YOU CLICK on your online broker to snatch up Apple shares, hold on. There is no reason to believe this deal is in the works.
I for one would sell *all* my shares the instant AOL decided to buy Apple…
Also, I dont think anyone is going to go “snatch up” AAPL stock because of this guys “what if” editorial.
Like I Said
Proof that someone has been thinking about things that I post came via email today. Here it is:
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 09:44:43 -0800 (PST)
From: ******@yahoo.com
Subject: re: ‘It just doesn’t work’ deregulation post
To: ddmmyy@antisocial.com
“The reason there is an electricity shortage in
California is because of REGULATION. Utilities are not
allowed to raise prices above a level prescribed by
the GOVERNMENT. Unfortunately, as natural gas prices
have risen (used to generate the electricity)
utilities cannot pass this cost to their customers,
and are going bankrupt.
Next time, please know the facts and understand the
issues before you post.
BTW: the cable industry has never been regulated,
therefore never deregulated.”
Here are a couple of articles that I think clearly support my claim that deregulation is the problem in California. They both require registering with the LA Times, which is a pain in the ass, but I think they state the issue at hand rather nicely.
In terms of cable deregulation, it actually did happen, not that long ago in fact.
I think both of these articles explain the issues so much better than my rambling could have. Also, I left the writer’s email out because I doubt he wants it posted without say-so.
The CEO should just walk around in a 'Fucked Company' t-shirt
Is it just me, or does this sound like a REALLY bad idea?
…a company called Zairmail; using his website, you can send hundreds of snail-mail letters without any hassles — no envelopes, etc. — and all for free, he says. The catch? You agree to let the company insert some advertisements in the envelope.
This is going straight into my Fucked Company list.
This is the captain speaking… If you look out the right side of the aircraft….
From WiredNews
A small group of space enthusiasts plans to charter an aircraft to witness up close the event of a lifetime — the fiery death next month of the Russian Mir space station as it hurtles into the South Pacific.
It’d be my luck to be on the OTHER side of the plane… “If you look out the right side of the aircraft, you’ll see the most strangely beautiful celestial fireworks display ever witnessed by human eyes… and for those of you on the left side, well, you’ve got a great view of.. well.. jack fucking shit.”