August 2009
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I don’t think I could have ever written...
Amnesiac/Kid B →
Pitchfork reviewed one of my favorite albums ever this morning, and I think they offer a great perspective on it.
Additionally, I think the reasons they give for people disliking it offer an interesting balance to my nostalgic love of this CD.
I purchased Amnesiac, on a whim, after someone mentioned Radiohead as one of the “world’s biggest rock groups.” It might have been...
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WatchI just thought we could revisit this moment in history together.
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Generally electric .
A good friend of mine recently performed on an NBC affiliate as The Tourist. The entire performance is great, so check it out.
His “Not Now, Nor Ever” is probably in my top ten albums list. Listen to The Tourist here.
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'Conchords' comedian foretells Pogue's 'Take Back...
Recently, New York Times tech-guru David Pogue has been attacking the evil cell phone companies with his “Take Back the Beep” campaign. But it looks Flight of the Conchords comedian Arj Barker may have beaten him to the punch by about three years.
Pogue has been saying, and I think everyone agrees, that voicemail instructions are irrelevant, a waste of time, and a waste of your valuable minutes....
My great migration.
The internet is faster than it used to be. In a matter of hours, I’ve not only changed nameservs, A Records, and registrars, but I’ve had to learn those terms’ meanings.
The new dougcampbell.net is up and running. Very exciting. Still a work in progress. But exciting. Let me know what you think in the comments — is the Flickr widget cheesy? Or does it make you feel like...
“So maybe we’re just never happy.”
– Gizmodo regarding… nostalgia and future consumerism.
We live in the future.
I’ve been considering replacing my website with something a little more Web 2.0ish for some time.
My main inspiration for this is not geekiness, I don’t think, but rather laziness; I always set up a website, promise to post regularly, and — surprise — don’t post for 6 months, apologize, and repeat the cycle.
Perhaps the problem is that I don’t have much to say, but...
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