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Industrial music pioneer Chris Carter with gear, 1980 – Boing Boing

Man, music has come a long way in a relatively short period of time.  From analog synthes recorded to 10 inch tap to digital sound recorded your newest, latest, greatest home studio software.  Well here is a post at boingboing.net … Continue reading

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The Curfew: edugame about fighting the surveillance society – Boing Boing

Now this sounds Awesome.  I personal opinion is that we need more thought provoking entertainment for…well everyone really.  But this game sounds cool.  Wouldn’t surprise me if you get put on a government watch list when you buy it though… … Continue reading

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Blacksad: hardboiled detective fiction about anthropomorphic animals (no, really) – Boing Boing

This comic book sounds rad!  Blacksad is a noir hardboiled comic about John Blacksad.  A…cat…no really a cat…as in feline, diggin’ into murder and nuclear secrets set in 1950′s America. Cory Doctorow over at Boing Boing sez: Spanish graphic novelists … Continue reading

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Makers: A Book About the Changing Things to Come

From the Book Dust Jacket: Perry and Lester invent things—seashell robots that make toast, Boogie Woogie Elmo dolls that drive cars. They also invent entirely new economic systems, like the “New Work,” a New Deal for the technological era. Barefoot … Continue reading

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Black Tattoo Art: Modern Expressions of the Tribal Boing Boing

I might have to get this book.  Leo Zulueta and the other interviews sound great! Edition Reuss recently released Black Tattoo Art: Modern Expressions of the Tribal, a photographic homage to a particular genre of skin art. The book is … Continue reading

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Vans with R. Crumb artwork – @BoingBoing

This is Bad ass!  Damn! Vans puts out some cool shoes! Vans with R. Crumb artwork I’ve been wearing Vans slip-ons since I was a teenager. In recent years, Vans has made shoes featuring designs from pioneering underground artists I … Continue reading

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@BoingBoing: An evening of confusion with Dell customer service

Lisa Katayama shares her wonderful* experience with Dells Customer Service. This is why I will not own another PC.   Subject: An evening of confusion with Dell customer service Source: Boing Boing Author: Lisa Katayama Photo: ndevil I got my … Continue reading

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@boingboing Graph compares rock music quality with US oil production 1949-2007

This is Classic!   Subject: Graph compares rock music quality with US oil production 1949-2007 Source: Boing Boing Author: Mark Frauenfelder From  GOOD: “The remarkable similarity between the arcs of U.S. oil production and songs in Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest … Continue reading

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Terry Pratchett on the right to die – Boing Boing

Terry Pratchett is one of my favorite authors of all time.  When hearing of his early-onset Alzheimer’s it made me extremely sad.  I am not a people person at all but this guy writes books that make me laugh out … Continue reading

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Face of Jesus Christ appears in burger grease | The Sun |News

Saw this on BoingBoing:  Really? Jesus?  It looks more like The Zig Zag Man.  That is probably why she was baking, digg. The 21-year-old, from Harrogate, Yorkshire, was stunned by what he saw in the leftover grease. He said: “I … Continue reading

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