Author: gulley

Zeitgeist three buzzword crap factory from dack: web economy bullshit generator. Not terribly original, but well done.

FEED talks about Plastic.

I just got back from a vacation to Jamaica. In the process of trying to find some dance hall reggae music on the web, I found Big Up Radio. It’s incomplete, but they’ve got a good broadcast channel on Shoutcast.

Feeling stressed out? Get your doctor to prescribe some Panexa. Federal law prohibits me from saying you’ll feel better. But you’ll feel better. Trust me.

I’m setting up a wireless network in my home. This is how Dan Bricklin did it. Clever boy, Dan. Lots of other good stuff on his site too.

Great maps. TopoZone – The Web’s Topographic Map

Chip Rowe wrote a cool book about zines, and he also maintains a big website about zines. Check out the recommendations page. There is some great stuff in there. There is a desert of abundance in the zine world; this will get you to the good stuff. Here’s how Rowe puts it in the beginning of his book:

Most zines suck. There’s no nice way to say it. The truism coined by Theodore Sturgeon applies: Ninety percent of everything is crap. Most people forget what Sturgeon said about the remaining 10 percent. He said it was worth dying for. I’m dying!

Amen. Me too.

If you visit the Blogger website, one of the things you see is a list of recently updated blogs. I like to check out a few from time to time; it’s almost always entertaining. More than that… it’s a dangerously seductive way to spend time. For instance, look at Headshotz.org. If you think that web culture is a white geekboy monoculture, this kind of thing will set you straight. It’s like everybody’s out there…

My latest Star Chamber piece is a dose of magazine nostalgia from a magazine geek. If you’re interested in the Whole Earth Review, they’ve got a nice website with a ton of back content available.

Here’s a weird story for you: Drug policy analyst buys surplus nuclear missile silo, builds giant LSD lab inside, gets ratted out by Kansas farmer, wins support of trepanation-boosting British nobles. No shit. That’s one tasty story. I hope it holds up.

What’s trepanation, you say? Voluntarily drilling a hole in the top of your head to boost your cosmic consciousness. No shit. Follow the link at your own peril. It’s a graphic, detailed, and (I believe) true account of someone who did exactly this. It astounds me that someone would actually do this, but then again I’m not surprised. If we keep up this peace and prosperity routine, flirting with catastrophic enlightenment will only increase. Bring on the gladiator games!