Archive for March, 2008

Hell yes.

March 5, 2008 - 11:03 am — News

Trent Reznor has just released Ghosts I-IV in a variety of lossless DRM-free digital formats, with the first 9 tracks being given away absolutely free. The full set of tracks (36 total) can be downloaded for $5, and a variety of other formats/packages/media bundles can be bought for a range of prices up [...]

Gary Gygax is dead.

March 6, 2008 - 02:10 pm — News

I can’t say that I was ever that connected to him as anything other than a name on a book cover… Yeah, I played AD&D when I was a kid, but I branched out to other (and better, in my opinion) games quickly after getting introduced to role-playing games as a concept. I knew [...]

Art must be served.

March 7, 2008 - 12:14 pm — News

I really like The Steampunk Workshop. It appeals to my Lovecraftian sensibilities. I’ve always said that I want to have a study with crazy Victorian stuff in it. Also, a Giger skull chair. But I seriously want to make one of these: The Steampunk LCD Monitor.
The Steampunk Keyboard looked terribly anachronistic sitting [...]

State of the art(ist)

March 11, 2008 - 12:45 pm — News

I’ve just about finished tweaking this comicpress theme. It’s not exactly how I want it yet, but it’s G.E.F.G.W., as they say. I’m sure there are a few errors, and I am not 100% convinced that I like the color scheme… I suppose it will get a tweak or two when I get [...]

NIN, Radiohead, and Diesel Sweeties

March 11, 2008 - 04:51 pm — News

To celebrate Clango’s 8th birthday, R Stevens is releasing his entire archive of Diesel Sweeties as a 10-volume set of PDFs, under the Creative Commons license.
By my calculations, DS is going to hit 2000 comics in a little under two months. April is Clango’s 8th birthday. I’d like to celebrate by releasing the entire webcomic [...]

Malicious hackers can kill users of heart monitor implants

March 12, 2008 - 02:48 pm — News

Unencrypted signal = it’s only a matter of time.
UPDATE:  New Scientist has an article on it as well.

Keep calm and carry on.

March 12, 2008 - 06:15 pm — News

Is it too late? Have the terrorists already won?
http://www.met.police.uk/campaigns/campaign_ct_2008.htm
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/05/remixing-the-london.html
Think for yourself.
Or don’t.

I’m such a fanboy…

March 13, 2008 - 11:30 am — News

Trent Reznor Loves Downloads
Found via The Register.
Here’s a transcript of the interview.
JJJ: Do you think the major labels now will adapt to this digital world? They’re starting to negotiate with the download sites to broker deals.
TR: I really don’t know. The level of ineptitude I’ve seen displayed at major labels is stunning. The people in [...]