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The Aggregated Lifestream of Darrin Snider

The real-time, inane ramblings of a socially inept, 40-something, IT equivalent of a swiss army knife, blogger, podcaster, gamer, musician, wannabe novelist, movie nut, scifi fanboy, comic book afficionado, fledgling day trader, new media champion, and general cranky geek. Now updated hourly -- or better -- for your convenience and not intended to be interesting to anyone who doesn't know me personally (so don't bother pointing that out).

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To get the full experience, you really need to be jamming my kind of tunes as you read...



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Network

2 September

5:46 PM -- To alcohol: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems. (Via Twitter).


5:39 PM -- @ThePostScript Sunday, 7:00 PM sharp. (Via Twitter).


3:44 PM -- Oh yeah, and friend of the show @TimSpainhower at Juke Box Live in Franklin -- and if he'd post his calendar, we'd have that info handy. (Via Twitter).


3:39 PM -- Great music in town tonight. Check the psychadelic Lounge Soundsystem at Birdy's or the hard rockin' Dead Man's Grill at the Melody Inn. (Via Twitter).


12:54 AM -- Heading out to the Toshi station ... you know ... just to pick up some power converters. (Via Twitter).


11:08 AM -- Can somebody PLEASE explain Katie Perry to me? I mean she's cuter and less-annoying than most pop princesses, but #1 on the charts, really? (Via Twitter).


09:44 AM -- Wohoo! Free mini sandwich cremes from the vending machine. Of course, now I feel guilty for not trying to find the rightful owner... (Via Twitter).


1 September

10:47 PM -- $%$#ing Astros. That is all. (Via Twitter).


5:33 PM -- Okay, Digg has dropped the RSS feed of articles I've dugg, so what alternative sites are out there that still offer something like that? (Via Twitter).


5:00 PM -- Recording canceled for the evening. Unless ... anybody want to record an impromptu podcast? (Via Twitter).


12:44 -- Huh?  What?


Huh?  What?



10:00 AM -- @codajack Actually, I say, "The sun is shining." HE says, "But the ice is slippery." Then we send a memo to Burbank. (Via Twitter).


09:25 AM -- Was just told to re-activate a formerly laid-off employee, and one of the good ones at that. First bit of happy job news in a year! (Via Twitter).


31 August

10:46 PM -- @thebassgeek But ... these go to eleven ... (Via Twitter).


4:45 PM -- My favorite help desk call of the year so far: A salesperson is having problems installing XP Service Pack 3 on his Windows Vista laptop. (Via Twitter).


09:55 -- Older Than I Once Was, Younger Than I'll Be
Blog of Indianapolis singer/songwriter/musician Chris Jerles.


30 August

10:11 PM -- Show #079 is the can. Thanks to @BorrowTomorrow for their EXCELLENT hospitality. (aka: free CD's and beers) :) (Via Twitter).


22:01 -- Recording Show #079 with Borrow Tomorrow

Recording Show #079 with Borrow Tomorrow

I'm not allowed to disclose the significance and/or secret location of the BOTO Cave, but suffice to say, it beats the HELL out of the time I interviewed Dead Man's Grill on the hood of my car in a biker-bar's parking lot.



2:37 PM -- @Glass_Halo You guys sure seem to have a lot of fans in Gloucestershire, England. (Via Twitter).


11:35 AM -- Just saw 'Gravitate' by @TimSpainhower on a compilation CD. I think I'm playing keys here. My first national release? Via Twitter).


10:00 AM -- Looking for local, live music? Check out our music calendar: http://www.indypodcasters.com/indyint... . (Via Twitter).


09:32 -- Many questions arise from this picture: How much did that...


Many questions arise from this picture:

  1. How much did that hurt?
  2. Did he at least get to keep the ball or did it bounce into the upper deck?
  3. Was it his team that hit the ball or the opponents?
  4. How good is this photographer?  Damn!


29 August

11:45 PM -- Just released Show #077 featuring Glass Halo. Great interview, kickass music! Via Twitter).


19:00 -- Show #077: Glass Halo

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Despite what you may have been reading on our Twitter page, through automated announcements programmed a month ago, Indy In-Tune is off it's Summer hiatus and gearing up to bring you some great music and interviews through the rest of the year. The first thing I did when deciding it was time to get back in the swing of things was to go through the stack of correspondence I had accumulated over the past several months. One of the bands that was high on my "short list" was this week's featured act, Glass Halo. I first became aware of Glass Halo last year when they played to a packed house and ended up winning the Battle of Birdy's. I had been in contact with bassist Dave Grodzki via Twitter and drummer Jason Kuykendall via Facebook trying to put this all together, but finally it was Stacy Basner of Finer who got the meeting nailed down at the historic Melody Inn, where Finer was hosting an evening of great rock and roll with several local and regional acts.

Glass Halo is a perfect example of how dogged determination and a little business savvy will take you a long way in this business -- of course it doesn't hurt to have some great music and talented players in your band, which they most certainly have as well. With two EP's, a full-length CD, and a live CD in their catalog, soon to be complimented by a brand new single in the next few weeks, these guys have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to consistently put together snappy, in your face, rock songs with memorable riffs, catchy lyrics, and enough energy to keep you hooked and wanting to hear more. Add to this a killer live show that has made waves both locally and regionally, and you've got the secret formula that has proven to win over fans and earn the respect of venue owners and fellow musicians alike. Trust me, if you haven't gone out to see these guys play, you're definitely missing a great time.

Links referenced in the show:

  • Glass Halo can be found here: Web SiteMySpace | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube 
  • Their latest CD, The World Through Different Eyes, is available for purchase on their website and iTunes.
  • Drummer Jason Kuykendall appeared on Indy In-Tune Episode #010, nearly four years ago, with his previous band, Great Scott.
  • They cite Bandalism: The Rock Group Survival Guide by Julian Ridgway  as being very influential in helping them manage the direction of the band.
  • The CD was recorded at Russian Recorded Studios by Mike Bridavsky.
  • You can catch clips of them recording their latest single, Stalker Girlfriend, on their YouTube channel.
  • They acknowledge and endorse the inventory at Chateau Thomas Winery as being very inspirational in the creative process.
  • Come to think of it, they also like PBR.
  • This the first of three shows recorded at the historic Melody Inn:  Next week, Stacy Basner takes over the big chair and interviews The Post Script for us.  She will be back on Show #080 with her own band, Finer, to complete the trilogy of shows recorded that night.
  • You can catch Glass Halo on Septeber 9 at Birdy's for the Shady 80's Show to benefit Riley Childrens' Hospital.
  • Glass Halo's music has also appeared multiple times on the Mothpod, one of my favorite podcasts from fellow Indiana podcaster, Zack Daggy.  I meant to play the promo we have for him, but realized it is somewhat outdated, plugging older shows, and leaving out his latest projects such as the Midnight Spookshow and his horror series, the Dark Worlds Trilogy.


Listening To:Glass Halo: The World Through Different Eyes
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3:55 PM -- Picking up the Black Rose Music sampler and @rebeldollzine Issue 0. (Oh, the crazy stuff the kids come up with these days.) :) (Via Twitter).


3:51 PM -- I'm at Vibes Music - http://brightkite.com/objects... (Via Twitter).


10:00 AM -- Good music never goes stale. While you wait for our summer hiatus to end, check out or past show archives: http://www.indypodcasters.com/in (Via Twitter).


28 August

8:58 PM -- My training is complete, and I'm ready to enter a cotton candy eating contest. I've been at it all day and I'm not anywhere near full yet. (Via Twitter).


4:58 PM -- Get the Camera Out of My Face, I'm Trying to Dig on the Music! http://www.flickr.com/photos... (Via Twitter).


4:58 PM -- The Elect 01 http://www.flickr.com/photos... (Via Twitter).


4:52 PM -- @codajack I'll give you $20 to open with "Why Can't We Be Friends?" (Via Twitter).


2:56 PM -- Jenny DeVoe 04 http://www.flickr.com/photos... (Via Twitter).


2:52 PM -- Midwest Hype at Kammy's Kaus http://www.flickr.com/photos... (Via Twitter).


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10:33 AM -- Just posted a batch of photos from last night's @shadysideallsta show at Kammy's Kause. Via Twitter).


10:00 AM -- Don't forget: Kammy's Kauze! American Legion Campgrounds in Fortville. Jenn Cristy, Twin Cats, Blue Moon Revue, Shadyside Allstars, etc. (Via Twitter).


27 August

9:43 PM -- Getting ready to head to Kammy's Kause. Kinda bummed I already missed @chadmillslive, but at least there's @shadysideallsta (rs) (Via Twitter).


9:43 PM -- Getting ready to head to Kammy's Kause. Kinda bummed I already missed @chadmillslive, but at least there's @shadysideallsta (rs) (Via Twitter).


4:53 PM -- Yeah, I'm a rebel. I'm cuttin' out FIVE MINUTES early! (Okay, so I can get the baby before daycare charges me extra, but I'm on the edge!) (Via Twitter).


3:52 PM -- #followfriday Bands I saw this week: @finerband @glass_halo (Via Twitter).


3:40 PM -- Was just told my PC repair skills are like watching Fonzie work the jukebox. It's like telling Henry Winkler, "I loved you in Crazy Joe." (Via Twitter).


1:13 PM -- Today's challenge: Teach someone how to use a jump drive. (Advanced tech 201) (Via Twitter).


10:00 AM -- Awesome Metal show at the Rock House Cafe tonight featuring Dead Man's Grill (http://www.indypodcasters.com/indyin (Via Twitter).


26 August

4:28 PM -- Submitting a help desk ticket IN ALL CAPS at 4:30 not only endears me to you, but it makes me work sooo much faster. (Via Twitter).


10:03 AM -- Had a GREAT time with @glass_halo, @thePostScript, and @finerband at the Mel (Via Twitter).


10:00 AM -- Musical Pick for today: New Finland Radicals (http://www.indypodcasters.com/indyint...) at the Rock (Via Twitter).


25 August

9:23 PM -- I'm at Melody Inn - http://brightkite.com/objects... (Via Twitter).


4:50 PM -- @JohnnyLyles Meh, I'm goin' to the Mel. I'll just jump in the mosh pit and have at it. It's the one place that is socially acceptable. (Via Twitter).


4:38 PM -- Ever have one of those days where you just aren't going to be happy unless you punch a random person's lights out? (Via Twitter).


10:00 AM -- Keep forgetting to download the new shows? Subscribe for free on iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us...) and y (Via Twitter).


07:19 AM -- Make some Wednesday plans. We'll be podcasting with Glass Halo and Finer (http://www.indypodcasters.com/indyint...) at the Melody Inn tonight (Via Twitter).


24 August

11:36 PM -- Cleaning up personal inbox. Now at 8 messages! That's the best it's been since I got the friggin' account four years ago! (Via Twitter).


23:23 -- Protoplanet
Steve Lauer's (ex Sapphyre) latest musical foray. Excellent stuff.


11:06 PM -- @ItsDave_Frank Camby Road is renting an RV and heading down there Friday. Drop my name with their lead singer, Cassidy. (Via Twitter).


10:21 PM -- @JohnnyLyles If she's lucky, I'll let her crowd surf at the Episode #100 Ball. (Via Twitter).


9:33 PM -- Okay, now booking shows 85-95. If you've filled out the form (http://www.indypodcasters.com/indyint...) and still haven't heard from me, let me (Via Twitter).


18:05 -- Photo




5:56 PM -- @JohnnyLyles They've got 3D IMAX porn now (http://tinyurl.com/2fjlbh5). You're all about women who have feet six stories tall ... in 3D! (Via Twitter).


5:42 PM -- No, they NEED to go back to the good ol' days when only geeks had access. Mundanes ruin everything when we let them have it! (Via Twitter).


5:17 PM -- @codajack That's too quick. Need something that screams, "I find your lack of brains disturbing." (Via Twitter).


4:48 PM -- Reason #27 to chlorinate the shallow end of the gene pool: "Hey, take a look at this email I just forwarded you. It's some kind of virus." (Via Twitter).


2:19 PM -- Just sucked in several lungs full of blue printer toner ... THAT can't be good. (Via Twitter).


10:00 AM -- Good music never goes stale. While you wait for our summer hiatus to end, check out or past show archives: http://www.indypodcasters.com/in (Via Twitter).


03:04 -- Planets Weighed Using Pulsar Flashes
The rotating corpses of massive stars can help scientists weigh the planets in the solar system. By carefully timing radio blips from spinning stellar leftovers called pulsars, astronomers have measured the masses of all the planets from Mercury to Saturn, plus all their moons and rings.


23 August

11:28 PM -- @SoundSystemSDC LOL ... it goes with the previous tweet: an obtuse reference justifying my picks for Miss Universe. (Via Twitter).


10:50 PM -- I mean I really like Mexico when I visit -- cheap Margaritas. But I know some Ukrainians, and they're top notch programmers. (Via Twitter).


22:44 -- Murder by malware: Can computer viruses kill?
Can malware kill? A computer virus may have contributed to the Spanair plane crash which killed 154 people. A worm has infected life support machines. Can a trojan or malware be a murder weapon?


10:10 PM -- Pretty sad when the bar votes to watch Miss Universe on the big screen instead of Monday Night Football. (Via Twitter).


9:20 PM -- An EXCELLENT Show #076 featuring local country act Camby Road now going live: Via Twitter).


19:00 -- Show #076: Camby Road

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Did it really take  four and a half years for me to feature a country band on Indy In-Tune?  Well, yeah, possibly, but not for lack of trying.  I do recall co-sponsoring a country battle of the bands at 8 Seconds Saloon, which got pretty much no response, at least from the bands that perform original country music, and I have featured some borderline country bands, as well as some bluegrass on the show before.  Then, of course, there's the ill-fated interview with a certain country artist here in town that, though I love the guy dearly, I couldn't actually use, because (and this is an absolutely true story -- I have several witnesses) I led with, "How did you get into music?" and two hours and forty-five minutes later, he finished answering just that first question.  I still have the complete interview, and have promised to use it to pen his biography (or biopic) should he ever become famous, but there's no way I can get that edited down to a 35-minute interview and do him justice.

Cassidy, on the other hand, I have known off and on for nearly 20 years outside of the music scene, only recently having become aware of what she and her new band, Camby Road, were doing with her often-talked-about recording project.  Of course, it still took over two years to get from, "I'd love to have you on the show sometime," to sitting down and putting a mic in front of her. As I said during the interview, it's something of a shock when you realize that karaoke-singing chick who was sucking down Margaritas at your birthday party the other day is actually a damned good singer with a killer backup band and fully-produced CD of original music to boot. To put icing on that cake, she's also got a great story and tells it well: from small-town Indiana dreamer, to recording in Nashville, back to small-town Indiana, and now on the eve of returning to Nashville for the first time as a headliner. Just goes to show you that there's always something new to uncover in this crazy scene if you look around your surroundings a little bit. As I've gone on record several times saying that, while I appreciate any good music, country is not exactly my first choice when deciding what local artist I'm going to go see on a particular night, so for those of you out there who are country music fans, I would greatly appreciate you spreading the word about Indy In-Tune to artists that you think would benefit from being featured on the show, and as always, point me to any local country groups that you think I might enjoy.

Links referenced in the show:

  • Cassidy/Camby Road can be found here: Myspace | Facebook | Reverb Nation
  • Cassidy's new CD, Livin' is Good, is currently available by contacting her through any of her web sites, but will soon be out through the usual suspects. We will have links here when it is available.
  • Our opening track, "Daddy Writes the Words," was written by Paul McDonald and Duane Ellis, re-recorded by Camby Road at the Pop Machine and produced by Mark Johnson.
  • The other tracks you hear in this episode were recorded at Chelsea Recording Studio in Nashville, TN. Additional instrumentation on the CD was performed by Nashville session musician, Spike Jones.
  • Their upcoming trip to Nashville is made possible through the sponsorship and generous donation of an RV by Greenwood RV Rentals. Look for a link to the video documentary of the trip, coming soon.
  • We could neither confirm nor refute the story about Evanescence being discovered through CDBaby, so we left the story in. If you can shed light on the legend, please let us know, we're losing sleep over it.


Listening To:Cassidy: Livin' is Good
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18:20 -- WEB SURFING: 1995 - A Good Year For News
It's been exactly 15 years ago that Windows 95 first hit the scene. Most people can remember where they were when historically shocking events take place. Were you in a line waiting for a copy? Let's surf the Web for sites based on other jaw-dropping moments of 1995.


6:02 PM -- WTF Eventful.com?! I unsubscribe, and now I get weekly emails saying, "We miss you, come back." It's called "co-dependence." Seek therapy! (Via Twitter).


15:59 -- Jupiter Gets Smacked Yet Again?
It looks like once again, Jupiter has taken a hit! And once again an amateur astronomer spotted and captured the event.


10:33 -- How To Overclock: The Ultimate Overclocking Guide
Tanstaafl is a term popularized by sci-fi writer Robert Heinlein. It stands for "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch." Yet overclocking is like free lunch for computer enthusiasts. By cranking up the speeds on your computer's CPU, memory, and video card, your free lunch not only includes a sandwich, but Kool-Aid and pudding as well!


10:01 AM -- Looking for local, live music? Check out our music calendar: http://www.indypodcasters.com/indyint... . (Via Twitter).


22 August

19:19 -- Cubs Manager, Lou Piniella, Will Retire After Sunday's Game
Piniella announced that due to his mother's failing health, his retirement will be effective following the Cubs game against the Braves on Sunday afternoon.


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17:53 -- Returning astronauts as weak as 80-year-olds: study
Astronauts can become as weak as 80-year-olds after six months at the International Space Station, according to a new study that raises serious health concerns as NASA contemplates prolonged trips to asteroids and Mars.


17:36 -- NASA Announces Shuttle Songwriting Contest
Would-be songwriters will get a chance at fame by penning a wake-up song for NASA's last space shuttle mission, officials said.


3:06 PM -- Hitting the ol' editing board to sort through Friday's audio. If I'm lucky, Show #076 w/Camby Road comes out tonight; otherwise, Tuesday. (Via Twitter).


15:06 -- Raucous Active Galaxy Destroys Own Environment
The powerful radio source in the center of M87 is a supermassive black hole, ripping away at the heart of the galaxy.


13:17 -- The Internet's 5 Billionth Device Will Soon Go Live
According to IMS, the internet will see its five billionth device plugged in sometime this month -- I would presume, of course, that their projection excludes the possibility of any humanity-extinguishing catastrophes.


10:20 AM -- I'm at Flying J Travel Plaza - http://brightkite.com/objects... (Via Twitter).


10:00 AM -- Improve your CD/MP3 collection and support the Indianapolis music scene: http://www.indypodcasters.com/indyint... (Via Twitter).


05:49 -- Inside the HDMI cable scam
"Have you seen HDMI cables online or in stores labeled '120 Hz,' '240Hz' and '480 Hz'? It's easy enough to slap such labels on HDMI cables but it's a sham. HDMI cables can no more be manufactured for specific refresh-rate HDTVs than a garden hose can be manufactured specifically to water seeded lawns and sod lawns. The same water flows through..."


21 August

23:21 -- Andy Pettitte's wife is key to Roger Clemens perjury trial
If there is a Roger Clemens trial, it could be a family affair for Andy Pettitte, the New York Post reported Saturday. The Yankees pitcher is considered to be a key witness against Clemens, but he should expect to be joined by his wife, Laura, on the witness stand.


23:01 -- Old Age May Be Yankees' Biggest Hurdle to World Series
When the Yankees look in their rear-view mirror, they should be most concerned not with the tailgating Rays nor the blip in the distance known as the Red Sox. The biggest threat bearing down the on the Yankees is Father Time. If they don't repeat as World Series champions, the reason could very well be age.


22:57 -- With Aunt Val

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22:56 -- Talkin to Aunt Val

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22:55 -- With Great Grandma Tiny

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22:54 -- Great Grandpa Jim

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22:53 -- With Gram Sue

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22:53 -- Mama

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11:02 AM -- @abiteofsanity Well, yeah, THAT would be a newbie mistake. No wait, I did that LAST month ... (Via Twitter).


10:39 AM -- @abiteofsanity Yeah, no matter how good you are, you just can't recover from that without going in to the office. :( (Via Twitter).


10:27 AM -- Tech tip for today: When troubleshooting network issues from home, NOT a good idea to disable the NIC on the machine you're remoting into. (Via Twitter).


10:00 AM -- Musical pics for today: 1:00PM Aether Law (http://www.indypodcasters.com/indyint...) at Morristown Park, 8:00PM Dudes of Lord at Birdy's, 9 (Via Twitter).


08:28 -- A 'Double Planet' Seen From Mercury
For the first time we see Earth 114 million miles outward from Mercury.


00:23 AM -- Just recorded three new podcasts here at 8 Seconds. FINALLY get to WATCH one! (Via Twitter).


20 August

21:10 -- Intel and Micron Introduce 64GB Single-Chip Flash Storage
Intel and Micron jointly announced a new TLC NAND memory device offering improved cost and higher storage capacity for USB, SD Flash card and consumer electronics. TLC stands for Triple-Level Cell and it offers a 20% reduction in size and will be able to produce 4TB of storage from a single wafer of the chips and 64GB single-chip Flash devices.


20:14 -- RIM Must Switch To Android Now, Before It's Too Late
RIM's new BlackBerry 6 operating system and apps platform still isn't in the same league as its arch rivals, Apple's iPhone and Google's Android. So it's time for RIM to make a difficult, but important move: Stop... RIM's greatest assets are its email service but no one who buys BlackBerry products actually cares about the BlackBerry OS.


12:10 -- Do you need a DNS upgrade?
Why would switching to a different DNS offer faster browsing? Well, think of the DNS server system as the big phonebook of the internet. When you go to a web address by name (google.com, for example), the DNS server returns the actual IP address -- this works similar to a phone book returning the phone number for a person's name.


10:04 AM -- ... Jenn Cristy (http://www.indypodcasters.com/indyint...) at Buckey's, OR come join Indy In-Tune as they record a bunch of podcast (Via Twitter).


10:00 AM -- Big night for live music! Whoa!Tiger (http://www.indypodcasters.com/indyint...) at Locals Only or Danny Isaacs ( (Via Twitter).


04:29 -- EFF: Protect Your Privacy on Facebook Places
Like all location products, the new application publishes potentially sensitive information, since a stream of information on location can provide a detailed picture of your life. Some locations might appear cool at one moment, and yet become something you'd rather forget the next.


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That Last Shyamalabender Thing

7/1/2010 7:00:00 AM:   I was thinking, despite the epic fails of the last couple of Shamalan movies, that this one looked pretty cool.  However, I generally defer to Ebert's opinion on these things (though we're going to have to agree to disagree with his assessment of "Deep Rising"), and throw this one on the pile of things to avoid, along with the Gilligan's Island Movie, Full Throttle Coffee, and any prison time associated with those trumped-up stalking charges levied at me by Kari Byron's handlers ... (more)



Some Turds Are Better Left Unpolished

6/29/2010 7:00:00 AM:   Found this article last night suggesting that Paramount should expand it's trend of going all George Lucas on its historic properties and throw cash at making a proper director's cut of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.  A film that was so unbearably bad that even Shatner himself doesn't see how they ever got a green light  to do a Star Trek VI.  A film with dialog that is to genre cinema what Bat-Mite is to the DCU.  A film in which the cast is so far out of character that ... (more)



From Slice of SciFi: My First Experience with Genre Cinema

6/26/2010 7:30:00 AM:  So one of my favorite podcasts, Slice of SciFi, has recently started a discussion thread wherein people call in and recant that first exposure to the genre.  The one that got them hooked and led to their ultimately becoming a rabid fanboy (or fangirl). Until now, I had always remembered and described this as the lethal combination of Adam West’s Batman, specifically the episode “Catwoman Goes to College” at age 4 (which I’ve also previously mentioned, turned me on to this thing called ... (more)



Batman 30 -- A Fanboy's Review

6/8/2010 1:30:00 PM:  Honestly, I'm not sure how this one slipped under my radar ... or the DC/Warner Brothers legal department's for that matter ... but I saw yesterday where a much-lauded independent film company has committed utter blasphemy with not 1, not 2, but apparently 30 unsanctioned episodes continuing the 1966 Adam West Batman TV series -- thus destroying my childhood far worse than "George Lucas' Special Greedo Shoots First Editions" ever could.  Now, thus far, I've only been able to find ... (more)



I Know I Shouldn't Have Looked, But...

4/28/2010 7:00:00 PM:   ... (more)



Little Family History

4/25/2010 7:00:00 PM:   ... (more)



Why Layoff's Would Be Better than Pay Cuts

4/23/2010 12:30:00 PM:   ... (more)



I Ning

4/20/2010 7:00:00 AM:   Well, so much for the promise of cloud computing and a revival of community driven content.  As with the great collapse of 2000, the suits are back in power asking, "How can we make more money at this?"  Case-in-point, two sites this week spit in the faces of those who helped build them up ... namely, us.Twitter, I can understand.  That poor company, arguably one of the most popular on the Internet, processing something like 40,000 tweets per minute technically hasn't ... (more)



Whatever Happened to Fridays and So Slow...

6/26/2009 11:30:00 AM:  I pride myself on my diverse and tolerant musical tastes. Just last Thursday, I did my traditional "band hopping" night and caught a rock band, a jazz band, and a folk band all in the same evening, cleansing the palette on the trip in between bars with a bit of light classical courtesy of NPR. My 40,000 track music collection sports everything from death metal to show tunes and everything in between. I drive to work listening to electronic progressive. I do my eveni ... (more)



MLB.COM Struggles to Even Meet Last Year's Poor Customer Service Standards

4/15/2009 7:00:00 AM:  Wait ... no ... that title probably isn't fair.  And I did promise to stop using my blog as a tool for venting frustrations with people who steal my money and give me nothing in return. Thank God they were able to do it for me this year.  Just read their fine, puffy, example of sports journalism and self-congratulation.  Pay particular attention to the 21 pages of comments from fellow former MLB fans who also got ripped off. I never thought I'd actually pine for the days of ... (more)



New Indianapolis Barbie Line

2/25/2009 7:30:00 AM:  This was sent to me this morning. It is NOT my handiwork. I have no idea who did this, but it's brilliant! Mattel recently announced the release of Limited-edition Barbie Dolls for the Indianapolis market: 'Fishers Barbie' This princess Barbie is sold only at Clay Terrace. She comes with an assortment of Kate Spade Handbags, a Lexus SUV, a long-haired foreign dog named Honey and a cookie-cutter house. Available with or without tummy tuck and face lift. Workaholic Ken sold only i ... (more)



Self-Enlightenment Through Facebook

1/30/2009 7:30:00 AM:   You know, I used to think I had a pretty good handle on my self-identity. That is, until I started falling in with the wrong crowd on Facebook.  You know, the crowd that feels the need to send you every %#*@! app under the sun?! The quizzes, particularly the "which are you" quizzes, are the best.  The fist one I got was "Which comic book character are you?" Answer: Batman. Duh! I would also have accepted The Shadow, Cyborg, and Catwoman's loyal henchman #2 a ... (more)



Building the Perfect Beast

1/27/2009 7:30:00 AM:   This one is for the certain group of people who seem to think that all of our email correspondence is elitist, intellectual stuff about tech stocks and marketing strategies. From: Vinnie To: Darrin Date: Unimportant Ok, I think I have finally nailed down, if I was Dr. Frankenstein, the parts needed for me to assemble my perfect woman: Hair:  Jessica Simpson ( dyed black, of course) Eyes:  Liza Minelli/Britney Spears (the big, doe-eyed saucers they bot ... (more)



Creepy Software

1/26/2009 7:30:00 AM:   So, I spent the whole weekend building a new development PC crossed from the remains of my now-deceased, over-powered eMachine and an old P4-class machine that I just wasn't using to it's full potential because, up until now, I wanted to keep it at factory settings. One of the many great revelations this experience afforded me was the realization of just how much of my base configuration consists of software that I've been using for over a decade now, even though the original company tha ... (more)



Music and the Markets: How The RIAA Is Screwing With Your 401K

1/23/2009 11:30:00 AM:   I'm completely riveted this morning with a paper written by Philip Maymin that makes some bold assertions about a supposed link between the beat variance of songs on the US Billboard Top 100 charts and the standard deviation of returns on the S&P 500. I mean, how couldn't I be? This combines two of my favorite hobbies: music and day trading. If he somehow tied this into string theory, pre-crisis DCU continuity, or the age and eye color of Doctor Who's current companion, I'd probably ... (more)



Stupid Stuff I've Heard This Week

1/22/2009 12:00:00 PM:   For some inexplicable reason, I've had a number of hits to my blog lately from Google using the keyword "collective intellect." Never one to shy away from a little SEO, let me just expand on that by saying, "it's going down," and citing a few key things I've heard so far this week. This will seem terribly repetitious and lame to those of you who follow my tweets and such throughout the week, but I really wanted to get 500 words blogged today, and my brain is so fried ... (more)



This Is the Kind of Spontaneous Publicity that Makes People!

1/19/2009 7:00:00 AM:  You know, I was just sitting around the other day, smoking my pipe, casually leafing through my copy of "Who's Who Among American High School Students," wondering whatever became of ol' Seymour Hunsucker of Provo, UT after his dream of being the first African American Secretary of State was brutally shot down by Colin Powell.  Suddenly a gust of wind blew open the parlor window and I was reminded (as was, after all, -10 degrees outside) how cold and cruel the world is.  What ... (more)



Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead!

1/16/2009 4:00:00 PM:   You know, I've found the tech job market hasn't faired all that badly compared to the retail and manufacturing sectors during the current economic crisis. Now, however, word comes down that Circuit City will be flooding the market with 34,000 more unqualified, snot-nosed, know-it-alls who think $14 an hour is a really good pay rate. No doubt they'll all end up getting hired next week by ailing banks and automotive companies to be the new CIO's or something. The only other option I can th ... (more)



25 Random Things (And One Random Illustration)

1/9/2009 12:30:00 PM:  Okay, apparently Kevin at Schwagcast.com tagged me in this sick little game, and now I've got to spend an afternoon filling out a bunch of crap, trying to be witty, and then tagging 25 of my friends. There's a pecking order around here, people, and I'm pecking you! Granted this is ALMOST like one of those chain letters that I hate, so let me assure you that if you DO NOT respond ... absolutely nothing bad is going to happen to you. At least not from me. That's strictly between you and karm ... (more)



Musical Memory Lane

1/8/2009 7:00:00 PM:   To say I'm a musical fanatic would be something of an understatement. To combine that with an obsessive compulsive disorder means that at least I have the most meticulously tagged and organized MP3 collection of anyone I know. The addition of my penchant for software engineering means that my design for the ultimate "Emotion Jukebox" will one day revolutionize shuffle playlists as we know it.  However, adding in my megalomania means that, like my 200 other hair-brained id ... (more)



On Being Laid Off And NOT Being Laid Off

1/5/2009 10:30:00 AM:   Much has been written lately about strategies for what to do when you're laid off, as well as how to make the best of a really crappy situation. I know how that is, I've been there, and it's definitely one of the top five most stressful things you'll go through. It's actually #4 -- right behind being forced to sit through a Corbin Bleu concert at the Indiana State Fair.  However, also of importance are those of us who manage to not get laid off. Now technically, I've been laid o ... (more)



ComScore Shows It Doesn't Know a Social Networking Site When It Sees One

1/2/2009 12:00:00 PM:   ComScore has released its annual list of the top social networking sites of 2008 (Click image to enlarge). No real surprises, except that there really wasn't a significant new player launched this year, nor judging by the complete total growth slowdown, is it likely that we will see one next year, unless somebody's got one in the works that is completely below the radar. Not that I'm convinced sheer numbers of eyeballs on the page matters anymore. I spend very little time on general social ... (more)



Why I Despise Self-Absorbed Autobiographies, Particularly When They're About Me

1/1/2009 7:00:00 AM:  Obligatory autobiographical stuff I tend to do once per year just for the newbies. ... (more)



For a List of Ways Technology Has Failed to Improve Your Life, Press 1.

12/29/2008 5:00:00 PM:   Remember the good ol' days of the Internet, when all the HTML geeks sat around and bashed people who forgot to put target tags on their frame-driven sites? Then, once somebody mercifully came up with style sheets, we had to rid the tubes of annoying goth chicks who became obsessed with the forces of darkness -- or at least dark-colored backgrounds -- with white text. This evolved into a more general crusade to shun all benighted heathens who still cling to 10-point verdana and the 800x60 ... (more)



Exterminate! Extermina -- Woah.

12/24/2008 7:00:00 AM:  Catherine Zeta-Jones to play Doctor Who? Well, it's not the STRANGEST thing I've ever heard. ... (more)



Kickin' It Off Right

12/23/2008 7:00:00 AM:  Just wanted to get my new year's resolutions documented before I completely neglected them. ... (more)



25 Years Ago, We Broke Them Up; Now, Vengeance is AT&T's

12/22/2008 12:00:00 PM:  Quick sarcastic recounting of my lousy customer service experience with AT&T last week. ... (more)






Dissecting Microsoft's Marketing Strategies

11/18/2008 7:30:00 AM:   Okay, again, I'm really no marketing expert, but apparently neither are Microsoft's marketing people.  First we had Mojave, a campaign whose sole purpose was to emphasize that Vista does have a serious perception problem, but people really are so stupid, we can trick them into buying it anyway.  I, personally, found it so lame that when my local channel rep called asking me if I was planning to upgrade to Server 2008 here at work, I told him, "No, I'm probably going to hold out ... (more)



The Gang of Four Picks Apart Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie

11/12/2008 7:30:00 PM:  It HAS to be a joke, right? ... (more)






I Have Nothing to Declare ... Except this Cello ...

10/23/2008 12:00:00 PM:   As early reviews for Quantum of Solace continue to flow in from the tubes, consensus seems to be that this latest Bond outing is action-packed, yet completely convoluted in it's plot, which of course harkened some potential comparisons to earlier Bond movies like "The Living Daylights" ... which I actually enjoyed, yet my buddy Vince maintains that, even after repeated viewings, he STILL can't figure out what that movie was about.  Therefore... For the Benefit of Vince -- James ... (more)



Personal Relationship Ender

10/20/2008 12:00:00 PM:   Just got a hot tip from Twitpeep James Spaden (@xemion / xemion.com) about Socialminder.com.  Apparently it's a really neat service that links your email account to your Linked-in.com account, keeps track of touches in your social network, and provides a tickler file of contacts you might be neglecting -- thereby turning a couple of free services into a somewhat-kludgy, but effective, low-powered CRM tool.  It's actually somewhat similar to this really cool product called BOA put ou ... (more)



Blast from the Past

10/3/2008 12:00:00 PM:   So, first I stumbled upon the Power Records archive and managed to complete my collection of every record I've ever owned since age five.  Now, thanks to twitpeep BNPositive, I am starting on my somewhat tormented school years.http://www. uncovertheinternet .com/old -school -star -wars -film -strip/  Surely there's an archive where some over-eager AV geek transferred all of those old filmstrips to FLA files. I've been dying to catch and relive all of those great presentations I slept ... (more)



Ignore this...

9/24/2008:   Ignore this entry ... again, just buying a little something or the office and using my personal web store to get a quick commission. ... (more)



I Ain't 'Fraid of No Sequel...

9/5/2008 7:30:00 AM:   Rocky ... Rambo ... Indiana Jones ... and now this? Remember when they wanted to do this a few years back, but Murray wouldn't do it, so they were talking about Ben Stiller as "Son of Venkman?"   Maybe I'm over-analyzing, but I figure as long as they have they have the original cast, and keep it simple, there will at least be a couple of good moments in an otherwise "meh" film.  Like all of these 25th anniversary, "sexagenarian sequels," if you ... (more)



An Old Sweet Song Keeps Georgia.Zip On My Mind

8/21/2008 5:30:00 PM:  So ... apologies for my general absence from blogging, chats, skype, tweets, and emails yesterday.  We had one of those virus storm things that actually did something for once.  Secretly that is what I call one of those rare, fun, all-hands-on-deck days of which I've only had a half-dozen times in the course of my 16-year-career -- of which only about five years has been spent in network crisis management, granted.  You have to picture me doing my best Tommy Lee Jones in the Fugit ... (more)



Okay, I've Been Quiet Too Long, Time to Get Political!

8/19/2008 5:30:00 PM:   "It may be typical of the pro-Obama Dungeons & Dragons crowd to disparage a fellow countryman's memory of war from the comfort of mom's basement, but most Americans have the humility and gratitude to respect and learn from the memories of men who suffered on behalf of others."-- Taken from JohnMcCain.com.  Okay, so growing up in a military family, I would never dream of disparaging Mr. McCain's memory of war.  I will however disparage his bigoted, stereotypical gen ... (more)



We Shoulda Been Movie Critics Instead of Comic Geeks

7/26/2008 7:30:00 AM:   Tune in now as Darrin breaks the news to Vinnie and Dobie about DC's latest attempt at a comic book franchise in the Lungbarrow Chat Room...   Darrin No no no no no ... Flub! Out! Thumbs Down! 0 out of 5! (Plastic Man Movie in the Works) Certain people have demonstrated that they should never be allowed to work together again ... Pauly Shore and Brendan Fraiser, Hitler and Mussolini, Keenau Reeves and ANYONE named Washowski...    Vinnie This could work.... Bu ... (more)



Thought-Provoking Discussion of the Day

7/25/2008 7:30:00 AM:   Every few months I get called to the mat to defend a simple premise I hold dear above all others.  I am constantly labeled, berated, judged, put down, persecuted, and tried without jury simply for one unshakable belief that I have held dear to my heart ever since I've been able to break the bonds of my conservative upbringing and reached that magical age where I was allowed to think and form opinions for myself.   I will not falter, however, and I am steadfast in my faith and se ... (more)



Full Transcript of a 140-Character Debate

7/24/2008 12:30:00 PM:   For those who aren't Twitpeeps yet, or who thought I was talking to myself because they don't subscribe to everyone in the thread (and why not, geez, just go sign up already), here's the full transcript of today's impromptu, thought-provoking discussion ... Participants are:    Bryce Moore (abiteofsanity) ... from "A Bite of Sanity" productions in Cedar Rapids, Iowa ... abiteofsanity.com Brad Pendegraph (bpende) ... from the "Whole Lotta Nonsense" podcast i ... (more)



Don't Mess with My Friends...

7/8/2008 7:30:00 AM:   Just made an interesting discovery while researching some stocks.  Let's look at a five year plot of options in Circuit City electronics stores.  See that red dot?  That represents the week my well-blogged feud started with them.  See that big downward plummet shortly thereafter? That corresponds almost to the day I called my old fraternity buddy Scott and said "Hey, can I sue Circuit City?"  A triumphant courtroom drama depicting one man's war against poor c ... (more)



Okay, Admittedly, Dumb Idea...

7/7/2008 7:30:00 AM:   Okay, so in my continued spirit of doing things I should have done 20 years ago -- which arguably has worked out pretty well so far this year -- I recently inquired back at my alma mater about going back to school and picking up a degree in astronomy.  My thought was that a double degree in astronomy and computer science would be all I need to land that dream job at NASA and getting to work on a fun project for a change.   My rationale going into this was that -- since I had previous ... (more)



Hewlett Packard at it Again

7/2/2008 7:30:00 AM:   Again, complaining about bad customer support from Hewlett Packard is like going to a prostitute and claiming you really didn't feel loved, but this one is at least worth blogging about.   Bought a nice new laser printer from them ... the cost was approximately  $2000.  During shipping, one of the guides on the tray door broke off (see photo) ... a very simple thing... ...unless you want to fix it. Forgetting about how long it takes to actually GET to the right person when you ... (more)



Moron of the Week

5/21/2008 7:30:00 AM:   This just in: Mutt Lange has apparently dropped Shania Twain like old laundry, thus inexplicably giving up the latest secret weapon in his long-running plot to lure me to the dark side.Now, I've long-held that Mutt Lange suffers from bizarre man-love form of contemporary syndrome and unhealthy obsession when it comes to me. He is the Bizarro to my Superman -- the Travis to my Blake -- the Bloefeld to my James Bond -- which makes Shania Twain is sort of his cool henchman and realistic, life-si ... (more)



Epiphany

4/30/2008 11:30:00 AM:   Okay, suddenly I get it! "You'd feel a Hell of a lot better if you'd just rip into the occasional customer once in a while." -- Randall Graves The main issue I have with this job (the Tech Services Manager I got drafted into ... not the Business Analyst one I hired on for) is that the stupid overhead takes longer than the actual problem. Case in point, email this morning: "Client cannot connect to FTP site." It took five minutes to log in, kill 40 idle threads, and ge ... (more)



IU-Teke.org Back Online

4/22/2008 7:00:00 AM:   Started playing around with ning.com yesterday. Liked it enough to throw out one of the sites I'd written with my own BOA-engine and replace it with a ning back-end. So, for those of you old fraternity brothers whom I might have forgotten to notify, you need to sign up again. The natural result of all this, of course, is suddenly being inundated with email from old friends, some of whom I haven't spoken to in 20 years, commenting on the particular hairstyles my wife and I chose to wear back ... (more)



Roll Up!

4/1/2008 5:30:00 PM:  Really, I'm talkin' 'bout sexy, hot redheads wiggling their little buns here. ... (more)



Spending my Kids' Inheritance

3/12/2008 5:30:00 PM:  They say I'm a sucker for every investment opportunity that comes along, but one day, I'll prove them wrong. ... (more)



My Calling in Life

3/7/2008 7:30:00 AM:  From Chicken Wing Delivery God to Computer Programmer to Web Entrepreneur to Marketing Analyst to Cat Game Designer ... (more)



Writing My Own Job Description

2/20/2008 7:00:00 AM:  I'm really torn, in that I love my boss, and believe in my company, but I hate, hate, HATE my job. ... (more)



Back to the Drawing Board

2/10/2008 5:00:00 PM:  Yet another case of weird automation gone wrong. I think I'm jinxing computers. ... (more)



It's Inconceivable!

2/6/2008 7:30:00 AM:  There seems to be a strange rash of odd behaviors from automated systems latetly … at least where I'm concerned. ... (more)



Soapbox Update

12/18/2007 5:00:00 PM:  Finally, I'm on the winning side of a grass-roots activist movment … at least for now. ... (more)



Soapbox Time...

12/17/2007 7:30:00 AM:  I'm on a tear about telecom and government surveilance. ... (more)



I Try Not to Take These Things Personally, But...

11/28/2007 12:00:00 PM:  New Media Douchebags in Plain English ... (more)



Observations from a Barstool

11/18/2007 1:30:00 AM:  I hate karaoke. Here's why... ... (more)



Warner Bros. Screws the Pooch

10/31/2007 7:30:00 AM:  Warner turns down Mark Millar in favor of continuing to shoot themselves in the foot. ... (more)



Don't We All Feel Like This Sometimes?

10/30/2007 7:30:00 AM:  For fuck's sake, this guy is pouring his heart out! Why doesn't anybody listen to him!? Show a little respect! ... (more)



Your Money Is No Good Here

10/29/2007 7:30:00 AM:  Valid for all debt public and private, except for iPhones. ... (more)



Open Letter to the Boys at Juicereceiver.com

10/23/2007 7:30:00 AM:  I once counted Juice among my favorite programs, until one day it mysteriously stopped working and their customer support team left me out in the cold. ... (more)



Loaded with 'Pea-Ness'

10/16/2007 7:30:00 AM:  Another take on the Orson Welles Frozen Peas Tape. My favorite so far. ... (more)



I hate this guy!

10/10/2007 12:30:00 PM:  Honestly, I can't keep a straight face when I land quad jacks in a poker game. What chance do I have in THIS situation? ... (more)



Solution Needed

10/6/2007 11:15:00 AM:  Being trapped on a tropical isle would be less ... (more)



See My Baby Comin' Down the Track... Baaaa Naaaa Baaaa Naaaa

9/26/2007 7:30:00 AM:  I am reminded of the Ben Stiller Show skit for "Oliver Stone World" featuring the Doors ride. ... (more)



Movie News

9/21/2007 7:30:00 AM:  I'm somewhat excited about the prospect of what will no doubt be a very mediocre movie with good eye candy. ... (more)



So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

9/18/2007 7:30:00 AM:  It has finally happened. The day sci-fi fans have lived in fear of for years. The one collection we never wanted to complete, must now be completed. ... (more)



Citigroup: One for the 'Duh' File

9/5/2007 5:15:00 PM:  You would think, considering the wealth and power behind Citigroup, they would think things through a little before they ... (more)



One for the 'No S**t' File

8/30/2007 7:30:00 AM:  I'm starting to worry about people like Monster.com, whom I've trusted a lot of personal information to. ... (more)



Everybody Sing Along ... Virgins Too ...

8/28/2007 10:00:00 PM:  Found this in the comments on another site, but just had to share ... ... (more)



Klattu ... Berratta ... Nikto ... Woah ...

8/27/2007 5:30:00 PM:  I think it's time I gave up waiting for someone to do another proverbial "good science fiction" movie ... (more)



True Tales of Terror from the Office

8/23/2007 12:30:00 PM:  Just a little snippet of how my day at work is going... ... (more)



Chuck Roast Gets His First Three Job Queries

8/21/2007 7:30:00 AM:  My effort to clarify exactly what I'm looking for in my professional life backfires ... I'm now getting stranger and stranger solicitations from job bots. ... (more)



Updating My Resume Again

8/10/2007 12:30:00 PM:  In effort to clarify exactly what I am looking for in my professional life, I've decided to finally write the resume I've always wanted to write. Decorum be damned! ... (more)



New Web Toys! Yay!

8/7/2007 10:22:00 PM:  Update on my eternal quest to adequately combine all of my RSS feeds into one aggregate feed. ... (more)



Top Five Pieces of Sci-Fi Technology I Wish I Had

7/11/2007 7:00:00 PM:  Drastic lifestyle changes often require drastic pieces of technology. ... (more)



Taking the 'Human' Out of 'Human Resources' Since 2005

7/3/2007 7:30:00 AM:  I have a problem with corporate recruiters who think people are just commodities to be brokered like cattle. Here's an example of one that really needs to read the resumes and job descriptions instead of using a kludged word-matching program. ... (more)



Lift Needed

6/28/2007 2:45:00 PM:  A real-time account of my trials and tribulations with air travel, Texas, and the 100 year rainstorm ... (more)



It Is a Good Day for Your Data to Die!

6/22/2007 12:00:00 PM:  As part of my work on making my company PCI complant (combined with my paranoid, pessimistic attitude), I have been appointed Chief Information Security Officer at work. Finally, a proper fit for my l33t skillz and personality. ... (more)



My Brain is Not for Eating!

6/18/2007 9:00:00 PM:  Operation: Bot Roast!? Oh come on, if the collected powers and resources of Microsoft, AOL, and Yahoo! can't clean up the spam problem, what good can the federal government do? ... (more)



Emo Boys with Capes and Body Armor

6/15/2007 7:30:00 AM:  Musing on Batman's ... (more)



Goat Nipple Electrocution: The Explanation

6/14/2007 7:30:00 AM:  Who is sphere.com and why are MY WORDS part of their 'Sphere-Related Content Widget?!' ... (more)



A Support Group for 80004005: 'Unspecified Error' Victims

6/12/2007 7:15:00 AM:  I would venture to guess every MS programmer has come across this little gem at least once in their professional career. ... (more)



SEO Tactic #2: Sexy Black Leather Boots and Handcuffs

6/11/2007 8:30:00 AM:  With violent crime, drug traffic, and child molestation on the rise, it's good to know they're catching those pesky non-seatbelt wearers. ... (more)



... The Lightning of My Terrible Swift Sword (+1/+2 vs Orcs)

6/8/2007 7:30:00 AM:  So, I can't join the Israeli Secret Service Because I play D&D? ... (more)



SEO Tactic #1: No Title? Try, 'Goat Nipple Electrocution'

6/4/2007 7:30:00 PM:  Chris Miller has posted an interesting look at the Podosphere. I'll agree with his assessment, but argue he's about nine months too late in noticing it. ... (more)



Hangin's Too Good Fer 'Em

6/2/2007 7:30:00 AM:  The feds finally catch up with Robert Soloway. Doesn't this look like one of those big drug busts they showcase on the news every few months? Did it work then? ... (more)



Paul Is Dead Man, Miss Him, Miss Him, Miss Him ...

5/29/2007 7:30:00 AM:  All of the mystery is gone from the world. What the world needs now is for a conspiracy nut's harmless theory to come true. ... (more)



Another Entire Category of Reasons Why It Sucks to Be Me

5/27/2007 7:30:00 AM:  I'm sick of doing free computer work for you people; and I'm sick of you being mad at me because of it ... (more)



Private Joker, Let Me See Your War Face!

5/25/2007 7:30:00 AM:  We've got our first look at Heath Ledger's Joker from Batman: The Dark Knight … and he's seriously creeping me out ... (more)



Another Anniversary

5/24/2007 7:30:00 AM:  I won a small claims suit against Circuit City, and they've been dragging me through legal red tape for ten months to avoid paying me the lousy $1800 bucks. It really just proves my point about their hostile customer service practices. ... (more)



Ummmmm ... I do have a birthday coming up you know ...

5/20/2007 7:30:00 AM:  The new Starcraft is here! The new Starcraft is here! The new Starcraft is here! ... (more)



For Tonight, It's the Meaning of Web!

5/18/2007 7:30:00 AM:  Ever notice how the life cycle of a Web 2.0 application parallels Monty Python's "Meaning of Life?" ... (more)



Why I Want a Job at DC Comics ...

5/17/2007 7:30:00 AM:  Paul Dini is da man! He actually got to marry one of those hot comic book heroes we all fantasize about. ... (more)



Brainstorming My Future as a Casting Director

5/16/2007 1:35:00 PM:  Elijah Wood is going to play Iggy Pop? Johnny Depp wants to play Ozzy Osbourne. Allow me to make some better suggestions. ... (more)



The Sound of Fury

5/10/2007 8:00:00 AM:  Why does the IRS insist on freezing MY bank account in their quest to get at my ex-wife? Why don't I have any legal recourse? ... (more)



Fa Tacere le Voci in Mia Testa...

5/9/2007 7:30:00 AM:  The divorce is final! I can finally admit to dating a hot redhead. ... (more)



And You Just Can't Beat that Meat!

5/8/2007 7:30:00 AM:  Photoblogging a really stupid motivational poster with a rather interesting subtext. ... (more)



Darrin's Credo #79

5/4/2007 3:30:00 AM:  I just love groupie boobies. ... (more)



One More Reason to Hate the Palm Treo

5/3/2007 7:00:00 AM:  Are cell phones killing bees? ... (more)



Posting for My Life...

5/2/2007 12:00:00 PM:  A random moblog entry as I try to stay awake during yet another lame-assed powerpoint sales presentation. ... (more)



And What Day Is It?

5/1/2007 7:30:00 AM:  It's the first of May! Outdoor fuckin' starts today! ... (more)



Bunch of Savages in this Town

4/28/2007 2:00:00 PM:  Photoblogging an ironic sign I spotted in a Taco Bell … at great personal risk to myself. ... (more)



Treo 700 ...Why ... Why ... WHY?!

4/26/2007 8:00:00 AM:  My "total equipment protection plan" with Sprint downgraded me to this glitchy, underpowered, piece of crap phone. Hello, Verizon? ... (more)



Mmmmm ... Space Princesses and Ray Guns!

4/25/2007 7:30:00 AM:  Flash Gordon comes to DVD … which is good because we were having a hot space babes in spandex shortage. ... (more)



Sorry, Mr. Anderson, Sir.

4/23/2007 12:00:00 PM:  Photoblogging shots from my band's photo shoot. Did I really make fun of Yes for being a bunch of old-fart rockers? ... (more)



Moose, Rocko, Help My Guests Find Their Wallets ...

4/19/2007 11:30:00 PM:  The Blue Tear CD is now available for streaming on the Internet. ... (more)



No Autographs, Please...

4/19/2007 10:30:00 PM:  I'm a featured "celebrity" giving picks for hottest night-life spots in the new Nuvo Night-Life Guide!? How many things are wrong with that sentence? ... (more)



No Clowns?!

4/18/2007 10:45:00 PM:  My favorite band, Yes, may head out for one last tour. I'm excited! ... (more)



Obscure Reference Time for the Six of You Who Care (and Get It) ...

4/17/2007 12:00:00 PM:  Aimless rambling in code about what I’m up to but can't talk about. ... (more)



Because I Don't Have Enough Stress In My Life...

4/13/2007 2:15:00 AM:  Me rambling about how I love being in a band, but hate playing live ... (more)



The Results Are In

4/11/2007 3:00:00 PM:  The RIAA is voted the most hated company in America. Even worse than lawyers and the IRS? Now THAT'S an accomplishment. ... (more)



Funny Thing Happened When I Got to Work Today

4/11/2007 7:00:00 AM:  When you work with an advertising firm, you see really strange shit sometimes. ... (more)



Allow Me to Be the Last to Plug...

4/9/2007 7:00:00 AM:  A quick review to praise J.C. Hutchins' "7th Son" podiobook series. ... (more)



New Customer Support Rant -- MLB.COM

4/4/2007 8:45:00 PM:  The MLB makes TV black out games where I live. MLB TV barely works and has the worst customer support. MLB.com is suing Slingbox for showing games. It's a conspiracy to keep people from ever seeing baseball games. ... (more)



Allow Me to Correct My Resume...

4/2/2007 9:15:00 AM:  Still more people trying to automate the accumlation of my personal information … and getting it dead wrong. ... (more)



Joe and the Captain

4/1/2007 11:30:00 PM:  RIP, Joe Murphy! You will be missed. ... (more)



Darrin Runs the Voodoo Down

3/30/2007 7:30:00 AM:  Just rebutting a few observations about me joining a band as part of some impending mid-life crisis on infinite Earths. ... (more)



You Can Pry My Copy from My Cold, Dead Hands

3/29/2007 5:30:00 PM:  I got punk'd by Vinnie. He went straight for my favorite movie. ... (more)



An Alarming Discovery

3/18/2007 7:30:00 AM:  Whomever designed my house, didn't actually have to live in it, I think. ... (more)



Something to Do on a Sunday...

3/15/2007 7:30:00 AM:  Promotional material for the Benefit for Tammy Dial ... (more)



Media Whore...

3/12/2007 7:17:00 AM:  R2D2 mailboxes!? I'm afraid our furry friend has gone and done something rather rash. ... (more)



The Decline of Western Civilization Part III

3/5/2007 2:00:00 PM:  Cool link to a site that shows you what everyone else is surfing for … in real time. Better than TV! ... (more)



Who Knew They Were French...

2/27/2007 10:03:15 PM:  Best Dalek parody EVAH! ... (more)



Spoon!

2/23/2007 8:56:00 AM:  A feasibility study on maybe seeing what it would take to possible produce and hypotetical Justice League Movie? Don't hold your breath. ... (more)



A Heartfelt Apology

2/15/2007 1:01:41 PM:  The great blizzard of 2007 is completely my fault! ... (more)



When the Clueless Rely on the Incompetent, the Stupid Pay the Price

2/14/2007 12:56:17 PM:  Teachers surfing porn in the classroom? What's next? Priests fondling alter boys!? ... (more)



Paying too much for a CD!?

2/7/2007 8:16:25 AM:  The RIAA tries once again to tell us how lucky we are. Who know they were run by the big oil companies? ... (more)



JMS vs. W

2/6/2007 11:43:19 AM:  Interesting article from Ten Zen Monkeys that holds a virtual debate between Spiderman and George W. Bush ... (more)



Revenge Against Referer Spammers: An Obvious Solution?

1/21/2007 10:45:00 PM:  I've concocted a quick server-side script that seems to alleviate the burdeon of referrer spammers. As an added bonus, it probably annoys them too. ... (more)



Outgeek the Music Geek!

1/17/2007 1:49:16 PM:  Online music trivia: Name that album cover. Very cool! ... (more)



Hell yeah!

1/11/2007 4:54:17 PM:  You mean I really can rule a small island nation? ... (more)



Excerpts from Wednesday Morning "Guy Talk."

1/10/2007 9:56:20 AM:  Reposted email conversation about the sudden rise to stardom of Indy race car driver Milka Duno ... (more)



Organized at Last

1/9/2007 8:50:00 AM:  Larry Lessig invents the concept of Email Bankruptcy. Brilliant! I'm doing it! ... (more)



Repost: Story of My Life

1/8/2007 9:17:52 AM:  So I was in the basement one night and the sattellite went out. When I checked the radar, I couldn't believe what it showed. True story. ... (more)



Repost: They Don't Know Who They're Dealing With

1/7/2007 1:45:10 PM:  People keep sending me happy little new age inspirational emails. And I keep shooting them right down. ... (more)



Repost: World's Dumbest Scam Artists

1/6/2007 8:05:17 AM:  I don't normally read spam, but this one was so stupid even my spam filter didn't believe it. ... (more)



Taking a Break

1/5/2007 4:27:33 PM:  Photoblogging a few pictures from my trip to South Padre Island. ... (more)



Table Five Needs Six Vodka Martinis

1/4/2007 9:13:32 AM:  Cool photoshopped James Bond picture. ... (more)



Owah Tuhjer Kiam

1/3/2007 12:44:17 PM:  Stress levels off the scale. It's time for a new hobby. ... (more)



Video Treasure Unearthed

1/2/2007 2:35:18 PM:  I ended up in a music video for a song I've never even played before ... (more)



Piss Off, 2006! On to bigger and better things!

1/1/2007 2:43:21 PM:  Deleting all of the old site content, resetting the blog, and kicking it off with a few pictures from New Years' 2007 ... (more)



2004: The Year in Remembrance (Part 2)

1/13/2005 7:00:00 PM:   It's still a new year, and I'm still using any old excuse to use that picture of me at Kate at the Pentavarate Awards.  Today, our memorium continues with an obituary to yet another treasured possession of mine that was lost to me in 2004...    Kool 101.9 (WKLU Brownsburg/Indianapolis) -- Died of Demographic Ignorance Dammit, dammit, dammit. It's always the way. They find out I like something and they get rid of it. Yes, it's my fault Legends of the Rangers ne ... (more)

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Today's Projects

(Because the way my schedule works these days, I'll never get anything done unless I publicly put myself on the hook for it.)

Indy In-Tune Podcast:
Edit/Publish Indy In-Tune Show #026 (Blue Moon Revue)
15 days overdue.
Tags: Podcasting

Indy In-Tune Podcast:
Edit/Publish Indy In-Tune Show #029 (Henderson)
14 days overdue.
Tags: Podcasting

Indy In-Tune Podcast:
Edit/Publish Indy In-Tune Show #070 (Battle Wrapup #1)
6 days overdue.
Tags: Podcasting

BOA Development Platform:
Site Analytics Engine 3.0
6 days overdue.
Tags: Corporate/Internal

BOA Development Platform:
Unified Blogging Engine
2 days overdue.
Tags: Personal Project (For Profit)

Endeavor Communications: Jimmy Shake
Develop Help Desk System
2 days overdue.
Tags: Side Gig (Gratis)

BOA Development Platform:
Integrated Profile Platform
Due in 5 days.
Tags: Personal Project (For Fun)

BOA Development Platform:
Message Board 2.0
Due in 12 days.
Tags: Personal Project (For Fun)

BOA Development Platform:
BOA-Driven Indypodcasters.com Site
Due in 19 days.
Tags: Personal Project (For Fun)

BOA Development Platform:
Web-Powered Remote Jukebox
Due in 28 days.
Tags: Personal Project (For Fun)

Indyjobseekers.com:
Indyjobseekers.com Knockout Site
Due in 28 days.
Tags: Personal Project (For Profit)

Indymoonlighters.com:
Indymoonlighters.com 2.0
Due in 42 days.
Tags: Personal Project (For Profit)


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