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Gorgeous HDR images of Manhattan. (What's an HDR image?) Probably this is the one if you only have time for one click.
this may already have made the rounds / if not, microsoft i-pod vid is here.
new level of mobile geekdom -- Yesterday I received a Verizon wireless broadband PCMCIA card for my laptop. It was sustaining a few hundred kpbs and hitting peaks of 1.2 Mbps in my initial tests last night.
is it considered good luck to have a pigeon build a nest and roost on your windowsill? ive got one about two feet from here with two eggs unhatched. guess thats a little more than roosting. whats the word for that? incubating? nesting?
Final death knell of the Lone Star Cafe: the good old "mysterious fire."
just clicking through the firefox extension and i found this multiplayer online pong. ive got winners.
> > Arthur Lee from Love has recently been
> > diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
> > (ALL) and has undergone 3 weeks of aggressive
> > chemotherapy. Doctors are hopeful for a full
> > recovery, but Arthur still faces more chemo,
> > extensive hospital stays, and a possible bone
> > marrow transplant. Arthur Lee has no health
> > insurance to cover his growing (over
> > $100,000+) medical bills.
> >
> > Arthur Lee (Love) is a man larger than life.
> > A flamboyant artist with a trail of myth and
> > mythology that follows him like a purple
> > feathered boa. His band Love was the first
> > rock band signed to Electra, and Arthur is
> > responsible for talking Jac Holtzman into
> > signing the Doors. Before all this, in 1964,
> > Arthur gave his friend, an unknown Jimi
> > Hendrix, his first appearance on record (the
> > Arthur penned My Diary, by Rosa Lee Brooks).
> > Love's third recording, "Forever Changes", is
> > still widely considered to be one of the great
> > rock n roll discs of all time. Love were true
> > artists, but not "careerist". They preferred
> > living together in "the castle" near Griffith
> > Park, to life on the road. Arthur even turned
> > down invitations to perform at the Monterrey
> > Pop Festival and Woodstock.
> >
> > In the 90's Arthur spent eight years behind
> > bars for "allegedly" shooting off a gun in
> > his apartment. When he was released, he
> > wasted no time getting back to the road and
> > his music. During the past four years, Arthur
> > has performed "Forever Changes" to sold out
> > audiences and fantastic reviews throughout
> > Europe and the United States, backed by the
> > local group Baby Lemonade, and a string and
> > horn section. Just when he thought his bad
> > times were finally over, he learned he was
> > sick.
> >
> > To help cover his medical expenses, Spaceland
> > Productions, Bruce Solar from The Agency
> > Group, and Mark Linn from Delmore Recording
> > Society are producing a benefit concert /
> > tribute for Arthur. We would like to extend a
> > warm invitation to those bands and performers
> > who want to be part of this benefit to honor
> > one of the greatest singer / songwriters of
> > our time.
> >
> > The concert will be held in late May / early
> > June; we are looking at venues of all sizes:
> > The Avalon, El Rey, Disney Hall, or Greek
> > Theatre with the line up determining the
> > location. Artists we are currently speaking
> > with include X, Calexico, and Cake. Baby
> > Lemonade is available to back up any singer
> > and there will be a string section as well.
> >
> > We are looking for artists to perform a few
> > of Arthur's songs that capture the spirit and
> > magic of Arthur Lee & Love. All proceeds will
> > go to Arthur's medical expenses.
> >
> > For further information please contact:
> >
> > Mitchell Frank or Liz Garo: 323 662 7728
> > Bruce Solar: 310 385 2800
> > Mark Linn: 615 480 6923
> >
> >
> > Thank you.
found this electronics outlet through some price searching site. looks to be only a couple of blocks away. i doubt its a user friendly store but looks better than wholesale liquidators on broadway.
snow?!