Picture a small restaurant in an expensive part of town. Out front on the door, a linen piece of paper with exquisite calligraphy reads "Reservations required. Please call ahead". On the inside are two tables with four chairs each, with the finest tablecloths available. The staff is impeccably dressed, and …
read moreOpen Metalcast puts full support behind new RIAA certified Creative Commons License
I've decided to fully support the new RIAA-sponsored and certified CC license, the CC-BY-NC-NS (or "No Share" license). This license allows folks to attribute the artist, use non-commercially, but adds a special "no share" clause which allows people to keep music to themselves. It'll save me a lot of time …
read moreDas Über Kätze
[caption id="attachment_3150" align="alignright" width="150"] I only want your complete loyalty and a can of sardines; I already have your unconditional surrender.[/caption]
I'd like to apologize in advance for the eventual destruction of humanity by our feline friends.
It seems we are unwittingly training the "Over Cat …
read moreBattle Beyond the Stars, or "yes, you've seen this movie"
JoDee and I just watched Battle Beyond the Stars. Here's a synopsis:
John-Boy from the Waltons realizes his planet is going to be turned into a sun by the "not Death Star" piloted by a taller Napoleon with a body-part fetish. Tommy, the Pinball Wizard tells him to fly his …
read moreThe Humble Dime: The hardest working coin in the USA
[caption id="attachment_3043" align="alignright" width="180"] One Mighty Dime. (Source: Wikipedia)[/caption]
Of all of the coins in the United States of American currency, none is more hard working than the humble dime. This lowly, misunderstood coin is a little workhorse, combining value with it's diminutive size. What other …
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