Life on the Nerd Side

“I really want you to understand what’s going on with the video industry’s push towards HD. They are engineering a complete removal of the concept of fair use.”

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Ok, I was reading some comments on a Digg article earlier tonight and came across a suggestion to start a “Chuck Norris” -esque list of random facts about the PS3, so here are my entires:

1. The PS3 knows where Bin Laden is.
2. The PS3’s controller cures breast cancer: too bad more women don’t play video games.
3. The PS3 does not use Blu-Ray discs; it uses souls.
4. Sony only had to create one unit because the PS3 has the ability to replicate itself.
5. Gary Kasparov tried to play the PS3 in a game of chess, but canceled after the PS3 ate Kasparov’s first born child just before the match began.
6. Al Gore invented the PS3.
7. The PS3 scares the shit out of Chuck Norris.
8. The NSA uses the PS3 for its secret wire taps.
9. The PS3 will let Dance, Dance Revolution dorks experience actual feelings of popularity and social acceptance, that is, until they step off the mat.
10. The NASA Mars rovers are PS3 prototypes.

Ok, those are my lame entries. I’m sure you can do better, so just post them below and I will add them to the list.

User Adds:

1. Sony uses a cluster of PS3’s to create insane videos of games based on previous games that sucked

US government officials are considering introducing legislation if companies continue to distribute copy-protection measures that compromise computer security.

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Just say no to DRM.

A liquid contact dot inside cell phones turns from white to red when submersed into water.
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Sorry Jesse, it looks like you’re not going to slip the submerged cell phone past the Nextel folks.  Cell phones do not like toilets!

I thought it would be a good idea to share some of my music with you people, so I am starting a series of posts that showcase albums that don’t suck. If you didn’t catch it, the title is a knock on the dismal “NOW That’s What I Call Music!” pop-crap albums. It happens to be the only CD series you can listen to without any kind of CD player. (If you put your ear next to the CD you can hear a sucking noise)

Moving along, the first album I recommend is:

The Strokes: First Impression of Earth

Although I’m not impressed with the first single release “Juicebox”, the remainder of the album kept close to the original Strokes formula. These are the songs I truly appreciate:

• Ize of the World
• Razorblade
• You Only Live Once
• Electricityscape
• 15 Minutes
• Red Light

I’m sure we’ll see most of these on the radio and even a few unfortunate tracks will find their way to MTV.  If you are interested in buying the album, please do not download from iTunes or any other download service.  The short reason: RIAA members make a higher profit margin and the artists won’t see a dime of the extra profit.

I recommend buying this album used from half.com. It’s $10.00 plus S&H compared to $12.99 plus S&H at FYE / Amazon.

Looks like google has decided to set a page for just the superbowl commercials…

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My favorite has to be the Hidden Bud Lite ad. Second place goes to Michelob Amber

I tried to convince my brother to get this guy to play at his wedding, but no luck thus far.

Check him out.

Ars Technica analyzes an Ipsos survey about music consumption. Music sales are dropping because the quality is bad and the prices are too high, not because of piracy.

This article touches on some of the points made in my previous RIAA post. Don’t buy crap albums.

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“Industry planners are mulling new subscription plans that would further limit the online experience, establishing “platinum,” “gold” and “silver” levels of Internet access that would set limits on the number of downloads, media streams or even e-mail messages that could be sent or received.”

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