Undesirable aspects of email tend to come and go as the very utility of the email provider changes… we now have a fully capable modicum of chat, a social networking avenue, the ability to edit ‘social bookmarks’, fastidiously targeted ads, efficient translation capability, the ability to archive limitless amounts of attachments… all of these assist in better occupying our time spent in email. Although my aunt still occasionally forwards me chain letters about how fifty people praying simultaneously will save the life of a Nigerian monarch that will split a million dollars among the devout, one thing that still remains, and may always remain a part of email, is the presence of spam. That hit or miss folder full of weekly mailings, indecipherable ramblings in comments on nearly defunct myspace accounts, and ridiculous ploys for pyramid schemes still seems to accumulate fodder, 15 years after the first groan-worthy garbage hit inboxes. But not all are total wastes of time… what follows are a few of the more interesting ‘messages’ that have come through Brasky’s email recently.
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It’s time for a game! If you’ve ever been on the internet before, you already know the rules to You Laugh, You Lose, so stop reading and get looking. For the rest of you, congratulations on emerging from that two-decade coma, and here are the rules of the game: Look through the following 15 pictures, and remember: You laugh, you lose! That’s it. Why are you still reading this?
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‘Plastic Beach’, the newest album from pop supergroup Gorillaz, is a confounding listen. Much like its title suggests, from a distance, this album appears to be everything that fans have been waiting for and more. With an impressive cast of co-stars, it reads to be a ground-breaking blast… on paper. But when one examines closely, it turns out that the sand and waves are merely hollow representations of how amazing the record could have been. As the equally plastic NOW Magazine puts it: “It has hooks, but none as immediate as past Gorillaz hits.”
It shows characteristic signs of dance-worthiness, but at other (unfortunately more frequent) times, it devolves into utter tedium. Too many tracks start out at the pace that they will ultimately maintain, and nearly every song seems to pass through some stage where the novelty edges dangerously near grating or downright annoying. Although a progressive group in some senses of the word, most of the songs begin with great promise only to dwindle into repetitious lushness, never breaking out of that 4/4 ‘tick tick tick tick’ hi-hat and 1-2 bass snare humdrum. The reviews are puzzlingly positive, with only the Los Angeles Times breaking the mold and slamming it handily: “Too many of these 16 hazy, half-crazy tracks sound like undercooked studio goofs recorded in the wee hours by Albarn and his impressive circle of celebrity pals.” Perhaps the writers in LA were not so awestruck by the celebrity guests. They and Brasky both urge you to keep in mind: although perfectly good corn sometimes turns up in turds, it is inadvisable to consume.
Other reviews paint a picture of an unforgettable album worth listening to again and again: “[Plastic Beach is] not just one of the best records of 2010, but a release to stand alongside the greatest Albarn’s ever been involved with and a new benchmark for collaborative music as a whole.” says the BBC. While it may be a shot in the arm for pop music, overall it seems like just another album, the way that many bands’ fourth and fifth records happen to turn out (read: Zeitgeist by Smashing Pumpkins, No. 4 by Stone Temple Pilots, etc). The main gripe that Brasky has with this album is that it simply never finds that explosive passion from previous recordings. Although the snark and intrigue remain, the energy and soul seem to have been drained from the disc, replaced by something ‘plastic’, something that the band seems to assume that we will automatically get excited about simply because it exists under the ‘Gorillaz’ moniker.
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Ever wondered what people search for on the Internet when they believe no one’s “looking”? If you work as an SEO (search engine optimization analyst), you have probably undertaken the dubious task of looking through databases of real search queries. Usually they are boring and practical, but occasionally there are some keywords so extraordinarily vulgar or inexplicable, that they beg for your contemplation.
And thus, SEOLOL.net was born.
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While we like to keep things light around here, we have a serious warning. Pandas have escaped onto the Internet and are ravenously consuming data with their bone crushing jaws, bamboo-obliterating incisors, and incendiary temperaments. That is, our friends at Grooveshark would like you to believe that. This past week they issued an advisory to users to upgrade their version of Flash to protect users from a emerging security vulnerability that exposes users to risk of viruses, worms, and–yes–pandas.
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JUDGE THIS PUG!
COME ON, YOU MEME LOVING BASTARDS! DO YOUR WORST.
HERE IS A LINK TO THE ORIGINAL PICTURE
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Mark our words: 2010 will be the year of the stream. Music stream services are emerging every month, busy negotiating agreements that keep their inventories growing.
With services like Pandora, imeem, Spotify, LaLa, and Grooveshark breaking onto the scene, it’s becoming increasingly easy to find music online.
Ever wonder why you can’t just “record” the music as it comes in? Well, you can. Here’s how.
Capturing Streams
Turns out there are many programs out there that can do this; some are better than others. I recommend WonderShare’s Streaming Audio Recorder. After you’ve hit record it will automatically detect when the song starts playing (if it isn’t already), and also detects when it ends. This actually allows you to set it to record and it will neatly rip each song on a stream playlist.
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Undesirable aspects of email tend to come and go as the very utility of the email provider changes… we now have a fully capable modicum of chat, a social networking avenue, the ability to edit ‘social bookmarks’, fastidiously targeted ads, efficient translation capability, the ability to archive limitless amounts of attachments… all of these assist in better occupying our time spent in email. Although my aunt still occasionally forwards me chain letters about how fifty people praying simultaneously will save the life of a Nigerian monarch that will split a million dollars among the devout, one thing that still remains, and may always remain a part of email, is the presence of spam. That hit or miss folder full of weekly mailings, indecipherable ramblings in comments on nearly defunct myspace accounts, and ridiculous ploys for pyramid schemes still seems to accumulate fodder, 15 years after the first groan-worthy garbage hit inboxes. But not all are total wastes of time… what follows are a few of the more interesting ‘messages’ that have come through Brasky’s email recently.
