January 2012
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Run Like Hell (Pink Floyd day here @cbmackay)
David Gilmour’s 1984 live version of “Run Like Hell”, from “London 1984” (an obscure but official English release of middling sound quality), before he went all 20-minute-crowd-pleasing-self-indulgent-never-ending-solo-ish with Pink Floyd 1987 Inc™ has a certain je-ne-sais-quoi about it, even if it is a bit rough around the edges, sound-quality-wise.
I hate that I like this
kellyoxford:
Sorry this is basically a sony ad, but the results ACTUALLY freaked me out. I’m sure there are a ton of these around, but this was the first I’ve seen. Stare at the red dot on her nose for 30 seconds. Look at the ceiling and blink really quickly. WHAT THE FUCK BRAIN!?!?!?! WHAT THE FUCK….
We Don't Need No
Luther Wright & the Wrongs’ southern-drawl take on Another Brick In the Wall, Part II, is brilliant. Very Elvis-y.
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“So ya thought ya might like to go to the show
To feel the warm thrill of...”
– Luther Wright & the Wrongs’ bluegrass-themed (yes, bluegrass) cover of In the Flesh from Pink Floyd The Wall. Original words & music by Roger Waters.
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How to save RIM
Recognize that Marco Arment is smarter than anyone on your Board and fire the lot of them.
Hire Apple’s Scott Forstall, at any price. Even if it didn’t help (cause really you’d need Jonny Ive and Tim Cook, and half a dozen other people, too), it would hurt Apple. A lot. It would certainly shake things up; fresh blood is needed.
Kill Adobe Flash support, and give Adobe back...
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clientsfromhell:
Client: Can you scan this printout for me and make it a PDF so I can email it to someone?
Me: Sure, but since I’m scanning a printout, it’s not going to look that great.
Client: I have the original file that was emailed to me if you think that will work better.
Me: Is it a PDF?
Client: Yeah.
Silence.
Client: Oh.
This has happened to me.
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