Hacker hacks himself!

Posted in Technology

Drew IM’ed me this little nugget (translated from the original German). You have to love people who think they are 733t (members of the techno-elite). Warning to all, some strong language and lots of geek-speak! :)

New Music From The Boss and OTR

Posted in Music, Reviews

Devils & Dust
Bruce Springsteen :: Devils & Dust

Not since The Rising have I so looked forward to a new CD release by any artist. I already have the “Devils and Dust” single and it is a great cut. Devils & Dust is rumored to be reminiscent of the dark, thoughtful Nebraska, which many consider Springsteen’s finest work. I loved that album and look forward to more social commentary from our modern day Woody Guthrie.



Drunkard\'s Prayer
Over The Rhine :: Drunkard’s Prayer

The early buzz from Drew is that this is a fine release from my favorite hometown heroes, Over the Rhine. If “Born” is any indication, Drew is dead-on … as usual. Drunkard’s Prayer is already out, but not on the shelves in Vegas. Thank God for Amazon!



UPDATE: I now have both albums. Each is hauntingly brilliant. Devils & Dust is Springsteen’s best solo work since Nebraska and a dark, yet natural extension to The Rising. Drunkard’s Prayer finds Karen and Linford equal parts up and down … in tone, not quality. The entire album is classic Over The Rhine in the post-Hordinksi era. I really love this album, expecially the opening cuts “I Want You to Be My Love” and “Born”.

Wordpress 1.5.x [Strayhorn+]


Just upgraded from Wordpress 1.2 to the “bleeding-edge” Wordpress 1.5.x [Strayhorn+] edition … basically a subversion snapshot. I have to say, the upgrade went off with nary a hitch.

For a base “skin”, I chose “Desert Theme” by Dimension 2K. I live in Las Vegas. It seems appropriate. I’ll be tweaking this layout. So, stay tuned.

Catwoman: Quite possibly the worst movie ever


Catwoman (Widescreen Edition)
Wow. I rented this because there were no other quality choices and I thought it might be interesting background noise while I work. Sure, it won last year’s Razzie but I thought it might have some redeeming qualities. Nope.

For the first twenty minutes, I thought it had potential. Then, comes the weak CGI cat in the death/resurrection scene. It was all downhill from there. Weak character and plot development. Weaker CGI later. The fight coreogrpahy was interesting and that was the only positive.

I am surprised. Halle Berry made such a stink about having a “weak” character in X-Men. She did not understand that Storm is a laconic, intense character. She got a lot more to in this movie, but it proves that old adage; “Quality is more important than quantity”.