http://cratel.wichita.edu/blogs/stevewilson Aesthetics, Electronic Music, and Philosophy from someone who reads too many books. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:18:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Art of Manliness has a great tutorial on how to hug a fellow man complete with a step-by-step instructional video narrated by an authoritative-sounding (read ANY) British guy. Don't get caught snuggling! Watch the video! Via Huffingtonpost. http://cratel.wichita.edu/blogs/stevewilson/2008/03/08/the-male-hug/ Some guy has created a massive flow chart detailing the possibilities of "The Mystery of Chimney Rock," a classic in everybody's favorite second-person series. Via BoingBoing. http://cratel.wichita.edu/blogs/stevewilson/2008/03/08/choose-your-own-adventure-mapped/ Apparently, Paris Hilton doesn't understand the concept of a password. Threat Level has the hilarious call where a helpful hacker explains what passwords are, why they're important, and how to set it up. It's pretty hilarious and worth a listen. http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/03/audio-helpful-h.html#more http://cratel.wichita.edu/blogs/stevewilson/2008/03/07/hacker-helps-hilton/ The Washington Post ran an interesting article detailing the inner workings of Clinton's campaign. Lots of drama. It's long, but worth reading to the end. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/05/AR2008030503621.html http://cratel.wichita.edu/blogs/stevewilson/2008/03/06/clintons-campaign-deeply-divided/ I came across this interesting article while searching through The Wire archives. Some of the entries will surprise you, as this is not strictly covering popular breakbeats. In fact, I'm not sure I saw the "Amen" groove listed at all. There are some very interesting selections from Conlon Nancarrow to ... http://cratel.wichita.edu/blogs/stevewilson/2008/03/05/the-wires-top-50-rhythms-of-all-time/ Check out these hilarious anaphora machines: Here's the one for Obama. Here's the one for Hillary. You can even add your own to the mix. Personal favorites: Barack Obama skated all the way from the beach just to see you. Barack Obama took off when he heard you weren't coming. Barack Obama listened to your MP3. Barack ... http://cratel.wichita.edu/blogs/stevewilson/2008/02/23/hillary-broke-the-robot-obama-made-for-you/ Rogowski's series of inside-out stuffed animals is wickedly subversive. Check out his online gallery. Thanks to Ze Frank's blog for the advance tip! http://cratel.wichita.edu/blogs/stevewilson/2008/02/23/wild-animals-by-kent-rogowski/ iLounge has the scoop. Check out all the frame-by-frame comparisons. Not what I would have expected. However, the NYT has a great article explaining exactly why digital downloaded films are stupid. The reason? Crippling DRM. The studios are determined to make this mode of distribution fail. Why? Because they are just ... http://cratel.wichita.edu/blogs/stevewilson/2008/02/23/apple-tv-20-vs-blu-ray-dvd-hd-cable/ Daily Koz outlines the cult of obama. Hilarious. The Obama Prayer posted by 'internationaljock' Our Obama, who art in Wisconsin, Hallowed be thy hope. Thy victory come, with votes you've won, in Iowa as you have in Kansas. Give us this day our "Yes, we can." And forgive us our hopefulness, as we forgive ... http://cratel.wichita.edu/blogs/stevewilson/2008/02/19/the-cult-of-obama/ Apparently, choking yourself (or a friend) to get a "weird dreamy feeling" is the new thing. Back when I was growing up, it was the 'ramming your head against a brick wall to get high' game. The times sure change. I wonder what the next generation's games will be? Read ... http://cratel.wichita.edu/blogs/stevewilson/2008/02/14/82-youths-die-in-the-choking-game/