The lolcat meme keeps on truckin….
[i can has a cheeseburger | see also lolkottke | see also lolcat Flickr]
The lolcat meme keeps on truckin….
[i can has a cheeseburger | see also lolkottke | see also lolcat Flickr]
graphic by martin lorenz @ TwoPoints.net
Bruce Sterling has written yet another interesting little piece. It’s super short and really fascinating. Here’s an excerpt:
“Steve’s ultracapable iPhone, whose screen can be squinched with your fingertips as if it were Play-Doh, bids fair to become Apple’s “remote control for reality.†With the Web in your purse or pocket, applied to physical reality via Google mapping services, you own the ultimate Reality Distortion Field! For Gates, the computer is transforming itself into Microsoft on wheels, a Zune that walks: with brand-new software supporting Microsoft for Robots, a PC can ramble all over your house photographing, scanning, listening, grabbing, and gripping—maybe even fetching a beer! Where does Microsoft’s Wireless Robot want to go today?“
photo by Phil Gyford
This comes from the ‘news’ section of the Weakerthans site:
Canadian rockers The Weakerthans have returned to the studio to record their fourth album, which will debut this fall from Anti-/Epitaph Records. For the group’s latest effort they’ve sought out the quiet, tranquil surroundings of Winnipeg, Canada where they will spend the next several weeks recording before heading to Toronto to finish the record. Surrounded by slaughterhouses, industrial sites and sub-degree temperatures, The Weakerthans will hash out over five years worth of material they have written for the follow-up to 2003’s critically acclaimed album, Reconstruction Site, which has been hailed as “a witty and intelligent collection of indie power pop” (Performing Songwriter).
“This record is looking a little less conceptual and more like a collection of songs and stories,” explains guitarist Stephen Carroll. “Having brought Ian in to help complete the record has been great. As we had been staring at most of the songs for so long that it was hard for us to see their potential. Since we decided to record the album we have gained a lot of momentum and the fragmented parts are really coming together well. And we are all very excited about the record.”
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