Archive for January, 2009

Runnin’ With The Devil as interpreted by a music algorithm

Friday, January 16th, 2009

So somebody took David Lee Roth’s vocal track from “Runnin’ With the Devil” and ran it through an experimental service that tries to automatically create a backing track. You have to hear it to believe it.

Action Items

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Things have been slow ’round these here parts on account of the new year backlog at work, but I wanted to let everybody know about the toasty goodness that’s almost ready to be served. I’ll list them here in Sporkless-approved bullet form, so as not to incur his wrath any further. I heard that Sporkless [...]

KAAAAAAAHN! spits his last breath at thee

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

RIP, Ricardo.

In the days before Photoshop…

Monday, January 12th, 2009

MANAGER: Okay, here’s what my vision for the cover: Each of the guys in the band, wearing matching shirts with gigantic collars on a solid blue background. ART DIRECTOR: Sounds easy. We’ve got a blue tarp here we can use for the background. Should be simple enough. MANAGER: Yeah, but dig this: the cover will [...]

Rickey is still Rickey’s biggest fan

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Rickey.

3.6%

Friday, January 9th, 2009

… the local unemployment rate, tied for lowest in the country. I’ll enjoy it while it lasts, which likely won’t be for long. (It does make me nostalgic for the days of 14%+ in the Maritimes, though)

Wal-Mart theft case declared mistrial

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

January 8, 2009 The Deershit Hills Gazette by Gazette Staff A mistrial was declared today in the trial of an area man accused of stealing over $10,000 in electronics from the Larvae Oaks Wal-Mart in September. Raymund O’Toole, 27, of Landfill Gultch, is accused of breaking into the department store in the early hours of [...]

Pictures of galaxies set to early 80s Canadian new wave music

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

I still love this song, dated though it undoubtedly is: This one only gets a single Wahlberg, I think:

A historical curiosity

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Ever wonder what Nash the Slash looks like without the bandages? Rating for the perplexed: 3/5 Mark Wahlbergs

Jury duty is like serving your country without warring or spying

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

by Daniella A. Apple, upstanding citizen, crank So I got called in for Jury Duty last month. I guess being a successful political candidate means that the justice systems recognize that I am trustworthy and judgemental, so of course I said yes even though it is corrupt and controlled by an international cabal of Corporations [...]