Monthly Archives: July 2009
Polyamory article in Newsweek
Poly is hitting the mainstream (we all knew that), but usually the coverage is negative. However, Newsweek has a positive article about poly! It focuses on Terisa Greenan, who produces the web series “Family” (which is based loosely on her … Continue reading
Rhythmbox on Ubuntu
So, I’ve been trying to use Rhythmbox on Ubuntu and getting the annoying “look for a non-existent ID3 tag demuxer” problem. According to this thread on the Ubuntu Forums…Rhythmbox is basically a dying project and one should use an alternate … Continue reading
Apollo 11
40 years ago today, humanity landed on the moon. There isn’t a lot that I can say here that hasn’t already been said everywhere else, except to say that when I was a kid, my heroes were astronauts like Armstrong, … Continue reading
Never buy from Exxon
Exxon not only pollutes (badly), they also take a parched-earth approach to their used oil fields, especially ones they don’t want anyone else to profit from. They are scum in every sense of the word.
Westboro Baptist Church to “visit” Ames
It happens on July 24th, 2009 at the corner of Lincoln Way and University Blvd. from 4:45 to 5:30 PM…I’m going to go just to watch the spectacle. I don’t know if there’s any way to effectively counterprotest these freaks, … Continue reading
We already knew this, but…
…Steve King is Wanker of the Day (according to Atrios). The Think Progress article is here.
Radio station stuff
Hey, like, I’m back (or something)! Things have been very busy. KHOI just got a master control console from WORT-FM in Madison, WI and we are on the cusp of having a studio! The awesomeness is overwhelming. Now if we … Continue reading