BLADAM - October 2003

DISCLAIMER: This is my personal blog. The blatherings here aren't (necessarily) the views of the current company I work for, companies I've previously blessed with my presence, my loving parents, the Illuminati, or anyone other than me, me, me!

Compared to this, I really DO have a life!

It's admittedly tempting and often all-too-easy to make fun of people's extra-curricular pursuits. The movie Best in Show -- playfully tweaking over-the-top dog shows -- comes to mind, for instance.

I think I've found a new "winner," however. The International Federation of Competitive Eating. Of course, it's quite possible that the joke's on me, and that this isn't a real organization at all. After all, this IS very hard to believe.

This just goes to show that... um... wow. What DOES this show? I'm at a loss here.

- Blathered by Adam on Monday, October 27, 2003 at 21:43 Permalink
- Filed under Grab bag • Wackiness • Happy body • Food and nutrition
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Big, Friendly Austin, Texas

It figures that in Austin, Texas, even the graffiti is big and friendly.

Edited on January 11, 2003 to add:
Wow, little did I know that this picture above was the soon-to-be-famous Frog Mural!

- Blathered by Adam on Saturday, October 25, 2003 at 11:48 Permalink
- Filed under Photography • Society • Travel
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Reunions

I've just been reminded -- or, more precisely -- reminded to please, pretty please donate money to -- my upcoming 10-year undergraduate class reunion.

What really comes to mind, however, are some key lyrics from Chorus Line:

And I dug right down to the bottom of my soul...
And cried.
'Cause I felt... nothing.

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- Blathered by Adam on Friday, October 24, 2003 at 22:43 Permalink
- Filed under Personal
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Comprehensive review of the new Napster 2.0 service—PART ONE

[ Napster is free to download, and they offer a free trial on their premium service ]

I've now had a chance to play with the new Napster 2.0 service for quite a few hours, and I thought I'd share with you my detailed thoughts on the service.

If you're not already familiar with the basics of the new (legal) Napster, I encourage you to skim my earlier intro-to-Napster-2.0 entry, or even read the surprisingly informative Napster info page.

I can tell you now, however, that you absolutely, positively...

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- Blathered by Adam on Friday, October 24, 2003 at 19:17 Permalink
- Filed under Arts and entertainment • Geekery
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On dancing and cybersex

I once had a Lindy Hop-related yahoo ID (note: NEVER put "swing-" or especially "swinger-" anything in IM or e-mail names!) and I got some, ahem, interesting messages.

I remember one yahoo asking me if I wanted to "roll play."

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- Blathered by Adam on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 at 18:02 Permalink
- Filed under Dancing • Wackiness
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iTunes—a review of the music service and music player

After checking out the following music services -- Rhapsody, MusicNow, PressPlay, MusicMatch and Napster 2.0 -- I have now spent some time playing with iTunes.

As with MusicMatch ("MM"), iTunes must be looked at from the perspective of a player and a service.

The iTunes Player
Let's get the player out of the way first. It dramatically pales in comparison to other players out there, including WinAmp, MM, and even Windows Media Player. It substitutes simplicity for flexibility and power, and that's not even good for non-power users, IMHO.

NOTE: I've tempered my negative opinion of the player a bit. See the addendum at the end of this review for details.

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- Blathered by Adam on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 at 14:13 Permalink
- Filed under Arts and entertainment • Geekery
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Comments are now back

Ack! I was just informed (Thanks, Bee!) that y'all have been unable to post comments for weeks now. Why didn't someone tell me before? Aaaaaaaagh!

And here I was feeling so unloved. :O

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On a more substantive note... stay tuned (e.g., add this page to your Favorites) because within 10 days, I'll be posting some very informative and DETAILED inside info on the new (legal!) Napster 2.0. Most mere mortals cannot try the service out until October 29th, but yours truly... bwah hah hah hah! I will tell all

For those who are impatient, you can at least read my earlier intro to the Napster service here.

- Blathered by Adam on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 at 23:57 Permalink
- Filed under Geekery
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Now I swing both ways, and I love it!

I don't know exactly when the thought first occurred to me.

But eventually I felt that it was something I really wanted, something I had to try.

Actually, it kind of started about two months ago, with the realization that sometimes there just weren't enough women around, and, well... I had needs.

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- Blathered by Adam on Saturday, October 11, 2003 at 1:47 Permalink
- Filed under Dancing • Personal
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Napster’s (sort of) back—and it’s not half-bad

As a former paying subscriber of Roxio's PressPlay (which has transitioned into Napster), I've been invited to beta test the new Napster 2.0. To my knowledge, there are no prohibitions on me talking about it at all to others, so here goes a few thoughts of mine

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- Blathered by Adam on Thursday, October 9, 2003 at 2:58 Permalink
- Filed under Arts and entertainment • Geekery
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The magic number for the moment is 33. Neato.

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