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I Just Can’t Stop It

broderic on May 20, 2011

All this talk of Rough Riders led me to purchasing The (English) Beat's first album, I Just Can't Stop It, from iTunes. Originally, I was going to get Rough Riders, but I had to commit to a classic 2-tone ska album. Let me tell you this is a fine album. You can't Beat it.I only listened to The Beat in compilation form — the best of the best as compiled by purveyors of pop music. This means I've only heard two of their songs, Mirror in the Bathroom and Sooner or Later. Of course, I'm hearing them also on the Trojan Records ska compilation, but most of that is live material consisting of covers. I've not heard their original stuff as put out in the second, 2-tone, ska wave.Listening to this album is a revelation. It's very close to sounding like ska from Jamaica. Yet, it is 2-tone ska. You can't beat the sax on this album or the rythms. Yeah. I can't believe I hadn't heard this album in it's entirety until this year. Is The Specials first album as energetic, too?

Quote of the Day [5.18.11]

broderic on May 18, 2011

"But, Marge, that little guy hasn't done anything yet. Look at him. He's going to do something and you know it's going to be good."Homer Simpson, The Simpsons, "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson" [4F08]

Mash It Up

broderic on May 18, 2011

There’s a hole in your pocket! Paralyzer! Paralyzer!

Yes. This is the tune! If this don’t move you, I don’t know what to say. You may be dead. Get thee to a hospital then. Get two aspirins, call me in the morning, and we’ll get some Bloody Marys. It was a hard night. Last night. Feel so broke up today.

Link of the Day [05.17.11]

broderic on May 17, 2011

Software patents. They seem to be handed out like candy. They can be used like a nuclear bomb.As a software developer, I approach the idea of software patents cautiously. I wonder if they are a good or bad idea. My gut feeling is that they are a bad idea — stifling innovation, mainly. In-app upgrades?! Sometimes they seemingly obvious in their implementation that you believe a monkey could've come up with that. One-click shopping?! Software patents are around because the patent office is lazy. They can't be bothered to find a prior implementation of most pending patent submittals.Software is fuzzy. Patents on it seem to be too general to be of value. The patent system needs to be fixed.http://patentabsurdity.com/

0xc0ffee

broderic on May 17, 2011

Wake you up! Wake me up! Wake us up!

Coffee!

It’s not the only thing that will do…

Jackin’ 4 Beatz

broderic on May 16, 2011

Genre Death

broderic on May 16, 2011

Manga is dying in America.TokyoPop is defunct. Del Manga is defunct. CMX is defunct. The biggest purveyor of manga and the original pusher, Borders, is hanging by a thread. Manga is withering away. It makes my weekly stops at the local big chain bookstores rather depressing. I can't rely on them having any good manga in.It's very sad.