Scratchskunk Vox 2008-05-11T05:31:29Z markpasc http://mark.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full tag:vox.com,2006:6p00b8ea0717f31bc0/ The days of press button, receive bacon are OVER How I spent my Saturday tag:vox.com,2008-05-11:asset-6a00b8ea0717f31bc000f48d1596c20001 2008-05-11T05:31:29Z 2008-05-11T05:31:29Z markpasc http://mark.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full
Standard Operating Procedure
Standard Operating Procedure
Iron Man
Iron Man
Redbelt
Redbelt

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]]> Films upcoming tag:vox.com,2008-05-05:asset-6a00b8ea0717f31bc000e398f6b13a0004 2008-05-05T16:44:11Z 2008-05-05T16:44:11Z markpasc http://mark.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

I'm not sure what Beau saw, but there are some totally awesome-looking movies coming out this year. For one, there are finally movies opening this upcoming weekend at the Cameras to see!



Coming soon:

Also the new X-Files and possibly Babylon A.D., but they don't have trailers out yet. There was some other trailer I saw for a comedy that looked almost okay, but then the title was in big red block letters. Nn.

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]]> 7digital tag:vox.com,2008-05-01:asset-6a00b8ea0717f31bc000f48cf3dc3f0002 2008-05-01T19:14:52Z 2008-05-01T19:20:40Z markpasc http://mark.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

I already use Emusic, Amazon MP3, and iTunes Plus. While I need another music store like I need a second face, I found one in 7digital.


This Gift
This Gift
Gone Ain't Gone
Gone Ain't Gone
I heard about Glasgow band Sons & Daughters on this episode of Sound Opinions, and their album This Gift sounded totally awesome... but didn't appear to be out yet over here. It's on Amazon now, but when I looked, I couldn't find it in any of the other music stores I use. When I searched the web for mp3 downloads to buy, though, I found it on some store called 7digital.

Then the other day, in anticipation of his new album, I decided to buy Tim Fite's first album Gone Ain't Gone... but I could only find it on regular iTunes. I had almost decided to just buy and unlock the iTunes version, but first I searched the web for it, and lo and behold, it's on 7digital! Songs you get there are DRM-free in your choice of MP3, AAC, or WMA (or all three), so I wouldn't even have to unlock them.

I presume 7digital had those albums DRM-free because they're a UK site with UK distribution license. They were fine selling to me when I didn't tell them where I live and paid with Paypal, though. However that is the major downside: 7digital prices albums at a reasonable £8, which Paypal converts to a steep-feeling $15. But hey, they're DRM-free! It can be worth it!

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]]> TV tag:vox.com,2008-05-01:asset-6a00b8ea0717f31bc000f48cf3b1830003 2008-05-01T04:33:32Z 2008-05-03T07:40:09Z markpasc http://mark.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

If you were still in suspense, I did get the TV I bought:


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which has dramatically increased the number of wires in my place. I made trips out both the weekend I got and the weekend after I received the TV, to buy cables for the

  • new Xbox 360 I bought when I decided to buy a tv (HDMI)
  • Wii I already had (proprietary ↔ component)
  • free upsampling DVD player that got me to buy the thing (HDMI)
  • MacBook Pro (DVI ↔ HDMI)
  • white iMac (mini-DVI ↔ DVI ↔ HDMI)
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plus the new Apple wireless keyboard that's all the rage, so I can type from the couch. I also bought a USB extension cable for my mouse, as I couldn't find a wireless mouse that didn't suck and I didn't realize those cables don't actually work (plus it's way too long, which only made it worse, I imagine). Instead I had to stretch the regular Mac keyboard with USB socket out to use it as an extension for the mouse cable... but at least I was able to enjoy the season finale of Sam & Max season 2 in big screen amaze-o-vision.


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]]> Anxiously awaiting tag:vox.com,2008-04-29:asset-6a00b8ea0717f31bc000e398f4cc050004 2008-04-29T20:30:21Z 2008-04-29T20:30:21Z markpasc http://mark.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full
Persona-fez
Persona-fez

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]]> The World Ends With You tag:vox.com,2008-04-26:asset-6a00b8ea0717f31bc000f48cf245750003 2008-04-26T20:26:30Z 2008-05-02T21:47:02Z markpasc http://mark.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

Yay, my copy of The World Ends With You (which the manual deigns to call “WEWY” in a couple places) arrived, just in time for lots of trainriding. I played through the first 90 minutes and it's actually pretty nice (though Contact lost my interest after a while too--I'm not actually much of an RPGer).


Here's the 1up Show review that made me order it. 


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]]> A post about テルミンを演奏するネコ tag:vox.com,2008-04-19:asset-6a00b8ea0717f31bc000f48cefddcc0002 2008-04-19T06:21:46Z 2008-04-19T06:21:46Z markpasc http://mark.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full
テルミンを演奏するネコ
テルミンを演奏するネコ

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]]> Glad my neighbors aren't crooks tag:vox.com,2008-04-02:asset-6a00b8ea0717f31bc000e398ec020b0004 2008-04-02T01:40:49Z 2008-04-02T01:40:49Z markpasc http://mark.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

What did I find waiting for me when I got home?


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At least now I know I do, in fact, need to leave a note asking UPS to deliver packages to the office when I'm not here.

I'd hope they wouldn't leave a big screen TV on the doorstep, but I'm glad they're not delivering it anyway.

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]]> Games tag:vox.com,2008-04-01:asset-6a00b8ea0717f31bc000e398ebdba90004 2008-04-01T16:26:36Z 2008-04-01T16:26:36Z markpasc http://mark.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

I told Nick (and the internet) yesterday that this, Twenty Lines, is the best boring Tetris clone ever. However, that was before I saw Tetroid 2012, a creepy, mashed-up Tetris clone for Windows PC that's actually “intended to promote ‘experimental’ electronic music, by means of an addictive catalyst”—that is, it's a cool Tetris++ clone that has a v/a netlabel release built in. So now I'm not so sure.


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NTT040large

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Speaking of simple games performed with panache, I also only just saw Haxed by Megahurtz (here on Kongregate) the other day. I totally want to actually play on my Wii when my tv gets here.


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]]> Sounds of success tag:vox.com,2008-03-31:asset-6a00b8ea0717f31bc000e398eb91f20004 2008-03-31T19:21:33Z 2008-03-31T22:11:17Z markpasc http://mark.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

adamv: “Now if only I could get the ‘quiet home office’ CD for my cube.”

Dan Benjamin, in “Offices and the Creativity Zone:”

Most people’s work environments, most typical offices, are actually harmful to the ability of developers, designers, writers, and other creative people to get into The Zone...

Right outside my window:

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IMG_1284

My life is arranged for maximum co-incidence. THANKS, INTERNET.

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