The Eraser (2006): A Radiohead’s album for Radiohead

July 30, 2006
Filed under: Music 


It’s not everyday that you stumble on The Album That I Must Have(tm). When these come along, neither stormy weather nor the propensity to shy away from crowded situations will deter one from the unenviable task of going to mainstream “Record Outlets.” All it takes is just a determined effort to avoid the “Most Popular” rack anyway, and you’re done.
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Si ganda, si kamao, at sila akyat. On beauty contests, boxing, Everest, and the state of Filipino values:

July 30, 2006
Filed under: Quotes 


“She pictured herself not just as a survivor, but as a winner in the mold of the human props she had carefully assembled in the gallery—Ms Universe Precious Lara Quigaman, boxer Manny Pacquiao, the Pinoy mountaineers who scaled Mt. Everest, etc. One is struck by her choice of figures of excellence. There was not a single musician or scientist or filmmaker or writer or civic volunteer or, indeed, any government employee, in her honor roll of achievers—a lapse that perhaps speaks eloquently about the state of our values.”

Randy David, commenting on Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s State of the Nation Address

Images of the Nation
Randy David
Public Lives
Philippine Daily Inquirer
30 July, 2006

Wishlist: A fluff-free paper

July 30, 2006
Filed under: Blah 


I’ve always wondered whether it would be possible to receive an extremely pared-down version of the daily paper. We have the Inquirer, and it’s frustrating having to grapple with extraneous stuff I have zero interest in.
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Pakshet

July 29, 2006
Filed under: Blah 


Ok I forgot what I wanted to write.

So there.

Shit happens.

Why Linux fanboys are annoying

July 26, 2006
Filed under: Blah 


Call it inadvertent browsing, misdirected randomness, or search-engine-aided bad luck, but as things will have it, I stumbled on Yet Again(tm) another forum post of the “Why should I prefer the BSDs over Linux?” variety.
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JUST LIKE HEAVEN: saGuijo’s Tribute to The Cure

July 22, 2006
Filed under: Music 


It’s surprisingly, agreeably refreshing how saGuijo is evolving as, well, its peculiar self. Here’s an excerpt from its latest come-on. This is lifted from the site’s News section:
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“LOL”

July 18, 2006
Filed under: Geek 


As “witnessed” on Internet Relay Chat:

Geek1: “I’m taking up Kendo this summer. I think it’s cool.”
Geek2: “Oh. Kendo. The ancient art of beating someone up with a stick.”

Hahahahahah

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