For Ian's arrival we're planning on making a couple of purchases.  The first is a new intel based Mac (mostly for music and movie stuff.  Digital editing, etc.).  The next is a Digital Video Camera.  So we can take this generations version of super 8 home movies of our new arrival and upload terabytes to google video or youtube.  So this is where you come in.

I need recommendations for the Digital Video Camera.  I'd like to keep it under $1K, but in the future if I get into it enough and ever have the free time necessary, I'd be using it for doing short movies and possibly even a feature film.

how we've gone three weeks without a post in Hardware, software, &c section since the n00bs have been relieved of posting priviliges in here?

Here in the Bay Area we have an "alternative" radio station Live 105.  Well anyway I've been listenting to it off and on for years and this past year, they have started calling themselves a Co-op, and have really been involving their listeners.  They have a new music show on Sundays called Sound Check where the Music Director will play a really wide assortment of stuff.  They also have what they call Listener Live Space where from midnight to 1am they'll let one of the listeners come in and DJ (My turn hasn't come up yet).  They were also doing College DJ of the week where they'd bring in a Bay Area college DJ (from Stanford, Berkeley, Santa Clara, USF, FJC, SJS, etc.) and let them loose for four hours on a weekend morning.  Anyway, they're really getting listeners involved and it's becoming more of a community thing (which is surprising since it's owned by CBS).

Anyway last night I went to a listener meeting (read focus group) where about 20 of us came in to the studio, were fed a nice dinner, and were able to give feedback on some music.  The Music Director played seven songs that they're considering for the rotation.  The first was Evanescene's new song.  Not bad, not good either.  The second was from Sugarcult.  Again this one wasn't bad, wasn't particularly good.  If it came on the radio, I wouldn't change the channel.  The third song was from Peeping Tom.  This one I really liked.  Mike Patton ensemble with Dan The Automator.  Similar to Lovage with some trip-hop and funk mixed in.  I commented on this one and expressed my like.  Next was a new one from Papa Roach.  Never was much into the "New Metal" scene.  This one was that only much more over-produced.  It'll probably be big and I might end up leaving commercial radio again and recluse into my Ipod if that's the case.  Then was Kill Hannah.  This sounded suspiciously like Hole (the dude sounded just like Courtney Love).  I commented on this one too, although this time a negative one.  Next was Lady Sovereign.  I'm not much into Hip Hop, but this one was pretty good.  A good song for a crossover audience.  About 80% of us agreed that this could be on an alternative station.  Finally was one from Rock Kills Kid.  I didn't care too much for it.

Afterwards I talked with the Music Director for about half an hour.  I definitely like the direction this station is taking and I might even listen to the commercials now.  After all, they should be rewarded for their efforts.

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Sticky Stuff  666

I made my 666th post in Sticky Stuff today.

Saturday we saw the DaVinci Code.  Not bad.  But then again not good either.  Sunday we watched Hustle and Flow.  Good flick.  Check it out if you haven't already done so.

We will finally get to buy a new desktop computer and replace the Gateway 400mhz celeron that we've had since 1999.  With the current financial restructuring we'll have a couple grand to reinvest in a compy.  So what do you all recommend.  I have some Mac friends trying to convert me.  What say you all?

Yessiree!

I found this and checked around the site.  I then googled and didn't find any thing to discredit them or even any real reviews.

Have any of you heard of this?  And physics/science buffs please tell me this is a scam.  I realize that it's MLM which means scam to me but with other MLM schemes, google will pull up tons of stuff discrediting and debunking their claims.

for today's update to Monk's urinal flies killed thread.  Since I can't post there from work, I just had to share somewhere, well somewhere else, well I guess I mean here, not those previous two places since I can't post at either place from work.

Birthyear post.

Well said Lacerda