mugczar commented on Pitchfork's Douchiest Review Yet?, at 2:06 PM on Jul 22 @kentuckienne: Turns out it was the latest album from Jet, not The Jets (who I saw in concert in 1989 with Lee Greenwood!): Jet: Shine On [pitchfork.com] more » [gawker]

mugczar commented on Certus Turntable Makes You Choose Between Listening to Records or Feeding Your Family, at 3:29 PM on Jul 12 Regardless of which format sounds better (I like both, frankly), the one thing that vinyl definitely has going for it is it's pretty much guaranteed that the RIAA and their ilk will be hard pressed to saddle it with DRM. more » [gizmodo]

mugczar commented on MobileMe Website is Up, One Day of Awkwardness Late, at 10:51 AM on Jul 11 Is anyone else finding that the wonderful button to share files from your iDisk is missing? more » [gizmodo]

mugczar commented on Five Morbid But Effective Ad Campaigns, at 5:52 PM on Jul 10 @Phyllis Nefler, et al.: more » [gawker]

mugczar commented on Apollo Creed Orders You To Change, at 5:46 PM on Jul 9 @Bell County: more » [gawker]

mugczar commented on Wal-Mart's Logo Is Getting A Makeover, at 4:11 PM on Jul 1 [sorry if this is a double-post ... more » [consumerist]

mugczar commented on Wal-Mart's Logo Is Getting A Makeover, at 4:05 PM on Jul 1 kmiles is right about the blue and yellow logo: The one being discussed on this post seems to be just one version that will be primarily used way out in front of the stores. [via Daring Fireball] more » [consumerist]

mugczar commented on Mozilla Weave Synchronizes Your Browsing Experience, at 3:22 PM on Jul 1 According to the release notes, the Weave team has not been able to get this release working with OSX PPC machines. I had the previous version of Weave installed both at work (Intel) and at home (PPC), and while I was able to get it to sync once or twice, for the most part I could never get past the log-in screen on either computer. I've updated here at work, and will at home, but it sounds like I'll be using Foxmarks for a bit longer ... more » [lifehacker]

mugczar commented on Music Industry Tries To Take Back Its Money From The "Pirates" Running Radio, at 12:24 PM on Jun 27 So, when this passes through the House and Senate and becomes a law (wha?), the radio stations no longer will have any financial incentive to play one song over another (e.g. more »

mugczar commented on Nike Finally Releasing Back to the Future Part II McFly Sneakers, Sort Of, at 7:15 PM on Jun 26 As alluded to by alter, it's only 2008. more » [gizmodo]

mugczar commented on Guttenberg's Got Five Reasons Why The 'Police Academy' Movies Rule, at 5:21 PM on Jun 19 Steve Guttenberg still Can't Stop The Music more » [defamer]

mugczar commented on Jesus Gyms: Helping To Ease Christians Out Of The Mainstream, at 3:22 PM on Jun 6 A wise man (Oscar Wilde) is to have said, "The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. more » [gawker]

mugczar commented on United Airlines Kills Ted, at 8:03 PM on Jun 4 Aw, I liked TED! more » [consumerist]

mugczar commented on Steroids Reconsidered, at 6:21 PM on May 30 @SarahHeartburn: i'm sure there's documentation from scientific studies blah blah blah that prove that steroids cause, let's say, antisocial behavior in users. however, my nonscientific theory is that the people who use steroids were fatheaded jerks already. more » [gawker]

mugczar commented on Liv Tyler Is Back On The Market And, Hey! Eyes Up Here!, at 1:46 PM on May 20 i thought that was joan cusack at first. and then again after closer inspection ... more » [defamer]

mugczar commented on 'Living Lohan' Pulls The Curtain Back To Reveal The Real Dina Lohan, Daughter-Pimping Warts And All, at 10:08 PM on May 19 Her hair needs to settle down - giving the green-screen key machine fits! more » [defamer]

mugczar commented on Map Proves New York is Nexis of Neurosis, at 6:34 PM on May 14 @Sheila, EnviousJuno, fiveinchtaint and TheHonJudgeSmails (did I miss anyone?): What you seem to be overlooking (or outright ignoring) is that the New-York'l area on the 'hippies' map looks downright identical as it does on your 'neurosis' map. Which makes you guys just as slutty (in a bad way), bi-curious and lame as we are. I knew we had something in common! more » [gawker]

mugczar commented on M83's Cultural Saturation Moment Is On The Horizon, at 3:33 PM on May 12 Before watching the video, I thought this was going to be a home-run of images and music. more »