I really really don’t like web ads. Fortunately I haven’t seen one in almost a year (almost). I use a program called Admuncher. It blocks all web ads including inline and popups.

A regular banner ad gets replaced by a simple [munched] text link.

It costs $25 but has saved me from viewing 162,555 ads and 1.269 Gigabytes of bandwidth.

It is fast, lightweight and stays out of the way. Recommended.

Get your kick on Iraq style.

For those who haven’t seen it, we helped Iraq select a new flag.

Although some Iraqi folks are none-too-pleased that it looks a lot like the israeli flag.

[via Gizmodo and Low Culture]

 

 

 

TheVillage Voice4th Annual
SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL
at Coney Island
Saturday, July 17, 2004

Death Cab For Cutie, Blonde Redhead, Har Mar Superstar, TV On The Radio, Constantines, The Fiery Furnaces,
The Fever, The Ponys,
Your Enemies Friends
and many more scheduled to perform

I bought two tickets for this show.

Matthew Dear, Dykehouse, and Aeroc: An Evening with Ghostly International
Ann Arbor, Michigan label Ghostly International present an evening of live debut performances in New York. Matthew Dear’s steely minimal techno comes to life in a vocal performance, Dykehouse’s one-man shoegazer movement is fleshed out with a whole band and Geoff White’s guitar-led Aeroc project arrives in the US for the first time. “Valenti’s roster grows to include acts that defy its past even as critics attempt to close in on what Ghostly International is”. – Fader

There is a two drink or twelve dollar minimum per person.

Venue: Joe’s Pub 425 Lafayette Street (Between Astor Place and East 4th Street) New York NY 10003

XP Build list

1. XP Pro (SP2 or greater slipstreamed)
2. Configure networking + enable firewall
3. Install drivers – latest from web
4. [Optional] install iis – run iislockdown tool
5. UltraMon
6. CMD Prompt changes: Lucida Console 12pt; Layout: height=35; colors: screen text 0,240,0;
7. .NET framework 1.1 sp1
8. Intellipoint 4.1 (not 5.0)
9. Windows media 10
10. DirectX 9
11. Allwindowsupdates.com + configure automatic updates for auto install and reboot 
12. Diskeeper
13. E-trust antivirus
14. Admuncher[Corey’s review]
15. Google toolbar
16. IE Sync+ download favorites no longer supported
17. Latest flash plugin
18. Xp powertoys(tweakui + image resizer + command prompt here)
19. [Optional] Nortel VPN client
20. Winzip+command line interface
21. Winrar
22. ACDSee Classicfell out of favor
23. Office 2003 + OneNote + Visio + Project + Frontpage
24. Configure Outlook for Exchange 2003 w/ cached Exchange mode
25. Office updates 
26. Cloudmark SpamNetNow called SafetyBar
27. Newsgator+fetchlinks+ .text posting plugin
28. Plaxo2.0 – now with Calendar + task syncronization
29. Copernic orX1[Corey’s old review of X1] (I use X1 at this point, but Lookout remains a good option for those unwilling to spend $99)I am now using Copernic Desktop Search
30. Virtual PC 2004w/sp1- copy over standard XP, 2003, Linux test images
31. Winamp 5 +MAD input plugin+audioscrobbler plugin
32. MSN Messenger 6.2+Messenger Plus!  (be sure not to install Plus!’s spyware “sponsor“)
33. Adobe Acrobat Reader 6(don’t use Adobe download manager)
34. Blogjet(now will spell check)
35. ActiveSync
36. Quicktime, iTunes  – remove tray icon, uncheck all file associations. Configure iTunes for manual iPod sync
37. Optional RealPlayer (only if absolutely necessary)
38. Grabit+QuickPar+ Nvcrc + hjsplit
39. Beyond Compare 2– install mp3, jpg plugins
40. Adobe Photoshop + Album
41. MaxiVista
42. FavOrg
43. 3dMark + PCMark 2004
44. Adaware or try the new Microsoft Anti-Spyware beta
45. ISO buster
46. DivX codec only
47. OptionalPcAnywhere
48. OptionalNero 6
49. OptionalWindows Media Encoder
50. Optional SQL Server 2000 Client tools
51. Optional Visual Studio 2003 Enterprise Architects Edition
52. CDEX
53. Adobe Audition
54. Money2005
55. Winbolic Link  [Corey’s review]
56. Clippath

Some favorites from how not to write metaphors

• His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a tumble dryer.
• He was as tall as a six-foot-three-inch tree.
• McMurphy fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a paper bag filled with vegetable soup.
• The young fighter had a hungry look, the kind you get from not eating for a while.
• John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds who had also never met.

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Last summer I frequented a comedy show called Tinkle down in the lower east side. It was a great time compounded by the fact that you just couldn’t help feeling Very New York with twist of hipster. I signed up for their mailing list where they send out info about comedy shows that might appeal to the Tinkle crowd.

They just sent one featuring Nick Swardson and Greg Behrendt. This is Nick Swardson, some of you may have seen his mucho funny Comedy Central special.

 

Show is $5, Tuesday, April 27th at the Marquee (212-664-5892)
356 bowery (between great jones and e. 4th)
8pm , doors at 730pm – although it might behoove you to be early

I’m going. Who’s in?

Reading about the hot abercrombie chick hoax I find that they use the Gender Genie to speculate that the author is male. Of course the next thing I do is check my own writing.

Female Score: 273
Male Score: 360

The Gender Genie thinks the author of this passage is: male!

Whew!

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For the record, HollieG is a woman:

Female Score: 399
Male Score: 253

The Gender Genie thinks the author of this passage is: female!

double whew!