December 2008
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My Favorite Albums of 2008
Been looking over quite a few best of music lists for 2008… something I have always been fascinated with ever since I was about 12 years old. The way I see it, music can tell a lot about a person and looking over these lists is a bit like peeking into the heart and minds of music lovers everywhere. There was a lot of good music over the year, some of which I kept going back to (as my iTunes...
Ray Lamontagne - You Are the Best Thing (Taken...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
Signals to Aircraft (16)
Little Joy (12)
Born Ruffians (11)
of Montreal (10)
Vince Guaraldi (9)
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Skydiggers - Till I Arrive (Taken from City of...
Song of the Day:
Woodpigeon - Knock Knock
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They Called It Right in 2008 (Plus Predictions for... →
Always entertaining reading new year predictions. Really, these are nothing more than at best an educated guess. As they say, you don’t get what you want, but you get what you deserve. We’ll see what happens next year!
How To Send Files Larger Than 1GB →
This list will come in handy when you have files/documents/PDFs etc you want to share with others and don’t want to clog their email.
Online Collaboration And Learning: The Best... →
Gold in 2008 and the Exciting 2009 - GoldSeek.com →
On May 20, 1999, Alan Greenspan testified before Congress, “Gold is always accepted and is the ultimate means of payment and is perceived to be an element of stability in the currency and in the ultimate value of the currency and that historically has always been the reason why governments hold gold.”
Three New Music Services to Try in the New Year... →
Song of the Day:
Pavement - Summer Babe (Winter...
Three Reasons Open Source Will Save The Economy |... →
“According this this author, there are three reasons open source is going to save us: 1. You always make time when there’s less money. 2. Free software removes previous barriers to entry. 3. You buy…
Trade For Life with Oliver Velez: The Power of the... →
When Technology Fails by Matthew Stein →
When Technology Fails is a book about our future. On the one hand, it is about preparing for possible future instabilities and failures in technology and the central services that we have come to rely upon for our daily sustenance and commerce. On the other hand, it is about awakening to the fact that we are all occupants of a fragile planetary ecosystem that is showing severe signs of strain from...
Christmas Song of the Day:
The Payolas -...
Christmas Song of the Day:
Merry Christmas Baby...
Christmas Song of the Day:
Christmas Is Coming -...
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(Christmas) Song of the Day:
Run DMC - Christmas...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
Mojave 3 (6)
Neil Halstead (5)
Signals to Aircraft (5)
The War On Drugs (3)
Stan Rogers (2)
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Signals to Aircraft - Pilot Tracks (Free Full... →
Signals to Aircraft is an indie pop band out of Germany. Available on their website is a free download of the new album, “Pilot Tracks”. If you are into bands like Pavement, Death Cab for Cutie or the Weakerthans, you should like their style of sound.
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Song of the Day:
Yuletide Zeppelin Christmas...
I'm Optimistic -- Build Anything (Rands in Repose) →
Like any profession, software development is chock full of radically different personalities, but I want the optimists. I’m not looking for Yes-folk; I’m looking for those folks who, when backed into a corner with a gun to their heads, respond with, “Fuck it, we’re going to figure it out”.
Christmas Song of the Day:
Barra MacNeils -...
Song of the Day:
Neil Halstead - Paint a Face...
Song of the Day:
Signals To Aircraft - Still...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-14) →
The Wedding Present (46)
The Sea and Cake (12)
Blue Rodeo (9)
The Magnetic Fields (5)
The English Beat (4)
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Song of the Day:
Magnetic Morning AM - Out in...
Song of the Day:
The Eels - Everythings Gonna Be...
Song of the Day:
Echo & the Bunnymen - My...
The Best and the Brightest Led America Off a Cliff →
“The multiple failures that beset the country, from our mismanaged economy to our shredded constitutional rights to our lack of universal health care to our imperial debacles in the Middle East, can be laid at the feet of our elite universities. Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Stanford, along with most other elite schools, do a poor job educating students to think. They focus instead, through...
Song of the Day:
Talking Heads - Road to...
Song of the Day:
The Magnetic Fields -...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-7) →
The Skydiggers (13)
Beth Orton (10)
Broken Social Scene Presents: Brendan Canning (10)
The Wedding Present (9)
Buffalo Tom (9)
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(Christmas) Song of the Day:
The Wedding Present...
Fri. Cover Song:
Dean and Britta - Friday...
(Christmas) Song of the Day:
The Raveonettes -...
Song of the Day:
The Sea and Cake - Weekend...
Song of the Day:
Low - Just Like Christmas
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Song of the Day:
Buffalo Tom - Register Side...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-30) →
Ray LaMontagne
Museum Pieces
Sarah Harmer
Chris Trapper
Sarah McLachlan
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