In the past I’ve written about David’s music (both his personal stuff and things he’s done with the Newtons). David, a true connoisseur of music, is both an artist and a producer, and as both, his music represents a continual evolution of sound. Dave’s first efforts at recording and producing a sound can be heard [...]

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Since my sophomore year of high school, I’ve been an off and on runner. Some months I’d make it out five days a week, others I’d miss completely. After slimming down quite considerably and getting in the routine of regular exercise, something would come up and then I’d get out of routine and miss the [...]

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I was browsing through a certain collection of songs that I recently “received” and after listening to all of them, I must say: the most retarded song of the day is A Bay Bay by Hurricane Chris.
Yes, you read that right. Not a misspelling. Despite the rather retarded name, it just so happens to be [...]

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Last year, Sony bought a little-known YouTube competitor (although that might be too much credit) named Grouper. It allowed user generated videos to be shared with anyone visiting the site those who might accidentally find the site in a failed attempt to find YouTube. Sony has decided to revamp the site under [...]

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Sorry to disappoint but the Newtons aren’t playing live anytime soon (not that I know of anyway). Fortunately I do happen to have this great set of live recordings (previously mentioned here) just waisting away on the server… so I figured I might as well share! This is the entire live concert (edited down to [...]

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Tomorrow begins the madness that is E3. Ok, maybe not quite the madness it used to be, but it will still be exciting. The difference is this year’s festivities are “invitation only” and will be held in several hotel conference rooms in Santa Monica, CA as opposed to the Los Angeles Convention [...]

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As promised, I spent a few of my precious weekend hours watching Michael Moore’s new documentary expose (Wikipedia) on America’s health care system.
I must preface my thoughts by stating that I have not seen any of Mr. Moore’s prior films, nor am I an expert on the complex issues currently surrounding the American health care [...]

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T-Mobile has recently released the “HotSpot @Home” phone system. It is a hybrid GSM/WiFi phone that seamlessly switches to run on your local wireless router whenever you are in range. The benefits of such a system include an excellent signal in your home and minutes not deducted from your wireless account (while [...]

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