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“You feel that you are drowning because you are drowning—or, rather, being drowned, albeit slowly and under controlled conditions and at the mercy (or otherwise) of those who are applying the pressure.” Not sure if the Enigma music is part of the torture or not.

“This is the most offended I’ve ever been… this is the maddest I ever will be…. NEVER SAY I DIDN’T GIVE MY ALL!!!” On his blog, he defends the Bonnaroo “debacle” in which he didn’t go on until 4AM.  OK, but the caps and exclamation points aren’t helping you any.  Possibly related: he apparently reads Digg.

Indian firm to take over some copy editing duties for the Orange Country Register.  I fail to see an upside, regardless of the financial climate.  The newspaper unions should be all over this.

Note the guy who worries that gay marriage “will end up kind of chipping away at the culture.” Is he thinking of the random hookups or the Craigslist sex and drugs ads? Maybe the extreme superficiality or the rampant promiscuity? Bathhouses? Unsafe sex? Meth? I have a difficult time thinking of anything unique to gay culture worth preserving.

A preview of the looming bandwidth war between Internet providers, media companies and end users.

Advises “unprecedented” $45 trillion worldwide investment in energy production, including wind and solar, in order to meet demand and cut emissions. Can’t say we weren’t warned.

Seeing this video for the first time today made me amazingly happy. The footage of Lennon walking around a zoo, playing with kids, dancing and generally looking so at peace and so full of life is absolutely wonderful. Unfortunately, seeing it on youtube doesn’t quite do it justice as compared to the DVD from which it came, but what a great accompaniment the video is to one of my favorite Lennon songs.

The guys behind The Puffy Chair open their new movie in Austin.