Daily Archives: July 12, 2004

Politcal Music! Yay!

Sea Lion Records has made Election Day USA, a CD compilation of anti-Bush, anti-war music, free for download as .mp3s. I'm a sucker for political songs—even those I disagree with, so I enjoyed these even if they're not all musically top-notch. Besides, I agreed with most of them. And, some of them are pretty good on any terms, especially (in no particular order),

… and then there's the Sonofa Bush rap which isn't my sort of thing, but will appeal to some.

Why does all this remind me of The Folk Song Army?

Bonus, funny, equal-opportunity-offender (from jibjab, via half the blogs in the world, which is probably why sever keeps saying it's overloaded): Jibjab does This Land

Posted in Politics: US | 10 Comments

The Theory of Everything

Via Ascription is an anathema to any enthusiasm, a chart showing the theory of everything.

Posted in Science/Medicine | 1 Comment

Bounce?

Compare and contrast: Will Lester, AP, Kerry's choice of Edwards received favorably by public, but doesn't change the race and Newseek's latest poll showing Kerry 51%, Bush 45% (Kerry 47%, Bush 43%, Nader 3% in a 3-way race).

Of course these are not necessarily inconsistent: Kerry's bounce could be independent of Edwards.

Posted in Politics: US: 2004 Election | 2 Comments

Another Number Space Running Low

Over the years, I've developed an interest in naming and numbering. And, as it happens, I'm in the market for a new car (station wagon or the like) since the lease on my current one expires soon. So it's interesting to read that the US's supply of VIN numbers is running out.

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