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Lowly dogs, bow your heads

Pay attention denizens of Los Angeles, I have news that affects you! Spread the news!
Last May I went to see GWAR perform. I had a great time and afterward had several people say, “If I would have known, I would have gone with you.”
I am giving all you fair warning that GWAR is coming to Los Angeles on December 3rd, at the Key Club in Hollywood.
Hear me now, you WILL go see GWAR when they come to town “to play heavy metal and split some fucking skulls!” Bowing down to GWAR as our masters is an experience not to be missed.
You cannot resist the call of Oderous Urungus, Flattus Maximus, and Beefcake the Mighty! Buy your tickets TODAY. Do not delay or hem and haw over this. You simply must attend the GWAR concert.
I do not want to hear any bullshit about your plans to watch TV or snuggle with the missus. Reserve December 3rd as a night of mayhem, skull splitting, and getting covered in strange colored fluids in a mosh pit.

Computer Fair

Today I went the Pomona Computer Fair with James and his friend Mark. Mark had been there before and directed the way.
The computer fair was packed with every imaginable computer part, cable, or device you could want and then some.


I didn’t really have anything I need for our computers, so I was just browsing. The prices were as good as anything you might find on the net. Some places didn’t charge sales tax if you paid cash, saving a bit of dough here and there.
If you are building a new computer or need a specific part, it’s a great place to pick up exactly what you need.

This was the coolest computer case I saw. Completely impractical, but many points for style.

Everydaycarry



everydaycarry, originally uploaded by Argyle.

On Flickr, there is a great tag to watch called whatsinmybag where people with purses dump them out, snap a photo, and use notes to describe what’s everything is.

I would love to participate, but I don’t carry a bag or purse. I do have a set of things I would call my ‘Every day carry’ items.

So I propose a new flickr tag called everydaycarry where those without bags or purses can post and describe what they wear or keep in their pockets during the day.

Don’t be jealous

Last week the signs went up on my street that said “No Parking” “Tow-away” “We’re fargin’ serious and we got backhoes“.
I had known that something was going to be dug up since the USA guys had been out writing on the street, identifying the underground lines.
Sure enough, they came and this was the scene in front of the house next door.


Yep, they are running fiber optic cable to my street. And the main junction box is about 50 feet from my front door!
Fiber to the home baby!
I talked to the guys doing the work and they says it’s a telco, probably Verizon that has contracted them to do the install. I’m guessing that within 6 months or so, it will be lit up.
For those not so tech saavy, fiber to the home is a new kind of data connection like a cable modem or DSL, except the speeds are much higher. The expected minimums for fiber are 15 Mb/s download and 2 Mb/s upload. That’s TEN times faster than the typical DSL line.