LonnieOlson » Music

Kirk / Spock Get “Closer”

fungus — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 06:00:39 +0000

OMFG This music video of the Nine Inch Nails song "Closer" is the best
version I have seen yet. I did like the original, even though it was never
fully shown on MTV due to it’s controversy. However, this version was totally
awesome. Not just because Star Trek rules, but it was cut together quite
well. Of course, the premise of Kirk and Spock getting "Closer" is quite
… provocative.

OpenWRT, new A900, and Joanna Newsom

fungus — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 05:31:33 +0000

I am finally getting around to re-designing my network at home. For a long
time I had my wireless locked down, only for the reason that I don’t want my
stuff sniffed. I am a big proponent of sharing and openness. I found a great
HowTo that can turn my Linksys
WRT54G’s into hotspots with a built-in VPN server. All hail to the OpenWRT
firmware. This will let me open up my wireless network to any who pass by.

My dad’s cell phone died. He was still using my old Motorola v60i phone on the
old legacy AT&T network. I am going to add him to my Sprint plan, and here
comes the good part. It is a great chance to buy a new phone for myself, and
give him my old one! Yay, new phone. I really wanted the new Chocolate by LG,
or the RAZR. Both really hot phones. But Sprint doesn’t have either.
So I picked the next best phone they have… the Samsung
A900.
It is almost as hawt as the RAZR, and doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. Now, I
just have to wait for it to ship.

I am totally digging Joanna
Newsom. She has a totally strange
voice that grows on you. I heard Bridges and
Balloons on
Yeast Radio quite a few times, and fell in love.
Since then, I have bought the whole album. Check it out.

iTunesStatus

fungus — Wed, 25 May 2005 20:09:00 +0000

After upgrading to Tiger I wanted to install iChatStatus so my Active Application or Current iTunes song could be displayed as the status. Unfortunately it does not work on Tiger.

This led me to decide to write my own script so I could do even more. My script will set your iChat status to the active application, or the current track info if it is actually playing. As an added bonus it also posts the track info as a new post to my website.

You will need to save this script as an Application Bundle with the Stay Open option. If you are annoyed at it’s existence in the Dock you can modify the Info.plist file in the Contents folder and add:

       NSUIElement
	1

iTunesStatus.txt

Misc

Lonnie Olson — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:04:46 +0000

“Dungeons & Dragons Online”:http://www.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/t_dndonline.html looks like it could be pretty cool.

I read about some new bands and decided to have a listen. “Scissor Sisters”:http://www.scissorsisters.com/ the site sucks, and only plays really short clips, but they sound good. Not my usual taste, but they are fun. “Justin Tanter”:http://www.justintranter.com/ much better site, actual mp3s to download. Kinda strange, but still got a lot of emotion behind it. Still needs a little growing-up IMHO.

Internet Radio

Lonnie Olson — Tue, 23 Mar 2004 19:25:47 +0000

I have been poking through the Internet Radio stations in Winamp, ITunes, etc. I found my new favorite. I am totally addicted. “VirginRadioUK”:http://www.virginradio.co.uk
It is way cool. They even have an alternate “classic tracks” station that plays the coolest old stuff, mostly british. Check them out when you get a chance.
Here is a link to the “Listen Now page”:http://www.virginradio.co.uk/thestation/listen/index.html