The War on the Unexpected

The War on the Unexpected

Bruce Schneier, coiner of the phrase "security theater," writes that we've "opened up a new front on the war on terror. It's an attack on the unique, the unorthodox, the unexpected; it's a war on different. If you act different, you might find yourself investigated, questioned, and even arrested -- even if you did nothing wrong, and had no intention of doing anything wrong. The problem is a combination of citizen informants and a CYA attitude among police that results in a knee-jerk escalation of reported threats.

That Bel Canto CD-2 unit in the banner ad here...

Hey, did y'all see that Bel Canto CD-2 that's advertized on the banner here?

It looks like it spins discs out in the open!

I went to their website and tried looking at more images, and I can't tell if the CD transports retracts and plays discs "inside," or spins them "outside."

I would think spinning a disc out in the open would be anathema!

Think of all that stray light!

Any thoughts on this baby?

MAJOR kudos to John Atkinson

Folks,

In the November issue of Stereophile John Atkinson's editorial contains a current conversation with Stereophile founder J. Gordon Holt that is, let's say, surprising. I applaud JA for printing Gordon's comments because they defy what I see as a big part of Stereophile's current philosophy to dismiss DBT. I had to read the last section three times to be sure I was really reading what I thought I was reading! Key for me was this quote from Mr. Holt:


Get Your (World) Groove On

Get Your (World) Groove On

I just discovered the <I>World Passport</I> podcast at ethnomusic.podmatic.com, which has tons of cool Calypso, Kompa, Highlife, jazz, and Kinshasha guitar music for your delectation and delight. I've been listening to "J'Ouvert Morning Calypso"&mdash;classic old-school Calypso&mdash;all morning, which is coaxing me out of my first-cold-of-the-winter funk. "Suck Me Soucouyant," indeed.

Ebert's Glossary

Ebert's Glossary

"<B>Antiheroine Skin Rule:</B> In a Horny Teen-ager Movie, the 'bad girl' who is the object of the hero's desire will always expose more flesh than the girl whom he ends up with at the end of the film, despite equal sexual activity. If the 'good girl' is shown topless in a love scene, it must be accompanied by slow music. In a Dead Teenager Movie, the girl who exposes the least skin is inevitably the only survivor."

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