April 25, 2013 – Scribblings From The Public Restroom Stalls Of The Gods

Defies Description

Toeing the potty line

By Earl
April 25, 2013
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Well then Just checked my e-mail for the first time in a few hours and saw this note from my web hosting service about yesterdays gobs and gobs of downtime at theLogBook:

We recommend you clear your browser cache and flush your DNS… but I also checked the server and found that the http service on it was restarted; that was most likely the cause of the temporary downtime.

I think that’s geekspeak for “It’s not you, it’s me, but you still need to flush more often.” 😆 Actually, if I’m being asked to wipe my browser cache, I think I’m being told to flush and wipe more often.

Okay, okay, I concede defeat, but I’m still a guy – you’re gonna have to put the lid and seat down for yourself, web host.… Read more

Music

Kasatochi: I Have A Nichibutsu!

By Earl
April 25, 2013
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Oh, look over there – Kasatochi is back!

Right-click to download kasatochi2.zip (174mb)

This is the second “album” of Kasatochi chiptune conversions for your amusement and bewilderment. Again, I slightly overshot the record time of a CD-R, because I couldn’t bear to leave anything out. (Is anyone really using 80 minutes as some kind of limit anymore, or does it all get crammed into an iPod at the end of the day? Obviously, if I’m converting mostly-’70s-and-’80s-favorites into something that sounds like it comes from an old video game system, I’m a little behind the times – you’ll have to let me know. For all I know, I’m supposed to stretch this out to fit on a C-90 cassette.) Track listing after the jump. … Read more

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