Lot 49 http://www.lot49.com/ News, or something like it. en Copyright 2008 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:47:06 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.2-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Lyrics for Shriekback's 'Il Mystera Del Tempo' The final song on Shriekback's Cormorant is "Il Mystera Del Tempo," a haunting evocation of time and spirituality. The lyrics are sung in Italian by Carlo Asciutti, a poet and friend of Barry Andrews. Through the intercession of Tracy Angelina Evans, Carlo provided a literal translation, for those who are curious and not conversant in Italian.

The Mystery Of Time

The Mystery Of Time
Socrates And Plato
Into Galactic Meanders
Sideral Spaces......
Transport Of Heart
That Traces Destiny
An Ancient Emotion.....

The Power Of Sex
Ignorance And Pain
Transparency Of Being
Spiritual Matter.......

]]> http://www.lot49.com/2008/12/lyrics_for_shriekbacks_il_myst.shtml http://www.lot49.com/2008/12/lyrics_for_shriekbacks_il_myst.shtml Tangents Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:47:06 -0800 A Ringtone For David Lynch I was playing around with GarageBand the other day and came up "Your Phone Is Ringing" (MP3 for easier previewing). Coming from canned loops, it's "Cheez Whiz" to Angelo Badalamenti's gourmet product. Still, it's rather fun.

Here's an .m4r file, which is the iPhone ringtone format.

]]> http://www.lot49.com/2008/11/a_ringtone_for_david_lynch.shtml http://www.lot49.com/2008/11/a_ringtone_for_david_lynch.shtml Tangents Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:53:51 -0800 National Debt Clock Runs Out Of Digits

The national debt has surpassed $10 trillion and the National Debt Clock in New York doesn't have enough digits to mark the occasion.

]]> http://www.lot49.com/2008/10/national_debt_clock_runs_out_o.shtml http://www.lot49.com/2008/10/national_debt_clock_runs_out_o.shtml Features Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:47:05 -0800 Palin Flirt Earns Fatwa For Zardari Lahore, Pakistan - After the flirtation came the fatwa.

With some overly friendly comments to Gov. Sarah Palin at the United Nations, Asif Ali Zardari has succeeded in uniting one of Pakistan's hard-line mosques and its feminists after a few weeks in office.

A radical Muslim prayer leader said the president shamed the nation for "indecent gestures, filthy remarks, and repeated praise of a non-Muslim lady wearing a short skirt."

Feminists charged that once again a male Pakistani leader has embarrassed the country with sexist remarks. And across the board, the Pakistani press has shown disapproval.

What did President Zardari do to draw such scorn? It might have been the "gorgeous" compliment he gave Ms. Palin when the two met at the UN last week during her meet-and-greet with foreign leaders ahead of Thursday's vice presidential debate with opponent Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee.

Send Palin on a diplomatic tour of the Middle East and watch the regimes crumble.

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I was told and coerced by Microsofts and Blacks (the community) or I would be hurt, face slashed and set up by police officers which I have been and am on Social Security (McCarthyism).

Woods v. Microsoft

Microsoft's lawyers probably aren't losing any sleep over this case.

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Taaz.com is a fun, easy-to-use website that gives women the opportunity to "try on" the hottest makeup and hairstyle looks from the convenience of their homes. From creating the perfect smoky eye to painting on a dramatic ruby-red lip for a night out on the town, taaz.com allows women to become their very own makeup artist and create the perfect look for any occasion.

taaz.com

]]> http://www.lot49.com/2008/03/taaz_its_for_women.shtml http://www.lot49.com/2008/03/taaz_its_for_women.shtml Features Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:36:43 -0800 U.S. v. Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins Yes, that's actually the name of a case filed by the U.S. government. Best of all, approximately 64,695 pounds of shark fins won, though the victory is a Pyrrhic one. After more than five years of litigation, the estimated 64,695 pounds of shark fins are presumably beyond their expiration date.

(By way of The Chronicles of Dissent.)

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]]> http://www.lot49.com/2008/03/us_v_approximately_64695_pound.shtml http://www.lot49.com/2008/03/us_v_approximately_64695_pound.shtml Tangents Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:42:41 -0800 The Monstrous Information Flow We live in an age of forgetting. The monstrous information flow that washes over us on a hourly basis, pushes out recent events and their lessons and fills our minds with new obsessions: Spitzer, Ferraro, Spears, Market Meltdown. The fact that men and women are dying and being maimed in their loyal service to a fatally flawed policy is soon pushed off our TV screens and the front pages of our newspapers. Communications scholars have long understood the power of governments to persuade by obfuscation and fear.

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An excerpt from Jon Taplin's excellent blog.

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"Contamination of cosmetic products is rare but some products may be unable to suppress the growth of certain bacteria," says Dr Bakir from the Japan Collection of Microorganisms, Saitama, Japan. "We discovered a new species of bacteria called Microbacterium hatanonis, which we found contaminates hairspray."

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Scientists now need to determine the clinical importance of the new species, as similar bacteria have been found to infect humans. "Further testing will establish whether the species is a threat to human health," says Dr Bakir. "We hope our study will benefit the formulation of hairspray to prevent contamination in the future."

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Andrea Claburn performs "Honeysuckle Rose" with Jason Martineau, Buca Necak, and Otto Huber, at San Francisco's Octavia Lounge, Saturday, February 23, 2008.

]]> http://www.lot49.com/2008/02/honeysuckle_rose.shtml http://www.lot49.com/2008/02/honeysuckle_rose.shtml Features Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:27:09 -0800 Rolex Lobbies for Inclusion on Terrorist Watch List WASHINGTON (NOT) - With the U.S. government's terrorist watch list ballooning beyond 900,000 names, Rolex has ramped up its lobbying effort to be added to the lineup.

Sources on Capitol Hill say that the Swiss maker of luxury timepieces is aggressively courting lawmakers with ties to terrorist fashion trend setters.

A company spokesperson denied the existence any such campaign but a company executive, speaking on condition of anonymity to conceal his non-existence, said the market for accurate time-keeping devices among terrorists is too significant to cede to competing watch makers.

]]> http://www.lot49.com/2008/02/rolex_lobbies_for_inclusion_on.shtml http://www.lot49.com/2008/02/rolex_lobbies_for_inclusion_on.shtml Disinformation Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:40:14 -0800 Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early Diebold

If you planned on following the Presidential Election in November, you might want to plug your ears. A big election spoiler is coming up...

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]]> http://www.lot49.com/2008/02/diebold_accidentally_leaks_res.shtml http://www.lot49.com/2008/02/diebold_accidentally_leaks_res.shtml Features Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:44:07 -0800 After Death, An Upgrade After complaining of shortness of breath, being ignored by a flight attendant, and dying, a passenger aboard an American Airlines flight from Haiti to New York received a posthumous upgrade to the first class cabin.

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It wasn't long ago that the cinematic undead obeyed the first law of corpse locomotion: A zombie might bleed on you, bite you, or rip out your ribcage, but wouldn't beat you in the 40-yard dash. Along with the Dawn remake, this new breed of souped-up zombie has appeared in recent movies like 28 Days Later (2002), Resident Evil (2002), and House of the Dead (2003). Why, all of a sudden, are the walking dead in such a rush?

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On a narrow Tokyo street, near a beef bowl restaurant and a pachinko parlor, Aya Tsukioka demonstrated new clothing designs that she hopes will ease Japan’s growing fears of crime.

Deftly, Ms. Tsukioka, a 29-year-old experimental fashion designer, lifted a flap on her skirt to reveal a large sheet of cloth printed in bright red with a soft drink logo partly visible. By holding the sheet open and stepping to the side of the road, she showed how a woman walking alone could elude pursuers — by disguising herself as a vending machine.

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