Same performance as the other videos, this time, it’s “Blue Monday.” Voyetra synths (and Barney’s voice) all over the place. Note the in-joke reference to his own off-key singing as Barney changes the lyrics “I still find it so hard, to stay in tune with you, but I’m sure that you’ll tell us, what the fuck to do.”
August 24, 2007
Age of Consent
New Order performs “Age of Consent.” Note out of key guitar intro, angry removal of pop-screen from microphone, and ‘gay sperm’ on the amps. Kick Ass.
Temptation
Video footage of New Order performing “Temptation” at the BBC studios live in 1984.
August 18, 2007
The Ghoul gets a take-down
President of 9/11 and presidential candidate Rudolph Guiliani claims to have been at ground zero as often as rescue workers. Turns out he was down there for about 29 hours total. So much for his campaign.
August 15, 2007
Kitchen Gadgets
PC Magazine’s guide to strange kitchen gadgets, including the evergreen “Hog Wild Twirling Spaghetti Fork.”
August 8, 2007
Cool Fish
27 acquatic lifeforms you’ve never caught, (because they are so rare or are deep sea creatures) including this excellent robot fish. The robot fish is located at the London Acquarium: 
Computer scientists at the University of Essex in the U.K. developed the self-guided robot fish, seen here swimming in the aquarium. The designers say it is the smartest such robot yet created—the fish uses artificial intelligence and built-in sensors to avoid obstacles and respond to environmental changes.  Â
Laser fun time
Check out a great home project in the dangerous science category: making your own hand held burning laser.
August 6, 2007
A troll for all seasons
Matt Sanchez is up to his dirty tricks again, but unwittingly sullies the name of his right-wing associates. First, The Weekly Standard reports that The New Republic’s Milblogger Scott Thomas Beauchamp (identity now revealed) dispatches were fabricated. After raising a such a big stink, it turns out that TNR’s source was none other than our favorite gay porn star, former male escort, Wikipedia editor, alleged thief, and obsessive egosurfer Matt Sanchez. So much for reliable sources.
The New Republic has since found corroboration for almost everything they printed. Media Matters has since called Sanchez on his bullshit. Time Magazine’s Swampland blog has also picked up the story. Blogger Nate Nelson wants to ensure quite reasonable that this chicanery isn’t being done on the public’s dime.
You can always count on Mateo for laugh.
August 3, 2007
Fun with Mortgages
The Big Picture (great blog) sums up the story of the subprime meltdown very nicely in this post. Check out the nice graphs of Q2 delinquency rates and where they are occurring. All told, it had a troubling (though deserved) effect on investment bank share prices and market caps.
Moleskines
After many years of loyalty to Clairefontaine notebooks, I’ve switched (some may say I’ve seen the light) to Moleskines. I still really the Clairefontaines, especially the feel of and quality of the paper, and I will still use the large hard-covered notebooks, but convenience has won out. I really like the features: the hard cover seems very durable, the elastic strap keeps the pages together, and it’s a perfect pocket size. They’re also available in square rule which is my preferred line style.