Tucson and boredom

Very often I hear that living in Tucson is boring, that there is nothing to do, and that there’s lots of old people. I don’t mind it. I think there is plenty to be grateful for, but there is definitely room for improvement. By no means am I trying to hoax tourists into coming here.… Continue reading Tucson and boredom

Escher and Tessellations

M.C. Escher was a man who has contributed much to the art world. He is known for creating impossible objects and scenes, as well as complex seamless shapes and patterns. The funny thing is that he was a poor mathematics student, but it seems as though his drawing and woodcuts are very structured and architectural.… Continue reading Escher and Tessellations

Cut-Up Stories

William S. Burroughs used a writing technique know as “Cut-Up.” Nirvana and David Bowie have used it in their songwriting as well. The process usually involve having a typed work, then literally cutting it into four quandrants. Then you combine the unmatched squares and retranscribe it, altering the edge text to your liking to unite… Continue reading Cut-Up Stories

Rippers Unite

Ripping: v. to dismantle and destroy free publications. From the Rippers Page: What are rippers? Rippers are a clandestine group of revolutionary rebels from around the world, who are out to detroy the greatest evil plaguing our world today! What evil you ask, the GREAT EVIL of FREE ENTERPRISE of course!!! These evil free enterprises… Continue reading Rippers Unite

Larabie Fonts

Fontophiles will be glad to know that there are tons of fonts that you can get for free and use for commercial purposes. Ray Larabie develops a bunch of typefaces, ranging from serif to decorative. You can’t get them directly from his website, but you can get as many as you want from MyFonts after… Continue reading Larabie Fonts

HDCleaner: Cleans and vacuums your hard drive

This freeware program has a bunch of powerful and useful tools for novices and experts alike. Find unneccessary files on your hard drive, wipe free space, delete cookies, find unwanted registry entries, clean out program MRUs (most recently used lists), monitor or delete AutoRuns (startup programs), uninstall software, disable windows functions like error reports, automatic… Continue reading HDCleaner: Cleans and vacuums your hard drive

what have we lost in the modern age?

An artificial persion asked me this very question, and below is what my artificial reply was: We have lost the past. The past held onto practically everything including fun, excitement, Adolf Hitler, dinosaurs, the printing press, Adam and Eve, books, phonographs, cavemen, art, portable slaves, weapons of minuscule destruction, the Confederacy, morality, candle-lit hangings, iron… Continue reading what have we lost in the modern age?

Lack of Content…

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