Which is to say, "artists who should really be popular by now but for some inscrutable reason aren't".

Okkervil River

I found out about Okkervil River from Bryan Lee O'Malley's blog. Their style is somewhat folky, but not exclusively. I've mainly listened to their three most recent (out of five total) albums: namely, Black Sheep Boy, The Stage ( Read more... )

 I have been reading a lot of papers. I mean a LOT of papers. So that's going pretty well. I have made somewhat less progress on the HOT compiler (I really wish I would have been able to attend lectures and take notes for myself, I don't do well with other people's notes). So my questions for you all are as follows ( Read more... )

This worked pretty well for eye doctors, so I'm trying again for a dentist: anyone know of a good one near campus? I don't want to travel too far, but I also don't want to go somewhere horrible. I really should go before I leave for california...

When talking about government, one often discusses a political spectrum - on the far left, you've got anarchy (and relatively moderate things like socialism), and on the far right, you've got totalitarianism, authoritarianism, fascism, and all of those fun things. Advocates of the left tend to believe that commodities should be shared and that ( Read more... )

Not my finest work, but I had the idea and wanted to put it into motion right away.

( JANE EYRE SPOILERS )

http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/5614 is one paper I found; I'm not sure if there exists better.

Discuss.

I need to tell linux "hey, ignore the bogus information my monitor is giving you, I need you to go up to 1680x1050". Any thoughts on how to do this?

...is a book. A book that you all should read. BUT! Do not look anything up about it online. For some reason, everyone who reviewed it decided to goddamn spoil the entire plot, which sorta ruins it all ( Read more... )

Original lyrics written by me, based off the song "Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta" by Geto Boys ( Read more... )

LJ cut'd instead of comment-replied due to spoilers?
( ZOMG SPOILER ALERT (Watchmen, and the movie) )