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Free Gmail stickers!

Who wants free Gmail stickers? I know I do. They have some bookplate ones, keyboard shortcuts for your ‘puter and the M logo thinger. send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Send me some Gmail stickers already P.O. Box 391420 Mountain View, CA 94039-1420 Make sure to include enough postage to return a sticker pack via U.S. mail. It’s less than one ounce, so a standard $0.42 stamp will do if you’re in the United States;…

The Tronz: Australian robot band

No, not the ‘tronz as in “internet,” we’re talking Tronz as in the robotic band. Much along the same lines as the Chicago-spawned Captured! By Robots (although decidedly more minimal in scope and vision), the band members are instrument-specific robots controlled by (presumably) MIDI–a kind of low-tech version of the animatronic Chuck E Cheese Rockafire Explosion (of which there used to be videos floating around of a guy who reprogrammed the critters to churn out…

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Heartbleeps

A “breakup” mix, if you will.Liz Revision: “Heartbleeps” 1. Bola: “Eluus” Gnayse [Skam] 2. Apparat: “Schallstrom” Duplex [Shitkatapult] 3. Styrofoam: “Fade Out Your Eyes” Blue Skied An’ Clear [Morr Music] 4. Junior Boys: “So This is Goodbye” So This is Goodbye [Domino] 5. Ellen Allien & Apparat: “Leave Me Alone” Orchestra of Bubbles [BPitch Control] 6. Goldfrapp: “A&E (Gui Boratto Remix)” Switch 12 [La Musique Fait La Force] 7. Trentemoller: “Miss You” Miss You [Audiomatique…

FINISH HIM! Up close and personal with the actual human behind the voice of Mortal Kombat, Hernan Sanchez

Yes, it’s true. Being a hardworking nerd can pay off with unexpected geek celebrity. Case in point: Chicago-based DJ / producer / multimedia artist / voice-over talent Hernan Sanchez (who you may have caught at our corresponding Ramp Chicago Launch Pad night) stumbled upon his nerdy fame by working late over at Midway Games and taking a second off to socialize in the hallway he was overheard by one of the sound designers who thought…

Interview with Liz published in an IRL, academic-style book 'n stuff

Here’s the post from my Quantazelle site. In case you were wondering about the “costume change” references, yes, at one point in my music career I was, um, well, more “performative” is the polite description, I suppose. A while back I did an interview with Prof. Andrew Hugill for a book he was working on. Turns out it came out almost a year ago and somehow it totally slipped past me (although the release date…

Programmer chat rap battle

Nerd humor has a special place in my heart, obviously. Nerdcore Hiphop is a definite phenomenon that’s not just a web-based one–check out a Halloween Nerdcore Compilation by Rhymetorrents, MC Frontalot, MC Plus+, and Optimus Rhyme for starters, and it’s funny to see the chat version–the nerdiest delivery option, imho. Here’s a bit from an online rap battle done over chat: You talk like your big on these I-Net kicks, But your shit flows slower…

Overheard in Chicago

Following the concept of reality-is-hilarious-and-surreal behind overheardinnewyork.com (to which I’ve contributed my own eavesdropping hilarity) we find the Ch.ill version appropriately named Overheard in Chicago. Some gems: Homeless Guy: “If I’m the auto dudes, I’m going to Congress and askin’ for 50 trillion dollars. You gotta start ‘um high and work ‘um down. Business basics, man. That’s why they failin’.” – Wacker and Jackson Guy: (on cell) “How much? For a freaking window? It’s a…

Free hosting / sharing sites

Here’s a list from LiveSets of sites that would be good to host your DJ sets and tracks: * FileUpYours – www.fileupyours.com (Unlimited) * SendThisFile – www.sendthisfile.com (2GB) * FileFront – (1GB) * FileFactory – www.filefactory.com (500 Mb) * Free-Webster – www.free-webster.com (600MB) * SpreadIt – www.spread-it.com (500MB) * BigUpload – www.bigupload.com (300MB) * UpDownloadServer – www.updownloadserver.com/ (250MB) * ShareBigFile – www.sharebigfile.com/ (250MB) * BonPoo – (250MB) * Updownload – (250 MB)…

Departure Mix

DOWNLOAD: Liz Revision: Departure Mix PATRICK ZIGON: “Floorkeeper” [Yellowtail] | DANDI & UGO, PIATTO: “Cicchetti” [Italobusiness] | KAISER SOUZAI: “Supercell” [Yellowtail] | SWOOSH: “Kaiserdisco” [Yellowtail] | SHIN: “Captain of the Flying Monkeys” [Yellowtail] | JICHAEL MACKSON; “Fluff in the Bellybutton” [Liebe Detail] | HOLGER ZILSKE: “The Bees” [Playhouse] | SWEET N CANDY: “Supa Noise” [Kassette Records] | ANDOMAT 3000: “Vertical Smile” [Cecile Records] | JEFF SAMUEL: “Lost” [Trapez] | TRENTMOLLER: “Miss You (Radio Edit)” [Audiomatique…

McCain gets BarackRolled | I LOLed

I’m sure you’re familiar with the internet phenomenon of RickRolling, a virtual bait-and-switch prank that redirects a curious user to Rick Astley’s part one of his two-part wonderdom. As the web is wont to do, a BarackRoll’d version popped up featuring Obama “singing” Mr. Astley’s claim to fame via clever and involved editing. In a hilarious mashup with green-screen action, McCain gets BarackRolled at his own nomination. The frustrated mannerisms and odd / creepy facial…

Get free Nerds when you post a photo of your Halloween costume from last year

Last year I was a LOLcat. What were you? Help us all get inspired for this year’s costumification by sending in a photo of your costume from last year to Fractalspin and you’ll some Nerds in the mail. Click here to get your free Nerds and submit your photo. Check here to see the latest submissions.