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anyone have any suggestions? there's no CD currently stuck in the drive, but that's what it feels like. can't get a CD more than an inch or so in, something is blocking the path. maybe the motor that pulls the disc in is shot? any troubleshooting tips appreciated.

in what is bound to be the least viewed/commented upon thread in recent memory... any recommendations of best ways to clean wood floors? we recently decided to chuck out some rugs and now have lots of refinished floors to maintain. one complication: a cat who loves to stick her nose in...

a 5.5 earthquake hit nyc this past tuesday, now hurricane irene on track to nail us tonight. wtf, is a plague of locusts next?? if anyone who's lived thru hurricanes has words of advice, let me know. my apartment is on the fifth floor on relatively high ground but surrounded by lower-lying...

any thoughts? i just got on, haven't had the chance to explore much. not sure what i'd post there instead of on facebook...or maybe both?

http://wugazi.com/ i'm sure this was done as a bit of a laff but actually not bad!

Interesting "Epiphanies" column in May issue of The Wire by UbuWeb/WFMU's Kenny G. http://www.thewire.co.uk/articles/6445/ Epiphanies: Kenneth Goldsmith Since Napster launched a global filesharing frenzy, the hunt itself has become more thrilling than finding recorded treasures, argues UbuWeb...

i'm sure lots of people know this already but it was news to me.

http://mta.me/ visual representation of the nyc subway system, generating an improv composition. click the ? on the lower right for info/details. a cool visual, and an oddly soothing piece of sound art. (wasn't sure if this should go in the "music", "art" or "miscellaneous" forums.)

is it just me, or does anyone else suddenly find themselves having to log in pretty much every time they return to the board? happened a bunch of times today. also, the "new posts" function hasn't worked very well today, been missing posts that i know are new since my last visit. oh well...

not sure this deserves its own thread but didn't know where else to put it. those of you in the industry probably won't be surprised, but i was kinda shocked at how little some of these hyped albums actually sold. and some unexpected findings: sleigh bells at 95K units, yet flylo and caribou...

Adobe offering free downloads of the NEW beta version of Audition (AKA Cool Edit 2000): http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/audition/

Future Sound is a short documentary that looks into a small cross section of London's forward-thinking underground dance music scene, exploring some of the things that define and affect it as it moves into a new age of digital innovation. Featuring interviews with Roska, Scratcha DVA...

any suggestions for good, comfortable, decent looking footwear for cold weather? been considering a pair of blundstone 558 ankle boots: http://www.blundstoneus.com/zoom/558.shtml thanks. (i vaguely recall some mention of this topic in the "clothes" thread, but it's 55 pages long and i'm crap...

http://www.mikethepod.com/mikethe1.html no direct link, click the BIUL image for list.

first off, it makes absolutely no difference to me if my search results return in .17 seconds instead of .42 seconds, but that just me. i've heard the change is actually advertising driven: businesses are now more likely to buy broader (and thus more expensive) search terms. my problem with...

i just got a pair of harmon/kardon computer speakers to plug into my mac, have a question about optimal way to set up the volume. is it better to have the volume on the computer set high and then adjust the desired listening volume from that point on by the controls on the speakers? or...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/little-britain-how-the-rest-of-the-world-sees-us-2043190.html the US section seems pretty spot-on to me...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1296282/I-dosing-How-teenagers-getting-digitally-high-music-download-internet.html I-Dosing tracks have imposing names such as ‘Gates of Hades’ or ‘Hand of God’ which are ten minutes long - some sound like a ship’s horn being repeated again and...

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/07/11/how_facts_backfire/?page=1 both interesting and a little scary, seems to explain a lot about the current political debate in the US. edit: probably should have posted this in the "politics" forum, oops. mods, feel free to move it if...

Life after rap...funny, makes some good points too.