Pin The Tail On The Heathen January 24, 2007
Apparently Francis Crick, the guy who discovered the double-helix structure of DNA, was on acid when he made the discovery. He subsequently won the Nobel Prize. According to a fellow scientist and acquaintance of his, he “often used small doses of LSD … to boost his powers of thought”, and that ” it was LSD … that helped him to unravel the structure of DNA”. Click here for the full article. So yeah, it’s definitely a good thing that LSD has been demonized in our culture and carries severe legal penalties. It’s also a good thing that I’m never, under any circumstances, the least bit sarcastic. Ever. On a related note, I’m slowly (but surely) finishing the book Acid Dreams, which is one of the most interesting things I’ve read in a long time.
For the past couple years, the majority of my downloads have been torrents. I use uTorrent and PeerGaurdian 2 (both of which I highly recommend) and rarely am I not able to find (and obtain) what I’m looking for. I’m aware that I’m not alone, I know many people that use similiar methods for downloading, but I was surprised to hear that BitTorrent transfers make up about one third of all internet traffic. I know some people that still use programs such as Limewire and DC++, and I still use IRC and FTPs as well, but for the most part… Anyway, this was all supposed to lead up to me linking to this article, which offers one man’s opinion on why BitTorrent, and P2P in general, is doomed. Thoughts and feelings?
The Transformers movie looks like it’s gonna be awesome - Check out these photos from the movie, which is directed by Michael Bay. Transformers hits theaters on July 4th.
That’s all I’ve got for now. I have the album that was requested (Big Business) but I don’t have time to sit and wait for it to upload, so I’ll post it tomorrow. I’ve been waking up at 5 AM to get to work on time (my commute is about an hour and a half) so yeah, it’s past my bedtime. Seriously. Oh yeah, and I’m checking into a retirement home next month.
Edit: You can grab a webrip of the new Clutch album, “From Beale Street To Oblivion”, right here. Also, someone requested this: Big Business - Head for the Shallow. Enjoy!
roadie Jan 25
John, if you’re able to upload some more album requests, I have a few for you.
Thyrane - “The Spirit of Rebellion” and “Symphonies of Infernality”
God Dethroned - Ravenous
Thank you
Senady Jan 27
John, I need something to get my music from my ipod back to my computer, you usually know ways to get stuff like this, thanks.
Julian Feb 1
hey john, thanks for the big business album!
It would awesome if you could find some stuff by “The Claudia Quintet” and something by Flat earth society other than “ISMS”
Oh and “Joy and Desires” by John Hollenbeck & Jazz Bigband Graz.
Ha, of course you don’t have to I feel like a bastard requesting that much.