Spooky - World-of-Newave.info World-of-Newave.info http://www.world-of-newave.info/ 2008-07-25T11:43:52Z Latest news and articles about Spooky Copyright (c)2004-2008.ยง/Newave SARL. All rights reserved. {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - Stephenson's Anathem was inspired by Clock of the Long Now Neal Stephenson's forthcoming novel Anathem was inspired by the amazing Clock of the Long Now, a project to make a clock that runs for 10,000 years. The Long Now foundation is helping to launch the book with a signing in September in San Francisco, and its esteemed board members have been weighing in on the book: ??I suffer from attention surplus disorder,? jokes a character in Anathem. Attention surplus is exactly what Stephenson teaches his readers, in a book so tightly crafted it rewards instant rereading.? - Stewart Brand ?It is a great story, set in an alternative reality where people take long-term thinking seriously.? - Danny Hillis ?Long Now?s 10,000-year clock inspired Neal Stephenson?s new story, Anathem, and now Anathem is inspiring the Long Now. In ten centuries, no one will be sure which came first.? - Kevin Kelly Link See also: Ask Neal Stephenson questions about Anathem Spooky, wonderful music CD in Neal Stephenson's new novel Long Now clock souvenir Unveiling of second Long Now clock in Bay Area: photos... http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/stephenson-s-anathem-was-inspired-by-clock-of-the-20080779830.htm 2008-07-22T10:33:22Z 2008-07-22T10:33:22Z Boingboing.Net http://www.boingboing.net/2008/07/22/stephensons-anathem.html Stephenson's Anathem was inspired by Clock of the Long Now {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - Neal Stephenson's forthcoming novel Anathem was inspired by the amazing Clock of the Long Now, a project to make a clock that runs for 10,000 years. The Long Now foundation is helping to launch the book with a signing in September in San Francisco, and its esteemed board members have been weighing in on the book: ??I suffer from attention surplus disorder,? jokes a character in Anathem. Attention surplus is exactly what Stephenson teaches his readers, in a book so tightly crafted it rewards instant rereading.? - Stewart Brand ?It is a great story, set in an alternative reality where people take long-term thinking seriously.? - Danny Hillis ?Long Now?s 10,000-year clock inspired Neal Stephenson?s new story, Anathem, and now Anathem is inspiring the Long Now. In ten centuries, no one will be sure which came first.? - Kevin Kelly Link See also: Ask Neal Stephenson questions about Anathem Spooky, wonderful music CD in Neal Stephenson's new novel Long Now clock souvenir Unveiling of second Long Now clock in Bay Area: photos...
Stephenson's Anathem was inspired by Clock of the Long Now - Boing Boing {...}
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]]> {NORTH AMERICA > RENTALS} - Walnut Ave Victorian. Large room all util. included (santa cruz) $800 Beautiful large room in Walnut Ave. Victorian. Rent: $800 including utilities (and monthy house cleaner) Deposit:$800 Available: Now but very negotiable to the right person. If you are still interested please read more. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hi there house hunters. We are offering a large room in our downtown Walnut Ave. Victorian. I'm going to try to be very specific to avoid long drawn out interviews with people that are not appropriate or we're not appropriate for. Please don't take this as nitpicky. We're just trying to make it easier on everyone. The House: Large Victorian under all the trees on Walnut. This really is the best street in town. The room is about 13x13 with a large window and a huge closet. It is in the back of the house on the second floor. Everything is brand new. Really, brand spanking new. New paint, new carpet, new walls. The closet is even new. The room comes with a spooky story. The room had a very small closet but when we were renovating we found a 6'x'6 walled in room. I like to tell people that we found bones in there and all the inside walls were shredded with scratch marks but that's not true. No one else sleeps on the second floor. There's a brand new bathroom that is almost private in the sense that it's not anyone elses primary bathroom. We just finished the renovation on that bathroom and everyone says is like pooping in a magazine. Not like pooping into a magazine but like a Towne and Country or Old Home Journal photo pictorial. There are two other bedrooms upstairs. One is a shared room with the (possibly you) upstairs roommate, it will have a couch and a tv and will be used as my boyfriend's office. But say if you brought home a romantic interest and wanted to watch a movie you could do that up there. Or if you like to watch Anime movies you could do that and not hear me talk about how they drive me nuts. Why don't they ever draw lips on those people?! You'll have your own apartment sized fridge in the kitchen and plenty of shelf space. The rent covers water, garbage, PG&E, wireless internet, washer dryer, gardner and a house cleaner coming once a month to clean common areas. About Us: We're a couple in our 30's. We bought the house last year and have spent the past year fixing it up. We are both busy people but value our home and like to have a quiet comfortable space to live in. We don't usually play loud music but we tend to have have some back ground music playing (I'll get into genres later). WE have subdued bbq parties every few months. I cook dinner most nights of the week and read books while listening to hillbilly music. We have two cats. We love our cats. They are indoor cats. One is very fat and a little snarky but will leave you alone. The other is very sweet but doesn't really pester you for affection or drool like some cats do. There's on street parking but you'll have to buy a permit. I'm a counselor that works with teenage drug addicts, he owns a tattoo shop. He works on the house a lot and listens to screeching thrash or doom metal. I do the laundry on Saturdays and will be a student. I listen to awful high energy spanish speaking music as I'm obsessed with Zumba. I wear ugly work out clothes and am often sweaty. Who we'd like to rent to: Ideally we want someone who is independant, busy, socialable and kind. I do a lot of cooking. So, I'd like someone who isn't going to be in the kitchen a ton. We want someone who has their own life and isn't looking for best friends in housemates but is still easy to interact with. Someone who values a clean house but who is not anal. We both are heavy sleepers. So, coming home late is fine as long as you don't bring the party with you. We only want to rent to one person. We cannot have more pets. Our fat cat will kill them and we have new carpet and don't want more blood stains. Someone who drinks periodically is fine but absolutely no drugs in the house. I don't care if you smoke marijuana recreationally with your friends but never at home. Plus, I would rather talk to someone smacked out or on speed than to some uberstoner. They are just annoying. We would like someone who can pay their rent on time with no discussion. This house would be perfect for a UCSC student (maybe a grad student) as there is a bus stop two yards from the front door that goes directly to UCSC. The house is pretty well furnished so if you have a bunch of stuff that wouldn't be good. There isn't much storage other than your large closet. We'd prefer someone who likes babies. Not necessarily because we have any but because anyone who says they actively hate babies is kind of a douche bag and is probably part of that vampire club that meets downtown once a month and pretends to kill people. I don't want to live with any of those. Also, I don't like to hear about burning man. I know it's an art thing and used to be awesome but everyone I know who's gotten into that has turned weird and somehow unhygenic looking and tends to get mushy boundaries about sexual conduct in public. Someone with good communication skills. I don't want to have to guess if you're upset about something or deal with conflict resolution at home. We're both adults who genuinely like people and want to be accomodating. If you ask for something we'll probably make changes for it. I'm a counselor for my day job and my boyfriend is very mild mannered and has to talk about his emotions enough with me we don't need to subject him to more. Please include some info about yourself in your response. I will call back the people I think would work. All others I will send an email to. I wish you well in your search. Thanks. There will be photos up later. Move in date is negotiable. Oh, Oops. I must add one more very important thing. If you have a fear of clowns or even a slight aversion this house wouldn't be good for you. My brother is a professional clown who comes to visit about twice a year and stays around 10 days. He stays in the guest bedroom next door to your room and will come and go as a clown. He is very nice and funny but he often makes loud honking noises with his mouth and gets upset if people say mean things about clowns or talk about the movie "It". He feels that that movie is "racist against clowns". A bonus of moving in though is that he can make anything you ask for out of balloons. Really, he's never been stumped. He's been a clown since he was 6 and I've never seen him not be able to make something out of balloons. Start thinking about what kind of balloon sculpture you want... http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/business-and-economy/real-estate/rentals/walnut-ave-victorian-large-room-all-util-included-20080797417.htm 2008-07-16T07:17:40Z 2008-07-16T07:17:40Z Sfbay.Craigslist.Org http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/roo/756900238.html Walnut Ave Victorian. Large room all util. included (santa cruz) $800 {new window}   Sfbay.Craigslist.Org - Beautiful large room in Walnut Ave. Victorian. Rent: $800 including utilities (and monthy house cleaner) Deposit:$800 Available: Now but very negotiable to the right person. If you are still interested please read more. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hi there house hunters. We are offering a large room in our downtown Walnut Ave. Victorian. I'm going to try to be very specific to avoid long drawn out interviews with people that are not appropriate or we're not appropriate for. Please don't take this as nitpicky. We're just trying to make it easier on everyone. The House: Large Victorian under all the trees on Walnut. This really is the best street in town. The room is about 13x13 with a large window and a huge closet. It is in the back of the house on the second floor. Everything is brand new. Really, brand spanking new. New paint, new carpet, new walls. The closet is even new. The room comes with a spooky story. The room had a very small closet but when we were renovating we found a 6'x'6 walled in room. I like to tell people that we found bones in there and all the inside walls were shredded with scratch marks but that's not true. No one else sleeps on the second floor. There's a brand new bathroom that is almost private in the sense that it's not anyone elses primary bathroom. We just finished the renovation on that bathroom and everyone says is like pooping in a magazine. Not like pooping into a magazine but like a Towne and Country or Old Home Journal photo pictorial. There are two other bedrooms upstairs. One is a shared room with the (possibly you) upstairs roommate, it will have a couch and a tv and will be used as my boyfriend's office. But say if you brought home a romantic interest and wanted to watch a movie you could do that up there. Or if you like to watch Anime movies you could do that and not hear me talk about how they drive me nuts. Why don't they ever draw lips on those people?! You'll have your own apartment sized fridge in the kitchen and plenty of shelf space. The rent covers water, garbage, PG&E, wireless internet, washer dryer, gardner and a house cleaner coming once a month to clean common areas. About Us: We're a couple in our 30's. We bought the house last year and have spent the past year fixing it up. We are both busy people but value our home and like to have a quiet comfortable space to live in. We don't usually play loud music but we tend to have have some back ground music playing (I'll get into genres later). WE have subdued bbq parties every few months. I cook dinner most nights of the week and read books while listening to hillbilly music. We have two cats. We love our cats. They are indoor cats. One is very fat and a little snarky but will leave you alone. The other is very sweet but doesn't really pester you for affection or drool like some cats do. There's on street parking but you'll have to buy a permit. I'm a counselor that works with teenage drug addicts, he owns a tattoo shop. He works on the house a lot and listens to screeching thrash or doom metal. I do the laundry on Saturdays and will be a student. I listen to awful high energy spanish speaking music as I'm obsessed with Zumba. I wear ugly work out clothes and am often sweaty. Who we'd like to rent to: Ideally we want someone who is independant, busy, socialable and kind. I do a lot of cooking. So, I'd like someone who isn't going to be in the kitchen a ton. We want someone who has their own life and isn't looking for best friends in housemates but is still easy to interact with. Someone who values a clean house but who is not anal. We both are heavy sleepers. So, coming home late is fine as long as you don't bring the party with you. We only want to rent to one person. We cannot have more pets. Our fat cat will kill them and we have new carpet and don't want more blood stains. Someone who drinks periodically is fine but absolutely no drugs in the house. I don't care if you smoke marijuana recreationally with your friends but never at home. Plus, I would rather talk to someone smacked out or on speed than to some uberstoner. They are just annoying. We would like someone who can pay their rent on time with no discussion. This house would be perfect for a UCSC student (maybe a grad student) as there is a bus stop two yards from the front door that goes directly to UCSC. The house is pretty well furnished so if you have a bunch of stuff that wouldn't be good. There isn't much storage other than your large closet. We'd prefer someone who likes babies. Not necessarily because we have any but because anyone who says they actively hate babies is kind of a douche bag and is probably part of that vampire club that meets downtown once a month and pretends to kill people. I don't want to live with any of those. Also, I don't like to hear about burning man. I know it's an art thing and used to be awesome but everyone I know who's gotten into that has turned weird and somehow unhygenic looking and tends to get mushy boundaries about sexual conduct in public. Someone with good communication skills. I don't want to have to guess if you're upset about something or deal with conflict resolution at home. We're both adults who genuinely like people and want to be accomodating. If you ask for something we'll probably make changes for it. I'm a counselor for my day job and my boyfriend is very mild mannered and has to talk about his emotions enough with me we don't need to subject him to more. Please include some info about yourself in your response. I will call back the people I think would work. All others I will send an email to. I wish you well in your search. Thanks. There will be photos up later. Move in date is negotiable. Oh, Oops. I must add one more very important thing. If you have a fear of clowns or even a slight aversion this house wouldn't be good for you. My brother is a professional clown who comes to visit about twice a year and stays around 10 days. He stays in the guest bedroom next door to your room and will come and go as a clown. He is very nice and funny but he often makes loud honking noises with his mouth and gets upset if people say mean things about clowns or talk about the movie "It". He feels that that movie is "racist against clowns". A bonus of moving in though is that he can make anything you ask for out of balloons. Really, he's never been stumped. He's been a clown since he was 6 and I've never seen him not be able to make something out of balloons. Start thinking about what kind of balloon sculpture you want...
Walnut Ave Victorian. Large room all util. included {...}
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]]> {INTERNET > BLOGS} - More from the Munsters Just stole this from our P.R. department, hehehe. Feel free to take and adapt for your own use.***The Munsters TV Show Celebrates 40 Years TV?s The Munsters celebrate 40 years at 1313 Mockingbird Lane this September with the introduction of the first-everHalloween village with The Munsters theme and a model of Grandpa Munster?s "Dragula" dragster.Niles, Illinois August 31, 2004? The Munsters, America?s most frighteningly funny family, have continued to attract some of the most loyal television program fans over the past 40 years, a pretty impressive feat considering the show only ran for 38 episodes. Similar to the characters on The Munsters, these fans aren?t your normal fans who are satisfied merely watching the syndicated programs on television. Oleg Krylov who grew up with The Munsters says, "We Munsters fans are nearly as wacky as the characters themselves". The term enthusiastic is an understatement for The Munsters fans, some of whom have even gone to the great lengths of building homes that are exact replicas of the Munsters house as well as cars that look exactly like the Grandpa?s coffin shaped "Dragula" dragster.Fans celebrate The Munsters 40th year at 1313 Mockingbird Lane this September, with the introduction of the first ever, The Munsters Halloween collectible village. Authorized by Universal Studios and available only from Hawthorne Village, this new Munsters collectible is one of the most anticipated items for avid Munster fans everywhere. Friends will be as green as Herman when they catch a glimpse of The Munsters Halloween Village that features character figurines, spooky sound effects, and eerie glowing lights. Free highly collectible character figurines of Herman, Lily, Grandpa and Eddie, are included along with a 6- piece jack-o?-lantern lamplight set, a $65.00 value.Not all of The Munsters fans have room for a life-size version of Grandpa?s "Dragula" dragster, the ghoulish car designed by George Barris. However they can still show their loyalty with an Ertl die-cast collectible version by Hamilton Authenticated. The 1:18 scale model features a "coffin" body on a tube chassis, radiator, tombstone grille, bat-shaped forced air scoops, and metal organ exhaust pipes just like those on Grandpa?s original "Dragula" dragster.Exclusivity only increases the desirability and potential value of The Munsters collectibles. The first-ever, limited edition The Munsters Halloween Village mentioned here is a exclusive acquisition of collectiblestoday.com and its affiliates, the leading international provider for limited-edition collectibles, through an exclusive arrangement and officially authorized by Universal Studios. The Munsters collectible village,Grandpa?s "Dragula" dragster and more movie and TV -themed collectibles are available at Collectibles Today, The Bradford Exchange?s online marketing arm.Collectibles Today is the premier Internet shopping site for unique, quality collectibles and giftware from the finest companies worldwide, offering collecting expertise, excellence and excitement for collectors as they pursue their passion for collecting. Collectibles Today is the online marketing arm of The Bradford Exchange and its affiliates, the leading international provider of fine limited-edition collectibles. This founding relationship endows Collectibles Today with a heritage of almost three decades of experience in the collectibles market, with a sterling reputation for superior quality and exceptional customer service unparalleled in the industry. No other online collectibles company sells to more collectors with more fine products than Collectibles Today; and no other online collectibles company has the resources and industry knowledge to consistently identify, encourage and spearhead new trends in collecting. Just as The Bradford Exchange laid the first cornerstone for the present day collectibles market, so now Collectibles Today is leading the collectibles industry and collectors into an exciting new future.### http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/internet/web-design-and-development/authoring/webmaster-resources/affiliate-programs/blogs/more-from-the-munsters-2008074032.htm 2008-07-02T16:57:12Z 2008-07-02T16:57:12Z Collectibles-today.Blogspot.Com http://collectibles-today.blogspot.com/2004/09/more-from-munsters.html More from the Munsters {new window}   Collectibles-today.Blogspot.Com - Just stole this from our P.R. department, hehehe. Feel free to take and adapt for your own use.***The Munsters TV Show Celebrates 40 Years TV?s The Munsters celebrate 40 years at 1313 Mockingbird Lane this September with the introduction of the first-everHalloween village with The Munsters theme and a model of Grandpa Munster?s "Dragula" dragster.Niles, Illinois August 31, 2004? The Munsters, America?s most frighteningly funny family, have continued to attract some of the most loyal television program fans over the past 40 years, a pretty impressive feat considering the show only ran for 38 episodes. Similar to the characters on The Munsters, these fans aren?t your normal fans who are satisfied merely watching the syndicated programs on television. Oleg Krylov who grew up with The Munsters says, "We Munsters fans are nearly as wacky as the characters themselves". The term enthusiastic is an understatement for The Munsters fans, some of whom have even gone to the great lengths of building homes that are exact replicas of the Munsters house as well as cars that look exactly like the Grandpa?s coffin shaped "Dragula" dragster.Fans celebrate The Munsters 40th year at 1313 Mockingbird Lane this September, with the introduction of the first ever, The Munsters Halloween collectible village. Authorized by Universal Studios and available only from Hawthorne Village, this new Munsters collectible is one of the most anticipated items for avid Munster fans everywhere. Friends will be as green as Herman when they catch a glimpse of The Munsters Halloween Village that features character figurines, spooky sound effects, and eerie glowing lights. Free highly collectible character figurines of Herman, Lily, Grandpa and Eddie, are included along with a 6- piece jack-o?-lantern lamplight set, a $65.00 value.Not all of The Munsters fans have room for a life-size version of Grandpa?s "Dragula" dragster, the ghoulish car designed by George Barris. However they can still show their loyalty with an Ertl die-cast collectible version by Hamilton Authenticated. The 1:18 scale model features a "coffin" body on a tube chassis, radiator, tombstone grille, bat-shaped forced air scoops, and metal organ exhaust pipes just like those on Grandpa?s original "Dragula" dragster.Exclusivity only increases the desirability and potential value of The Munsters collectibles. The first-ever, limited edition The Munsters Halloween Village mentioned here is a exclusive acquisition of collectiblestoday.com and its affiliates, the leading international provider for limited-edition collectibles, through an exclusive arrangement and officially authorized by Universal Studios. The Munsters collectible village,Grandpa?s "Dragula" dragster and more movie and TV -themed collectibles are available at Collectibles Today, The Bradford Exchange?s online marketing arm.Collectibles Today is the premier Internet shopping site for unique, quality collectibles and giftware from the finest companies worldwide, offering collecting expertise, excellence and excitement for collectors as they pursue their passion for collecting. Collectibles Today is the online marketing arm of The Bradford Exchange and its affiliates, the leading international provider of fine limited-edition collectibles. This founding relationship endows Collectibles Today with a heritage of almost three decades of experience in the collectibles market, with a sterling reputation for superior quality and exceptional customer service unparalleled in the industry. No other online collectibles company sells to more collectors with more fine products than Collectibles Today; and no other online collectibles company has the resources and industry knowledge to consistently identify, encourage and spearhead new trends in collecting. Just as The Bradford Exchange laid the first cornerstone for the present day collectibles market, so now Collectibles Today is leading the collectibles industry and collectors into an exciting new future.###
Collectibles Today: More from the Munsters {...}
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]]> {ENTERTAINMENT > PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA} - Talking Shop TV writer Sera Gamble on spooky hit Supernatural http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/entertainment/publications-and-media/talking-shop-20080659842.htm 2008-06-28T21:40:26Z 2008-06-28T21:40:26Z News.Bbc.Co.Uk http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7470288.stm Talking Shop {new window}   News.Bbc.Co.Uk - TV writer Sera Gamble on spooky hit Supernatural
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Talking Shop: Sera Gamble {...} Writer and supervising producer Sera Gamble talks about blood, guts and gore being all in a day's work on the show Supernatural. {...}
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]]> {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - Spooky, wonderful music CD in Neal Stephenson's new novel Al got an advance review copy of neal Stephenson's new book Anathem -- which looks really good! -- and discovered that it came wiht a CD of music inspired by the story. Incredibly weird, wonderful music. I?ve just listened to several of the songs on this CD and, frankly, this is some weird shit. I say this without reservation. The musical styles are all over the map except that they all only use human voices (and occasionally hands). Some of it is similar to Western, Christian, styles of chanting. Other tracks are more Classical vocal arrangements with singing. The rest of the tracks seem to be heavily influenced by Eastern, Buddhist, styles of chanting, especially Tibetan Buddhism with its use of harmonics and overlaying voices. It varies quite a bit from song to song. Additionally, when there are recognizable words, they are not in English (nor in any language that I recognize). ?Celluar Automata? is the weirdest track of this sort with multiple voices weaving in and out, along with some clapping and exclamations in an unknown language. ?Thousander Chant? would be at home on some of the collections of Tibetan chanting that I have and whoever is performing it is obviously trained in the throat chanting used by Tibetans and others in Asia. As it happens, I actually know the guy who made this -- it's David Stutz, the former free software maven for Microsoft whose resignation letter was a brilliant work of analysis explaining just what Microsoft should be doing to co-exist with free/open source software. He was also a key developer for the NeXT, Visual Basic and a lot of other widely used technologies. These days, he has a winery and makes incredibly strange, beautiful traditional music. Link (Thanks, Al!) See also: Ask Neal Stephenson questions about Anathem... http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/spooky-wonderful-music-cd-in-neal-stephenson-s-new-20080621536.htm 2008-06-25T07:24:30Z 2008-06-25T07:24:30Z Boingboing.Net http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/24/spooky-wonderful-mus.html Spooky, wonderful music CD in Neal Stephenson's new novel {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - Al got an advance review copy of neal Stephenson's new book Anathem -- which looks really good! -- and discovered that it came wiht a CD of music inspired by the story. Incredibly weird, wonderful music. I?ve just listened to several of the songs on this CD and, frankly, this is some weird shit. I say this without reservation. The musical styles are all over the map except that they all only use human voices (and occasionally hands). Some of it is similar to Western, Christian, styles of chanting. Other tracks are more Classical vocal arrangements with singing. The rest of the tracks seem to be heavily influenced by Eastern, Buddhist, styles of chanting, especially Tibetan Buddhism with its use of harmonics and overlaying voices. It varies quite a bit from song to song. Additionally, when there are recognizable words, they are not in English (nor in any language that I recognize). ?Celluar Automata? is the weirdest track of this sort with multiple voices weaving in and out, along with some clapping and exclamations in an unknown language. ?Thousander Chant? would be at home on some of the collections of Tibetan chanting that I have and whoever is performing it is obviously trained in the throat chanting used by Tibetans and others in Asia. As it happens, I actually know the guy who made this -- it's David Stutz, the former free software maven for Microsoft whose resignation letter was a brilliant work of analysis explaining just what Microsoft should be doing to co-exist with free/open source software. He was also a key developer for the NeXT, Visual Basic and a lot of other widely used technologies. These days, he has a winery and makes incredibly strange, beautiful traditional music. Link (Thanks, Al!) See also: Ask Neal Stephenson questions about Anathem...
Spooky, wonderful music CD in Neal Stephenson's new novel - Boing Boing {...}
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]]> {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - South China Mall: the largest (ghost) mall in the world The South China Mall is the largest mall in the world, and it's a ghost town, with only a handful of shops in its peeling, spooky, sprawling guts. The employees of this giant mall could, if they wanted, spend their breaks driving bumper cars, browsing for house-wares, strolling along a Venetian canal, petting fake herons in an indoor rain forest, or gazing at an eighty-five-foot replica of the Arc de Triomphe ? all, of course, without leaving the premises. They could also picnic next to the bell tower of St Mark?s Square in Venice, soak up the ambience of San Francisco, or take a ride on the mall?s indoor-outdoor roller coaster, a 553-meter flying railway known as Kuayue Shi Kong, or ?Moving Through Time and Space?. As it happens, it?s just those things ? time and space ? that give so much trouble to the workers here. They have too much of both. On a recent Friday afternoon, an amusement-park employee, slouched in a forsaken ticket booth, tried to kill time by making origami. Another worker slept, with perfect impunity, on a table. In front of the haunted house attraction, one attendant was doing hand-stands while two others looked blankly on. There was nothing else to do, because the South China Mall, which opened with great fanfare in 2005, is not just the world?s largest. With fewer than a dozen stores scattered through a space designed to house 1,500, it is also the world?s emptiest ? a dusty, decrepit complex of buildings marked by peeling paint, dead light bulbs, and dismembered mannequins. Link (See the comment thread for more links.) Thanks, Marilyn!)... http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/south-china-mall-the-largest-ghost-mall-in-the-world-20080658418.htm 2008-06-16T23:36:50Z 2008-06-16T23:36:50Z Boingboing.Net http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/15/south-china-mall-the.html South China Mall: the largest (ghost) mall in the world {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - The South China Mall is the largest mall in the world, and it's a ghost town, with only a handful of shops in its peeling, spooky, sprawling guts. The employees of this giant mall could, if they wanted, spend their breaks driving bumper cars, browsing for house-wares, strolling along a Venetian canal, petting fake herons in an indoor rain forest, or gazing at an eighty-five-foot replica of the Arc de Triomphe ? all, of course, without leaving the premises. They could also picnic next to the bell tower of St Mark?s Square in Venice, soak up the ambience of San Francisco, or take a ride on the mall?s indoor-outdoor roller coaster, a 553-meter flying railway known as Kuayue Shi Kong, or ?Moving Through Time and Space?. As it happens, it?s just those things ? time and space ? that give so much trouble to the workers here. They have too much of both. On a recent Friday afternoon, an amusement-park employee, slouched in a forsaken ticket booth, tried to kill time by making origami. Another worker slept, with perfect impunity, on a table. In front of the haunted house attraction, one attendant was doing hand-stands while two others looked blankly on. There was nothing else to do, because the South China Mall, which opened with great fanfare in 2005, is not just the world?s largest. With fewer than a dozen stores scattered through a space designed to house 1,500, it is also the world?s emptiest ? a dusty, decrepit complex of buildings marked by peeling paint, dead light bulbs, and dismembered mannequins. Link (See the comment thread for more links.) Thanks, Marilyn!)...
South China Mall: the largest (ghost) mall in the world - Boing Boing {...}
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]]> {EUROPE > COMPUTERS AND INTERNET} - MPs urge action as spooky caller ID-faking services hit UK 'Be anyone you want to be' Exclusive Communications watchdogs have today been pressed by MPs to investigate a new service that allows people to fool caller ID systems into displaying a fake number, amid fears it will be abused by ID fraudsters and other conmen.? http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/business-and-economy/computers-and-internet/mps-urge-action-as-spooky-caller-id-faking-services-20080670814.htm 2008-06-10T14:31:08Z 2008-06-10T14:31:08Z Theregister.Co.Uk http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/10/spookcall_launches_uk_caller_id_fake/ MPs urge action as spooky caller ID-faking services hit UK {new window}   Www.Theregister.Co.Uk - 'Be anyone you want to be' Exclusive Communications watchdogs have today been pressed by MPs to investigate a new service that allows people to fool caller ID systems into displaying a fake number, amid fears it will be abused by ID fraudsters and other conmen.?
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]]> {VIDEO GAMES > NEWS AND REVIEWS} - Dracula: Origin Review Spooky atmosphere and a great story save Dracula: Origin from being a formulaic pixel hunt. http://articles.world-of-newave.info/games/video-games/computer-platforms/news-and-reviews/dracula-origin-review-20080649612.htm 2008-06-06T19:27:40Z 2008-06-06T19:27:40Z Gamespot.Com http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/draculaorigin/review.html?part=rss&tag=gs_pc&subj=6192246 Dracula: Origin Review {new window}   Www.Gamespot.Com - Spooky atmosphere and a great story save Dracula: Origin from being a formulaic pixel hunt.
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]]> {VIDEO GAMES > G} - Dracula: Origin Review Spooky atmosphere and a great story save Dracula: Origin from being a formulaic pixel hunt. http://articles.world-of-newave.info/games/video-games/news-and-reviews/g/dracula-origin-review-20080678312.htm 2008-06-06T19:27:40Z 2008-06-06T19:27:40Z Gamespot.Com http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/draculaorigin/review.html?part=rss&tag=gs_all_games&subj=6192246 Dracula: Origin Review {new window}   Www.Gamespot.Com - Spooky atmosphere and a great story save Dracula: Origin from being a formulaic pixel hunt.
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]]> {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - Sound Unbound: essays on the future of music edited by DJ Spooky Sound Unbound is a fantastic new collection of essays on digital culture and the future of music, edited by Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid -- I had the honor of writing the foreword, but that's just for starters. The contributor list is extremely good, and their contributions are even better: David Allenby/Pierre Boulez/Catherine Corman/Chuck D/Erik Davis/Scott De Lahunta/Manuel DeLanda/Cory Doctorow/Eveline Domnitch Frances Dyson/Ron Eglash/Brian Eno/Dmitry Gelfand/Dick Hebdige/Lee Hirsch/Vijay Iyer/Ken Jordan/Douglas Kahn/Daphne Keller/Beryl Korot/Jaron Lanier/Joseph Lanza/Jonathan Lethem/Carlo McCormick/Moby, Naeem Mohaiemen/Alondra Nelson/Keith and Mendi/Obadike, Hans Ulrich Obrist/Pauline Oliveros/Philippe Parreno/Ibrahim Quraishi/Steve Reich/Simon Reynolds/Scanner aka Robin Rimbaud/Nadine Robinson/Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)/Alex Steinweiss/Bruce Sterling/Lucy Walker/Saul Williams/Jeff E. Winner Link, Buy Sound Unbound on Amazon... http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/sound-unbound-essays-on-the-future-of-music-edited-2008068306.htm 2008-06-05T12:37:11Z 2008-06-05T12:37:11Z Boingboing.Net http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/05/sound-unbound-essays.html Sound Unbound: essays on the future of music edited by DJ Spooky {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - Sound Unbound is a fantastic new collection of essays on digital culture and the future of music, edited by Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid -- I had the honor of writing the foreword, but that's just for starters. The contributor list is extremely good, and their contributions are even better: David Allenby/Pierre Boulez/Catherine Corman/Chuck D/Erik Davis/Scott De Lahunta/Manuel DeLanda/Cory Doctorow/Eveline Domnitch Frances Dyson/Ron Eglash/Brian Eno/Dmitry Gelfand/Dick Hebdige/Lee Hirsch/Vijay Iyer/Ken Jordan/Douglas Kahn/Daphne Keller/Beryl Korot/Jaron Lanier/Joseph Lanza/Jonathan Lethem/Carlo McCormick/Moby, Naeem Mohaiemen/Alondra Nelson/Keith and Mendi/Obadike, Hans Ulrich Obrist/Pauline Oliveros/Philippe Parreno/Ibrahim Quraishi/Steve Reich/Simon Reynolds/Scanner aka Robin Rimbaud/Nadine Robinson/Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)/Alex Steinweiss/Bruce Sterling/Lucy Walker/Saul Williams/Jeff E. Winner Link, Buy Sound Unbound on Amazon...
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