Hey, I know some people are headin' to K-days tonight for he show. I was wondering if anyone was up to go run around K-days and do some rides and see the sights. I know Carli was up for going Wed night since she didnt have work, I was wondering if any other people were up for going. Lemmie know!

so... I get to read the SU web board as part of my work hours... this seems strange.

But... I guess Roman Kotovych was doing some research on ECOS... talking with Anand Sharma and Mike Hudema (because they're obviously the experts on ECOS) and asked them what ECOS was doing. His statement is thus: "I asked Anand and Mike what ECOS was up to, and they both said 'They're doing a lot, Roman.'" well, what were you expecting? I don't think i've seen Anand down here ever... even before I was working for ECOS... and Mike rarely, if ever, stops by... so what would they really know? Please, if ever any of you end up with untold power to decide the fate of things that other people depend upon and/or enjoy, consult with those who know (really know) what's going on before you make any kind of decision. Mind you, at least an interest is being generated.... it can only lead to more accurate information being made known later... much more in-depth than "they're doing a lot," wow.

* ESPA Open House/Bonfire/BBQ & More! Friday, July 30

Hi All,

We're having an Open House/Bonfire/BBQ (party) here at the ESPA HQ on Friday, July 30 - all invited, and children welcome!

And if you're so inclined, come early and bring your blank t-shirts or other 'blank stuff' - there is also going to be a free d.i.y. screen-printing
workshop - woo hoo! Please NOTE: We have limited supplies, so anyone who wants to make multiples is asked to bring their own jar of ink - you can get
it from the Paint Spot on Whyte Ave. & 105 St., the brand is "Speedball FABRIC Screen Printing Ink" - jars cost $11).

DATE: Friday, July 30, 2004

TIME: Free Silk Screening Workshop @ 8 pm
BBQ/Bonfire, etc. @ 10 pm - BYOB & BYOSTG (stuff to grill)

LOCATION: ESPA HQ - 9811 80 Ave. (buses to corner 99th St & Whyte Ave.)

-- Edmonton Small Press Association (ESPA)
P.O. Box 75086, R.P.O.
Edmonton, AB T6E 6K1
(780) 434-9236 / espa2002[at]shaw.ca
"People Before Profits, Collaboration Before Competition"
http://www.edmontonsmallpress.org

Hurray, my new computer works! kinda...

I still can't get the internet or sound working on it, nor does it like my floppy drive from my old computer.

Leo, what key(s) did you hit to access the bios setup on my computer? I can't seem to find it on my computer now, though I didn't have much time to look into it. Also, what was the name of that program you were talking about that can control temp, fan speed, etc?

Also, for those of you who went to Napoleon Dynamite last night, Uncle Rico, a.k.a. Jon Gries has quite the storied career. One popular reference may be the driver of the illegal aliens (haha, so clever) in Men in Black. I, however, remember him in The Pretender (hey, it was a good show... sure, it was a thinly veiled ripoff of the Fugitive, but it had its moments!), as Broots, nervous computer/science/technology/nerd guy.

Oh, and Ed, I'd like to help you out with the dream wings correlation dealie, but I dream about chicken wings all the time...

Oh, and for Jere, Kip hasn't been in anything else. In fact the only previous work mentioned in IMDB for Aaron Ruell is as a still photographer.

Further to the Ted Turner view on the media, when did Ted Turner move to the left-wing? Perhaps I was wrong, and he always was, but I've heard stuff from him recently which you wouldn't expect from most moderates in the states, let alone right-wing businessmen. From an interview with Charlie Rose:

• "History will look back and see this war in Iraq as the biggest debacle . . . as bad as (jokingly) the AOL Time-Warner merger."
• "The war in Iraq should be the last war ever fought."
• "We were smart enough to build refrigerators and internal combustion engines but we didn't notice because there weren't many of us. This has been magnified by the number of people in the world."
• "We're no longer living off the interest of this world, we're living off the capital."


Oh yeah, and if anyone is interested, Napoleon Dynamite at 7:15 at the Princess. We should meet there around 7.

From Clive Thompson's Blog
http://www.collisiondetection.net/

July 16, 2004
Graffiti archaeology

This is pretty mindblowing: Graffiti archaeology. Cassidy Curtis, a brilliant artist and programmer, created a little Flash application that lets you view pieces of graffiti around San Francisco -- as they've evolved over time. He got a group of photographers to share their pictures taken of certain areas of graffiti, dating back years. Then he stitched them together into layered images: You can view a particular wall, then peel back each layer like an onion skin, showing the graffiti that existed before it. You can even zoom in if you want to look at something up close.

It's a lovely interface -- neatly evoking the idea of time passing in an urban environment.

Who: You What: Bubble Boy Where: Andy's When: Monday, July 26th - 7:30 PM Why: You're horrificly sadomasochistic? Rotten Tomatoes gives it an astounding 29%! And Amazon.com says: *thumbs up* *theme from Hawaii Five-O plays*



By the way, White Ninja rocks my socks.

Hey folks, for those people that went out for some "Napoleon Dynamite" today... lemmie know if you have and strange dreams from the chicken wings after the movie. My sister calls them "Dream wings"... because she always has interesting dreams after having them. Anyways...


eres somethin bri'ish!

Danger! High Voltage - Electric Six

And "The Streets" homepage. UK hip-hop band. Lots of cool music videos on the site: The Streets

Napoleon killed by medics and enemas, study claims

Amelia Gentleman in Paris
Friday July 23, 2004
The Guardian

There was no plotting by royalists, no arsenic and no murder. Instead, Napoleon Bonaparte was killed by incompetent doctors and too many uncomfortably large enemas, according to a new study.