Dusty Chalk

Uh...no, if my shit was pink, I'd probably need to go see my doctor. How did the beets work, Shelly? Everything else sounds like standard delicious smoothie fare.

I don't know about you, but I think it's the blue eyes -- they're creeping me out and I have blue eyes.

So this replaces the entire client? Ah. I'll still try it this weekend, but I suspect I'll miss my apps too much, I've actually gotten a lot of good recommendations on that front page.

They are smaller, that's not your memory failing you. I think I heard that they're 30% smaller.

Nadja, When I See the Sun Always Shines on TV -- dirge-metal cover songs of My Bloody Valentine (okay), The Cure (of course), A-Ha (surprisingly good) and Kids in the Hall (WTFLOLCopter) Bonus track: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen from Numbness. Lollers/sauce-some Also, "Numb" -- a 20 minute dirge/noise masterpiece. I think my friend Dave said it best. "Jesus and Mary Chain called, they want their schtick back...oh wait.. hang on.... really? Pelican just called... they said they were totally high when they came up with name and... wait...conference call with Isis. I don't think they're fans." Love it. Lollers.

T-Rex wants bendy straws. And triceratopses in Vitamixes.

(involuntarily shudders)

Orange is the New Black -- despite being a show about a women's prison -- many of them lesbian -- this show is surprisingly good in a non-exploitative way. I don't think I've ever heard, "Please keep it. Please keep the penis." and nearly cried with how sincerely it was delivered.

Jakob, Solace -- instrumental post-metal -- helps my day! And this sounds like it was written from the ground up as instrumental, rather than being released as instrumental versions a la The Ocean Collective.

I just like warm glowy shiny.

Lollers.

Oh, okay, I see what you're saying. I got nothing, it's probably written in Java on the Ubuntu version, and native in OS X.

I was talking about this story.

I think iOS would be a better comparison. It's a phone.

You win, because you make no sense, and they only found 3 of the bodies.

Yeah, but on an i5 with 8G it's fine, so maybe it's the installation. Or maybe it's operator snobbery error snobbery. If you read it more carefully, they are also trying to make it a desktop, so they're not going to skimp on the CPU. Sounds like they're also going to install Ubuntu mobile, not standard desktop Ubuntu.

Actually, acting as an antenna sounds like a more likely scenario. Perhaps?

Yes, yes it is. I do often get good advice from Spotify.

I don't think sausage has to be by definition pork. Now you're making shit up. I let the martini thing go, because...well, you were right. But a quick survey of the definition of the word sausage only requires that it be "meat" of some sort.

They lost me at 720p, but maybe they won't lose you. Too much dosh for me as well, so I may have been looking for a way out. US$600 today only until 1600 BST, which I don't even know what that means, it may have already passed for all I know. IndieGogo link

Yeah, that's the big mystery, innit? I have one friend who suspects drugs were involved. But I don't think so. Call the FCC on the gospel station, I bet they're non-compliant. EDIT: Wait, the headphone cable? Post-amplification?

Yellow & Green was one of the better albums from last year. I understand that "sucked in and wouldn't let leave" comment -- that's exactly what that record did for me -- I just kept wanting to go back and listen to it. On an unrelated note, I might have to look up some more Whitehorse, this is superb: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALjg_NYDByo

Baroness, Live at Maida Vale

One of a kind AKG 3D microphone with 4 membranes arranged in a tetrahedron: I don't think that's a plumb line, I think that's an omnidirectional reflective surface that's part of the design.

...and then things got weird...