Category Archives: Encounters

What has caught my eye in-person, while travelling or exploring “the real world”

“Insurgent Country”

Posted Mon Mar.21.2005 under Encounters tagged

My cousin was telling me that he was getting into, of all things, country music! No, it’s OK…specifically he’s into insurgent country music, a genre of country music that also roots in punk and rock. Not familiar with the genre, … Continue reading →

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Ball in the House @ Ryle’s

Posted Mon Mar.21.2005 under Encounters

I joined a group of friends at Ryle’s in Cambridge to see Ball in the House last night. They’re an a capella band that generates their own percussion with their mouths. Intrigued, I blew into town to check them out…this … Continue reading →

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The Cult of Mac

Posted Fri Mar.18.2005 under Encounters tagged

I was at Barnes and Noble today, and flipped through The Cult of Mac. It’s part coffee-table book, part sub cultural reference, filled with photographs from the very dawn of computing to present-day. My impression was that it’s more sociological … Continue reading →

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Walksies

Posted Thu Mar.17.2005 under Encounters

I’ve been mildly crunching on a programming project, spending a lot of time inside. Around 4PM I got up to go get my mail to break the monotony. It’s just a short walk from my condo to the central mailboxes. … Continue reading →

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Counterfeit Minis

Posted Mon Mar.14.2005 under Encounters tagged

I saw this site mentioned in a “consumer alert” while watching the History Channel…it’s pretty funny, especially if you’re a fan of Mini Coopers old and new. Doing a little digging, I found the site is one of those guerilla … Continue reading →

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