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'Our problem is that “Gee” is an abbreviation for Jesus.'

riviera — Fri, 21 Mar 2003 07:03:52 -0800

‘We can say “God”, “God” is fine, but we have to be very careful about anything that involves the name of the Lord and Saviour.’ Tory MP and Spectator editor Boris Johnson reflects on the process of getting a breezy op-ed past the editorial process of the Gray Lady. Jokes at the expense of the President of Guinea just aren't done.

zoopraxiscope — Wed, 15 May 2002 04:33:42 -0800

Lying with video. Researchers at MIT have created videos of people uttering sentences they never said that consistently fool viewers and are accepted by them as real. Once upon a time, it was a lot harder to be false with film, but whether the medium will be in any way trustworthy going forward seems doubtful. What will it mean when you can't even believe your own eyes?

theplayethic — Thu, 14 Feb 2002 03:36:18 -0800

Does anyone care that nobody needs to sing well anymore? Spot-on piece about the way that digital music tools aren't just making rotten singers sound OK (with software that shifts their pitch upwards), but good singers lazy ("hey that's fine, just copy'n'paste it into the next chorus"). And removing the excitement from studio performance. Is the only honest response to this electro-fakery to go all Daft Punk? Or am I just an old Stevie'n'Retha'n'Marvin nostalgist?

sylloge — Thu, 31 Aug 2000 17:20:55 -0800

AOL Buys Quack.com That Enables Access with Voice <— this is the worst headline I have ever seen.