Category: The Dork Report
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The Dork Report for December 17, 2006
U2 announces Zoo2Live [no longer online: u2.com/highlights/?hid=330], a new live album available exclusively to fan club members. Although it doesn’t say so explicitly, it would seem the audio is taken directly from the same show as the commercially available DVD. Nine Horses, the latest project from David Sylvian, Steven Jensen and Burnt Friedman, releases their…
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The Dork Report for December 15, 2006
Anime in real life: Princess Mononoke flying thing [no longer online: akihabaranews.com/en/en/news-12983-Kaze+no+Tani+no+Nausicaa…+for+real?.html], Akira motorcycle, Ghost in the Shell female android. (guest submission by Dave)
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The Dork Report for December 7, 2006
At last, the IconFactory QuickPix 2006! (spotted on Daring Fireball) All the bastiches wot done ripped off Panic. Not just their graphics, but even a photo of their office. Cleaning up my bookmarks… Here’s one I saved a while ago but can’t remember if I posted: a working Lego Harpsicord. The indispensible guide to Bad…
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The Dork Report for December 6, 2006
A Doctor Who Magazine poll picks David Tennant as the best Doctor, above no less than legend Tom Baker! Spotted on Behind the Sofa, with whose own list I also cannot agree. Who are these people? For my (US) money, here are the best Doctors: Tom Baker Christopher Eccleston David Tennant Sylvester McCoy Peter Davidson…
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The Dork Report for December 5, 2006
Somehow I don’t see Les himself plugging his axe into a MacBook and fiddling around with Logic, but you never know: the new Gibson digital guitar. (guest submission from Dave) A fully-annotated electronic version of the WII manual. Iconfactory helpfully fills in the missing pages. (guest submission from Dave) Marginal Revolution Poorly designed objects. My…
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The Dork Report for December 3, 2006
What if George Lucas were to take a crack at retroactively realizing the visions of other filmmakers? Here’s G-Lu’s Singin’ in the Rain. (guest submission from Andrea) Continuing the wind-up to the new album, UNKLE’s online presence expands: UNKLE and James Lavelle on MySpace, Richard File‘s official site (no longer online: rich.fm), and new official…
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The Dork Report for December 1, 2006
Thank you, DaringFireball, now I know it’s not just me! I too adore Pilot Precise V5 Extra Fine black rollerball pens, and carry one with me everywhere! I loathe to lend one to anybody, and I’m thrown off for the rest of the day on the rare occasions I leave it behind. Further reinforcing my…
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The Dork Report for November 28, 2006
Because the Dork Report loves to quibble with lists of things: sharpen your fangs for Time Magazine‘s All-TIME 100 albums. The editors attempt to preempt criticism by admitting their exclusion of Pink Floyd, but I’d like to add a few more points: I think the inclusion of so many greatest-hits compilation albums is a cop-out.…
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The Dork Report for November 27, 2006
MacHeist 2 ended last week, so catching up: I’ve landed a free trial copy of 1Passwd; at first blush it looks like it might actually help me bring some sense to the password chaos of my online life. (Hubert, are you listening?) Information Architects Japan asserts Web Design is 95% Typography. Trailing the MacZot, MyDreamApp,…
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The Dork Report for November 16, 2006
“Weird Al” Yankovic, not only a brilliant satirist, is also a shrewd collaborator: check out his new video with Jib Jab: Do I Creep You Out (no longer online: JibJab.com/weird_al/do_i_creep_you_out). Entertainment Weekly tasks a Star Wars virgin (no longer online: ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1558880_1_0_,00.html) to watch all six Star Wars films in chronological order (as opposed to order…