{"id":155,"date":"2006-03-07T15:52:11","date_gmt":"2006-03-07T22:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/?p=155"},"modified":"2023-04-07T15:25:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T19:25:56","slug":"daily-dork-report-for-march-7-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/daily-dork-report-for-march-7-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dork Report for March 7, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cheap therapy<\/span> (no longer online: okcupid.com\/tests\/take): find out what’s wrong with you but not how to fix it. Me? I’m an Outcast Genius (60% Nerd, 56% Geek, 69% Dork), an Observer (Enneagram type FIVE – BZ), but a pathetic 47% fuckable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gorillaz<\/a> to tour as 3D holograms<\/span> (no longer online: pitchforkmedia.com\/news\/06-03\/02.shtml)? Did I somehow miss a scientific revolution here? Since when was that possible? Hang on, never mind<\/span> (no longer online: timesonline.co.uk\/article\/0,,13509-1856928,00.html).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bush-of-Ghosts.com<\/a> should go live any day now, with the complete multi-tracks from the David Byrne & Brian Eno collaboration My Life in the Bush of Ghosts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lego Lunacy aggregated<\/a>. (spotted on Boing Boing<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trailerpark: Sleepless in Seattle Redux<\/span> (no longer online: youtube.com\/watch?v=vI89JJ-fxbs), Brokeback to the Future<\/span> (no longer online: youtube.com\/watch?v=zfODSPIYwpQ), Brokeback Island<\/span> (no longer online: defamer.com\/hollywood\/brokeback-mountain), The Shining Redux<\/span> (no longer online: tatteredcoat.com\/archives\/2005\/09\/28\/the-shining-redux), Fight Club as romantic comedy<\/span> (no longer online: throughaglass.com\/extras\/fightclub2.html).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portions of today’s Dork Report were brought to you by the letter A for Andrea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cheap therapy (no longer online: okcupid.com\/tests\/take): find out what’s wrong with you but not how to fix it. Me? I’m an Outcast Genius (60% Nerd, 56% Geek, 69% Dork), an Observer (Enneagram type FIVE – BZ), but a pathetic 47% fuckable. Gorillaz to tour as 3D holograms (no longer online: pitchforkmedia.com\/news\/06-03\/02.shtml)? 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