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Run is an animator from London. He has a new movie out that is pretty cool, but for me nothing will beat this one – Rabbit

Just signed up for YAWN™ (yet another web networking) site. PMOG – or Passively Multiplayer Online Game – takes the normal experience of surfing the web and turns it into a game. You can take missions, leave bombs on web pages, earn rep, etc.

They are backed by O’Reilly and Joi Ito’s VC firm, so it may turn into something interesting. I can already see them using the Badges to drive traffic to affiliated site (ex. Visit Boing Boing four consecutive days in a row…)

my username on there is “brianmars” so sign up, link me up, and lets see where it goes.

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It was revealed today that The Clash’s Train In Vain will be available as downloadable content in Rock Band. The article went on to include a YouTube link to a live performance of the song. Now, Train in Vain is probably in my top ten songs of all time, and has been ever since it was included as a unlisted track on The Clash’s 1979 London Calling album. Having said that, most live performances of it just leave me wanting. I dont know if its because the band were usually trashed when playing or having heard the studio version a bajillion times that the tune is scarred into me, but for this track, give me the studio.

Having said that though, there are definitely some songs that I have heard live and appreciate them for what they are: a version of the original, much like a cover song. Case in point – The Breeders. They performed Happiness is a Warm Gun, which they originally covered on their 1990 album Pod, at the Coachella music fest. The studio version was great. Instead of jumping from musical style to musical style like the original, it was delivered in a single, unique, and noisy manner. The live version, which was a bit lighter also sounded great

Or Daft Punk. Sure, they are an electronic act, but their live shows when they mix their tracks on the fly are awesome. In fact, I like the Alive album as much if not more than the studio cuts

Then there are the live tracks which define the way I hear a song. Take Johnny Cash’s Live at Folsom Prison. To me, thats the way Cocaine Blues, Dark As A Dungeon, or Folsom Prison Blues need to sound

But seriously, I never want to hear Train In Vain live again.

I laughed my ass off just seeing the picture associated with this story. Ursa used to do some crazy stuff, but she definitely would never fit in an engine compartment.

Opposing team carries injured home run hitter around the bases at ESPN.

After reading this, I realized there are currently two people thinking they need a better job: me and her.

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