Lumpy's Corner

I know it's been a few days since the madman has spoken. He has been a busy guy of the late. I seem to have this bug up my but over the RIAA of the late. Once, again I emphasize that I am not a pirate and do not condone copyright violation. But I cringe at mention of the violation of individual rights, even by law enforcement and, even more so, by Big Brother like witch hunters.

I have decided to join Mockie in an anti-RIAA endeavor. Mockie is setting up an anti-RIAA site and has already set up an anti-RIAA chat room channel .

Now if you want to try IRC, I would sugesst Trillian it is a great free program which integrates MIRC, ICQ, AIM, MSN and Yahoo. I downloaded the free version and installed it today. So far I like it much. I allows you to keep one buddy list, select skins, log conversations, customize the appearance and, above, seems to function very well. I have heard the full version is even better. I would highly recommend it and would love to see you in lockergnome or the anti-iraa room.

I am not going to on and on about the RIAA right here, right now, but I will do so later. Today is pay day, and today I am gonna take care of bossiness and then meet some Fraternity Brothers for a few drinks. I will rant more later.

A few days ago I raved about the pleasure of getting together with with my fraternity brothers. I promised that it was a segue into the next days rant. Alas, I wrote about something else... And then there was the power outage...Sorry. Let's just say I exercised my poetic license to postpone it.

I intended to talk about another room I frequent. That would be a chat room, specifically the lockergnome chat room.

I have been subscriber lockergnome for years. Not only has Chris Pirillo's E-zine been my largest single source of my online education but the man himself has been more than good to me. For starters, he actually replies to my E-mail s and, almost always, the next day, taking all he does into account, that says a lot.

Odd thing that I live on IRC eh? Oh and yeah, I DO hear about it from time to time, er... actually daily... bout "how I live on the internet". This type of statement usually comes from the sort that tend to live life reclined in front of the tele... And they think "I" am wasting my time. Let me tell you a bit about why I am the way I am with it....

It all started with just one "channel", er that would be room to those of you who are total "n00bs" and/or brainwashed by AOL (which in my opinion truly means America Off Line). It started with a rather bizarre affiliation to a certain HTML daily newsletter... Well, not an affiliation... An addiction.

The channel was and is lockergnome. I am very fortunate for a certain op rather took a liking to me. Hmm... no, considering this op, it is better put that a certain op did not take a disliking to me. He, rather quickly, beat the n00b right out of me in several areas.

Now, due to the fact that I did not ask permission, I do not intend to mention this ops name or anything like that... I won't even hint at it... heh

In either case, this chance encounter with CP and this certain op really got the hook into me for IRC. It grew to even more channels and, now, I am, even starting to hit multiple networks.

Greetings Cyber-Friend,

I hope you all like the new look here. I do; simple, clean, and, very soon, much better organized and searchable.

For now some interesting things I found in my feeds:

• A New Twist on the Beer Run
• Popeye would be happy in this spinach powered house. (Link via Digg.)
• Here is a great list for you SciFi buffs. The Top 100 Reviewed SciFi Films. (Link also via Digg.)
• I seem to like Digg this AM. This BBC article questions the current theory about the mechanism of how HIV attacks us.
• Although there is debate, it seems that video game addictions may need more research before being considerd an illness.
• Earlier, I put up a photo with the theme "What is Wrong with this Picture ?". Also found via Digg, here is another idea not too keenly thought through.
• Here is another image; the aurora form space. (Again, Digg.)
• Nice to see somebody at lockergnome still remembers and agrees with me about Dogpile

I have often, likely too often, gone off about how great a resource all of the Gnomoies are at Wyldryde.org in the various channels they host. One of them being the person behind this stunt. Before I saw that video this AM, I had already begun this draft. I decided to add this little intro because Chris Pirillo has been mentioned here before and, after viewing it, I just had to... too funny.---

Nonetheless, before Chris' production served as a drafting intermission, it had dawned on me that I have yet to mention one geek of lore here at Lumpy's Corner. Possibly, the worse "how could I ..." in Cyber-history. Actually, I have mentioned this individual here before but only in passing.

I have mentioned many a blogger, author, podcaster and tech gurus here. I mention a podcast almost every show over at Radiostatic.am.

So, a podcaster, an author, a blogger, a tech guru... hmm. He is all of that. Am I leaving anything out?

Steve is a great guy and a good one to watch for security flaws. This post made me laugh.

I just read this. I have cyber-known the author for a few years and I know I need not check for accuracy. Be careful out there folks.

Some of these links are not from this week but the week before. I still thought them of merit. It is very likely that you will not see a post here for a week or so. I must deal with some tweaks on the server side. Too much to write and too little time.

The economy is a wreck.

• Hundreds of thousands simply gave up looking for work
• Payroll was slashed by the largest amount in five years
• 63,000 jobs vanished last month
• Is it me, or is this tax refund simply a mute point?

I don't have the answers and it is depressing. Best I can do is offer up some mostly light-hearted stuff.