Monthly Archives: November 2008

Future Warfare – Crazy Tank Armor, Guided Bullets, Hovering Beer Keg Drones

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Magpie

Today I learned a new word: misoneism. It means hating change. Sometimes I hate the future. Today I can’t decide if the future is neat or horrendous, or most likely, both. Anyhow, there’s been some interesting stuff over at Danger … Continue reading →

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The Red & Black Ball – Neo-Victorian, Surrealist Masquerade in Baltimore

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Magpie

You’d think that I’d put this on, but I didn’t. It just turns out that the people at Red Emma’s in Baltimore really are just that cool. They are putting on a Winter dance, complete with live orchestral music, masks, … Continue reading →

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Day X – The Videogame

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Magpie

Ah, Day X. On March 20th, 2003, the city of Portland came together in a pretty amazing protest that shut down a good portion of downtown for many an hour. The idea was “no business as usual”, a general consensus … Continue reading →

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Thousands of Greek Prisoners Hunger Strike, Get Their Demands

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Magpie

This falls under the “holy fucking shit” category. Over half of Greece’s prison population (the numbers vary depending on source, but at the beginning of the strike it was more than half of the of 12,315 people imprisoned in Greece … Continue reading →

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VIVACE – less destructive hydro energy?

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Magpie

You know me, I’m really skeptical of energy generation. In general, if you ask me, the “solution” to global electrical generation is to cut it back substantially and radically decentralize what remains. But I’m willing to look at developing technologies, … Continue reading →

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Playing Tonight In Baltimore! 7pm, Charm City Art Space

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Magpie

I know, I know, I give like no warning for these things. But I only just now got finalized details on the thing. I’m playing a show tonight in baltimore, 7pm at Charm City Art Space, 1729 Maryland Ave. (Their … Continue reading →

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Last Night’s Art Auction In Baltimore

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Magpie

So eventually I’m going to start posting about events before they happen, even reasonably far before they happen. But last night was Red Emma’s first ever art auction, and it was a grand good time. Basically, they collected donations of … Continue reading →

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Harold Thompson (1942-2008)

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Magpie

I’m sad I only learned about Harold Thompson because of his death. He was an anarchist prisoner, but one I never heard much, if anything about. He was convicted of killing a man who had killed the mother of his … Continue reading →

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Todd Diamond on Retirement

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Magpie

This guy is really strange. And funny. And talks about seniors in the post-apoc stabbing one another. Tweet

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Video of Parking Lot Jam At Eccentrik Festival

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Magpie

While searching for Nicki Jaine videos on youtube this morning, I ran across this. At Eccentrik Festival, there were a few moments when I dragged a bunch of people out into the parking lot to play impromptu songs. Personally, these … Continue reading →

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