So I look up Vallejo rapper Mac Dre on Last.FM and see that they have an image of a different rapper, BavGate, instead of an image of him:
That made me realize just how few people in the bay area must use Web 2.0 services like Last.FM. The primary listeners of this kind of music are likely inner-city youth... how culturally segregated is Web 2.0, anyway?
So Google is trying its best to get all GMail users to also use the integrated Google Talk IM service. I made very sure that I don't use it as the last thing I want to loose control over is IM logs. However, last night I logged into GMail and saw this:
Notice that the default is to "save chat history" which I equate to "allow Google to mine your chat logs and hand them over to anyone with a subpoena without telling you".
That's not evil? I suppose it's just a disingenuous business practice.
Michelle and I went to Cafe de la Paz last night to see a very good flamenco show and eat a prix fixe meal (I had duck, she had salmon). It was a really neat experience and the food was good and refressing. We also drank a bottle of 2003 Ochoa Blanco (a mix of a bunch of Spanish vintage grapes) which was good and ended up being on the house after they forgot to serve it until halfway into our meal. Great day.
- Never give blood during a fraternity/sorority-sponsored blood drive. You'll wait for hours.
- Never let someone who's only drawn blood a few times do it to you (ask, "How many times have you done this?"). Otherwise:
Link: http://josephhall.org/podcasts/tlt_02.mp3
This is the second installment of Tales from the Long Tail, my podcast where I (try to) highlight good, obscure music. In this podcast, I play some very good bay-area rap from Mac Dre, Mistah F.A.B., The Team and The Crest Creepaz. I end with a clip from Houston-based Mike Jones. Read on for a list of samples...
Note: The audio contains language that may offend you.
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