August 29, 2001
Total Request Live (which, apparently

Total Request Live (which, apparently luckily, I can't watch in Canada) is a stupid show:


An MTV staffer observes the crowd, his gaze finally resting on an eager-eyed blond named Michelle. "You like Backstreet Boys," he pronounces. "Now, why do you like Backstreet?"


"Hi, my name's Michelle, I'm from South Carolina and I like Backstreet because I love their music and their new video rocks!" the teenager says on cue.


"Mmmm. No," says the staffer, sighing heavily. "First of all, you forgot your 'Woooo!' You have to 'Woooo!' at the end of your shout-out. Don't ever forget to 'Woooo!' Now, which Backstreet is your favorite?"


Never, ever forget your 'Woooo!'

Posted by Bill Stilwell at 12:00 AM
Zero tolerance is a bad

Zero tolerance is a bad policy.

Posted by Bill Stilwell at 12:00 AM
August 28, 2001
Moby's got a weblog, but

Moby's got a weblog, but it sucks because you can't really link to specific entries, as it's all done with javascript popups. (Ok, you can, if you like mucking around with markup. Here are his comments on the finances of movies vs. music.)

Posted by Bill Stilwell at 12:00 AM
August 27, 2001
How Kevin Smith met his

How Kevin Smith met his wife - the comic.

Posted by Bill Stilwell at 12:00 AM
August 23, 2001
Choosing a perl templating system.

Choosing a perl templating system. (Personally, I'm having a lot of fun with mason.)

Posted by Bill Stilwell at 12:00 AM
August 21, 2001
Why Gnome and KDE

Why Gnome and KDE are misguided - excellent, excellent article. (via camworld)

Posted by Bill Stilwell at 12:00 AM
August 13, 2001
A Black Mud From Africa

A Black Mud From Africa Helps Power the New Economy:


Before you make another call on that cell phone, take a moment, close
your eyes and reflect on all you've done for Mama Doudou, queen of the
rain-forest whores.

Posted by Bill Stilwell at 12:00 AM
August 09, 2001
534 hits for the Code

534 hits for the Code Red virus (and variants) since July 20, and counting.

Posted by Bill Stilwell at 12:00 AM
August 08, 2001
Online comics vs. offline. (The

Online comics vs. offline. (The front page of salon uses an image from When I Am King, which I told you about a while ago. It's finished now, go read the whole thing.) There are lots of great links in this article, follow them all.

Posted by Bill Stilwell at 12:00 AM
August 01, 2001
Hey, I'm now the Feeling

Hey, I'm now the Feeling Lucky result for marginalia at google. Sweet!

Posted by Bill Stilwell at 12:00 AM