On Radiohead’s new cd:

mark: all the bloggers are going mad because it’s 160kbps and are calling it a marketing scam

me: yeah i read about that
wankers

mark: bloggers go mad about everything

me: thats a good thing

mark: if thom york was going to cycle round to your house and deliver the album for free on release day, they’d complain he was adding to traffic congestion

me: that’s funny, im gonna blog that

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With a co-worker, about Second life;

Me: I was reading the other day about how Second life’s public is either made of hardcore gamers, or people who visit for a bit, get confused and then leave.

Coworker: … Like I did. It’s really frustrating when you’re not a geek. Do you remember that time we met with Cory Ondrejka, and I asked about what will happen when there’s a shortage of geeks?

me: Yeah

Coworker: It’s like, it’s not good enough that people just show up and give you wings and stuff, and then go.