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Diablog: Glenn Gould at 75
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 30, 2008
Oh no. What is that large object sitting on your desk?
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Diablog: Go Pro
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 29, 2005
Hey, what happened?
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Diablog: HTiB in Paradise
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 29, 2005
Venice: La Serenissima, and serene it is. Gondolas ply the blue-green waters of the canals while thundering water-buses hop round the exterior of the islands in a blue-grey lagoon kissed by Adriatic sea air. Tourists cheerfully lose themselves in a maze of quiet pollution-free streets. Unleashed dogs walk themselves, tails wagging. Workers patiently replace wooden piles under sinking buildings while old folks haul lightweight shopping carts over pedestrian bridges. People are gentle and tolerant in this 1250-year-old former nation-state, and that's a good thing—because there you are, in a supermarket, aiming your digital camera at home theater gear. I could have killed you.
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Diablog: Hubbert's Peak and Hundred-Dollar Doom
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 02, 2008
Long time no Diablog.
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Diablog: John Lennon at 65
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 08, 2005
You're a little quiet today.
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Diablog: Morons in a Hurry
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 07, 2006
It's Apple vs. Apple! Apple Corps, the record label owned by the Beatles, is suing Apple Computer over trademark infringement. Don't you love it when rich people get into a fistfight? I can just visualize Steve Jobs giving Paul McCartney the evil eye.
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Diablog: Optical vs. Coaxial Fracas
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 28, 2005
Who are we? Why are we here? Is that enough existential questioning for you?
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Diablog: Pray for DRM
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 23, 2007
My birthday's coming!
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Diablog: Reading Tea Leaves
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 08, 2006
If I needed further proof of your insanity, it's on the side of that box you just deposited on the pile in our bedroom.
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Diablog: RIAA Calling
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 22, 2006
Did the opening riff of "Layla" just leap out of your cell phone?
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Diablog: Snakes! Snakes!
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 28, 2006
Behind the rack again? It worries me when you squat back there for half an hour and your face turns red.
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Diablog: The Glass and Breath Machine
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 01, 2007
This chiming electronic music is pretty. But why do we have to listen to it every night at bedtime?
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Diablog: The Cat Who Loved Music
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 03, 2006
People who hang out on the other Primedia sites are going to think we have an anti-canine bias, between you and Phillips and Mejias. Having said that, I miss Chi-chan.
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Diablog: The Chesterfield
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 27, 2007
It's summer. The trees are in leaf. That means I can't see the river any more.
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Diablog: The Eccentric Pilgrim
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 04, 2005
So you finally made it to China.
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