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cleanin' out my closet. or more like refilling it and throwing all the random crap into the basement. this whole moving back in and unpacking thing is taking way more time than it should. also did a decent amount of file server reorganization. all the music is zipped by album and/or artist so you don't have to click through each song to download. same goes for audiobooks. this should also leave plenty of room for software and movies, which i'll add as i acquire more, or by request. if you want read/write access, have file requests, or just want to tell me about how cute your new puppy is, you know where to find me. ps: if anyone knows how to get .htaccess files to work, that would be just amazing, because it's really starting to me off.

via Ars Technica so apparently the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) has released a video which instructs teachers how to videotape a TV set as an alternative to ripping DVDs for educational purposes. according to the article, teachers are already granted exemptions to show copyrighted clips for educational use, so i'm not sure who in their right mind would consider such a thing. although if i were a teacher, i would bring my camcorder into the theaters and cite this video as granting my permission to record it. for educational purposes. i must thank one of the commenters for giving a proper visual response. -v

the technology turnaround these days is pretty remarkable. right after i picked up my G1 for $200, currently the only (retail) android device avaiable in the US. (the Magic was just released in UK), now everyone is planning to release android devices this year. T-mobile Magic/Sapphire/myTouch - with a possible 5mp camera?!?! dammit! Possible G1 v2 LG is supposedly making 3 in 2009, one as soon as next month Samsung is in on the game too not to mention way too many mentions of coming android netbooks that i wont even bother to mention. sigh, oh well. i guess this is just foreshadowing of the tech-envy to come. but 'til then, my G1 will keep me satisfied. i guess.

ah, this sort of artistic stuff rarely finds itself onto the engadget page. as the user facebaser comments: "holy mother of god this is epic...."  took the words right out of my mouth. sort of. medium: cassette on canvas.

2 weekends ago I picked up a t-mobile G1 for $200 through some unnamed sources. a few days ago said G1 has been rooted and upgraded to a special developer version of the new android 1.5 (cupcake). mostly thanks to xda-developers forum for help with rooting, and registering the phone without a data plan. now my happily rooted and cupcaked android has:

• the much awaited on screen keyboard
• multitouch browser!
• video recorder and playback
• new pretty menu and rotate animations
• new radio firmware, haven't noticed much difference though
• squirrelfish js engine?
• all other features of the developer build, including no requirement for registration, and possibly SIM unlocked now?

I am wondering where the built in PDF support is though. for those interested, builds can be downloaded here. I am currently running the JesusFreke 1.5 ADP which appears to be the crowd favorite. Some of the other builds appear to have other visual and functional hacks added to them, while the JF build appears to be closest to the Dream 1.5 build released by htc. For those unwilling to risk bricking their beautiful G1s, T-mobile has announced that the official  T-mobile G1 US 1.5 upgrade will be rolled out starting next week. 'til then, those of you brave enough to hack your expensive toys should take the time to embrace your inner rockstar this weekend with some awesome partying which now you can record with the new video capabilities on your G1! That's my plan at least. Although from the looks of it, most of my weekend will be spent bored at home with family since everyone else is studying their ass off for finals.