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why's it so much better on the other side? (22)

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Maybe it's not!

test (19)

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test

It was a long week (2)

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It was an even longer weekend. There is something wrong with my phone line. I suspect water is leaking into the cable somewhere between my house and the central office. When it rains, my phone crackles and stops working. My DSL will not stay connected. Keeps dropping sync.

This makes reading my livejournal friends list problematic.

Track the | line via RSS (1)

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All threads from all categories are aggregated into one RSS feed:

http://feeds2.feedburner.com/TheLine

Or, each category has its own individual RSS feed linked at the bottom of each page.

Request New Categories Here (1)

stanleylieber

I'll add 'em.

Hi! Is the Hub still around? (4)

GMAN

Just looking for a place to d/l and share my stuff? I was on the Hub a few years back...on DC++ but its gone? Any other spots to share?
Thx
GMAN

The Undertaker (15)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreleased_Prince_projects#The_Undertaker

This recording was made in a continuous single live-in-the-studio pass in collaboration with NPG drummer Michael Bland and bassist Sonny T. Prince originally intended to give this live CD away free with 1,000 copies of Guitar Player Magazine in 1994 (uploading an original "The Undertaker" CD to iTunes, shows the year 1995 as the year the CD was "released"), but he was reportedly barred by Warner Bros. from doing so. Copies were leaked and bootlegged. The songs were guitar-heavy versions of rock and blues numbers, including a cover of The Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women" and new recording of "Bambi" (originally from 1979's Prince). The title track was a cover of a song previously given to Mavis Staples, while "The Ride," "Zannalee," and "Dolphin" would all be re-recorded future releases. A video recording of the performance is in circulation with small edits throughout the performance and "Dolphin" replaced by the official video of the song from The Gold Experience.

Track listing

1. The Ride (10:54)
2. Poor Goo (4:26)
3. Honky Tonk Women (3:00)
4. Bambi (4:49)
5. The Undertaker (9:50)
6. Dolphin (3:40)

Home movie from Paisley Park, circa 1991 (14)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FePKR6MMcFk&NR=1

This camcorder video was shot by a session musician who was hired to play guitar on some of the tracks on Ingrid Chavez's album, May 19, 1992. He wanders around Paisley a bit and ends up in one of the studio rehearsal rooms, where several of Prince's guitars are setup on stage. There are a handful of musicians noodling around to a playback of the song 'Little Mama.' After a while the drummer and bass player switch off the drum machine and start playing 'Tom Sawyer' by Rush. Prince never actually appears in the video, but apparently he kicked them out of the rehearsal room and moved the whole group to a warehouse rehearsal space, which is where the video concludes...

Prince: 1958-1993 (14)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958) is an American musician. He performs under the mononym of Prince, but has also been known by various other names, among them an unpronounceable symbol, usually spelled O(+>, which he used as his name between 1993 and 2000, during which time he was usually referred to as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.

For You (1978)
Prince (1979)
Dirty Mind (1980)
Controversy (1981)
1999 (1982)
Purple Rain (1984)
Around the World in a Day (1985)
Parade (1986)
Dream Factory (1986)(unreleased)
Crystal Ball (1986)(unreleased)
Sign '☮' the Times (1987)
Black Album (1987)(released 1994)
Lovesexy (1988)
Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic (1988)(unfinished)
Batman (1989)
Graffiti Bridge (1990)
Diamonds and Pearls (1991)
O(+> (1992)
The Undertaker (1993)(unreleased)

Why is Prince mixing the bass so low in his new music? (6)

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Check out the songs 'Feel Good, Feel Better, Feel Wonderful' and 'Elixir.' Both have great bass lines that are all but buried in the mix.

Elixir, by Bria Valente/Prince (8)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotusflow3r

Elixer

1. "Here Eye Come" - 4:28
2. "All This Love" - 4:39
3. "Home" - 4:26
4. "Something U Already Know" - 5:44
5. "Everytime" - 3:50
6. "2Nite" - 5:02
7. "Another Boy" - 3:56
8. "Kept Woman" - 4:15
9. "Immersion" - 4:02
10. "Elixer" - 4:00

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami (4)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind-Up_Bird_Chronicle

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (ねじまき鳥クロニクル ,Nejimaki-dori Kuronikuru?) is a novel by Haruki Murakami. The first published translation was by Alfred Birnbaum. The American translation and its British adaptation, dubbed the "only official translations" (English) are by Jay Rubin and were first published in 1997.

Two chapters were originally published in The New Yorker under the titles The Zoo Attack on July 31, 1995, and Another Way to Die on January 20, 1997. A slightly different version of the first chapter translated by Alfred Birnbaum was published in the collection The Elephant Vanishes under the title The Wind-up Bird and Tuesday's Women. In addition, the character name Noboru Wataya is used in Family Affair of The Elephant Vanishes, while having a similar personality and background, the character is not related to the one in The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle of the same name. Noboru Wataya is also used in Jay Rubin's translation of The Elephant Vanishes in The Elephant Vanishes.

The original Japanese edition was released in three parts, which make up the three "books" of the single volume English language version.

1. Dorobō kasasagi hen (泥棒かささぎ編 ?)
2. Yogen suru tori hen (予言する鳥編 ?)
3. Torisashi otoko hen (鳥刺し男編 ?)

For this novel, Murakami received the Yomiuri Literary Award, which was awarded to him by one of his harshest former critics, Oe Kenzaburo.

A Most Wanted Man, by John Le Carré (2)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Most_Wanted_Man

A Most Wanted Man is a thriller/espionage novel by John le Carré published in October 2008 by Scribner in the United States and Hodder & Stoughton in the United Kingdom.[1]

The novel is based on the themes of the war on terror, extraordinary rendition, and the political imperatives which are involved with these issues.

Daemon, by Daniel Suarez (6)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Suarez

I'm about halfway through it. The ideas are okay. It's always tricky, writing fiction about the specifics of software security. At one point in the book a character exploits SNMP on "an unpatched OpenBSD system."

Dark Alliance, by Gary Webb (2)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Webb

Gary Webb (August 31, 1955 – December 10, 2004) was a prize-winning American investigative journalist.

Webb was best known for his 1996 "Dark Alliance" series of articles written for the San Jose Mercury News and later published as a book. In the three-part series, Webb investigated Nicaraguans linked to the CIA-backed Contras who had allegedly smuggled cocaine into the U.S. which was then distributed as crack cocaine into Los Angeles and funneled profits to the Contras. Webb also alleged that this influx of Nicaraguan supplied cocaine sparked and significantly fueled the widespread crack epidemic that swept through urban areas. According to Webb, the CIA was aware of the cocaine transactions and the large shipments of drugs into the U.S. by the Contra personnel and directly aided drug dealers to raise money for the Contras.

Webb's reporting generated a large controversy and the Mercury News backed away from the story, effectively ending Webb's career as a mainstream media journalist. In 2004, Webb was found dead from two gunshot wounds to the head, which the coroner's office judged a suicide.

Wendy & Lisa: White Flags of Winter Chimneys (2)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Flags_of_Winter_Chimneys

White Flags of Winter Chimneys is a 2008 album by Wendy & Lisa. It is their fifth studio album and was released on December 9, 2008. The title of the album comes from the lyrics of Joni Mitchell's Hejira. The album was written, played, and produced all by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman.

This is the first release from Wendy and Lisa in ten years. Their previous release was Girl Bros in 1998, released originally on the World Domination label. Since Wendy and Lisa retained all masters and control of the Girl Bros record, they were able to re-release it themselves when World Domination closed its doors in 2000. With "White Flags" they continued this model by taking it one step further and completely producing and self-releasing the album with no label involvement. Topspin Media is handling digital music distribution for the new record on wendyandlisa.com, and TuneCore is responsible for all other digital music store distribution. The album is scheduled for physical CD and limited edition colored vinyl release in March 2009. An alternate edition, limited to 1000 copies and featuring sleeve art by Jaime Hernandez, was given away freely on Record Store Day, April 18 2009.

All songs written by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman.

1. "Balloon" (4:20)
2. "Invisible" (4:57)
3. "Ever After" (3:54)
4. "Salt & Cherries (MC5)" (4:04)
5. "Niagra Falls" (4:07)
6. "Red Bike" (4:49)
7. "You and I" (2:55)
8. "White Flags of Winter Chimneys" (4:10)
9. "Sweet Suite (Beginning at the End)" (8:41)

Digital-only bonus tracks

10. "Niagara Falls (Lisa Demo 4_1_1997)" (5:17)
11. "The Dream (1992 Home Demo)" (4:58)
12. "Viste (1993 Happy Birthday Maxine Home Recording)" (4:30)
13. "Waiting for Coffee (1995 Home Demo)" (4:03)

The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! (1)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niggy_tardust

The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! is the third album by Saul Williams, released on November 1, 2007. [1] Williams worked closely with Trent Reznor on the album. The title of the album is a reference to David Bowie's 1972 album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Many of the album's lyrics were adapted from poetry in Williams' 2006 book The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop.

I paid to download this when it came out. However, the servers fell over so I ended up getting the files from BitTorrent.

It's a great album. Very different from Saul's other stuff.