Rambles at starchamber.com

I just got back from a vacation to Jamaica. In the process of trying to find some dance hall reggae music on the web, I found Big Up Radio. It’s incomplete, but they’ve got a good broadcast channel on Shoutcast.

Read Full Post »

Feeling stressed out? Get your doctor to prescribe some Panexa. Federal law prohibits me from saying you’ll feel better. But you’ll feel better. Trust me.

Read Full Post »

I’m setting up a wireless network in my home. This is how Dan Bricklin did it. Clever boy, Dan. Lots of other good stuff on his site too.

Read Full Post »

Great maps. TopoZone - The Web’s Topographic Map

Read Full Post »

Chip Rowe wrote a cool book about zines, and he also maintains a big website about zines. Check out the recommendations page. There is some great stuff in there. There is a desert of abundance in the zine world; this will get you to the good stuff. Here’s how Rowe puts it in the beginning [...]

Read Full Post »

If you visit the Blogger website, one of the things you see is a list of recently updated blogs. I like to check out a few from time to time; it’s almost always entertaining. More than that… it’s a dangerously seductive way to spend time. For instance, look at Headshotz.org. If you think that web [...]

Read Full Post »

My latest Star Chamber piece is a dose of magazine nostalgia from a magazine geek. If you’re interested in the Whole Earth Review, they’ve got a nice website with a ton of back content available.

Read Full Post »

Here’s a weird story for you: Drug policy analyst buys surplus nuclear missile silo, builds giant LSD lab inside, gets ratted out by Kansas farmer, wins support of trepanation-boosting British nobles. No shit. That’s one tasty story. I hope it holds up.
What’s trepanation, you say? Voluntarily drilling a hole in the top of your head [...]

Read Full Post »

Welcome to a new millennium with the old Star Chamber.

I’ve been having fun with XML and XSL these days, and I’ve finally managed to get the Paracelsus Bookshop built on top of an XML database. To tell you the truth, it’s not very fancy, but it does contain some of my favorite books of all [...]

Read Full Post »

Things to Say When You’re Losing a Technical Argument presented by Mr. Bad at Pigdog. Belittle the tiny-brained people who disagree with you.

Read Full Post »