The teams have started work and the shenanigans have begun! The kiwi site is here, the aussie effort is here. Interesting that the Aussies have opted for Drupal. Drupal is very much the CMS de jour.
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The Free Software song
Having just watched Revolution OS for the umpteenth time, and finding that the words are freely distributable, for your reading pleasure here are the lyrics to RMS‘s Free Software Song:
[To the melody of Sadi Moma:]
Join us now and share the software;
You’ll be free, hackers, you’ll be free.
x2Hoarders may get piles of money,
That is true, hackers, that is true.
But they cannot help their neighbors;
That’s not good, hackers, that’s not good.When we have enough free software
At our call, hackers, at our call,
We’ll throw out those dirty licenses
Ever more, hackers, ever more.Join us now and share the software;
You’ll be free, hackers, you’ll be free.
x2You’ll find this on the Free Software Foundation’s site along with some recordings, including the obligatory death metal version.
Nudging Craig to do a recording of this.
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Australians ‘are in Iraq for oil’
So says the BBC, but then those heathen pinko commies would, wouldn’t they? But seriously, high ranking government officials aren’t usually so honest about such things.
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Blue Velvet
Since Team NZ was defeated in the America’s Cup today by one freaking second, I’d rather think about the movies I’ve been watching lately.
I finally mustered up the courage to watch David Lynch’s ‘Blue Velvet‘ again. The last time I saw this film I was a very young and green pimply faced virgin, and I found it quite unsettling! Even after how many ever years it’s been, it’s still unnerving. Creepy highlights include: Frank Booth’s (Dennis Hopper) sick relationship with Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini); the creepy sound effects (which reminded me of Eraserhead) which endow inanimate objects such as buildings and garden taps with a malevolent personality; and Lumberton, the golden era 1950’s small town USA complete with its quirky radio station where the film is set. I’ve got to say I didn’t enjoy this as much as other Lynch films (including Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, The Straight Story, The Elephant Man, and Fire Walk with Me), but it far more interesting than most of the dross out there.
I also checked out the classic Belle de jour, which put simply is about a wealthy young married woman who decides to work at a house of ill repute on weekday afternoons. Her husband remains unaware, and semi-erotic weirdness ensues as the situation gets complicated very quickly. Dark and strange, but well worth seeing.
