Materialism and Song

Materialism

Today my Swiss+Tech Utili-key 6-in-1 came in the mail:

Swiss+Tech Utili-key 6-in-1

Product Features:

- Flat Screwdriver
- Phillips Screwdriver
- Micro Eyeglass Screwdriver
- Straight Blade Knife
- Serrated Blade Knife
- Bottle Opener

At first, I was skeptical at the utility of the contraption (despite its name) when I took it out of the fine gift box it came in. It seemed to be a hassle to slide it onto my keyring… until I realized that loop on the key actually unhooks so you can easily snap it onto any keyring.

It seems to be fairly well-designed, despite how minimally all the features were added to the key. I intend to do a series of tests over the next few days to test all the functions of the machine. I will blog the results.

In other news, my roommate’s dvd player is now region-free, thanks to how easy it is to hack it. All I had to do to hack the LG DN191H was burn a text file with gibberish (“jalksdj” or something) named LG36868.IMG to a CD and put it in the dvd player. When I booted up the player, the player allowed me to select any region code I wanted. I selected “0″ for region-free, and then proceed to watch Dylan Moran’s stand-up routine, Monster on a region 2 DVD.

Song

Radiohead’s “Cuttooth” has to be one of the most moving songs I have ever heard. The lyrics are great too ->

I will leave the wallpaper life and run away to the foreign legion…

And as the tanks roll into town… as the tanks roll into town…

A little bit of knowledge will destroy you… a little bit of knowledge will destroy you.

And as the tanks roll into town… as the tanks roll into town…

A little bit of knowledge will destroy you… a little bit of knowledge will destroy you.

I don’t know why I feel so tounge-tied,
I don’t know why I feel so skinned alive.

Moan until your lungs are sore, until you cannot feel it anymore…
Moan until your lungs are sore, until you find an open door.

I’ll build you up to pull you down, tie you to your feet and watch you drown,
A little bit of knowledge will destroy you… a little bit of knowledge will destroy you.
I’ll build you up to pull you down, tie you to the stake and watch you burn in hell…
In hell…
I don’t know why I feel so tounge-tied,
I don’t know why I feel so skinned alive.

I’ll find another skin to wear.

It shares the same chorus as “Myxomatosis” from Hail to the Thief.

Well, I have to go hail to some thieves; later.

- The Soup Nazi

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