Archives for 2000

OK, the letter

June 1, 2000 by Michael Boyle

that Tom quotes in Barbelith is way too funny.

a documentary tonight called The Source. It was very very good in many ways, and although to a great extent I’ve gotten over my young man’s fascination with Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs, and the rest, I still believe them to be absolutely central to a lot of what we consider “contemporary” North American culture – including “digital culture”. You can draw a straight line, for instance, from Kerouac to the EFF, and it’s not that long a line (Kerouac — Cassidy — Garcia/Weir — Barlow).

Rabbit Rabbit

Note to Ed:

May 31, 2000 by Michael Boyle

with respect to cdnnet.ca – don’t bother. It’s far, far more trouble than it’s worth to register a .ca or even a .qc.ca domain. Believe me, I’ve tried, and every time went back to the trusty old xxxcanada.com/.net/.org. It’s a big problem in Canada, in my opinion. You essentially have to hold a Canadian trademark before they’ll consider it for a .ca name.

Not much today

May 31, 2000 by Michael Boyle

but I’m picking up the key to my new apartment at 5. I can’t wait to move, though moving itself is like root canal work to me. Or worse.

Hunter S. Thompson

May 30, 2000 by Michael Boyle

Hunter S. Thompson in Disinformation’s Revolutionaries section. I don’t know if he is/was revolutionary, but I did argue once, in a formal academic paper, that his Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ’72 featured the best, most accurate analysis of the political communication during that Presidential election. I got an A. I’ve loved HST ever since.