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Tettix has released a free chiptune remix album on his site, and it contains one of the most wonderful, classic old-school electronic songs I’ve heard in a long time.

By all means, download the whole thing — it’s superb.  Track 3, however, Hélas Techne vs. Carotid Restraint, brought me back to what it was like hearing this kind of stuff for the first time as a kid.

Yes, something about this electronic song really does it for me.  Perhaps it will for you, too.

[via BoingBoing]

Interesting news about the decline of ./’s influence — but I’m not sure that the community is all that invested in playing the “who’s on top” game anyway.

I remain an avid reader of the venerable technology news hub, but I’m not exactly a mainstream Internet audience member.  Also interesting, and perhaps belying my previous sentence:  I discovered this article on Digg.

Hmm.

Check out this free download of Cut Chemist’s latest single, and you’ll hear an amazing talent at work.

He uses just one turntable, loop pedal, and mixer to take classic African and South American sounds and lay them down for us live.

I can’t wait to check out the whole album, because this is a fantastic start.

[via the Daily Swarm]

VSL has unearthed another excellent casual game — Fly Guy.

I hesitate to call it a game, actually, although there are things that will set you back from the main point, which is exploring the sky by flying around and interacting with the weird and wonderful things you discover.

I’ve found that it’s a nice, relaxing way to spend some time winding down during a work-day break (my brain works better this way, really) or before heading off to bed.

Electronista reports that a recent ruling may make it legal  to circumvent DRM if it’s for a legal purpose (i.e., not piracy).

It’s going to be interesting to see how this plays out, but I remain hopeful that some sanity will return to the law and enable us to store and access the media we legally purchase in any way we wish short of making it available to others.

I’m bummed that I only found out about this show last year — they’re in their 8th season now, and each episode is riveting.

Experts use investigative techniques to solve mysteries about objects that are somehow tied to United States history, and in the process reveal fascinating things about our country.

It plays on Monday nights during the summer on my local PBS station (you can look it up for your location or watch online), and I highly recommend it.