Potentially Interesting Bits for Friday, November 9th

I hear that Fred Friction has a new venue, Fred’s Six Feet Under, at Iron Barley (entrance on Compton.) Currently open Friday and Saturday nights, with Thursdays to come.

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Go University of Oregon. You stand up to the RIAA. Not that I’m condoning illegal activities, mind you.

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From Wired’s Jargon Watch, we learn:

“Smexting v. Texting while smoking, often outside a bar. The phenomenon is being spurred by smoking bans, most recently in the UK. The British mobile carrier Orange reported a surge in texting when the ban went into effect, but the company claims that people were smexting friends who might help them to quit. What are they smoking?”

This may become important to know as the Smoke Free St. Louis City thing now has a Facebook Group, MySpace page, and website. Well… sorta. Not that I’m condoning a Smoke Free StL either, mind you.

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The New Yorker gives a rational perspective on the rush to digitize the printed word.

“Sit in your local coffee shop, and your laptop can tell you a lot. If you want deeper, more local knowledge, you will have to take the narrower path that leads between the lions and up the stairs.”

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NaNoWriMo has kicked off for this year, and thus noveling bloggers all over the Internets have warned us of their impending silence. However, Courtney, among others, have committed to NaBloPoMo.

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Winners of this year’s St. Louis Kick Ass Awards have been announced. The event takes place at Duff’s on November 26th.