Omnnipresent Technology Stuff: It's Everywhere, All the Time

Browse through today's BlogPulse traffic and you'll find that Internet technology has invaded every nook and corner of everyday life. And music. And art. And law. And research. And beer. And...

Music: Don't know who these entertainers are, but the members of the acapella chorus geeks (today's No. 14 top link) may be starting a fad of video-game musical performances, a la Nintendo. Elsewhere, there's buzz of a prototype iPod DJ music mixer (No. 30 link) for folks who want to mix their iPod tunes on a DJ-style turntable/console.

Art: Google continues to get hits for its new video uploading function (today's top link) , video search capabilities (No. 6) and Google maps, (No. 17) which now feature satellite images.

Law: Taking the No. 8 spot among today's top links is the The ESQlawtech Weekly blog for lawyers keen on " technology tips, tools, and tricks."

Research: Hand it to crafty students at MIT to come up with the SCIgen, (No. 12 link) a "program that generates random Computer Science research papers "for amusement, rather than coherence." One of the fake papers, "Rooter: A Methodology for the Typical Unification of Access Points and Redundancy" was recently accepted at a national conference.

Beer: If you can't deal with human bartenders, how about a virtual one? (No. 24 link).

Politics: Liberal and conservative bloggers (No. 36 link) are teaming up to support a campaign finance amendment that exempts the Internet from regulation. And House Majority Leader Tom DeLay isn't the only politician with family members on the payroll. The San Francisco Chronicle provides a complete list.

Random observations: Today's top 40 key phrases are about as representative of a melting-pot society as it's possible to get. The list includes everything from Oregon's attempt to pass a civil unions bill now that the state supreme court has struck down gay marriages, the repeal of the federal estate tax, comic book covers, Social Security issues, TV's "American Idol," issues of faith, terrorists and summer camp.

BLOGPULSE TREND GRAPH OF THE DAY: As details of the Michael Jackson abuse trial turn more and more tawdry, coverage and discussion seem to drop off.