(1) Thu Mar 10 08:53:13 blinding your ears with science since the 1970s:

The onion has a nice article with Thomas Dolby Robertson of 80s synth-pop fame. Essentially, Thomas Dolby Robertson is a hacker and has been since he was soldering disco lighting consoles to synthesizers for "She Blinded Me With Science". Then he started the company that makes the polyphonic ringtone engine for many major cell phone manufacturers. (via the Diner)