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No, not the massive archive curated here: this boost is courtesy of Stephen Colbert's "Make [John] McCain Exciting Challenge." The Colbert Report uploaded footage of McCain standing behind a green screen, and then asked the public to make his speechifying more attention-grabbing through the magic of digital video editing technology.

Some of the contributions are kind of lame (McCain droning on in front of a UFO, some dinosaurs, or mixed into a plethora of movie scenes), while others are more creative. Somebody mashed McCain with Madonna, for example, and another made a pretty wack techno mix.

Nobody's yet gone the extra mile to "re-translate" McCain beyond his visual surroundings (i.e., re-wording the man himself in order to make him make more sense). Hopefully, that step isn't far behind. If you are so inspired, don't hesitate to let me know; your creativity is always welcome here.

After months of frustration, the hosting provider for DIYmedia.net has saved my day by stepping in and graciously providing me with independent, unrestricted e-mail capability. I'll never have to rely on Comcast again for that application (provided Comcast's general broadband network uptime remains reliable, which is a questionable proposition).

You know you've got a systemic problem when the first prompt a customer encounters at your 1-800 number is, "For trouble with your service...."

Secondly, Paul the Mediageek and I had extended conversations on my late-spring adventures in Budapest, which he's subsequently made into shows. You can listen at these links.