russia and the olympics
I think it’s kind of funny that people are upset that Russia decided to make its move on Georgia during the Olympic games. Russia’s actions are already contrary to state opinion of every major world power. Does the fact that the invasion came on opening night really make it at that much worse in the West’s eyes, in relative terms?
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wallets
What do you guys think of these wallets?
Dark Bark:
Lights of Spain:
Thrower:
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ark of the convenant, etc.
Caught a History Channel special on the Ark of the Convenant, which led to this fascinating Wikipedia page on other pieces of missing history.
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brendan canning
I am so excited for this:
“Something for All of Us… is Canning’s entry into the series, and it’s due July 22 (not May 27 as previously reported) in North America from Arts&Crafts.”
It’s being released under the BSS presents format, similar to Kevin Drew’s album. Listen to the mp3 (on that page) from the album. It’s so good.
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because i like to start fights
“The real incomes of middle-class families grew more than twice as fast under Democratic presidents as they did under Republican presidents. Even more remarkable, the real incomes of working-poor families (at the 20th percentile of the income distribution) grew six times as fast when Democrats held the White House.” (nytimes.com)
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vonnegut
Came across Harrison Bergeron for the first time in a while. Still a clever story.
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monday night
- 2063 AD: The booklet 2063 A.D. was published by General Dynamics Astronautics, and placed into a time capsule in July of 1963. It is believed that only 200 copies were ever printed. The 50 page book contains predictions by scientists, politicians, astronauts and military commanders about the state of space exploration in the year 2063. This edition is a reprint made from scans of the original 1963 book.
- Best films that never won a best film Oscar. Working some of these into the Netflix.
- WSJ journal article about a major oversight in the Constitution’s electoral college math.
- “What would happen if you bought 25 bottles of Nyquil?”
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linkblast!
- “This chick will do you if you’re a virgin and swear by net neutrality.” Hah!
- From The Industrial Physicist — a method of harvesting solar energy from space. Apparently way more efficient than getting it on Earth.
- Ben Stein should take a closer look at M&Ms.
- 20 rock bands that peaked with their first album.
That’s all!
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poker interview
Freakanomics interviews poker pro Phil Gordon. Lots of insights into the professional poker world.
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