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…dystopia is already around us, if only we were awake enough to see it.

September 5th, 2012 · Uncategorized

 

  • How big is 50.7 million uninsured? – washingtonpost
  • The Surprising Truths About Income Inequality in America – gq
  • The ‘Voter Fraud’ Myth Debunked – rollingstone
  • Bailout: An insider’s look at Washington’s dirty laundry – usatoday
  • Are Big Banks Criminal Enterprises? – ritholtz
  • Banks falsify credit card lawsuits in 90 percent of cases? – rt
  • How bank-rate rigging hits the real world – marketplace
  • Assange or Corzine? – maxkeiser
  • How to lose 75% of shareholders money while making over 100 Million….
  • For Unpaid College Loans, Feds Dock Social Security – smartmoney
     

  • Debt Forgiveness Would Revive the Economy – James Rickards   usnews
  • Derivatives Should Be Banned From Financial Markets
  • Why Big Banks Are Above the Law
  • The Internet, Obama’s Stimulus, and When Government Spending Works
  • How China Is Driving Federal Reserve Policy
  • Repeal of Glass-Steagall Caused the Financial Crisis
     

  • The Rot Runs Deep 1: The Federal Reserve Is a Parasitic Wealth Transfer Machine – oftwominds
  • The Rot Runs Deep 2: Don’t Call Out My Scam and I Won’t Call Out Yours
  • The Rot Runs Deep 3: The Capture of the Professional Class
     

  • Goldman Non-Prosecution: AG Eric Holder Has No Balls – mtaibbi   rollingstone
  • Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital
     

  • 41 Years After The Death Of The Gold Standard, A Look At “How We Ended Up In This Economic Purgatory” – zerohedge
  • Jamie Dimon Just Admitted To The World That JPM’s Assets Are Overvalued By $150 Billion – dailybail
  • Economic Warfare: Iran Signals Currency Devaluation – infowars
  • French Minister: ‘ObamaCare’ Not European Style – wsj
  • Chart of the Day: US Federal Spending by President – creditwritedowns
  • Chris Hayes on the Twilight of the Elites and the End of Meritocracy – rollingstone
     
    What the Economic Crisis Really Means – and what we can do about it

     

      DrB 2004 sampler flashback:
      2004:K   [download]
         [playlist]
     
      DrB 2011 sampler flashback:
      Four Iota   [download]
         [playlist]
     

     

    2008 : For the Brain, Remembering Is Like Reliving
    2007 : Tater toss

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    the risk is latent in the system, waiting for the next destabilizing event

    August 31st, 2012 · Uncategorized

     

      New DrBeeper mix :

        Behold the Flora   [download]
    Sweetness + thorns

         [playlist]

     


      The state of the music industry – theoatmeal
      Internet Pirates Will Always Win – nytimes
    Black Market Karma – Violet
    Air Traffic Controller – Hurry Hurry
    Calexico – Splitter
    Lucius – Go Home & Don’t Just Sit There
     Tom Waits – Hell Broke Luce

     

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    hand-eye coordination functions independently of musical skill

    August 7th, 2012 · Uncategorized


      The Practical Philosophy of Fish-Killing and The Ike-Jime Man – cookingissues
      How to become a Seafood Anesthesiologist and Kill your 4th of July Lobster
      Pastoral Plate
      Tu Lan closed for health violations – sfgate
      DIY cheese for beginners: Chevre and ricotta
      Lamb carnitas call for a nice red
      Porking out with bean-based pairings
      Secrets of Bistro Don Giovanni’s burger
      Sausages: Seeking the Bay Area’s strongest link
      Sausage condiments range from savory to fruity
      Vietnamese wraps are the perfect meal to roll out at summer gatherings (2006)
      Braided Spaghetti Bread – rhodesbread
      Summer Express: 101 Simple Meals Ready in 10 Minutes or Less (2007) – nytimes
      Chicken Adobo – amateurgourmet
      Savory drink at brunch: Celery Cooler with Tequila – sfgate
    How to Make Your Own Hot Sauce

     

    2003 : The war in Iraq is just starting
    2002 : Flaming Lips

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    The diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor the man perfected without trials.

    August 3rd, 2012 · Uncategorized

     

      Two new DrBeeper mixes :

        Sugar & Spice   [download]
    It’s a complex alchemy.

         [playlist]

     

        Everything Nice   [download]
    …and baby doll faces.

         [playlist]

     

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    Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube.

    August 2nd, 2012 · Uncategorized

     

  • The Heretic – themorningnews
  • Shag
  • National Priorities Project: Bringing the Federal Budget home
  • SNESbox
  • Kottke
  • Athletic body diversity reference for artists – intergalacticmessages
  • Kids Count datacenter
  • Lumosity: Brain Games & Brain Training
  • Brian Shaw, the Strongest Man in the World – newyorker
  • Both Sides of the Table
  • The Sideshow
  • One With The Water – nytimes
    Sight

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    The liability of obsolescence

    July 31st, 2012 · Uncategorized


      Howe Gelb: How to respond to a Paste Magazine review – collapseboard
      Business Matters: Vacuous Pop Music Was Never the Problem – billboard.biz
      Megaupload and the twilight of copyright – fortune
      Music Labels Won’t Share Pirate Bay Loot With Artists – torrentfreak
      ACL vs. Fun Fun Fun: Infographic – austinchronicle
      Emily Wells Talks Symphonies, Beats, & Her “Mama” – uprootedmusicrevue
      Hectic City: The Kleptones Blog
     
       Japandroids – For the Love of Ivy (gun club)
       Green Day – Let Yourself Go
       Angus Stone – Wooden Chair
       Pond – Kick Out the Jams (mc5)
       Yppah – Film Burn
       The Death Set – The Mix Up (dz deathrays)
       Dean Wareham – Indian Summer (beat happening)
       Mooney Suzuki – Alive and Amplified
       Mooney Suzuki – 99%
       J Roddy Walston and the Business – Used to Did
       Talking Heads – Life During Wartime
       Pearl Jam (w/Robert Pollard) – Baba O’Reilly (who)
       Jackson 5 – I Want You Back
       The Go! Team – Grip Like A Vice
     
     
      DrB 2007 mix flashback:
      Epsilon07-6   [download removed per infringement notification]
         [playlist]
     
      DrB 2008 mix flashback:
      Zeta iii   [download]
         [playlist]
     
      Another DrB 2008 mix flashback:
      Zeta iv   [download]
         [playlist]

     

    2007 : Baseball Insights in Measuring the Soft Data
    2003 : Passionate Defense Of The “F” Word

     

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    I went bankrupt in two ways, gradually and then suddenly.

    July 30th, 2012 · Uncategorized

     

  • Collapsing U.S. credibility – ggreenwald   salon
  • Dilbert at the Bank
  • How Jamie Dimon hid the $6 billion loss – fortune
  • UBS Issues Hyperinflation Warning For US And UK, Calls It Purely “A Fiscal Phenomenon” – zerohedge
  • Man who ran World Bank calls for bankers to face the music – independent
  • Court orders SEC whistleblower evidence on JP Morgan Hedge Fund fraud released – teribuhl
  • Oh Really? Fraud As A Business Model Is News? – market-ticker
  • Barclays, JPMorgan Chase have many woes – sfgate
  • GOP Senate Nominee Shorting U.S. Treasury Bonds, Would Profit From Government Default – thinkprogress
  • BofA Fined $2.8 Million for Overbilling 95,000 Accounts – bloomberg
      NOTE: That’s a $2.8m fine for a $32.2m fraud. For a nice $29.4m profit….

  • LIBOR: The rotten heart of finance – economist
  • Massive Furor in UK Over Libor Manipulation; Where’s the Outrage Here? – nakedcapitalism
  • Why is Nobody Freaking Out About the LIBOR Banking Scandal? – mtaibbi   rollingstone
  • LIBORgate: Diamond v Tucker at Treasury Select Committee – order-order
  • LIBOR Banking Scandal Deepens; Barclays Releases Damning Email, Implicates British Government – mtaibbi   rollingstone
  • Exposure of Banker Corruption – goldseek
  • The British, at Least, Are Getting Tough – nytimes

     

    2010 : …catches foul ball while holding baby…
    2008 : Why Do Voters Reward Poor Disaster Preparedness?
    2006 : Motocrosser Quits After Learning Physics
    2003 : The nation’s capital

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    Nobody here but us not-spring chickens.

    July 19th, 2012 · Uncategorized

     

      Two new DrBeeper 2012 samplers :

        Kappa5   [download]
    Continuing down the 2012 path

         [playlist]

     

        Kappa6   [download]
    2012, step by step by step

         [playlist]

     

    2002 : Bubble Town
    2004 : Let the games begin
    2005 : Thor rolls a joint
    2011 : The Electric Dock Ellis Acid Test

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    The road to success is always under construction.

    July 18th, 2012 · Uncategorized

     

  • The Ultimate Counterfeiter Isn’t a Crook—He’s an Artist – wired
  • Louis C.K., the Jerk-Off Genius – rollingstone
  • Carny Lingo


    Relativistic Baseball – xkcd   what-if
    Bobby Valentine Bulldozes Corporate America’s Sacred (Mad) Cow – mgmtbybaseball
    Weighing walks: Eight facts about the importance of bases on balls – sportingnews

     

    2006 : Gallery of the Absurd
    2007 : Neocons on a Cruise
    2008 : Strange-Carafes

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    Consistency is the last resort of the unimaginative.

    July 6th, 2012 · Uncategorized

     

      Two new DrBeeper 2012 samplers :

        Kappa3   [download]
    Sampler of 2012 EPs & singles

         [playlist]

     

        Kappa4   [download]
    “I heard this great song…”

         [playlist]

     

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