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blinkered groupthink, deception, self-dealing, fraud, smugness, and self-delusion

April 2nd, 2013 · Uncategorized

 

  • Dyslexia Workarounds: Creativity Without a Lot of Reading wsj
  • What a Vasectomy is Really Like bestof craigslist
    Mystery of Prince Rupert’s Drop at 130,000 fps SmarterEveryDay
    Will 3D Printing Change the World? PBSoffbook

     

    2010 : LaundroMatinee : Those Darlins
    2003 : The Laws of the Internet

     

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    The overwhelming, driving bias of the US media is subservience to power, whoever happens to be wielding it.

    March 25th, 2013 · Uncategorized

     

  • 9 Out Of 10 Americans Are Completely Wrong About This Mind-Blowing Fact upworthy
  • The benefits of increased productivity over the last 35 years have not gone to the middle class [chart] – stateofworkingamerica
  • Before Greed: Americans Didn’t Always Yearn for Riches bostonreview
  • An Embarrassment of Riches: Literature and the Ethics of Wealth in the Gilded Age bostonreview
    Why you should care about currency wars

  • JP Morgan Wins Biggest Payout Of All Creditors In MF Global Fiasco silvervigilante
  • Rigging the I.P.O. Game jnocera   nytimes
  • Where banks really make money on IPOs fsalmon   reuters

  • Big Businesses Offer Revolving Door Rewards POGO

     

    2009 : Dear A.I.G., I Quit!
    2005 : Called because of weirness
    2003 : Who lied to whom?

     

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    When people say it’s not about sex, it’s about sex. When people say it’s not about money, it’s about money.

    March 22nd, 2013 · Uncategorized


    Clinic – Seamless Boogie Woogie BBC 10pm (rpt) II
    Dominique Pruitt – He’s Got It Bad
    Nobunny – Blow Dumb (live FFF)
    BackSeat Jukebox w/ Deer Tick – The Bump
    Allah Las – Tell Me (What’s On Your Mind)
    SSM – Deja Vu
    Shannon and the Clams – Sleep Talk
    Fletcher C. Johnson – Happy Birthday
    FIDLAR – No Waves
    Nobunny – Blow Dumb
    Reignwolf – Live on KEXP
    Bad Cop – Wet Lips
    Old Man Markley – Do Me Like You Do
    FIDLAR – Max Can’t Surf II: The Zuk Trip
    Stan Ridgway – Drive She Said
    The Flakes – Back to School
    Husker Du – Live in San Francisco 1985   Pt1   Pt2   Pt3
      Diamond Rugs – Hungover And Horny roxwel

     

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    my face is all bloodshot and there’s a stain on my shirt

    March 10th, 2013 · Uncategorized

     

      A quick, unglamorous DrBeeper mix, inspired by SXSW

        A Burger Hotel Saturday   [download]
    When the schedule hits your eye…

         [playlist]

     

    2008 : Yes, MSG, the Secret Behind the Savor
    2003 : Just War — or a Just War?

     

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    One of the things art is particularly good at is parsing our relationship to History

    March 6th, 2013 · Uncategorized


      Bluenote: Timeline
      Could Independent Music Giant Amoeba Be Facing a Copyright Lawsuit Nightmare? villagevoice
    Foxygen – We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic [full album]
    Big Tits – Ex-Repeater
    Cash & Kristoffersen — Sunday Morning Coming Down
    The Korgis – Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime
    Jim White – A Perfect Day to Chase Tornadoes
    Warm Soda – Busy Lizzy
    Black Moth Super Rainbow – Windshield Smasher
    Strawberry Whiplash – In The Blink Of An Eye
    The Flaming Lips – Sunship Balloons
    Kate Nash – Girl Gang [Cocaine by Fidlar cover]
    Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash – If I Were A Carpenter
    Dirty Ghosts – Katana Rock
    Yeo Inhyeok – I Wish [a capella cover]
    Pot Shop Macklemore Thrift Shop Parody
      Guadalupe Plata – Los conciertos de Radio 3 [30m vdieo]
      Guadalupe Plata – Milana
      Guadalupe Plata – Rata

     

    2012 : Let’s Start Paying College Athletes

     

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    bobbing there like a meat slinky dangling over a bottom step.

    March 5th, 2013 · Uncategorized

     

  • Gangster Bankers: Too Big to Jail mtaibbi   rollingstone
  • How Bankers Help Drug Traffickers and Terrorists nytimes
  • How Colombian drug traffickers used HSBC to launder money reuters
  • No Mortgage Lenders in Jail, but a Borrower Lands There nytimes
  • Former Icelandic bank executives jailed for fraud independent

  • Why It’s Smart to Be Reckless on Wall Street scientificamerican
  • Secrets and Lies of the Bailout mtaibbi   rollingstone
  • Did JPM’s CIO Intentionally Start The Margin Call Avalanche That Crushed Lehman? zerohedge
  • The Real—and Simple—Equation That Killed Wall Street scientificamerican
  • What’s Inside America’s Banks? theatlantic
  • Overdue Student Loans Reach ‘Unsustainable’ 15%: Fair Isaac americanbanker
  • No End in Sight for Global “Currency Wars” 321gold
  • Jamie Dimon Dong-Slaps Inquisitive Analyst in Hilarious Exchange mtaibbi   rollingstone
  • Yes, Virginia, the Rich Continue to Get Richer: the Top 1% Got 121% of Income Gains Since 2009 nakedcapitalism
  • Risks and Rewards: Deutsche Bank Returns to Commodities Speculation spiegel
  • Angelo Mozilo, Former Countrywide CEO, Claims He Doesn’t Know What ‘Verified Income’ Is mtaibbi   rollingstone
  • IMF States Entire Derivatives Market is a WMD Time Bomb silverdoctors
  • America in 2012, as Told in Charts opinionator   nytimes

     

     

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    The trouble with ignorance is that it picks up confidence as it goes along.

    February 22nd, 2013 · Uncategorized



    Soccer’s New Match-Fixing Scandal grantland


    Morning Glory: Bak Bak’s search for a home dailycal
    A Film Analysis of Sonny Dykes’ Diamond Formation, Part One: The Numbers Game
    A Film Analysis of Sonny Dykes’ Diamond Formation, Part Two: Baiting the Defense californiagoldenblogs


    The 12-6 Self-Awareness of Barry Zito: Getting A Grip and Letting It Rip
    Baker’s Docent: Dusty Out-Manages 99.97% of World’s CEOs mgmtbybaseball
    MLB 2012: Strange but true feats espn
    A’s 2012: Thank you fansmlb
    MLB gives A’s tentative guidelines for potential move to San Jose latimes

     

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    a massive all-in bet on the rank incompetence of the American press corps

    February 21st, 2013 · Uncategorized

     


    A Practical Guide to Sous Vide Cooking dbaldwin
    The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food nytimes
    Calorie Detectivecneistat   nytimes
    The Lab Accident That Led to the Discovery of Supertasters theatlantic
    2012 Best in Food and Drink nytimes

    Where the Foodies Find Food in Austin do512
    MeFi on Cooking Issues
    Comforting winter soup, vegetables sfgate
    The Essential Guide To Dim Sum buzzfeed
    Presto Chango, Limoncello! t-magazine
    Flavorful, everyday chili sfgate
    B is for: Blood Orange Mimosa Jello Shots eisforeat
    Versatile phyllo useful for brunch dishes sfgate
    Parker House rolls can rise to stars of the meal austin360
    Three roasts, three ways austin360

     

    2008 : Caffeine: A User’s Guide to Getting Optimally Wired
    2007 : Seduced by Sudo
    2006 : Take a nap. Take a walk.

     

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    You can’t be in a cave unless there’s an exit, or else it’s a grave

    February 15th, 2013 · Uncategorized

     


      The Lives They Lived: Adam Yauch nytimes
      Pazz & Jopp 2012 villagevoice
      Moneyball For Music: The Rise of Next Big Sound forbes
      MV & EE :: Space Homestead [review] j.j.toth   aquariumdrunkard
      Black Market Karma
     
    Capsula
    My Bloody Valentine – MBV [album]
    Foxygen – Take the Kids Off Broadway [album]
    Sub Pop Records album streams
     
    DJ Earworm Mashup – United State of Pop 2012 (Shine Brighter)
    Bubblegum Lemonade – Your Valentine (Takes Me Back In Time)
    Warm Soda – Someone For You
    Triangulo de Amor Bizarro – Ellas se burlaron de mi magia
    Pop Levi – Motorcycle 666 [Devil’s Own Mix]
    Young Fresh Fellows – Picture Book
    Tame Impala – Mind Mischief
    David Ruffin – (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right
    David Byrne & St. Vincent – I Should Watch TV
    Adam Green & Binki Shapiro – Just To Make Me Feel Good
    They Might Be Giants – Don’t Lets Start
    Foxygen – Shuggie
    Jenny O – Well OK Honey
    The Shins – Andrew In Drag [mag fields cover]
    Fuzz – This Time I Got a Reason
    Fuzz – Fuzz’s Fourth Dream
    T.Rex – Jeepster
    The Magnetic Fields – Quick!
    Rolling Stones w/ Marianne Faithfull – Sway
    Andrew Bird – Three White Horses
     
      Ty Segall – Live @ Mohawk
      Sesame Street vs Beastie Boys – Sure Shot mashup
     
      Beck – Hello Again (bowie) lincoln
      Lucius: Tiny Desk Concert nprmusic
      David Byrne & St. Vincent In Concert nprmusic

     

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    The decay of the nation is best seen not in economic output but in ethics.

    February 14th, 2013 · Uncategorized

     

      A quick look back with three samplers of 2012 tunes:

        Kappa17   [download]
    Taking a cue

         [playlist]

     
        Kappa18   [download]
    Right in the face

         [playlist]

     
        Kappa19   [download]
    Off the beaten path

         [playlist]

     
     

  • Internet K-Hole
  • Fuck Yeah Fluid Dynamics
  • High Maintenance
  • Blow Job
  • Documentary Heaven
  • RetailMeNot
     

  • A Pickpockets Tale: The spectacular thefts of Apollo Robbins newyorker
  • Hair and Hate: The Children of The Mullets dbyrne
  • Tricks to Successful Internetting Nickerblog
  • 8 y/o cousin’s questions about mass in the universe reddit   askscience
  • Revealed: how the FBI coordinated the crackdown on Occupy nwolf   guardian
  • Some random thoughts on gun control jcarroll
     
      Stanley Pickle
      Richard Feynman – Ode to a Flower

     

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