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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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    If our ability to feel love turns out to be just a cosmic accident, I’d like to think this means the universe is on our side

    January 3rd, 2013 · Uncategorized

     

     

      DrBeeper Faves of 2012
    The DrB brain dump is complete –
    all that great music from 2012 has been collated and sorted.

     

        From the Top 2012 (aka ’19’)   [download]
    One track each from DrBeeper’s top 20 albums of 2012

         [playlist]

     

    2011    2010    2009    2008    2007    2006    2005    2004    2003    2002    2001
     
    2012   Andrew Bird – Break it Yourself
    2011   Black Keys – El Camino
    2010   Beach House – Teen Dream
    2009   Andrew Bird – Noble Beast
    2008   Jim White – Transnormal Skiperoo
    2007   Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
    2006   Twilight Singers – Powder Burns
    2005   Spoon – Gimme Fiction
    2004   Green Day – American Idiot
    2003   The Shins – Chutes Too Narrow
    2002   Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

     

    2011 : Players Who Couldn’t Get to the Game on Time
    2007 : The Noble Art of Sabrage
    2002 : Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story

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    Some things you do just to see how bad they’ll make you feel

    December 30th, 2012 · Uncategorized

     

      Final three DrBeeper 2012 samplers:

        Kappa14   [download]
    Far and wide

         [playlist]
     

        Kappa15   [download]
    Smashingly sweet

         [playlist]
     

  •     Kappa16   [download]
    18 live tracks from 2012

     

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    There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.

    December 27th, 2012 · Uncategorized

     

  • A Brief History of Money : Or, how we learned to stop worrying and embrace the abstraction – ieee
  • Escape From Minus World – thenewinquiry
  • Outrageous HSBC Settlement Proves the Drug War is a Joke – mtaibbi   rollingstone
  • UBS Libor Manipulation Deserves the Death Penalty – bloomberg
  • Rogue banks contribute to political malaise – marketwatch
  • The Billionaires’ Long Game – commonblog
  • Quantitative Easing: Basic Process
  • Debt and the Decay of the Myth of Liberal Individualism – nakedcapitalism
  • How a big US bank laundered billions from Mexico’s murderous drug gangs – guardian
  • Foreign holdings of US debt hit record $5.48T –statesman
  • The Bartering Nation States: Are Afghanistan & Iran Bartering Gold For Oil? – silvervigilante

     

        DrB 2006 sampler flashback:
     
       Delta Tria   [download]
     [playlist]

     

    2007 : David Byrne’s Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists
    2006 : The 7′-Tall Pitcher: When Whatever Makes You Stronger Kills You

     

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    We who are old are often startled by how old we are

    December 23rd, 2012 · Uncategorized

     

      Two new DrBeeper 2012 samplers :

        Kappa12   [download]
    Wrap it up with a bang

         [playlist]
     

        Kappa13   [download]
    Too much is never enough

         [playlist]
     

    2008 : Bizarro Blog
    2004 : Fooey to the World: Festivus Is Come

     

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    a crayon sketch of a very hairy monkey in an ill-fitting tunic

    December 18th, 2012 · Uncategorized

     

  • Infographic of shifting US political ideologies – kottke
  • US Congress: Political and Ideological Makeup – xkcd


      IAmA Bob Mould
      Beck looks for new connection with ‘Song Reader’ – sfgate
    Persian Rugs – St Peters Infirmary
    Black Market Karma – Semper Fi
    Jim White – Infinite Mind
    Boss Hog – I Dig You
    Petra Haden – Don’t Stop Believin’
    Black Crowes – Feelin’ Alright
    Bob Mould and Dave Grohl – Ice Cold Ice

     

    2008 : Butter Holds the Secret to Cookies That Sing
    2002 : Bar Signs

     

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    In the sunset of dissolution, everything is illuminated by the aura of nostalgia.

    December 17th, 2012 · Uncategorized

     

  • The 2012 Good Gift Games – themorningnews
  • Games For Two – defectiveyeti
  • Museum of Mathematics: Opening the Doors to the Life of Pi – nytimes
  • Solidarity is getting harder all the time – jcarroll
  • Turbulent air travel nothing to fear – sfgate


      Incredible Food Photography Series: “Bent Objects” – buzzfeed
      “Cooking Isn’t Creative, and It Isn’t Easy” – ckimball   nytimes
      A Visual Guide To Food Trailers In Austin – 365thingsaustin
      Thirsty Work: How long does it take to afford a beer? – economist
      Bacon caramels – notwithoutsalt
      Miniature soft pretzels – smittenkitchen
      Appetizers – a taste of what’s to come – sfgate
      Can I Get the Onion Rings, Instead of the Fries? – foodwishes
      The perfect turkey – sfgate
      Roasting apples for Thanksgiving – sfgate
      The Plot to Destroy America’s Beer – businessweek
      The thighs have it – sfgate
      Dabbling in mustard – sfgate
      Grilled Paella – nytimes
      Miso adds savory kick to everything – sfgate
      Tech School: Compressing – feaststl
      Ample Scientific Champion E-33 Bench-Top Centrifuge

     

        DrB 2007 sampler flashback:
     
       Epsilon07-7   [download]
     [playlist]

     

    2004 : “Franchise” Players: Self-Delusion, Scott Boras & Paying Premium for Passability
    2002 : MistleBuckle
    2001 : Food timeline

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    I didn’t touch your hand man you know its all ball

    December 12th, 2012 · Uncategorized

     

  • Rolling Jubilee   wha? [slyt]
  • Hurricane Sandy and the Myth of the Big Government-vs.-Small-Government Debate – mtaibbi   rollingstone
  • If U.S. land were divided like U.S. wealth – jamesadomian
  • The U.S. Does Not Have a Spending Problem, We Have a Distribution Problem – theatlantic
  • Why $16 Trillion Only Hints at the True U.S. Debt – wsj
  • Fiscal Cliff Fictions: Let’s All Agree to Pretend the GOP Isn’t Full of It – swampland
  • Ignore GDP and the Fiscal Cliff, U.S. Is Already in Recession – daily-ticker
  • World risks fresh credit bubble, Switzerland’s BIS warns – telegraph
  • 50,000 zombie firms to fail if rates rise – cityam
  • NY Fed Mortgage Debt Data Says No US Recovery – theautomaticearth
  • Shadow Banking Grows to $67 Trillion Industry, Regulators Say – bloomberg
  • The “New Normal” In Pictures – market-ticker
  • School District Owes $1 Billion On $100 Million Loan – npr

     

    2011 : A Conspiracy of Hogs

     

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    much like a sonic rorschach splotch

    December 4th, 2012 · Uncategorized

     


      John Peel’s Record Archive – thespace
      My Bloody Valentine announce ‘Loveless’ follow-up and Tokyo Rocks appearance – nme
      Sisters Outsiders: The Oral History of the ‘Bikini Kill’ EP – spin
      Nuggets: Antipodean Interpolations of the First Psychedelic Era – pedestrian.tv
      Plixid

    Triángulo de Amor Bizarro – Sus Hijas Entonaban Tus Cánticos Inflamados
    Beastie Boys – Shake Your Rump
    Wooden Wand – Southern Colorado Song
    FIDLAR – Cheap Beer
    Camper Van Beethoven – Northern California Girls
    OfficialMoneybrother’s channel

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    Everyone imposes his own system as far as his army can reach

    November 14th, 2012 · Uncategorized

     


    Alan Watts – What if money was no object?

  • Pundit Shaming
  • Why IQs Rise – tnr   thebook
  • Killing the Computer to Save It – nytimes
  • Why do children hide by covering their eyes? – bps-research-digest
  • Get High for Free: If pot were truly legal, joints would cost only a few cents. – slate
  • Legalising marijuana: The view from Mexico – economist
  • Why Men Like Petraeus Risk It All to Cheat – scientificamerican
  • A Sociology of Steve Jobs – kieranhealy
  • Why are rainbows curved? – straightdope
  • Your Right to Own, Under Threat – eff
  • Inside the Mansion—and Mind— of Kim Dotcom, the Most Wanted Man on the Net – wired
  • Reddit, what’s your favourite free game/software that you think everybody should know about? – reddit
  • Despair, Inc
  • LILEKS
  • Diego Koi

    Helicopter Fishing

     

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