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Revenge of the Nerd Rock

June 13th, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive

Hopeless causes
&nbsp&nbsp “Actually, I’m Canadian”

The invisible man
&nbsp&nbsp one way or another, … a lot of people have been invisible.
– jcarroll

Feltron Eight: 2007 Annual Report

The life of a manager can be a whirlwind – jstark
Safety of maple bats raises sticky issue for MLB – usatoday
Maple bats are risky business – sfgate
Does Bill James Belong in the Hall of Fame? – dugoutcentral
Fresh relievers will be in demand for pennant races – krosenthal
Sabathia may be available, but for a steep price – krosenthal
To win now, Dodgers could deal Kemp – krosenthal
Mariners Foibles – baseballanalysts
Players like Bonds, Gibbons, Logan struggle to find work – bolney
Pitcher Analysis: Tim Lincecum – drivelinemechanics
A’s Ziegler took hits on way to bigs – sfgate

NBA has no quick fix for Donaghy’s fixing charges – mstein
Leon Powe’s Hard Road To The Top – espn

Fifa as Cartel Organizer – sportseconomist

Still Superfuzz Bigmuffs: Mudhoney – readexpress
Interview: Spiritualized – pitchfork
Daytrotter Sessions youtube
The Kinks – Starstruck – Sunny Afternoon – Lola
Spiritualized – Soul On Fire
The Kills – Last Day of Magic
Animal Collective – Water Curses
Spoon – I Could See The Dude
The New Mastersounds

Power Q&A: Jamie Hyneman – motherjones

Driving On Salvia

Ooops, Weirdest Accidents: pt.1 pt.2 pt.3 pt.4 – darkroastedblend

SCADshorts
[via presurfer]

Howís My Driving?: Q&A With the Author of Traffic – freakonomics

The Rise of the Rest – fzakaria

China’s All-Seeing Eye – rollingstone

An Incredible League Table – The Credit Crunch In Context – hereisthecity

The Counterfeit Treaty – jlove huffpost

The Inexact Science Behind D.M.C.A. Takedown Notices – nytimes

Ballmer: Only IP-delivered media to survive – lostremote

Supply and demand anomaly leads to negative electricity pricing – canoe

Dartmouth’s ‘Hostile’ Environment – wsj
&nbsp&nbsp Interview: Priya Venkatesan ’90 – dartlog

Comcast Is Hiring an Internet Snoop for the Feds – wired
[via IP]

2002: Bar Code Art
2003: DrB live mixes – White Stripes : Beck : Calexico

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a penny in a diamond mine

June 8th, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive

Pitcher Analysis: Justin Duchscherer – drivelinemechanics
History Lessons: Glavine, Kent reflect on their roles in sport’s steroid saga – sfgate

InsideTrip

Frustration and Fury: Take It. Itís Free. – nytimes
Peter Buck: I nearly quit R.E.M. – thestar
‘Playing with Mark is like communing with God‘ – guardian
The Radishes – Strychnine EP [download]
The Radishes – Sophia EP [download]

Hillary is 404

Finding the Hits, Avoiding the Errors – nytimes
The Miracle Fruit, a Tease for the Taste Buds – nytimes
Renee’s Roots – statesman
eGullet Cooking forum
&nbsp&nbsp Recipe cook-off: Tacos
&nbsp&nbsp Recipes that Rock 2008

2002 : LUPEC Cocktails
2007 : Bourbon or Scotch?

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intimidation, ugliness, regimentation, overcrowding and cruel dehumanisation

June 6th, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive

Swing Science – The Fine Points
&nbsp slideshow
– nytimes

GarageHangover
Guide to Summer Festivals 2008 – pitchfork
Calexico – Heart of Gold

Tedford Talk
Cal shoots for the stars in athletics – cctimes

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artistic, autistic – watch your pronunciation

May 23rd, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive

Reality may set in for certain teams – krosenthal
Manny not a hard worker? Ask his teammates – krosenthal
Q&A: D-backs’ emerging star Upton speaks up – krosenthal
Who are baseball’s top defenders so far this year? – actasports

Reality Check: What does Gartner really DO?

IT Wars: When we fight over IT, nobody wins.
– cringely

&nbsp TEDBlog

Malcolm Gladwell: What we can learn from spaghetti sauce

Wake up! It’s They Might Be Giants

Schultz’s Second Act Jolts Starbucks – wsj

Gene doping is next frontier of performance enhancers in sports – kansascity

The Return of the One-Man Band

Soccer as N.B.A. Building Block

Platypus Looks Strange on the Inside, Too

The Uneven Playing Field

Hoop Data Dreams – freakonomics

Who Will Tell the People? – tfriedman

An Invitation to Childís Play: Big Blocks and Wheelbarrows

Lots of Animals Learn, but Smarter Isnít Better

Can You Become a Creature of New Habits?

Wineís Pleasures: Are They All in Your Head?

Exercise Your Brain, or Else Youíll … Uh …
&nbsp&nbsp Lumosity
&nbsp&nbsp Happy neuron
– nytimes

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Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

May 9th, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive

Putting pressure on the defense – hbtimes
Clubs lacking punch should start heating up – krosenthal

Julio Franco retires after 23 seasons – sfgate
Ker-Pronk! – Indians Fans Be Warned – dugoutcentral
Alex Rodriguez Historical Performance – youbeenblinded
Interview with Buzz Bissinger – thebiglead
Interview: Kurt Badenhausen – Senior Editor Forbes – bizofbaseball
Recharged Percival leads Rays on, off field – krosenthal
The Big Mac plan sure looks smart now – tringolsby
Young, talented and in demand, Teixeira is headed for a big payday
– jheyman

Washington is playing the hand he’s been dealt – sfgate
D-Backs-Aís pitching megadeal works for both teams – nydailynews
K. Suzuki: Quick Learner – sfgate

Fifteen Years in “Guyville” – rollingstone
Frontman – Black Postcards: A Rock & Roll Romance – nytimes
Standing Alone: The Imperfect Zen of H¸sker D¸ – filter
Paul Weller: changing man – telegraph
Grand Champeen – The Sound That Made My Year
Afghan Whigs – Miles iz Ded

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‘If his I.Q. was any lower, you would have to water him twice a day.’

May 4th, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive

New DrBeeper mixes :
2008: Zeta i [download]

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2008: Zeta ii [download]

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George! Take off those rubber boots and let that poor sheep go!

May 3rd, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive

Rocket another Rose – cincienquirer
April was a month that really defied logic – jstark
Who are the leaders in BS wins? – actasports

Five questions with Jamie Hince – freep
The Oh Sees: The Next Great San Francisco Band – sfbaytimes

The science behind Austin’s bats

2007 : Cooking in a vacuum
2006 : Mystical Photography
2005 : Light strikes again
2004 : Testicle Waxing

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I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy

April 30th, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive

The Shape of Things to Come – defectiveyeti

Berserkeley has been that way a long time – sfgate

The pitcher’s answer to Chuck Knoblauch – sfgate
Trade market getting ready to open for business – krosenthal
25 years later, Lee Elia’s rant lives on – gameon
Foul Balls – flickr via defectiveyeti
Big Hurt back in Oakland? He’s all about ‘production’ – sportsline

Donít Fact-Check the Soul – rcash measureformeasure
Blowing off, still steaming: Bob Mould on gathering new music – drownedinsound
Future Loop Foundation – Sunshine Philosophy

DrBeeper mix rewind :
&nbsp&nbsp Seven Apples on Saturday &nbsp [download]
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Triple-A Failure

Dumb as We Wanna Be – tfriedman

Memory Training Shown to Turn Up Brainpower

A Little Stop-and-Frisk May Turn Up a Little Pot
– nytimes

What I’ve Learned: Vint Cerf – esquire

FBI wants widespread monitoring of ‘illegal’ Internet activity – news

The Moral Hazard Club – minyanville

Microsoft device helps police pluck evidence from cyberscene of crime – seattletimes

RIAA summary judgment motion denied in Atlantic v. Howell – RIvsTP

IVR search: a ëGoogleí for phone menus? – telco2

Is Jeremiah Wright a colossal disaster for Barack Obama or a press trick? – nydailynews
– (via IP>)

2005 : Backstage Pass

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You only learn who has been swimming naked when the tide goes out

April 29th, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive

Junkies are your friends
If you think you don’t have an addictive personality, maybe you just haven’t met your drug yet.
Time to panic
Well, whistle a happy tune, …
– jcarroll

Hundreds of EPA scientists report political interference – latimes
Inmate Count in U.S. Dwarfs Other Nationsí – nytimes
All the president’s liars – mmorford
&nbsp&nbsp Fun new game! Which TV news “military expert” is really a whore for the Bush administration?
&nbsp&nbsp (Hint: all of them)
&nbsp&nbsp Behind TV Analysts, Pentagonís Hidden Hand – nytimes

Who is seeing the most pitches per plate appearance? – actasports
Anatomy of the Aís – hbtimes
Baby Boss could cost Yanks their GM – krosenthal
And the biggest load award goes to … – sfgate
Being named in the Mitchell Report has been a curse –

Digital age doomed a musical rite of passage – sfgate
Tom Waits – In the Neighborhood
Tom Waits – Chocolate Jesus

The Art of the Timeout – wsj

Why is the bottom end of the music spectrum so boomy and annoying?

How do the mechanics of smell work?
– straightdope

Rum’s ship comes in
&nbsp&nbsp the previously low-rent liquor is gaining new respect
Shiver of Worry in Wine Country
Bugging out: Beyond pesticides – vintners who see insects as vineyard helpers
Hot dog days of spring
Farm bill complicates plight of honeybees
– sfgate