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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
http://www.youtube.com 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
    http://www.youtube.com Tom Waits – In the Neighborhood
    http://www.youtube.com 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

    2005: “someone keeps stealing my letters”

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    as always, I´m working on twisting my personality disorder into an asset

    April 28th, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive


    Flag Pins? are you kidding me? – jcarroll
    …and I mean here no disrespect to shiftless layabouts.

    Come The Revolution – dbyrne
    &nbspalso Dallas

    Dear Uterus – sdmb


    How fast should a fastball be? – hbtimes
    Yankees are entombed in their own importance – sfgate
    Baseball Dares to Be Different – wsj
    Crede Sets Example For Chavez – sfgate
    F. Liriano’s Pitching Mechanics After Injury – What’s Changed? – b-i
    &nbsp&nbsp F. Liriano’s Pitching Mechanics: Before & After – pitchingmechanic
    &nbsp&nbsp Taking Another Look at the Mechanics of F. Liriano – b-i


      Interview: She & Him – pitchfork
      Love in the Time of Record Shops – popmatters
    http://www.youtube.com Matthew Sweet – We’re The Same
    http://www.youtube.com Spoon – Cvantez

    South Park’s Internet symbiosis [mstone audio] – latimes

  • How valid Are T.V. Weather Forecasts?
  • The Birth of the Death Incentive?
    – freakonomics

    Inside Innovation – businessweek

    A Directory of Bisphenol-A In Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups – zrecs

  • Total Recall
  • The Big Thirst
  • When Language Can Hold the Answer
  • Ghostwriters Used in Vioxx Studies, Article Says
  • Co-Payments Soar for Drugs With High Prices
  • Annoying Cellphones and 9 Other Hang-Ups
    – nytimes

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    Lincecum and Cain and pray for Ö the next five years to pass as quickly as possible.

    April 18th, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive


    Buffett speaks sooth
    It’s like, once a year, I get to sit in a boardroom with the rich guys and hear the truth.
    Cheap gas, bitter pills
    Does that sound like American behavior to you?
    – jcarroll


      Record Store Day
      Record Stores Fight to Be Long-Playing – nytimes
      Into the Void: John Darnielle on Sabbath, Extreme Metal, and Indie Rock – popmatters
      On a New Album, Not Merely Acting Like a Singer – nytimes
      Spoon: Rough-Edged Perfection – rcreader
      Interview: Spoon – pitchfork
      Chasing Honey Bees: JAMC and the Post-Masterpiece Struggle – popmatters
      An Interview with Former CBS Head Walter Yetnikoff [videostream] – artistshousemusic
    http://www.youtube.com The Black Hollies – Paisley Pattern Ground


    The Business Of Baseball – forbes
    Forbes Valuations for the 30 Clubs in MLB, 2002-2008 – bizofbaseball
    Older teams may find problems with injuries – krosenthal
    Brewers reaping rewards from Kapler’s change in course – krosenthal
    The Batting Hall of Current – statisticallyspeaking
    Now is the time to appreciate Ken Griffey Jr. and Frank Thomas – tverducci
    Big-Name Free Agents Getting No Love – tmarchman
    Interview: Tim Marchman – splicetoday
    One homer, 15 balls returned: A new trend at Wrigley? – chihardball
    &nbsp Marty Brennaman: Cubs Fans Are the Most Obnoxious in Major League Baseball – aol
    Dale Murphy Introduces Monthly Contest to Win a $1,000 Scholarship – earthtimes
    Fraternization makes Mets’ Randolph hostile – “newsday”
    As Giants struggle, attendance dwindles – insidebayarea
    Giants stand at precipice of offensive infamy – espn
    Tejada acknowledges age discrepancy – houstonastros
    Baseballís Best Announcers – dugoutcentral

    Secrets Of ‘Pulp Fiction’ – godamongdirectors

    Brain doping poll results in – neuroanthropology

    2006 : long-term effects
    2005 : You’ll put your eye out…
    2003 : Licensed to Kill

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    I’ve always wanted to be kidnapped. It’s like being rescued.

    April 14th, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive

  • Chinese Spy ‘Slept’ In U.S. for 2 Decades – washingtonpost
  • A Good Name Dragged Down – washingtonpost
  • Fee for All : Warner’s New Web Guru– portfolio
  • USA 2008: The Great Depression – independent
  • Obama’s Smart Speech: Did It Reveal Him To Be Too Intellectual To Be President? – jdean on findlaw
  • Sony BMG Caught Pirating Software – techdirt
  • They Told You Not To Reply – securityfix
  • Dollars tough to sell on streets of Amsterdam – reuters
  • FCC approves new method for tracking broadband’s reach – news.com
  • The first Starbucks recession – time
  • Special license plates shield officials from traffic tickets – ocregister
  • Memo Justified Warrantless Surveillance – google
  • Comcast HD Quality Reduction: Details, Screenshots – avsforum
  • The financial system: What went wrong – economist
  • Banks deep into unregulated ‘gambling’ – marketplace
  • Markit, dealers mull new auto ABS derivatives index – reuters

    from a great Credit Default Swaps thread

  • message  message  message
    (via IP)

      Happy 7th BD DrBeeper.com  

    2007 : 2006 : 2005 : 2004 : 2003 : 2002 : 2001

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    (You can take that as either a noun or a mild expletive.)

    April 13th, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive


    Billy’s Transactions – A Visual History – athleticsnation
    Way Inside – dglanville in nytimes
    The physics of baseball – crave
    The best and worst MLB promotions for 2008 – djgallo
    Baseballís Salem – spiked
    Schrodinger’s Bat: Defense and Pitch Classification – bbprospectus
    SF Giants Band Together To Score Run – theonion


      Rock Criticism 101: If you can’t say something nice… – bwyman in huffpost
      Matthew Sweet to let the Sunshine out this summer – paste
      Interview: The Gutter Twins – pitchfork
      Lone Wolf: Hangin’ with Steve Berlin – jambase
    http://www.youtube.com JosÈ Gonz·lez – Down The Line
    http://www.youtube.com Gutter Twins – All Misery/Flowers

    Steampunk Star Wars – sillof
    &nbsp prev: Gaslight Justice League


    Thinking of taking the 72oz steak challenge – thoughts, advice . . . prayers? – straightdope threadspotting

    DrBeeper mix rewind :
    &nbsp&nbsp Monochrome 3: White &nbsp [download]
    &nbsp&nbsp  [link]

    2006 :: The Daily Drip
    2005 : Disinfotainment — it’s here to stay
    2002 : Wintergreen sparks

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    we huffed the sky into our mouths…

    April 11th, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive

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    prudence is one of those virtues they preach to the rubes to keep them quiet

    April 10th, 2008 · Manila Home Page Archive


    A Letter To Herb Caen – whatimseeing
    Apr 03 would have been The Best Who Ever Did It’s 92nd birthday…
    via thesnitch


    China and fences and Nazis! – jcarroll
    Stay tuned for round two in the battle of the criminal kleptocracies.


    A 2008 Billy Beane Lesson in Adaptation – mgmtbybaseball
    It’s Not ‘Change’, It’s how you Change Changes

  • The Doping Dilemma – sciam
  • Inside Stadium Financing – bizofbaseball
    via sportseconomist


      Asylum Street Spankers whip up a kooky blend – sfgate
    http://www.youtube.com Pizza Pizza Daddy-O


    Susan Slusser Visits AN 2008 Edition – athleticsnation
    Un-retired and back in form – sfgate


    Overhaul of labeling rules stirs up wine wars – sfgate

  • Beware the New New Thing – dkulash in nytimes


    Penny Dreadful – newyorker
    Theyíre horrid and useless. Why do pennies persist?


    http://www.youtube.com Food Court Musical – improveverywhere
    http://www.youtube.com “What the frak” Battlestar Galactica recap
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 3 seasons in 8 minutes…

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