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Reading history is not a good way to remain hopeful

July 10th, 2007 · Manila Home Page Archive

The Darksider – newyorker


A neophyte takes on the science of pitching – sfgate
MLB No-Stars – jkeri
2008 MLB Free Agents – mlbtraderumors
Haren takes low-key road to becoming All-Star starter – usatoday
Five and Fly: Midseason awards – yahooexperts


 Quirk Rock: An Interview with They Might Be Giants – popmatters
 Sly Stone’s Higher Power – vanityfair
http://www.youtube.com Grinderman – Honey Bee (Let’s Fly To Mars) (live)
http://www.youtube.com Grinderman – No Pussy Blues (live)
http://www.youtube.com Dan Sartain – Walk Among the Cobras
http://www.youtube.com Jamelia – Beware of the Dog
http://www.youtube.com Soulsavers – Revival
http://www.youtube.com David Bowie- Starman
http://www.youtube.com White Stripes Secret Show in Transit Bus

  • The Athens Affair – IEEEspectrum
  • The vanishing American computer programmer – csmonitor
  • New Technology Recaptures Pianists of the Past – npr
  • Copyright Silliness on Campus – washingtonpost
  • MySpace, Google, and the Path to Tyranny – lweinstein
  • Verizon says phone record disclosure is protected free speech – arstechnica
    &nbsp Bush administration proposes retroactive immunity for phone companies

  • Does what happens in the Facebook stay in the Facebook?
  • Photoshop Rebels Rip Great HD DVD Clampdown – wired
  • National ID card a disaster in the making – news.com
    (backlog via IP)

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    We couldn’t find it in the van at all, we’re wonderin’ if you looked in that trash can

    July 8th, 2007 · Manila Home Page Archive


    http://www.youtube.com Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation http://www.youtube.com
    &nbsp Providence
    &nbsp Teen-Age Riot
    &nbsp Candle
    &nbsp Silver Rocket


    Beckham Arrives to Find a Sport Thriving in Its Own Way – nytimes
    (via sportseconomist)

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    got more hooks than Muhammad Ali

    July 6th, 2007 · Manila Home Page Archive


     Wayne Coyne’s Guide to Festival Survival – avclub
     Spoon – The Underdog [vid]
    http://www.youtube.com Mooney Suzuki – 99%
    http://www.youtube.com Mooney Suzuki – In A Young Man’s Mind
    http://www.youtube.com Music For Animals – Redder Cells
    http://www.youtube.com Booker T & The MGs – Time is Tight (live 1970)
     Radiohead – “LP7” [dime]


    The Best Chip? The First One Out of the Bag – nytimes


    Fragments From Steroids! The Musical – mcsweeney’s
    ‘I’m proof that hope is never lost‘ by Josh Hamilton – espn


    Off the diamond, players score great wines

     Houston Street  Rich Aurilia

  • Walking
  • Ask a music scene micro celebrity – Steve Albini
    &nbsp The Problem with Music
    (via metafilter)

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    so-so’s how i’m doing, if you’re wonderin’

    July 5th, 2007 · Manila Home Page Archive


    Jon Daniels, Texas Rangers GM

  • Part I: Got Mentoring From a Star
  • Part II: Gives a Lesson in Resource Management
  • Part III: Lessons in Changing Direction
  • Part IV: Attacks a Diseconomy of Scale
    – mgmtbybaseball


     You say you want a revolution – timesonline
    http://www.youtube.com Seven Ages Of Rock: American Alternative Rock

    New DrBeeper mix :
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 07-3 &nbsp [download]


    What the Media Wonít Tell You About Barry Bonds and the Home Run Record – beyondchron

    http://www.youtube.com Home Honey, I’m High

  • Ugly Airline Math: Planes Late, Fliers Even Later
  • Do Sunscreens Have You Covered?
    – nytimes

  • Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency – washingtonpost
  • Message in a Bottle – fastcompany
  • This Is Your Brain On Politics – msnbc
  • Senate takes step away from Real ID – news.com
  • NBC Says that P2P is Robbing Poor Corn Farmers – zeropaid
    (via IP)

    2001: The Crack of the Bat

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    We try, we crawl, we live, we’re small

    June 26th, 2007 · Manila Home Page Archive


    Not a time-honored campaign trick – jcarroll
    Your cheap joke goes here.
    &nbsp Blame The Hortatory Subjunctive – tpmmuckraker

  • James Gandolfini Shot By Closure-Seeking Fan
  • Half Of Nation Outraged At New, Not-Yet-Released Michael Moore Film
    – theonion

  • With Rise in Radiation Exposure, Experts Urge Caution on Tests
  • A Fairway View, but the Window Is Often Broken
    – nytimes


    Breaking breadsticks – sfgate
    Forget the bread basket; pass the grissini and salumi

    Magic Uproar [how-to]

    How big is the iPhone? – boingboing

    TotallyThomas

    Vatican’s 10 Commandments for Drivers – sfgate

  • Open-source search engine gangs up on Google – newscientisttech
  • Court Protects Email from Secret Government Searches – EFF
  • Getting Google’s Street Views – businessweek
    (via IP)


    2004: Science of the Kitchen: Cooking Meat

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    A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a Smoke

    June 25th, 2007 · Manila Home Page Archive


    Just a bit inside: The Phillies' Jimmy Rollins takes one right between the eyes, compliments of the Indians' very own Nuke LaLoosh, Cliff Lee. Rollins stayed in the game.
    Take me out to the ball game: Is there a real “home field advantage?” – straightdope
    A squad that can hit, run, throw and irritate – rhill
    Blow up the front office and start the rebuilding process – star-telegram
    …Failure – onlybaseballmatters
    Stats 101: Haren’s breakout season – dperry
    A’s GM Beane rescued Hatteberg – cincypost
    With Giambi Chosing to Speak, One Asks, “Why?” – bizofbaseball
    Rare Action Footage of Stan Musial – thesouthpaw
    The Boston Red Sox’s Sultan of Statistical Analysis – wsj
    Yanks, Rangers should get this deal done – krosenthal


    Interview: The White Stripes – pitchfork
    Video interview: Bob Mould – henryrollinsshow
    Top 25 Music Videos of 2006– pitchfork
    Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga [stream]
    Grinderman video links
    All Smiles
    I Eat Bears

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    You believe it in your head

    June 16th, 2007 · Manila Home Page Archive


    A’s are a textbook example of how to run a ballclub – sfgate


    Radio Moscow
    The Samsonite demise of heavy metal – spiked

  • Doctor or Drug Pusher
  • Ryan Adams Didnít Die. Now the Work Begins
  • The Year of the Goat
  • Prosecutor in Duke Case Is Stripped of Law License
    – nytimes

    2005: Visual Illusion
    2003: Physics question….
    2002: Taking the Long View
    2001: OlÈ Olestra!

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    thesis, antithesis, synthesis

    June 14th, 2007 · Manila Home Page Archive


    The Class-Consciousness Raiser – nytimes

  • Customer confusion can lead to big profits
  • EKGs might save lives among young athletes
  • Wine scandal leaves Sausalito with a bad taste
    – sfgate


    A Race to the Bottom: – privacyinternational
    Privacy Ranking of Internet Service Companies


    Southern Men and Baseball: Study of Batters Hit By Pitches – bobsutton
    Quantifying Plate Discipline – danagonistes
    6/7/07 vs. Oakland and shaking off ëTekÖÖ – 38pitches
    ‘Players’ manager’ is a front-office headache – star-telegram
    OMGHUB


    The Bluffer’s Guide: 80s R&B – stylus
    The Past (the Beach Boys) and Pending (the Shins) – crawdaddy
    Love and Hate: Nine Black Alps shed the scars of grunge – drownedinsound
    Zumpano’s Power-Pop: Predating Pornographers – npr
    That Shiny Round Thing Called A Compact Disc – crawdaddy
    Still True to the Red, White and Black – nytimes
    Garage Hangover 60’s garage bands
    The prodigal Meat Puppet returns – latimes
    West by Southwest – bestofneworleans
    Interview with Joey Burns – pagesixtyfive


    Signature salads – sfgate
    Fat, Glorious Fat, Moves to the Center of the Plate – nytimes


    eBay-nomics – boston
    Modern economists have assumed that people in auctions behave rationally. Then came eBay.

    One Final Whack at That HBO Mob – nytimes

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    arguing against religion is like arguing against greed

    June 8th, 2007 · Manila Home Page Archive


    The Art of Wikigroaning – somethingawful


    Baseball’s only salvation lies in amnesty – mkriegel
    Stunning study shows good players produce positive results – sportsline
    Giants could can Sabean, but shouldn’t – krosenthal
    Team still awaiting a binge by Andrew – ajc


    Bourbon or Scotch whisk(e)y? – 30secwineadvisor

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    the American Fan Experience in all its mutant beauty

    June 7th, 2007 · Manila Home Page Archive


    An Athletics Lesson: – mgmtbybaseball
    When Good News Makes Things Harder

    When Harry Met Tony – newsweek


    Ejection Weekend – notesofinterest
    Rangers players, manager need to get in sync – krosenthal
    All Over but the Shouting – nytimes


    Bradley’s Almanac
    Crawdaddy! Rock – sfweekly
    Long live the Queens of the Stone Age – sfgate

    List of best-selling albums worldwide
    RIAA Accused of Extortion and Conspiracy in Tampa, case – recordingindustryvspeople


    Listen to Mom and eat your kelp – sfgate

    Forgetfulness is a tool of the brain – newscientist

  • Just Like Us ó Only Better
  • When Should a Kid Start Kindergarten?
  • Dick Cheney Rules
    – nytimes

    MovieSoundClips

    2004: The Thermochemical Joy of Cooking
    2001: Le Grande Finale

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