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starring Lawrence of Arrhythmia

January 26th, 2006 · Manila Home Page Archive


Kicking amphetamines – jcrasnick
Rollins will be on the spot right away – tkurkjian
Mapping the Strike Zone – hbtimes
Son’s fatal overdose consumes ex-pitcher – palmbeachpost
Probabilistic Model of Range, 2005 – bbmusings
On the Record: Lewis Wolff – sfgate
(mostly via BBPrimer)


This Might Be A Wiki
Nellie McKay‘s Ongoing ‘Head’-Ache – washingtonpost
His best work is ahead of him – chicagotribune
&nbsp Robert Pollard‘s body of work is sure to grow
Make Your Own Kind Of Music – bizweek
&nbsp Amoeba does, and the indie retailer is bucking industry odds and expanding
(via largeheartedboy)

Jack Frost's barbed wire: Spiky crystals coat a tree branch by the Allegheny River in Manorville, Pa.

RSL acquires veteran Klein from K.C.

  • Amazing letters I get from readers – jcarroll
    “my computer hates me and I don’t know why”

  • Doing the waltz
    Everyone knew what it might lead to — that was the point.

  • I will not support Hillary Clinton for president – mivins
    I’ve said it before: War brings out the patriotic bullies.

  • We live in interesting times
    … it occurs to me we may yet rescue ourselves from this bootless skunk match over morality by using plain sense …

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    like a prose version of Bell’s palsy

    January 19th, 2006 · Manila Home Page Archive


    A Quantitative Approach to Studying Release Point Consistency – baseballanalysts
    The five best – and worst – moves of the offseason – abelth
    Win Shares and the Hall of Fame – 2006 Update – businessofbaseball
    Epstein to rejoin Red Sox – espn
    (via BBPrimer)

    Top 65 Music Videos of 2005 [downloadable, too] – m3
    (via largeheartedboy)

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    So look out below, I’m gonna drop it

    January 18th, 2006 · Manila Home Page Archive

    Lake eerie: Waves break on the surface of the Salton Sea in an eight-second time-exposure photo taken near Westmorland, Calif. The ghostly lighting comes from moonlight, phosphorescent algae and nearby geothermal plants.


    FAQ About the Baseball Labor Negotiations – dgrabiner
    (via rec.sport.baseball)

  • The Meatrix 2
  • BeerMapping
  • Scientists look for secrets of foamy beer – foodnavigator
    (via sautewednesday)


    The real scandal: moves to privatize higher education – sfgate
    Fortunately, this is a choice that voters have not yet made and can still resist

    Drug Addled – slate
    Why Bush’s prescription plan is such a fiasco.

    Bush v. Reality – motherjones
    War, Trials, Leakers, Investigations, Packed Courts, and a Constitutional Crisis


    BYU Goes Pro (Sort of) – thesportseconomist

    2004: You’re not helpless, you only feel that way.

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    Hot like wasabi when I’m next to your body

    January 17th, 2006 · Manila Home Page Archive


    The best offense – si.com
    Quickest way to improve is through run prevention
    (via BBPrimer)

    Billy Beane Visits AN: Offseason Edition pt3 (pt1 pt2)

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    Every bubble you blow, I’m gonna pop it

    January 16th, 2006 · Manila Home Page Archive


    I Have A Dream

    A triple threat – sfgate
    Sophisticated fare, decor and margaritas elevate San Francisco’s Tres Agaves

    Win Some, Lose Some
    Cringely‘s ’06 predictions

    History’s Most Lopsided Trades, as Renegotiated by Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane. – mcsweeney’s

  • RFID right/wrong – drfun
  • In MLK address, Gore compares wiretapping of Americans to surveillance of King
  • An NSA Whistleblower Speaks Out – alternet
  • Specter Says G.O.P Will Scrutinize Domestic Spying – nytimes
  • “Americaís once mighty job machine…” – morganstanley
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp The Unpleasant Truth About Inflation
    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Rethinking the ‘Strong Jobs Recovery’ Scenario

    (via IP)

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    Dean Gray – American Edit

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    Every bubble you blow, I’m gonna pop it

    January 13th, 2006 · Manila Home Page Archive

    Photoshop This: Make your own Minor League Baseball team logo

    Liver Aid – villagevoice
    Party’s Over, Make Peace With Your Liver

    2005: Steve Albini Talks of Food
    2004: Larry David: Angry Middle-Aged Man

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    take it from your heart put in your hand

    January 12th, 2006 · Manila Home Page Archive

    French frosting: A vineyard lies coated in ice after a freezing rain near Strasbourg, France.

    The Drifters – bostonreview
    Why the Supreme Court makes justices more liberal
    (via metafilter)


    Billy Beane Visits AN: Offseason Edition pt2 (pt1)

    Alsace in Anderson Valley – sfgate
    Chilly Mendocino County nurtures the distinctive white grapes of northeastern France

    Metropolitan Area Food Prices and Children’s Weight Gain – ers usda
    This study … finds an association between the relative cost of fruits and vegetables and excessive weight gain by elementary-age children.
    (via sautewednesday)

    If it’s not one thing… – mivins
    All those years the right wing sat around yammering about government incompetence, and it took this administration to make it true.

    2005
    Tracking a Recipe 1999/2005 - Toasts with Chocolate, Olive Oil and Sea Salt

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    art is the science of freedom

    January 11th, 2006 · Manila Home Page Archive

    Eyes in the Sky – sfgate
    Desktop satellite tools are changing the way environmentalists work


    Billy Beane Visits AN: Offseason Edition pt1
    Keep ’em out – ptaylor
    &nbsp&nbsp Hall of Fame should be restricted to true legends

    Rethinking Presidential Power
    The Unitary Executive and the George W. Bush Presidency.

    Swindlers and Fixers – slate
    Which kind of Washington lobbyist is worse?

    Anti-telemarketing counterscript
    (via boingboing)

  • Lobbyists’ scandal has a K Street home
  • Italian upset: Focaccia 1, Big Mac 0
  • Meanwhile: OK, so I wasn’t arrested – tcarvell via nyt
    – IHT

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    It’s all about the Hamilton’s, baby

    January 10th, 2006 · Manila Home Page Archive

    Pranks: a competition – economist
    From Hermes to bonsai kittens


    A’s Garcia turning heads in winter ball
    THT Interview: Jim Bouton
    Salary arbitration eligibles

    Abramoffed – newyorker

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    at the crossroads between…

    January 9th, 2006 · Manila Home Page Archive

    Mets’ Minaya Masters the Meat —
    May Be Mutilating the Potatoes – mgmtbybaseball

    Staring at trees is a fine thing – jcarroll
    … even if you never learn a thing about trees.

    Spy Powers – sfgate

    Can the president eavesdrop on private citizens without a judge’s ok?

    video dump:

  • Lazy Sunday
  • Priceless
  • Heavy Trash – Dark Hair’d Rider
  • The Forty-Fives – Superpill

    Knezevic has come a long way to join Cal

    Fast Company‘s Best Books of 2005

    PostSecret
     definitely worth a revisit

    ThisIsBeautiful.org
    (via drmenlo)

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