Friday, July 3, 2009

  The New Economics of Music: File-Sharing and Double Moral Hazard - bubblegeneration
  Calexico @ Ancienne Belgique [video]
  Elvis and Michael: The Lost Boys - hitsville
  How to get screwed in business without really trying - hitsville
  Behind the music: What's in a booking fee? - guardian
  How an Indie Musician can make $19,000 in 10 hours using Twitter - mking
  RIAA triumphs in Usenet copyright case - cnet
  Susanna Hoffs, Matthew Sweet Go 'Under The Covers' Again - billboard
  The Almighty Defenders
U2 - Tomorrow Show, 1981 w/ Tom Snyder
Talking Heads - Life During Wartime

Baseball rookies from India near pro debuts - nbcsports
The wonder years: The golden age of baseball? It's not when you think - bsimmons
You Call That a Strike?! - slate
Inside The Front Office – Traveling Secretary - insidethemajors
Let Steroids Into the Hall of Fame - nytimes
Fehr leaves strong legacy ... except for one thing - krosenthal
Talkin' about the age-33 falloff phenomenon, with Bill James - jposnanski
The art of stealing home: Studying baseball's most exciting play - tkeith
70 Years Later, Gehrig’s Speech Still Resonates With Inspiration - nytimes
Rockies’ Francis Revels in the Physics of Pitching While Rehabbing - nytimes
Who are the top base-stealing teams of 2009? - actasports

Emerald Bowl Review: - californiagoldenblogs
     Part I: Miami Blitzes the A-Gap
     Part II: Mack Gets Beat
The Quad Countdown: No. 63 Minnesota - nytimes

The Coolest Tricks in All of Sports - bleacherreport

The Sports Economist: Saving or Destroying Civilization? - sportseconomist

Discuss

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

  America’s Sea of Red Ink Was Years in the Making - nytimes

  The Big Hate - pkrugman

  The Obama Haters’ Silent Enablers - frich

  The story of Schroedinger's cat (an epic poem) - straightdope

  Words that sound dirty but aren't - straightdope threadspotting
Paper Towels

Who are the top defenders of 2009? - actasports
11 Major League Baseball Feats That Have Only Happened Once - 11points
Bullpen phone rattles relievers - azcentral
Accusations bring A-Rod, Mark Teixeira to tipping point - nydailynews
Abolish the minor leagues - hbtimes
Quid Pro Quo – Loopholes and Eric Gagne - insidethemajors
Nationals have edge in Strasburg dealing - sfgate
Testing the New Yankee Stadium Home Run Theory - accuweather
Who Has the Brainiest Team in Baseball? - wsj

  Dukes of Stratosphear - Chips From The Chocolate Fireball [download]
  Live from Austin: Texas college town rises as a new music center while Memphis lags - commercialappeal
  Visualizing a Ticketmaster/Live Nation future - hitsville
  Andy Partridge hails the Dukes, buries XTC, chides Robyn Hitchcock and considers himself done - popmachine chicagotribune
  Copyrights & Campaigns
  Bands 'better because of piracy' - bbc
  onlynohits
  Extra Music
  jingnanfox
  leshake
  Strangeways, here we come
  fuck the mummies
Calexico - El Gatillo   Inspiracion   Red Blooms   Fractured Air

Time Lapse in HD - vimeo

I-Movix SprintCam v3 NAB 2009 showreel - vimeo

Bathtub V - vimeo

Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party - vimeo

Microworld by Licht - villageofjoy

Photomanipulation PhotoShop Tutorials: Part 1   Part 2   Part 3 - pcandweb

Aviary

How to Take Excellent Portrait Photos - sss

How to Photograph Baseball - d-p-s

An S.L.R. Tailored for Video - dpogue nytimes

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

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Wohnwagen - kubikfoto

Commons Picture(s) of the Year 2008

Ze Frank

  The Bavarian Druglords
  Rock Posters - flickr
  Metric learns how to stop fighting, explore its 'Fantasies' - latimes
  (Sonic) Youth movement - guardian
  Creative accounting never goes away - hitsville
  Death to Polka - hitsville
Dog Day - You Won't See Me On Sunday (in 3D)

Why Scott Boras Isn't As Evil As You Think He Is - deadspin
Given Takes - Compensation for Slotting - insidethemajors
Meanderings - walklikeasabermetrician
Rangers' message to Padilla: Stupid is as stupid pitches - sacbee
Cargo Arrives in St. Louis Friday - insidetherockies
Beane Bag of Young Pitchers - mchass

$225,000 for prime Cal football tickets - sfgate

How to Fix Financial Television - bigpicture

At Last, Facing Down Bullies (and Their Enablers) - nytimes

An Affordable Fix for Modernizing Medical Records - wsj

Keeping Them Honest - pkrugman

Ask The Doc: How Exactly Can Flu Kill A Healthy Person? - sfgate

2005 : The Hyper Rich

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Let the Kid Be

Not So Cold ... Doctor’s Order

Hips Are Bringing More Athletes to Their Knees
- nytimes

  Songwriting and Social Activism: Interview w/ Nellie McKay - popmatters
  Grunge's Long Shadow - slate
     In praise of "in-between" periods in pop history.
  Persistent approach opens doors for Black Keys - post-gazette
  Live Nation's 'no service fee' tickets do carry fees - cnn
Proxy - Jet Lag

Doubleheader: Milwaukee Brewers bring drive-in movies to Miller Park - filmjournal
Hicks going down in flames as Rangers rise - mchass
Randy Johnson in high school: 90 mph, attitude - sfgate
Despite woes, A's not about to sell low - krosenthal

Monday, June 1, 2009

Kitchen Chemistry: The Science of Baking - culinate
Hot Stuff in a Squeeze Bottle - nytimes
Pairing wines with grilling favorites - sfgate
The Chill Factor: The guide to what freezes, what doesn't and why - sfgate
5-spice chicken   rice bowls   pasta and veggies - sfgate
Sausages - Cook-Off 17 - egullet
Recipes That Rock: 2009 - egullet
What's the best hint/tip you found this year?, Let's hear 'em....... - egullet
DrB food @ flickr

Trompe-l'śil

Off the wall: Astonishing 3D murals - dailymail

Aliens, Bucketheads, and Polar Bears - jimwich

Amazing 3D Sidewalk Art - impactlab

Trompe L'Oeil, Murals, Ceilings and Domes - yvesart

Trompe L'Oeil Illusions - jdhillberry

DrBeeper sampler repost :
     Epsilon 07-02    [download]

        [link]

2003 : Architects of Air
2007 : Self-help books for kids

Friday, May 29, 2009

At the Bridge Table, Clues to a Lucid Old Age - nytimes

Waterboard the Fed? - guardian
  American taxpayers have the right to know where the trillions of dollars being pledged in their name are going

  White Rabbit - It's Frightening [album stream]
  Can Warner buy EMI now? - hitsville
  Heavy Trash [videos]
Harlem Shakes - Sunlight
Naturally 7 beatbox a whole band
Vampire Weekend with Harlem Shakes - Fun Encore
Quasi & Elliott Smith - Paint It Black
Julius Airwave- Nannerl

MLB Rules - Bereavement List. - insidethemajors
Billy Beane Sees the Silver Lining - fanhouse

Cal, Tedford stockpiling Elite at QB - cctimes
Toughest places to play in the Pac-10 - espn
Interview With The Daily Gopher - californiagoldenblogs
A way too early look at the 2009 schedule: Week 3 - Cal - thedailygopher

Thank you, employers!

Free Grass Clippings
- best-of-craigslist

Ze Frank: The Show
(always worth another mention)

2007 : Bjørn Berge

Thursday, May 21, 2009

A Brief History of Weed - SHO: Weeds

Jayson Stark Q&A - mlbtraderumors
DiFelice’s single, slow and unhittable pitch - jpassan
A Crash Course in Managing for Arizona’s Surprise Hire - nytimes
Outrighting a 5+ Player. - insidethemajors
Baseball still allows the steroid DHEA - jpassan
The cost of gouging - hbtimes
A Rangers collapse is no sure bet - krosenthal   [drb: they fade as usual...]
Sporting News' Top 50 MLB players - sportingnews
Football at new stadium? Irish interested - espn
BBWAA - Badge List - bizofbaseball

TCF Bank Stadium - gophersports

infinite summer via defectiveyeti

2004 : Make the Pie Higher!

Monday, May 18, 2009

Jahvid Best is Silly Fast 2 [video w/ sound!]
Alex Mack Documentary [video] - CGB
California spring wrap-up - tmiller espn
Analyzing the Pac-10 ‘09 schedules, examining the Irish X Factor - collegesports
Gregory Has Plenty of Options in 2009 - dailycal
Cal football: Spring review - beartalk
         QB   RB   WR   OL   ST   DB   LB   DL   

2005 : The Koran and Guantanamo