Friday, May 9, 2008

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-A’s pitching megadeal works for both teams - nydailynews
K. Suzuki: Quick Learner - sfgate

  Fifteen Years in "Guyville" - rollingstone
  Frontman - Black Postcards: A Rock & Roll Romance -
  Standing Alone: The Imperfect Zen of Hüsker Dü - filter
  Paul Weller: changing man - telegraph
Grand Champeen - The Sound That Made My Year
Afghan Whigs - Miles iz Ded

Discuss

Sunday, May 4, 2008

New DrBeeper mixes :
     2008: Zeta i    [download]

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     2008: Zeta ii    [download]

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Saturday, May 3, 2008

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

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

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

  Don’t 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 :
    Seven Apples on Saturday    [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 ‘Google’ for phone menus? - telco2

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

2005 : Backstage Pass

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

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 Nations’ - nytimes
All the president's liars - mmorford
    Fun new game! Which TV news "military expert" is really a whore for the Bush administration?
    (Hint: all of them)
    Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand - nytimes

Who is seeing the most pitches per plate appearance? - actasports
Anatomy of the A’s - 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
    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"

Monday, April 28, 2008

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

Come The Revolution - dbyrne
 also 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
    F. Liriano's Pitching Mechanics: Before & After - pitchingmechanic
    Taking Another Look at the Mechanics of F. Liriano - b-i

  Interview: She & Him - pitchfork
  Love in the Time of Record Shops - popmatters
Matthew Sweet - We're The Same
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

Friday, April 18, 2008

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
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
   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
Baseball’s 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

Monday, April 14, 2008

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

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