Archive for August, 2008

Listening past the Snap, Crackle and Pop

Muttmutt writes :

Both Slashdot and Wired recently reported on a guy who’s been digitizing his collection of more than 6,500 78 RPM records. I decided to check it out for myself and discovered a lost world of wonderful music that hasn’t seen the light of day in decades.

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Filed under culture, hack, sites i like, technology : Comments (2) : Aug 16th, 2008

Multiverses, explained!

Every now and again I’ll hear a podcast that really makes me think. Like brain overheating think. The kind of think where you feel like if you stop concentrating for just a second you’ll slip and lose it all.

What a satisfying feeling!

WYNC’s Radio Lab did just that for me with a podcast about Multiverses and the theory of infinite copies of everything we know. It’s complex, but they do a really good job of making it approachable (as approachable as complex quantum physics can be).

If you have long drive, run, or other mindless task coming up, download this one and listen to it. It’s that good. Find it here.

Filed under Uncategorized : Comments (1) : Aug 13th, 2008

Into the Heart of Darkness: 10,000 words from Alan Keyes

Muttmutt writes:

When I saw that WorldNetDaily (aka WorldNutDaily) had published an essay / monograph / diatribe / ranting by Alan Keyes, I just had to dig into it to see what this man could possibly have to say for 10,000 words. I can’t say it was enlightening (since his perspective comes right out of the dark ages), but it was amusing. Read the rest of this entry »

Filed under culture, politics : Comments (2) : Aug 13th, 2008