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Originally shared by Sverre Rabbelier Wow, actually the year of Linux on the desktop. \cc Johannes Schindelin will that make your life with Git-on-Windows any easier? http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2016/03/ubuntu-on-windows.html

Now We Are Six Or acting like it, anyway... Originally shared by Timothy Street Oh, Bothering Big Brother ! http://globalriskinsights.com/2016/03/china-blacklists-winnie-pooh/ http://globalriskinsights.com/2016/03/china-blacklists-winnie-pooh

The Big Chill I think I'm going to blame this as the natural outcome of Boomer politics... http://www.moviefone.com/2013/09/30/the-big-chill-at-30-how-the-boomer-nostalgia-classic/ Originally shared by John Jainschigg This http://billmoyers.com/story/the-blue-state-model

Stairway To Heaven Dylan, or Clapton? Originally shared by The Cloberth One Rung at a Time On the calendar of saints, 30 March is the feast day of Saint John Climacus. What little is known, or, rather, speculated about the birth of the Syrian monk John Climacus, thought to be in the late sixth century, comes solely from the Menologium, a service-book of the Eastern Catholic and Orthodox traditions. The Vita of Daniel of Raithu, a questionable source, indicates that John came to the Vatos monastery at Mount Sinai when he was sixteen years of age. He eventually withdrew to the nearby hermitage, living in isolation for two decades. At the request of the monks of Sinai, he became their leader for the remainder of his life. Considered one of the learned Church fathers, John Climacus’ only surviving work the Ladder of Divine Ascent, is a system of thirty steps based upon the life of Jesus, each step leading sequentially to the pinnacle of spiritual enlightenment and attainment of Heaven. Cli...

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Don't Want A Pickle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0kJdrfzjAg

likeineedemail@aol.com https://www.gq.com/story/garry-shandling-tribute-last-email

Fight No More Forever Jim Harrison is gone. “If you’ve known a lot of actresses and models,” he once confided with characteristic plain-spokenness to a rapt audience at a literary gathering, “you return to waitresses because at least they smell like food." "Death steals everything except our stories." http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/28/arts/jim-harrison-free-spirited-writer-dies-at-78.html http://www.outsideonline.com/1893296/last-lion http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/28/arts/jim-harrison-free-spirited-writer-dies-at-78.html

Light Within "People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun's out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within." Elizabeth Kubler Ross

The Easter Rising 100 Years on... http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/26/easter-rising-100-years-on-a-terrible-beauty-is-born

Originally shared by Randy Culler We Shall Rise via Campbell Mercer Jeanie Stanley shares her daddy Carter and Uncle Ralph and the "third Stanley Brother", George Shuffler singing the most hope filled song ever. And, what a great song it is. https://youtu.be/z7YMIlhrNQM

That Was A Thing Damn. In the blink of an eye. Just a whisper of smoke. You could lose everything... like Jon Carroll. Think of the Mondegreens, man! http://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/One-more-for-the-road-6643869.php

Remembering Oscar Romero http://octavioduran.com/index.php/remembering-oscar-romero

Tenebrae

Decision Tree Originally shared by lynn paden almost accurate.

"The Thing" Not Mrs. Grimm's bouncing baby boy, Ben, the every-lovin' Thing, thing. The other Thing. Originally shared by G.K. Nelson Just when you thought it couldn't get any more sordid. http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2016/03/24/the-national-enquirer-runs-story-of-multiple-ted-cruz-affairs

Dijawanna Jawn? Stuff about Stuff. Originally shared by Damn interesting The Enduring Mystery Of 'Jawn', Philadelphia's All-Purpose Noun http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-enduring-mystery-of-jawn-philadelphias-allpurpose-noun

Be Kind, Rewind Or else... Perhaps worth noting that in NC, only one working tail light is required by law... http://m.wbtv.com/wbtv/db_346288/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=mV8I2e63

Stood Tall Originally shared by K.B. Burnfield Hollywood Remembers SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard: George Clooney, Alec Baldwin React Very sad news with the death of actor and SAG President, Ken Howard. I have heard great things about Ken leading the SAG for years and friend who've hated everyone in that seat liked him. Here's what George Clooney had to say about Ken: "There’s a story about how a young actor met Ken on the Fox lot in 1983 and told him what a fan he was of The White Shadow. Ken asked that actor what he did and the young man said, 'Well, someday I hope to be lucky enough to work with you.' Then he told Ken he had an audition all the way across town at Paramount, but he wasn't going to make it because all he had was a bike. So Ken put his bike in the trunk of his car and dropped him off at Paramount. Then Ken just waved goodbye and said good luck, 'I hope we do get that chance to work together.' I didn’t get that audition, But I did get th...

A Kiss With A Fist "...is better than none..." https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/m/meredith/george/scattered-poems/chapter12.html Florence + The Machine-A Kiss With A Fist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SmxVCM39j4 Originally shared by 7 Island Sweet Poet's Page . . . . Lord, no, man's lot is not for bliss;      To call it woe is blindness:  It'll here a kick, and it's there a kiss,      And here and there a kindness.  He starts a hare and calls her joy;      He runs her down to sorrow:  The dogs within him bother the boy,      But 'tis a new day to-morrow.          So, I at helm, cries Roving Tim,              And you at bow, old raven!          The wind according to its whim               Is in and out of haven. A Stave of Roving Tim George Meredith

Beware, Brother, Beware "She's got you hooked!  Might as well stick with her, it's too late..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kXRLnq9BcI

Set The Date and Don't Be Late Originally shared by Irina T. "Have you ever wondered why Easter never falls on the same date each year? If so, you’re not alone – the mathematician John Wallis, one of the earliest Fellows of the Royal Society, gave two lectures on the topic to the Society at Gresham College in April and May 1680." [...] Wallis was a mathematician who was also skilled with ciphers. [...] He wrote on theology, logic and English grammar, but is best known for his mathematical works, from Arithmetica Infinitorum in 1656 (said to have influenced Isaac Newton) to the Treatise of Algebra both Historical and Practical (1685) and Institutio Logicae (1687)." The blog links to his biography but if you prefer Wiki, here the link  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wallis According to Wiki (references are provided) : "Another aspect of Wallis's mathematical skills was his ability to do mental calculations. He slept badly and often did mental calculations ...

Bubbles Was not a dumb Dora... Originally shared by **** "In the end, that's what we mourn. The paths we didn't take. The people we didn't touch." ~ Scott Spencer, Endless Love

Taboo The taboo, it is hard to legislate, requiring a Special Session. http://www.wral.com/nc-lawmakers-bar-lgbt-protections-against-discrimination/15594951/

Jiro Dreams of Peepshi http://www.seriouseats.com/2016/03/peepshi-sushi-easter-marshmallow-peeps-how-to.html

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Mosaic Originally shared by Jennifer Ouellette Man explores the beauty of Barcelona through its floor patterns http://www.lostateminor.com/2016/03/21/man-explores-the-beauty-of-barcelona-through-its-floor-patterns/  … http://www.lostateminor.com/2016/03/21/man-explores-the-beauty-of-barcelona-through-its-floor-patterns

With Malice Towards None Originally shared by **** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnZivsR3LK4&index=8&list=RDs3cpv9NEM-o

Choux a la Crème Or, in my case, Rum Cake for Breakfast. Originally shared by **** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqvCEtlgLT0

The Secret Of My Success Almost all the epic bowmen I know are daredevils.  Who party as hard (or harder) than they sail.  I am not an epic bowman, and my epic partying days are a blurry memory, partly from age... and partly from epic partying. Yesterdays Adventures Before The Mast did not go smoothly.  The guy working the bridge was the kindest.  He said, "I thought you did great.  Some of those foulups were so enormous, I wasn't sure that anybody could fix them, but you got them squared away." Charitably, he did not mention that several (not all) of the foulups were of my own devising. Between the psychic and physical pain, I imbibed a fair bit more than my usual tipple last night, so I would look and feel my very best the next morning, per Arlo Guthrie. It appeared to work.  I had a flawless day on the bitingly, wretchedly cold and wet foredeck.  Did I mention it was cold?  It was.  All it lacked was ice and sleet. Unfortunately, the afterguard apparently did not drin...

"Indescribable" Observing our difficulties from afar, the Committee Boat queried us on the VHF after the races were done. "Did you break a halyard?" The skipper replied, "No. It was... Indescribable." I had fun on the foredeck yesterday, for values of fun that include pinching, poking, buffetting, bruising, and bleeding. Hot Indian food, Jamaican rum, and anti-inflammatory drugs were liberally applied. Now it is 43 degrees and raining. Once more, into the breach. Whee.

Before The Mast Working foredeck today. Met minimum requirements by bleeding, which is harder than it used to be, since we abandoned wire rope halyards. Matches my shoes.

Yacht Rock Never did get Carnaby St. racing togs, more's the pity...

The Humour Is On Me, Now Music for the 1952 motion picture “The Quiet Man” was arranged beautifully by Victor Young, who transformed John Ford’s movie into a musical celebration of Ireland. The music runs through 54 percent of the film, which even has a singing part for each of its five principal actors: John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond and Victor McLaglen. In “The Quiet Man,” Young gave us his finest hour and 10 minutes. With this film, he identified forever the sound of a nation. “The Quiet Man” is a masterpiece of a motion picture. Its exterior scenes were filmed almost entirely in Ireland. The movie won Ford the Academy Award for best director. (The 1952 best picture Oscar went to “The Greatest Show on Earth”; the best music award went to “High Noon.”) A few years later, Young won his own Oscar for his music in “Around the World in Eighty Days.” http://frankwarner.typepad.com/free_frank_warner/2006/03/the_quiet_man_s.html The Quiet Man-The Humour Is On Me, No...

Luck Of The Irish Corned Beef, Cabbage, Potatoes, and Soda Bread.

Touchstone Triona Ni Dhomhnaill (Bothy Band), Zan McLeod (Mike Cross), Claudine Langille, Mark Roberts, and Skip Parente. The Mooncoin Jig; The High Reel; The Plover's Wing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV4rib0OJs4

The Wearing Of The Green The Photo Bombing Of The Pink...

I Lathered Him With Me Shillelagh "It was there that I learned all me courtin' -- Many lessons I took in the art, Till Cupid, the blackguard, while sportin', An arrow drove straight through me... Mush, Mush, Mush tural-i-addy..." "Mush Mush Mush tural-i-addy, Sing Mush Mush Mush tural-i-ay; You're in for a row or eruption, Just tread on the tail of me coat." Scene from The Quiet Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIi8A_8RopA Lyrics here: http://www.reelclassics.com/Movies/QuietMan/mushmush-lyrics.htm http://www.wtv-zone.com/phyrst/audio/nfld/13/mush.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIi8A_8RopA

Coffee As Black As Cromwell's Heart "Cream as rich as an Irish brogue; coffee as strong as a friendly hand; sugar sweet as the tongue of a rogue; and whiskey smooth as the wit of the land." "They say it ruined three drinks," he said, "cream, coffee and Irish whiskey." http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Java-the-Irish-way-50-years-ago-a-new-drink-2770271.php

Originally shared by Richard Bensam "This encounter might have been as commonplace as any other gunfight around Hell’s Half-Acre were it not for the identity of the driver. The 'Sanders' who put two bullets in Matt Stewart was none other than Harland Sanders, the man who would go on to become the world-famous Colonel Sanders." I've always been an admirer of Harland Sanders, but this article makes me admire him even more. http://www.damninteresting.com/colonels-of-truth

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Losing Game  "From the way of Go, the beauty of Japan and the Orient had fled. Everything had become science and regulation." Yasunari Kawabata https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Master_of_Go http://inverarity.livejournal.com/198398.html http://www.edmundyeo.com/2006/12/yasunari-kawabata-master-of-go.html

Who Are You? A few more hoops to jump through, if you are not an incumbent US Senator... http://www.thenation.com/article/north-carolinas-voter-id-law-could-block-218000-registered-voters-from-the-polls/ Early turnout was strong. It remains to be seen how many provisional ballots will be cast, and how many discarded. http://www.wral.com/early-voting-racks-up-big-numbers/15528207/ "...throwin' punches around, and preachin' from my chair..." The Who-Who Are You?: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PdLIerfXuZ4 http://www.thenation.com/article/north-carolinas-voter-id-law-could-block-218000-registered-voters-from-the-polls/

Ideas Matter I think Kissinger is a smart and capable diplomat, who is pretty damn amoral in his pursuit of global stability and our national interest. But he's not the kind of leader I'd follow. I've seen a fair amount of commentary comparing Hillary to Bernie, praising her ability and experience, and downplaying Bernie's impractical ideas. I think they're missing the point. Ideas matter. Trump's success is based on ideas, as hateful and illogical as they may be. Ideas are powerful. Hillary has experience, and ambition, but no ideas... and I think that will be her downfall. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/10/21/kissinger-the-constructivist/ http://abuaardvark.typepad.com/abuaardvark/2005/07/ir_constructivi.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/10/21/kissinger-the-constructivist/

Afeered Unfortunately, this is one of my major contentions with Obama's legacy. I'll grant that he hasn't done too many stupid things... I'm proud that he didn't directly involve us in yet another war in Syria... But he sure hasn't done much to rein in the stupid committed domestically by the TSA, NSA, and FBI, has he? Why? Because of Fear. http://www.stonekettle.com/2016/03/fraidy-cat.html

Big Star

Jail Guitar Doors http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hard-time-the-mc5s-wayne-kramer-goes-behind-bars-for-new-album-20140613

Pig In A Poke(y) MR. KUNSTLER: After you arrived in Chicago did you have any discussion with Jerry [Rubin]? THE WITNESS: Yes, I did. We discussed the nomination of a pig for President. MR. KUNSTLER: Would you state what you said and what Jerry said. THE WITNESS: We discussed the details. We discussed going out to the countryside around Chicago and buying a pig from a farmer and bringing him into the city for the purposes of his nominating speech. MR. KUNSTLER: Did you have any role yourself in that? THE WITNESS: Yes, I helped select the pig, and I paid for him. MR. KUNSTLER: Now, did you find a pig at once when you went out? THE WITNESS: No, it was very difficult. We stopped at several farms and asked where the pigs were. MR. KUNSTLER: None of the farmers referred you to the police station, did they? THE WITNESS: No. MR. FORAN: Objection. THE COURT: I sustain the objection. ... MR. KUNSTLER: Would you state what, if anything, happened to the pig? THE WITNESS: The pig was arrested with ...

"Reasonable Impediments Oh, the irony of showing us how "reasonable" the new restrictions on Voter Identification are... Burr is the personification of a Reasonable Impediment, for certain values of Reasonable. I also noted he could not resist a tasteless jibe at Bernie's age, bless his heart. http://www.salisburypost.com/2016/03/13/burr-drivers-license/

Justice "Everybody...Loves to see... Justice done...On somebody else..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9uBiXTlIMg

To Wake The Sluggards Effectually "Fourth: Every morning, as soon as the sun rises, let all the bells in every church be set ringing; and if that is not sufficient?, let cannon be fired in every street, to wake the sluggards effectually, and make them open their eyes to see their true interest." Benjamin Franklin, Letter to the Editor of the Journal of Paris, 1784 http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/franklin3.html Originally shared by Tim O'Brien c 1918

Andromeda Strain http://www.cbsnews.com/news/plastic-eating-bacteria-could-help-make-trash-disappear/ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/plastic-eating-bacteria-could-help-make-trash-disappear/

Speaking of Un-American... Written by Jimmy Buffett and Buzz Cason... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIjGg-gZKtQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIjGg-gZKtQ

Miscommunication Swain said there was “a miscommunication at the top of the stairs as to what was going on.” He said Jones tripped at the top of the stairs, but a deputy thought he had assaulted an officer. http://wncn.com/2016/03/10/man-charged-after-punching-protester-at-fayetteville-trump-rally/

Follow Your Nose http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/books/review/wendell-berry-by-the-book.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&referer=

The Map Is Not The Territory Originally shared by Andreas Schou Apt: the name of one of the pollsters contacted to discuss what went wrong with Michigan polling is named "Bernie Porn." http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-the-polls-missed-bernie-sanders-michigan-upset/?ex_cid=538fb

Listen To Your Mother Leslie "Bitchin' Betty" Shook, the voice prompt in F/A-18 Super Hornets, retires. "You hear this voice every day telling you things are okay or that you need to take action," said Dana Perkins, Boeing Flight Operations, Weapons Systems Operator. "You start trusting this person's voice. If she said 'stand up straight,' everyone would stand up straight!" Leslie's run as the voice behind the F-18 started as a happy accident. The F-15 contained the voice of the original 'Bitchin' Betty.' Crews imported that voice into the F-18; but, additional calls were needed. Leslie was a media producer filling in as a sound engineer on the recording sessions. But, the talent couldn't quite capture the sense of urgency needed for the job. "Betty's got a cadence and a sharpness to it," said Leslie. The program manager heard her directions and decided she was fit for the role—a role that has endured for t...

Skeeve and Skim Shout out to Skanky Lee! via Assia Alexandrova http://us.wow.com/video/518893857 http://us.wow.com/video/518893857

Mini-Poutine Canapés But no Doughnuts, or Beer. Then... "A casserole is very American, it's a comfort dish," said Comerford, adding that it's being prepared in an elegant way and will be served in tureens from the Obama china set that have never been used before. Oh, Canada. http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/world/trudeau-obama-state-dinner-1.3481896

Mast-headed Should have been sentenced to "kissing the gunner's daughter." http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/03/09/admiral-with-porn-didnt-know-it-was-this-much.html

The Value of the Whichness of the Why Originally shared by Timothy Street No surprises here; unfortunately, rationale remains fixed on improving test scores - not the education of students as self-realizing individuals within the community and the world.  It is a beginning : http://qz.com/635002/teaching-kids-philosophy-makes-them-smarter-in-math-and-english/?google_editors_picks=true http://qz.com/635002/teaching-kids-philosophy-makes-them-smarter-in-math-and-english/?google_editors_picks=true

When Shrimps Learn To Whistle Leo Kottke quotes Krushchev: "Those who wait for that must wait until a shrimp learns to whistle." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww_4ZApRz7s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww_4ZApRz7s

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Musical Chairs This might be the first top 50 market station to have been affiliated with all three national networks... I was around for the Cap Cities ABC/CBS switch. Ironically, I seem to remember that Jim Goodmon spent a fair amount of his own time and money battling cable operators for retransmission rights and fees. http://www.poynter.org/2016/wral-drops-cbs-affiliation-as-networks-put-the-squeeze-on-local-markets/391929/

Drop D Tuning George never claimed to be the Fifth Beatle, but he was definitely a major part of their path to success and musical mastery. If you haven't already, you should give a listen to the "Produced By George Martin" box set, and read the liner notes.  Even as a long time Beatles fan, I learned a lot. Originally shared by Tim O'Brien He wasn't called the Fifth Beatle for nothin': Misery Piano Baby It's You - Celesta You Really Got A Hold On Me- Piano Not A Second Time- Piano Money- Piano Hard Days Night - Piano Tell Me Why - Piano No Reply - Piano Rock And Roll Music - Piano What You're Doing - Piano You Like Me Too Much - piano In My Life - Piano The Word - Harmonium Good Day Sunshine - Piano Tomorrow Never Knows - Piano Got To Get You Into My Life - Harmonium Fixing A Hole - Harpsichord Being For The Benefit of Mr Kite- Harmonium, Lowrey Organ, Glockenspiel With A Little Help From My Friends - Hammond organ Getting Better - Piano Lovely Rita -...

All Of The Above Originally shared by Doug Savage All of the above? http://www.savagechickens.com/2016/03/three-possibilities.html

The Game of Go Go, No Go, OK Go. Also, at some point I realized I was not going to be a glorious corpse, despite having tried pretty hard at it a few times. Not enough gloriousity in me, I guess. Originally shared by Elizabeth Bear https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-be-at-or-4791218

Roadrunner If he catches you, you're through... Marty Nothstein could probably have taken the bird at the line in a sprint, winding out a 50x14 @ 160... But maybe not in a longer effort... http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/interviews/nothstein012.shtml Originally shared by Timothy Street Cycling is for the birds . . . . eh, Drew McCarthy ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kotWv4MCxNI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kotWv4MCxNI

Might Lean A Little To The Left https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG5kSgJtyQg

Making The Grade The dangers inherent in standardized testing, top heavy administration and consultants, and startup money applied to public schools... It still seems unbelievable to me that we can't set and achieve basic national literacy and competency standards, foundering on perfectionism and state's rights, I suppose. But I'll certainly agree that effective teaching requires direct engagement and inspiration by teachers, and community support for families. And that is much harder to mandate... (Reposted because stoopid new iOS UI ate the link.  _Bad_ Google...) http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/03/24/solving-the-mystery-of-the-schools/

Pen In Hand To the end of his life, Father Palladino never owned, or even once used, a computer. “I have my hand,” he would say, “and I have my pen. That’s it.” http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/what-a-calligrapher-priest-taught-steve-jobs http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/06/arts/design/rev-robert-palladino-83-scribe-who-shaped-apples-fonts.html

Made In America Originally shared by Will Shetterly http://coreyrobin.com/2016/03/06/two-entries-on-nancy-reagans-birth-certificate-are-still-accurate-her-sex-and-her-color-almost-every-other-item-was-invented-then-or-later-reinvented/

Transmission First complete Mac ransomware found in the wild. http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/03/new-os-x-ransomware-keranger-infected-transmission-bittorrent-client-installer/ Transmission (BitTorrent client) users should update to 2.92

Cookie Monster Originally shared by The past is a foreign country Biscuits c. 1915-20 Adam MacLay Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library

Sacred Subject I just got back from the frozen Midwest Step out of the taxi cab at the airport up there in Minnesota... Said about two sentences, folks saw the grits flyin' out of my mouth, They said, "You're not from around heer, are ya?" "Uh, no ah'm not..." "Wheer ya from?" "Well, I'm from down Western North Carolina, back in the Appalachian Mountains..." "All right!  I know where that is... That's where all that moonshining and inbreeding goes on, innit?" "Yes, ma'am." "How about singing us a little song about moonshine?" "Huh UH .  I don't sing about sacred subjects... Tell you what I'll do though, I'll sing you a song about that other half of the culture, that's the inbreeding portion..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmZiRlksg0w

Whiskey 'Fore Breakfast The one and only Mike Cross... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlIZ8IMptiw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlIZ8IMptiw

Surprising? Not to Cara Evangelista... http://lifehacker.com/top-10-surprising-foods-you-can-make-in-your-waffle-iro-1762895145

Celluloid Hero Originally shared by Irina T. "Packard, the son of Hewlett-Packard co-founder David Packard, has never seen a Steven Spielberg movie and takes pleasure in reading Homer in the original Greek. But he cares deeply about film history, and his Packard Humanities Institute has become one of the leading philanthropic organizations funding film preservation. [...] Packard, who rarely grants interviews, acknowledges that the design fits his style. "I'm more like a monk; I like to do my work," he said. "I don't want to be a person who goes around boasting about doing things. What's the point of that?" [...] Before efforts like Packard's, so many films were routinely lost or destroyed that it's estimated that approximately half the films made before 1951, not to mention that more than eight of 10 features made between 1912 and 1930, no longer exist, according to film historians." #film #history http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/...

Baker Street Irregular (Address) Originally shared by Kam-Yung Soh Fascinating TIL about what happens to mail sent to 221B Baker Street. "When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle first began writing Sherlock Holmes stories back in the late 19th century, 221B Baker Street didn’t exist. [...] This all changed in the 1930s when the street numbers in London were rejigged and reallocated to make things a little more streamlined. During the reallocation, a recently constructed building for the Abbey Road Building Society (aka Santander), known as “Abbey House” was awarded all of the odd numbers between 219 and 229. [...] Now you’re probably thinking that a large, faceless corporation like a bank would have dismissed these letters as an annoyance and have them shredded or something, but that didn’t happen. Instead, the bank went out and hired someone to serve as “Sherlock Holmes’ personal secretary” and charged them with reading and responding to the mail. [...] By this point [the year 2002], Westmi...

Afeered The Catch-22 of this is that folks are being victimized... but not by the things they are frightened by... which leads to some bad outcomes... Originally shared by **** "When told to fear a particular outgroup, on average people who score low in authoritarianism will be like, 'I’m not that worried about that,' while people who score high in authoritarianism will be like, 'Oh, my god! I’m worried about that, because the world is a dangerous place.'" In other words, what might look on the surface like bigotry was really much closer to Stenner's theory of "activation": that authoritarians are unusually susceptible to messages about the ways outsiders and social changes threaten America, and so lash out at groups that are identified as objects of concern at that given moment. The rise of American authoritarianism http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism

"Kind of, Kind of Not" Originally shared by Richard Bensam It was a crappy joke, but this is a story about a really cool kid. http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-03-02/what-its-be-butt-joke-one-kids-oscars-speaks-out

Originally shared by Meg L Peter Brookes' cartoon in The Times is the best one yet.

Wrong Way Corrigan http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/01/468731008/israeli-troops-using-waze-app-stray-into-palestinian-camp-sparking-violence

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Quo Vadis Part One is worth the read, too.

Robocop 1924 Originally shared by Scout Paget Hugo Gernsback’s Radio Police Automaton – Science and Invention magazine, May 1924 AS is well known, radio can be used today to produce mechanical effects at a distance. This new art is known as radio-telemechanics. Many years ago already it was possible… http://atomicscout.wordpress.com/2016/03/01/behold-the-machine-hugo-gernsbacks-radio-police-automaton

But They Have Taken Over The Internet, Instead... Originally shared by Damn interesting 49 years ago this month, the CIA scrapped their 'Acoustic Kitty' program. http://www.damninteresting.com/operation-acoustic-kitty/