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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/10\/06\/twilightzone-san-francisco-why-is-everybody-here\/","trash":"","name":"twilightzone-san-francisco-why-is-everybody-here","parent":"","title":"Twilightzone - San Francisco, why is everybody here?","date":"2011-10-06 11:25:03","filepath":"posts\/2000669_twilightzone-san-francisco-why-is-everybody-here.xml.json","type":"post","content":"<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R8vJgYQU_lY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\"This is weird... Why does everybody have MacBooks?!?\" - Been in that same situation before and immediately headed out the door.\n\n<em>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.killingmylobster.com\/\">Killing my Lobster<\/a><\/em>"}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/10\/05\/dubstep-breakdance\/","trash":"","name":"dubstep-breakdance","parent":"","title":"Slow dubstep breakdance to Foster the People","date":"2011-10-05 16:55:22","filepath":"posts\/2000661_dubstep-breakdance.xml.json","type":"post","content":"<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LXO-jKksQkM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/10\/05\/petman-bipedal-robot-with-nice-shoes\/","trash":"","name":"petman-bipedal-robot-with-nice-shoes","parent":"","title":"PETMAN: bipedal robot with nice shoes","date":"2011-10-05 11:57:03","filepath":"posts\/2000686_petman-bipedal-robot-with-nice-shoes.xml.json","type":"post","content":"Funny. \u00a0This guy reminds me of some goofy person taking a stroll in the park.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ja_UsmXVPVk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>"}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/10\/04\/wtf-did-you-hear-that\/","trash":"","name":"wtf-did-you-hear-that","parent":"","title":"WTF! Did you hear that?!?","date":"2011-10-04 11:03:57","filepath":"posts\/2000624_wtf-did-you-hear-that.xml.json","type":"post","content":"<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/opGVNLImgw4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/10\/03\/squid-eyes\/","trash":"","name":"squid-eyes","parent":"","title":"Squid trainer with eyes of fury","date":"2011-10-03 12:44:13","filepath":"posts\/2000682_squid-eyes.xml.json","type":"post","content":"Look at this guy's face. \u00a0Just look at it. \u00a0It's the\u00a0embodiment\u00a0of intense.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bluewaterjon.blogspot.com\/2011\/09\/swimming-with-humboldt-squid-photos-and.html\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"eyes of the deep\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bluewaterjon.com\/blogphotos\/squid\/humboldt.squid.fishing.photo.4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"461\" \/><\/a><\/p>\nWhat is going through his mind as he holds that squid? \u00a0Why are his eyes filled with expectation and cynicism? \u00a0He looks as though he does this every day and he's the one becoming exasperated while trying to keep the sea creature in line.\n\nWhat an odd and beautiful picture.\n\nvia <a href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2011\/09\/30\/swimming-with-the-squids.html\" target=\"_blank\">BoingBoing.net<\/a>, but it should be on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laughingsquid.com\" target=\"_blank\">LaughingSquid.com<\/a>."}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/10\/03\/spotlight-indigo-jam-unit\/","trash":"","name":"spotlight-indigo-jam-unit","parent":"","title":"Spotlight: Indigo Jam Unit","date":"2011-10-03 10:00:23","filepath":"posts\/2000427_spotlight-indigo-jam-unit.xml.json","type":"post","content":"Indigo Jam Unit, from Japan, is producing the best jazz heard in a long time. They truly rival the greats. Listen to this and you'll agree:\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xrQ46yM504s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\nHere are a few more great songs:\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe width=\"220\" height=\"149\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SuBo9KTZx7E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <iframe width=\"220\" height=\"149\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1j_uKF4e0Fg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <iframe width=\"220\" height=\"179\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AU8rFaxR9ok\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\nI've been keeping an eye out for a US tour, but they haven't shown up. \u00a0I went as far as speaking to the booking agent at Yoshi's San Francisco to try to get Indigo Jam Unit to play. \u00a0However, Yoshi's was too busy trying to book\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yoshis.com\/sanfrancisco\/jazzclub\/artist\/show\/1604\" target=\"_blank\">Bell Biv DeVoe<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yoshis.com\/sanfrancisco\/jazzclub\/artist\/show\/1742\" target=\"_blank\">Naughty by Nature<\/a> instead of finding good jazz artists.\n\nIndigo Jam Unit probably wouldn't fit in well with the atmosphere at Yoshi's since it's too sterile, bright, and old. \u00a0The band tends to play best when nestled in a group of fans, which is why I might try the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafedunord.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cafe Du Nord<\/a> or even the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elephantroom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elephant Room<\/a> in Austin. \u00a0I don't want to give up just yet. \u00a0The music is just too damn good.\n\nThe selection of MP3 downloads is very small. \u00a0All you can get from Amazon is a crappy album called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003ZAZZI4\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=zygmy-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B003ZAZZI4\">Re: Common<\/a><img src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=zygmy-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B003ZAZZI4&camp=217145&creative=399373\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>, which has rap drowning\/FLOODING the music and douses the listener in profanity. \u00a0I can't stand listening to lyrics which constantly use the word nigger.\n\nI understand Common is a progressive rapper\/poet, even had a poet reading at the Whitehouse, and had a great interview on the Daily Show (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/watch\/wed-september-14-2011\/common\" target=\"_blank\">Sept. 14th<\/a>), but his style destroyed the album. \u00a0If he did spoken word or a little beatnik or doo-wap, it would have been better. \u00a0Common's aggression and inflexible rap\u00a0structure\u00a0didn't fit the music. \u00a0It's almost as though he wanted the music to align with his words.\n\nThe band has a recent release called\u00a0\"ROSE\" that includes vocals from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aliciasaldenha.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alicia Saldenha<\/a> which is\u00a0definitely\u00a0a step up. \u00a0Here's a video:\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe width=\"419\" height=\"213\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nAU0dsll_DM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\nThere are a few albums on Amazon you can buy from \"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002T3MGR6\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=zygmy-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B002T3MGR6\">Sellers<\/a><img src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=zygmy-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B002T3MGR6&camp=217145&creative=399373\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>,\" but I eventually had to import all the music myself from Japan directly. \u00a0If you decide to import, make sure you get these albums; they are amazing!\n<ul>\n\t<li>Realism<\/li>\n\t<li>2x2<\/li>\n\t<li>Collectivity<\/li>\n\t<li>Pirates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<em>head over to their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.basisrecords.com\/indigo\/\" target=\"_blank\">web site<\/a> (you may need to translate the <a href=\"http:\/\/basisrecords.com\/indigo\/wp\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a>)<\/em>"}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/10\/02\/new-technology-to-view-what-a-person-is-seeing\/","trash":"","name":"new-technology-to-view-what-a-person-is-seeing","parent":"","title":"New technology to view what a person is seeing","date":"2011-10-02 09:08:22","filepath":"posts\/2000657_new-technology-to-view-what-a-person-is-seeing.xml.json","type":"post","content":"Researchers at UC Berkeley have created a new tool to create movies of what a person has seen from brain scans. \u00a0The resulting videos are amazing and do have a corporeal\/carnal quality.\n\nThe colors and shapes remind me of what looking at the world through flesh feels like.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nsjDnYxJ0bo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\nDoes it remind you of a nightmare? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00003CXKM\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=zygmy-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=B00003CXKM\">The Cell<\/a><img src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=zygmy-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00003CXKM&camp=217145&creative=399369\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0792839706\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=zygmy-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=0792839706\">Lord of Illusions<\/a><img src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=zygmy-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0792839706&camp=217145&creative=399373\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>?\n\n<em>read <a href=\"http:\/\/newscenter.berkeley.edu\/2011\/09\/22\/brain-movies\/\">the article<\/a> at Berkeley<\/em>"}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/10\/01\/synchronized-movement-%e9%9b%86%e5%9b%a3%e8%a1%8c%e5%8b%95\/","trash":"","name":"synchronized-movement-%e9%9b%86%e5%9b%a3%e8%a1%8c%e5%8b%95","parent":"","title":"Synchronized movement (\u96c6\u56e3\u884c\u52d5)","date":"2011-10-01 10:42:04","filepath":"posts\/2000654_synchronized-movement-%e9%9b%86%e5%9b%a3%e8%a1%8c%e5%8b%95.xml.json","type":"post","content":"Meanwhile, in Japan:\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Afpc_EcohcY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\nIt gets interesting around the 1:45 mark. Impressive!"}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/09\/30\/time-to-impeach-obama\/","trash":"","name":"time-to-impeach-obama","parent":"","title":"Looks like it's time to impeach Obama","date":"2011-09-30 11:25:56","filepath":"posts\/2000679_time-to-impeach-obama.xml.json","type":"post","content":"Obama signed the death warrant for\u00a0Anwar al-Awlaki and ordered the assassination. \u00a0Now that <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052970204138204576602301252340820.html\" target=\"_blank\">Anwar al-Awlaki was killed<\/a> in a drone attack, Obama has\u00a0committed\u00a0a crime by not abiding by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Due_process\" target=\"_blank\">due process<\/a>, which is part of our <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution\" target=\"_blank\">Bill of Rights<\/a>... something Obama swore to uphold and protect.\n\nTherefore the impeachment process can begin for our president. \u00a0Obama committed a crime and should be held accountable for it. \u00a0It is the law of our land and he decided to disobey it.\n\nThe following is an email I sent my Senators and\u00a0Representatives\u00a0in the US Congress (Pelosi, Boxer, and Feinstein) pleading for impeachment.\n<blockquote>Summary: Obama committed a crime by signing a death warrant and the assassination an American citizen without trial. \u00a0This is grounds for impeachment. \u00a0Please begin the process.\n\nAnwar al-Awlaki was a bad person, but he was an American citizen that has a right to due process. \u00a0The drone attack which killed him is simply an assassination and Obama, who took responsibility for the act by signing the death warrant and ordering the attack, should be held accountable.\n\nI love my country not because of the leadership, but because of the ideals and principles it is founded on. \u00a0When our nation no longer obeys and protects the citizenry's civil rights, our nation is no longer legitimate. \u00a0It then becomes a different country and looses the ability to improve the world by spreading the principles of freedom, liberty, and democracy. \u00a0The country will no longer be a champion of the free world, but instead becomes a hypocritical tyrant.\n\nPlease defend our country and hold those that commit crimes accountable, even those in high office.\n\nPlease impeach Obama, whom I gravely regret voting for in the previous election.\n\nThe Democrats need to get another candidate for the next election because I will not vote for Obama and there is no possible way I can vote for the GOP.\n\nThank you.<\/blockquote>\nAs an independent voter, I have never felt as\u00a0disillusioned\u00a0as I do now. \u00a0The Republicans have <strong>lost <\/strong>my vote for good and the Democrats are <strong>failures<\/strong> and act just like the Republicans."}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/09\/30\/cannibalize-18650-battery\/","trash":"","name":"cannibalize-18650-battery","parent":"","title":"Cannibalize lithium 18650 battery cells from an old laptop","date":"2011-09-30 09:57:48","filepath":"posts\/2000626_cannibalize-18650-battery.xml.json","type":"post","content":"Geek dad over at Wired has a nice\u00a0write up\u00a0on how useful old battery cells are from laptops. \u00a0If only once cell dies, the whole battery pack is kaput. \u00a0So, why not use the cells that still retain charge?\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/geekdad\/2011\/09\/18650-things-to-do-with-an-old-laptop-battery\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"geekdadbattery\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/geekdad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/open_battery-660x371.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<em>Geek Dad <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/geekdad\/2011\/09\/18650-things-to-do-with-an-old-laptop-battery\/\" target=\"_blank\">explains<\/a><\/em>"}}
