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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Simone Giertz

When you ask your kids to do something for you.
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Ryan Lochte, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry and others join 'Dancing With the Stars'

Dancing with the Stars would be so much better if they also included those armed Brazilian gas station attendants.
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Electric 18-rotor Volocopter makes first manned flight

What happens when Uber, Google's autonomous driving and these "volocopters" join forces?
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Hyoom


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Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment


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Lightning Strike Kills More Than 300 Reindeer in Norway

Olav Strand, a senior researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, inspected the site on Sunday, and said the animals appeared to have died “as if someone just turned off a switch.” The air was filled with a smell that seemed both sweet and sour, he said.
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Monday, August 29, 2016

Here’s A Shocking Truth If You Think You’ve Wasted Your Life

An antidote to looking at actuarial tables:
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Young Frankenstein - You are Not evil


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Gene Wilder Dies at 83; Star of ‘Willy Wonka’ and ‘Young Frankenstein’

It is a sad day.
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Today is Robert Redford 1970s mustache appreciation day. I am on the left.


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Roasted Pecan Green Beans | Ruled Me

Here's something I'm grateful for: Christine has begun researching and cooking ketogenic meals. They are so tasty, and I am so tired of the Paleo slop I have been making for myself.
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Ten things a man over 50 should never do

I have to memorize this list now.
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Facebook Has Ruined Birthdays

Heh.
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Waterworld Movie Review & Film Summary (1995) | Roger Ebert

We couldn't really decide on a movie last night so I had the family watch Waterworld. Even though it's kind of terrible, it is also sort of fun. I went to Box Office Mojo and learned that it made over $100 million in profit.
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Google Fiber

I AM JEALOUS.
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Sunday, August 28, 2016

best of craigslist: camouflage truck $1800 obo.

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Tomorrow is Robert Redford's 1970s mustache appreciation day, and I am ready.


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Tomorrow is Robert Redford appreciation day.


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Jody Fisher--Moonlight

Tomorrow I turn fifty, so I guess I have to start listening to smooth guitar jazz.
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Saturday, August 27, 2016

A Burial Pod That Safely Decomposes Bodies Beneath ...

When I am god-emperor of Dune, these will be mandatory:
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I am The Clash! Hey ho! Let's go... take this quiz to find out which punk band you are!

Better late than never. This is one of my proudest Facebook moments. Now to water the lawn and plan classes.
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The best 100 films of the 21st century, according to 177 film critics around the world

177 film critics were surveyed. These are the best 100 movies of the last 16 years. 100. Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade, 2016) 100. Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky, 2000) 100. Carlos (Olivier Assayas, 2010) 99. The Gleaners and I (Agnès Varda, 2000) 98. Ten (Abbas Kiarostami, 2002) 97. White Material (Claire Denis, 2009) 96. Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton, 2003) 95. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, 2012) 94. Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008) 93. Ratatouille (Brad Bird, 2007) 92. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik, 2007) 91. The Secret in Their Eyes (Juan José Campanella, 2009) 90. The Pianist (Roman Polanski, 2002) 89. The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel, 2008) 88. Spotlight (Tom McCarthy, 2015) 87. Amélie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001) 86. Far From Heaven (Todd Haynes, 2002) 85. A Prophet (Jacques Audiard, 2009) 84. Her (Spike Jonze, 2013) 83. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001) 82. A Serious Man (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2009) 81. Shame (Steve McQueen, 2011) 80. The Return (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2003) 79. Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe, 2000) 78. The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, 2013) 77. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Julian Schnabel, 2007) 76. Dogville (Lars von Trier, 2003) 75. Inherent Vice (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014) 74. Spring Breakers (Harmony Korine, 2012) 73. Before Sunset (Richard Linklater, 2004) 72. Only Lovers Left Alive (Jim Jarmusch, 2013) 71. Tabu (Miguel Gomes, 2012) 70. Stories We Tell (Sarah Polley, 2012) 69. Carol (Todd Haynes, 2015) 68. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001) 67. The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, 2008) 66. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring (Kim Ki-duk, 2003) 65. Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold, 2009) 64. The Great Beauty (Paolo Sorrentino, 2013) 63. The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky, 2011) 62. Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009) 61. Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, 2013) 60. Syndromes and a Century (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006) 59. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg, 2005) 58. Moolaadé (Ousmane Sembène, 2004) 57. Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012) 56. Werckmeister Harmonies (Béla Tarr, director; Ágnes Hranitzky, co-director, 2000) 55. Ida (Paweł Pawlikowski, 2013) 54. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011) 53. Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, 2001) 52. Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004) 51. Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010) 50. The Assassin (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2015) 49. Goodbye to Language (Jean-Luc Godard, 2014) 48. Brooklyn (John Crowley, 2015) 47. Leviathan (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2014) 46. Certified Copy (Abbas Kiarostami, 2010) 45. Blue Is the Warmest Color (Abdellatif Kechiche, 2013) 44. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013) 43. Melancholia (Lars von Trier, 2011) 42. Amour (Michael Haneke, 2012) 41. Inside Out (Pete Docter, 2015) 40. Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005) 39. The New World (Terrence Malick, 2005) 38. City of God (Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, 2002) 37. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2010) 36. Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2014) 35. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000) 34. Son of Saul (László Nemes, 2015) 33. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008) 32. The Lives of Others (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006) 31. Margaret (Kenneth Lonergan, 2011) 30. Oldboy (Park Chan-wook, 2003) 29. WALL-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008) 28. Talk to Her (Pedro Almodóvar, 2002) 27. The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010) 26. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002) 25. �Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000) 24. The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012) 23. Caché (Michael Haneke, 2005) 22. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003) 21. The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014) 20. Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008) 19. Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015) 18. The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke, 2009) 17. Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006) 16. Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012) 15. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Cristian Mungiu, 2007) 14. The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012) 13. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006) 12. Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007) 11. Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2013) 10. No Country for Old Men (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007) 9. A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011) 8. Yi Yi: A One and a Two (Edward Yang, 2000) 7. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011) 6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004) 5. Boyhood (Richard Linklater, 2014) 4. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001) 3. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007) 2. In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, 2000) 1. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
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Friday, August 26, 2016

Rad Power Bikes


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i.imgur.com

Someone is going to hell.
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On the Invisibility of Middle-Aged Women

"The worst thing, however, the woman told me and leaned in, was that this career change collided with my disappearance as a woman. You could say that I was no longer somebody, but I was also becoming a person with no body."
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The salary you must earn to buy a home in 27 metros

Tpa is a bargain. The numbers for Portland feel low.
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Thursday, August 25, 2016

Violent Femmes


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Creep - Vintage Postmodern Jukebox Radiohead Cover ft. Haley Reinhart

Who linked to Postmodern Jukebox recently? I thank you.
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Instructional Assistant II - ENGL 1010

Would you like to make the same shameful wages as an adjunct, but with all of the fun parts of the job removed? If so, check this out:
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Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB)


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Bosch Parade 2016 // Bosch leeft!

Utah county could benefit from something like this.
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Bicentennial Tree - Provo Insider

"This week, we bid farewell to an icon that has lived its useful life and became sick and dangerous." That phrase could apply to so many things.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Witnessing a Rule Change: Singular ‘They’ – Lingua Franca - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher Education

BAM. Grammar is changing.
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Do Only Half Of Your Friends Like You?

I find it comforting to realize I'm not the only one that misjudges relationships. "In only 53% of the cases were friendships scored 3 or above on both sides. According to the study authors, "These findings suggest a profound inability of people to perceive friendship reciprocity, perhaps because the possibility of non-reciprocal friendship challenges one's self-image."
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Monday, August 22, 2016

A GIF Comparing Legroom On Major US Airlines

Jet Blue it is.
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Found missing gundam dude after a three year break at my father-in-law's.


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The ghost sausage.


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The Plot Twist: E-Book Sales Slip, and Print Is Far From Dead

I know we have not been using our Kindles as much since returning from the ME. "The surprising resilience of print has provided a lift to many booksellers. Independent bookstores, which were battered by the recession and competition from Amazon, are showing strong signs of resurgence. The American Booksellers Association counted 1,712 member stores in 2,227 locations in 2015, up from 1,410 in 1,660 locations five years ago."
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Sunday, August 21, 2016

My oldest son bought accessories at H&M. He says they make me look creepy.


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Silent Electric Traveler Guitar Folding Wings, Steel String w/Gig bag EW-1

Must. Not. Bid.
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Washington Post


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Scrivener Coach

All you need is a $500+ laptop and $100 of software, plus this paid course, and your writing will be stress free. It's like the medieval church selling indulgences, your passport to heaven.
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HÆLOS - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

Thanks to whoever told me about these musicians. Great music for syllabus revision.
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Provo twin smoke stacks destroyed

The same video I uploaded earlier, only now it is on Youtube, which stabilized my shakey-cam footage.
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The Darjeeling Limited: How Brothers Communicate


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The Verge


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Provo Power Smoke Stack Demolition

The best footage:
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Aerial drone video of Provo Smokestacks demolition

Drone footage of the demolition (not mine):
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The Provo Power smokestacks are no longer.
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Friday, August 19, 2016

CHDK Wiki

Today I installed the CHDK firmware on my thrift store Canon camera. Now I can shoot in RAW mode, turn on a motion sensor and capture lightning strikes, and all kinds of other cool stuff that I don't have time to explore, including time lapse photography.
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Alice


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The Pirate Bay - The galaxy's most resilient bittorrent site

Fredric Jameson's influence is such that he even shows up on software piracy sites.
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Hunter S. Thompson's widow returns antlers he stole from Hemingway in 1964

Michael Garriga
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Life Expectancy Tables - Actuarial Life Tables | Life Expectancy Calculator:

Only 29 years to go!
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Thursday, August 18, 2016

'Awards Chatter' Podcast — David Schwimmer ('The People v. O.J. Simpson')

I am the same age as Ross.
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Posnanski: Usain Bolt's big smile does not tell the full story

We went to the Provo mall last night and had shawarma, and I pretended that the other mall patrons were from other countries and that we were in Doha. I also saw my first Olympic moment this year on the overhead televisions at the food court. The politics of racing are interesting.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

New video by Mark Crane (Craniac)

Relive with us the magic of driving through Idaho.
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Put A 19in Tv And Game Console In Your Car

This would have been nice on the recent drive to Portland.
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1980 Volkswagen Beetle on KSL.com


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The Futility of the Workout-Sit Cycle

The main conclusion is that vigorous physical activity (the more explicit, clinical term for “exercise”) doesn’t cancel out the negative impact of time spent being sedentary, which appears to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (the leading cause of death) and diabetes, even among people who exercise regularly. In a press statement, the chair of the group, Deborah Rohm Young, the director of behavioral research at Kaiser Permanente Southern California, put it this way: “Regardless of how much physical activity someone gets, prolonged sedentary time could negatively impact the health of your heart and blood vessels.”
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Sixth Finch - Fall 2014 - James Tate - THE PANDAS OF WICHITA

The Pandas of Wichita.
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Duplicate Detective - Find and Delete Duplicate Files on the Mac App Store

Not to brag or anything, but I just cleared 8 GB using Duplicate Detective for Mac. Check it out here: I wish I could use this on my office.
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How to stop hating the place where you live

1. Find your tribe 2. Get out in nature 3. Shop local Develop cognitive and cultural maps of your place.
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Hobo Pirates Fire Gunshot at Drone Filming Their Willamette River Boat Camp

Portland has homeless who build themselves tiny floating homes, although these hobo pirates were on a boat. Such a Portland thing.
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8 new photos by Mark Crane (Craniac)

There was a Bronco rally at the casino near our campground. So many classic Ford Broncos. I wanted one in high school.
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Revisionist History Episode 09

I have been enjoying this podcast, although it's slightly dryer than his books at times.
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Saturday, August 13, 2016

Matthew Larry Bales's Obituary on The Salt Lake Tribune

Just found out that Matt Bales, who lived down the street from me when I was growing up in Sandy, passed away on August 3rd. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
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A week camping at the Oregon coast


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Friday, August 5, 2016

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

The New York Times


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Ars Technica


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Quartz


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Lifehacker


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#nofilter #goldenhour


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Monday, August 1, 2016

4 new photos by Mark Crane (Craniac)

Repairing the melted Blendtec jar that was accidentally left on a hot stove.
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Christopher Todd Alvord

It has almost been a year since my older cousin Chris passed away. He introduced us to Dungeons and Dragons, board games, Car Wars, computers, and was always the cool, smart guy in the room. He left this orb way too early.
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US constitution is Amazon bestseller after speech criticising Trump

The democrats are saving the constitution when it's hanging by a thread.
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Vox


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Peter Thiel Is Very, Very Interested in Young People's Blood

Paging Dick Cheney...
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the C2 wiki.

I feel like I keep returning to the same types of projects.  Right now I'm collecting, editing and publishing historical rhetoric texts ...