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JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-06-24 16:04:16
June 14 2010 01:58 GMT
#1
10 things you should know about (V):



2. Foxes in Fiction - Swung From the Branches



Download it
Read something the artist wrote about it
Buy it on cassette (6 copies left I think)

Foxes in Fiction is a guy named Warren Hildebrand from Toronto, and this is his self-released debut album. The A-side (tracks 1-9) is warm ambient music, not what I'd normally listen to but very pleasant. If you like ambient stuff you might find it compelling.

Where Swung From the Branches really takes off though is its B-side, which could stand on its own as a decent bedroom pop album. I can't get over "15 Ativan" and "Memory Pools".



3. That Which Does Not Kill Me Makes Me Stranger

‘‘During race, I am going crazy, definitely,’’ he says, smiling in bemused despair. ‘‘I cannot explain why is that, but it is true.’’

The craziness is methodical, however, and Robic and his crew know its pattern by heart. Around Day 2 of a typical weeklong race, his speech goes staccato. By Day 3, he is belligerent and sometimes paranoid. His short-term memory vanishes, and he weeps uncontrollably. The last days are marked by hallucinations: bears, wolves and aliens prowl the roadside; asphalt cracks rearrange themselves into coded messages. Occasionally, Robic leaps from his bike to square off with shadowy figures that turn out to be mailboxes. In a 2004 race, he turned to see himself pursued by a howling band of black-bearded men on horseback.

‘‘Mujahedeen, shooting at me,’’ he explains. ‘‘So I ride faster.’’

This article is about Jure Robic, who is by far the world's best ultra-long-distance bicyclist (think biking across the US in 9 days, 2 hours of sleep each night). The article is a fascinating look into how our brains prevent us from realizing our full physical capabilities, and the power of mental toughness in competition.



4. The Baracuta jacket

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Right now Baracuta is having a remarkable sale (over 50% off) on many varieties of its iconic jacket. Being June it's probably getting a bit too warm for a Baracuta, but if you pick one up now you'll appreciate it during next spring's chilly nights.

Boys wear hoodies, men wear jackets; the Baracuta is a fine example of why that doesn't have to mean "dressing up". And you simply can't go wrong wearing any of Steve McQueen's favorite duds.

Update: duckett points out that Baracuta is really sticking it to Americans by charging 30 GBP (30 fucking pounds yes) for shipping to the US. This I did not know! If you're not willing to pay that kind of premium for access to the original Baracuta, I recommend taking a look at this version by L.L. Bean Signature that's at a tasty sale price.



5. out_4_pizza



6. Google Chrome speed tests



Watch the making of (warning: sort of corny)

I finally made the switch from Safari to Chrome, and have been really impressed. Chrome is rough around the edges and doesn't support many of OS X's useful system-wide features, but it's damn speedy. Have any extensions to recommend?



7. Korallreven - The Truest Faith single

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Download it
Order the 7''

Just a single, but both tracks are great. Korallreven is the latest in a line of fantastic balearic pop acts out of Sweden (see also jj, Air France), two guys one of whom is The Radio Dept's keyboardist. Save these tracks for cruising around with the windows down this summer, and keep a lookout for their full-length debut.



8. Photos of stuff found in a Mexican drug lord's house

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get money



9. http://aloneinthecorner.com/

Alone in the Corner is a blog about the NBA written by a guy who bets on NBA games as his full-time job. I'm not a big basketball fan but I enjoyed reading some of his recent posts (they are poorly written but really content-rich).

Especially engrossing is his series analyzing the calls of Tim Donaghy, the official who was busted for betting on NBA games last year. Alone in the Corner does a great job of attacking Donaghy's claim that he never fixed games (see these three posts in particular).



10. MST3K on justin.tv

Mystery Science Theater 3000, 24/7/365. Boom shaka laka. (Looks like once every day an un-MST3Ked bad movie runs, so you and friends can add your own commentary.)



11. (World Cup bonus!) F "Write the Future", this is still the best soccer commercial around





back in time: IV III II I

****
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Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
June 14 2010 02:09 GMT
#2
Cool blogs, always noticed them and clicked on em but never bothered going through them. High five
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GGTeMpLaR
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States7226 Posts
June 14 2010 02:26 GMT
#3
when I saw this, I thought this was about True Blood "V" u_U
seRapH
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States9756 Posts
June 14 2010 02:30 GMT
#4
your #1 is always so freakin stunning...
boomer hands
synapse
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
China13814 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-14 02:48:18
June 14 2010 02:47 GMT
#5
LOL I hadn't seen that soccer vid before - awesome!
On June 14 2010 11:30 majesty.k)seRapH wrote:
your #1 is always so freakin stunning...

I was already kinda bored the first time around... After like a minute in, the clothes off -> clothes on -> clothes off was starting to piss me off rofl
:)
caelym
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6421 Posts
June 14 2010 02:56 GMT
#6
my jaws dropped looking at the mexican drug lord's stash of cash and guns. just incredible how loaded those guys and their cartels are.
bnet: caelym#1470 | Twitter: @caelym
Fallen33
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States596 Posts
June 14 2010 02:56 GMT
#7
my god to #1. good lord.
"Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever." - Napoleon Bonaparte ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
BroOd
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Austin10831 Posts
June 14 2010 02:59 GMT
#8
These blogs always deliver something cool, thanks JWD
ModeratorSIRL and JLIG.
Trezeguet
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States2656 Posts
June 14 2010 03:10 GMT
#9
Sweet, thanks, love these blogs!
JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-14 03:19:25
June 14 2010 03:15 GMT
#10
On June 14 2010 11:26 GGTeMpLaR wrote:
when I saw this, I thought this was about True Blood "V" u_U

haha sorry to disappoint

On June 14 2010 11:56 caelym wrote:
my jaws dropped looking at the mexican drug lord's stash of cash and guns. just incredible how loaded those guys and their cartels are.

yep totally unreal, and it's a pity that (either because they're dumb or because they don't want to show their money for fear of being busted) these drug lords don't do anything with their fortunes. I mean that stack of cash is enough to finance 50 productive new businesses (+ earn a return), and it was just sitting in a house slowly losing value. I guess there's an argument for legalization here that I hadn't thought about before...if most drug lords hoard like this one, the drug market is effectively just burying money in the ground.
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fanta[Rn]
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Japan2465 Posts
June 14 2010 03:27 GMT
#11
Great blog, those jackets look pretty sweet
unsoundlogic
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States391 Posts
June 14 2010 03:36 GMT
#12
Wow number 3 is amazing! Though it would be even more awesome to see vids of him freaking out.
Definitely a fan of your blog :D
goswser
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3546 Posts
June 14 2010 03:54 GMT
#13
Wow thats a lot of money, I don't think I fully understand #5, can someone elaborate on that?
say you were born into a jungle indian tribe where food was scarce...would you run around from teepee to teepee stealing meat scraps after a day lazying around doing nothing except warming urself by a fire that you didn't even make yourself? -rekrul
flamewheel
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
FREEAGLELAND26781 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-14 03:57:04
June 14 2010 03:56 GMT
#14
Rofl #1 \o/
Also dang that cyclist is insane o.o
Writerdamn, i was two days from retirement
hoppipolla
Profile Joined January 2010
Australia782 Posts
June 14 2010 03:57 GMT
#15
That commercial was so awesome, so pumped for the world cup now.
"It's not acceptable"
DrivE
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States2554 Posts
June 14 2010 04:02 GMT
#16
wow, huge stacks of money (so thats what 20 million dollars looks like), exotic animals, gold guns, etc.
O_O speechless
LUCK IS NO EXCUSE
I_Love_Bacon
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5765 Posts
June 14 2010 04:06 GMT
#17
There is a better world cup commercial. It makes no sense, but it is too good:

+ Show Spoiler +
" i havent been playin sc2 but i woke up w/ a boner and i really had to pee... and my crisis management and micro was really something to behold. it inspired me to play some games today" -Liquid'Tyler
duckett
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States589 Posts
June 14 2010 04:06 GMT
#18
great blog but isnt the price of a barracuda jacket just inflated to silly proportions by the 30 pound US shipping fee? o.o

recommend any US brands?
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JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
June 14 2010 04:11 GMT
#19
On June 14 2010 13:06 duckett wrote:
great blog but isnt the price of a barracuda jacket just inflated to silly proportions by the 30 pound US shipping fee? o.o

recommend any US brands?

wow 30 GBP for shipping WTF?? I didn't get that far in the checkout process that I saw this bomb. Are you sure you didn't have it set on expedited shipping or something? That's way outrageous, you're right. Thanks for letting me know, I will update OP.

There may be American vendors that sell Baracutas, google around? I know lots of decent clothing lines carry knockoffs, like the L.L. Bean Signature one here (which, on sale at $54, is a pretty sick deal). But there's something to be said for buying the original.
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Comeh
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States18918 Posts
June 14 2010 04:13 GMT
#20
On June 14 2010 13:02 DrivE wrote:
wow, huge stacks of money (so thats what 20 million dollars looks like), exotic animals, gold guns, etc.
O_O speechless

same, except i was yelling OH MY GOD every 3 seconds.
Ridiculous pictures.
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