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Marc Ribot, Sideman for Tom Waits, Robert Plant, and More(theguardian.com)
1 points by cpete 1y ago|0 comments
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Virtual Reality Exercise Ratings – VR Institute of Health and Exercise(vrhealth.institute)
1 points by cpete 7y ago|0 comments
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by cpete 7y ago
Out of necessity, lately it's been Grayfurnaceman ( https://www.youtube.com/user/grayfurnaceman ) for home HVAC/appliance repair and Scotty Kilmer ( https://www.youtube.com/user/scottykilmer
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by cpete 7y ago
You just jogged my memory about a "tomato transplant mystery" in Berton Roueche's Medical Detectives. Link to a summary of the original 1965 New Yorker essay: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1965/
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A Crazy Idea for Funding Local News: Charge People for It(nytimes.com)
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by cpete 9y ago
Awesome recommendations, thanks! Was able to find the Valerie Project soundtrack album on YouTube in its entirety. The first track or two is reminiscent of The Mars Volta without the frenzy. Enjoying the heck out of all the tracks though.
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by cpete 9y ago
In 2008 or so The Hot Club of San Franscisco[0] (gypsy jazz/hot jazz a la Django Reinhardt) played a live accompaniment to some work by the silent film actor/comedian Charley Bowers[1]. It was definitely one of the better performa
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A Left-Handed Commencement Address – Ursula K. Le Guin (1983)(americanrhetoric.com)
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World Map Creator(worldmapcreator.com)
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by cpete 9y ago
Really sorry to read that. Hope things improve for you. My wife attempted suicide a few times last year. Thankfully things have stabilized since, but I had been contingency planning for life afterwards just to stay sane. I don't think
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by cpete 9y ago
Same here. I didn't even know it was an option (obviously didn't go to an Ivy League university)...
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by cpete 9y ago
Nice to hear somebody mention pawpaws! Here's a short intro video/article: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2011/09/29/140894570/the...
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by cpete 9y ago
Out of curiosity, did you have any published writing prior to working with/for SciFutures? I'm quite interested in contributing...
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by cpete 9y ago
I posted something similar on HN nearly a year ago: https://www.fastcompany.com/3063187/scifutures-probes-your-c... It's a nice complement to this New Yorker article :-)
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by cpete 9y ago
That sounds wonderful. Do you have any photos or writing about these experiences (or others)?
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Frances Gabe, Creator of the Only Self-Cleaning Home, Dies at 101(nytimes.com)
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by cpete 9y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unintended_consequences
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by cpete 9y ago
https://longform.org/ Curated collections of long-form journalism. Edit: Forgot to add Codex 99, '...an occasionally updated website about art, design and history, except when it’s about something else altogether.&quot
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by cpete 9y ago
Your comment reminded me of the idea that "...crude oil is much too valuable to be burned as a fuel." http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s7121.html
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Driving the Beat Road(washingtonpost.com)
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Ask HN: What are some investigative research-based blogs that you read?
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Can deep-sea mining avoid the environmental mistakes of mining on land?(theguardian.com)
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Estimating the number of secondary Ebola cases – PLOS(journals.plos.org)
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The Ethereal Genius of Craig Taborn(nytimes.com)
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Can electrification penetrate the heavy-duty vehicle sector?(blogs.platts.com)
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When the Patient Is a Gold Mine: The Trouble with Rare-Disease Drugs(bloomberg.com)
138 points by cpete 9y ago|102 comments
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by cpete 9y ago
Here's what The Onion, ahem, American voices have to say about it: http://www.theonion.com/americanvoices/scientists-constructi...
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How to Achieve Success Without a College Degree(recraigslist.com)
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The Great Nevada Lithium Rush to Fuel the New Economy(bloomberg.com)
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Software Engineer Starts Unlikely Business: A Weekly Newspaper(nytimes.com)
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