January 2011
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Anyone in Nashville going to Old Crow Medicine...
afghanibanani:
You might be in for a nice surprise.
Watch for my friend Phil Madeira singing a verse of The Weight in the finale! :)
December 2010
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Sam Harris: A New Year's Resolution for the Rich →
kateoplis:
While the United States has suffered the worst recession in living memory, I find that I have very few financial concerns. Many of my friends are in the same position: Most of us attended private schools and good universities, and we will be able to provide these same opportunities to our own children. No one in my immediate circle has a family member serving in Afghanistan or Iraq....
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Sam Harris: A New Year's Resolution for the Rich →
kateoplis:
While the United States has suffered the worst recession in living memory, I find that I have very few financial concerns. Many of my friends are in the same position: Most of us attended private schools and good universities, and we will be able to provide these same opportunities to our own children. No one in my immediate circle has a family member serving in Afghanistan or Iraq....
Wisconsin Awards $25,000 to Man Wrongly Imprisoned... →
sds:
This sort of thing is exactly why, as I’ve noted before, I am increasingly opposed to the death penalty on practical grounds even while I support it philosophically.
1. me, too.
2. that number seems about two or three zeroes short. 25k?!?!
Wisconsin Awards $25,000 to Man Wrongly Imprisoned... →
sds:
This sort of thing is exactly why, as I’ve noted before, I am increasingly opposed to the death penalty on practical grounds even while I support it philosophically.
1. me, too.
2. that number seems about two or three zeroes short. 25k?!?!
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swamprich asked: You gave me some very appreciated advice on affordable mic options a while back for a personal home studio I'm trying to build up. So my next question would be for good (affordable as well) studio monitors. I currently have the M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 pair but a lightening storm (and my ignorance of not unplugging them) has created a nice buzzing noise so I think it's time for a new...
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swamprich asked: You gave me some very appreciated advice on affordable mic options a while back for a personal home studio I'm trying to build up. So my next question would be for good (affordable as well) studio monitors. I currently have the M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 pair but a lightening storm (and my ignorance of not unplugging them) has created a nice buzzing noise so I think it's time for a new...
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basketballandmusic-deactivated2 asked: i must say, im only 15 and i love your stuff!!
i havent heard ur music yet but u seem pretty cool:)
is it a hard bussiness to get into? the music biz i mean? :s
i havent heard ur music yet but u seem pretty cool:)
is it a hard bussiness to get into? the music biz i mean? :s
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basketballandmusic-deactivated2 asked: i must say, im only 15 and i love your stuff!!
i havent heard ur music yet but u seem pretty cool:)
is it a hard bussiness to get into? the music biz i mean? :s
i havent heard ur music yet but u seem pretty cool:)
is it a hard bussiness to get into? the music biz i mean? :s
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two misused words
leftyjenkins:
the words “terrorist” and “hero” are thrown around all the time, with no regard to their meanings.
Julian Assange is not a terrorist. suicide bombers are terrorists. fundamentalists who murder doctors in their churches are terrorists. applying the term to an enemy or an opponent cheapens the word and makes it meaningless.
similarly, the Chilean miners are not heroes. the first...
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two misused words
leftyjenkins:
the words “terrorist” and “hero” are thrown around all the time, with no regard to their meanings.
Julian Assange is not a terrorist. suicide bombers are terrorists. fundamentalists who murder doctors in their churches are terrorists. applying the term to an enemy or an opponent cheapens the word and makes it meaningless.
similarly, the Chilean miners are not heroes. the first...
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Anonymous asked: how many followers do you have? (roughly)
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Anonymous asked: how many followers do you have? (roughly)
retroowl-deactivated20110117-de asked: I've written a musical, it's actually in production currently. BUT! I have yet to get it copyrighted, because the problem is... I wouldn't know who to send it to, to get it copyrighted. Any suggestions?
retroowl-deactivated20110117-de asked: I've written a musical, it's actually in production currently. BUT! I have yet to get it copyrighted, because the problem is... I wouldn't know who to send it to, to get it copyrighted. Any suggestions?
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gingerlizzie asked: I was just wondering if you have any advice for a college kid lookin to become a producer, but doesnt really know how to go about it completely. Thanks man!! :)
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brianynari asked: How do I get more followers on my blog? Should I go with a theme or something? How did you get more followers? How long did it take to have as many as you do now?
-Brie
-Brie
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reawddfasfdsa-deactivated201202 asked: how was that On Fire photograph produced?
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“Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally...”
– Aldous Huxley (via thesoftanimal)
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reawddfasfdsa-deactivated201202 asked: how was that On Fire photograph produced?
gingerlizzie asked: I was just wondering if you have any advice for a college kid lookin to become a producer, but doesnt really know how to go about it completely. Thanks man!! :)
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brianynari asked: How do I get more followers on my blog? Should I go with a theme or something? How did you get more followers? How long did it take to have as many as you do now?
-Brie
-Brie
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“The world is my country,
all mankind are my brethren,
and to do good is my...”
– Thomas Paine (via ageofreason)
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“The world is my country,
all mankind are my brethren,
and to do good is my...”
– Thomas Paine (via ageofreason)
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“Truly fertile Music, the only kind that will move us, that we shall truly...”
– Albert Camus (via totrulyexist)
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“Truly fertile Music, the only kind that will move us, that we shall truly...”
– Albert Camus (via totrulyexist)
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“Like all of us in this storm between birth and death, I can wreak no great...”
– Dean Koontz, on wreaking. :)
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What other things can be "wreak"ed besides havoc?
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Watchnprfreshair:
RIP to all the amazing musicians who died this year … and made the world sound a little better while you were here. We had forgotten about some of these.
— braiker
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Watchnprfreshair:
RIP to all the amazing musicians who died this year … and made the world sound a little better while you were here. We had forgotten about some of these.
— braiker
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“Thinking is not unifying or making the appearance familiar under the guise of a...”
– Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus (via sherry)
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“Thinking is not unifying or making the appearance familiar under the guise of a...”
– Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus (via sherry)
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The Disadvantages of an Elite Education →
dachesterfrench:
Another article by William Deresiewicz about how universities should exist to make minds, not careers (via The American Scholar)
I pretty much agree with his analysis of elite universities, although there are some promising signs about the next generation of graduates: an increasing awareness of the rest of the world, for instance. I know lots of investment bankers, but I also...
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The Disadvantages of an Elite Education →
dachesterfrench:
Another article by William Deresiewicz about how universities should exist to make minds, not careers (via The American Scholar)
I pretty much agree with his analysis of elite universities, although there are some promising signs about the next generation of graduates: an increasing awareness of the rest of the world, for instance. I know lots of investment bankers, but I also...
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Solitude and Leadership - by William Deresiewicz →
dachesterfrench:
From the speech:
“We have a crisis of leadership in America because our overwhelming power and wealth, earned under earlier generations of leaders, made us complacent, and for too long we have been training leaders who only know how to keep the routine going. Who can answer questions, but don’t know how to ask them. Who can fulfill goals, but don’t know how to set them. Who...
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Solitude and Leadership - by William Deresiewicz →
dachesterfrench:
From the speech:
“We have a crisis of leadership in America because our overwhelming power and wealth, earned under earlier generations of leaders, made us complacent, and for too long we have been training leaders who only know how to keep the routine going. Who can answer questions, but don’t know how to ask them. Who can fulfill goals, but don’t know how to set them. Who...
