Technology
Patagonia M10 jacket weighs only 10 ounces
Submitted by whytewolf on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 16:04In my household, we have an almost unhealthy obsession with all things Patagonia. The environmentally conscious surf-and-climb brand from California has just released its lightest fabric ever via the new M10 jacket — it has three layers of waterproof material, air vents for your armpits, a giant hoodie, and weighs only 10 ounces.
Add your name to "Save the Net" FB page, help the LibDems do the right thing!
Submitted by whytewolf on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 13:24
I'm delighted to report that the UK Liberal Democrats' Spring Convention have accepted the emergency motion on internet freedom, and will be debating it tomorrow morning.
The LibDems were plunged into controversy last week when two of the LibDem Lords introduced a pro-web-censorship amendment to the Digital Economy Bill (this amendment was later shown to have been written by record industry lobby group BPI).
Most beautiful bookstore - Buenos Aires's Librería El Ateneo Grand Splendid
Submitted by whytewolf on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 13:05
Saturday Morning Science Experiment: Alka-seltzer lava lamp
Submitted by whytewolf on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 10:23Intermolecular polarity is a fancy way of saying "oil and water don't mix".
Hanging Out with Kim Jong-il
Submitted by whytewolf on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 07:19Like many in the insulated west, I've long been fascinated by North Korea, what life is like in there, and what will happen to the peninsula after the walls come down. (Of course, I'm half a world away, so I have the luxury of being fascinated with North Korea. Life inside the country, I suspect, is beyond rough and might get even worse in the first years of inevitable reunification.) I've read extensively on the country, enough so that I almost understand the concept of juche. And I've explored the country a bit in my fiction.
Son House, "Death Letter" (Greatest Song of All Time of the Day)
Submitted by whytewolf on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 06:50I could go on all weekend about Son House, one of the top and longest-lasting country bluesman, but I'll be kind to you and get to the music quickly. His original recordings are messages from a foreign land, his sessions and concerts after rediscovery rival Skip James' (hear an interview with John Fahey and the future Dr. Demento from that period), and both his lyrical and guitar styles are slashing and unforgettable.
Leaked UK record industry memo sets out plans for breaking copyright
Submitted by whytewolf on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 00:13
In this leaked, six-page email, Richard Mollet, the Director of Public Affairs for the British Phonographic Institute (the UK's record-industry lobbyists), sets out the BPI's strategy for ramming through the Digital Economy Bill, a sweeping, backwards reform to UK copyright law that will further sacrifice privacy and due process in the name of preserving copyright, without actually preserving copyright.
Mollet's memo, entitled "Digital Economy Bill weekly update 11 March 2010," appears to be a weekly stat
Boba Fett accordion-busks the Zelda theme on a NYC subway platform
Submitted by whytewolf on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 23:44Sweet busking pitch: Boba Fett costume, accordion, Zelda theme.
Luc Besson's steampunk movie
Submitted by whytewolf on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 23:40Here's the latest trailer for Luc Besson's forthcoming steampunk movie, "Les Aventures Extraordinaires d'Adele Blanc-Sec." That's some heady stuff.
