August 24, 2021
Hunka Down, Survive, and Strutt With Landis Expandis
Baltimore DJ/musician/painter Landis Expandis may be hunkering down, but together with his clones Harry and Larry he reminds us that even in this pandemic, It's Not the Same Day as Yesterday (YT). [more inside]
Take Meowt to the Ballgame
Is a Feral Cat Responsible For the Orioles Losing 18 Games in a Row? An Important Investigation This was going to be a single link post to Molly Knight's substack The Long Game (now you know what you're clicking on), but then I found: [more inside]
RIP Charlie
Charlie Watts, drummer of the Rolling Stones, passed away today at age 80. According to the Daily Telegraph, he was one of the World's Best Dressed Men.
(their obit, non-paywalled)
Tripping the Light fantastically
No One Has Ever Measured the One Way Speed of Light. (Veritasium video)... in fact the one-way speed of light is not just unknown, it is undefined.
Crazily enough, it is possible that light travels at 1/2c in one direction, and instantaneously in the reverse direction.
This is an okapi
*Seven* Modes? In this Economy!?
August 23rd marked the 30th anniversary of the Super Nintendo in North America.
Considered by many to be the greatest console ever, even kids who grew up on the SEGA side have to give it respect. [more inside]
A moment of silence for R. Murray Schafer
Composer, author, teacher, and pioneer of acoustic ecology R. Murray Shafer has passed away (CBC), NYT. [more inside]
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