Archive for March, 2009

Soft Machine – French Concert 1970

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

There’s not enough abrasive jazzy saxophone in music these days. About 2 minutes in it gets interesting.

Metal Monk

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

“About 15 years ago I went to a Metallica concert. I felt the energy released by this type of music and fell in love with heavy metal.”

Hahah, right on.

How much Caffeine…?

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

The question of how much caffeine is in a cup of coffee is more complicated than it seems. One question I get a lot is: doesn’t espresso have more caffeine than a regular cup? I’ve read mixed answers, but this article in the Atlantic suggests that, given an all arabica blend (preferable), the caffeine content would be considerably lower than a cup of coffee.

So drink up.

Joker / 2000F / Jay Kamata

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Nice. Retro-futuristic throwback synth & crunchy 8-bit sounds. Joker & 2000F — I’m not gonna lie, I don’t know how to talk about this kind of music, but I dig it all the same.

Wage Gap

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

This graph from the NYT makes it very clear how big the wage gap is between men and women in various professions. In some, like surgeons, it’s as much as 40% less.

It would be nice if there was more detail exploring the varied reasons for male-female wage gaps.

Citroen GT Concept Car

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Citroen GT concept car. It looks like the Mach 5 turned into a spaceship, awesome retro+future styling.

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