I was perusing the Art of Manliness this morning and came across an article on field dressing a squirrel. Now all I need is one of these and one of these.
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Jan 12
Disobedience was Man’s Original Virtue
“Every fact of science was once damned. Every invention was considered impossible. Every discovery was a nervous shock to some orthodoxy. Every artistic innovation was denounced as fraud and folly. The entire web of culture and ‘progress,’ everything on earth that is man-made and not given to us by nature, is the concrete manifestation of some man’s refusal to bow to Authority. We would own no more, know no more, and be no more than the first apelike hominids if it were not for the rebellious, the recalcitrant, and the intransigent. As Oscar Wilde truly said, ‘Disobedience was man’s Original Virtue.”
― Robert Anton Wilson
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Dec 11
Dubstep on the Great Wall of China
To break my own rule, here’s a video of someone dancing. It’s dubstep, c’mon! I wouldn’t have linked it up unless it was fantastic. Via The Kid Should See This, who snagged it via Laughing Squid.
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Nov 11
Fuck Yeah, Made in the USA
Exactly what it sounds like. Big, beautiful videos of Americans who still make stuff.
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Sep 11
When Kerouac Met Kesey
Time is flyin’ here at Mammoth HQ, no time to stop and read it now, but will be digging in later from the train. Found via The Morning News.
When Kerouac Met Kesey. As told by their agent.
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Sep 11
The Last Words of Famous Authors
I’m a Hemmingway fan so I grabbed this picture. Maybe my favorite was Alfred Jarry’s, “I’m dying. Please… bring me a toothpick.” Here’s the entire list over on BuzzFeed.
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Sep 11
NASA Releases Sounds Files for Remix
How cool is that? I mean, seriously – do you have any idea how difficult it would have been to get your hands on this stuff 20 years ago? And here they are – giving it away for free and begging for remix and reuse. To live in interesting (and open) times.
Grab ‘em all! I can’t wait to hear how these sounds get mixed in by all of the smart folks over at SoundCloud. Me? I listen to the Sound Cloud dubstep channel.
While we’re on the subject… you can embed Sound Cloud songs really easily. Here one now:
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Sep 11
World’s Rudest Hand Gestures
Need to insinuate to someone in Portugal that you think their wife is unfaithful without saying a word? Look no further.
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Sep 11
Edupunk’s Guide to a DIY Education
I’m not writing is down to remember it later. I’m writing it down to remember it now.
Edupunk’s Guide to a DIY Education.
If I had one chunk of advice for my kids regarding education, this would pretty well encapsulate it. My advice for anyone who wants to learn: get an internship and go completely rabid on it. Not challenged? You fault. Not empowered? Your fault. Role not well defined? Your fault.
When I took my first internship I set the goal of leading the programming department as soon as possible. I got there in a year. I was a rabid 18-year-old. I didn’t do it by sandbagging or kissing ass either, I did it by out-learning everyone else. It can be done, kids. Go forth, be rabid.