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links for 2010-06-23
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Rise Against Covers Nirvana
via avclub.comA month ago I posted the awesome Pavement cover by Motion City Soundtrack. Now Rise Against covers Nirvana’s “Sliver” for the A.V. Club. I’m not a huge Rise Against fan, but you gotta love the Nirvana cover.
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Hawaii is Getting Closer
Our Hawaii vacation is getting closer and closer. Flights, hotels, car, and excursions are all paid for. I could add it all up, but I am kind of scared to know how much we spent. We have a pretty booked schedule. We wanted to see and do as much as possible while we are there.
I think we are going to have a pretty memorable 10 year anniversary. That day we are taking a helicopter tour over Kilauea volcano, and that evening we are heading to the top of Mauna Kea to do some star gazing. It should be a fun time. On our honeymoon we went to the top of Pikes Peak, and Mauna Kea is at a similar elevation. I’m not sure if there will be any snow up there this time of year, but I am kinda hoping I can throw a snowball in Hawaii.
Right now I am debating if I should just use the hotel’s wifi or rent a mifi for my internet access. The hotels charge $12 a day, but I can rent a mifi for $8 a day. I just wish I knew which one was faster. I am leaning towards the mifi since it’s cheaper, and it will give me internet access on the go too, including the airports that don’t have free wifi.
It should be a great vacation. I am really looking forward to learning a lot about Hawaii. Neither the Wife or I really like to relax on vacations. We like to get out and see and learn as much as possible. That’s what we consider fun. We can relax all we want on our couch when we get back.
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What if everything we did on the computer happened in real life?
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RIP Manute Bol
via youtube.comThe news is full of idiot sports stars doing stupid things. We need more news stores of the ones doing great things. We lost of of those greats today.
When I was a kid, and much taller than my brother, I use to pretend I was Manute Bol when I blocked his shots. Those were good time. Now my little brother towers over me, but I will never forget those days pretending I was Manute Bol.
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Michael Shermer at TED: The pattern behind self-deception
I am a big fan of Michael Shermer. I have read many of his books, and am a regular reader of Skeptic Magazine. In this TED video he explains the human tendency to believe strange things.
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Violinist plays Mario soundtrack in real time
via boingboing.netI pretty much love every video of someone playing the Super Mario theme, but this is the first one I have seen of someone playing it in real time.
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Brian Cox at TED
I love Brian Cox’s excitement for science. I try to watch everything he does.
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links for 2010-06-17
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How to pull out a tooth with a rocket
via youtube.comHow cool was that? If I ever have a kid with a loose tooth, I too am going to use a frickin’ rocket to pull it.