“I duct-taped a Superman figure to my Phantom 3 and flew it over Victoria Park. Glorious!”
[Barry Craig, via Reddit]
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Aug 26, 2015
Superman Drone
The wonderfully weird cowboy psychedelia of "Some Velvet Morning"
This song and video crossed my transom last week and it’s been haunting me ever since. Lee Hazelwood allegedly wrote this song (and others) at the request of Frank Sinatra in an effort to help boost daughter Nancy’s career and send it in new directions. The video and duet with Hazelwood and Sinatra premiered on […]
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Trombonist plays 'Flight of the Bumblebee" on a watering can
Trombonist Martyn Stroud offers this humble disclaimer on his rousing watering-can rendition of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Flight of the Bumblebee,” “This is not an art form. It’s not even going to be accurate, but it is good fun.” That striped yellow-and-black shirt he’s wearing is a nice touch. (Neatorama, ClassicFM) screengrab via Martyn Stroud/Facebook
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There are huge polka dots all over Portland's Pioneer Square
Portland’s Pioneer Square is now covered in giant vinyl polka dots, thanks to my pal Bill Will. The large-scale installation is titled “Polka Dot Courthouse Square” and encourages safe distancing while gathering in the square, aka “Portland’s living room.” Polka Dot Courthouse Square is a series of colorful, 12-foot, vinyl “dots” adhered to the red […]
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Upgrade your WFH experience by adding an extra monitor to your laptop
Even after months of working from home, you’d be forgiven for thinking the whole experience still doesn’t quite feel…well, normal. In addition to all the obvious environmental changes of handling your 9 to 5 from your den or dining room table, the technological aids you didn’t realize you loved back at the office probably don’t […]
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This training in SEO and social media could make all the difference in your marketing efforts
Running a small business drops a lot on to the plate of just one person. And between juggling a dozen tasks that need to get handled daily, it’s no surprise that there are a dozen more equally vital tasks that can just as easily go overlooked. While posting to social channels and making web posts […]
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Reading doesn’t have to be a chore with this app that magically transforms any text into audio
The importance of reading is well documented. About half of America’s unemployed between 16 and 21 years old are functionally illiterate. And there’s an almost direct line between how much you read and your earning potential, with the richest Americans three times more likely to read than those with a household income below $30,000. However, […]
