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Mark Frauenfelder I've been playing with Ableton Live's Learning Music website. It starts by showing you how to use an electronic drum kit, then moves to notes, chords, basslines, etc. You get… Read the rest of the article: Interactive website teaches music fundamentals
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Mark Frauenfelder I played this video to watch Buddy Rich say mean things about country music (at 9:46 in) ("Anybody could play it on one string"), but his drum solo was a… Read the rest of the article: Drummer Buddy Rich hated country music
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Mark Frauenfelder I'll bet this Youngstown, Ohio teacher didn't expect her colleague to snap a photo as she dragged a little kid down the hallway. She was fired and is probably very… Read the rest of the article: Preschool teacher fired for dragging a child down a hallway
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Mark Frauenfelder Keep your eye on the upper right. You'll see a large ship slowly approach and knock into a huge metal structure, which buckles and collapses. The people talking in the… Read the rest of the article: Container ship collides with massive structure in Jebel Ali
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Mark Frauenfelder I bought this 3-pack of Enviroboard Microwavable Sterilization Antibacterial Cutting Board in 2015 for $(removed) They're on sale now for $(removed)
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Mark Frauenfelder Perspective. pic.twitter.com/k53zRHbg9Y — IM?HIM (@ziyatong) May 6, 2017 Ziya Tong, producer and host of The Daily Planet on Discovery Canada, tweeted a gif that clearly shows how the same two… Read the rest of the article: Here's an animated GIF that explains why that f*cking dress is so confusing
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Mark Frauenfelder My colleague at Institute for the Future, Eri Gentry, is the guest on the Cool Tools Show this week. Eri is the founding president of BioCurious, the first hackerspace for… Read the rest of the article: Eri Gentry, founder of DIY biohacker lab, talks about her favorite tools
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Mark Frauenfelder The power went out in our neighborhood for 24 hours earlier this week, but we had a lot of battery-powered LED lights. These bulb-shaped ones are meant from camping, but… Read the rest of the article: LED camping light bulbs
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Mark Frauenfelder On this infuriating video, you'll hear a Delta Airlines flight attendant tell a couple, "You and your wife will be in jail, your kids will be in foster care." What… Read the rest of the article: Delta flight crew threatens parents with jail and foster care for putting child in a seat they paid for
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Mark Frauenfelder These crowdfunded billboards, calling out Congress members who took money from telecoms and then voted to allow the telecoms to sell your web history without your consent, were installed on… Read the rest of the article: Billboards target lawmakers who voted to let ISPs sell user information
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Mark Frauenfelder Is this the teaser for Portal 3? The disarray, scattered equipment, and posters on the wall seem like the work of a thoughtful set decorator. But, as Sean Hannity likes… Read the rest of the article: Guy goes urban spelunking, finds fully stocked underground safe house
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Mark Frauenfelder What I learned from this awe-inspiring animated explainer video from Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell. Ninety-seven percent of all stars will eventually become white dwarfs. White dwarfs have a long… Read the rest of the article: The last light before eternal darkness – white dwarfs
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Mark Frauenfelder I bought this set of 4 little silicone bowls in 2015 and they still look new despite using them every day. I use them to sort vitamins and supplement powder… Read the rest of the article: We use our silicone mini pinch bowls every day
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Mark Frauenfelder Austin Ellison is a one-man music making machine, especially when it comes to Beach Boys tunes. He sings lead and background vocals and plays all the instruments. California Girls: Warmth… Read the rest of the article: This guy makes good covers of Beach Boys songs
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Mark Frauenfelder If you want a seat on an overbooked plane, access to a closed part of a museum, or to be able to convince a bouncer to let you into a… Read the rest of the article: How the "kindly brontosaurus pose" can get you anything you want
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Mark Frauenfelder Here's a fellow who made a movie of three-second clips from his 2600-mile hike of the Pacific Crest Trail. (Thanks, Matthew!)
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Mark Frauenfelder At $300 a person, the Pan Am Experience in Los Angeles costs more than many round trip plane flights. But the food is better and they won't knock your teeth… Read the rest of the article: The "Pan Am Experience:" luxury dinner, circa 1970, served in a recreated 747
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Mark Frauenfelder In this masterfully edited "interview" Stephen Colbert talks with Trump about his mental health, nuclear war with North Korea, and other fun subjects.
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Mark Frauenfelder The zippo factory of Bradford, Pennsylvania makes 28,000 lighters a day. This video presents an inside look at how they and made and who makes them, including Beth, in the… Read the rest of the article: A visit to the Zippo lighter factory