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Lady Gaga Vs. Ace Of Base

Update: Turns out that the embeddability of NPR's player is a bit suspect. Use this link instead: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128199077.

The fine line in pop music between homage and stealing.

I enjoyed this story and especially their attempt to trace the roots of a slice of contemporary pop music back much further than you'd expect. Conclusion: there is no truly original creative expression. On the bright side, I loved hearing "The Tide is High". I loved Blondie so much when I was kid. I had that song on a 7" that I would listen to over and over again on a plastic toy record player. Yes, for those of you who are doing the math I was roughly 7 years old when the song debuted in the US. My parents should have been worried.

Posted July 1, 2010 by Kelly Harward 
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Mandelbox trip

via youtube.com

a 3Dification of the Mandelbrot set, beautifully rendered. It would be really cool to see this in true 3d.

Posted June 24, 2010 by Mark M 
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Sexiest Car Ever? 1948 Buick Streamliner

via monoscope.com

Wow. Just... wow. This tops my list of Cars In Which It Would Be Cool To Show Up For A Date. The top spot was previously filled by the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile. Which wins for whimsy, not sexy, just in case you were wondering.

Posted June 22, 2010 by Mark M 
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Amazon.com is insulting me now.

http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB1038261936872356908.html

My Tivo thinks I'm Gay, iTunes thinks I like Paris Hilton, and now this.

And the bug honkin' quotations really only add to the insult.

Posted June 16, 2010 by Jeff Grover 
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The danged brain parasites are EVERYWHERE, man!

http://scienceray.com/philosophy-of-science/the-cruel-life-of-snail-helminths/

Messin' with the snail's sense of daylight, and yes, that big throbbing caterpillar is his left eye.

Posted June 11, 2010 by Jeff Grover 
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Motorcyclists Guided by Parasites? Interesting interview about Toxoplasma

via tobiastenney.com

This is just too weird. So it looks like Toxoplasma (parasitic protozoa) can only reproduce in the gut of a cat. How can it get into the belly of a cat? By hijacking a rat's fear and sex reponses... suddenly the rat is not afraid of the smell of cat urine; in fact, they're not attracted to it....

You gotta listen/read. Amazing stuff.

Posted June 5, 2010 by Mark M 
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Dj Egadz: "What We Are Destined To Do" (Akai MPD)

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This one is for @johnhatfield. Thx @dtwood.

Posted June 4, 2010 by Kelly Harward 
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