The Billionaire and the Mechanic, a new book about Larry Ellison

KQED Forum discussion with the author

the book, which I ordered

Zoe Keating cello + effects performance at the Exploratorium

After Dark performance

Rite of Spring Centenary celebration now streaming

at http://www.wqxr.org/stream/q2/mp3.pls

a dance friend's experimental digital artwork

West Coast Swing Mood, for example

my newest find in music streams modern classical for free

q2music.org, associated with WQXR and WNYC

Recommendation: watch the HBO VIce episode about China's empty cities and the fight against Morsi in Egypt

It is available online (30 minutes long and produced by Bill Maher and Fareed Zakaria).

I bought Insync Google Drive sync software for $9.99

Use this referral link and get an extra 15 days use free: https://www.insynchq.com/r/114291002017328847962

Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough - Super Size Freestyle - Dancing with the...

Eve Ensler talk on CSPAN-2/BookTV Monday 8:45 PM Pacific

I highly recommend watching this.

interesting fusion dance routine (Afro/salsa/tango/contemporary)

http://youtu.be/670l0j9f2yg by two instructors at the Fusion Exchange

This speaks to me!

Google's impressive conversational search h/t: Sadams

searching for news about Noel and Pamela Valentine

past friends from San Francisco, formerly from Australia, makers of high-end dolls, dancers

ATT Uverse lost its ability to show future showings of programs programmed to record

In other words, if I plan to record a show and program it, then try to search for other times when it is playing, it complains Search Error and says to try again later.  After work over the phone and a visit from a tech, it was pronounced a known problem with a fix on the way.

Integral Theory and Critical Realism

Lots of reading here.

Yesware add-on for GMail

This Forbes interview with Yesware makes me want to try out Yesware immediately and read all the articles.  (Note: he quotes Chogyam Trungpa!)

I Love Your Work: Ten Days on A Lesbian Porn Set

This Slate article makes this documentary sound informative and provocative.  I pretty much avoid porn due to the arguments about the ways it encourages unhealthy attitudes among viewers and producers as well as its proximity to forms of exploitation (slavery/snuff/addiction/etc) that I really want to avoid, but this might be worth checking out.

Terri Lyne Carrington's re-make/homage to Ellington's Money Jungle

this album is great!

Google's new All Access Music Play

My first experience with the new subscription streaming service has been very positive.  I uploaded 20k songs and selected a J-Boogie tune from them, which then led to streaming of a very nice selection of online music - better than I expected, lots of recordings I had not heard before.  I recommend it.  BTW, the J-Boogie queue would be recommended to Sadams...

Hummingbirds

If you have a chance to see the NatGeo Channel documentary on hummingbirds, you should watch it - the birds are more varied and beautiful than I even imagined!

Takei to the bridge

This PSA is true and funny!

new Google messaging : Hangouts

techcrunch reports on something we have to check out!

so Obama should be impeached for IRS investigation of Tea Party fraud?

Jeffrey Toobin clears up the discussion by pointing out the real fraud, which is by the Tea Party.

I'm enjoying Anthony Bourdain's CNN travel+food

Parts Unknown show on CNN in repeats, since I missed the first showing.

Sunday Shows Promoted Fringe View That Obama Should Be Impeached Over Benghazi

Sunday Shows Promoted Fringe View That Obama Should Be Impeached Over Benghazi

While the view is proof that many Republicans have gone off the deep end, only Meet the
Press presented it that way.  Real journalists will debunk the full court press that aims to re-write
history to minimize McCarthy-ism, Watergate and Iran Contra.

Chris Hadfield says goodbye to space with stunning rock video | CTV News

Chris Hadfield says goodbye to space with stunning rock video | CTV News

This brought tears to my eyes!

Gar Alperovitz on worker-owned enterprises

BookTV show.  I hope this is a countervailing tendency to the Koch brothers, otherwise we continue down the road to fascism.

John Amaechi

John Amaechi is an impressive representative of the gay community - his ability to communicate his point of view is striking and not just due to his English accent :-)

re-imagining Sondheim

Anthony deMare's Liaisons project is a gathering of various artists interpreting Sondheim.  I especially like Iverson's piece.  Recording due out in 2014...

Jake Shimabukuro

Life on Four Strings is a very inspiring documentary about the virtuoso ukulele player.

Soundcheck interviews Brian Eno

here is an hour long show, much of it with Eno.

Creationism test shows 100% anti-science orientation

via Slate  <sigh>

I really liked the Discovery Channel's 40th Anniversary of Watergate documentary

The revisionism of the Right with regard to Watergate is disgusting, peaking with Ben Stein's claim Nixon was a saint.  It was no ordinary crime and not a trivial matter.

new musical crush: DJ /Rupture

You can download hours of his eclectic mixes at http://www.negrophonic.com/ and see his podcasts at wfmu.org/playlists/dr

Neo-beat performance

Phil Norton in Kyoto

One of my best friends shares the love in Kyoto, his home

Stewart.  I wonder how this translates if you are not familiar with his stories...