the continuing demise of physical media: HMV succumbs

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/30/hmv-is-a-bedrock-of-the-british-music-industry-its-loss-would-affect-us-all

neo-Nazi ties to military

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/inside-a-neo-nazi-group-with-members-tied-to-the-u-s-military/

The real, unreal, unreal real, and real unreal on the Net

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/how-much-of-the-internet-is-fake.html

Art Ensemble of Chicago box set

The release of this 21-CD retrospective brought to mind one of my favorite nights when AEC played first and were followed by swing dancing to Room Full of Blues live! I bet this was also a peak night for Nick Lawrence, who was there also.

Art Ensemble of Chicago and Related Ensembles

NYT Best Comedy of 2018

Nanette is essential watching - both comedy and social commentary! 

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/23/arts/best-comedy-of-2018.html

One line Linux Dropbox client

http://lpan.io/one-liner-dropbox-client/

Donald Knuth profile

"If you had an optimization function that was in some way a combination of warmth and depth, Don would be it."

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/science/donald-knuth-computers-algorithms-programming.html

Rova Quartet - Live @ Atlantique Jazz 2018

Viola Davis Receives Sherry Lansing Leadership Award | Women in Entertai...

improv horn music

Jai Uttal and Pagan Love Orchestra tix bought

roots of Republican rot

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/how-did-republican-party-get-so-corrupt/578095/

Nordhause Nobel prize contributes to global warming

https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/12/06/the-nobel-prize-for-climate-catastrophe/

Yuval Noah Harari and Tristan Harris interviewed by Wired

The Open 2018 1st Place Winners Classic Finals Gary McIntyre and Susan Kirklin

NT TImes 3-part video series on Russian meddling in the US

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/opinion/russia-meddling-disinformation-fake-news-elections.html

wish for Trump apology

A part of the 60 Minutes Fukushima report showed top executives of Tepco, the nuclear company, bowing to the ground to local residents in apology. My first reaction included the wish that Trump would do the same during his exit...

Fukushima disaster on 60 Minutes

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robots-come-to-the-rescue-after-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-disaster-60-minutes/

Last night 60 Minutes aired an episode on the current work to address the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. The scope of the problems and the attempts to address them is amazing. Well worth watching!

Myles Munroe and Tessa Cunningham dance routine

the Camp Fire: experiences

https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/fires/article221980270.html

Stacy Abrams keeping on!

https://www.gregpalast.com/what-we-must-do-now/

keep on keeping on

https://superyesmore.com/productivity-in-terrible-times-709d4b3127d845e2d090bf94f0b93263

US population profiled by the Kochs

I heard on NPR that the Koch brothers' organizations have developed profiles of approximately 200 million US citizens.  Given a population of around 320 million with about 75 million under age 18, that nets out to 200/245 adults!

Dave Winer on the election

I have followed Dave's writings for decades.  I think this year is his best.
Here is his reaction to the election, which I could not agree with more.

essential trumpet jazz albums

https://www.sfjazz.org/onthecorner/15-trumpet-albums-you-should-hear/

essential jazz piano albums

https://www.sfjazz.org/onthecorner/15-jazz-piano-albums/

a good evening moment

Listening to WQXR's Q2 radio channel and reading a great collection of short stories you should check out - life is good (notwithstanding the Big Picture)

"He had always been friendly but it seemed that he hated to be awakened by drum solos."

King Crimson 2017

stochastic violence

Someone who wishes to remain anonymous wrote:

I learned a terrible new word this week, "stochastic," as in stochastic violence. Look it up. It's the use of propaganda and incitement that creates a probability of violence without knowing the specifics of how or where it will occur. It's not really random, though the randomness of specific targets is part of the terror. It strikes me as related to the fascists' long use of a "strategy of tension," to increase societal fear and violence and then exert more control. Combined with the easy access to weapons for the X% of the population that is unhinged -- it's bad and it cannot be unintentional.

I heard about "stochastic terrorism" on Pacifica radio this week in an interview about the rise in hate violence. Apparently, it's a known social science phenomenon. The quantity of violence is predictable while the where, when and how is not. A fascist strategist like Steve Bannon would know its usefulness.

exploring Imani Coppola

h/t Howard Male

The #BlueWave Trailer

so sorry I missed David Byrne's current tour

https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/david-byrne-american-utopia-uk-tour-earns-rave-reviews-2018-06-21

studies of Russian agit-prop in online polarization

https://medium.com/@katestarbird/the-trolls-within-how-russian-information-operations-infiltrated-online-communities-691fb969b9e4

the Big Mac(hiavelli)

https://www.3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2018/10/the-full-machiavelli.html

Sheffield post-punk tape archive

https://daily.bandcamp.com/2017/02/28/sheffield-tape-archive-feature/

pandemics

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/10/15/17948062/pandemic-flu-ebola-h1n1-outbreak-infectious-disease

watch Henry Rollins on Showtime

Showtime's Henry Rollins special is fun and interesting.

stocks

long: IBM 80, ORCL 20, CMG 190, MSFT 24, CRM 50, FB 20, SPY 210
short: SHLD 40 to 1, RSH 2.60 to 0.35, M 47

10/16 update: cashed out Friday, except for M

Update 3/20 close M at 8

Frum on Trump

David Jolly interviews David Frum in January, 2018 about the book Trumpocracy. This is totally worth watching.

starting Dzogchen trekcho/cutting through

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

Relax your gaze and look out

Don’t stop concepts—let them be.

Anything that comes up in your mind, don’t follow it; just meet it where it is.

       Relax, with no effort or manipulation whatsoever

       CTR

Since all things are naked, clear and free from obscurations,

there is nothing to attain or realize.

The everyday practice is simply to develop

a complete acceptance and openness

to all situations and emotions

and to all people,

experiencing everything totally

without reservations and blockages,

so that one never withdraws or centralizes onto oneself.

donor pages for Democratic Senatorial campaigns

Dave Winer's list

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/2018senateraces

key races: http://www.36campaigns.com/races/

Kavanaugh is one symptom of a larger problem

https://theintercept.com/2018/10/09/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-bush-administration/

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda in Five Acts was even more interesting than I expected. It showed me things even I did not know, reinforced the significance of Fonda, and encouraged activities into late life. The life she and Hayden led together reminded me of my early years.

Tech humor

Bloomberg writers show sense of humor, burying this in the middle of a very serious article:

“Two of Elemental’s biggest early clients were the Mormon church, which used the [video compression] technology to beam sermons to congregations around the world, and the adult film industry, which did not.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies

Joe Frank

https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/09/29/the-radio-auteur-joe-frank-ira-glass-and-the-legacy-of-narrative-radio/

artist Elizabeth Murray

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/everybody-knowselizabeth-murray-elizabeth-murray-artist-mother/10522/

Cory Doctorow on BookTV

Cory Doctorow appeared on BookTV's program In Depth and he was as interesting as usual.  Highly recommended!

new bike trail plan headed to Jerry Brown's desk

https://www.sfchronicle.com/travel/article/California-s-most-epic-bike-route-is-ready-to-13226917.php

Europe's current fascist trend

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/10/poland-polarization/568324/

Long but important piece.

Sara and I visited the area about ten years ago and saw the museum mentioned here.

typical stress and strain challenges for Black Americans

This story is an example of:

1) why we need the BLM movement
2) encouragement to resist the especially racist time we are in, which Trump gives license to
3) the crazy stress of everyday life for Blacks in the US and the unreasonable level of caution they must exhibit just to survive

http://faithraceandjustice.com/2018/09/04/to-the-non-racist-white-people-please-just-be-the-first/

online mindful communication class

This hour-long GreenZoneTalk class has been released to the public

Tash Sultana – Live at The Paradise (Full Set)

Tash Sultana: Tiny Desk Concert

Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Mumu Fresh

Jorja Smith: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Erykah Badu: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cfmEgpOOZk

Mueller probe of deep background of California swing dancing

this detailed information shows that Mueller will go to any lengths to find the roots of swing dancing in So Cal... or, in other words, Internet Geeks will catalog anything so we can use it!

minority rule is tyranny

http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/404720-juan-williams-trumps-majority-is-fake

Dave WIner on fragility with aging + McCain

http://scripting.com/2018/08/30.html

McLaughlin-Herring

McLaughlin-Herring Live in San Francisco

new rotator cuff treatment regimen

bought a digital training set for my shoulder repair

Netflix Research is interesting

https://medium.com/@jmatix/using-chrome-as-a-local-web-server-af04baffd581

Why Trump Supporters Believe He Is Not Corrupt

Peter Beinhart explains

RIP John McCain

I sincerely regret the passing of John McCain, but I also wrote to chide him when he chose to pivot to the Right again with a speech at Liberty University years ago.

As Vox Media said about choosing Sarah Palin: "... he also betrayed his own values hoping to win a presidential election, and sent the Republican Party down the path to Trump"

A mixed bag for sure, but also both a patriot and a pivotal figure in American politics. RIP

uplift dream

A dream last night: I was with a bunch of lifelong friends from high school. We were on a large forklift which was lifting everyone up to where we wanted to go. It broke and we got in trouble with the owners, Trumpista loggers, and our lives were now in danger. "You're not Democrats, are you?" asked the team leader...

I want to attend JupyterCon

JupyterCon

back to the cushion

After a lapse of several months in my meditation practice, I returned to it. Short sessions reminded me again of its centrality and I simply started up fully again. Challenging times in terms of politics, work time, and institutional crisis in my Buddhist community knocked me off course, but they require more, not less, practice.

Google knows where you are

Is this behavior by Google intentional or a bug?

fun Lindy routine!

Zuckerberg testimony

https://www.c-span.org/video/?443543-1/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-testifies-data-protection&vod

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower testimony

Christopher Wylie before a UK Parliament committee is very revealing and shows a wider range of actions than I had gathered from the news in general.

RIP Cecil Taylor

While I have not listened to him in years, the evolution of my tastes makes Cecil Taylor more a candidate for my soundtrack. His death this week brought him to my attention again. The one hour show below was entertaining and warm-hearted:

https://www.npr.org/event/music/600173531/cecil-taylor-on-piano-jazz

In the Seventies, I spent regular time with Art Lande, as he was a friend of my first wife and teacher to her and one of our friends. When I mentioned a liking for Taylor, Art was puzzled, as the "difficult sounds" Taylor produced were not to his taste. Of course, my sonic journey over the decades since has taken me even further out there... I wonder what Art thinks of Taylor now.

for future consideration: Matthew Remski

http://matthewremski.com/wordpress/about/  While I have not participated in yoga, Ayurveda, Hinduism or astrology, this is another syncretic touchpoint.

recommended, the HBO documentary "King in the Wilderness"

This documentary is good to watch - the soulful, truth-telling people featured are an antidote to what prevails today in politics