posted June 16, 2016 #
Lots of very smart people are working very hard to unravel the possibility of a Meatless Burger that tastes so much like actual meat that the standard eater couldn't tell the difference. Once such undertaking is
Impossible Foods, a highly invested food startup ($182 million over four rounds) that seems to be rather close to cracking the code. This
WSJ article does a great job of telling their history and goals but, more importantly, gives insight into their technique of choosing plant ingredients that interact on a molecular level to recreate that beefy taste.
Personally, I'm excited for these undertakings. If you weren't aware,
eating meat is not sustainable, particularly on a global level. Yes, even that small farm, grass fed cow is problematic.
Even if you manage to eschew the morality and sustainability issues of meat, you gotta admit that the ability to create a natural food from plant substitutes that tastes exactly like meat is science worth partaking in.
posted June 16, 2016 #
Here's a pretty awesome mix I just completed. You'd probably enjoy it if you listened to it. Download... https://t.co/tBLyhPGDdq
posted June 15, 2016 #
I recently started watching RuPaul's
Drag Race and I gotta take a moment to point out how amazing contestant
Kim Chi is. I know you don't come to this site to hear about competitive "reality" shows but this makeup is truly transformative. The nods to various ancient Asian cultures mixed with pop-culture references mixed with modern art is beyond admirable dress-up; it's art.
posted June 15, 2016 #
I seem to recall the
Kickstarter project for The Slate, a ring apparatus that attaches to your favorite drawing utility and instantly transcribes it to a digital form. Using a bunch of magnetic sensors they are able to track the movements of the pen or pencil and transcribe that to your computer or app.
They've
fully launched the product now and the
demo is bonkers. Hard to believe even. It
is a commercial so it should be impressive but I'm really blown away by the idea that with a simple add-on you could transfer your doodles into a digital space, even allowing you to modify on the fly. I look forward to more unbelievable future tech making their way into our lives.
posted June 15, 2016 #
I was all ready to post about
Repostage - an app that monitors your Instagram feed for #repostage tags and then snail mails you physical copies of that image. It's a service I would absolutely use because I'm an old man that likes to put things in photo albums or on the fridge.
But the OAuth trigger is completely broken on their site and they haven't posted anything on their site in over a year. I think it's safe to say they are dead in the water.
Maybe I shouldn't but I love finding little graveyards like this. It's a nice enough looking facade but the internals are empty. This is the equivalent of an abandoned storefront. Some great memories and ideas on the outside but just dust and deadends inside (digitally). Or maybe I'm overthinking it....
posted June 14, 2016 #
I don't want to live in a world where I need to defend myself with a gun.
posted June 14, 2016 #
this doesn't actually get anything done but i approve of this. house leadership is responsible for our gun problem.
posted June 14, 2016 #
new album of unreleased tracks available for order
posted June 14, 2016 #
If you have not heard the the solo record from AIR's Nicolas Godin I highly suggest you take the time to partake. Of course it's streaming on
Spotify but you really should watch the videos as your introduction.
Orca and
Widerstehe Doch Der Sunde exist at opposite ends of the spectrum for Godin; musically and visually.
The latest video, for
Club 9, was directed by
Iracema Trevisan and features additional vocals from Miranda July. The song itself is a pleasant stroll through the park but July's narration and Trevisan's animations inject that French cheekiness that manages to be sad, over-the-top and acceptably silly all at once. It's another quality entry in the music video catalog for Godin.
posted June 14, 2016 #
The entrancing video for Deerhunter's
Living My Life can not be properly captured in GIF form. You can get a taste of it but the part that will draw you in is the rapid fire editing and mashing of disparate imagery - i.e. geodes juxtaposed against a glance of graffiti juxtaposed against a fleeting Romantic era bust. I would gush on about the back half of the video depicting watercolor overlays and cellular structure movements but that's a treat you should just enjoy for yourself.
posted June 14, 2016 #
4AD recently released
Day of the Dead, a tribute album to The Grateful Dead featuring the likes of The National, Kurt Vile, Courtney Barnett, Wilco and a tons more. The video for
Touch of Grey from The War on Drugs is a surprising bit of distorted video effects that look similar to the work of
Karborn or VHS glitch art. It's a beauty.
Despite having seen them in concert when I was a youth, I never counted myself among the fans of The Grateful Dead. I like them just fine but never felt compelled to do a deep dive into their catalog, so having a repository of artists I
do like tackling their songs is refreshing.
posted June 13, 2016 #
Looks like @KenBurns really went after Trump in his commencement address at Stanford today. From his speech: https://t.co/rLmgRQiSO8
posted June 13, 2016 #
Waking up to the
tragic news about the Orlando Nightclub hit me hard. I'm at wits end in terms of being consistently heartbroken at this sort of violence and the frustration of being able to do
nothing about it. Our policy makers did nothing after
Sandy Hook and even as recent as last December, they decided to
pass on background checks for people on the terrorist watch list; which Florida's shooter was on. Seriously.
I'm not going to attempt to wax eloquently on this issue via written word. The internet is filled with vitriol and defenses are always at 1000% when trying to discuss an issue with more than two sides. I'm just sick of hearing that
gun sales increase after these incidents because people are scared they are going to be taken away. Not just a mild increase but a sharp uptick. Seriously.
Appealing to politicians is useless.
Look at the evidence. The only mechanism that talks is money. Not a desire to have less deaths. Not a sensible request to simply make it a
bit harder to own a deadly weapon. Only filling pockets of those who have their own self-interest at heart. So, I'm going to throw what I've got at
EveryTown, an organization set on increasing gun safety and ending gun violence. If they're going up against the NRA they're going to need every penny that we can muster. Maybe there's a better organization to give my money to? Let me know, I'm open to suggestions. Seriously.
Image by Nil Ultra.
Fun Fact: did you know Congress has blocked dedicated funding to researching gun violence? Not changing anything, just studying it. Banned. If we can't even educate ourselves to the problem, how can we fix it?
posted June 12, 2016 #
Remember: the NRA works to ease gun restrictions for dangerous people who hate.
And peddles hate to gun owners.
posted June 11, 2016 #
listen, find more, and enjoy
posted June 11, 2016 #
how the sausage gets made https://t.co/jGXUrbkIKH
