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• VLC (Video Player, all platforms)
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Julia Dales Beat Boxtress Extraordinaire

Play him off, keyboard cat.

!! DO NOT ATTEMPT !!

Hans Rosling -- Gapminder Master

Hans Rosling has a way with stats. Here's a brief clip that demonstrates his prowess w/ Gapminder:


more Hans Rosling (from TED 2006)

Brewin' a theory

I'm brewin' a theory. A theory of "almost everything" that sees connection between the financial meltdown, the collapse of the auto industry, cap-n-trade, pirates on the high-seas, pirates of the lowercase (c)'s variety, and the "flu pandemic".

And here it is: This is all evidence of the same cultural shift ushered-in by the change of power.

We're made to worry about these subjects; because, the media tells us so. But really, it's all about who's in charge and the nature of their wealth.

When we come out the other side, we'll find ourselves in a world where the lawyers are more powerful than the generals -and- the wider public is comfortable with *all new* mechanisms of state control.

Heads-up, eyes open!