
Translating…
Holy shit.
I don’t watch a lot of videos; I prefer transcripts. When I absolutely have to get through a video, I usually put it in a background window and listen.
Don’t do that with Thunberg’s four-minute address to the UN.
Instead, watch it. I understand and agree with her that we should be listening to scientists, not her, but if anyone can get us to listen to scientists, it’s her. Now I know why the people followed Joan of Arc.
Raffi’s new songs about kids, climate emergency, and Greta Thunberg
Raffi Cavoukian (AKA “Raffi”) is best known as a beloved children’s singer — I vividly remember attending one of his concerts as a child — and possibly secondarily as the brother of former Ontario Privacy Commissioner and excellent privacy advocate Ann Cavoukian, but in recent years, he’s emerged as a smart, acerbic political activist whose […]
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Corgi vs. corgi
Two corgis do battle in this epic video confrontation posted on YouTube by Defacto Sound, which I suspect is exploiting the Corg Wars to show off its audio design talents.
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A symphony orchestra in masks and helmets perform for Hong Kong’s protesters
The Black Blorchestra performs a gorgeous and stirring rendition of “Glory to Hong Kong” for an audience of protesters in HK, all dressed in the uprising’s defacto uniform of masks and helmets. (Thanks, Jeff Wasserstrom!)
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Learn how to play the piano, guitar, & how to DJ with the help of this training
It’s a long road from a song in your head to a song on the charts – especially if you’re just learning to play. The good news is, anyone who’s willing to practice can make music. These online classes can make that process painless, with methods that can teach anyone guitar, piano or even the […]
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Take this training and start crunching big data on MATLAB
If you’ve worked in any high-performing engineering lab, you already know about MATLAB. This computing environment and the language that powers it is perfectly suited to science and math, with an interface that makes it easy to express and visualize complex algorithms – not to mention an infrastructure that lets it easily work with other […]
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Get skin-deep relief with these CBD lotions and creams
Studies have shown cannabidiol (more popularly known as CBD) to be effective in two main areas: Pain relief and stress relief. Both of those make the non-psychoactive, cannabis-derived compound a natural for topical creams. There’s no shortage of CBD products out there, but here’s eight of our favorites, all specifically designed for dermatological use – […]