Thursday, November 7, 2019

November 2019 Diversions

Eternal links:
Small Angels hamster adoption:
http://www.smallangelsrescue.org/angels/hamsters/

Trying to record Buntopia:

Ideas for how to record stereo from a mixing board using an ipad:
Several nice tips but it doesn't have anything to do with stereo. He recommends a couple of attenuator cables:
https://www.studioscratches.com/how-to-record-high-quality-audio-directly-into-your-iphone/
Several tips:
https://www.cultofmac.com/610284/how-to-record-any-audio-on-your-iphone/

The recommended attenuator cable. It looks good really, but it's still mono:
https://www.amazon.com/Line-level-Audio-Adapter-iPhone-Smartphone/dp/B00OAW85ZG/ref=as_li_ss_tl



Old misc links cleared off of Workie during Nov 2019:
A fun article about the terrible I Dream Of Genie last episode:
https://www.vulture.com/2015/07/inside-i-dream-of-jeannies-strange-bottle-episodeclip-showseries-finale-hybrid.html
An article about a recent training incident in the air force. It was reported breathlessly on a liberal website, it is interesting to read this more professional and detailed account on a military news site:
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2019/09/06/air-force-a-10-accidentally-fires-rocket-near-tucson/
A reddit thread about a visit by Elon to Boca Chica; this is the event that coverage of which got one blogger spun up in Florida:
https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceXLounge/comments/d4frvn/spacexcentric_elon_visited_starhopper_tonight/


Politics:
Trump Booed again at another public event, this time a "wrestling" match. Less dramatic than at the world series, partially due to the organizers trying to slip him in without being noticed: http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/11/trump-booed-again-during-understated-appearance-at-ufc-event.html?utm_source=undefined&utm_medium=undefined&utm_campaign=feed-part

Misc Links:
Stanley Kubrik's B&W photos from NYC the 1940s. A nice look back at history, but the term "genius" is a bit generous for someone obsessed with both beautiful women and shoe shine boys. https://www.demilked.com/old-photos-new-york-streets-stanley-kubrick/
The rules for American Education Week visitations this year from GCES. It was a lot of fun:
https://gces.hcpss.org/news/2019/11/american-education-week-2019
A bunch of future astronauts and a couple of token men:
https://twitter.com/NASA_Marshall/status/1204063123310821376
This was a fun article about Hollywood scandals associated with Nickelodeon:
https://www.nickiswift.com/18009/disturbing-secrets-nickelodeon-hid-us/

The straw bale Space Cruiser Yamato. It's apparently in Japan. The detail seems to be all either wood or cardboard.
The magazine article about it: https://www.otakuusamagazine.com/yamato-straw/
First twitter link with photos: https://twitter.com/d9e4a5ad6dae448/status/1190651875705536512/photo/1
Second twitter link with photos: https://twitter.com/kurage52natsu21/status/1190869467296718848/photo/1

Pimple popping links that it is probably not a good idea to view again:
A specific reddit post on an ingrown hair that leads to other threads that eventually lead to nightmare fuel:
https://www.reddit.com/r/popping/comments/6yd0z8/gnarly_ingrown_shoulder_hair/
Pretty much the funniest pop I've ever seen, clipped into a GIF in a Reddit post but with a link to the full YouTube video on the comments:
https://www.reddit.com/r/popping/comments/dw29k8/everysingletime/