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Before Le Tour became a commercial endavour

Of course, even back in the '60s it was a businesss, of sorts. But compared to how it is run today it is quite charming and I think much more exciting. Both for the riders and the spectators.

tv

Love, Death and Robots - Season 3

The current state of Science Fiction on “TV” is pretty… miserable. What a change from a decade ago when there was at least an attempt to make decent SciFi, if at times corny. So it is nice to see that Netflix manages to put out an anthology series that is

Guilty Pleasure: Knowledge Fight

Who is Alex Jones?If you were on the internet in the late '90s / early 2000s you would have come across Alex Jones and his "Infowars.com" website. It was a "public access" radio show that also got distributed/streamed over the internet. Back in the day, it was mostly

$Isolated Mix 117 - Refracted$

music

Isolated Mix 117 - Refracted

"A Strangely Isolated Place" is probably my favourite Ambient label. I have their catalog on Bandcamp and own a lot of their vinyl too. This latest mix is true to form.

Chillhop Winter Essentials 2021

Yes, we're now in Winter and the new Chillhop essentials has arrived. It feels like yesterday that we had the fall edition. Chillhop Essentials Winter 2021 by Chillhop Music

music

Bonobo - O'tomo

Looking forward to the new Bonobo album next year, this first single def. has a "feeling of summer".

Windstorm November 2021 - Barge Edition

For the last two days we got pummeld by massive amounts of rain, today in the late morning the rain finally let up, only to be hit by a massive wind storm. As is almost custom these days, a few sailboats were pushed ashore, but not to be outdone, this

photography

[Video] Drawing with Light: How photos were made 160 years ago

music

Tycho - Red Rock DJ Set 2021

I have been a fan of Tycho for quite a while and although I have never been to burning man, and don't intend on going, the idea behind it appeals, so does this set. Enjoy.

history

American Psychosis - Chris Hedges on the US empire of narcissism and psychopathy

A very quick, and harsh analysis of the "State of the Union", and by extension most of the Western World.

music

Fall is here: Chillhop Essentials Fall 2021

Fall has arrived and with it comes a new Chillhop Mix. The weather today def. is designed for this music. Chillhop Essentials Fall 2021 by Various Artists

Improving the air in my place

I have lived in a few places around the world, but nowhere have I encountered so much dust than since I moved to Vancouver. I have lived downtown Toronto with lots of cars around, in Edmonton with lots of dry dust blowing around but all of them pale in comparison

music

Chillhop Summer Essentials 2021

Waaay late on this one. The album actually got released at the beginning of June and has been on rotation quite a bit. But with the hotter days now really arriving, time for some chill:

youtube

How grifters "debate"

This is an interesting "debate" by Patrick Gunnels and Dr. Wilson. Gunnels is one of the people who has been identified as being responsible for the majority of COVID-19 misinformation on the net. What makes this "debate" so interesting is that Gunnels shows just how you can confuse people who

G&T

A delicious Thursday

A nice day to a long day.

vaccines

Vaccines: A Measured Response

I have been following the anti-vaxx movement probably for more than a decade now. It is interesting how it morphs and changes the narrative. This video is a pretty good summary on how the "new" antivaxx movement started in the late 90s and just what an awful person former disgraced

coffee

Coffee Chronicles - Bonus

Rook Coffee Website The BeansThey are quite a bit larger than most of the beans in the other tastings. Also much lighter. To be fair I do not know when they were roasted and they are probably "old" by coffee connoisseur standards. They are definitely a darker roast than most

coffee

Coffee Chronicles 024

"Official" tasting notes and background information. The BeansFor the final version, once again, no aroma off of the beans. The beans themselves are small again, hinting at a higher elevation growth. Even after grinding, the aroma I am getting off of the coffee is pretty much non-existing. Brewing Method AeroPressI

coffee

Coffee Chronicles 023

"Official" tasting notes and background information. The BeansSmall beans again, hinting at higher elevation. Like pretty much all of this week I am not getting any aroma off of the beans. Brewing Method AeroPressI am following James Hoffman's "The Ultimate AeroPress Technique". 11 grams of coffee and 200 grams of

coffee

Coffee Chronicles 022

"Official" tasting notes and background information. The BeansAverage sized beans, once again I am not getting any aroma off of the beans or the grind. Brewing Method AeroPressI am following James Hoffman's "The Ultimate AeroPress Technique". 11 grams of coffee and 200 grams of water. Steep 2 minutes, then swirl

coffee

Coffee Chronicles 021

"Official" tasting notes and background information. The BeansThis appears to be a blend of two different beans, some really small and some larger ones. I am not really getty any aroma off of the beans themselves. After grinding a sour note seems to dominate. Brewing Method AeroPressI am following James

coffee

Coffee Chronicles 020

"Official" tasting notes and background information. The BeansThe beans are large, with a wonderful milk chocolate colouring. I am getting a very light hint of chocolate off of them when inhaling. Curious to see how this translates into the cup. Brewing Method AeroPressI am following James Hoffman's "The Ultimate AeroPress

coffee

Coffee Chronicles 019

"Official" tasting notes and background information. The BeansI am three for three now with my nose just not really picking anything distinct up from the beans. The beans themselves are interesting too as they do not appear to be uniformly roasted. Brewing Method AeroPressI am following James Hoffman's "The Ultimate

coffee

Coffee Chronicles 018

"Official" tasting notes and background information. The BeansOnce again I get nothing off of the beans themselves. I am starting to question my nose. Brewing Method AeroPressI am following James Hoffman's "The Ultimate AeroPress Technique". 11 grams of coffee and 200 grams of water. Steep 2 minutes, then swirl and

coffee

Coffee Chronicles 017

"Official" tasting notes and background information. The BeansOnce again, my smell seems to not pick anything up. I did get some sour, almost acidic notes off of it, but I think this may actually be the paper bag. The beans are larger than yesterdays and slightly darker in roast. Brewing