I live in (Mpls) and people call me (Moen)
The Atlantic does a decent job at covering the history of The Harlem Shake - how it went viral, who was behind it, and who made money off of it.
The technology may have changed, but the money still flows the same way: to creators of contracts not creators of content.
This is the most telling statement on media as a whole, not just internet memes. Whether it’s YouTube or Rdio, the system is still as messed up as ever. But at least now it seems like we can follow the money a little better.
In light of those words, Americans should be looking at what’s happening here to know what could soon be happening all over the country. If “as Colorado goes, so goes the nation,” then this square state is a glimpse into America’s potentially much brighter political future.
Probably too wishful of thinking, but way to go Colorado! From gun control to immigration, and drugs and civil unions, Colorado is looking pretty great these days.
I’m not scribbling down a bunch of notes for the Standard because I want to create malt snobs. In fact I worry the current paradigm shift to craft beer is going to create hordes of unbearable, hipster alumni, drinking Imperial fish taco ales with their little fingers in the air, sneering at me while I’m enjoying a
Big Rock Traditional (the very drink that first turned me on to craft beer many, many hangovers ago).
I too worry a bit about beer snobbery becoming too unbearable, but I also welcome the idea that beer gets the same respect as wine.
But remember, beer is like pizza, it’s all good, there is a right time for basically any beer, and the best kind is free.
Quora, Percolate, and NextDraft: Those are the three emails I love getting every so often
I’ll add another source that I’m really enjoying latest, Medium’s Weekend Reads. I don’t even remember signing up for those email updates, but I’ve quite enjoyed the stories that I’ve seen on Medium. And weekly emails has been nice to not get overwhelmed with them.
I’m also going to check out Percolate, but my twitter stream is less about finding great links, and more about just general conversation, which is fine. But the format looks really cool.
This blog told you earlier this month that 17 Minneapolis voting precincts failed the suggestion by the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office that precincts contain no more than 2,500 voters.
My precinct is on that list. And judging by the hour+ waiting times to vote all day long, I believe it. Especially since there is another polling place close by with basically no wait all day long.
My nearly fool proof Aeropress coffee recipe. Seriously. I’ve made this a dozen or so times and have always had a perfect cup of coffee. Slightly Adapted from Charlene’s method on the World Aeropress Championship site.
- wet the filter and put it on the Aeropress, place on a small cup
- 1 1/2 scoops of coffee beans (grind coarse, just less than what you’d use for a French Press) into the Aeropress, using the normal non-inverted method
- ~185 degrees. If you don’t have a thermometer, either let it cool down a bit after the boil, or remove from heat just before boil
- pour just enough water on the coffee to barely cover (wait ~30 sec)
- then fill the Aeropress almost all the way to the top, give it a quick stir, and press, stopping before you hear the air come out
Done. You have a clean, crisp cup of coffee in just a few minutes.
The recently rumored, larger-screened “iPhone Math”, or more likely “iPhone Plus”, is plausible as an additional model (not a replacement) alongside the 4” iPhone. And there’s a good chance that it would have a 4.94”, 16:9 screen.
This is becoming way too similar to the iPad Mini and Apple bloggers path. For years we’ve heard about how the regular iPad and iPhone sizes were perfect, and who would ever want those other sizes that Android makers were selling. Then we start to get more and more rumors of new devices (iPad Mini, iPhone 5 inch), and all of a sudden it’s not a big deal anymore.
Now, granted it’s not entirely that simple. Apple had reasons for not making a variety of sizes for their devices right out of the gate, and who can argue with their success, but it’s really annoying to see the Apple bloggers change their story as we move along.
My only assumption is that we will see a 5-inch iPhone soon, and everyone will love it. And my only conspiracy theory is that Apple leaks these ideas to the Apple bloggers when they feel the market is ready for it.
That said, I am very excited about a larger iPhone, and have wanted one for years.
Huge thanks to Tom (@mighty_flynn) at It’s a Long Season for telling me about a new baseball podcast called Stealing Home.
David Temple, of NotGraphs fame, has started a baseball podcast. Temple wanted to make one that was a thoughtful take on the cross section of art and culture and baseball. A This American Life of the baseball set, if you will. (Old Time Family Baseball)
The latest episode (#2) is about music and baseball, features an interview with the PA announcer and music guy for the Rangers, and composer Jack Stamp, ”who wrote Pastime (A Salute to Baseball), one of the only pieces of classical music written about baseball”. Michael Claire, from Old Time Family Baseball talks about why professional athletes pick such awful music, which is one of the funniest things I’ve heard in a while.
BTW, I am so ready for baseball season to start.
You can’t make the sport more bloodthirsty or anything. It’s already more exciting than football and basketball. If there’s any way to bridge the gap between the increasing number of casual soccer fans and hockey, that seems to me a great place to start.
I really love that idea, not sure if it’s possible, or what the connection would be, but I love the idea of trying to link those fans. Both sports are increasingly international, and a lot of the international players are soccer fans as well, so finding that link with the fans could be huge. (see also, Lacrosse, which is big in Canada, and gaining in the US)
If we want our children to go to good urban schools, we should do whatever we can to make sure they get the right resources and support. We should pay close attention to the issues and decisions that affect them, and pressure political leaders to act in the best interests of urban schools. We should start doing this before it’s time for our kids to start school, so that when they do, we can feel confident in the quality of the schools that educate our kids, anchor our neighborhoods, and are essential to the long-term success of America’s urban cores.
My neighborhood isn’t really all that urban, and Minneapolis is quite a bit different than most US cities, but I definitely wasn’t really thinking about kids when I bought my first house here. But for the second, school quality was definitely a concern. And now I’m quite confident that my kids will be able to walk or a quick bike ride to school, from Kindergarten to High School.
This is mostly true of anyone living in Minneapolis, especially South Minneapolis. Our neighborhoods are fairly walk friendly, everything from bars/restaurants to our wonderful nature paths, and yes, schools.
