Bouncy Ride
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Sunny Newport
Sunday at the Aquarium
Some scenes from the Oregon Coast Aquarium today.
Cyclocross Sounds
I went to a cyclocross race for the first time in Portland this weekend to take some pictures. Unfortunately I left my camera batteries at home so I had to get by with my sound recorder and a little video camera I had with me. The main thing I wanted to capture was the sound of the race. The cyclists don't make much noise, but the crowd comes armed with cowbells or even pots and pans to rally the cyclists as they go past. The noise ebbed and flowed as the riders were on different parts of the course. Here's a sample:
The cowbells give the cheering a distinct sound. If you're curious about what it looked like, here are some of the video clips I shot:
The cowbells give the cheering a distinct sound. If you're curious about what it looked like, here are some of the video clips I shot:
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Here's the ongoing voter turnout numbers for Benton County.
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"The Federal Government now controls what were -- up until last month -- vast private assets. These are extreme -- truly radical -- changes to how our society functions. Does anyone have any disagreement with any of it or is anyone alarmed by what the consequences are -- not the economic consequences but the consequences of so radically changing how things function so fundamentally and so quickly?"
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Lawrence Lessig gives one of his trademark presentations about Palin's experience compared with past Vice Presidents.
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A startup that wants to help people raise money for their projects. (via Waxy, who's on the board.)
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Oregon's Peter Defazio on the bailout.
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Robert Reich rants about the bailout. And he's right.
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Representative Marcy Kaptur from Ohio on the bailout: "Real reform now, or nothing."
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Nice to see Obama put out an ad where he talks about his plan.
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I need to read these. [via bojack]
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Holy crap. A 5D with HD video capture. (Not cheap.)
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An Alaskan blogging about local politics (now suddenly national politics). [via queso]
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A list of "Best City" lists that include Corvallis. [via UnderStory]
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"That's the lesson. You spit in Congress's face, and they'll give you what you want." [via Schneier]
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"This is going to sound a little weird at first considering what I do for a living, but I want you to stop using FTP." Agreed! [via 43Folders]
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"This, no less than the defiling of the Constitution, is the legacy of an administration that not merely rationalized the immorality of torture but shackled our national security to the absurdity that torture could easily fix the terrorist threat."
Plunkett Creek Sounds
Took a nice walk through Beazell Memorial Forest this morning. It's about 30 minutes west of Corvallis, and it's a fairly new park. The trails are pristine, and the forest is shaded and lush. The forest floor is covered with ferns. Here's a sound clip I took on a bridge crossing Plunkett Creek:
I'm looking forward to going back over to that area to check out Fort Hoskins.
Update: Nevermind.
I'm looking forward to going back over to that area to check out Fort Hoskins.
Update: Nevermind.
Star Spangled
Corvallis has an extremely casual 4th of July parade that anyone can join. There are only a couple of floats, a few businesses, but mostly just people walking and riding bikes. It's not very long, and it's fun to see everyone. My favorite part of the parade today was a couple of kids playing the Star Spangled Banner on tubas as they walked by:
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I've almost hit my strawberry wall this season, but notmartha's homemade popsicle looks amazing.
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A story about Rain Dancer, a solar car designed and built by a group of OSU students.