mancrush
Rod Cordemans is the best pitcher I have ever seen live. I went round Amsterdam's stadium that evening and just watched from behind home plate, and both 1st and 3rd baselines. I was so engrossed my scorecard is a complete mess.
Mister Baseball wrote the following post Mon, 18 Jun 2018 12:30:57 +0200
Mister Baseball wrote the following post Mon, 18 Jun 2018 12:30:57 +0200Rob Cordemans sets new Strikeout All-Time Record in Netherlands
Veteran right-hander Rob Cordemans set a new all-time strikeout record in the Dutch Hoofdklasse this past weekend. With eight strikeouts against DSS he reached 1,949 for his career, passing Bart Volkerijk (1,948) in first place. In 2012 Cordemans already had passed Volkerijk to become the wins leader in Netherlands baseball. Right now he stands at […]
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Charles Roth MPC
what goes around comes around
Xerta, last edited: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 21:51:54 +0200
Probably time to give Canadian Bacon a rewatch.
months between tunes
@Music+ Just realized, sorry, won't happen again. An oldie that I'm sure I've posted before but, people, dig the Hammond...
The Turtles - Buzzsaw
by WhoStoleMyJacket on YouTube
#theturtles #hammond
The Turtles - Buzzsaw
by WhoStoleMyJacket on YouTube
#theturtles #hammond
Waitman Gobble
Alexandre Hannud Abdo
something to do in between the Giro and the Tour that isn't the World Cup
Xerta, last edited: Tue, 05 Jun 2018 16:12:46 +0200
It feels good that the Major Leagues are tangential (but still interesting) to my baseball interests these days. Also cycling.
Mister Baseball wrote the following post Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:22:06 +0200
Mister Baseball wrote the following post Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:22:06 +0200European Champions Cup 2018 starts on Wednesday in Rotterdam
The 2018 European Champions Cup will start on Wednesday in Rotterdam with the final scheduled for Sunday. Curacao Neptunus and its Family Stadium – home of the World Port Tournament – will be the hosts of the top event in European club baseball. One game each day will also be played in Capelle Ijssel, home […]
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The 2018 European Champions Cup will start on Wednesday in Rotterdam with the final scheduled for Sunday. Curacao Neptunus and its Family Stadium – home of the World Port Tournament – will be the hosts of the top event in European club baseball. One game each day will also be played in Capelle Ijssel, home of the Euro Stars.
things slow you down
@els Mussols Not in my plan this morning: dropping a breeze block on my big toe. Cold water, ibuprofen and arnica cream have been applied.
h.ear.t | tobias
Haakon Meland Eriksen (Els Mussols)
Hubzilla @ sasiflo
Mario Vavti
elmussol
hey, how is your spanish ...
Hi Paul. So good that I can use this space. Gosh your beard has gone long ... Wanted to ask you, sorry to nag you... How comfortably can you read this spanish? oops long link.
If not, it will be an incentive to translate it into English faster :)
If not, it will be an incentive to translate it into English faster :)
soloojos (Hubzilla)
![ana [es]](https://elsmussols.org/photo/profile/m/36)
some bubbles need bursting
This article is not long but worth a read of the full thing. Chock full of clear-thinking and bullshit clearing.
OffGuardian wrote the following post Tue, 08 May 2018 21:00:57 +0200
OffGuardian wrote the following post Tue, 08 May 2018 21:00:57 +0200Gina Haspel and the Normalising of Torture
Gina Haspel and the Normalising of Torture
Gina Haspel is almost certainly going to be the next director of the CIA. This shouldn't happen, but it will.
For those unfamiliar: Haspel was deputy head of the Agency under now-secretary of state Mike Pompeo. But that wasn't her first job. She also oversaw the CIA torture programme in a secret black-site in Thailand. In 2005 she was promoted (probably because she's really good at torturing people), and was then in charge of the CIA's global network of torture sites.
This makes her a terrible person, but probably quite a good CIA agent.
Gina Haspel and the Normalising of Torture
Gina Haspel is almost certainly going to be the next director of the CIA. This shouldn't happen, but it will.
For those unfamiliar: Haspel was deputy head of the Agency under now-secretary of state Mike Pompeo. But that wasn't her first job. She also oversaw the CIA torture programme in a secret black-site in Thailand. In 2005 she was promoted (probably because she's really good at torturing people), and was then in charge of the CIA's global network of torture sites.
This makes her a terrible person, but probably quite a good CIA agent.
Mike Macgirvin
Manuel
proper public holiday
Happy International Workers' Day comrades!
Solidarity!
Solidarity!
paulfree14
mrjive
Jake Moomaw
I also thought it about time that the #rebelpeasant hashtag was resurrected.
fadelkon
nuance is a rare gift
Revolutionary Left Radio is rapidly becoming one of my favourite listens. The presenter, Brett O'Shay approaches leftist theory in a heroically non-sectarian way. This post is prompted by the fact that the latest issue is On Syria: Civil War and U.S. Imperialism which is the most nuanced, coherent and intelligent thing I've heard on the whole Syria tragedy in ages. I've cut my ties to BBC News and The Guardian over Syria coverage and it is a relief to hear something that isn't simplistic and gung ho.
Syria episode download
RevLeftRadio podcast feed
Its sibling podcast: The Guillotine (which concentrates more on current events rather than theory) is also required listening with absolutely top-notch ranting from the excellent Dr Bones.
The Guillotine podcast feed
#revleftradio #theguillotine
Syria episode download
RevLeftRadio podcast feed
Its sibling podcast: The Guillotine (which concentrates more on current events rather than theory) is also required listening with absolutely top-notch ranting from the excellent Dr Bones.
The Guillotine podcast feed
#revleftradio #theguillotine
Sylvia J
beware wading too deeply into log files
@Hubzilla Support Forum+ Whilst wading around in
Does this mean anything important? I know not, but I thought I should bring it up.
php.out trying to sort @Haakon Meland Eriksen (Parlementum) 's file upload problem, I notice tonnes of lines like this:[25-Apr-2018 22:15:47 Europe/Madrid] PHP Warning: rand() expects parameter 1 to be integer, float given in /var/www/hubzilla/Zotlabs/Lib/Enotify.php on line 757
[25-Apr-2018 22:15:47 Europe/Madrid] PHP Warning: rand() expects parameter 1 to be integer, float given in /var/www/hubzilla/Zotlabs/Lib/Enotify.php on line 758Does this mean anything important? I know not, but I thought I should bring it up.
useful tool
I have a gripe about the internet -- the wide-spreading hiding of RSS feeds. I have just solved one subset of my problems and the answer to the question: "How the heck do I find an RSS feed for my podcatcher on this Soundcloud channel I want to follow?"
Solution: Get RSS feeds from SoundCloud & iTunes urls.
I would like it to be noted that I never ask the question: "How the heck do I find an RSS feed for my podcatcher on this iTunes thing I want to follow?"
#soundcloud
Solution: Get RSS feeds from SoundCloud & iTunes urls.
I would like it to be noted that I never ask the question: "How the heck do I find an RSS feed for my podcatcher on this iTunes thing I want to follow?"
#soundcloud
James D Morgan
Most companies either stopped providing feeds or made them more difficult to access because it allows people to see a lot of the important content from their website without actually using their website and seeing ads and getting tracked and analysed and manipulated.
Stephan Maus
El Niu (Els Mussols)
dry stone walling photo album
els Mussols wrote the following post Wed, 25 Apr 2018 00:15:55 +0200Photo upload issue sorted. Feast your eyes on the photo album.
JamJarChris
Alimentazione e quello che sta intorno
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Your terrain looks nearly identical to where I live. The plants have that same grey/green coloring. The ground has the same rocky/clay, and we have similar mountains in the background.
Herbert Thielen
more Le Guin
Xerta, last edited: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 01:01:56 +0200
A fine contribution. Robert Graham's Blog being good as usual.
Robert Graham's Anarchism Weblog wrote the following post Wed, 24 Jan 2018 06:47:08 +0100
Robert Graham's Anarchism Weblog wrote the following post Wed, 24 Jan 2018 06:47:08 +0100Ursula Le Guin (1929 – 2018)
Ursula Le Guin (1929 – 2018)
Robert Graham's Anarchism Blog: a Tribute to Ursula Le Guin (1929-2018)
Ursula Le Guin (1929 – 2018)
Robert Graham's Anarchism Blog: a Tribute to Ursula Le Guin (1929-2018)
Michael
stuff you do
els Mussols wrote the following post Sat, 21 Apr 2018 00:42:33 +0200dry stone walling
Today, an off-grid friend called Josie came and ran a dry-stone walling learning session at els Mussols. Fifteen people assembled and repaired a free-standing wall and two sections of damaged terracing. We all had an excellent time and learned much, the weather was lovely and we ate a communal curry.
A photo album will be going up tomorrow.
Today, an off-grid friend called Josie came and ran a dry-stone walling learning session at els Mussols. Fifteen people assembled and repaired a free-standing wall and two sections of damaged terracing. We all had an excellent time and learned much, the weather was lovely and we ate a communal curry.
A photo album will be going up tomorrow.
Oliver
Dry-stone walls are typical in my home region too. Really nice hand made work that fewer and fewer people are able to do these days. When they come down usually nonody repair them.
I'd really like to attend a session to learn the technique!
I'd really like to attend a session to learn the technique!
I'm curious about the pitch change on the bass. There was a 6-string bass with a whammy bar (Vista-Sonic) in 1962 but it was even rarer than the original Les Paul Flying V guitar. The Turtles may have had one, but I'm guessing he just used the "poor man's whammy bar" technique and bent the neck until the pitch dropped. You could also detune using the tuners but in this tune it returned too quickly to the correct pitch. Hard to say for certain. Jim Pons (the bass player) has been seen with several different instruments so he could've been a collector; but based on his later work with Frank Zappa I'd say his style was certainly innovative and it was probably the poor man technique.