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I watched this twice. The second time, it set off several minutes of uncontrolled laughing. Now my ribs hurt. I don't dare watch it a third time.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/558516

We've Been Wrong About Everything

[ This was a referral from Unholy Rouleur, but through the miracle of Instapaper, I'm a month late. ]

My new hero, Chief (not chef, really Chief) Mario Vittone: We've Been Wrong About Everything.

Thinking about this post, I wanted to say that this video is important but couldn't figure out how to do that without sounding like a prick. Well, the Rouleur has no such worries, so I'll just blurb what he said:

It's Chief Vittone's discussion on how we got everything wrong. He's talking about Coast Guard training at the end, but his broader points deal with theories of knowledge; how we "know" things and why we're very frequently wrong. It may well be the most important thing you read or listen to this summer. If you're actually listening to him, it should change how you think, for the better.

Seriously. No fooling.

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Today's best thing is a line from a Tribe Called Quest song...

"Sometimes I have to cuss just to prove my damn point."

Lab Safety

Worth reading, especially the engineer's report.

Macbeth comics

Kate Beaton, you are my hero: comics on a theme.

Thank you, Mr. Mann.

No further comment.

Ronde preview

Less than a week to the Ronde van Vlaanderen. I was going to say it's like a week until Christmas, but it's more than that - my two favorite bike races are on consecutive weekends. So it's more like, a week before Christmas, with the second and sometimes better second Christmas just a week beyond that.

Anyway.

Apparently I have become the type of nerd that enjoys helmetcam videos; here is Michael Barry and Team Sky in Belgium. Posted and filmed by one of the only Canadians in the ProTour.

Other good helmetcam vids: Levi on Pine Flat Road, and J.A. Flecha in Italy.