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simracing
My interest in simracing started about 4 years ago when I bought a Sony PlayStation 3 Gran Turismo 6 Bundle. Beginning my gaming experience with the PS3 wireless controller, soon I felt the urge to switch to a steering wheel and pedals instead, so I ordered a Fanatec wheel together with compatible pedals and a proper stand for both of them. As long as I used to play GT6 on the PS3 I put my…
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forced down
(Featured Image shared under CC license from Artes Max) Just before the second Formula One Grand Prix of the season, the former F1 driver and 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Stefan Johansson has made clear why the race action at F1 season’s opener Melbourne a couple of weeks ago was rather soporific: […] unfortunately, it was just more of the same thing we’ve had for the last few years. And why wouldn’t it be?…
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log out
At the beginning of last year I deactivated my Facebook account. The information that I got flushed in my timeline just sucked most of the time. I had already quit commenting on a regular basis but daily kept flicking through the posts inside the filter bubble the algorithm had progressively built like an invisible shield around my account. The only solution to get rid of this unhealthy habit and stay away from the Social Network…
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the american dollar
Some time ago I posted an awesome video by the post-rock duo The American Dollar. As I was browsing through their songs on iTunes music store earlier I nearly downloaded their newest album “A Memory Stream” although their self-titled debut album was equally tempting. But then I decided to first take a look at their Myspace website and I was happy to find the possibility there to buy a physical CD bundle for a price…
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how to protect the blue heart of the planet
Sylvia Earle, TED Prize Winner 2009: The next 10 years may be the most important in the next 10 000 years. (via)
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anesthetized
Heading down the motorway to the place where rhythm and vibes emerge from the bowels of a red monolith, you think about the urge to fill the empty spaces in heart and mind with music and lyrics. You seem to be stuck in a communication cul-de-sac too narrow to turn around and without reverse gear on your vehicle. The only way out would be up to the meta level from where the outlook is different.…
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Bollocks
Reading about the Bollocks Court Case (24/11/1977) I found this quotation from Reverend James Kingsley, professor of English studies at Nottingham University, giving evidence as a witness about the meaning of the word “bollocks” appearing in the album title of The Sex Pistols‘ only official album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols: “The word has been used as a nickname for clergymen. Clergymen are known to talk a good deal of rubbish and…
