Based on the positive reaction to last week’s Brief Introduction to Jazz post, I decided to create a new weeklyish column called “The Listening Room,” where I introduce you to new artists/styles of music, and you tell me if you think they’re any good. Deal? Deal. Today’s post features the musical style known as “Neo-Bop,”…
(Pete’s second post on Bitcoin is a sequel to his original post and my followup — JB) So how does Bitcoin actually work? It works by the voluntary association of peer-to-peer computer nodes all around the world, much like BitTorrent. Except whereas BitTorrent each carry slightly different files on them, each Bitcoin node carries the exact…
(I’ve asked Pete Dushenski, of Contravex mild fame and arguing-on-this-site minor fame, to give our readers a sort of primer/polemic on cryptocurrency in general and Bitcoin in particular. We are starting with an introductory piece he’s written to get you up to speed. This afternoon I’ll be running a piece of my own to help…
In a move that shocked precisely nobody, Macy’s is closing seven stores and laying off 5,000 workers across the country. In addition to being predictable because of the rise of e-commerce and the never-ending retail slump that likely ends with brick-and-mortar becoming a thing of the past, it’s predictable because Macy’s originally announced this plan in…
In response to “What Would You Like To See Here?” I’ve decided to re-post something from my old blog. It’s a bit of a jazz primer for those of you who said you’d like more music recommendations. I’ve added some bonus content—the above video is some advanced content from the the great Kenny Garrett…
If you’re not familiar with Electrek, go here and read all about Frederic Lambert, the “Editor-in-Chief and Main Writer” at Electrek (according to his unintentionally hilarious LinkedIn page) and his ethically-challenged mindset and probably-illegal behavior. Since Freddy’s behavior has helped him make more than Donald Trump, he’s starting to act like the POTUS on Twitter…
In today’s version of Ask You, I ask you: would you listen to a Riverside Green podcast? I can already hear my brother moaning about this, despite the fact that I’m currently 200+ miles away from him. Podcasts are awful. Nobody is good at them. I can write three articles in the time it takes to do…
Some of you mentioned that you’d like to hear about more track stuff—so here’s more track stuff! Please welcome our newest Guest Writer, Steve Ulfelder!—Bark Hot diggity, I thought as the alarm rattled me from Fangio dreams, the day is finally here! All the heel-toe practice, all the years watching racing on TV and wondering…
In 1987, Lincoln was making hay while the sun shined. After the drastic downsizing of arch-rival Cadillac, which started in 1985 with their FWD Fleetwoods and DeVilles then continued with mini-me Eldorados and Sevilles in 1986-87, Lincoln was poised to take advantage by offering some traditional American luxury!
I’ve been watching with great interest as the photos from Jalopnik’s recent ‘Radwood” ‘80s and ‘90s car show come trickling out over the internet. I’m happy to see that, after years of being overshadowed by the cars of the earlier decades, cars of this era are finally getting some love. As a member of…
