Via The Quietus: DJ Shadow’s Reconstructed: An Oral History. Interesting to hear his take on some of my favorite tracks (and some that aren’t).
Holy crap, is this beautiful: 1946 Bill Burke Belly Tank Tribute. Flathead Ford? Check. Wire wheels? Check. Dual carbs? Check.
Nice. A little sleuthing online, and I found the Honda Accord 2008-2010 Service Manual available for download.
Via Drawn: look at this beautiful piece by Eleanor Davis.
As usual, Ars Technica does a fantastic job of breaking down a complicated subject: How car engine tech does more with less.
The songs on Sea Change sounded like tracks Nick Drake should’ve recorded… They also sounded seasonally apt, which is no small thing. Sea Change came out on September 24, 2002, and “Sea Change” should be used to describe “autumnal.” It shouldn’t be the other way around.
Also, I meant to link to this weeks ago when I saw it. It’s all awesome, but as usual Patton Oswalt knocks it out of the fucking park:
Mitt Romney is the only person I’ve ever seen who’s traveled the world in wealth and comfort and managed to narrow the canvas of his experience and opinions.
via 90 DAYS, 90 REASONS.
Yeah, yeah, it’s another political opinion piece, but I love the following quote:
…a truth that was put into words by the child psychologist John Bowlby, that life is best organized as a series of daring ventures from a secure base.
via the NYTimes.com.
Wow. I probably definitely don’t have enough money for one of these, but I love the Bell & Ross WW1-92 Military watch. I also like the BR 126 Original too.
“I don’t want to make decisions about what I’m eating or wearing. Because I have too many other decisions to make.” He mentioned research that shows the simple act of making decisions degrades one’s ability to make further decisions. It’s why shopping is so exhausting. “You need to focus your decision-making energy. You need to routinize yourself. You can’t be going through the day distracted by trivia.”