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Tyler, The Creator and BADBADNOTGOOD

Gilles Peterson, as you may already have realized, is the man. A couple of weeks ago he mentioned this video at the tail end of Nihal’s show (during the record swap).

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Create New Text File in Folder on OSX Lion

I’ve been wanting to find a solution to create a new text file in a folder on Mac OSX for a while… ages actually. Some people don’t seem to need this, but I do it all the time — I’ve got a folder open and I want to add a quick note to the folder.

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Moe’s Notes and Journler

On my iPhone I use Moe’s Notes. Love it. Does what I need it to do. Evernote offers conveniences and some terrific features but I like to keep my data close to home.

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WRVU & WRAS

By and large I’ve given up on radio unless I know the station (KKFI here in Kansas City, KCRW in LA, WKCR in New York). On a recent road trip though I was passing through Nashville while on the phone with a friend and he told me to turn on…

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New York Eyes

Fantastic track, even better video. New York Club in the 80’s… New York Eyes by Nicole McLoud & Timmy Thomas.        

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Half Seas Over: Gilles Peterson Podcast

The longtime Radio 1 DJ Gilles Peterson has been doing free podcasts for a few years now. This one’s a classic. I haven’t been this homesick for New York City in ages… wonderful hour.      

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Danny MacAskill

  I first saw this when the views were a couple hundred thousand… then they went to a million. Now we’re at 18. Eighteen million views. I’m probably 20 of those. No matter how many times I see it, it gets better and better. Genius is fun 😉

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There Was A Boy

  No idea where or how I first head this from Pennsylvania-native Meg Baird. Doesn’t matter. I’m speechless. It’s on last.fm and amazon.com. MySpace.

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TED Talks: Richard Preston

    Eighteen minutes that will rewire your brain: journalist Richard Preston on the Pacific Northwest Redwoods.    

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Slap Chop

  Pure genius — and surely officially-sanctioned viral marketing though it’s kept on the DL. Hire a DJ to remix an infomercial? Why not?    

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