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Apple: Greenpeace’s Cloud Math is Busted » Data Center Knowledge
Apple: Greenpeace’s Cloud Math is Busted » Data Center Knowledge: “Apple says it will use 20 megawatts of power at full capacity in its North Carolina data center, about one-fifth the amount estimated by Greenpeace in a report that is sharply critical of Apple and other data center operators for relying upon “dirty” energy sources to power their cloud computing operations.
Apple’s statement raises questions about the credibility of the estimates in the Greenpeace report, and illustrates the difficulty of seeking to estimate data center power usage – a detail that many companies are unwilling to disclose on their own.”
Peter Brotzmann / Mark Sanders / Anthony Cox – YouTube
John Butcher and Mark Sanders (part 1) – YouTube
For Army troops, prescription drugs may add to fog of war – latimes.com
For Army troops, prescription drugs may add to fog of war – latimes.com: “More than 110,000 active-duty Army troops last year took antidepressants, sedatives and other prescription medications. Some see a link to aberrant behavior.”
Sesame Street – Psychedelic alphabet – YouTube
Ray Dennis Steckler, Low-Budget Auteur, Dies at 70 – NYTimes.com
Ray Dennis Steckler, Low-Budget Auteur, Dies at 70 – NYTimes.com: “So urged an ad for “The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?,” the 1964 cinematic tour de force by Ray Dennis Steckler, a director whose surrealistically impossible plots went beyond zombies to display superheroes, rockers, bikini-clad beach girls — and flourishes of what some saw as inspired moviemaking.”
Vas Deferens Organization – Coupe Poudre Scirocco – YouTube
Marijuana advocates blast Obama over Oaksterdam University raid | The Raw Story
Marijuana advocates blast Obama over Oaksterdam University raid | The Raw Story: “Six organizations looking to reform U.S. drug laws urged President Barack Obama to halt raids on medical marijuana providers following the raid on Oaksterdam University in California.
“Our coalition represents the views of tens of millions of Americans who believe the war on medical marijuana patients and providers you are fighting is misguided and counterproductive,” Drug Policy Alliance, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, Marijuana Policy Project, National Cannabis Industry Association, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, and Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) wrote in a letter to the President.
Oaksterdamn University, which trained people to work in the booming medical marijuana industry, was raided by federal agents on Monday.”
The Living Art and Sounds of Michael Alan | .Crudo
The Living Art and Sounds of Michael Alan | .Crudo: “I’m working a record deal/split album and maybe more with Vas Deferens Organization. I believe they’re the future of sound and people should really pay attention to them. It’s why I’m doing this record thing. I never had any intention of a record deal. It’s a limited edition and going to be coming out on vinyl or CD soon. I believe what they’re doing is really high art and the sounds…oh boy, I just had to join them. I don’t believe in much art today, but they are doing it!”
Brad Laner – June Gloom – LOVE THIS TRACK!
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council – News – Story – Michael Alans Living Installations We Are All Living Installations At Dumbo
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council – News – Story – Michael Alans Living Installations We Are All Living Installations At Dumbo: “The soundtrack from Sound Drawing ranges from collaborations with Alan and artist Kenny Scharf, Jello Biafra from the Dead Kennedys, Vas Deferens Organization, Japanther, Jeff and Jane Hudson, Geneva Jacuzzi, Noah Becker, Renaldo from Renaldo and the Loaf and many, many more. A new way of merging art and music and bringing it into a gallery and performance space, the Living Installation asks the audience to slow down, listen to the soundtrack, watch the performers act out the music while Alan turns himself, the performers and the space into an installation.”
Senators Who Voted To Protect Oil Tax Breaks Received $23,582,500 From Big Oil
Senators Who Voted To Protect Oil Tax Breaks Received $23,582,500 From Big Oil | ThinkProgress: “– The 47 senators voting against the bill have received $23,582,500 in career contributions from oil and gas. The 51 senators voting to repeal oil tax breaks have received $5,873,600.
– The senators who voted for Big Oil’s handouts received on average over four times as much career oil cash as those who voted to end them.
– Overall, Senate Republicans have taken $23.2 million in oil and gas contributions. Democrats received $6.66 million.
– Since 2011, Senate Republicans have voted seven times for pro-Big Oil interests and against clean energy three times.”
Study: Milky Way may harbor ‘billions’ of potentially habitable planets | The Raw Story
Hathos Alert – YIKESSSS!!!
Mike Kelley obituary: L.A. contemporary artist dies at 57 – latimes.com
Mike Kelley obituary: L.A. contemporary artist dies at 57 – latimes.com: “Mike Kelley, an influential Los Angeles artist whose physically messy and psychologically complex projects laid the groundwork for present-day installation art, has died. He was 57.
He was found dead Tuesday evening at his home in South Pasadena in what several friends described as a suicide following a serious depression. “We can’t confirm a suicide pending an autopsy or coroner’s report,” said one of the estate’s trustees, art historian John Welchman.
Paul Schimmel, the chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, called Kelley a “great advocate for artists as well as a great artist,” noting his role teaching at the Art Center College of Design.
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Shoe String Theory (With Vas Deferens Organization) by Michael Alan Alien
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Let’s Visit the World of the Future – YouTube
Sun Araw – Horse Steppin’ – YouTube
Punk rockers defy the world’s most repressive regimes
Punk rockers defy the world’s most repressive regimes | The Raw Story: “First, then, to Iraq, and news that will surely warm the heart of anyone who still believes the US and Britain attacked that country to introduce it to the wonders of democracy and tolerance. Last weekend, Reuters reported that at least 14 young people had recently been stoned to death in Baghdad, thanks to “a campaign by Shi-ite militants against youths wearing Western-style ‘emo’ clothes and haircuts”.”
McConnell: Marijuana use causes death | The Raw Story
McConnell: Marijuana use causes death | The Raw Story: “Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) recently replied back to one of his constituents to declare that marijuana usage leads to death, according to the Huffington Post.
McConnell sent a response letter to the constituent, who posted it on the pot supporting website grasscity.com Tuesday morning. The Kentucky senator candidly expressed his disagreement and concern over legalizing marijuana in the February 14th letter, citing a medical marijuana bill introduced by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) in 2011.”
BBC News – French comics artist Jean Giraud – Moebius – dies at 73
BBC News – French comics artist Jean Giraud – Moebius – dies at 73: “Jean Giraud, one of France’s leading comics artists, has died in Paris at the age of 73 after a long illness.
He drew for more than 50 years, under various names, but was most widely known as Moebius.
He was popular in the US and Japan, working with legend Stan Lee and manga artists, as well as in his homeland
He also worked on design concepts and storyboards for a number of top science fiction films, including Alien, Tron, The Abyss and The Fifth Element.
Giraud trained at art school and turned to comics after working as an illustrator in the advertising and fashion industries.
His best known work in his native country was probably the Lieutenant Blueberry character but he also worked on the Silver Surfer with Stan Lee.
The Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art staged a major Giraud retrospective in 2010.”
Peter Bergman obituary: Comedian in Firesign Theatre troupe dies at 72 – latimes.com
VAS DEFERENS ORGANIZATION singeing the empyreal membrane
Michael Alan Art
The Tubes Prime Time – YouTube
Partners in ‘slime’ – WWW.THEDAILY.COM
Partners in ‘slime’ – WWW.THEDAILY.COM: “The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s continued purchase of so-called pink slime for school lunches makes no sense, according to two former microbiologists at the Food Safety Inspection Service.
“I have a 2-year-old son,” microbiologist Gerald Zirnstein told The Daily. “And you better believe I don’t want him eating pink slime when he starts going to school.””
Pat Robertson: Marijuana ‘absolutely’ should be legalized
Pat Robertson: Marijuana ‘absolutely’ should be legalized | The Raw Story: “Conservative televangelist Pat Robertson says he has become a “hero of the hippie culture” by calling for marijuana to be legalized.
“I really believe we should treat marijuana the way we treat beverage alcohol,” Robertson told The New York Times on Wednesday. “I’ve never used marijuana and I don’t intend to, but it’s just one of those things that I think: this war on drugs just hasn’t succeeded.””