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Disc golf- like it's ball-and-club cousin- challenges the player to navigate the obstacles of a pre-designed course from tee to basket, with progress being marked by the distance of your throw. It's my favorite way to enjoy the outdoors- and most courses are free to play! The sport is easy and fun to get into, yet provides an exhilarating challenge to players of all skill levels. You can play to relax, socialize, or win, depending on your style.
What is disc golf, and
where did it come from?
With over 1000 courses in the US alone, you should have no problems
finding a course in your area.
Pick out some discs, grab a few friends, and go get throwing! Here are
some tips for new players.
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at 11:04 AM on April 3, 2008
(53 comments)
Many business owners have struggled with crime in their communities and the impact that can have on their business- but when the police have their hands full, sometimes your complaints just fall through the cracks. One Atlanta bar owner has taken matters into his own hands by
building a crime-fighting vigilante robot.
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at 9:45 AM on February 26, 2008
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Finger tapping
is a very fast guitar technique in which the picking hand is used to "tap" individual notes on the fretboard, while the fretting hand can either remain stationary or be used to do
hammer-ons/pull-offs to create even faster playing. Popularized in rock music by
Eddie van Halen (YT, great visual example) in the late 1970's, the technique has become almost essential for speed/metal guitar players. Although finger tapping has been dismissed as "wankery" by some, I think that the intense, jazzy stylings of
Stanley Jordan prove them wrong. (
here is Stanley playing two guitars!) For more tapping madness you can enjoy the furious, virtuous insanity of
Dragonforce (
full video), and be sure not to miss the speed genius of
Mr. Batio. Tapping isn't just for metal though, you can do it on a
bass or an
acoustic (amazing video).
Want to learn how?
This lesson should get you started.
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at 3:25 PM on December 21, 2006
(117 comments)
Torch my ride!
Debt-heavy consumers, finding their pocketbooks unable to support their monstrous gas-guzzlers, are apparently turning to perfectly rational and legal means of debt resolution: insurance fraud. Meanwhile, across the pond, people are are still immolating cars for the more
traditional reason: destroying the evidence. Should you find yourself in either situation any time soon Slate has a handy
guide for you. If you have no such plans however, you may still want to read
this in case your car ignites legitimately. And have a damn good story ready.
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at 9:37 AM on June 12, 2006
(44 comments)
Super hero pizza man defeats nefarious villain.
A delivery driver for Galactic Pizza, a Minneapolis restaurant, recently defeated a purse-snatching neer-do-well with the assistance of some valiant bystanders.
Galactic, which is dedicated to delivering pizza with a community- and environmentally-friendly oriented business model, delivers pizzas with 100% electric vehicles and purchases all their energy from renewable sources. Indeed, their
vision of the future is refreshing to see from any American business. Oh, and their drivers wear
super hero costumes, which seems more than appropriate considering the ethics of both their business and their heroic workers.
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at 2:58 PM on June 8, 2006
(31 comments)
An interesting interview
with
Varg Vikernes. Vikernes, as you may recall, is currently imprisoned for the 1993 murder of Øystein Aarseth (aka Euronymous), with whom he collaborated as bassist on Mayhem's incredible
De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (cheesy vocals notwithstanding). It is also widely believed that he was responsible for the burning of
Norway's first stave church, which has since been
rebuilt. It is arguable whether Vikernes is most notable for the murder, the arson, his band
Burzum, his dedication to
Ásatrú, or perhaps his fanatical racism. While I find many of his opinions to be reprehensible, his obvious intelligence and the strength of his convictions make him a fascinating, if frequently repugnant, person.
The story of Vikernes and the
black metal scene he helped spawn is chronicled in
Lords of Chaos, which is a phenomenal read and is recommended even to those who are not interested in the music it focuses on.
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at 11:37 AM on May 30, 2005
(55 comments)
The terror of a trapped mind is difficult to describe.
Have you ever awakened to complete immobility? If so, you probably suffer from
sleep paralysis, a condition that afflicts 25% of the American population. Such episodes, which usually only last for a few minutes, can frequently be accompanied by
bizarre hallucinations, and some believe the phenomenon is responsible for
alien abduction,
"Old Hag Syndrome", and the
incubus myth. Although most believe the disorder is genetic,
explinations vary.
Are you an experiencer? Then you understand how
frightening it can be. Luckily, you can
fight it.
(This is my first FPP in 3 years of reading, so comments and criticisms are very much appreciated.)
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at 1:14 AM on November 28, 2004
(102 comments)
