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according to Thrillist, Boston is home to one of the “Best Whiskey Bars in America.” Somerville’s Saloon

Hard to believe, but the BBC weren't sure if Doctor Who could go on without David Tennant. They were seriously considering pulling the plug on the show when the Tenth Doctor moved on, according to head writer Steven Moffat.

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The business has grown to two additional locations: a second food cart near Portland State University and a 36-seat restaurant in Southeast Portland that doubles as a production space for Nong's bottled sauces. The brick and mortar restaurant also has an expanded menu, including a vegetarian version of her signature dish, a pork and rice option, and spicy house-made pickles. We couldn't wait to try it all.

There are two drinks that really define us. The "Bourbon Renewal" is probably our most popular drink: According to my computers, I sell more of that drink every year than others. We're talking like 10,000, like some fucking crazy amount number... maybe it's 5,000. [Laughs] It's bourbon, lemon, cassis, bitters, and a little bit of sugar. It's just a whiskey sour, basically with some fucking berry flavoring, but it's really good. I came up with that drink in Eugene, and it always did okay in Eugene, but when I moved to Portland and put on the menu and it was immediately popular. I even see it on other bar menus around town. The other thing we're known for is our Old Fashioneds. We make a lot of Old Fashioneds at Clyde. We're worked very hard to get all the bartenders up to speed on the Old Fashioneds and it's a really easy drink to make, but it's a really easy drink to fuck up. So I spent a lot of time when I first moved here getting that drink really dialed in. And it paid off, because I think most people that come in think we make the best Old Fashioned in town. I don't know if it's true, but, well, I think they're right.

Scott Lively, the former Oregonian who's made international headlines for his role in Ugandan anti-gay legislation is the subject of a recent story in DigBoston. 

LIvely rose to prominence in the 1980s in Oregon as the communications director for the Oregon Citizens Alliance, a group that promoted anti-gay legislation at the county and state levels. The group promoted Measure 9, an unsuccessful 1992 state-wide ballot measure that equated homosexuality with pedophilia.

Lively, now a pastor in Springfield, Mass., is running for governor and was originally left out of a candidate round-up Dig compiled earlier this month.

A quick review of Lively's website shows he hasn't changed his message.

"My views on LGBT issues are rooted in the Bible," Lively writes.  "I am deeply concerned for those who self-identify as homosexuals, bisexuals and transgender because the Bible warns that they will suffer great harm, both physically and spiritually. Honest observers can attest that the validity of this warning is manifest around us"

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John Brooker, a 75-year-old retiree in Norfolk, England, has spent the past 10 years patiently sculpting a hedge into a fantastic 100-foot-long dragon.

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Long before they became New Wave icons with their 1980 hit "Whip It" and even before they shocked America with a surreal performance on Saturday Night Live in 1978, Devo were just a bunch of nerds recording incredibly bizarre and subversive songs in various basements across their native Akron. "The songs were incredibly whacked-out," says Devo bassist Jerry Casale. "At the time we made them, we weren't focused on any kind of commerciality at all."

Devo's Jerry Casale Remembers His Brother Bob: 'Devo Was a Unit'

The songs eventually came out on the 1990 collection Hardcore Devo, but only the most devoted fans are familiar with songs like "I'm A Potato" and "I Need A Chick." (Sample lyric from the latter song: "I need a chick to suck my dick/I need a dog to lick my hog.") "We weren't thinking about an audience when we wrote 'I Need A Chick,'' says Casale. "It was just an honest declaration of pain and need."

Nearly all of these songs haven't been touched in any capacity since 1977, around the time that Devo began crafting a stage show that essentially endured (with some slight modifications) through last year. "At the end of our last tour we started talking about abandoning everything and doing a tour that was purely artistic," says Casale. "We thought it would be cool to revisit the old basement recordings. The thought was, 'What if we we play songs we haven't played in 35 years for a crowd that never heard them except on old basement recordings?'" 

The tour was in the early planning stages when Bob Casale, Devo rhythm guitarist and Jerry's brother, died suddenly of heart failure in February. "It was a horrific shock and an explosion in the Devo universe," says Casale. "For a month or so, nobody talked about anything. But then we realized we can still do it and make it a memorial to Bob and raise money for his family. He died without a will and life insurance. Devo hadn't been playing many gigs when he died, so his finances were pretty depleted. We've also raised money for his family through an online donation drive."

The original idea was to bring the show to art galleries. "Logistically, it just wasn't possible," says Casale. "That takes a year of planning because galleries are booked up way in advance. We had to settle for a traditional way of playing in regular venues."

The tour kicks off June 18th in Baltimore and runs through July 2nd in Austin. The group has no idea how crowds will react to Devo concerts without famous songs like "Whip It" and "Girl U Want." "It might create the early Devo experience of people yelling at us and walking out," says Casale. "It will really jolt us back into the past."

Longtime Devo drummer Josh Freese will be behind the kit, but nobody has been brought in to replace Bob Casale. "We decided to leave it raw and stripped down," says Casale. "We were kind of White Stripes-ish and Black Keys-ish before those guys were out of diapers. We're very familiar with how to play stripped-down, primitive stuff. I think it'll make it more powerful in a way because you'll hear each of the parts."

Devo recorded at least 40 songs during their early basement era. "We've isolated it down to 25 for the show," says Casale. "We're going to start rehearsing soon and get it down beyond that. We just want to see which ones are the most fun to play. We're definitely going to play 'Mechanical Man,' though." 

Unlike recent tours, the group will not take the stage in their trademark red energy domes or yellow jumpsuits. "We're going to shock people with our outfits," says Casale. "We may just dress in street clothes and possibly, as happened in real life, a friend will interrupt us with yellow jumpsuits. That's what happened in real life. I bought them through an industrial catalog. One night we were rehearsing and a friend rang the doorbell and brought them down to the basement. We tried them on in front of each other, so we might try them on onstage."

The shows will mark the first Devo gigs without Bob Casale. "We don't really know what it'll be like to play without him," says Casale. "And we're subjecting ourselves to a very strange situation on purpose. It'll be cathartic for the fans to see us play, and the shows will be cathartic confrontations. That's what it means to be in Devo in the first place."

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Millionaire Hiding Envelopes Of Cash Around San Francisco, Plans To Expand ... Headlines & Global News Social media has been buzzing with excited strangers posting pictures of the envelopes they find, sometimes taped to ATMs, parking meters or under benches. (Photo : TWITTER). People in the Bay Area are playing an exciting game of treasure hunt, as a ... and more »

On a recent visit to Cooper’s Hall, the new keg winery/taproom in Southeast, there were a couple of nice surprises. Firstly, despite publicity shots suggesting the space had all the charm of an aircraft hanger, the taproom has been skillfully designed to convey a warm, almost intimate quality... even at a time when it wasn’t particularly busy. Secondly, though known for the dozens of wine choices available by glass, carafe and growler (capped and sealed so you can take it home) they also have a cocktail menu.
Sure, it may just feature a half dozen options, but the menu displays both ingenuity and flair. The bartender, Erik—partly responsible for creating the list—enthused about the cocktails and his collection of potions (including saline, herbsaint, Mt. Hood hops and Boker’s Bitters) as much as the wine, and rightly so. The Coopers Shandy mixes lager, white wine, rose liqueur and lemon in a pint glass over ice resulting in a drink that is surprisingly balanced and refreshing. The Cue Lazarus, meanwhile, is a blend of gin, lemon, apricot, vermouth and absinthe, a combination that isn’t as boozy as it sounds, with a crisp, almost medicinal flavor. Cooper’s is a welcome addition to the cocktail scene... even if it is a winery.
Cooper's Hall, 406 SE 6th

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In an open letter published Tuesday on the website Barbwire, [Joe the Plumber] went out of his way to explain to the victims' parents that the deaths won't undermine his "Constitutional rights."

"I am sorry you lost your child. I myself have a son and daughter and the one thing I never want to go through, is what you are going through now," wrote Wurzelbacher, who became something of a mascot for John McCain's failed 2008 presidential campaign. "But: As harsh as this sounds – your dead kids don’t trump my Constitutional rights."

These comments were aimed at Richard Martinez, the father of Christopher Martinez, one of the six students murdered (according to authorities) by Elliot Rodger. Mr. Martinez wasted no time raising his voice against and blaming the NRA for the death of his son. And, yes, the NRA is to blame. And, yes, the weak reasoning powers of men and women like Joe the Plumber (and there are so many of them) present one of the many reasons why guns should be strictly controlled in our society.

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First off I’d like to thank everyone who gave their input on our first user survey. Over 380 people completed it, giving us a very good read of what our users are interested in and how they feel we should best be supporting ourselves. This kind of input is critical to our mission of building a quality self-hosted data platform that all individuals have complete control and input over. Thank you!

 

 

Many of you took the time to write helpful additional comments on a wide variety of subjects. We really appreciate your input and have read every single comment. We will to take on board as many recommendations as we can.

Why are you interested in arkOS?

The results of this survey have been very encouraging. You told us that you want to use arkOS because it is important for you to be able to own your own data and ensure it’s privacy and security above all else. We will continue our focus on making sure that arkOS stays fully open source, secure, and safe to use.

What do you want to use your arkOS server for?

A significant majority of people would use arkOS as a file sync server before anything else, followed by easy-to-use calendar and contacts, file shares, and email hosting. Because of this, we are putting a renewed focus on building a quality File Sync plugin for arkOS, one that can handle many different types of files competently and securely. We hope to have more news on this and improvements to other plugins for Genesis version 0.7.

Hardware and subscription services

When it comes to the option of buying hardware from us (an imagined ‘arkBox’), the answers were pretty clear. Nearly half of you are happy with the hardware you already have or plan to build your own. That being said, just over 50% of people are interested in buying dedicated hardware, so we will certainly explore this option in the future.

Subscription services, (offsite backups, DNS services and renting a VPS in a data centre) show similar results. Around half of you have no interest in such services. The other half are mostly unsure, with a smaller percentage showing a positive interest. Quite a few people explained in the comments that they put ‘Maybe’ for these choices as they’d need more information on pricing and how the service would work before making a decision.

We are committed to staying open and free

Many of you voiced your confusion or worry regarding subscription services. I think it’s important to be very specific regarding what we are looking to do so I’d like to take this opportunity to clarify some of our rationale.

First, any services added will be entirely optional. The operating system itself and all of its installed plugins will always be completely free of charge for people to use as they see fit. They will be created with the utmost concern for our users’ privacy rights and the security required to ensure them. They will also continue to be available on a wide array of hardware platforms, no matter what kind of alternatives we end up offering. This is non-negotiable, as it is central to our vision of building an OS and platform that people have real choice over and trust with their data.

So what does this mean for the options we’ve proposed thus far? The system in the works to make connecting to arkOS servers easier, DelugeDNS (dynamic DNS / port proxy), is once again completely optional. Many people are simply unable to get static IP addresses, which normally are required when hosting services. So rather than allow these people to give up the idea of self-hosting altogether, we want to give them an option to assist them with the process. This implies a small degree of centralization to aid the otherwise decentralized architecture. Our position is that, if you require 10% of centralized architecture to make a 90% decentralized architecture work, then there is still a significant end benefit to the user. This same principle holds true when you consider the privacy/security aspects of such a tool (when HTTPS is used with your own domain, for example, we have no ability to decrypt your communications even if you are using DelugeDNS).

The same philosophy holds true for the encrypted backup service Drydock. All backups will be encrypted on your own hardware, making the offsite storage location nothing more than a kind of “dumb warehouse” that just stores gibberish. So even in the remote case that the warehouse is broken into (so to speak), the contents would still be illegible to the attacker. Furthermore we don’t plan on “rolling our own”: the software backend would most likely be a dependable and secure solution that already exists, like Tahoe-LAFS or another similar system.

Our motivation for creating services like this is to take decentralized self-hosting to the masses: bringing the privacy and security implications of self-hosting together with the convenience you want and need for your services, without seriously compromising on either side of this equation.

We are looking for simple ways in which we can support our operations and the development we are doing on arkOS as a whole. We see ourselves as a bit of an “anti-startup”: making a new technology platform that isn’t backed by venture capitalists or shareholders, and therefore not subject to conflicts of interest or the ever-expanding “privacy slide” that large corporations often find themselves in. Our users must have the say when it comes to the things we do, period. So in proposing a nominal charge for these services, they can be a significant part of how we sustain the people we now have, putting their time and energy into making a great system for you, instead of working to constantly maximize profit at your expense.

I hope the above helps you understand our motivations with regards to these services. We realize that not everyone will want or need to use them. For the people who need them, or would find value in them, we want to make them available. If that enables us to support our operations, it will be a benefit to everyone that uses arkOS since we will be more able to sustain continued development. If you want to help support us without using these services, donations will always be accepted.

Thanks for your continued encouragement and participation in arkOS!

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The tax cuts given to the top 1% just make it worse.

Pete Abrams’ webcomic Sluggy Freelance has been running for roughly a hair short of forever. Launched in 1997, Sluggy is a stalwart survivor of the first wave of webcomics … and it shows. Despite being one of the most popular and enduring webcomics, the site still looks like it was developed on Geocities and optimized […]

With the rise of the “sharing economy,” many have asked the same question, though perhaps not with the same excitement. But this was Share, a conference meant to “catalyze the sharing economy,” organized by sharing economy lobbying group Peers and capitalism-for-good boosters SOCAP, sponsored by Airbnb, Lyft, eBay, and attended by about 500 investors, entrepreneurs, and advocates.

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Amazon’s relationship with Marvel appears to be back to normal.  All of the titles that were listed with long shipping delays two weeks ago now list Amazon’s customarily prompt shipping turnarounds.  And discounts also appear to now be in a more normal range on Marvel titles.  We also looked at a number of titles due for release in the coming months, including several Guardians of the Galaxy volumes, and found that pre-order listings were normal and offering shipment on the release date.

Yen Press, on the other hand, is now the victim of even more aggressive Amazon tactics to suppress its sales.  Two upcoming Yen manga launches, Gou-Dere Sora Nagihara and Love at Fourteen (see "Yen Press Announces New Manga"), are listed as "currently unavailable" on Amazon, but are being offered on other sites such as Barnes & Noble’s.  Amazon’s backlist availability remains delayed on many Yen volumes.  Not all Yen pre-orders are unavailable; Amazon is taking pre-orders for High School DXD Vol.1 for release this week. 

Starbucks has an absolutely astonishing presence in the United States: an analysis by Quartz this week found that on a trip from Boston to Philadelphia, for example, it’s possible to never be more than 10 miles from one of its stores.

The Seattle-based chain also has a large and growing presence in international markets: Seoul has more Starbucks locations than New York City does, and Canada has more stores on a per capita basis than anywhere else in the world.

There is, however, a wealthy international market where the coffee chain has struggled: Australia. That might seem surprising, given it is one of the world’s wealthiest countries and is also completely obsessed with coffee.

Starbucks opened its first Australian store in 2000, and then expanded rapidly in the country. But by 2008, after racking up a reported $143 million in losses on its 87 stores, it had decided to shutter two-thirds of those stores. Overnight, it sold the remaining 24 of them to a private retail company, The Withers Group, which owns hundreds of 7-Eleven convenience stores in the country.

At the moment, Starbucks has a little more than one store per million residents in Australia, toward the bottom end for OECD economies where the chain is present, and far fewer than the number of stores it has, on a per capita basis,  in comparable markets such as Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US.

The new owners of Starbucks in Australia are talking a big game, telling the Sydney Morning Herald that they plan to invest in the brand, improve the in-store experience and open new locations as part of a push to make it “the most successful coffee chain in Australia.”

But Starbucks’ struggles in the country are best explained by the fact that Australia—like France, where Starbucks has also made only modest inroads, and Italy, where the chain has no stores—already has a relatively sophisticated coffee culture. Starbucks was simply unable to impose itself upon that culture.

Coffee in Australia is dominated by small, independent, European-style cafes. According to IBIS World, there are more than 6,600 independent cafes and coffee shops in Australia, generating about $4 billion in revenue a year, mainly from coffee sales. It is also quite literally a matter of taste. Coffee in Australia means espresso, and not the watery, brewed variety so common in the US. Ask any Australian expat (on the east coast at least) about the coffee in the US, and we will tell you that it is terrible. Fortunately for us, there are signs that this is beginning to change.

The most typical Australian coffee order might be the “flat white,” which has been described as “a single or double shot topped with milk that’s been steamed into velvety ‘wet’ foam, smaller and less milky than a latte, served in a cappuccino cup, but without the froth.” Ironically, Starbucks is now selling flat whites in the UK. 

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I built a robot that mixes drinks named Bar Mixvah.  It utilizes an Arduino microcontroller switching a series of pumps via transistors on the physical layer, and the MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, Angular.js, Node.js) and jQuery for the frontend and backend.  In this post, I’ll teach you how I made it.  You can follow along and build one just like it!  I’ve also put the 3d model (blender), stl files, and the code up on GitHub for you guys to download.  See the link at the bottom of the page.  Here’s the video of the robot…

Boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) are big news in 2014. If Scarlett Johansson's Sodastream fiasco didn't grab your attention, perhaps the American Studies Association's boycott of Israeli universities did, or Netanyahu's increasing talk of million-dollar PR campaigns, legal offensives and diplomacy efforts to counter the BDS threat. Opinion pages are filled with debate, John Kerry has warned Israel that it could be facing a delegitimization campaign "on steroids" and voices from all sides are speculating that a boycott movement against Israel could be about to break into the mainstream.

But what would that actually mean in supermarkets and shopping baskets? The BDS campaign covers all Israeli products: It's a broad tactic aimed to pressure the state itself to change. But it also reserves a special focus for companies that are actually involved in — and make hefty profits from — occupation policies. These organizations may be forced to pay attention to the boycott very soon — and they may not be the ones you'd expect.

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