Six years ago today, Hunter S. Thompson committed suicide. His suicide note was titled “Football Season is Over” and read as follows:
“No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun — for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax — This won’t hurt.”
Here’s a video tribute to one of the greatest writers of all time, and the inventor of all things gonzo:
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I don’t remember learning about these guys in school.
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I’ve posted a few of these Fifty People One Question videos here on Pie Heaven before, but since somebody made one in Ithaca, NY — the alma mater of most of our Pie Heaven contributors — I felt the need to post it. Enjoy!
Fifty People One Question – Ithaca from Jackson Eagan on Vimeo.
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This is on my short list of coolest science video I’ve ever come across.
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Try as you might, you can’t walk in a straight line without a visible guide point, like the Sun or a star. You might think you’re walking straight, but as NPR’s Robert Krulwich reports, a map of your route would reveal you are doomed to walk in circles.
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What a great father Richard must have had.
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Brilliant explanation of how “queueing theory” – developed by engineers to route phone calls – can be used to find the most efficient arrangement of cashiers and check out lines.
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A very interesting clip from The West Wing from a few years ago that challenges our perceptions of how we view Planet Earth. “You can’t do that.” “Why not?” “cos its freaking me out!”
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A law school professor and former criminal defense attorney tells you why you should never agree to be interviewed by the police. This is a long but MUST WATCH video. Everyone should know how and why to use their 5th Amendment Rights.
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And what a year it’s been….
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Hans Rosling, a guru of data animation, is at it again. Here is a very cool video showing 200 years of life expectancy/wealth progress in just four minutes, using a very interesting presentation style. Brilliant.
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Suddenly I’m very interested in math…
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Professor Richard Quinn was so disgusted by evidence that many of his students had cheated in their midterm exam that he gave them this lecture to them a life-long lesson. You can cut the tension in this room with a knife. YEESH.
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Absolutely right on all counts. Way to go, Morgan Freeman!
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Stephen Fry shares some brilliant thoughts on those annoying language purists / grammar nazis.
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