California Taxing authority goes after man even after he moves out of state-- The man fights back.
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YouTube description: Near Slab City, California, a man painted a hill. It was outsider art: Leonard Knight had no training and no great masters to imitate. But somehow, he created something that resonates... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 551 views • 4:25YouTube description: In Calipatria, California, the town is below sea level -- but their flag pole isn't. But what does "sea level" mean? Is it just theory, or is there more behind it?... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 495 views • 2:58In Lancaster, California, there's a musical road. When you drive over it, it plays the William Tell Overture. Unfortunately, it's out of tune. Here's why.
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 6 months ago • 1,270 views • 3:29youtube- TEDx Talks Published on Sep 7, 2017 Imagine a global "Hive Mind" that can tap the knowledge, wisdom, insights, and intuitions of millions of people, and produce a super-intelligence that is... continue reading
posted by Buck 6 years 7 months ago • 119 views • 15:59YouTube description: In 1971, sushi was not widely consumed in North America. In fact, it wasn't popular at all. Chef Hidekazu Tojo, a Japanese chef new to Vancouver, British Columbia, needed to find... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 460 views • 2:18It was just a routine workers’ compensation fraud case for Ken Sheppard. Show up for a spot check, do some surveillance of the subject and keep it pushing. But on March 3, 2014, it was anything but routine... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 1 week ago • 1,157 views • 5:01From NYT: "...a really big drain called a spillway. And once you see it full of spiraling water, it is hard to take your eyes off it. For the first time in a decade, January and February have brought... continue reading
posted by chicchorea 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,883 views • 1:31YouTube description: The archerfish hunts by spitting water at terrestrial targets with weapon-like precision, and can even tell human faces apart. Is this fish smarter than it looks? ---+ Read the... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 192 views • 3:36In this small city near San Francisco, the dead outnumber the living by a thousand to one. There's some gruesome history here - and a few questions for the future.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 22 views • 2:45YouTube description: John Reber had a plan: to dam the San Francisco Bay. He convinced some politicians - and it took the US Army Corps of Engineers, and the Bay Model they built in Sausalito, to prove... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,416 views • 4:34At the Computer History Museum, in Mountain View, California, there sits a small teapot. It's the world's most famous teapot.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 921 views • 2:34The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months ago • 36 views • 4:00"The four-day post-apocalyptic party in California’s Mojave desert began in 2010 and has seen steady growth each year. While it embraces many influences (video games like Fallout, films like Book Of... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 117 views • 5:30YouTube description: Conceived in the open sea, tiny spaceship-shaped sea urchin larvae search the vast ocean to find a home. After this incredible odyssey, they undergo one of the most remarkable transformations... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 658 views • 3:23California poll workers are being trained to disenfranchise any no-party-preference voters by only offering them provisional ballots....which won't be counted. The law says they can vote in the primary,... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 11 months ago • 267 views • 5:02YouTube Description: And how it got its name. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO El Niño is a weather phenomenon that occurs irregularly in the eastern tropical Pacific every... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 4 months ago • 1,145 views • 2:59In the middle of the Mojave desert lies California City, the largest city never built. It is now a vast network of roads carved into the sand for miles and miles with nothing but tumbleweeds and cacti... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,098 views • 4:55Must have been wonderful growing up Rashida Jones! YouTube: Actress, screenwriter, comic book author and documentarian, Rashida Jones, muses on the unheralded benefits of a nerdy upbringing, law vs.... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 222 views • 3:42Like Anna, I wouldn't mind the ability to defend myself with bright purple ink. Take THAT assailant! Aiii-yah ... squirt YouTube: The California brown sea hare has gigantic neurons. It also has a very... continue reading
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