The Hold Steady playing “Constructive Summer” live at The Artists Den.
The Hold Steady – “Constructive Summer”
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Screencast of my Wesnoth match vs. Dauntless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nT6BO0FH5M
A while back someone did a screencast covering a Wesnoth game that I played against the then reigning champion of Wesnoth, Dauntless (he’s still ranked #3 today). This may not interest you if you’ve never played Wesnoth, but I think Wesnoth is a fascinating combination of chess-like strategy and poker-like risk management, and I wish it were more popular.
The good news is that I won this game against a higher-ranked opponent, the bad news is that I won partly due to incredibly good luck at crucial moments. I made some mistakes, which Dauntless exploited to the hilt, but my luck allowed me to recover. Of course, Dauntless made mistakes too, otherwise I would never have had the chance to get lucky 🙂 At any rate, this was a hard-fought game with complex tactics and strategy, and despite my mistakes and luck I feel I acquitted myself well.
If nothing else, watch this video to hear the commentator Neki boldly advance his opinions and get really excited about the game ^_^ Sadly Neki left the Wesnoth community in frustration when his efforts to create a serious Wesnoth esports competition, complete with sponsors and prize money, fell through. I kind of miss him, as abrasive as he could be at times.
P.S. Make sure to watch the video fullscreen in HD quality, otherwise you won’t be able to read any text and it’s hard to tell what is going on.
Icky Blossoms – “Heat Lightning”
Icky Blossoms is one of the most danceable bands around and I have a crush on their music. I saw them in a tiny venue in some hotel in NYC and they blew me away (then I saw them open for The Faint and I was blown even further away). “Heat Lightning” is probably my favorite song on their current album but they are all fantastic. (Good job choosing the opening song for your album, guys!)
The Front Bottoms – “Mountain” video
Why do I @#$%ing love everything the Front Bottoms do? I had to reblog this video for the fireworks, if nothing else.
UPDATE: The Front Bottoms violate basically every fireworks safety guideline / regulation in this video, so don’t try this at home. If you want to learn how to shoot fireworks safely I recommend taking the PGI Display Operator Certification course. The PGI has a perfect safety record and are experts at using fireworks responsibly.
“YOLO” by The Lonely Island
This song is perfection. The safety measures that The Lonely Island advocates in “YOLO” are only slightly more absurd than “safety” proposals that gain traction in real life.
“My Private Asylum” lyric video
Wrong Side of Dawn – “My Private Asylum” Lyric Video
I do not know the person responsible for this, but I am honored that they would put this much effort into a song I wrote with my band.
Tears of Steel
Blender Foundation’s fourth short Open Movie.
“I just want to be awesome in space.”
The Professor Brothers – “History Lesson (JFK)” video
Everything you need to know about JFK. (By the same people who made that Washington video. I have no idea why I haven’t already watched every single video they’ve ever done.)
Midttrafik commercial – “The Bus”
Holy crap this is the best advertisement for a bus EVER. Make sure you have the English subtitles turned on if you don’t speak Danish (turn on Captions using the CC button if they are not on already).
“Sail” by AWOLNATION – Unofficial Video
(aka how to make an unofficial video which has more views than the official video). The first time I watched this, I laughed out loud 🙂 Maybe more of a series of guffaws, actually.