Category: Watch

📺 17×17 Patterns: Cube in Cube – Spiral – Superflip | YouTube

Watched 17x17 Patterns: Cube in Cube - Spiral - Superflip by RedKB from YouTube
In this video I show a bunch of patterns on the 17x17x17 Over the Top World Record Cube. Spiral pattern was found by David Gilday of https://youtube.com/iassemble This 17x17x17 is on loan to me from Aaron MacDonald: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMLw... Oskar's Video on the 17x17: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihWyz... Number of discernible positions in a 17x17: 6.69 * 10^1054 In US you would call this: 66.9 quinquagintatrecentillion. In EU you would call this: 66.9 quinquaseptuagintacentilliard Here's a link calculating the number of positions of a 17x17: http://bit.ly/17x17Positions Music: Magic Marker by Silent Partner from the YouTube Audio Library
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp7Qi6F–b4

📺 17x17x17 Solve – Time-lapse | YouTube

Watched 17x17x17 Solve - Time-lapse by RedKB from YouTube
17x17x17 Over the Top World Record Cube Time-Lapse Solve!! Music: Sunflower By: Topher Mohr and Alex Elena From: YouTube Creator Audio Library 17x17 from Aaron MacDonald: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMLwqVm3FKV03Wyags4YJ6Q/videos Oskar's Video on the 17x17: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihWyzvOM9pk Number of discernible positions in a 17x17: 6.69 * 10^1054 In US you would call this: 66.9 quinquagintatrecentillion. In EU you would call this: 66.9 quinquaseptuagintacentilliard Here's a link calculating the number of positions of a 17x17: http://bit.ly/17x17Positions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlnUEknwdcI

📺 PBS NewsHour full episode May 23, 2017

Watched NewsHour full episode May 23, 2017 from PBS
Tuesday on the NewsHour, an alleged suspect is named after a bombing kills more than 20 in Manchester, England. Also: Former CIA director John Brennan shares concern over Russian election meddling, deep cuts to social programs in President Trump's proposed budget, previewing a presidential visit with the pope and shifting education dollars to school choice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNwesmvnN4

📺 Charlie Rose May 23, 2017

Watched Charlie Rose: Manchester Attack; Rep. Adam Schiff; Stephen Starr from PBS
Caroline Hyde of Bloomberg TV and Ray Kelly, the former New York City police commissioner, discuss the investigation of the deadly suicide bombing at Manchester Arena on Monday. Adam Schiff, ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, discusses former CIA Director John Brennan's testimony in the Russia probe. James Beard award winner Stephen Starr, the owner of more than 30 restaurants across four states and two countries.

📺 Charlie Rose May 19, 2017

Watched Charlie Rose: Trump's first foreign trip; John Carlin, Remembering Roger Ailes, Adam Lindemann by Charlie Rose from PBS
Ian Bremmer, the president of the Eurasia Group, and Michael Hanna, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation, on Donald Trump's first foreign trip of his presidency. A discussion of Robert Mueller's special counsel appointment with John Carlin, the former assistant Attorney General for national security and Chief of Staff to Robert Mueller. Gabe Sherman and Jim Rutenberg reflect on the legacy of the late media titan Roger Ailes, known for launching Fox News in 1996. Adam Lindemann, an art collector and gallery owner who held the previous auction record for a Jean Michel Basquiat painting with his sale of Untitled (Devil) for $57.3 million last year.

I haven’t been following the deeper analysis of Trump’s Middle East trip, but Ian Bremmer’s pre-analysis here which I’ll synopsize as Trump is taking a cheese-puff trip to areas where he’s likely to be loved, adored, and appreciated (surprise!!) and which the US won’t really benefit from in the coming decades seems sadly correct. I suppose it’s better for him to focus on his vanity rather than destroying value.

I could have appreciated another 20 minutes on Ailes and analysis on his ongoing influence, but then again, it’s just as well to relegate him to the dustbin of history.

📺 PBS NewsHour full episode May 22, 2017

Watched NewsHour May 22, 2017 from PBS
Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump visits Israel, insisting that peace in the Middle East requires resolving the long-standing conflict with the Palestinians. Also: What's on Trump's budget chopping block, how Medicaid cuts would affect special ed, a political storm at home while the president is overseas, Tunisians revive a treasured city center and finding a sweet way to make a difference.
https://youtu.be/eLjA80g4IZk

📺 Ivanka & Jared: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | YouTube

Watched Ivanka & Jared: Last Week Tonight from HBO
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner hold an incredible amount of political power. That's troubling considering their incredibly small amount of political experience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD8AwgO0AQI

📺 French Elections: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | YouTube

Watched French Elections: Last Week Tonight from HBO
The presidential election in France could determine the political future of Europe. John Oliver visits an excessively French bistro to deliver an urgent message to voters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkZir1L7fSY

📺 Gerrymandering: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | YouTube

Watched Gerrymandering: Last Week Tonight from HBO
Lawmakers often reshape voting districts to shift the balance of political power. That's unfair to voters, even those of us with questionable judgment.

Gerrymandering has become a very precise science, and interestingly it’s one of the few remaining types of science in which the republican party currently believes.

–John Oliver

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-4dIImaodQ

📺 Dialysis: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Watched Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Dialysis by John Oliver from HBO/YouTube

For-profit dialysis companies often maximize their profits at the expense of their patients. John Oliver explores why a medical clinic is nothing like a Taco Bell.

The lack of humanity showed by these corporations is simply horrific. Certainly a market failure which is causing some painful externalities. We need something more significant to fix the inequities that are happening here.

Also, what a terrifically hilarious episode!

📺 Watched Madame Secretary, S3 E22: Revelation

Watched Revelation, S3 E22 from Madam Secretary (CBS)
During the G20 conference, Elizabeth worries about Henry who was sent to Israel to intercept the VFF's bio-weapon. Blake reveals a secret to former colleagues. Elizabeth goes behind Stevie's back to get her off the Harvard Law waiting list.
Madam Secretary S3 E22Blake’s reveal that he’s bisexual was a nice bit of cultural touchstone to put into the episode.

The wrap up of the ongoing secondary story arc with the religious nuts and the biological weapon was done too quickly and too neatly given how much of the season had been dedicated to it thus far.

Hard to believe the next episode is the season ender already.

📺 Watched Madame Secretary, S3 E21: The Seventh Floor

Watched The Seventh Floor, S3 E21 from Madame Secretary (CBS)
The Secretary and her team must help save an American journalist held hostage in Sudan.
Madam SecretaryThe opening seemed like it was going to be an out of the ordinary episode that followed a day in the life of one of the secondary characters (Blake), but left off after the first few minutes. I almost wished it had followed on the way it started to provide some variety in this type of show. I remember there were West Wing episodes that did this, but I suppose that was a much more balanced ensemble while this series is a bit more lopsided in its character involvement.

The reveal of Daisy’s pregnancy and peoples’ reactions was relatively interesting.

There was a short, but nice turn in this by Skipp Sudduth who I haven’t been seeing as much as I feel I ought to lately.

📺 Watched Broadchurch (2015) Season 2 Episodes 5-8

Watched Broadchurch (Season 2, episodes 5-8) from ITV/BBC America
Joe Miller's trial continues as Miller and Hardy try to close the Sandbrook case.
Things continue to amp up in a can’t-stop-watching-this fashion. I’d have continued on last night and finished it off, but it would have taken half the night and ruined my day, so I stopped after episode 4 and showed a bit of restraint.

Broadchurch

I will say that the unravelling of the Sandbrook case was a bit too quick and convenient for what could have played out through the episodes and an investigation. Instead we’ve seen small snippets of the past throughout the eight episodes before the murder plays out in about 10 minutes of recap at the end. I won’t say it wasn’t entertaining and very satisfying, just that it could have been done with less of a narrative “cheat.”

Otherwise, I’d say that Season 2 was even better than Season 1. Friends in the UK who’ve already seen Season 3 is well worth the wait–I’m just not sure that I can.

Now to spoof my IP address to see if I can get season 3 on ITV in Britain since I know it aired beginning at the end of February… If it follows prior release schedules, it may not be on BBC America until late 2017 and definitely wouldn’t be on Netflix until December this year, if we’re lucky.

I watched this on the 40″ Samsung in high def with Netflix routed through my Google Chromecast.

📺 Watched Broadchurch (2015) Season 2 Episodes 1-4

Watched Broadchurch (Season 2, episodes 1-4) from ITV/BBC America
When Joe Miller pleads not guilty, the town of Broadchurch have to prepare for a full trial. Meanwhile, a woman called Claire, from the Sandbrook case, relies on Alec for protection. Creator: Chris Chibnall; Starring: David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Andrew Buchan
Holy crap! This managed to get even better than the first season! I say this because I had terrifically low expectations when I’d accidentally seen that the entire cast was coming back for the second and third seasons. I had wondered to myself how all these diverse players with only one or two mildly significant “leads” were going to manage to figure into a new storyline. Well they pulled it off in incredible style.

The cinematography and directing has gotten much more solid in the beginning of season 2. Subtle things like Miller rushing to get to court on time in combination with the music really helps to pull the viewer in while also mounting a significant amount of tension where one might not otherwise dramatically exist without it’s creation the way they’ve produced one of the opening scenes.

Broadchurch

I won’t go into much more detail for fear of ruining things for others, but kudos on the cast and crew for a heck of an opening half of season two. I have to say I’m a bit depressed that I still don’t known when season 3 will be available in the states. I may have to spoof my IP address to see if I can get it on ITV in Britain.

I watched this on the 40″ Samsung in high def with Netflix routed through my Google Chromecast.

📺 Net Neutrality II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Watched Net Neutrality II from Last Week Tonight (HBO)
Equal access to online information is once again under serious threat. John Oliver encourages internet commenters to voice their displeasure to the FCC by visiting www.gofccyourself.com and clicking "express" to file your comment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92vuuZt7wak

tl;dr: Net neutrality is important and we need to support and protect it.

and the update:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI5y-_sqJT0