Hitrecord.org

HITRECORD.ORG is a project I started almost five years ago now, and in 2010, we evolved into a professional open collaborative production company. We create and develop art and media collaboratively here on our site. Even this introductory video is the remixed result of a great many contributions. So rather than just exhibiting and admiring each other's work as isolated individuals, we gather here to collectively work on projects together. Videos, writing, photography, music, anything -- we call them all RECords.

Now and then, when I think something we've made has come out especially well, I approach the traditional entertainment industry to turn our work into money-making productions; and then we share any profits with the contributing artists.

Grace Lee Boggs and others.

UFC 134 tomorrow night in Rio de jeneiro!!!

All the fights on the main card will definitely be worth watching (except the lightweight and light heavyweight bouts) but the must watch fight of the night is obviously Anderson Silvas title defense against Yushin Okami. In addition to the main card, palhares vs miller is going to be a great fight. Palhares is,"the most naturally gifted grappler in the UFC" according to Joe Rogan and he has a ridicules submission highlight reel to show it. Palhares' nick name is Toquinho, meaning tree stump in portugese. judging by this picture id say the name is pretty fitting....

Nujabes

Jun Seba (瀬場潤 Seba Jun?), (February 7, 1974 – February 26, 2010) was a Japanese hip hop producer and DJ who recorded under the name Nujabes (NOO-jah-bes), the reverse spelling of his name in Japanese order. Nujabes was also owner of the Shibuya record stores, T Records and Guinness Records and founder of the independent label Hydeout Productions.

Aruarian dance

a place full of documentaries...is now on online and free
DOCUMENTARY HEAVEN! click here to go.

For all the Spanish speakers here...

http://www.quetzaltrekkers.com/guatevolunteer.html

This is a non profit organization that guides groups of paying customers (profit goes to street children in guatemala)and groups of at risk youth through the mountains and jungles of Guatemala. The organization takes applicants with the following qualities to be volunteer guides:
-A 3 month minimum time commitment (not including a 10-day trial/training period beforehand);
-A minimum intermediate Spanish language ability;
-A first aid qualification;
-Some sort of outdoor or trekking experience;
-Good people-skills; and,
-The ability to work as a member of a team.
This would be an INCREDIBLE opportunity to explore the world, explore the wilds, hone your spanish and beef up a resume. One of my friends knows someone who volunteered and said that he only had amazing things to say about it. just do it.

Expository Essay #1

Let us start here:
Who are you?
What do you want?
What prevents you from moving forward?
What do you need?

These set of questions can be seen in any temporal context you wish. They will provide an intriguing mosaic; contrasting the identities and underlying desires we currently embody.

>>> TODAY IS SUNDAY AUGUST 21st <<<
>>>>> It is due in two weeks <<<<<

.SEPTEMBER 4th.

Getting Some Thinking Going

I have an idea that I've discussed with a few people, most recently with Chris today. Here's the premise:

-We each think of a question that would lend itself to an answer in the form of a short, expository essay

-We take turns posing questions (or premises, problems, etc.) and answering them thoughtfully, honestly and creatively

-Each person writes their responses BEFORE they read others'; this encourages originality.

-We post our responses and discuss.

Why take the time to do this? I think what we're all looking for with the blog is a way to stay close to each other personally and intellectually during the times that we're spread out around the world. By requiring intellectual buy-in and posing our own questions, we can encourage creative thinking, learn from each others' perspectives, and play around with some challenging ideas and concepts. I think a question-a-month format would probably work pretty well.

So far I've talked to and received feedback from: Chris, Corbin, Mikail, and Dante. Anybody else in?

JUST SOME MORE AWESOME!

BLOW MY MIND!

YO-YO MA + Lil' BUCK

THey stole my idea!!!!...i saw this on TOSH .0

DRUGS ARE CRAZY

BALLING NON-PROFIT BASED IN BAINBRIDGE

The Kossoye Project is based on bainbridge and has some impressive forward movements in their mission. the website is bare bones but check out the LATEST NEWS and NEWSLETTER to see what they are really up to. My mom fished a flyer out of the mail the other day from them, you too may have received one...

Operation Paper Clip

Operation Paperclip was the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) program used to recruit the scientists of Nazi Germany for employment by the United States in the aftermath of World War II (1939–45). It was conducted by the Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency (JIOA), and in the context of the burgeoning Soviet–American Cold War (1945–91), one purpose of Operation Paperclip was to deny German scientific knowledge and expertise to the USSR[1] and the UK.[2] CLICK HERE TO CHECKOUT FULL PAGE

Warrior dash

3 mile obstacle course followed by beer, could be fun... CLICK HERE TO check it out

Google+

This is totally worth checking out. Google+ is basically Google's answer to Facebook, but with more features and a simpler layout. It might also provide a better format than the blog for sharing things with each other... if we all joined and had a "circle" (see the demo, link above) for the people in the blog it would be better integrated with whatever else we do online and probably easier to read and keep track of. Thoughts? I have invites if anyone wants to sign up.

San Francisco Cops

Please watch this! (this is what i have an issue with)

WATCH THIS.

DEAR GOD. if you haven't watched democracynow or been following the news in a while PLEASE give up an hour and listen...Chris it seems blatant that a lot of what Daniel was talking about is here and coming!!

A Music Video I Just Made

So today is Bastille Day. For the past month, my internship has had me working on a video to commemorate it. I just finished it yesterday and they posted it today!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hKaobHdCSM

Parkour and Freerunning

I saw a video a while back of people practicing freerunning on super mario-esque blocks and stuff. Turns out it was from Tempest Freerunning Academy, which just opened this spring. Check out their promo trailer:

This also provides good contrast to the gym I just started going to in Seattle, Parkour Visions. Here's a sample video from them, taken during an obstacle course challenge they host every year:

First Sasuke at Parkour Visions from Tim Harding on Vimeo.

One of the guys there is from Tempest, funny enough. The difference between freerunning and parkour is pretty evident from these two videos. Tempest chooses to promote themselves by doing flips and spins and huge jumps and swings while Parkour Visions is a non-profit that focuses on the process of teaching parkour safely and effectively. Is one of them better? Can't say. But I like skiing more than snowboarding.

a forwarded thought

hey there,
thank you Dante for putting the energy into trying to keep this going, i love that this blog is out there, and that there is a place for us to keep in contact with eachother and find out more about what we are all up to. that said, i have not yet posted anything up on this blog before. i did however recieve an email somewhat recently that had an impact on me, which is rather unusual considering the amount of silly rubbish that gets circulated on the internet these days. so... i wanted to share it with y'all. i hope it strikes you all like it did me. all my best,
sam

respect.

deadmau5

Deadmau5 is going to be in seattle August 18th!!!! (click here to see the tickets...)

Wheel of Life V16

I totally forgot about this blog! for some reason it randomly sent me an email when dante posted on the david blaine post(which is mindblowing)... anyways heres a video (CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT) that is worth the watch.

Enter the Void

David Blaine - Superhuman?

Chris Angel may be a mind freak (and a fake) but David Blane is a body freak, doesn't sound quite as good, but this guy is insane. So good in fact, he did a TED talk at their medical conference - you have to do something pretty incredible to get on there, so that's saying something. Some of his tricks seem impossible, but watching his commitment to these pursuits gives those questionable tricks/allusions a lot of credibility.

Monuments from Yugoslavia!

CLICK HERE TO SEE 22 OTHER FASCINATING STRUCTURES FROM YUGOSLAVIA

VOINA

PART OF THE GROUP



Voina (Russian: Война = War) is a Russian performance group known for their provocative and politically charged works of performance art. Voina was founded in 2007 by philosophy students at Lomonosov Moscow State University Oleg Vorotnikov and Natalia Sokol,[1] In late February 2011 the activists Oleg Vorotnikov and Leonid Nikolayev were released on bail after four months in Moscow police custody, in connection with an anti-corruption protest. They face up to seven years of prison.[2][3] In response to the detention, graffiti artist Banksy decided to raise money for the artists.[3] They have also been denounced by right-wing groups like the People's Synod.[1][4]



CURRENTLY TWO ARE IN JAIL... (CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THEIR WEBPAGE) & more of their work

Genius Radio documentary.

Modern brain scanners can see the mind at work. They can also raise moral issues. More "Mysteries of the Brain" this week on The Changing World

First Half
The mechanics of making a simple decision(such as deciding to move our arm to pick up a glass of water) may be more complex than we might assume. Barry Smith, director of the Institute of Philosophy at the University of London's School of Advanced Study, looks at the brain's role in routine as well as sophisticated decision making.

Second Half
It's a fair assumption that when several people look at the same thing; they see the same thing. You see a smiling face, I see a smiling face. But that's not always the case. Philosophy professor Barry Smith ventures into our consciousness; how we perceive stimuli; and how technology is being used to read our minds.

crazy sound part 2