Here’s a video clip of Gavin Harrison doing some pretty impressive polyrhythmic beats on the drums… a little jazzy.

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Randomly enough, I happened to read George Washington’s farewell address to the nation at the end of his presidency. I was surprised to discover many aspects of it still relevant today. Below I’ve highlighted several passages that left an impression of me. Any emphasis placed on the text is mine and doesn’t appear in the original manuscript. You can click the link at the bottom of this post to read the whole address. Enjoy!

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Here’s an interesting essay by Bruce Schneier discussing the psychology of security and how humans evaluate risk. It discusses many fascinating research studies regarding human decision making, and helps illuminate why people have a perception of security that is so different from the reality of security.

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