Sunday, March 31, 2019

Interview With Timothy Leary and Ken Kesey / Tim Leary "debate"

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Interview With Timothy Leary and Ken Kesey / Tim Leary "debate"


Interview With Timothy Leary and Ken Kesey / Tim Leary

The following was transcribed from a tape of an interview I conducted with Dr. Timothy Leary upon his arrival in Eugene, Oregon to debate his close friend Ken Kesey at South Eugene High School in 1978. Kesey and Ken Babbs picked Leary up at the Eugene airport where a small news conference was...

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The Mass Imprisonment of American Women Believed to be Sexually Immoral

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The Mass Imprisonment of American Women Believed to be Sexually Immoral


The Mass Imprisonment of American Women Believed to be Sexually Immoral


A poster created by the American Social Hygiene Association warning soldiers of the dangers of prositutes and STIs.

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For much of the 20th century in America, a little-known but widespread government program locked [women] up without trials simply for having sexually...

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Saturday, March 30, 2019

The Spirit World

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The Spirit World


The Spirit World


Medicine Story walked on The Path That Stands on Two Legs. His Uncle, the Sun, was coming up over the Pueblos before him. His Mother, the Moon, was going down into the flatlands behind him. Below him was Rivershine.



Above a flock of pigeons flew. The pigeons...

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Friday, March 29, 2019

PP Arnold's Lost Masterpiece "The Turning Tide"

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PP Arnold's Lost Masterpiece "The Turning Tide"


PP Arnold's Lost Masterpiece


Patricia Ann Cole, known professionally as PP Arnold, is an American soul singer who enjoyed considerable success in the United Kingdom from the 1960s onwards. Raised in the African-American Watts ghetto of Los Angeles, Arnold joined the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in...

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Sushi Sex and Death

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Sushi Sex and Death


Sushi Sex and Death

Splayed and Filet’d
Naked and Layed
         Ginger and spice
         Soy sauce and rice
Alive and yet Dead
Sumptuous bodies
         Embalmed with wasabi
         Wrapped in a seaweed shroud
Sex in Death
Death in Life
         Cold skinless fish
         Raw boneless fish
On a be...

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How To Run High Use Apps During Off-Peak Hours

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How To Run High Use Apps During Off-Peak Hours


How To Run High Use Apps During Off-Peak Hours


Most electricity utilities charge higher rates during “peak” hours, times and/or days of the week during which the public typically uses a lot of energy. If you run energy intensive applications during peak or near peak hours then you may run up your energy bill unexpectedly high....

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Thursday, March 28, 2019

The Hippie T.A. and The Nuclear Mathematician

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The Hippie T.A. and The Nuclear Mathematician


The Hippie T.A. and The Nuclear Mathematician

In 1974 I was a graduate student in mathematics at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. I was working as a teaching assistant and the first semester of the school year was assigned to help teach the Business Calculus class. However, at this 30,000 student diploma factory the...

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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

How to Build a Chickee and Talk to Cockroaches

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How to Build a Chickee and Talk to Cockroaches


How to Build a Chickee and Talk to Cockroaches

Characters in and around the swamps and rivers of north central Florida were as plentiful as paw-paws in a paw-paw patch. On Sundays I would often ride my bicycle out to a swamp and explore. One Sunday I came across an old farmhouse and followed the trail back to the swamp where I found a...

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Tuesday, March 26, 2019

The Greatest Poetry Reading of All Time

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The Greatest Poetry Reading of All Time


The Greatest Poetry Reading of All Time

On Saturday evening of April 19, 1975 three of the greatest Beat poets – Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg, and Michael McClure came to the campus of the University of Florida to honor the pioneering ecologist Howard T. Odum. The free poetry reading that night at Graham Pond was also an attempt...

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Monday, March 25, 2019

An Enigma Wrapped in Bacon

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An Enigma Wrapped in Bacon


An Enigma Wrapped in Bacon

She’s an enigma wrapped in bacon
She’s truthful even when she’s fakin’
Many hearts she has forsaken
And now, hers too is tossed and taken
She’s a puzzle wrapped in pemmican
An inscrutable remonstration
Defenestrating the ugly American
Dancing naked with Pan in the...

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Sunday, March 24, 2019

Ode to Santa Cruz

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Ode to Santa Cruz


Ode to Santa Cruz

UCSC ran a contest to see who could write the “best” Ode to Santa Cruz. The winning ode would be read by Garisson Keillor during his appearance at the Santa Cruz Civic Center. The winning author was “well-known Santa Cruz visual artist” Douglas McClelland. Here is my...

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Saturday, March 23, 2019

Mandelbox Trip - 3D Mandelbrot Fly Through

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Mandelbox Trip - 3D Mandelbrot Fly Through


Mandelbox Trip - 3D Mandelbrot Fly Through




Key-frame animation test in Mandelbulber. Animation was rendered using Mandelbulber 0.80 https://sourceforge.net/projects/mandelbulber/h



Mandelbox Trip video © Copyright by Krzysztof Marczak




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Friday, March 22, 2019

Firenado !!!

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Firenado !!!


Firenado !!!




A fire whirl, also commonly known as a fire devil, or as a fire tornado, firenado, fire swirl, or fire twister, is a whirlwindinduced by a fire and often (at least partially) composed of flame or ash. These start with a whirl of wind,...

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Thursday, March 21, 2019

Orwell or Huxley ?

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Orwell or Huxley ?


Orwell or Huxley ?


This insightful, funny, and kinda creepy comic delves into the question of which author more accurately predicted the distopian future – Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four or Huxley’s Brave New World.



Text is taken from the book Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman, art by...

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

NATURE | Behind the Scenes of "Hummingbirds" | PBS

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NATURE | Behind the Scenes of "Hummingbirds" | PBS


NATURE | Behind the Scenes of


Filmmaker Ann Prum talks about her high definition high speed video documentary of hummingbirds she produced for the PBS series Nature. Seriously stunning footage, be sure to watch the 720p YouTube version or somehow get the full show in high def.





Of her work, Prum says:



“These are the k...

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Us vs Them, Manufactured Revenge Porn & Democracy

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Us vs Them, Manufactured Revenge Porn & Democracy


Us vs Them, Manufactured Revenge Porn & Democracy


I follow Fareed Zakaria, the Indian-American journalist, political scientist, and author. He is the host of CNN‘s Fareed Zakaria GPS and writes a weekly column for The Washington Post. I find Zakaria’s reports to be information rich and one of the best...

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La Bahia Psychedelic Ghost Villa

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La Bahia Psychedelic Ghost Villa


La Bahia Psychedelic Ghost Villa


The La Bahia apartment building across Beach Street from The Boardwalk in Santa Cruz. Photo and digital editing by Doctorwhen. Bodaciously excellent!



This photograph is one in a series of photos I took then digitally enhanced with The GIMP in an attempt to elicit a psychedelic...

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Monday, March 18, 2019

Mandelbulb Flight

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Mandelbulb Flight


Mandelbulb Flight




A super cool zoom into a 3D Mandelbrot Set (z^8+c Mandelbulb)




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Sunday, March 17, 2019

Flame Thrower vs. Fire Extinguisher

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Flame Thrower vs. Fire Extinguisher


Flame Thrower vs. Fire Extinguisher








Hilarious music video pitting a flame thrower versus a fire extinguisher. Plus, hey, those teeth are gnarly.




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Saturday, March 16, 2019

Mandelbox Zoom

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Mandelbox Zoom


Mandelbox Zoom


An amazing zoom on the Mandelbox made with Mandelbulb 3D v1.53 and VirtualDub.





In mathematics, the mandelbox is a fractal with a boxlike shape found by Tom Lowe in 2010. It is defined in a similar way to the famous Mandelbrot set as the values of a parameter such that the origin does not es...

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Friday, March 15, 2019

Michael Hedges Tribute "You Were Always There" by Don Record

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Michael Hedges Tribute "You Were Always There" by Don Record


Michael Hedges Tribute


Michael Hedges has appeared on the cover of every major guitar magazine, winning Guitar Player’s readers’ poll award for “best acoustic guitarist” five years running—and was subsequently named by the magazine as one of the “25 Guitarists Who Shook the World”.





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Thursday, March 14, 2019

"Intro / Updated" - Deth Specula

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"Intro / Updated" - Deth Specula



Deth Specula (http://www.deth.com) parodies The Ramones classic with an IT twist. Clip includes the bizarre intro to the compilation video with what appears to be backward masked messages!





Deth Specula is a Santa Cruz “neo-bronto” five-piece rock band. Deth...

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

"Surfbowl" - Deth Specula

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"Surfbowl" - Deth Specula



Deth Specula (http://www.deth.com) parodies R.E.M. in this, one of the finest bowling rock videos of all time. Includes a behind the scene interview with Kozmo and Yam!





Deth Specula is a Santa Cruz “neo-bronto” five-piece rock band. Deth Specula was one of the...

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Kikagaku Moyo at Fernwood Tavern in Big Sur 3/10/2019

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Kikagaku Moyo at Fernwood Tavern in Big Sur 3/10/2019

Kikagaku Moyo at Fernwood Tavern in Big Sur 3/10/2019

Kikagaku Moyo (Japanese: 幾何学模様 Hepburn: Kikagaku Moyō) are a Japanese psychedelic band from Tokyo. The band’s name translates to “geometric patterns.” A friend invited me to accompany her to the March 10, 2019 show at Fernwood Tavern in Big Sur. What an unexpected and marvelous...
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

"Anarchy At SCO" - Deth Specula

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"Anarchy At SCO" - Deth Specula



Deth Specula (http://www.deth.com) provides us with a treatment of the Sex Pistols’ classic only with an SCO twist. Includes an introductory mockumentary. The third part of the compilation video.





Deth Specula is a Santa Cruz “neo-bronto” five-piece rock...

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Monday, March 11, 2019

"Santa Claus Is Coming (To Town)" - Deth Specula

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"Santa Claus Is Coming (To Town)" - Deth Specula



Deth Specula (http://www.deth.com) delivers a Christmas classic in their own inimitable fashion. This clip includes an introduction and the closing credits for the compilation video.





Deth Specula is a Santa Cruz “neo-bronto” five-piece rock band. Deth Specula was...

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Sunday, March 10, 2019

Deth Specula Unplugged Pt 3 of 3

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Deth Specula Unplugged Pt 3 of 3


Deth Specula Unplugged Pt 3 of 3


An unplugged Deth Specula performance at one of Tim’s graduation parties at my house. Steve Bordwell sits in on bongos in Robert’s absence. I replaced the very poor Treo 650 audio with selections from the band’s epic cassette tape “Weasels & Cream”.





Deth...

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Saturday, March 9, 2019

Deth Specula Unplugged Pt 2 of 3

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Deth Specula Unplugged Pt 2 of 3


Deth Specula Unplugged Pt 2 of 3


An unplugged Deth Specula performance at one of Tim’s graduation parties at my house. Steve Bordwell sits in on bongos in Robert’s absence. I replaced the very poor Treo 650 audio with selections from Weasels & Cream.





Deth Specula is a Santa...

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Santa Cruz Surfer Monument

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Santa Cruz Surfer Monument


Santa Cruz Surfer Monument


This is a digitally modified photograph I took of the Surfer Monument that stands near Lighthouse Point on West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz, California. The monument is an 18 foot bronze statue commemorating all surfers and erected in May, 1992.









A nearby plaque notes:



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Friday, March 8, 2019

Deth Specula Unplugged Pt 1 of 3

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Deth Specula Unplugged Pt 1 of 3


Deth Specula Unplugged Pt 1 of 3


An unplugged Deth Specula performance at one of Tim’s graduation parties at my house. Steve Bordwell sits in on bongos in Robert’s absence. I replaced the very poor Treo 650 audio with selections from the band’s groundbreaking audio cassette “Weasels &...

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Big Lyapunov Exponent Bug

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Big Lyapunov Exponent Bug


Big Lyapunov Exponent Bug


Fractal visually depicting the Lyapunov exponents of an iterated map of the plane. Generated with a fractal software laboratory written by Dr. Ronald Joe Record. I find it interesting that, even though this is a 2-dimensional object (the colors representing the Lyapunov exponent for a...

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Life and Death in Art

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Life and Death in Art

Life and Death in Art

A series of digitally modified photographs of a composition containing moss, air plants, and skulls. I took these photos on my front deck and digitally modified them using the Visionist App for...
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The Buddhabrot Fractal, Mandelbrot Set, and The Logistic Map

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The Buddhabrot Fractal, Mandelbrot Set, and The Logistic Map

The Buddhabrot Fractal, Mandelbrot Set, and The Logistic Map

The Buddhabrot is a fractal rendering technique related to the Mandelbrot set. Its name reflects its pareidolic resemblance to classical depictions of Gautama Buddha, seated in a meditation pose with a forehead mark (tikka) and traditional topknot...
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Thursday, March 7, 2019

Bonny Doon Fire over Westlake Pond

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Bonny Doon Fire over Westlake Pond



This photo was taken at Westlake Pond on the upper westside of Santa Cruz, California during the Bonny Doon fire on 11-Jun-2008. I then digitally modified the photograph using the Gimp open source image manipulation tools. This is one in a series of digitally modified photographs I have taken...

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Some of My Comic Book Covers

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Some of My Comic Book Covers



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Mandelbrot Fractal Zoom (8k 60fps)

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Mandelbrot Fractal Zoom (8k 60fps)



A nice straight forward deep zoom into the Mandelbrot Set with some nice shapes and structures appearing at magnification 1e124. The frames for this video were rendered with Ultra Fractal 6. The coloring is linear Mandelbrot, with a lighting effect added.





This video was created and...


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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Welcome - Who Am I - What Is This

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Welcome - Who Am I - What Is This



Welcome to the Bodaciously Excellent Blog of Doctorwhen! Let me introduce myself, tell you a little about my areas of expertise and interests, and try to give you an overview of what to expect here. I hope you enjoy my posts and return frequently.



My name is Ronald Joe Record. I grew up in...


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