My name is Rick. This is where I gather things.Tumblr (3.0; @rickdevos)http://rickdevos.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0mq92MOQs1qz4grxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Big fan of both the music and the ascot.</p>http://rickdevos.com/post/509089716http://rickdevos.com/post/509089716Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:55:50 -0400“The past shows unvaryingly that when a people’s freedom disappears, it goes not with a bang, but in silence amid the comfort of being cared for. That is the dire peril in the present trend toward statism. If freedom is not found accompanied by a willingness to resist, and to reject favors, rather than to give up what is intangible but precarious, it will not long be found at all.”<br/><br/> - <em>Richard Weaver, 1962</em>http://rickdevos.com/post/39871675http://rickdevos.com/post/39871675Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:16:40 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6fTrSOFyfxs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Japanese Hornets (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/hootenanny03">hootenanny03</a>)</p> <p>Japanese Hornets are the stuff of nightmares and pretty much the most terrify insects ever.  Do not want.</p>http://rickdevos.com/post/39704727http://rickdevos.com/post/39704727Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:13:27 -0400<p><i>“Maybe I don’t need 250 page books anymore because the web enables me to connect ideas and create narratives that I used to depend on book authors to do for me, because I wasn’t able to access all the information and connect all the dots myself.</i></p> <p><i>Maybe the reason why Nick and so many </i><a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/06/the-nuclearizat.html" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com');"><i>other literati</i></a><i> are losing their patience with long form information is that it is so fundamentally inefficient and inferior to connected bits of information.”</i></p> <p><u><a href="http://publishing2.com/2008/06/17/connecting-the-dots-of-the-web-revolution/#more-1105">Scott Karp, Publishing 2.0</a></u></p> <p>Really, really interesting insight…and something that has been bouncing around in my mind ever since I read it right before falling asleep last night.</p>http://rickdevos.com/post/38900431http://rickdevos.com/post/38900431Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:31:00 -0400<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/3QP88Cigxaclgiv5wCCgCe8L_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>It’s hard to convey how awesome this game was when you were a 10-year old boy circa 1990 and you had access to a Tandy 1000 TX.  I think it still plays well to this day.  I was super pumped to find a DOS emulator that worked for it so I could bring this puppy back to life a few weeks ago.  As of this date I’ve sunk many Russian aircraft carriers and Victor class missile submarines in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic.  I hope to continue my reign of undersea terror, striking fear into the hearts of the godless communists.</p>http://rickdevos.com/post/38806166http://rickdevos.com/post/38806166Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:06:00 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/1109226" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Big Ideas (don’t get any) (via <a href="http://vimeo.com/1109226">Vimeo</a>)</p> <p>Really cool.  The colors and shot composition is great.  The interpretation of the song, filled with the singing beeps and painful groans of old electronics, is strangely beautiful.</p>http://rickdevos.com/post/38783732http://rickdevos.com/post/38783732Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:22:00 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/3QP88Cigxac9hlnbgp93fbx5_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Dodge Sprinter - Better than the Ford Econoline you rode in to church camp</b></p> <p>This is super nerdy, but I have a mild Sprinter obsession.  Perhaps it’s the European/Mercedes heritage (they’re actually built in Germany by Daimler, broken down, and reassembled in South Carolina) but I think these are the coolest people movers out there right now.  Great little diesel engines, great ride, giant windows, and the side profile of a giant Dustbuster.  What’s not to love, especially compared to those venerable Econolines?  When it comes down to it the Sprinter is space age youth group transportation.</p>http://rickdevos.com/post/38770816http://rickdevos.com/post/38770816Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:31:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3QP88Cigxac98wc9jPuX7pVE_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>4-Door Honda Civic - I am a fan</b></p> <p>I really think Honda did a fantastic job with the design of the civic 4-door.  I think the 2-door looks stumpy and weird, but the 4-door has a really beautiful line to it.  Hands down my favorite economy sedan around.  For the life of me I don’t understand why Detroit can’t design and build cars like this.</p>http://rickdevos.com/post/38770247http://rickdevos.com/post/38770247Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:24:00 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/3QP88Cigxabkdlfl8jIVcBSk_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Marrakech Man (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/flyover">flyover</a>)</p> <p>An amazing little visit.  I really hope to get back there soon.  We were only on the ground for a few hours, but in those few hours I managed to get some of my favorite pictures ever.</p>http://rickdevos.com/post/38701645http://rickdevos.com/post/38701645Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:48:00 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/3QP88CigxabiomyhHcgj9PiO_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Want.  </p> <p>Seriously, I think there is a major productivity argument to be made.</p>http://rickdevos.com/post/38697563http://rickdevos.com/post/38697563Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:56 -0400<p>I feel like I’m almost the last person in the country to discover the appeal of Guitar Hero.</p>http://rickdevos.com/post/22416992http://rickdevos.com/post/22416992Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:40:22 -0500<p>The traditional Christmas fondue dinner.</p>http://rickdevos.com/post/22377042http://rickdevos.com/post/22377042Tue, 25 Dec 2007 23:08:04 -0500<p>I am now officially a Helicopter Pilot.</p>http://rickdevos.com/post/19926671http://rickdevos.com/post/19926671Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:21:35 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VoB6VoT4QpA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>condorman (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/FusionHell1981">FusionHell1981</a>)</p> <p>Probably one of my favorite scenes ever when I was about 8 years old.</p>http://rickdevos.com/post/2675299http://rickdevos.com/post/2675299Wed, 30 May 2007 14:55:41 -0400<p>It’s actually nice to have thunderstorms back.</p>http://rickdevos.com/post/1379488http://rickdevos.com/post/1379488Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:52:56 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aZsV4R3XJKk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Faith The Dog (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/KAGirl1606">KAGirl1606</a>)</p> <p>Oh, my heart…</p>http://rickdevos.com/post/814338http://rickdevos.com/post/814338Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:39:22 -0400