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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: AnnoMundi on January 29, 2019, 04:40:32 PM
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I’m starting this thread to vent daily annoyances that occur everyday, or things that are on your mind.
I’ve been getting really perturbed lately with peoples lack of courtesy towards others, or how you can’t ask someone you’re paying a service to without them getting an attitude towards you.
Like today I phoned a tax accountant to ask a question about my tax returns and she said if I want I can take my taxes to someone else to verify and if she made a mistake she’d refund my money, I took that as an attitude and like I’m not suppose to question her.
What are your thoughts?
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I'd rather not grumble. My motto usually is to not curse the darkness unless I can light a candle. :)
Personally, I just had a pleasant experience with my web host's tech support. Although they couldn't give me the answer I wanted to hear regarding their readiness for EDNS on 1 Feb 2019, they were courteous and returned an answer in a relatively short time.
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The girlfiend's mobile is switched... I can't make arrangememts without finding out what her availability is! It's quite annoying! :-X
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I’m becoming very disenchanted and disappointed with society, I’m giving up.
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Darn...
You stole my thread idea here...
I was planning on doing a double threads called Daily Negatives and Daily Positives..
So I guess my daily annoyance is that right now! :D
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First song I heard this morning, not sure what to think about that lol:
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^ Quite unlike what I'm listening to, "Trance Nation 1" by Ferry Corsten.
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Darn...
You stole my thread idea here...
I was planning on doing a double threads called Daily Negatives and Daily Positives..
So I guess my daily annoyance is that right now! :D
Sorry Charger.
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I wrote a short story:
https://zzzptm.com/wordpress/?p=2343
"The Compromise Vanishes"
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Sorry Charger.
Well I'll forgive you this time...but please don't do things I'm thinking about doing again... ;D
And todays daily negative is one word: SNOW!
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Sorry Charger.
Well I'll forgive you this time...but please don't do things I'm thinking about doing again... ;D
And todays daily negative is one word: SNOW!
Lol, I won’t.
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The Illuminati is all around us, MK Ultra programming, beware! This stuff is real.
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My order of World Kitchens brown sugar jerky arrived today. Yum!
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I used to like Ted Nugents beef jerky. His motto, "nobody beats my meat".
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Still missing Billy terribly everyday I visit here :cry:
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Still missing Billy terribly everyday I visit here :cry:
Me too. I was thinking about him a lot over the last few weeks, it does not seem real to be honest, I keep expecting him to post here.
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Yeah I've been thinking about Billy constantly too...Always ponder what he might say on topics and what albums he'd chose on polls and such...crazy.
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Yeah I've been thinking about Billy constantly too...Always ponder what he might say on topics and what albums he'd chose on polls and such...crazy.
That's just what I was thinking when I ran the "5 and 5" thread.
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Ozzy's been hospitalized due to complications of the flu...
Probably means pneumonia...that can be a dangerous thing for a man of his age already..
Hopefully he'll be okay.
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Ozzy's been hospitalized due to complications of the flu...
Probably means pneumonia...that can be a dangerous thing for a man of his age already..
Hopefully he'll be okay.
Yeah hopefully it's just precautionary rather than anything more serious.
Jeez! of all the things Ozzy's done to his body imagine if it was the flu that got him.
Perish the thought.
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Indeed...
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Regarding Ozzy... he's old, hope he pulls through.
Regarding Billy... I'm right there with you all. But I want to find a way to smile. Billy was always a kind man, and he wouldn't want us to feel pain for his passing. He loved his Norway, the land, the hills, the skies, the nature. And thanks to Norwegians who felt likewise, I can remember Billy as I do my work.
I have a TV in my home office, and I connected it as a second monitor. On YouTube, I created a playlist of videos from "SlowTV", which is a brilliant idea from NRK, the Norwegian state television.
Basically, they hooked up a camera to a train and broadcast the whole trip, minute for minute.
That was so popular, they did the same for other trains and then moved into other areas. The biggest one was a ship going from fjord to fjord up the Norwegian coast. Over 100 hours of video, from the bow of the boat.
So I strung together those videos and made a public playlist. I watch them and think about Billy. In my imagination, we're just silently watching the wonderful scenery as it passes by, the cold wind off the water splashing our faces. And we smile.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJupeNTfg7NjoPzTjVZRGp6vAXDzGOHTH
It's beautiful, and you have the spirit of a friend by your side as you watch. :)
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Well shit...
Just as we got news that Ozzy got out of hospital and is doing better now we find out that Bernie Torme has been hospitalized for severe pneumonia and is in really bad condition...
http://loudwire.com/report-former-ozzy-osbourne-guitarist-bernie-torme-intensive-care/ (http://loudwire.com/report-former-ozzy-osbourne-guitarist-bernie-torme-intensive-care/)
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I have come to terms with the fact that I will not be able to come here and not think of Billy. I'm cool with that. Like Z, I think Billy would rather we move on with joy in our hearts for the time we had with him, rather than focusing on our loss.
What we started here is still rolling along, and I'm certain he'd be stoked about that. I do very much miss his candid perspective on different things and respected his integrity whether I agreed with him or not.
That would be my daily thought.
Oh, and Charger, we have snow inbound for this weekend, and I'm about done with this cold-ass, icy, snowy weather.
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I have a cold and I feel like shit.
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I have a cold and I feel like shit.
I have been fighting a cold for almost three months now :zomg:
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Oh, and Charger, we have snow inbound for this weekend, and I'm about done with this cold-ass, icy, snowy weather.
Yeah it sucks...temps have been going up and down here now...snow melting then everything freezing and on and on it goes...
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Oh, and Charger, we have snow inbound for this weekend, and I'm about done with this cold-ass, icy, snowy weather.
Yeah it sucks...temps have been going up and down here now...snow melting then everything freezing and on and on it goes...
Lucky weather here continues. It snowed 2 inches night before last, but yesterday the temp went above freezing and it all melted. Still have not touched my shovel or snowblower this winter.
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I have a cold and I feel like shit.
Hope you feel better Bog.
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I have a cold and I feel like shit.
I have been fighting a cold for almost three months now :zomg:
Hope you feel better Thelemech.
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I have a cold and I feel like shit.
I have been fighting a cold for almost three months now :zomg:
Hope you feel better Thelemech.
8) Thanks Elves!!!!
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Thought for the day:
The worst part about good times is that they come to an end.
But the best part about bad times is that they also come to an end. :)
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Looks like Ozzy will be cancelling his Aus/NZ/Japan leg of his tour scheduled for next month. Zakk has joined the Experience Hendrix tour which is happening at the same time.
I wonder when Live Nation plan on letting all the ticket holders know?
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Thought for the day:
The worst part about good times is that they come to an end.
But the best part about bad times is that they also come to an end. :)
You’re a good vibes philosopher Triple Z, I can see a good aura around you.
Looks like Ozzy will be cancelling his Aus/NZ/Japan leg of his tour scheduled for next month. Zakk has joined the Experience Hendrix tour which is happening at the same time.
I wonder when Live Nation plan on letting all the ticket holders know?
Is that it for Ozzy, no more shows?
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Yippee! I multi quoted^^^for the first time, yippee ki yay!
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Looks like Ozzy will be cancelling his Aus/NZ/Japan leg of his tour scheduled for next month. Zakk has joined the Experience Hendrix tour which is happening at the same time.
I wonder when Live Nation plan on letting all the ticket holders know?
Is that it for Ozzy, no more shows?
Well at this stage the European/British tour has been postponed and the Oz/Nz/Jap leg will be cancelled although that hasn't been made official yet. He also has a 2 month U.S tour booked starting May 29th. I'd say he's under strict Doctors orders to rest up for the next few months so I'd say the U.S tour will still be going ahead. With probably the postponed Euro/British tour to be rescheduled for after then
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Looks like Ozzy will be cancelling his Aus/NZ/Japan leg of his tour scheduled for next month. Zakk has joined the Experience Hendrix tour which is happening at the same time.
I wonder when Live Nation plan on letting all the ticket holders know?
Is that it for Ozzy, no more shows?
Well at this stage the European/British tour has been postponed and the Oz/Nz/Jap leg will be cancelled although that hasn't been made official yet. He also has a 2 month U.S tour booked starting May 29th. I'd say he's under strict Doctors orders to rest up for the next few months so I'd say the U.S tour will still be going ahead. With probably the postponed Euro/British tour to be rescheduled for after then
Sorry to hear that Jack, you were looking forward to going right?
That sucks, but the important thing is that Ozzy gets better and pulls through.
I had heard awhile back that his wife said there was going to be some sort of a surprise for his new release, wonder if that's still going to happen?
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Looks like Ozzy will be cancelling his Aus/NZ/Japan leg of his tour scheduled for next month. Zakk has joined the Experience Hendrix tour which is happening at the same time.
I wonder when Live Nation plan on letting all the ticket holders know?
Is that it for Ozzy, no more shows?
Well at this stage the European/British tour has been postponed and the Oz/Nz/Jap leg will be cancelled although that hasn't been made official yet. He also has a 2 month U.S tour booked starting May 29th. I'd say he's under strict Doctors orders to rest up for the next few months so I'd say the U.S tour will still be going ahead. With probably the postponed Euro/British tour to be rescheduled for after then
Sorry to hear that Jack, you were looking forward to going right?
That sucks, but the important thing is that Ozzy gets better and pulls through.
I had heard awhile back that his wife said there was going to be some sort of a surprise for his new release, wonder if that's still going to happen?
Tbh no I wasn't that looking forward to seeing him. I've had my fill with Ozzy, seen him enough to keep me happy. If anything it might even work out better in that Priest or Slayer will now get a headlining set at Download Australia
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Looks like Ozzy will be cancelling his Aus/NZ/Japan leg of his tour scheduled for next month. Zakk has joined the Experience Hendrix tour which is happening at the same time.
I wonder when Live Nation plan on letting all the ticket holders know?
Is that it for Ozzy, no more shows?
Well at this stage the European/British tour has been postponed and the Oz/Nz/Jap leg will be cancelled although that hasn't been made official yet. He also has a 2 month U.S tour booked starting May 29th. I'd say he's under strict Doctors orders to rest up for the next few months so I'd say the U.S tour will still be going ahead. With probably the postponed Euro/British tour to be rescheduled for after then
Sorry to hear that Jack, you were looking forward to going right?
That sucks, but the important thing is that Ozzy gets better and pulls through.
I had heard awhile back that his wife said there was going to be some sort of a surprise for his new release, wonder if that's still going to happen?
Tbh no I wasn't that looking forward to seeing him. I've had my fill with Ozzy, seen him enough to keep me happy. If anything it might even work out better in that Priest or Slayer will now get a headlining set at Download Australia
Did you have tickets to go see Ozzy, I thought you were an Ozzy guy?
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^^I love Ozzy, but I don't really care for seeing him live again churning out the same set list he's been doing for years. if it wasn't for Slayer or Priest playing Download I wouldn't be going.
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^^I love Ozzy, but I don't really care for seeing him live again churning out the same set list he's been doing for years. if it wasn't for Slayer or Priest playing Download I wouldn't be going.
That ought to be an awesome show Judas Priest and Slayer.
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I have a cold and I feel like shit.
Hope you feel better Bog.
Thanks Elves, gettin' there.
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So, we got about six inches of snow Friday. Last night we got about another inch topped with some sleet then covered with freezing rain. Let the dogs out a few minutes ago and they both slid about fifty feet across the back yard LOL.
I'm done with winter.
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It’s quiet around here today, not much action going on.
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Had a little weekend getaway with the missus. Nice to be able to do those kinds of things every now and then.
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So it was confirmed today that Ozzy has in fact cancelled his Jap/Aus/NZ tour. They are offering ticket holders a $45 merchandise voucher as it's too late to find a suitable headliner. Melbourne's very own Airbourne have also been added to the bill.
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So it was confirmed today that Ozzy has in fact cancelled his Jap/Aus/NZ tour. They are offering ticket holders a $45 merchandise voucher as it's too late to find a suitable headliner. Melbourne's very own Airbourne have also been added to the bill.
That's actually a pretty good compensation I think...it was a festival appearance right? So they could have done...well nothing. Which is usually the case here with festivals if a band cancels.
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Yes it's Download festival. I think by law here they have to offer compensation when a headliner or main act cancels. The press release for Ozzy's cancelation stated at the very bottom that ticket holders can also get a refund before Feb 28.
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I'm cutting back on diet soda, we'll see how that goes.
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I'm cutting back on diet soda, we'll see how that goes.
Have not had a soda in 30 years.
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I'm cutting back on diet soda, we'll see how that goes.
Have not had a soda in 30 years.
And that is a very good idea, from reading what I've read. One author put it this way, "Sodas are one more thing I wish I didn't do a lot of when I was younger."
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I'm cutting back on diet soda, we'll see how that goes.
Have not had a soda in 30 years.
And that is a very good idea, from reading what I've read. One author put it this way, "Sodas are one more thing I wish I didn't do a lot of when I was younger."
Well I pretty much only drink Zero Coca Cola... Tastes great and has no sugar.
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I'm cutting back on diet soda, we'll see how that goes.
Have not had a soda in 30 years.
And that is a very good idea, from reading what I've read. One author put it this way, "Sodas are one more thing I wish I didn't do a lot of when I was younger."
Well I pretty much only drink Zero Coca Cola... Tastes great and has no sugar.
That's a little better, but it is my understanding that even sugar free soda is not very good for you. Carbonated beverages need some type of phosphoric acid to keep them carbonated, and that has been shown to cause health issues over time. Plus, artificial sweeteners produce some problems as well.
I must confess that the reason I stopped drinking soda years ago was not because I figured at the time it might be bad for me. I just simple never liked soda all that much.
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That's a little better, but it is my understanding that even sugar free soda is not very good for you. Carbonated beverages need some type of phosphoric acid to keep them carbonated, and that has been shown to cause health issues over time. Plus, artificial sweeteners produce some problems as well.
I must confess that the reason I stopped drinking soda years ago was not because I figured at the time it might be bad for me. I just simple never liked soda all that much.
Well if you go down to the nitty gritty and research enough about everything you'll find out that EVERYTHING is bad for you and EVERYTHING can cause health issues over time.
But the truth is you'd have to drink an awful lot of that stuff a day (I mean like more than a gallon easy) for it to actually cause some real health issues worth mentioning.
HOWEVER that ofcourse is individual as well though...
Sugar sodas are a completely different thing ofcourse..as sugar is bad even in moderate ammounts....and the ammounts aren't all that moderate in sodas either.
Same thing with energy drinks...I only drink the sugar free stuff...and not a lot of that either. A single can of Monster Ultra usually lasts me a whole week. Unless I have to wake up really early then I can drink half a can.
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Both diet and regular sodas have their issues, regular more so than diet. Diet sodas on a daily basis can contribute to a higher risk of stroke and type 2 diabetes. I've been a regular drinker of the stuff, now I'm switching to water. I still put flavor into my water, and the flavor has artificial sweetener, but it's not as concentrated as in diet soda, so I figure it's not as bad as the soda option.
Now for my thought of the day...
Should I procrastinate?
No time like the present!
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Should I procrastinate?
No time like the present!
(https://media.giphy.com/media/S3Ot3hZ5bcy8o/giphy.gif)
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OH MAN JACK NICHOLSON GOT ME HIP MO TIZED
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I'm sick and tired of people being offended by anything and everything.
The Philadelphia Flyers have officially removed the statue of Kate Smith from its location outside their arena and will no longer play Smith's rendition of "God Bless America" at games, the team announced in a statement on Sunday.
This follows the New York Yankees' decision to suspend the use of Smith's rendition of "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch while they investigate an allegation of racism against the late singer.
The New York Daily News reported Thursday there are conflicting claims about Smith's 1939 song "That's Why Darkies Were Born." The song originated in the 1931 Broadway revue "George White's Scandals" and was considered satire, but it includes racist language. It was recorded by Smith and also by Paul Robeson, who was black.
People who get offended too much, offend me. They are the ones who should be removed from the planet.
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People who get offended too much, offend me. They are the ones who should be removed from the planet.
:yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:
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Wow, that's just crazy. It's not like we can go back in time and tell performers "OH MY WORD! DON'T PERFORM THAT SONG! IT WILL RUIN YOUR CAREER AFTER YOU ARE DEAD!" This is where we say, "It is what it is..."
Meanwhile, I got this great quote of the day:
''If you don't mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter is darn good shaving cream.''
—Barry Goldwater
I truly do love that quote, it made me happy to read it. :)
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I truly do love that quote, it made me happy to read it. :)
Happy enough to try Peanut Butter as shaving cream?
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I truly do love that quote, it made me happy to read it. :)
Happy enough to try Peanut Butter as shaving cream?
I have to go in front of customers tomorrow, I'd rather not have them wonder where that PB smell is coming from...
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I have to go in front of customers tomorrow, I'd rather not have them wonder where that PB smell is coming from...
But what if the customer has arachibutyrophillia? You might get a better deal by smelling of peanut butter...
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I have to go in front of customers tomorrow, I'd rather not have them wonder where that PB smell is coming from...
But what if the customer has arachibutyrophillia? You might get a better deal by smelling of peanut butter...
If anyone there has an allergy, though... :death:
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I have to go in front of customers tomorrow, I'd rather not have them wonder where that PB smell is coming from...
But what if the customer has arachibutyrophillia? You might get a better deal by smelling of peanut butter...
If anyone there has an allergy, though... :death:
Oh what kind of a customer meetings are you having? People licking your face and everything?
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Actually, some peanut allergies can trigger if the peanut product is within a few meters of the allergy sufferer. Nut allergies don't mess around!
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Actually, some peanut allergies can trigger if the peanut product is within a few meters of the allergy sufferer. Nut allergies don't mess around!
I always thought that to be more of a myth that real...:wtf:
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Actually, some peanut allergies can trigger if the peanut product is within a few meters of the allergy sufferer. Nut allergies don't mess around!
I always thought that to be more of a myth that real...:wtf:
No, it's real. When you're a teacher, you see lots of stuff.
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"If you don't know where you're going, you'll end up someplace else." - Yogi Berra
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Actually, some peanut allergies can trigger if the peanut product is within a few meters of the allergy sufferer. Nut allergies don't mess around!
I always thought that to be more of a myth than real...:wtf:
No, it's real. When you're a teacher, you see lots of stuff.
That is crazy.... I guess despite all the other shit I've got to worry about I can be glad I don't have peanut allergies...
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Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness. - Zhuangzi
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And for some happiness is like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...perhaps visible from a far but never quite obtainable.
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And for some happiness is like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...perhaps visible from a far but never quite obtainable.
Ah, but then you're still striving to attain happiness.
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And for some happiness is like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...perhaps visible from a far but never quite obtainable.
Ah, but then you're still striving to attain happiness.
Perhaps but it is like this: :wall:
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And for some happiness is like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...perhaps visible from a far but never quite obtainable.
Ah, but then you're still striving to attain happiness.
Perhaps but it is like this: :wall:
Right, so step one is not hitting your head against the wall. You won't get happy that way.
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And for some happiness is like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...perhaps visible from a far but never quite obtainable.
Ah, but then you're still striving to attain happiness.
Perhaps but it is like this: :wall:
Right, so step one is not hitting your head against the wall. You won't get happy that way.
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Best
Advice
Ever
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We are at war with Islam.
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:drama:
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:explosion1:
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I'm not at war with Islam.
Islam is not at war with me.
Not all of the insane people that want to take my life on the basis of some arbitrary criteria are affiliated with Islam.
Not all people affiliated with Islam are insane people who want to take life on the basis of some arbitrary criteria.
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The USA does not have any declared wars, but is active in the occupation of Afghanistan, which is a major ongoing armed conflict.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflicts
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So I suck again...Well I do know that I do...no need to keep pointing it out though.
But hey you don't need to suffer my suckage that much longer anymore.
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So I suck again...Well I do know that I do...no need to keep pointing it out though.
But hey you don't need to suffer my suckage that much longer anymore.
No, you don't suck, perish the thought!
Stay online, so what if you butt heads with people here and there, that's what friends do.
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So I suck again...Well I do know that I do...no need to keep pointing it out though.
But hey you don't need to suffer my suckage that much longer anymore.
No way, man!
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Sorry having a bad day...I know I need to keep things like these to myself.
I don't want to be spreading my misery around.
Let's move on. Someone think of some happier thoughts.
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Well it's Heaven and Hell's 39th anniversary today. That album conjours up happy thoughts ;)
Albiet, it is making me feel old which ain't so happy. :-\
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I'm not at war with Islam.
Islam is not at war with me.
Not all of the insane people that want to take my life on the basis of some arbitrary criteria are affiliated with Islam.
Not all people affiliated with Islam are insane people who want to take life on the basis of some arbitrary criteria.
Nevertheless, the world would be a better place if Islam did not exist (or any other superstition, for that matter).
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Well the Islam thing has its own thread now, let's move that convo on over there.
Back to some daily thoughts...
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien
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So I suck again...Well I do know that I do...no need to keep pointing it out though.
But hey you don't need to suffer my suckage that much longer anymore.
Did I miss something Charger?
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Did I miss something Charger?
Nope. Just my usual suckage...nothing more. It is what it is.
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Did I miss something Charger?
Nope. Just my usual suckage...nothing more. It is what it is.
I’m sorry Charger I’m not understanding, did something happen on here to make you feel this way?
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Did I miss something Charger?
Nope. Just my usual suckage...nothing more. It is what it is.
I’m sorry Charger I’m not understanding, did something happen on here to make you feel this way?
Not really...it's just a statement of fact nothing more.
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Charger if it means anything I like you buddy.
I got my Scary Mayhem CD today Dawn Of The Blackhearts.
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“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
― Marcel Proust
So, I guess that means thanks from me to all of you! :)
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Charger if it means anything I like you buddy.
Yes it means a lot. Thank you.
Trying to get back on track today...leaving some shit behind. We'll see.
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Any mechanics on here?
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Any mechanics on here?
What kind of mechanics? I dabble with cars a bit myself...self taught though not schooled.
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Any mechanics on here?
What kind of mechanics? I dabble with cars a bit myself...self taught though not schooled.
car mechanic, I was driving home and all of a sudden my car wouldn’t go anywhere and then when I gave it gas it would jump.
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Any mechanics on here?
What kind of mechanics? I dabble with cars a bit myself...self taught though not schooled.
car mechanic, I was driving home and all of a sudden my car wouldn’t go anywhere and then when I gave it gas it would jump.
Automatic? Transmission problem?
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Does it idle smoothly? If not, your fuel injectors could be stuffed up with dirt.
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Any mechanics on here?
What kind of mechanics? I dabble with cars a bit myself...self taught though not schooled.
car mechanic, I was driving home and all of a sudden my car wouldn’t go anywhere and then when I gave it gas it would jump.
Automatic? Transmission problem?
yes automatic.Does it idle smoothly? If not, your fuel injectors could be stuffed up with dirt.
yes it idles smoothly, it came on all of a sudden.
It’s at the dealership, waiting for them to get back to me.
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Does it idle smoothly? If not, your fuel injectors could be stuffed up with dirt.
yes it idles smoothly, it came on all of a sudden.
It’s at the dealership, waiting for them to get back to me.
I can only guess from here, but from your description it could be dirty fuel injectors, old spark plugs or condensation in the distributer cap.
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Does it idle smoothly? If not, your fuel injectors could be stuffed up with dirt.
yes it idles smoothly, it came on all of a sudden.
It’s at the dealership, waiting for them to get back to me.
I can only guess from here, but from your description it could be dirty fuel injectors, old spark plugs or condensation in the distributer cap.
it’s the transmission, I thought it would be.
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So I thought. Bigger issue? What make of car?
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So I thought. Bigger issue? What make of car?
Dodge Avenger.
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So I thought. Bigger issue? What make of car?
Dodge Avenger.
Ouch...They've got the DSG transmission right? Same that VAG uses....Those are rather shitty. They break both mechanically and electronically. Regardless that'll be a very expensive fix.
If you've already got a lot of mileage on it, might just be time to drive as long as it lasts and say bye bye and then either get a new transmission or a used one...or just get a new car.
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So I thought. Bigger issue? What make of car?
Dodge Avenger.
Ouch...They've got the DSG transmission right? Same that VAG uses....Those are rather shitty. They break both mechanically and electronically. Regardless that'll be a very expensive fix.
If you've already got a lot of mileage on it, might just be time to drive as long as it lasts and say bye bye and then either get a new transmission or a used one...or just get a new car.
it has a lot of mileage I’ll be getting a new transmission, I have no choice can’t afford a new car, it’s going to cost me $5000, it just went without warning.
Rather pay $5000 than triple the amount or quadruple the amount I can’t afford.
Funny thing is I bought the car exactly 6 years ago today. April 30th 2013.
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You could find a decent used car for less than 5 G's.
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Yeah honestly I don't think I'd be spending that on that transmission.
You can get a pretty darn nice used car for 5Gs like Typhon said.
But if you DO want to fix that one try finding a good transmission mechanic. He'll fix it for half that.
Around here you can get your automatic transmission pretty much rebuilt for 2500-3000€.
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You could find a decent used car for less than 5 G's.
Yeah but I have this car since new, I might buy a used car with more problems.
No engine light came on, nothing, this is the first problem I have since I bought the car.
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Yeah honestly I don't think I'd be spending that on that transmission.
You can get a pretty darn nice used car for 5Gs like Typhon said.
But if you DO want to fix that one try finding a good transmission mechanic. He'll fix it for half that.
Around here you can get your automatic transmission pretty much rebuilt for 2500-3000€.
I could’ve gotten it rebuilt with 2 year warranty for $3,950 for an extra $1000 I get 3 year warranty and 100,000 miles
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You could find a decent used car for less than 5 G's.
Yeah but I have this car since new, I might buy a used car with more problems.
No engine light came on, nothing, this is the first problem I have since I bought the car.
Always have a mechanic check out any used vehicle before buying. If you keep this one, make sure that nothing else is about to go. You said it had high mileage. I don't know what that number is or the year of the car.
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Pretty steep for just one more year of warranty...especially on an old car.
But ofcourse everyone does as they see fit with their cars. I'm not sure I'd be willing to spend that much on an old car, but I do understand that you have a good relationship with it for a long time...specially since you bought it new.
How's the Avenger been otherwise? I have been looking at them myself...as they don't cost much around here...you can get a 2009 model for just under 4 grand. How much mileage does yours have? What year? the 2.7 V6?
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Pretty steep for just one more year of warranty...especially on an old car.
But ofcourse everyone does as they see fit with their cars. I'm not sure I'd be willing to spend that much on an old car, but I do understand that you have a good relationship with it for a long time...specially since you bought it new.
How's the Avenger been otherwise? I have been looking at them myself...as they don't cost much around here...you can get a 2009 model for just under 4 grand. How much mileage does yours have? What year? the 2.7 V6?
yes the V6 138,000 miles 2013
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Check its Blue Book value. I don't know if is worth more than $5000.
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I’m going to bite the bullet and take a chance.
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yes the V6 138,000 miles 2013
Wow you've driven a lot. I've had my current car for 11 years and I've only gotten about 75000 miles. And I live in the country side...
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I'm with Typhon, $5000 can get you a lot of car, with less miles. And if you spend a little north of 5K, you can get an even better car, potentially. I'm looking at cars right now since my son totalled the one he was driving (no injuries, but the airbags deployed and there was massive front-end damage) and we'll be looking for something on that cheap side he can use for gettin' around town.
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I'm with Typhon, $5000 can get you a lot of car, with less miles. And if you spend a little north of 5K, you can get an even better car, potentially. I'm looking at cars right now since my son totalled the one he was driving (no injuries, but the airbags deployed and there was massive front-end damage) and we'll be looking for something on that cheap side he can use for gettin' around town.
I’ve had this car since it was new it never gave me any problems till now, exactly 6 years to the day I bought it, I’m a sentimental type man, so I’ll be keeping it, despite the cost to fix it, I know it’s a lot, but sentimental value supersedes anything else.
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Hey! I just made it to front row three squares! Yey!
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I'm with Typhon, $5000 can get you a lot of car, with less miles. And if you spend a little north of 5K, you can get an even better car, potentially. I'm looking at cars right now since my son totalled the one he was driving (no injuries, but the airbags deployed and there was massive front-end damage) and we'll be looking for something on that cheap side he can use for gettin' around town.
I’ve had this car since it was new it never gave me any problems till now, exactly 6 years to the day I bought it, I’m a sentimental type man, so I’ll be keeping it, despite the cost to fix it, I know it’s a lot, but sentimental value supersedes anything else.
Well in car world sentimentality can get really really REALLY expensive. ;)
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I'm with Typhon, $5000 can get you a lot of car, with less miles. And if you spend a little north of 5K, you can get an even better car, potentially. I'm looking at cars right now since my son totalled the one he was driving (no injuries, but the airbags deployed and there was massive front-end damage) and we'll be looking for something on that cheap side he can use for gettin' around town.
I’ve had this car since it was new it never gave me any problems till now, exactly 6 years to the day I bought it, I’m a sentimental type man, so I’ll be keeping it, despite the cost to fix it, I know it’s a lot, but sentimental value supersedes anything else.
Well in car world sentimentality can get really really REALLY expensive. ;)
I’m willing to take that chance Charger, I think I’ve made the right decision.
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I’m willing to take that chance Charger, I think I’ve made the right decision.
That's cool! Hope it all works out and you'll have many more years with the Avenger. Just remember the more mileage you get the more often you should change the engine oil.
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I’m willing to take that chance Charger, I think I’ve made the right decision.
That's cool! Hope it all works out and you'll have many more years with the Avenger. Just remember the more mileage you get the more often you should change the engine oil.
Thank you Charger, and thanks for the advice buddy.
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Meanwhile, I'm looking at possibly moving... just found a house that me and the missus like very much, it's in our price range, and we need to get our numbers together so we can see about getting the deal we want...
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The good old days, when Russia was a pleasure to deal with. :)
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Ah... gotta love Yeltsin! He was a cool fellow. Liked his Vodka and didn't have a stick up his ass like Putin.
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Walked through that house and caught a whiff of gas... by the shower that didn't work... next to the attic entrance that revealed an exhaust vent near combustibles... and fabric wiring... now we don't want it so much.
:shock:
But there are other houses to check out, so the search continues!
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Sounds like it had that typical Texas charm.
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No, that's just the cow pat you have to avoid on the walk from the gate to the porch. :smug:
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My daughter just bought a 3 bedroom ranch, really nice place in a great area. Only 1 downfall, it's got 1050 sq ft of popcorn ceilings. She got 1 quote to scrape all the popcorn off and finish taping the ceiling... $5K :doh: She's going to get a couple more quotes but a lot of contractors/painters don't wanna mess with popcorn 'cause you never know what you'll find underneath. If this kind of pricing holds true, looks like I'll be painting some popcorn. :drama:
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My daughter just bought a 3 bedroom ranch, really nice place in a great area. Only 1 downfall, it's got 1050 sq ft of popcorn ceilings. She got 1 quote to scrape all the popcorn off and finish taping the ceiling... $5K :doh: She's going to get a couple more quotes but a lot of contractors/painters don't wanna mess with popcorn 'cause you never know what you'll find underneath. If this kind of pricing holds true, looks like I'll be painting some popcorn. :drama:
The house I use to live in had a popcorn ceiling in the main room.
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No popcorn in my current or future house, thank goodness.
Seller accepted the offer yesterday, and we are getting all the financing in place. We close on 26 June. :banana:
My daughter is also close to getting out of her apartment and into a condo. It's so much better to be paying a mortgage instead of rent.
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No popcorn in my current or future house, thank goodness.
Seller accepted the offer yesterday, and we are getting all the financing in place. We close on 26 June. :banana:
My daughter is also close to getting out of her apartment and into a condo. It's so much better to be paying a mortgage instead of rent.
Congrats to your daughter. Best way to go, pay your own mortgage instead of someone else's. 8)
Did you ever consider building the house you want, Zzz? That's what I did.
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I've actually been 26 years at my current house, and we were looking at doing some major renovations. We would have had to move out for them, and my wife one day said, "Why not just move once?" She pretty much wanted something ready to move into.
There are a number of properties around here that were bought for the lots and then the buyers tore down the houses on them. Myself, I'd much rather find a mid-century modern house and show it some love and care in replacing the electric and plumbing systems, adding insulation, and shoring up any foundation work, and then keeping it looking good as 1958 new. There are a few properties like that around where I live, and it's always a treat to drive past them.
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I bet you would love seeing the century old homes in the city of New Bedford where I grew up. :)
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I wish it would get warmer already....
My 30+ chili and bell pepper plants want to go to the greenhouse already as do my 30+ tomatoes...
But nooo...still below freezing temps at night... Starts to annoy me.
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I bet you would love seeing the century old homes in the city of New Bedford where I grew up. :)
No question about it. There are some lovely homes all over New England, it was a real treat to see them when we vacationed there last year.
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Remembering D-Day
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Remembering D-Day
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God Bless America, gone but not forgotten.
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And as the USA, UK, and Canada fought on in Normandy, 22 June 1944 - 3 years after the Nazi Blitzkrieg into the USSR - Soviet armies launched Operation Bagration, which resulted in the destruction of 28 of 34 German divisions in Army Group Center. In Italy, Rome was in the Allies' back pocket and in Yugoslavia, the Germans had lost control of nearly all the mountainous areas, setting the stage for the Partisans' liberation of Belgrade in October 1944.
Sic semper fascistiis.
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“We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.”
- Confucius
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Have not heard from discman69 in a while. Hope he is alright.
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Have not heard from discman69 in a while. Hope he is alright.
Oh indeed... Been nearly 2 months since he's been on...
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He use to disappear for long periods of time every once in awhile at the other joint too. Still hope all is ok though. Bog maybe seems to have left us though :(
Since Billy's passing I've made a pact to myself to never just leave this place, even if I'm down to the last person and I'm just posting to myself :twitch:
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Oh shit...Bog right...he hasn't been around in a while either and he used to be a very active member... I hope all is well with him...
I'll be here till the day I die...unless ofcourse people here don't want want me...then I can do everyone a favour and leave.
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Since Billy's passing I've made a pact to myself to never just leave this place, even if I'm down to the last person and I'm just posting to myself :twitch:
When we all set about making this place, one of my hopes was that regardless of what storms were blowing about the internet The Community would always be here. Along with the values that underpinned its formation. And me too!
Plus, Charger has to stay, no where else would take him. :banana:
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Never fear, Boggy's here. Yeah I know, I gotta check in much more often. I know how I felt when Billy stopped posting and I don't want to put anyone through anything like that again. I think about this place often but just never seem to get here. I dig this place and you will see me more often.
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Welcome back Boggy my friend! So good to see ya!
We do worry when we don't see one of our members...the thing with Billy taught us that anything can happen...
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Great to hear from you Bog. We are such a close knit community here we really notice when someone has been absent for awhile.
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Well, at least you saved me a drive to Connecticut to hunt you down. :)
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Indeed!
And I'm home and hale, myself.
Meanwhile, a quote:
"I'm a libertarian because I don't trust the people as much as anarchists do. I want to see government limited as much as possible; I would like to see it reduced back to where it was in Jefferson's time, or even smaller. But I would not like to see it abolished. I think the average American, if left totally free, would act exactly like Idi Amin. I don't trust the people any more than I trust the government."
- Robert Anton Wilson
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So got pretty close to dying just now...
Was lifting the tarp off from the firewood pile and underneath a wasp nest which I didn't register at first...
One of those little fuckers got me on my bicep...which ain't too far from the neck.
Being as allergic to those little shits as I am...well one well placed sting and that might have been the end.
Now my bicep hurts like a motherfucker and it'll probably swell up twice it's size....Took some antihistamine right away but doubt it'll help much.
Out of all the useless fucking critters on this planet honestly I hate wasps the most. They serve no purpose only damage fruit, trees and eat and destroy apples. Not to mention the damage to houses and whatnot. And ofcourse they aren't affected by the disesase that's killing of useful creatures like bees and bumble bees...no. Fuck that fuck them...and fuck me for being a dumbass.
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Hang in there, Charger. You should be able to heal up in a week or so. Perhaps some proper ointment at your local drug store would help ease the process.
With regard to your condemnation of Wasps: There are many different species and I don't know what your local one is like, but in my area they actually are parasites to many of the pest insects, which helps keep down the pest insect population.
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1. I am glad you are alive.
2. Very glad you are alive.
3. That being alive thing... I'm in favor of keeping it that way.
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Well thanks zzz...I'm glad some one is... ;D
Typhon yeah...it'll take about a week maybe two depending just how bad it'll get..can't really remember anymore as it's been about 20 years or so since my last wasp sting.
Been very careful about those and killing every single one I've seen and getting rid of the nests as soon as I spot one. I've been able to keep the population down in my yard like that. Usually there's one nest that grows big which I miss early on...well this was it now.
Well emptied a good load of pesticide there (made it bit too strong actually as I got some in my nose and now that's making me sick :D damn what a day...) and it's pretty darn quiet now...in the words of Slayer Payback's a bitch motherfucker!
As for their usefullness...well yeah they can be predatorial towards smaller insects but hardly to an extent that would actually make a difference...especially considering how dangerous and otherwise destructive they can be.
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Well, try and relax tonight, my friend.
Sit back, have a drink, and perhaps watch a movie.
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:)) Sorry, Charge, but I could not resist my humorist side. :))
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Indeed!
And I'm home and hale, myself.
Meanwhile, a quote:
"I'm a libertarian because I don't trust the people as much as anarchists do. I want to see government limited as much as possible; I would like to see it reduced back to where it was in Jefferson's time, or even smaller. But I would not like to see it abolished. I think the average American, if left totally free, would act exactly like Idi Amin. I don't trust the people any more than I trust the government."
- Robert Anton Wilson
RAW is an interesting intellectual rebel. Great quote Zed!!
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Well, try and relax tonight, my friend.
Sit back, have a drink, and perhaps watch a movie.
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:)) Sorry, Charge, but I could not resist my humorist side. :))
Hahaah! I'd say too early but honestly...that's my kind of humor so... ;D
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Yup..the wasp left its mark.
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Stung right on a vey tender spot too :-[
What is that tattoo charger? Looks like some type of in memory tattoo?
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^^Its ok you don't have to answer if it's too personal ;)
I feel much sadness when I come across one of Billy's posts :cry:
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Looks a little bit like the slight bout of poison ivy I am dealing with right now. :squint:
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Glad you're hanging in there Charger. If it is any comfort to you, I killed about 50 wasps yesterday in and around four separate nests around my property. Black and yellow mud daubers.
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Stung right on a vey tender spot too :-[
What is that tattoo charger? Looks like some type of in memory tattoo?
Oh that's the ouroboros I talked about on the tattoo thread.
Glad you're hanging in there Charger. If it is any comfort to you, I killed about 50 wasps yesterday in and around four separate nests around my property. Black and yellow mud daubers.
Woohoo! You're a hero Vyn! :pub: Drinks are on me for anyone killing wasps! ;D
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I feel much sadness when I come across one of Billy's posts :cry:
I really do miss that guy. But I just close my eyes and remember him, full of life and energy. He was such an easy guy to be friends with, if you were an emotionally honest person like him.
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I feel much sadness when I come across one of Billy's posts :cry:
I really do miss that guy. But I just close my eyes and remember him, full of life and energy. He was such an easy guy to be friends with, if you were an emotionally honest person like him.
Yep I miss him everyday I log in. He's the best person I ever knew but never met.
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I made it to the mosh pit!
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My boss asked me if I'd be available to do three weeks in Australia next month...
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My boss asked me if I'd be available to do three weeks in Australia next month...
Winner, winner, chicken on the barbie dinner!
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My boss asked me if I'd be available to do three weeks in Australia next month...
Well that's cool! I'm sure Jack wouldn't mind putting you up for that period. ;)
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My boss asked me if I'd be available to do three weeks in Australia next month...
Well that's cool! I'm sure Jack wouldn't mind putting you up for that period. ;)
Im sure his boss would pay to put him up in much more lavish accommodation than what I could offer ;)
Which city in Australia Z? If you're coming to Melbourne I'll have to take you to an AFL game.
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That's what I'm waiting on, if it should happen. I'm basically the backup if they can't find anyone from the team that normally handles this work that's available for the three weeks.
Would my clothes from the USA be compatible with Australian washing machines? Or will I need to buy a completely new wardrobe down there? :D
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That's what I'm waiting on, if it should happen. I'm basically the backup if they can't find anyone from the team that normally handles this work that's available for the three weeks.
Would my clothes from the USA be compatible with Australian washing machines? Or will I need to buy a completely new wardrobe down there? :D
You can bring your cowboy hat and boots, but make sure you leave your six-shooter at home. ;D
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That's what I'm waiting on, if it should happen. I'm basically the backup if they can't find anyone from the team that normally handles this work that's available for the three weeks.
Would my clothes from the USA be compatible with Australian washing machines? Or will I need to buy a completely new wardrobe down there? :D
You can bring your cowboy hat and boots, but make sure you leave your six-shooter at home. ;D
Noted. I also plan to bring my horse on board as a service animal. I have trouble walking and standing for long times, so that would really help getting through the airport.
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That's what I'm waiting on, if it should happen. I'm basically the backup if they can't find anyone from the team that normally handles this work that's available for the three weeks.
Would my clothes from the USA be compatible with Australian washing machines? Or will I need to buy a completely new wardrobe down there? :D
Not sure about that but coming from Texas if you're gonna be visiting any of the southern states make sure you bring plenty of warm clothing. It's winter down here atm and the wind-chill factor might be like something you've never experienced before.
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The winter part I knew about.
The wind chill I did not know... one doesn't normally associate Australia with winter winds. Then again, if it's a big, flat place in the cold southern seas with NOTHING to block the incoming winds for thousands of miles, I'd imagine they could get pretty nasty.
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It's really only the southern states like Victoria & Tasmania that get the severe wind-chill but I doubt you'd be going to Tassie.
You won't know how to dress in Melbourne, its famous(or infamous) for having 4 seasons in one day :o
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@ Jack: How cold does the typical temperature get in your winter (actual temp, not wind chill) ?
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@ Jack: How cold does the typical temperature get in your winter (actual temp, not wind chill) ?
Looking at the data for Melbourne, I do believe it may not have *any* typical weather!
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@ Jack: How cold does the typical temperature get in your winter (actual temp, not wind chill) ?
In winter, average temperatures range from 6.5 - 14.2°C (43.7 - 57.6°F), It snows in the north-east of Victoria, known as High Country. The weather is frequently cold and cloudy, and nights can be accompanied by frosts.
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@ Jack: How cold does the typical temperature get in your winter (actual temp, not wind chill) ?
In winter, average temperatures range from 6.5 - 14.2°C (43.7 - 57.6°F), It snows in the north-east of Victoria, known as High Country. The weather is frequently cold and cloudy, and nights can be accompanied by frosts.
Wow, not even reaching freezing temperatures. That would be a very mild winter for me. :partay:
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About par for a Texas winter. :)
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"Little Richard was always my main man. How hard must it have been for him: gay, black and singing in the South? But his records are a joyous good time from beginning to end." – Lemmy, Motörhead
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My son's band Blüdhaven won the battle of the bands competition tonight :headbanger: Super proud! :)
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That's very cool! Congrats!
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Yes, congratulations, Jack. 8)
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My son's band Blüdhaven won the battle of the bands competition tonight :headbanger: Super proud! :)
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Some videos of his their performance and win I uploaded. Only been playing together 3 months and was their first stage performance
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:wootwoot: That is truly awesome Jack!!!
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:wootwoot: That is truly awesome Jack!!!
Yep was a huge buzz for the boys and all their families. The prize was a day's recording in a professional recording studio.
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So which one's your son? I didn't see anyone that looked like an angry Ozzy in those videos. :)
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So which one's your son? I didn't see anyone that looked like an angry Ozzy in those videos. :)
That angry Ozzy avatar has kind of scared me in the past, it use to make me think Jack was hateful and angry towards me, seriously.
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He's not mad at you, he's mad at managers and booking agents that are ripping him off:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnLKgTyqup0
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So which one's your son? I didn't see anyone that looked like an angry Ozzy in those videos. :)
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So which one's your son? I didn't see anyone that looked like an angry Ozzy in those videos. :)
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Ah-ha! A hint... something involving percussion... :think: Hmmmmm...
Is he the cowbell player? :banana:
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He's not mad at you, he's mad at managers and booking agents that are ripping him off:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnLKgTyqup0
Angry Ozzy is scary. :death:
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Thought for the day...
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others. - Groucho Marx
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My dad's not been well this last couple of days... he is 89. On Friday he didn't feel well and the on call doctor thought it was a urinary infection and prescribed some anti-biotics. Whatever the infection was doing it was making him a llittle unsteady on his feet and he needed to be helped around.
On Saturday he started getting severe pains in his side and neck, a phone call from the out of hours doctor suggested some strong pain killers so I went and got some over the counter co-codomol... which made absolutely no difference to his pain. We get the out of hours doctor to visit this time and he thinks his gall stones may have shifted (he's too old to operate on) causing his liver to shift causing him the pain... it's the evening now and I get a taxi to a late night pharmacy to get the new prescription for even stronger pain killers. Dad needs help getting out of bed to the bathroom etc.
Today comes and he's still in pain, the tablets only seem to help a little bit, he sits in a chair all day not moving much as it's too painful. We get the out of hours doctor again but he's busy and doesn't turn up until arounf 10 in the evening. In the meantime dad decides he wants to go to the bathroom which he can barely manage even with mum and my assistance. We then try to get him to bed but he can't manage the stairs even with our help, he's breathing heavily, can't speak coherently (it's not a stroke!) and is confused... mum calls for an ambulance and not long after that the out of hours doctor arrives, does a few checks and confirms that hospital is the best place for him he also speaks to the ambulance control to confirm this. He would like to have stayed until the ambulance had turned up so he could speak to the paramedics, but he's got more calls to attend to.
So now as I write this we are awaiting the arrival of an ambulance... which is taking its sweet time gettng here.
The NHS is great (none of this costs us anything other than our taxes) but dad's not considered an emergency so doesn't get the highest of priorities and we have to wait.
EDIT: It turned up at ZERO DARK 30!! Dad's been carted off (with mum) probably to be held in a queue for a few hours!
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Oh sorry to hear that KDC!
I hope they can figure out what's wrong and treat him properly.
This reminds me of my grandfather...he got a bad urinary infection and things went along pretty much the same way. He was bit younger at the time though only 82 or so...but the sad truth was that he never returned home after that. It was a week or so at the hospital and assistant living home after that. But he also had Altzheimers though.
We're with you buddy on this hard time.
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Thanks Charger, sorry to hear about your grandfather, although dad is a little forgetful I'm not sure he's got altzheimers.
Mum got home from the hospital about 06:30 she says they did some scans and checks and think now that he has a kidney infection, which would fit in with the urinary infection diagnosis. He's been admitted... they're just trying to find a bed!
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Sorry to hear about your dad Kilo. I'm sure it's been occupying your mind every waking hour of the day but at least he's now been diagnosed and in good care. Hopefully they've caught this kidney infection early and the antibiotics can do their thing and get him well and home soon.
Keep us updated.
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Thanks Jack.
We're heading over there shortly, the latest is they think it's a number of problems stemming from his gallstones which may have blocked a tube and lead to the other symptoms
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That's nasty Kilo. A few years ago I had pancreatitis & cholangitis caused by gallstone blockage. Ended up in hospital very very sick. I let it go too long before doing anything about it which was incredibly stupid on my behalf. Doctor told me if I had've let it go another day it could've been fatal for me. Was the most intense pain I've ever had to endure.
Definitely treatable and a positive outcome if caught relatively early on though but given your dads age recovery could be a lot slower.
Hope he is gonna be ok. Fingers crossed for him and your family.
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My thoughts are with you KDC. From your description, it is highly likely that the gall stones are causing the problem. Tough enough for a younger person to go through that, let alone someone your father's age.
@ Jack - You had prolonged abdominal pain and you were ignoring it? Come on, Jack, you are smarter than that. :doh:
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I've got a friend, he's 85, had an issue where his liver wasn't working properly and ammonia was backing up into his bloodstream. He's been in and out of hospitals for a month, and I wonder if he's near his end. I do hope it can be a soft landing for him, not with tubes running everywhere and hard decisions having to be made.
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@ Jack - You had prolonged abdominal pain and you were ignoring it? Come on, Jack, you are smarter than that. :doh:
I know, my wife was super pissed at me. I laid in bed in agony for 2 days, I would've went a day earlier but I remember there was a limited item that was going onsale on Metallica.com that I wanted as I was collecting a set, they'd go onsale at a specific time and would sell out in less than a minute and going to hospital meant I was going to miss out. Anyway I managed to secure the item I desperately wanted at the time of sale and then rang an ambulance straight after. Ended up in hospital for the following 8 days :-[
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@ Jack - You had prolonged abdominal pain and you were ignoring it? Come on, Jack, you are smarter than that. :doh:
I know, my wife was super pissed at me. I laid in bed in agony for 2 days, I would've went a day earlier but I remember there was a limited item that was going onsale on Metallica.com that I wanted as I was collecting a set, they'd go onsale at a specific time and would sell out in less than a minute and going to hospital meant I was going to miss out. Anyway I managed to secure the item I desperately wanted at the time of sale and then rang an ambulance straight after. Ended up in hospital for the following 8 days :-[
:think: Well, I don't know if to call you a loyal fan or a loony. :twitch:
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@ Jack - You had prolonged abdominal pain and you were ignoring it? Come on, Jack, you are smarter than that. :doh:
I know, my wife was super pissed at me. I laid in bed in agony for 2 days, I would've went a day earlier but I remember there was a limited item that was going onsale on Metallica.com that I wanted as I was collecting a set, they'd go onsale at a specific time and would sell out in less than a minute and going to hospital meant I was going to miss out. Anyway I managed to secure the item I desperately wanted at the time of sale and then rang an ambulance straight after. Ended up in hospital for the following 8 days :-[
:think: Well, I don't know if to call you a loyal fan or a loony. :twitch:
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I call it DEDICATION! :abbath:
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UPDATE ON DAD:
Not much to say really, he's heavily sedated, on a drip, and slept for much of our visit this afternoon. Because of the sedation when he did wake briefly he was confused and incoherent, such a change from Friday.
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The RRHOF is at it again with their clueless stupidity & hypocrisy.
Motörhead is finally up for nomination to be inducted but they have seen fit not to include Phil Campbell(31 years service 16 albums) and Mikkey Dee(22 years 12 albums) on the ballot to be inducted. Yet Robert Trujillo was inducted with Metallica for at the time was 7 years service and 1 album. Evans, Coverdale & Hughes inducted with Deep Purple for less than 5 years service and 3 albums. There are countless other examples of their hypocrisy too but none more glaring than Phil & Mikkey being left out, not to mention Wurzel too. >:(
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@ Jack - You had prolonged abdominal pain and you were ignoring it? Come on, Jack, you are smarter than that. :doh:
I know, my wife was super pissed at me. I laid in bed in agony for 2 days, I would've went a day earlier but I remember there was a limited item that was going onsale on Metallica.com that I wanted as I was collecting a set, they'd go onsale at a specific time and would sell out in less than a minute and going to hospital meant I was going to miss out. Anyway I managed to secure the item I desperately wanted at the time of sale and then rang an ambulance straight after. Ended up in hospital for the following 8 days :-[
:think: Well, I don't know if to call you a loyal fan or a loony. :twitch:
Probably looney dedication fits the description
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Good thoughts your way, KDC. I know it's tough having someone in the hospital like that.
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To KDC
Stay strong there my friend. I know it's hard to see a loved one like that... I hope he'll get better!
The RRHOF is at it again with their clueless stupidity & hypocrisy.
Motörhead is finally up for nomination to be inducted but they have seen fit not to include Phil Campbell(31 years service 16 albums) and Mikkey Dee(22 years 12 albums) on the ballot to be inducted. Yet Robert Trujillo was inducted with Metallica for at the time was 7 years service and 1 album. Evans, Coverdale & Hughes inducted with Deep Purple for less than 5 years service and 3 albums. There are countless other examples of their hypocrisy too but none more glaring than Phil & Mikkey being left out, not to mention Wurzel too. >:(
Yeah this is yet another bloody joke on the Hall Of Lame's part...Two of the longest serving members (besides Lemmy) are snubbed...beyond a travesty.
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The RRHOF is at it again with their clueless stupidity & hypocrisy.
Motörhead is finally up for nomination to be inducted but they have seen fit not to include Phil Campbell(31 years service 16 albums) and Mikkey Dee(22 years 12 albums) on the ballot to be inducted. Yet Robert Trujillo was inducted with Metallica for at the time was 7 years service and 1 album. Evans, Coverdale & Hughes inducted with Deep Purple for less than 5 years service and 3 albums. There are countless other examples of their hypocrisy too but none more glaring than Phil & Mikkey being left out, not to mention Wurzel too. >:(
RRHOF: You mean there's more than one Motorhead song besides "Ace of Spades"?
:doh:
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So dad is sorta getting better, insofar as the infection isn't so bad, his kidneys are functioning better and he seems a little more alert. Sadly he's still confused and frankly makes little sense. He thinks he can go home, but that won't happen for a while, and keeps trying to get out of bed even though he's plugged into a drip, oxygen and a catheter. We beleive he has ripped his canular out at least once because he either doesn't understand what it is or it irritates him.
We've been told the confusion should get better once the infection clears.
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That's sounds like pretty positive news Kilo compared to a week ago. Glad to hear he's slowly but surely getting better.
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He must be a fairly tough guy. :beerbang:
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Well good to hear he is doing better KDC!
Sounds very much the same as it was with my grandpa back in the day...he too was very restless and pulled out his iv's and catheter so they actually had to restrain him.
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A bit of a shock today, an early morning call from the hospital to say that dad had died. While the infection had improved, a doctor took aside yesterday to say that blood tests were showing some poor markers, even so they were talking about the next steps and discussing performing a minor procedure on his gall bladder, so I'm guessing this has surpised them as well. We'll find out more later when we go in and start doing the formalities.
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Oh man....
I am so sorry for your loss my friend.
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So sorry for your loss Kilo. My deepest sympathy to you and your family.
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KDC - you and your family have my sincere condolences.
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Very sorry to hear this, KDC.
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Thanks guys for your support, it means a lot to me.
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Just read this thread, I am so sorry Kilo!!!! Much love and support sent your families way!!
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Catching up after travel. I'm so sorry, Kilo. I'm so very sorry for your loss.
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“He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary.”
― Seneca
My thought for the day. I enjoy reading Seneca's essays, and his lines are eminently quotable.
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We had our big horse race today. The Melbourne Cup. The race that stops a nation. We even celebrate it by having a public holiday for it and all. Anyway, I use to be an avid race horse follower and punter but have gone off it after breeding and owning a few horses and being burnt by people in the industry. But that's a story for another day.
Anyhow, I still like to have the odd bet here and there and especially on the Melbourne Cup. Haven't been following the form though so was betting a little blind but there was a horse running called Master of Reality, trained out of England but Australian owned. Now I'm not usually an omen or mug punter but how could I not back it? Quick scan of its form just to be sure I wasn't just plonking my hard earned on a horse that couldn't win and its form checked out. So with that, paying 23/1 I had $20 straight on the nose for a $460 collect.
Here's the closing stages
Blue silks white cap and arm bands. Just hitting the front 400 from home.
:frustration:
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Did I hear the call correctly, Jack, Master Of Reality came in 3rd? You should have bet $20 across the board. :wall:
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I've never been into horse racing/betting, but that is quite the story Jack!
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Did I hear the call correctly, Jack, Master Of Reality came in 3rd? You should have bet $20 across the board. :wall:
I usually would go each way, win/place. Master of Reality ran 2nd. Looked home 50 out was still in front a stride before the line but the horse on the inside refused to give in and just kept kicking.
Here's the thing though, if you look at the replay, another 2 horses started chiming in a 100 out to make it a four way go, Master of Reality shifted in and tightened one of the horses on its inside that ran 4th. The jockey ended up protesting against Master of Reality saying it shifting in on his horse cost him a place and even the win. The protest was upheld and Master of Reality was subsequently relegated to 4th , the 4th horse promoted to 3rd and the 3rd horse promoted to 2nd. So it would've been a double the pain for me if I had've backed it a place. MOR just nosed out of the win on the line, then demoted to 4th on protest and missing a place alltogether :twitch:
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Did I hear the call correctly, Jack, Master Of Reality came in 3rd? You should have bet $20 across the board. :wall:
I usually would go each way, win/place. Master of Reality ran 2nd. Looked home 50 out was still in front a stride before the line but the horse on the inside refused to give in and just kept kicking.
Here's the thing though, if you look at the replay, another 2 horses started chiming in a 100 out to make it a four way go, Master of Reality shifted in and tightened one of the horses on its inside that ran 4th. The jockey ended up protesting against Master of Reality saying it shifting in on his horse cost him a place and even the win. The protest was upheld and Master of Reality was subsequently relegated to 4th , the 4th horse promoted to 3rd and the 3rd horse promoted to 2nd. So it would've been a double the pain for me if I had've backed it a place. MOR just nosed out of the win on the line, then demoted to 4th on protest and missing a place alltogether :twitch:
Wow, that is wild. :doh: It was this year's Kentucky Derby that the winner was removed because of a protest. First time ever, I think.
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I just received another email to "pre-order" Ozzy's solo vinyl box set. I thought Jack already got his. Is this something different?
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I just received another email to "pre-order" Ozzy's solo vinyl box set. I thought Jack already got his. Is this something different?
I think Jack got his Black Sabbath boxset not the Ozzy one as it's not even out yet.
I took part in the raffle to win the signed #666! :D
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My thought for the day... It's good to be home. :)
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In the last 8 months 3 major big rock acts have cancelled their Australian tours. First Ozzy, then last month Metallica, and today, 4 days before their tour was due to start, Kiss have cancelled their whole Australian/NZ tour due to Paul Stanley's suffering a severe throat infection :(
WTF
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Australia is cursed! ;D
I think I read somewhere that Stanley had influenza! That can be serious.
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Yes, just a few days ago they moved the opening show in Perth back a few days and cancelled the Auckland date altogether due to his influenza. Now Stanley has developed a throat infection and been ordered to rest for 2 weeks or longer.
Forgot as well that only 12 months ago Scorpions had to cancel their Melbourne & Sydney shows with Def Leppard. The only reason I bought a ticket was to see them ::)
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Our heroes are getting old, they can't party like they used to and any ailments lay them low and take longer to recover than before.
I'm sure they will reschedule and it's not because they dislike Australia!
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Our heroes are getting old, they can't party like they used to and any ailments lay them low and take longer to recover than before.
I'm sure they will reschedule and it's not because they dislike Australia!
Yep, It's just bad luck. You have to be mad not to take out travel insurance these days if you're planning on travelling around and taking in multiple cities/shows when it comes to the older bands.
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Were you gonna see Kiss Jack?
I've heard that their preformances have been pretty spotty at best and that Stanley's been using a lot of backing tracks....I personally don't know as I'm not a fan..
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Were you gonna see Kiss Jack?
I've heard that their preformances have been pretty spotty at best and that Stanley's been using a lot of backing tracks....I personally don't know as I'm not a fan..
Wasnt going to for the reasons you mentioned but ended up buying tickets late when some great seats popped up. Was going to take my older brother along who hadn't seem them since our Dad took us to see them in 1980. I've seen them many many times since over the years so I'm not too upset over it.
Unfortunately for Stanley his voice has never been the same since he underwent vocal chord surgery a few years back and it's gradually got worse. It's a shame because his voice was so strong for so long.
Only just got my refund back for Metallica yesterday so this money will come in handy leadimg up to Xmas to make a positive out of a negative.
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Reportedly Klaus stated, "I'd rather swill buckets of chum than let the obscenity of Australian fish and chips near my mouth."
Then the Scorpions cancelled their tour.
:drummer:
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Reportedly Klaus stated, "I'd rather swill buckets of chum than let the obscenity of Australian fish and chips near my mouth."
Then the Scorpions cancelled their tour.
:drummer:
Don't try to burn the Australians. They already have enough trouble with fires at the moment. :naughty:
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Reportedly Klaus stated, "I'd rather swill buckets of chum than let the obscenity of Australian fish and chips near my mouth."
:rofl:
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Were you gonna see Kiss Jack?
I've heard that their preformances have been pretty spotty at best and that Stanley's been using a lot of backing tracks....I personally don't know as I'm not a fan..
Wasnt going to for the reasons you mentioned but ended up buying tickets late when some great seats popped up. Was going to take my older brother along who hadn't seem them since our Dad took us to see them in 1980. I've seen them many many times since over the years so I'm not too upset over it.
Unfortunately for Stanley his voice has never been the same since he underwent vocal chord surgery a few years back and it's gradually got worse. It's a shame because his voice was so strong for so long.
Only just got my refund back for Metallica yesterday so this money will come in handy leadimg up to Xmas to make a positive out of a negative.
Yeah as much as concert cancellations suck once getting the refund it's like free money! :D
That's unfortunate about Stanley...I remember when Dave Mustaine got his surgery his vocals got a whole lot better after that...so it seems to be a 50 50 chance to go either way then...
I heard some clips about a year ago or so from Kiss and my god....that was painful to watch/listen even for a non Kiss fan.
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^^ Dave probably couldn't get any worse tbh. Love the man but his live vocals are atrocious!
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^^ Dave probably couldn't get any worse tbh. Love the man but his live vocals are atrocious!
I don't know...the last couple of tours before the cancer thing he sounded really good...like he did 10 years ago.
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^^ Dave probably couldn't get any worse tbh. Love the man but his live vocals are atrocious!
I don't know...the last couple of tours before the cancer thing he sounded really good...like he did 10 years ago.
Not really, he's just become better at managing his limitations. He mostly sings in his low grumbly voice these days, he rarely tries to sing too high or hold high notes and the band tunes a full step down to compensate. No shame in doing that though, a lot a aging vocalist have to do the same. Dave was never a great vocalist to begin with but he was unique and made it work. I've said it many times but Dave choosing to sing in Megadeth was probably the greatest decision he ever made. With his track record of firing musicians and others coming and going they could've had 3-4 different vocalists over the journey which would've diluted the greatness of that band and possibly prevented them from being the huge legacy band they've turned out to be.
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Agreed. Also I have to say I enjoy Dave's vocal work from Cryptic Writings onwards more than his early days stuff. The deeper vocalization works better for him honestly anyways.
I think though his voice hit rock bottom around 2010 or so...he was really struggling...but after the surgery he can hold notes much better again and do more with his voice. So it really worked out for him.
I do fear what the cancer now might have done though. It ofcourse is entirely possible he can never sing again..
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Agreed. Also I have to say I enjoy Dave's vocal work from Cryptic Writings onwards more than his early days stuff. The deeper vocalization works better for him honestly anyways.
I think though his voice hit rock bottom around 2010 or so...he was really struggling...but after the surgery he can hold notes much better again and do more with his voice. So it really worked out for him.
I do fear what the cancer now might have done though. It ofcourse is entirely possible he can never sing again..
Yeah that's going to be a big thing for Dave, how his voice is gonna come back after his cancer treatment. Bruce got through it with his singing voice still in good order but of coarse it can effect everyone differently. I really hope Dave can do the same. His tone mixed with the way he spews out his lyrics in that sarcastic style is just so unique it really makes him irreplaceable.
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Today was a lovely day for a walk.
So I had a walk.
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Well good old insomnia has returned again...started last week already...most nights 3 or 4 hours of sleep at most....last night the same...now got a headache from hell to add insult to injury.
These are the times when I wish I'd live in a big city. I could just get out and walk around in a city that never sleeps...and maybe there'd be a blind corner somewhere and car with my name on it coming.
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Well good old insomnia has returned again...started last week already...most nights 3 or 4 hours of sleep at most....last night the same...now got a headache from hell to add insult to injury.
These are the times when I wish I'd live in a big city. I could just get out and walk around in a city that never sleeps...and maybe there'd be a blind corner somewhere and car with my name on it coming.
Ah, it's better you not get hit by a car. Would you want to be stuck in a hospital bed and then a wheelchair?
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Well good old insomnia has returned again...started last week already...most nights 3 or 4 hours of sleep at most....last night the same...now got a headache from hell to add insult to injury.
These are the times when I wish I'd live in a big city. I could just get out and walk around in a city that never sleeps...and maybe there'd be a blind corner somewhere and car with my name on it coming.
Ah, it's better you not get hit by a car. Would you want to be stuck in a hospital bed and then a wheelchair?
Ah yes...with my luck that would probably be the out come indeed.
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Glad I could help. :)
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And here we are again... 4.50 am and no sleep.
What a great way to start the week!
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Vacation all week for me, going to work on my Cities: Skylines game.
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So I've been wondering about something for a few days (and especially nights) now...
With this insomnia thing getting worse and worse here maybe I should put it to use...there is a potential for getting a night job...work hours would be from 1am to 6am roughly... The only catch is that I'd be forced to live an 8 day week then...with 6 nights straight and 2 nights off...so that would kind of mess everything else up a bit but I don't know...
Right now all I know is that this shit ain't working.
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I would have 2 questions:
1) How is the pay?
2) Would you be able to quit if this shift was not working out for you?
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1. Not very good... 11€ (12$) an hour plus some bonuses.
2. I have no idea...But they do offer the chance to come in as a temp only so you can choose to give it a try for few months.
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I'm surprised the money is low. In the U.S. one usually gets a higher pay for night work. The "try out" period is a good thing.
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Yeah...
They do offer 150% pay for night work in some jobs here too...but not on this one. But it is possible the extras would mount up to roughly 500€ a month...maybe.
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I am having problems with earwax buildup. I have to use eardrops and then a waterpik on lowest settings to get things cleared out.
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Glad not an icepick... :D
Well job interview tomorrow....my first one ever...damned if I know what to do or say...but honestly I'm not all that stressed about it...if I get it then I get to work nights if I don't then I get to lie in bed awake at nights so...same difference I suppose...
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Well job interview tomorrow....my first one ever...damned if I know what to do or say...but honestly I'm not all that stressed about it...if I get it then I get to work nights if I don't then I get to lie in bed awake at nights so...same difference I suppose...
Best of luck. Shirt and tie, I hope. :)
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My best advice is to not disrobe during the interview.
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I did not disrobe! Not sure if I would have though without your advice so I appreciate it.
No tie sorry Typhon.
Well that was an interesting experience I suppose...being interviewed by a dude 10 years younger than me... He seemed more nervous than I was...although not sure it was because of the age difference or because he found me utterly dislikeable...either way I found it amusing.
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Maybe he was nervous because you had no time. Ties always put interviewers at ease. :)
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Maybe he was nervous because you had no time. Ties always put interviewers at ease. :)
He was probably wearing a Dio t-shirt. :doh:
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Maybe he was nervous because you had no time. Ties always put interviewers at ease. :)
He was probably wearing a Dio t-shirt. :doh:
No I actually I was wearing the Black Sabbath Reunion T-shirt under my dress shirt. ;)
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Maybe he was nervous because you had no time. Ties always put interviewers at ease. :)
He was probably wearing a Dio t-shirt. :doh:
No I actually I was wearing the Black Sabbath Reunion T-shirt under my dress shirt. ;)
Okay, and a nice sport coat to complete the look. :beerbang:
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Maybe he was nervous because you had no time. Ties always put interviewers at ease. :)
He was probably wearing a Dio t-shirt. :doh:
No I actually I was wearing the Black Sabbath Reunion T-shirt under my dress shirt. ;)
Okay, and a nice sport coat to complete the look. :beerbang:
Yes. Topped with a leather jacket....Black black and black. As that is pretty much all I wear...ever.
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You prefer pink?
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I believe Mr. Typhon and myself are staunch advocates of the "dress up for your interview" school of thought. :)
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Like such?
(https://www.discountshop.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/3019025262_edb9d64897_z.jpg)
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Like such?
(https://www.discountshop.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/3019025262_edb9d64897_z.jpg)
With a coat and tie, yes. :smug:
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Drugs are bad mmmmkay!
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49193085241_80546c2475_z.jpg)
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Drugs are bad mmmmkay!
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49193085241_80546c2475_z.jpg)
:rofl:
Although other reactions might be:
:kiwf:
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Oh and to the great disappointment to all you dress nazis ( :rofl: ) I got the job... :-[
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^^Congrats!
I wonder how Jimmy Page would've got on and how accepted it would've been if he'd decided to continue on with Led Zeppelin as the only original member?
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Thanks! :D
That is actually an interesting question...But honestly I think a biiiig part of Led Zeppelin's "legendary" status nowadays is because they stopped so early. Had they carried on they might not be considered so special anymore....who knows...
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Thanks! :D
That is actually an interesting question...But honestly I think a biiiig part of Led Zeppelin's "legendary" status nowadays is because they stopped so early. Had they carried on they might not be considered so special anymore....who knows...
Yes possibly and like Sabbath their name might've been mud for a few years there and given they never properly reunited like Sabbath did it could've stayed mud.
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Oh and to the great disappointment to all you dress nazis ( :rofl: ) I got the job... :-[
I'm a dress *militarist*, not a dress *nazi*. Minor difference, but nevertheless a distinction... :P
I wonder how Jimmy Page would've got on and how accepted it would've been if he'd decided to continue on with Led Zeppelin as the only original member?
Tricky question... that would imply that, after the death of Bonham, only Page wanted to continue as Led Zeppelin and that the three survivors were not wanting to continue with a hired hand drummer like Cozy Powell, Carmine Appice, or someone else that drummed for Jeff Beck. :)
Would that have led to a legal battle regarding ownership and use of the name "Led Zeppellin"? Would Page have continued to publish under Superhype Music and record for Swan Song, or would he have formed separate outfits to separate post-Bonham Zep from its earlier iteration? Would he have been panned by the critics? Who would he have recruited as sidemen?
Assuming the other questions were dealt with satisfactorily, the last one would be the biggest question of them all... Ostensibly, Page would need more than just a drum machine and a bass pedal if he didn't want to be a solo act. So if Plant and Jones wished him well in his new venture, who would Page have tried to pick up?
This should be a thread, methinks...
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Oh and to the great disappointment to all you dress nazis ( :rofl: ) I got the job... :-[
Great, now the irony is, you will probably fall asleep on the job. :rofl:
I wonder how Jimmy Page would've got on and how accepted it would've been if he'd decided to continue on with Led Zeppelin as the only original member?
You would have just wound up with Fake Zeppelin competing with Fake Sabbath. Case closed. :smug:
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I wonder how Jimmy Page would've got on and how accepted it would've been if he'd decided to continue on with Led Zeppelin as the only original member?
You would have just wound up with Fake Zeppelin competing with Fake Sabbath. Case closed.
:rofl:
If only Ritchie had've resurrected Deep Purple by himself in the 80's and you threw in Uriah Heep(who's the Anthrax equivalent) they could've all went on tour together and called it The Fake Big Four ;)
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Isn't the current version of Rainbow pretty much what you're talking about?
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Yes, but Ritchie has been away from the rock scene for that long playing that godawful medieval/minstrel/folk music he has been that missed he's been welcomed back with open arms. Even if he is only half the player he was. Rainbow was always Ritchie's band too.
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Yes, but Ritchie has been away from the rock scene for that long playing that godawful medieval/minstrel/folk music he has been that missed he's been welcomed back with open arms. Even if he is only half the player he was. Rainbow was always Ritchie's band too.
Be more lulzy if Ritchie retired and Joe Lynn Turner kept Rainbow going. :lol:
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Be more lulzy if Ritchie retired and Joe Lynn Turner kept Rainbow going. :lol:
That's Stone Cold, man.
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Be more lulzy if Ritchie retired and Joe Lynn Turner kept Rainbow going. :lol:
That's Stone Cold, man.
You got a sick mind to make a pun like that. You are Difficult to Cure, my friend.
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Oh and to the great disappointment to all you dress nazis ( :rofl: ) I got the job... :-[
Great, now the irony is, you will probably fall asleep on the job. :rofl:
:D
That'd be something.....
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Another hypothetical I've often pondered. If the roles were reversed and James Hetfield was the self destructive one in the band and it was him that was put on that greyhound back to LA in April of 83, would he have gone on to have the career Dave Mustaine did? :think:
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I thought he kind of was the self destructive one...isn't he in rehab right now! ;D
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If James Hetfield were left to his own devices, he would be one of the top grossing Country acts of today. :smug:
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I thought he kind of was the self destructive one...isn't he in rehab right now! ;D
They were all drinking back then but Dave was on another level with his substance abuse and would get quite violent too.
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I didn't know that. I can then understand why Dave takes his sobriety so seriously...
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Just thought I would post this informative news report from the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company), on how Apple has been ripping off its customers. As one guy states in the report, "Apple wants to control the use of their products from the very first day you buy it." I myself have never bought a single Apple product in my life, because I knew they were like this. Not to say their competitors are angels, but Apple is the worst.
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Just thought I would post this informative news report from the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company), on how Apple has been ripping off its customers. As one guy states in the report, "Apple wants to control the use of their products from the very first day you buy it." I myself have never bought a single Apple product in my life, because I knew they were like this. Not to say their competitors are angels, but Apple is the worst.
Absolutely agreed.
Never had an apple product and never will have an apple product. Not only are the insanely expensive and quality wise totally horrible and repairing them costs a fortune....they also do that.
I also do have to say, having used Nokia, Motorola, Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, LG and countless other smaller brands over the years (I believe I have had some 50 or so phones) I have never EVER had to have any of them repaired. And few people I know that own iPhones have to have them checked for something or another twice a year! Crazy. And still they think it's the best phone on the market... :doh:
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Never bought Apple stuff, never wanted to buy their stuff after having to use some of their gear at work. Lots of sales guys like Apple stuff... until they forget the adapter they need to plug it in to a display...
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So last days of 2019...last days of the DECADE! Crazy! It just was 2009 and were all shocked to hear about Ronnie's cancer diagnosis. Where the fuck has the time gone??
Anyways 2020 starts very differently for me than any decade before...full time night job. 6 nights of work 2 nights off. Bit different...lets see how it'll work out.
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Ten years ago, I was teaching Economics at high school and was enjoying a Christmas Vacation at my old house.
7 years ago, I was still teaching Economics, but had resolved to end my career as a teacher because of the way the state of Texas obsessed over test scores. I was studying for my CCNA certification at the time.
Now, I've been back in IT for 6.5 years. That CCNA and the CCNP after it got me a new career path, which leads me to a Christmas Vacation in a new house.
2020 promises to be another interesting ride around the sun.
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Happy New Year everyone, hope everyone had a fantastic celebration and will have a fantastic New Year.
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Happy New Year everyone, hope everyone had a fantastic celebration and will have a fantastic New Year.
So far so good here in Dallas. It's cold, but the heater works. :)
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Happy New Year everyone, hope everyone had a fantastic celebration and will have a fantastic New Year.
Happy New Year to you Elves!
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It's cold, but the heater works. :)
Reminds me of a song...hmmm...how'd it go? I think something like this:
It's forty below but I don't give a fuck
Got a heater in my truck
And I'm off to the rodeo!
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Happy New Year everyone, hope everyone had a fantastic celebration and will have a fantastic New Year.
Happy New Year Elves - good to see you around!!
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Happy New Year everyone, hope everyone had a fantastic celebration and will have a fantastic New Year.
Happy New Year Elves - good to see you around!!
Happy New Year everyone, hope everyone had a fantastic celebration and will have a fantastic New Year.
Happy New Year to you Elves!
Thank you both very much!
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Happy New Year everyone, hope everyone had a fantastic celebration and will have a fantastic New Year.
Good to hear from you buddy! Happy New Year to you as well! Been wondering where you have been! Glad to hear you are okay! :)
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Happy New Year everyone, hope everyone had a fantastic celebration and will have a fantastic New Year.
Good to hear from you buddy! Happy New Year to you as well! Been wondering where you have been! Glad to hear you are okay! :)
Thank you Charger, hope you have a great New Year.
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Central Russia (Центральный Федеральный Округ) is told to have no winter this year? WTF?
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Central Russia (Центральный Федеральный Округ) is told to have no winter this year? WTF?
We're not having one either so far. +3C and rain now!
Bit of a different year this one...but not unheard of though...
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Rather warm here in Dallas, as well. We've had some odd temperatures of late, including much more mild June and July temperatures.
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Central Russia (Центральный Федеральный Округ) is told to have no winter this year? WTF?
We're not having one either so far. +3C and rain now!
Bit of a different year this one...but not unheard of though...
Where do you live? And who spoiled our weather?
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Central Russia (Центральный Федеральный Округ) is told to have no winter this year? WTF?
We're not having one either so far. +3C and rain now!
Bit of a different year this one...but not unheard of though...
Where do you live? And who spoiled our weather?
South West Finland. And when there is talk about unusual winter weather it usually comes down to the polar vortex. And it seems that Alaska and North Canada are getting some really cold weather now...which often means north europe gets warmth.
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Another smoke hazed day with high temp(36c) here in Melbourne, probably worse than yesterday. But good news, the cool change has come through and is pissing down rain as I type which should clear a lot of the smoke :)
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Rock 'n Roll Hall Of Shame did it again...
No Judas Priest
No Motörhead
https://loudwire.com/judas-priest-soundgarden-motorhead-snubbed-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nine-inch-nails-induction/?trackback=fbshare_mobile&fbclid=IwAR1z-IGPnMoXkemZPNq-ZIsZLNabvB3Mr-eowfChVc83MrU4orP-3bIjE2w (https://loudwire.com/judas-priest-soundgarden-motorhead-snubbed-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nine-inch-nails-induction/?trackback=fbshare_mobile&fbclid=IwAR1z-IGPnMoXkemZPNq-ZIsZLNabvB3Mr-eowfChVc83MrU4orP-3bIjE2w)
If there's anything positive about this atleast that Soundgarden didn't get in either!
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^Agreed, but Nine Inch Nails did along with The Notorious B.I.G. >:(
Seriously what a disgraceful joke, even Pat Benatar who topped the vote and was every bit as deserving missed out. First time an artist that topped the fan vote didn’t get in.
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It's all a nonsense.
But, I quite like Soundgarden...
I'll see myself out! ;)
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Soundgarden deserve to get in at some stage but not before Priest, Motörhead, Maiden and others
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Man... those RnR HoF votes...
:mopey:
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Soundgarden deserve to get in at some stage but not before Priest, Motörhead, Maiden and others
Yeah that’s a load of bullshit, they’re biased against Metal acts really unless they’re highly accepted by the masses like Metallica, they’ve inducted Flavor Flave for Christ’s sakes and other rap acts.
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I mean, yeah, there's a connection between rock and rap/hip-hop, but the genres really are distinct. Not many radio stations go directly from David Bowie to Lil' Wayne... But, even so, there's a rich history of performance that will be passed over because it's either unfamiliar to popular voters or disliked by the self-proclaimed gatekeepers of the Hall.
I mean, Pat Benetar, Todd Rundgren, and the MC5 are all monumental in their own way, but for one reason or another don't get the props they're due. So it goes.
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I mean, yeah, there's a connection between rock and rap/hip-hop, but the genres really are distinct. Not many radio stations go directly from David Bowie to Lil' Wayne... But, even so, there's a rich history of performance that will be passed over because it's either unfamiliar to popular voters or disliked by the self-proclaimed gatekeepers of the Hall.
I mean, Pat Benetar, Todd Rundgren, and the MC5 are all monumental in their own way, but for one reason or another don't get the props they're due. So it goes.
How can they not induct Judas Priest or Motörhead for that matter, or Hawkwind? The purveyors of Space Rock, David Brock the living legend!
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I mean, yeah, there's a connection between rock and rap/hip-hop, but the genres really are distinct. Not many radio stations go directly from David Bowie to Lil' Wayne... But, even so, there's a rich history of performance that will be passed over because it's either unfamiliar to popular voters or disliked by the self-proclaimed gatekeepers of the Hall.
I mean, Pat Benetar, Todd Rundgren, and the MC5 are all monumental in their own way, but for one reason or another don't get the props they're due. So it goes.
How can they not induct Judas Priest or Motörhead for that matter, or Hawkwind? The purveyors of Space Rock, David Brock the living legend!
They can not induct them because they are poo-poo heads. :smug:
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R.I.P. Terry Jones. He died one week ago.
The creator of Monty Python. Thank you for the laughs. :(
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Thought for the day: When flying by the seat of your pants, don't take your pants off.
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Will I be killed on here if I say Ritchie is the better guitarist, over Tony Iommi, he has more of a distinctive sound.
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Soundgarden deserve to get in at some stage but not before Priest, Motörhead, Maiden and others
They’re prejudiced against Metal.
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Will I be killed on here if I say Ritchie is the better guitarist, over Tony Iommi, he has more of a distinctive sound.
Ritchie is (or was to be more precise) much more techincally talented I think that's something that no one can deny...His style was always much more showman-like as well.
But I've always liked Tony better. The heaviness, the tone and the brilliance of the soloing without the need to be overly flashy are all traits that appeal to me more.
Oh and to answer your question, if I haven't been killed off here yet, you have nothing to worry about! ;)
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Oh and to answer your question, if I haven't been killed off here yet, you have nothing to worry about! ;)
secretly adds another note to Charger's shadow file
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Will I be killed on here if I say Ritchie is the better guitarist, over Tony Iommi, he has more of a distinctive sound.
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Will I be killed on here if I say Ritchie is the better guitarist, over Tony Iommi, he has more of a distinctive sound.
Love Tony as well of course, Ritchie just sounds more distinct, maybe because I love Rainbow.
Ritchie is (or was to be more precise) much more techincally talented I think that's something that no one can deny...His style was always much more showman-like as well.
But I've always liked Tony better. The heaviness, the tone and the brilliance of the soloing without the need to be overly flashy are all traits that appeal to me more.
Oh and to answer your question, if I haven't been killed off here yet, you have nothing to worry about! ;)
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Blackmore is better at playing the blues. Iommi, however, is much better doing the rhythm work that Blackmore frequently pushed off on his keyboard player. Both have done solos that I still play air guitar along with - Iommi's solos on "Megalomania" and "Heaven and Hell" are some of his best work and Blackmore's epic live work on "You Fool No One" and "Highway Star" are his best.
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Blackmore is better at playing the blues. Iommi, however, is much better doing the rhythm work that Blackmore frequently pushed off on his keyboard player. Both have done solos that I still play air guitar along with - Iommi's solos on "Megalomania" and "Heaven and Hell" are some of his best work and Blackmore's epic live work on "You Fool No One" and "Highway Star" are his best.
Die Young comes to mind.
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It does, indeed. So does "Burn". Both those songs got solos so hot, they can give you blisters!
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Tommy Aldridge is not human. The guy is nudging 70 and has lost none of his drumming chops, power or stamina. He was phenomenal on the throne last night.
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Tommy Aldridge is not human. The guy is nudging 70 and has lost none of his drumming chops, power or stamina. He was phenomenal on the throne last night.
I always enjoy when he's behind the kit.
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Black Oak Arkansas
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Chinese place near my house allows one to order fried rice with extra egg. :awesome:
Gonna do that every time I get the fried rice!
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I've never had chinese food...
That's a sad thought of the day...
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Happy Leap Year everyone.
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Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyy!
One extra day to feel miserable! How lovely!
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It's the one year February makes an effort and at least TRIES to get to 30 days.
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Anytime is a great time to be happy!
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Beautiful weather today, got doors and windows open for some fresh breezes.
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My daily thought does anyone know if CBD Oil really works to calm a person down?
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My daily thought does anyone know if CBD Oil really works to calm a person down?
Yes it works wonderfully for anxiety. I have been using medical Marijuana and other products for more than 20 years.
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My daily thought does anyone know if CBD Oil really works to calm a person down?
Yes it works wonderfully for anxiety. I have been using medical Marijuana and other products for more than 20 years.
I’m talking about the oil you drop under your tongue with the glass dropper it comes with Thel, thanks for your help.
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Haven’t seen Typhon around, hope he’s ok with all this coronavirus scare.
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Haven’t seen Typhon around, hope he’s ok with all this coronavirus scare.
Yeah, he's not posted since the end of February. I hope he's ok.
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Was thinking the same thing.
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He's okay. He said he's been going on other forums to talk about the current events as he feels he can't do so here with the new limitations on political stuff.
He said he'd be back at some point though.
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Well at least he’s ok.
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Glad to hear he’s alright.
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Glad he's doing all right.
In other news, there are blizzard warnings in the western USA and flood warnings in eastern USA.
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while I'm browsing a few videos on the You Tube channel "Lost In Vegas" - I recommend it! - I played the video of the two guys to know their reactions about Children of The Sea. Great comments!
a guy also posted these fantastic words:
"Ronnie James Dio once said something to the effect of 'most good guitarists, if they're lucky, will write 2 or 3 great riffs in their life, Tony Iommi writes 2 or 3 great riffs every day'"
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Nasty riffs! Enjoyed watching that, and always good to hear Children of the Sea.
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I'm enjoying a quiet moment in the twilight stillness before an evening rain.
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I forgot to log out again!
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Working on customer documentation...
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I just won £800 on the lottery... my credit card will be paid off this month!!
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Wow! Congrats!
I played 60€ on an internet casino today...lost it all.
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^^^
As long as you can afford it.
In the past I used to spend too much, but it didn't get too bad and I reigned it in as soon as I realised.
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Ofcourse I can't afford it! :D
But I try to limit my online gambling to max 200€ a month...and occationally I can go few months without gambling at all...Also if I do win some...(more than that 200€) then I never play more in that month...but that's a pretty damn rare occation... ;D
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In what is a weird coincidence both of the UKs oldest people have their 112th birthdays today. Joan Hocquard and Bob Weighton have never met but live in neighbouring counties. Bob is also thought to be the World's oldest man after the previous incumbant, a man from Japan, died in February. As of Feb 2020 a Japanese woman is the oldest at 117 years of age.
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Watching a documentary on Monet. Very interesting and relaxing.
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we're living in sad days in all areas ...
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^^^
Popularity is no sign of quality! There has been very little quality in the popular sector for the last 20 years.
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Yeah.... the mass public doesn't want to think when listening to music, thus metal/hard rock is not their thing.
That's why brainless music is for the brainless masses.
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The last 10-15 years in particular has been overrun with hip hop and dancing pop queens. I’ve always preferred my musical artist to be off broadway or off the radar from popular culture anyway but it’s hard to foresee another Led Zeppelin, AC/DC or Metallica level rock/metal band ever coming along again.
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Event --> Thought --> Feeling --> Behavior
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The last 10-15 years in particular has been overrun with hip hop and dancing pop queens. I’ve always preferred my musical artist to be off broadway or off the radar from popular culture anyway but it’s hard to foresee another Led Zeppelin, AC/DC or Metallica level rock/metal band ever coming along again.
Can't believe you don't have Black Sabbath on the list and before Zeppelin.
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The last 10-15 years in particular has been overrun with hip hop and dancing pop queens. I’ve always preferred my musical artist to be off broadway or off the radar from popular culture anyway but it’s hard to foresee another Led Zeppelin, AC/DC or Metallica level rock/metal band ever coming along again.
Can't believe you don't have Black Sabbath on the list and before Zeppelin.
Black Sabbath don't appear in the video whilst the other 3 did. BS didn't have the mass appeal even though they were quite successful. Even Iron Maiden and Deep Purple failed to make the video.
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The last 10-15 years in particular has been overrun with hip hop and dancing pop queens. I’ve always preferred my musical artist to be off broadway or off the radar from popular culture anyway but it’s hard to foresee another Led Zeppelin, AC/DC or Metallica level rock/metal band ever coming along again.
Can't believe you don't have Black Sabbath on the list and before Zeppelin.
Black Sabbath don't appear in the video whilst the other 3 did. BS didn't have the mass appeal even though they were quite successful. Even Iron Maiden and Deep Purple failed to make the video.
Thanks for that Kilo, I thought Jack was just mentioning his big bands that no one would ever be able to reach their height again, I stand corrected!
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Thanks for clearing that up Kilo. I thought at least one person would take that the wrong way ::)
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Folks need to adjust data for per capita consumption rates and adjust for inflation...
... meanwhile, I'm looking at data and trends in it. Hoping that nations can slow and halt the spread of COVID-19 through sensible policies and not because it already ripped through everyone in the country, so it can't infect no more.
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Thanks for clearing that up Kilo. I thought at least one person would take that the wrong way ::)
I didn’t take it the wrong way, just thought it odd.
I take it I’m the person you figured would get it wrong.
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My thought for the day:
Just remember, love is life, and hate is living death
Treat your life for what it's worth, and live for every breath.
Wonder where that popped into my head from...? :think:
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Goddamnit... The constant wind that we've been having for the past "winter" has uprooted one of my big yard trees a bit and it's bit leaning now...and the placement is bit tricky as it's inbetween two buildings and powerlines....and it's leaning right towards a building... well a specialist is coming to take a look in the morning...hopefully it'll stay up that long or I'm gonna be building a new workout room and losing my Donald Duck collection plus shitload of other stuff if it falls...
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Goddamnit... The constant wind that we've been having for the past "winter" has uprooted one of my big yard trees a bit and it's bit leaning now...and the placement is bit tricky as it's inbetween two buildings and powerlines....and it's leaning right towards a building... well a specialist is coming to take a look in the morning...hopefully it'll stay up that long or I'm gonna be building a new workout room and losing my Donald Duck collection plus shitload of other stuff if it falls...
Assaults of strong spring winds can cause more damage than winter winds, trees having more upwind with their foliage ... it sucks :(
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Goddamnit... The constant wind that we've been having for the past "winter" has uprooted one of my big yard trees a bit and it's bit leaning now...and the placement is bit tricky as it's inbetween two buildings and powerlines....and it's leaning right towards a building... well a specialist is coming to take a look in the morning...hopefully it'll stay up that long or I'm gonna be building a new workout room and losing my Donald Duck collection plus shitload of other stuff if it falls...
Assaults of strong spring winds can cause more damage than winter winds, trees having more upwind with their foliage ... it sucks :(
Well it's a big spruce (about 50cm thick)...but the fact that there's been so much wind and no ground freeze at all this winter it has caused it to uproot a bit. It's loose about an inch from the other side...
Granted I've had an eye out for it for few years now thinking it needs be cut but never got around to it because I knew it would be crazy expensive as you need specialists and maybe a crane too...but now there's no choice or it'll take out my workout/storage space when it goes...and it's not if it goes it's when at this point.
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Meanwhile, it's a record high here in Dallas - 93F. The high tomorrow is supposed to be something like 64F.
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It’s not a bad movie or anything but do you think there is anyone out there during this self-Isolation period going “Might give Dances With Wolves another watch” ?
How that movie cleaned up at the Academy awards ahead of Goodfellas will always be mind fuckingly bewildering!
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It’s not a bad movie or anything but do you think there is anyone out there during this self-Isolation period going “Might give Dances With Wolves another watch” ?
How that movie cleaned up at the Academy awards ahead of Goodfellas will always be mind fuckingly bewildering!
That is quite true. But truth be told Dances With Wolves is more "oscar material" anyways than Goodfellas.
I've seen Dances with Wolves once and Goodfellas 3 times...and honestly if I'd have to choose now which one to watch...it wouldn't even be a moments thought before Goodfellas dvd would go into the player.
My own thought of the day is...gooddamn that tree came down easily and the guy was waaaaay too cheap too. I would have happily paid him more than he asked for the job!
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I didn't realise how long Dances With Wolves was when I watched it on rental many years ago... gave up after 2 hours... it's not an unworthy film just not for me. I don't really remember Goodfellas it's been that long since I watched it, so I've just added it to my rental list to remind myself.
As for the tree surgeon, he can probably sell the timber and get some money back from that.
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As for the tree surgeon, he can probably sell the timber and get some money back from that.
Nope. All wood was left for me. I'll make some 2x4s for the greenhouse and rest will go to firewood.
Edit:
There he was....and still climbed another 15 feet before cut the top and started cutting down the trunk while decending...
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Not bad for a fellow 67 years young!
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Anything starring Kevin Costner makes me want to take a nap.
And that Finnish tree-climber has obviously had the Frankenstein treatment at some point. Monsters are fearless.
Thought for the Day:
When in doubt, whip it out.
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Thought for the Day:
When in doubt, whip it out.
Yeah, but the judge didn't seem to agree! ;)
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haha, but in defense of the Day's thought, it says nothing about possible repercussions for whipping it out :)
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I got me a rock and roll band.
It's a free for all.
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Speaking of movies that baffle me as to how they got so heavily touted... The English Patient and There Will Be Blood come to mind...
... and now I want them out of my mind. I think I'll go watch Der Untergang...
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It’s not a bad movie or anything but do you think there is anyone out there during this self-Isolation period going “Might give Dances With Wolves another watch” ?
How that movie cleaned up at the Academy awards ahead of Goodfellas will always be mind fuckingly bewildering!
That is quite true. But truth be told Dances With Wolves is more "oscar material" anyways than Goodfellas.
I've seen Dances with Wolves once and Goodfellas 3 times...and honestly if I'd have to choose now which one to watch...it wouldn't even be a moments thought before Goodfellas dvd would go into the player.
Ive lost count the number of times I’ve watched it but it is one of my favourite movies and I kinda get what what you’re saying in Wolves being more Oscar material but only in terms of the way the Academy works. It was an apology vote for the treatment of native Americans on the big screen in Hollywood for generations.
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I've been in a less-than-good mood for most of the day. It all started with a coworker (we're all remote now) sending an email to the entire company with the subject line: "Have a Blessed Easter". OK. That didn't bug me, I appreciate positive thoughts regardless of any faith attachment. I was expecting a picture of Jesus, or an empty tomb, or a fucking rabbit carrying a cross. But then I open the email and it's just a joke about how German's like to eat sausage. What?
I mean, what the fuck was going through that broad's head when she did that? Alcohol? Wind?
What a jacked-up way to represent yourself to the entire company.
I need to go eat a Mars Bar and lay down.
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JERRY: I think he converted to Judaism for the jokes!
ELAINE: And this offends you because you're a Jew?
JERRY: No, it offends me because I'm a comedian!
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^^^
Gotta love Seinfeld! Still one of the best sitcoms ever with Two And A Half Men and The Big Bang Theory.
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My top three are Seinfeld - Fawlty Towers - Modern Family
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Modern Family is awesome but I don't count it as a sitcom as it doesn't feature a live audience.
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My top three are Seinfeld - Fawlty Towers - Modern Family
Fawlty Towers is the greatest show ever!!!! John Cleese is a comedic genius!
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If we're talking fav sitcoms I would have to go with The Big Bang Theory, Black Adder and Porridge.
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BBT didn't hold my interest for the last few seasons, but Black Adder and Porridge are incredible.
Which reminds me, I also love Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister
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Seinfeld and Married with Children are my all time favourites. I lost interest in The Big Bang Theory the last few years of its run, enjoyed it before that. Use to like Family Ties, Cheers, and Bob Newhart as a kid
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WKRP in Cincinnati - My all-time favorite TV series overall.
Fawlty Towers - love it. The only TV series I have ever bought on DVD, because I can watch it repeatedly.
Red Dwarf - Some of the episodes are among my favorites across genres, but in totality I can't give it a place on my list where I wish it was.
Star Trek - Holy cow I wanted to fly around with Captain Kirk and Co.
All in the Family - fantastic until Edith died.
Love, American Style - Suffered from Red Dwarf Syndrome (or maybe it was the other way around since this is older).
Happy Days - The only good parts of Happy Days were when the Fonz would go "Ayyyyyy".
Chico and the Man - Funny as all get out. I stopped watching it after Freddie Prinz left. So to me it wasn't on long enough to jump the shark. See what I did there?
M.A.S.H. - The only one worth anything was the movie.
Family - I HATED that show. I'm still scarred from the few episodes I watched. Ruined me for any serialized drama.
Dark Shadows - Loved it. This was before my relationship with Buddy and her shit-ass Family.
There are a few more I watched, and my wife keeps the TV series flame alive so I've seen a few episodes of this or that. But nothing that grabs my interest.
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Fucking spring.
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Cats are having a lot of fun...lucky buggers don't have to suffer allergies!
Sly is running around like crazy out there now for his first spring time...and wants to play all the time outside!
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Weather here has been alternating between rain one day and pollen the next.
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Who’s admin vaxm0s?
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That'd be me. Not that I'm trying to run multi-accounts lol.
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That'd be me. Not that I'm trying to run multi-accounts lol.
I reckon this question has been clarified before but such is my memory lol ::)
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Today is as cold as Canada here in Texas.
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Talking of climate, I was wondering if the global lockdown resulting in a 90% drop in air traffic (in the UK, probably similar drops elsewhere), substantially reduced road and rail traffic and so on... how is the air quality changing, is climate change slowing down? Are there any studies analysing it? Or, are all the scientists in lockdown and unable to do the analysis?
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Coronavirus is definitely causing a sharp drop in carbon emissions. Air quality definitely improved temporarily. Climate change rates would be a data set I haven't looked at yet, I'm focused more on tracking COVID-19 in the USA's states. But I would imagine that this year, we at least didn't increase temps by as much as in previous years.
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I wouldn't be all too surprised if all that data would get "lost in the shuffle" by the climate change pushers. Usually anything positive does.
Or then they will try to explain it by "seasonal change" or some other bs to steer it away from the actual issue.
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No, the data is what the data is. Like that Iceland volcano that went off a few years ago and shut down air travel. Although it pumped a lot of carbon into the atmosphere, it *prevented* magnitudes more of carbon going in because of all the air travel that didn't happen for that time.
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No, the data is what the data is. Like that Iceland volcano that went off a few years ago and shut down air travel. Although it pumped a lot of carbon into the atmosphere, it *prevented* magnitudes more of carbon going in because of all the air travel that didn't happen for that time.
Sure the data is what it is but I was reffering to it being buried because it doesn't fit the narrative that the climate is going and there's nothing we can do and the world is gonna end and all that which is what the extreme climate change propaganda is pushing.
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Well, no sensible scientist is going down that road. Nutcases be nutcases... consider the bowl-earthers, who prove the flat-earthers incorrect time and again... for all the wrong reasons!
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Week 3 of Self-Isolation :twitch:
I need to see a band that starts with the letter X before I die
Accept
Black Sabbath
Carcass
Dio
Exodus
Fight
GWAR
Heaven & Hell
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Kreator
Lamb of God
Motörhead
Nothing Sacred
Ozzy Osbourne
Pantera
Queensrÿche
Red Fang
Slayer
Testament
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats
Vanishing Point
W.A.S.P.
X
Yngwie Malmsteen
ZZ Top
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Salmiakki-Matto Salty Licorice Bar. I think I understand a little more about Charger now.
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Salmiakki-Matto Salty Licorice Bar. I think I understand a little more about Charger now.
Hmmm...you just peaked my interest! :D
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Today is spring. Tomorrow is winter. I am enjoying an open window and a light breeze... for now!
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I think I must live in the wrong time zone. Gets lonely around here during the day.
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I think I must live in the wrong time zone. Gets lonely around here during the day.
Australia is in an odd corner of the world, time-wise. You come on as the Americas go to sleep and get off as Europe wakes up.
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Yes you got that right Z
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Yes you got that right Z
Whenever I travel to Asia, it's the Aussies and the early risers in Europe that I interact with the most.
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I feel there is band out there somewhere I haven’t yet heard that is gonna blow my mind and be a forever keeper
Still Searching...Searching
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Nightly thought
Bible Black was Ronnie’s best final vocal performance.
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I feel there is band out there somewhere I haven’t yet heard that is gonna blow my mind and be a forever keeper
Still Searching...Searching
You should list off all the bands you have listened to, so we know not to suggest any of them again. :D
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I'm not sure the forum db could handle all of the data :banana:
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That reminds me. I’d really like to catalogue my whole vinyl collection on Discogs but the task is just so overwhelming :o
I started doing my Metallica collection about a year ago and only got as far as KEA and RTL and gave up :wall:
https://www.discogs.com/user/Metallicat71/collection?folder=1&page=1
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I created a SQL Server db and a basic web front end several years ago and did exactly that. Cataloged all of my vinyl. I've since acquired more that I have yet to enter, and in fact during one server room redesign I didn't spin that machine back up so it isn't even accessible right now. I just need to find time to turn it on lol. I track just about every bit of data from condition grading (I use Goldmine's) to engineering data and dead wax markings. All personnel, guest personal, writing credits by track, playing credits by track, bio of the band and all personnel. If nothing fit, I have a nice Notes field. It is a lot of data.
It is overwhelming, but not unachievable. I would sit down and grab a stack of ten or twenty records and grind through them. It took at least six months, but I made it a habit, like brushing my teeth, because I knew it was going to suck. And if I can do it, undoubtedly you can too!
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I created a SQL Server db and a basic web front end several years ago and did exactly that. Cataloged all of my vinyl. I've since acquired more that I have yet to enter, and in fact during one server room redesign I didn't spin that machine back up so it isn't even accessible right now. I just need to find time to turn it on lol. I track just about every bit of data from condition grading (I use Goldmine's) to engineering data and dead wax markings. All personnel, guest personal, writing credits by track, playing credits by track, bio of the band and all personnel. If nothing fit, I have a nice Notes field. It is a lot of data.
It is overwhelming, but not unachievable. I would sit down and grab a stack of ten or twenty records and grind through them. It took at least six months, but I made it a habit, like brushing my teeth, because I knew it was going to suck. And if I can do it, undoubtedly you can too!
I’d really like to but it’s finding the time & motivation though. And then then grading them on top of that O:-) At least with new and or sealed vinyls you can just put M. Maybe I’ll just have to skip that part, but on the other hand it would be handy if you ever came across what you think might be a superior copy of an album you have and you can just look it up and decide on the spot whether to buy it or not.
I might add Master Of Puppets today then and if I’ve still got the heart I’ll do ...And Justice For All as well. Thanks for the motivation Vyn. This self-iso time is probably as good as time as ever.
[Edit] Ok just finished putting MOP and AJFA and all associated singles in. Man, my numbered AJFA Metallipromo and 12”Eye of the Beholder is worth a stack now.
Just realised though. I forgot to put the $5.98 EP Garage Days Re-Revisited in before AJFA :wall:
Anyone know how to re-sort the order on Discogs without having to delete and and do it over again?
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I'm going to have leftover homemade pizza for lunch.
Yum!
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Happy and grateful I live in Australia
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Sounds like winter is starting over there! More sensible temps then! :D
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Sounds like winter is starting over there! More sensible temps then! :D
Yes winter is now upon us. It does get hot here but in the southern states where I’m from it’s only in the summer and early parts of autumn, but you do get use to it.
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Sounds like winter is starting over there! More sensible temps then! :D
Yes winter is now upon us. It does get hot here but in the southern states where I’m from it’s only in the summer and early parts of autumn, but you do get use to it.
How are the winter temps usually around there? Do you get below freezing temps even at nights? I don't think so right?
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Sounds like winter is starting over there! More sensible temps then! :D
Yes winter is now upon us. It does get hot here but in the southern states where I’m from it’s only in the summer and early parts of autumn, but you do get use to it.
How are the winter temps usually around there? Do you get below freezing temps even at nights? I don't think so right?
We can in Melbourne but rarely. We do get regular overnight temps of between 1-5c through the middle of winter though. The alpine areas of the states of Victoria and NSW can get regular below freezing temperatures.
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Sounds like winter is starting over there! More sensible temps then! :D
Yes winter is now upon us. It does get hot here but in the southern states where I’m from it’s only in the summer and early parts of autumn, but you do get use to it.
How are the winter temps usually around there? Do you get below freezing temps even at nights? I don't think so right?
We can in Melbourne but rarely. We do get regular overnight temps of between 1-5c through the middle of winter though. The alpine areas of the states of Victoria and NSW can get regular below freezing temperatures.
Something like that I assumed.
In other words your winter is like our summer! :D
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Whereas the Finnish winter is more like a Pluto summer!
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Sad to learn of the passing of Paul Chapman. A brilliant and much underrated guitarist who had the unenviable task of replacing Michael Schenker in UFO. Played on 4 studio albums from 78-83. No Place To Run, The Wild, The Willing and the Innocent, Mechanix and Making Contact. A great era of UFO. Also played in Pete Way’s band Waysted.
RIP
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Very sad news indeed . Love the UFO/Chapman era . His guitar solo in Profession of Violence song is stellar.
Smoking guitar works with Waysted on this awesome Hard Rock album "The Good The Bad The Waysted" .
RIP Paul
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Fair winds Mr. Chapman. I enjoyed Waysted when they first came out, especially their record Vices. Saw the in concert with Raven and somebody else. Only thing I recall is that Waysted put on a good set, and Raven sucked. No clue who the third band was, or even who was the headliner.
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Meanwhile, I'm wondering what to munch for lunch...
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I’m craving a Dio era Sabbath vinyl boxset.
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Shipped my first international package in years, yesterday.
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What should I be expecting? A special super limited edition of Forbidden with Tony Iommi's booger included on the booklet?
I’m craving a Dio era Sabbath vinyl boxset.
Now that's something I'd go for as well.
I've got the original pressing of Live Evil, the limited edition of Live At Hammersmith and The Devil You Know but no others so that would be a nice collection to have.
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^Yep I’ve got all the original Dio era vinyls(studio & Live) inc H&H(band) but I really want and need a remastered Vinyl boxset with all the bells & whistles. There’s been a few Ozzy era top end vinyl boxsets but annoyingly no Dio. They should’ve at least released The Rules of Hell on vinyl back when.
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I want to learn to do some basic 3D model-making with Blender. Started kicking it around last night.
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What should I be expecting? A special super limited edition of Forbidden with Tony Iommi's booger included on the booklet?
How'd you guess? You missed one thing though - A Finnish translation of the Good News Bible!
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Don't forget the Finnish version of the Chick tracts!
https://www.chick.com/products/tract?stk=768
I remember getting them at every concert when I was a kid. I wonder how many people got bad acid trips when they read them while on LSD...
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Would be interested to get everyone’s definitive top 10 Motörhead albums. Maybe we could do a countdown of one each per day like we’ve done previously in other threads.
I can also anticipate a top 10 albums by any artist from the last 20 years thread 2001-20
I can also anticipate myself going stupid on starting new threads like I did last time I was in lockdown :excited: :-X
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We have a Motörhead thread so fire away with that Top ten list. I'm all for it!
Do we need to make a whole new section on the forum for called "Jack's Lockdown Section"? ;D
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What about The Angry Aussie’s Lockdown section :D
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Hahah! That sounds like a good name for a podcast!
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I'll be happy when this ear blockage buggers off - had to decline work today because of it.
On the plus side, I scored a couple of Heaven and Hell shirts from the 2007 Australia/NZ tour on eBay, they look like new! Passed up getting one when I saw them and regretted it ever since.
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Which shirt design were they?
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Very cool Scott! I've got a bunch of those t-shirts too...love the designs.
This thought occured to me earlier...
Why do they say "Fail miserably"? I mean if you fail you fail...but if you fail miserably doesn't that mean your failing was miserable...in other words your failing sucked so in other words you failed to fail...which means you succeeded?
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Which shirt design were they?
The Mob Rules and Live Evil covers.
Very cool Scott! I've got a bunch of those t-shirts too...love the designs.
This thought occured to me earlier...
Why do they say "Fail miserably"? I mean if you fail you fail...but if you fail miserably doesn't that mean your failing was miserable...in other words your failing sucked so in other words you failed to fail...which means you succeeded?
Agreed Charger! All of those designs that I saw looked really cool. Always wished I'd picked up a couple at the show but I was still in high school and didn't have much cash at the time.
'Fail miserably' (which does sound weird when I think about it) means that you not only failed, but there wasn't even any hint of success. I guess in that way there's a difference between, say, failing an exam by two marks and failing an exam by thirty marks.
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I never bought a shirt either, got no idea why I didn’t, maybe they were overpriced and I bought a tour program instead.
The thing I regret is not hitting up more shows on the Australian tour. My brother knew someone that worked for the promoter Andrew McMannus and he got us front row floor seats for Melbourne which was awesome and a memory that will stay with me forever but I would’ve been able to get front row for other shows too. I remember we had a new born at the time and I wasn’t keen to travel alone as the missus couldn’t come and no mates were interested in travelling either but I really wish I had’ve now.
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I did manage to jag the setlist from the stage though
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I've picked up several Australian customers, so my work day is skewing later. Even though I don't speak Australian, they're all fun to work with. :)
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Rest In Peace Pete Way. Iconic bass player and founding member of UFO and his own band Waysted along with short stints in Fastway and Ozzy. Forever part of one of the greatest and most iconic live albums of all time “Strangers in the Night”
https://metro.co.uk/2020/08/14/ufo-founder-pete-way-dies-aged-69-rockstar-received-life-threatening-injuries-accident-13131392/ (https://metro.co.uk/2020/08/14/ufo-founder-pete-way-dies-aged-69-rockstar-received-life-threatening-injuries-accident-13131392/)
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R.I.P. Mr. Way. A name that has been associated with a lot of music I've rocked-out to for a large part of my life.
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Eventhough I'm not very familiar with his music I most certainly have known the name Pete Way...
Rock on mr Way...rock on.
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A sad passage, indeed.
I'm doing a show on Elvis today (89.3FM in Dallas, www.knon.org on the Internets) in about 45 minutes, and I will be going through his career, focusing on his #1 songs. As I prepared the setlist, it struck me just how quickly he deteriorated in the 70s.
He passed away 43 years ago this weekend, at age 42.
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Yeah, Elvis went to shit with a quickness. I was still living at home then, and the day he died a neighbor lady came knocking on the door just sobbing. My mom answered it, and before my mom could say anything the neighbor blurted out "Elvis died!". People were looped when the King died on the throne.
I know I'm making light of it, but I was never much into Elvis (what made him famous was before my time), and even though he rocked his '68 Comeback Special, with a few exceptions his musical output thereafter was by the numbers and uninspired.
Drugs kill, boys and girls.
Groucho Marx died three days later, was hardly discussed, but that bothered me more than Elvis. And Mr. Marx was waaaaay before my time. Apologies to Mr. Way.
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Yeah, Elvis went to shit with a quickness. I was still living at home then, and the day he died a neighbor lady came knocking on the door just sobbing. My mom answered it, and before my mom could say anything the neighbor blurted out "Elvis died!". People were looped when the King died on the throne.
I know I'm making light of it, but I was never much into Elvis (what made him famous was before my time), and even though he rocked his '68 Comeback Special, with a few exceptions his musical output thereafter was by the numbers and uninspired.
Drugs kill, boys and girls.
Groucho Marx died three days later, was hardly discussed, but that bothered me more than Elvis. And Mr. Marx was waaaaay before my time. Apologies to Mr. Way.
:cheers: My sentiments exactly.
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Elvis ruled. Amazing singer.
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The legendary Nick Cave on today’s cancel culture.
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/nick-cave-slams-cancel-culture-as-bad-religion-run-amuck-20200813-p55lfm.html
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^^^^^^
Some very good points by Mr. Cave. :beerbang:
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Meanwhile, in Death Valley, a possible new high temperature world record was set yesterday:
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/death-valley-weather-us-temperature-record-furnace-creek-a9673761.html
Near a place called "Furnace Creek", no less. I find that fitting. The previous record was also at Death Valley.
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^^^I drove through Death Valley from Las Vegas on the way to Yosemite in September 2013. From memory it was about 46c that day, mid/late afternoon. Nothing can prepare you for that. Couldn't last more than 10 minutes outside the car. Amazing place though.
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^^^I drove through Death Valley from Las Vegas on the way to Yosemite in September 2013. From memory it was about 46c that day, mid/late afternoon. Nothing can prepare you for that. Couldn't last more than 10 minutes outside the car. Amazing place though.
:o That should have been like a walk in the park for an Aussie. :lol:
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^^I think the hottest I’ve been through in Melbourne is 44c but I spent the whole time inside with the air conditioning on. Very different heat in Death Valley. Extremely dry heat with no air. Was hard to even breath.
My wife is telling me it was actually 48c when we were in Death Valley not 46c.
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So that record was 54C. OUCH. More than half-way to the boiling point for water!
Hottest I've ever had here in Texas was 113F / 45C back in 1980. That heat was memorialized in Saxon's "Midnight Rider" song about their US tour in 1980.
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Rest In Peace Frankie Banali. Was part of the earliest incarnation of Ozzy’s original band post Sabbath but best known for being the long time sticksman for Quiet Riot and playing on 7 W.A.S.P. albums including the classics “The Headless Children” and “The Crimson Idol“
A brilliant drummer and dedicated rocker to the end.
Fuck Cancer!
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Indeed he put on a brave battle.
Rest In Peace mr Banali....
Cancer is a fat ass bitch.
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I’m bored :whistling:
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Awesome!
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Pretty cool! :pub:
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Awesome!! :yes:
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Haha! Cool!
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:think: Is that a particular band's font style?
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Very Cool !! :rockon:
and so kind for the Underdog version ! 8)
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:think: Is that a particular band's font style?
Metallica
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Loving the Billy tribute.
And Vyn and Tyr prove that you need more than 3 letters for best effect. :smug:
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Mick Jagger - Great songwriter & performer but was he ever much a great singer? Unique yes, but neither a great singer or nice timbre to his voice for mine. Kinda messy and all over the shop. People say he’s still got it but did he ever have it in the first place? Other singers his vintage set a much higher bar that was much harder to get even close to in their later careers.
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I've never been much of a Stones fan, but from what I've heard I don't think Jagger is what you could call a "Great" singer...kind of same vein as Ozzy...no technical talent but quite unique and gets the job done...sometimes better than other times.
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...kind of same vein as Ozzy...no technical talent but quite unique and gets the job done...
Billy's spirit just contacted me and asked that I pass along the following messages to you.
:redcard: :naughty:
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...kind of same vein as Ozzy...no technical talent but quite unique and gets the job done...
Billy's spirit just contacted me and asked that I pass along the following messages to you.
:redcard: :naughty:
Actually I think you were contacted a Billy imposter spirit now...
As Billy always also did admit that Ozzy wasn't a techincally talented singer. Billy liked singers that weren't techincally proficient...and actually didn't like singers who were...I think the only singer that he liked who was also technically accomplished was Freddy Mercury.
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I quite like The Rolling Stones output from about 1967-1975. Jaggers vocals have never been anything special but they fit the songs that were written for him... in much the same way that Sabbath wrote songs which suited Ozzy's vocals.
That's not a red card moment... it's just a fact, it doesn't mean Ozzy can't sing. And no one else has ever really matched Ozzy on those songs.
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If you got a voice like Mick Jagger, then you ought to use it like Mick Jagger did:
It's not the voice alone, but that *attitude* driving it forward.
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So was watching the Sunset Strip doco on prime last night and a song at the 50.40 mark had a strong resemblance to another song by a band we all know and love. Does anyone know what song and by who is at the 50.40 mark? Or maybe it was just a piece of music written for the doco?
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That riff does sound familiar. I use to have an app on my cell phone where you could play a small portion of a song and it would tell you the song. If anyone has that, please try it.
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I think the app is called Shazam! A friend of mine used to use it.
The riff in the video sounds very much like A National Acrobat
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Yep A National Acrobat was the song it reminded me of but I’m curious as to which song it is in the doco.
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On the case to find out who lifted the riff from A National Acrobat...
... here's my first list of suspects: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1542485/soundtrack
Found it.
Jane's Addiction - Whores
I'll accept cash or money orders as payment. No checks or stolen credit card numbers. :smug:
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The riff doesn’t sound as defined in that as it does the doco?
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The riff doesn’t sound as defined in that as it does the doco?
There are a LOT of versions of that song, mostly live. It's possible the soundtrack part came from a live performance where it's stripped back more... or maybe the band walked into the studio and cut a short riff for their buddy making the movie.
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I think the app is called Shazam! A friend of mine used to use it.
The one I had was called Soundhound.
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Nice to see the real Vyn is back. :)
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Hah! I was doing some file maintenance and ran across that old avatar. Figured the time was right... :banana:
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Nice to see the real Vyn is back. :)
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Yeah , love Fred Garvin ! ;D :wootwoot:
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Nice to see the real Vyn is back. :)
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Yeah , love Fred Garvin ! ;D :wootwoot:
As I've mentioned before, having never seen an actual picture of Vyn, my mind automatically thinks he looks like that when I read one of his comments. :zomg:
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Welcome back classic Vyn! ;D
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As I've mentioned before, having never seen an actual picture of Vyn, my mind automatically thinks he looks like that when I read one of his comments. :zomg:
Fred Garvin is much more attractive than I am. Women literally paid for his "services"! :banana: :banana:
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Made me bust out laughing when I saw it.
You win the Internets today, sir.
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Today, passing through a gas station to refuel, waiting for this fat woman in front of me to finally figure out how to use the pump, i see a completely alcoholic man walking with difficulty on the sidewalk that runs along the very frequented street. And at this moment, I see this little ball of hair following, without a leash; it was a Yorkshire puppy a few weeks old. This guy wasn't even paying attention except when a husky dog on a leash came to sniff him, so the little thing wanted to take refuge in the hedge bordering the station. I was just disgusted with this so sad sight. How did this wreck get this young dog ? Who irresponsible person agreed to give him such a helpless little creature? At any time, the little dog could cross the street and was done. I've been thinking about it ever since I saw him hoping with all of my whole heart that this dog has just one chance to enjoy a better life with people who will give him the attention he deserves. so sad. how a man can indulge in such a downfall ? I would never understand that and yet I also had my share of difficult times like everyone else. I don't drink a drop of alcohol because I have seen up close the damage that it causes in a family and I don't smoke either.
I will never have respect nor compassion for these people, ever.
I just cross my fingers for lovin' little York.
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^^^^^^
I'm not much of a drinker either, but it does surprise me that someone who grew up in France never has a glass of wine with dinner.
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I don't drink alcohol, either... makes for some interesting reactions in places like Paris or Moscow where alcohol is integral to the culture.
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My thought of the day. How would people feel if Tony did a Spirit of Sabbath tour or a series of shows. He could hire a singer that could best sing the Ozzy stuff and another singer to best sing the Dio stuff. Heck he could even bring Tony Martin along as well who could inturn bring his backup singer to help him with the high parts. Set list of about 18 songs with an even split between the 3 eras with some Ozzy era songs that haven’t been played live since the 70’s? Geezer on bass of coarse ;)
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My thought of the day. How would people feel if Tony did a Spirit of Sabbath tour or a series of shows. ...
I think it would generate intense debate among dedicated fans, as anything having to do with Sabbath does. More so because of the different singers! And what about Bill Ward's contract? And although Jeff Fenholt has departed this mortal plane, where's does his tribute fit in? Sharon probably keeping it out of the musical! And will Holo-Ronnie make an appearance??
Gah, the controversy!
My thought for the day: you guys on this forum are a top-flight bunch and I'm proud to be associated with you all!
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My thought for the day: you guys on this forum are a top-flight bunch and I'm proud to be associated with you all!
Well gosh...:love:
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Right back at ya Vyn :cheers:
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My thought of the day. How would people feel if Tony did a Spirit of Sabbath tour or a series of shows. ...
I think it would generate intense debate among dedicated fans, as anything having to do with Sabbath does. More so because of the different singers! And what about Bill Ward's contract? And although Jeff Fenholt has departed this mortal plane, where's does his tribute fit in? Sharon probably keeping it out of the musical! And will Holo-Ronnie make an appearance??
Gah, the controversy!
In all seriousness, if they marketed it as Iommi/Butler The Spirit of Sabbath I think it would work and have fans of all eras pumped to see it. It’s not like they’re touring as Black Sabbath and I can’t see it putting the Osbourne noses out of joint. I think it’s a better idea and less niche than just seeing Tony play his solo stuff.
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My thought of the day. How would people feel if Tony did a Spirit of Sabbath tour or a series of shows. ...
Gah, the controversy!
Agreed. :beerbang:
@Jack: You have to accept one thing, The End was the end. :(
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My thought of the day. How would people feel if Tony did a Spirit of Sabbath tour or a series of shows. ...
Gah, the controversy!
Agreed. :beerbang:
@Jack: You have to accept one thing, The End was the end. :(
No I’ll never accept the the end :choke:
Just throwing it up if Tony had an itch to play live again :)
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I don't know, if Tony wanted to do something I sure we would have heard rumours by now.
Having said that it's an interesting idea, and I'd like to see it.
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I don't know, if Tony wanted to do something I sure we would have heard rumours by now.
Its not like he can plan anything concrete at the moment with the current circumstances.
Having said that it's an interesting idea, and I'd like to see it.
:yes:
My second preferred option would be for him to form a supergroup of sorts, a la “Them Crooked Vultures”
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Last Monday, I noticed a small katydid hanging out on top of the chest freezer we have in our garage. Tuesday morning, I noticed it again, except it now had three legs instead of four. Maybe a different bug? I don't believe so. That morning, I set my extended pointing finger about two inches from it, and it reached out with one of it's very long antennas and touched my finger. It immediately jumped away and fell behind the freezer.
Later that same day, I noticed it was back. I did the same "finger" thing, except this time after the first antenna reached out, it moved the second antenna to my finger as well, and didn't jump.
Everyday it was somewhere on that freezer, and everyday I'd get my finger a little closer to it. It seemed the bug was getting accustomed to me somehow. I eventually named it Gabe. And he was getting a little larger throughout the week.
Yesterday afternoon I noticed Gabe chilling at his usual spot. We did the bug version of a high-five, and I proceeded to open the freezer. Gabe jumped off.
I haven't seen Gabe since. I don't want to prematurely mourn the little guy, but I think a group of crickets must have eaten him. Or he just died. Not a lot of greenery in my garage, and his bug logic prevented him from getting the hell out of the garage.
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In areas where you and I live, which have distinct seasons, katydids live for less than a year. So I'm afraid Gabe was close to the end of his life. Katydids are rarely seen because they are nocturnal, but you hear them a lot because they are noise makers like crickets. Nearly every year 1 or 2 katydids appear on the stone steps to my home. In fact I saw them last week. I think near the end of their lives they become confused and no longer hide from the daylight. Hear is a picture I toke of one years ago near those steps.
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Bugs in general don't make for long-lasting pets. Beef cattle, same thing. Never get emotionally close to a steer.
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Oh poor Gabe...
Hopefully he just went on an adventure!
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Gabe is officially MIA. I suspect as Typhon stated that he's been called home to insect heaven. Or maybe Charger is right and he took off on an adventure...an adventure to INSECT HELL!
Rock on Gabe, you were the best bug I've ever known. :abbath:
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R.I.P. Gabe :'(
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Remember the good times, Vyn.
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Thought and question of the day...
Has a band in the rock/metal genre had a more consistent run of bad album covers than Deep Purple?
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Purple's cover arts haven't been all that great that's for sure. But they have also been rather super simplistic. Which is not always a bad thing. Purpendicular is brilliant for example.
Another band that has had a rather poor list of album cover arts is Metallica. Not a good cover since 1986...that's a pretty consistant run too...in fact I'd say that's more consistant than Purple.
Pantera never really had a good cover art either.
Iron Maiden hasn't had a good cover since Brave New World..
Priest had a last really killer artwork in Jugulator.
So there are quite a few bands (that even I know) that have had bad runs in the artwork department. But ofcourse these are subjective.
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Metallica’s covers aren’t as iconic as their earlier ones but I think they deliberately swayed away from the typical heavy metal covers, I think some of their later ones have some artistic merit though where’s Purples have none, Purpendicular, Now What?! Bananas and Rapture of the Deep are just godawful, even their font has been shithouse. Some of their earlier albums are pretty average too.
I generally love the covers Mark Wilkinson has done for Priest but Jugulator would be my least favourite, I have the vinyl and the image isn’t vivid at all, looks like a cheap photo copy.
I think Maidens Book of Souls was a great cover, more like their first two which are classic!
AC/DC and Van Halen have had a lot of ordinary covers over the years.
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Artistic merit on Metallica's covers? No...not one damn bit.
The Jugulator cover was intented to be not so vivid as it was designed as a video game monster style...thus having a "low" resolution. Which I dig. Plus the monster itself is awesome looking.
Book Of Souls IS The best maiden cover since Brave New World but it's still a far cry from anything up to Virtual XI.
As for Purple...
In Rock, Battle Rages On, Purpendicular, InFinite and Whoosh are all brilliant covers.
The rest vary from good to bad to horrible.
Bananas probably being the worst of them all.
But Purple has always been bit indifferent with their art works. Simplistic is their way to go.
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Just never been a fan of the Jugulator cover, looks silly to me. Ram it Down, Painkiller, Angel of Retribution, Nostradamus and even Redeemer of Souls are all killer to great Wilkinson covers.
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How dare you!
Deep Purple has some of the most iconic album covers in all of rock! In Rock! Machine Head!... uh... ummm... OK, so they didn't go all out on the album covers...
Shades: Band photos with purple overlay
BoT: fun drawing, lots of cartoons in there
DP: band photo pasted on top of famous painting
DPIR: Mount Rushmore cover. Legend.
FB: Uh, band drawing with lots of hair
MH: Cool distorted photo, I like it.
WDWTWA: Band photos in bubbles
Burn: Hey! Look! I got candles!
Stormbringer: The pegasusnado really didn't make sense...
CTTB: Band photo in a wine glass
PS: A D and a P: The band hired a logo designer! Photos on back.
HOBL: Um... a door...
M&S: Cheezey evil hands, I think this guy's cousin is to blame for the Dehumanizer cover
TBRO: Like the drawing, meh on the album
P: minimalistic, broken matchstick, very late 80s
A: Someone bought photoshop. About time.
B: Ummm... some bananas...
ROTD: not a very compelling drawing.
NW: Punctuation
I: They really put some effort into this one, getting the ice breaker to do that move. Well done.
W: Dude, I'm sold on the astronaut dissolving. This is Pink Floyd quality album cover material.
OK, so from Machine Head in 1972 to Infinite some 40+ years later, DP has had fair-to-middling album covers. Definitely the punctuation one was a low point.
So now to compare some apples to apples... Black Sabbath album covers.
BS: that's one helluva spooky cover, basic but effective.
P: Dude with a sword. I lol'd.
MoR: HUGE LETTERS
V4: I like the yellow Ozzy
SBS: Constantly turning over the front of the album because it was just too garish
S: Some cool photo effects. But, uh, Bill... about those red tights...
TE: WTF? Just because we can't explain it, doesn't make it a great cover...
NSD: Dude. Totally sold on the hazmat airmen.
H&H: Great cover by Lynn Curlee
MR: Great cover by Hildebrandt
BA: gag. Both the front AND the back are bad.
SS: nope. Just a photo of Iommi
EE: Well-done photo of a Rodin sculpture (I think it was Rodin...) Not bad.
HC: Not a lot of effort in that painting
T: Tony Iommi hired a logo designer
D: Tony Iommi hired the guy from his D&D group that drew everyone's character portraits
CP: The flamin' angel is cool.
F: Nope. Wrong. Abort.
13: Uh... it's a 13.
TE: Red-hot skull, could be worse.
I'd say that BS didn't have as long a run of bad covers as DP, but it's got two of the worst ones I've seen for a major band, and Ian Gillan was in the band for one of 'em, so, maybe it's him that's the curse? Never did care much for IGB/Gillan album art, now that I think about it...
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Yeah you can count good Sabbath covers with one hand digits too...
S/T
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
The Mob Rules
Dehumanizer
Cross Purposes
And the REALLY REALLY REALLY horrible ones
Sabotage (WHAT THE GIANT FUCK WERE THEY THINKING!?!?!?!)
Techincal Ecstasy (Some robots fuckin' I think was Ozzy's description of it which is quite accurate)
Never Say Die (Dude in a weird mask wtf?)
Seventh Star (Even the cover screams Iommi solo album)
The rest all are between meh, okay and good...
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I've never really had much of a problem with any of the Black Sabbath covers. The ones that are actually Black Sabbath, that is.
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[Edited due to image-wankery]
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Picture didn’t post Vyn.
@Charger I’m surprised you left Heaven and Hell of your list of great ones. I think it’s one of not only Sabbath’s best but one of the most iconic album covers of all time. Dehumanizer cover never did it for me though, a bit too cheesy and cartoonish... Just don’t think it’s a great illustration personally.
As for MOR and Vol 4 I’ve always loved those covers, very simple but classic and they both look great on a T-Shirt as does the NSD pilot or at least what it morphed into on merchandise.
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I could say the same about Heaven And Hell that you said about Dehumanizer! :D
It just never really did it for me...the smoking angels are bit silly...I think it goes to the okay to good department. Worst of the Dio era album covers for sure. A fun fact, it's the only t-shirt design from the Heaven And Hell shirts I don't have!
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I just like H&H because it’s simple and classy and not over illustrated and it’s also provocative.
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Not sure what's up with that picture - I'll just remove it.
Deep Purple album covers defy logic. I think one of the unspoken reasons Compact Disks took hold like they did was due to people finally being able to buy some DP without having to look at 12" x 12" slabs of dog shit.
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Ouch! This is becoming a DP roast here! When does Don Rickles start insulting Ian Gillan? :rofl:
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Oh dear indeed!
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In case you all were wondering, that picture I tried to post was of a Deep Purple album cover. Even the forum AI puked it out. And the forum doesn't have AI!
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Even the forum AI puked it out. And the forum doesn't have AI!
Well, you say that... but it may have become sentient in the first stages of the Robot Uprising!
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Even the forum AI puked it out. And the forum doesn't have AI!
Well, you say that... but it may have become sentient in the first stages of the Robot Uprising!
Oh goddarnit! We might be the source of the Skynet! This is how it begins!
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I have so much stuff at home, vinyl,cd’s, boxsets, posters/prints, signed stuff, other memorabilia, toys, figurines and books, but 90% of it is in storage and not being properly enjoyed and appreciated because of having too much of it and too little room.
I’m turning 50 next year, how much longer do I have on this earth? 20 years? 20 years to at least enjoy this stuff, but am I ever going to? I’ve always planned on renovating or building a new home and envisaged having a dedicated music room/man cave to display all this stuff but I fear it’s never going to actually happen or at least the way I envisioned. What would happen if I passed suddenly tomorrow? I’ve already planned on my vinyl going to my son but he doesn’t share anywhere near the same passion for it as he does the actual music. There is just so much of all the other stuff that is worth a quite considerable amount of money but in no way would/could my family be able to go through it all, price it up and sell it. Just way too much time and effort would be involved, let alone putting in on eBay, shipping it etc... But yet I still continue to buy this crap and store it away in the hope that one day I’ll properly be able to enjoy it :-[
That day is quickly running out though.
I think/fear most of it will eventually most likely just be scrapped or given away.
Quite a depressing thought when I think about the whole tale...
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^^^ I am the same Jack - I have thousands of DVDs, Blurays, CDs, Toys and books. Some I bought years ago and still have not even opened them. In my tiny apartment this leaves little left for living in.
Sometimes I think I should just sell all of it, but I would never get back what I payed for them.
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Quite a depressing thought when I think about the whole tale...
Indeed. That's a very heavy thought of the day Jack! But it is also one that many people face (as Thel proved), and it is a very legitimate concern.
It would be easy for me to offer possible solutions/ways of thinking about it, because I was hit with that same concern a long time ago and dealt with it, but I'm not going to. Out of respect for you, because I know you'll come to terms with it in your own time in your own way. Who knows, you may find yourself looking at 60 (or 52, or whenever), and decide to go ahead and build that man-cave...for no other reason than you can and you enjoy it.
Keep the faith, brother! :rockon:
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I hear you Thel and Thanks Vyn. The thing is, the amount of money I’ve spent on this stuff, even in the last 10 years, let alone 35-40 years, I could’ve used that money to renovate and build my man cave :-X
Haven’t even been able to enjoy my vinyl the last few years as my son has taken over the lounge room(where the stereo and turntable is) with his online gaming. I bought a huge 60 inch 4K Oled TV for that room a couple of years ago to enjoy movies and sport on but I could count on two hands the amount of times I’ve actually watched something on it.
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^^^^^^
How old is your son? I assume some day he will be getting his own place.
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Couple of things to note -
There's a difference between collecting and listening. Some things you buy to collect, so that you have enjoyment from the fact that it is in your possession, making a complete set with all the others of its kind. There is an enjoyment from the sense of finality.
Some things you buy to listen, where it's the memory of the notes played that lasts with you. The item has a sentimental attachment, but that attachment can also be associated with events surrounding the song or album when it was first listened to or when it was playing during some kind of significant event.
I did a lot of collecting until I realized the day had come when I really didn't care if I had all the DP live releases. I had enough. Years later, as I got ready to move to my current house, I had the same 50-something realization that not only did my kids not *really* want all my vinyl, I didn't want all my mom's vinyl when that day came. So I found an enthusiastic kid that had a big house and a desire to dive into tons of free albums, and just gave it ALL away.
I know what it was all worth and what I spent on it. And I gave it away to someone who would care for most of it and sell the stuff she didn't want and I felt very happy about that.
I had some other stuff I had collected where rats got into the storage - bunch of books - and ate and crapped it all into nothing. Made me glad I gave away my records instead of putting them into storage, where they'd go nowhere.
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^^^^^^
How old is your son? I assume some day he will be getting his own place.
He’s 16, so a bit to go before he makes the big move but it seems it takes a lot longer for kids these days to do that. Maybe they’re a lot smarter than we give them credit for ;)
I was 18 when I moved out of home.
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Couple of things to note -
There's a difference between collecting and listening. Some things you buy to collect, so that you have enjoyment from the fact that it is in your possession, making a complete set with all the others of its kind. There is an enjoyment from the sense of finality.
Some things you buy to listen, where it's the memory of the notes played that lasts with you. The item has a sentimental attachment, but that attachment can also be associated with events surrounding the song or album when it was first listened to or when it was playing during some kind of significant event.
I did a lot of collecting until I realized the day had come when I really didn't care if I had all the DP live releases. I had enough. Years later, as I got ready to move to my current house, I had the same 50-something realization that not only did my kids not *really* want all my vinyl, I didn't want all my mom's vinyl when that day came. So I found an enthusiastic kid that had a big house and a desire to dive into tons of free albums, and just gave it ALL away.
I know what it was all worth and what I spent on it. And I gave it away to someone who would care for most of it and sell the stuff she didn't want and I felt very happy about that.
I had some other stuff I had collected where rats got into the storage - bunch of books - and ate and crapped it all into nothing. Made me glad I gave away my records instead of putting them into storage, where they'd go nowhere.
Yep all that, collecting, finality, sentimentality, satisfaction, happiness but you forgot another aspect of it. HOARDING
Runs in my mum’s side of the family and out of all my brothers & one sister, I think I’m the one that inherited it. It’s not like anything to the point you see on some of those Hoarders tv shows but I have a hell of a hard time parting with things. Even when I buy doubles of things, one to sell one to keep I still have trouble :twitch:
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Give Marie Kondo's book a read. I know it helped me in saying good-bye to possessions I wasn't using and wasn't ever going to use.
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Speaking of sentimentality and hoarding. I came across my 1985 school year folder today while digging for something else.
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Oh now that's cool!
I only have a few things left from my school days sadly....but I can honestly say nothing like that though.
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Looks like a truly metal-head high schooler. :metal1:
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Yeah as you can see I didn’t do much work in class though.
What about the language though just above where Black Sabbath and the pentagram is scribbled for a then 13-14yo :-X
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Hahaha! Didn't notice that at first...But isn't cunt an endearing word down there? ;D
The only real band related stuff I did in high school was write down Sabbath song lyrics on my notebooks...and sometimes created stories around them too.
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Hahaha! Didn't notice that at first...But isn't cunt an endearing word down there? ;D
The only real band related stuff I did in high school was write down Sabbath song lyrics on my notebooks...and sometimes created stories around them too.
Yep it’s part of everyday vernacular here. It’s not uncommon to roll it out every sentence in a conversation. It seems to be little more taboo in other countries though.
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Yep it’s part of everyday vernacular here. It’s not uncommon to roll it out every sentence in a conversation. It seems to be little more taboo in other countries though.
In the US it's the worst thing you can call a woman...but if used to a man I think it's not quite as bad.
The UK people seem to use it a lot more though...
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It might get some use in the UK, but it considered the worst of the swear words even more so than fuck, but I think the 'n' word gives it a run for it's money.
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It might get some use in the UK, but it considered the worst of the swear words even more so than fuck, but I think the 'n' word gives it a run for it's money.
That's bit surprising considering how wildly it is used on some british tv shows and movies.
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Getting those band logos right were VERY important back in the day.
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Anyone else been collecting these cool limited edition etched glasses from the official Sabbath store? Finally got my MOR in today after 6 weeks of waiting. I’m assuming they’re gonna do all 70’s albums. Paranoid is up for preorder at the moment.
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My wife does pottery. We don't collect, as a result. We give away!
Same with sewing.
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Anyone else been collecting these cool limited edition etched glasses from the official Sabbath store? Finally got my MOR in today after 6 weeks of waiting. I’m assuming they’re gonna do all 70’s albums. Paranoid is up for preorder at the moment.
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These look pretty darn cool!
Price is bit high though and there's always a risk for damage during shipping so that's why I don't really like ordering these kinds of stuff...
I've got my DIO beer glass and that'll do.
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Anyone else been collecting these cool limited edition etched glasses from the official Sabbath store? Finally got my MOR in today after 6 weeks of waiting. I’m assuming they’re gonna do all 70’s albums. Paranoid is up for preorder at the moment.
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/aa333/DAMAGEDsINCe85/(edited)_32F50AF9_86FC_4146_8529_FD579431BDBB_IMG_2405(1).jpg)
These look pretty darn cool!
Price is bit high though and there's always a risk for damage during shipping so that's why I don't really like ordering these kinds of stuff...
I've got my DIO beer glass and that'll do.
They’re more for show. You can drink out of them no problem the glass is quite thick but you just wouldn’t risk it with potential breakage, either while using it or washing it.
These glasses are all made by Novelli Custom. Metallica did a whole run of them back in the old metclub days. They’d be sold in the metstore usually limited between 100-500 and sell out very quick. I must have about 15-20 different Metallica ones which I will post a photo of one day, Metallica stopped doing them 8-10 years ago so was happy when Sabbath started doing their own limited edition run selling them in their offical store made by the same company that did the Metallica ones. Never had one arrive broken yet. They’re very strong and always packed well.
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This is how they are made
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8rQP7rpyb2/?igshid=147ha5hmczti9
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We were out of milk today, so I ate my cereal dry.
Not bad, since it's shredded wheat. I just made sure I had something else to drink with it and enjoyed my super-crunchy bread.
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We were out of milk today, so I ate my cereal dry.
Not bad, since it's shredded wheat. I just made sure I had something else to drink with it and enjoyed my super-crunchy bread.
I always eat my Special K mixed with bran flakes dry. I add a few dried blueberries and sliced dried strawberry. Drink an orange and cranberry juice mix with it. Oddly enough, I have a banana after I'm done with the cereal. This has been my breakfast for decades now.
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Daily banana for me, as well. On its own, as well.
NOTE TO THOSE JUST JOINING US: Typhon and I are *not* the same person. :rofl:
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Daily banana for me, as well. On its own, as well.
NOTE TO THOSE JUST JOINING US: Typhon and I are *not* the same person. :rofl:
Of course not! You are Ron Paul! ;)
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NOTE TO THOSE JUST JOINING US: Typhon and I are *not* the same person. :rofl:
Could have fooled me since you always agree on everything all the time...no wait...
:rofl:
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An old friend of mine lost his wife today. While she had been in poor health for some time they recently said that she may have had another year or so, so this has come as a shock to us all. He advised yesterday that she had been rushed to hospital in a coma, she never woke up.
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^^^Man that sucks! As if this year hasn’t been tough enough. Sorry for your friends loss.
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Condolences for your friend, KDC. :(
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Sudden death is the hardest to take. I'm sorry, KDC, for you and your friend.
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Sorry to hear about that KDC...
My condolences to you and your friend.
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Put some Buffalo(preferably the Volcanic Rock album) in your Spotify and after you’ve finished the joy of listening to that Spotify then takes you on a random journey through the under the radar/under appreciated proto metal bands of the early 70’s.
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Put some Buffalo(preferably the Volcanic Rock album) in your Spotify and after you’ve finished the joy of listening to that Spotify then takes you on a random journey through the under the radar/under appreciated proto metal bands of the early 70’s.
I've had similar journeys with YouTube and starting off with Cactus. Also poking Vyn to see what falls out, sometimes we get some really awesome stuff we've never heard of before. :D
Maybe we need a thread for sharing our 70s discoveries?
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Put some Buffalo(preferably the Volcanic Rock album) in your Spotify and after you’ve finished the joy of listening to that Spotify then takes you on a random journey through the under the radar/under appreciated proto metal bands of the early 70’s.
I don't have spotify, I will never have spotify...they screw bands over and the ceo is a complete fucking wanker and I am not okay with that and I will boycott them as long as I shall live.
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Put some Buffalo(preferably the Volcanic Rock album) in your Spotify and after you’ve finished the joy of listening to that Spotify then takes you on a random journey through the under the radar/under appreciated proto metal bands of the early 70’s.
I don't have spotify, I will never have spotify...they screw bands over and the ceo is a complete fucking wanker and I am not okay with that and I will boycott them as long as I shall live.
So, I'm guessing, you're not a fan of spotify? :problem:
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Put some Buffalo(preferably the Volcanic Rock album) in your Spotify and after you’ve finished the joy of listening to that Spotify then takes you on a random journey through the under the radar/under appreciated proto metal bands of the early 70’s.
I don't have spotify, I will never have spotify...they screw bands over and the ceo is a complete fucking wanker and I am not okay with that and I will boycott them as long as I shall live.
Yep I get that, but I do most of my listening while out & about these days and I pretty much stopped buying cds a long time ago now and solely only buy vinyl with new releases so I don’t have any other way of listening to this stuff on my phone while mobile. Streaming is just strictly a convenience thing for me.
Put some Buffalo(preferably the Volcanic Rock album) in your Spotify and after you’ve finished the joy of listening to that Spotify then takes you on a random journey through the under the radar/under appreciated proto metal bands of the early 70’s.
I've had similar journeys with YouTube and starting off with Cactus. Also poking Vyn to see what falls out, sometimes we get some really awesome stuff we've never heard of before. :D
Maybe we need a thread for sharing our 70s discoveries?
Yep Cactus popped up as well Wicked Lady, Dust, Lucifers Friend and Jerusalem just to name a few. All good stuff.
You familiar with Buffalo Z?
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I am not familiar with them. Where should I start?
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...poking Vyn...
STOP POKING ME!
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...poking Vyn...
STOP POKING ME!
/me holds finger exactly 2mm away from Vyn's shoulder so that I can legitimately claim that I wasn't *poking* him when the angry adult arrives to see what we're shouting about
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Put some Buffalo(preferably the Volcanic Rock album) in your Spotify and after you’ve finished the joy of listening to that Spotify then takes you on a random journey through the under the radar/under appreciated proto metal bands of the early 70’s.
I don't have spotify, I will never have spotify...they screw bands over and the ceo is a complete fucking wanker and I am not okay with that and I will boycott them as long as I shall live.
Yep I get that, but I do most of my listening while out & about these days and I pretty much stopped buying cds a long time ago now and solely only buy vinyl with new releases so I don’t have any other way of listening to this stuff on my phone while mobile. Streaming is just strictly a convenience thing for me.
There are other ways too... If I need music on my phone I rip it from a cd and put it on the memory card. You could do the same from Vinyl...and you wouldn't have to support a vermin... ;)
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I don't have spotify, I will never have spotify...they screw bands over and the ceo is a complete fucking wanker and I am not okay with that and I will boycott them as long as I shall live.
Yep I get that, but I do most of my listening while out & about these days and I pretty much stopped buying cds a long time ago now and solely only buy vinyl with new releases so I don’t have any other way of listening to this stuff on my phone while mobile. Streaming is just strictly a convenience thing for me.
There are other ways too... If I need music on my phone I rip it from a cd and put it on the memory card. You could do the same from Vinyl...and you wouldn't have to support a vermin... ;)
Agreed. I have never understood paying for something if you don't have to. :twitch:
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Put some Buffalo(preferably the Volcanic Rock album) in your Spotify and after you’ve finished the joy of listening to that Spotify then takes you on a random journey through the under the radar/under appreciated proto metal bands of the early 70’s.
I don't have spotify, I will never have spotify...they screw bands over and the ceo is a complete fucking wanker and I am not okay with that and I will boycott them as long as I shall live.
Yep I get that, but I do most of my listening while out & about these days and I pretty much stopped buying cds a long time ago now and solely only buy vinyl with new releases so I don’t have any other way of listening to this stuff on my phone while mobile. Streaming is just strictly a convenience thing for me.
There are other ways too... If I need music on my phone I rip it from a cd and put it on the memory card. You could do the same from Vinyl...and you wouldn't have to support a vermin... ;)
Way too fiddly and time consuming to me. Besides, my kids use Spotify as well so it’s a family account. If I took away their Spotify they’d listen to music a lot less and I don’t want that.
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I am not familiar with them. Where should I start?
Head straight to their sophomore release Volcanic Rock from 73. Just might be the best album from the 70’s you’ve never heard.
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I am not familiar with them. Where should I start?
Head straight to their sophomore release Volcanic Rock from 73. Just might be the best album from the 70’s you’ve never heard.
Wow, first few seconds are definitely 70s Hard Rock territory!
But that cover... uh... um... uhhhh....
I'll just scroll down so I don't have to look at it.
Singer sounds like a rougher version of Phil Mogg.
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I am not familiar with them. Where should I start?
Head straight to their sophomore release Volcanic Rock from 73. Just might be the best album from the 70’s you’ve never heard.
Wow, first few seconds are definitely 70s Hard Rock territory!
But that cover... uh... um... uhhhh....
I'll just scroll down so I don't have to look at it.
Singer sounds like a rougher version of Phil Mogg.
Yep a gravelly Phil Mogg is a good call, even a less nasally Zakk Wylde. They definitely didn’t mind a bit of controversy with their covers and lyrics. They refused to kowtow to the mainstream early on which probably hurt them a bit. Let me know what you think Z. Shylock is a classic!
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Loved the playing on the album, didn't listen too intently to the lyrics, probably for the best on that last part. :D
It's a true slice of the 70s, and I'm gonna thank you for turning me on to it.
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WTF ??
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^ Not gonna click THAT link, the title was grim enough! :twitch:
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I did...
Wish I didn't though... :D
But the good thing is they got it out and the kitty's fine. But it is scary what kind of creatures there are that can get up one's nose... :wtf:
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Animals tv show Episode 2 !
When a fox can fly !! no other option !
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^^^^^^
I think that good running start is what did it.
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Hahah! That was awesome! And the fox made it look so easy too! :D
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Love the slo-mo!
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"Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom." - Kierkegaard
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I think I put too much chili on my pizza just now...my lips are burning up a bit...
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I think I put too much chili on my pizza just now...my lips are burning up a bit...
Chili on your pizza?
:wha:
:zomgwtfbbq:
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Jeremy Clarkson: BBC News. You are doing it again. I know it’s a cheap way of filling the time but we are NOT interested in what people in the street think.
Tony Dolce: Do you not interview your audience to canvass opinions on the cars you drive, it’s exactly the same... called a vox pop in case you had forgotten.. oddly doing a tweet and getting replies is almost the same. :D
Jeremy Clarkson: No. I did it for comedic effect. I had no interest at all in what they had to say.
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:haha4:
Jezza is the man!
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Oh boy, snack time!
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Meanwhile, in Florida...
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/florida/os-ne-florida-man-attacks-girlfriend-with-pumpkin-20201022-xdavq3ndezduxpgjneqf4ou75q-story.html
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She was...COVERED IN PUMPKIN INNARDS!
These are the kind of fights people should be having, not with knives, acid, guns, fists, and garrotes.
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She was...COVERED IN PUMPKIN INNARDS!
These are the kind of fights people should be having, not with knives, acid, guns, fists, and garrotes.
Nasty, but safe, I agree. We can learn a lesson from Florida Man. :)
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Master of Reality is running in the Melbourne Cup again tomorrow. Backed it last year and it finished 2nd beaten a nose and ended up getting relegated to 4th on protest. It’s form leading up has been solid but not quite as good as last year.
Should I have something on it?
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Master of Reality is running in the Melbourne Cup again tomorrow. Backed it last year and it finished 2nd beaten a nose and ended up getting relegated to 4th on protest. It’s form leading up has been solid but not quite as good as last year.
Should I have something on it?
Just a pound, for fun, I'd say. I'm not a betting man.
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Master of Reality is running in the Melbourne Cup again tomorrow. Backed it last year and it finished 2nd beaten a nose and ended up getting relegated to 4th on protest. It’s form leading up has been solid but not quite as good as last year.
Should I have something on it?
Just a pound, for fun, I'd say. I'm not a betting man.
Yes I’m gonna have to. It would be typical if it it gets up this year and I’m not on it. I’ll have something on Very Elegant as well.
You guys think it’s crazy we have a public holiday here for a horse race? “The race that stops a nation” it’s known as.
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You guys think it’s crazy we have a public holiday here for a horse race? “The race that stops a nation” it’s known as.
Nah, we already know Aussies are a bit crazy. :smug:
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You guys think it’s crazy we have a public holiday here for a horse race? “The race that stops a nation” it’s known as.
Nah, we already know Aussies are a bit crazy. :smug:
That we are, but in a good way :)
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Which reminds me, I'm now planning to read a history of the Burke & Wills expedition.
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You’re probably up with Australian history more than I am Z... And I’m not even joking.
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Ever hear of the wreck of the Batavia?
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Well, Master Of Reality didn’t win but his stablemate “Twilight Payment” did and I was on it twice
Total winnings $277 ;)
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/aa333/DAMAGEDsINCe85/D769117F_0AB0_438C_B159_C2C89D7A1B11.jpeg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/aa333/DAMAGEDsINCe85/AAA790D1_8498_4B90_BE45_3FA86C53B01D.jpeg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)
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277 more reasons to be your SPECIAL FRIEND!!! :lol:
Certainly that's a nice bit of luck for you, there!
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^^^^^^
What luck? He must have known what he was doing.
Nice pick, Jack. 8)
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^^^^^^
What luck? He must have known what he was doing.
Nice pick, Jack. 8)
Seemed a no brainer to have at least something on him. Looking through Master Of Reality’s form he’d been beaten easily in a couple of lead up runs by stablemate Twilight Payment but yet Twilight was bigger odds. Go figure?
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I can’t look away :-X
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Quite the farce going on in the US elections once again...
Trump doing better than anyone expected...which I don't think is much of a surprise...not so much because of Trump but because of Biden.
Hundreds Of Thousands of mail votes have magically "disappeared" which should not have been a surprise to anyone.
A lengthy legal battle ahead?
The 148 year old crow Nancy Pelosi already wants yet another term as Speaker of the House!
Well all this makes good entertainment if nothing else.
Honestly no matter which canditate wins the country won't be better off that's for sure.
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A lengthy legal battle ahead?
It's looking more and more like a bunch of lawyers are going to scoop up a lot of money. We'll see.
Friend of mine said he was going to watch the returns until a winner was declared. I called him at 7:00 am my time to see if he was still watching. His wife laughed and said he passed out about 2 am.
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Buried in the news yesterday was a story about a Jewish cemetery in Michigan being defaced with right-wing graffiti.
I have many Jewish friends and acquaintances that are worried about the rise in antisemitic violence and incidents in the USA.
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Buried in the news yesterday was a story about a Jewish cemetery in Michigan being defaced with right-wing graffiti.
I caught that story. Person(s) unknown spray painted "Trump" and "MAGA" on six headstones in that cemetery sometime over the weekend. Other than the Bubba-esque obtuseness of it, what I find telling is that the Rabbi indicated it was the first time in the cemetery's 120 year history that it has been vandalized. The telling part is that Jewish grave desecration is such a commonplace occurrence in general that he felt it was worth noting.
I have many Jewish friends and acquaintances that are worried about the rise in antisemitic violence and incidents in the USA.
I hope that is not the case. What we are setting ourselves up to reap from the divisiveness that has been sown in our country lately sure seems to make my statement pathetic, though.
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^^You wouldn’t rule out a left wing radical pulling such an act to make Trump supporters look bad.
As for the election, something does smell rotten there. The American system is quite the joke and open to voter/election fraud. Not sure much can be done about that right now though.
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I'm actually pretty damn sure that was all left wing radical stuff. It fits the antifa terrorist style much more.
Yeah the US voting system is ridiculous. But that won't change as it favours who ever pulls the strings in the deep state. It's the way it's been and that'll never change as long as the same old same old politicans stay in rule...no matter which side.
Not to mention this whole mail voting thing...that was doomed to fail anyways...You know votes are going to get lost...some by accident and some because they'd contain votes for the wrong guy...
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Given the number of right-wing antisemitic acts we've had here, they're the much more likely culprit. It's gotten much much worse since Charlottesville.
I'll have to disagree with you on some points, Charger. There are many layers to what makes up the voting system in each state in the USA, including federal rules that are themselves subject to court challenges. As for the votes for the wrong guy part, it's not that. It's more likely for a Black person's vote to be spoiled or not counted - nine times more likely - than a White person's. The frequency of Black votes being spoiled or not counted increases in states with Republicans in the state offices overseeing elections, such as the state's secretary of state position. This is based on numbers from federal government surveys of election results.
As with the antisemitism, racism has become progressively more open and pointed since 2016, with sufficient increases in white supremacist violence in particular for the FBI to call out white supremacists as the leading domestic terror threat.
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Given the number of right-wing antisemitic acts we've had here, they're the much more likely culprit.
But what would they gain by doing that? Nothing.
But for the left wing anarchists...oh so much to gain.
Sometimes you gotta think bit wider than just the obvious. But sadly too many people don't and that's why this reverse psychology thing works so well and that's why they do it so much.
Also antisemitics aren't all right wing either.
But yeah...sadly white supremacy has increased...goes hand in hand with these BLM "protesters" sadly. It's a balance of power kind of thing. Again something that is only mainly evident in the US...it's the whole two party system that divides the county in more ways than one.
The whole country has become so full of extremes. The golden middle road has been completely forgotten. That whole thing started with Obama and it has just gotten worse.
What the US needs is a president that could unite the country again...but neither one of these dummies can't do that...in fact they are both the exact opposite...Not looking good for the future...not at all.
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Charger, the actual antisemite gains by inflicting pain on Jews. That's all they want out of it.
On the left, there's zero to gain, because the right simply doesn't care about antisemitism in its leaders. It's not a dealbreaker for a candidate to actually be a confessed neo-Nazi: the Republicans ran that guy in Illinois, anyway. I'll stick with Occam's razor and go with the simplest explanation - the attackers were attackers, not false flags. And, in the USA, the vast majority of antisemitic stuff is on the right. Yes, there were Communist antisemites in Europe, but they're not here.
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Well there comes your blind hatred towards the right out again...
So there is no point in dragging this conversation any further.
Onwards and upwards to happier thoughts.
Like hey I don't have to go to work tonight which means a beer review is coming up soon!
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It's not blind hatred, Charger, it's the data collected by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies on sources of racial and antisemitic crime. But, happy to let it drop.
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But, happy to let it drop.
:banana:
Some things aren't worth beating a horse for. Besides horses are for food not beating. :smug:
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But, happy to let it drop.
:banana:
Some things aren't worth beating a horse for. Besides horses are for food not beating. :smug:
WOW
You gonna eat that horse? :D
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But, happy to let it drop.
:banana:
Some things aren't worth beating a horse for. Besides horses are for food not beating. :smug:
WOW
You gonna eat that horse? :D
:D
Well maybe not THAT one....
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Speaking of meat...
(https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-58fa0dd7c1faf520df0be5e9967d2828.webp)
Not sure what to make of how easy it was to find a butcher chart for humans...
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Perhaps taken from Albert Fish's recipe book?
“There was no known perversion that he did not practice and practice frequently.” (http://“There was no known perversion that he did not practice and practice frequently.”)
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https://www.cultofweird.com/science/hufu-human-flesh-alternative/
(https://www.cultofweird.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/eat-hufu-human-flesh-alternative.jpg)
Ever see the ads for Hufu back in the day?
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lol hufu.
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Well there comes your blind hatred towards the right out again...
And I thought I was the only one that could see it. :pub:
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Well there comes your blind hatred towards the right out again...
And I thought I was the only one that could see it. :pub:
Well, we dropped it. Have some hufu, it's hot and fresh! :D
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Yesterday, 2 assholes passed me on the Highway just as I was about to pass a truck. I went to buy an original copy of the classic Live of Thin Lizzy "Life" , just 20 km from my house. If I didn't have control by looking in my rearview mirror, it was the big impact. They had to drive 140 or 150 km /h (93 mph) for a permitted speed of 110 km /h (68 mph). And there, for a moment, I dreamed of being a superhero, an Avenger like the Hulk. I would then have jumped over to those assholes and crushed the cars to make statuettes with them inside. Oh, if that was possible ... I know, sweet dream.
And by the way, "Life" is excellent. Many memories came back when listening.
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Yesterday, ...
I was inspired by your Thin Lizzy vinyl collection post, but never could find the time to dig mine out. This post describing how you braved the perils of automobile traffic to acquire an album titled "Life", reminded me of that and I just happen to have the time currently. So, here's mine:
(https://www.ddever.net/img/img1491.jpg)
You'll note the lack of live albums, and in the case of Thin Lizzy, that's a large omission on my part. However, The Rocker compilation, Fighting, Nightlife, and Chinatown are promotional copies, and Jailbreak is a test pressing.
Cheers!
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Yesterday, ...
I was inspired by your Thin Lizzy vinyl collection post, but never could find the time to dig mine out. This post describing how you braved the perils of automobile traffic to acquire an album titled "Life", reminded me of that and I just happen to have the time currently. So, here's mine:
(https://www.ddever.net/img/img1491.jpg)
You'll note the lack of live albums, and in the case of Thin Lizzy, that's a large omission on my part. However, The Rocker compilation, Fighting, Nightlife, and Chinatown are promotional copies, and Jailbreak is a test pressing.
Cheers!
Wow ! great pic , great collection Vyn !
I 've always liked the graphics of "Vagabonds of the Western World" cover art. Obviously you have the North American copy of Fighting.
My copy of "Bad Reputation" album also arrived just a few days ago in incredible condition with almost near mint covers and vinyl. I had never really listened to it completely. These are the covers of Opium Trail and Killer Without A Cause on 2 albums by John Norum which made me hungry, without counting the adventures of the recording sessions complicated by an angry Brian Robertson.
Anyway, What a mighty vinyle rack, Vyn, Congrats ! :headbanger: :thumbsup:
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Love your Lizzy collection Vyn.
Happy Thanksgiving to all our US friends. Stay safe
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Love your Lizzy collection Vyn.
Happy Thanksgiving to all our US friends. Stay safe
Everyone in my family has on a hard hat, eye protection, and a high-visibility vest. We're not going down like no punks! :D
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long live the new world and internet shopping:
1- My purchase of Thin Lizzy's Nightlife failed miserably on this remarkable site called ebay. The delivery times having exceeded the announced date and having no information on the progress of the package, I wanted to know more: a choice is offered to me automatically without having the possibility of contacting the seller directly: 2 possibilities between the outright cancellation of the sale or keep the sale in progress but have additional information. I choose the second solution obviously. The next day, I learn that the sale is canceled and the refund will follow. The "professional" sellerr is called Dodax. I asked them for more explanation but no answer. Very very irritating.
"Fighting" is also underway on the same site. I dare not send them a message and risk having my sale also canceled. What misery.
So I ordered another edition of "Nightlife"on Amazon last night and all the information is already up to date with a specific delivery date in a few days. First purchase on Amazon and first good impression. We will see ...
2- I found the original German edition of Accept "Restless and Wild" on an online selling plateform called Vinted. this site mainly concerns clothing resales but also offers other items and therefore vinyls. My brother made a purchase on this site because he was looking for a U2 album and he found it through a Spanish seller at a reasonable price. The delivery conditions were catastrophic, the album had been packed in a simple plastic bag (true !!) and arrived in deplorable condition. However, the vinyl of Accept was also offered by another Spanish seller. After having requested the insurance of sending the package in dignified conditions, the seller reassures me that this will be done in a serious way. But before, I had to receive a message confirming the deposit of the parcel in a sending site. The delay incurred is 5 days after validation of the transaction. I bought it last Sunday, we are saturday so 6 days later. I contacted him (thanks google translate) for news. He replied that he had dropped off the package, but Vinted application seemed to be experiencing a bug and "that he was told that" the package was on its way (!!!!!). I just contacted Vinted to find out what solution I can have: it's a robot who answers me by advising me to wait. Everything is fine !
I can already feel the failure of the sale and therefore certainly a lot of energy lost to recover my money, ie 25 € postage included.
I should have listened to my instincts and stayed on the negative outlook on these Spanish sellers but the desire to own this edition was stronger. I hear here and there the easy criticisms of the non-justification of prejudices. as we say here, Advisers are never Payers.
Fuck dishonesty, greed and bad faith.The world is dying little by little because of these scourges.
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I'm surprised to hear that you had problems with Dodax...I've ordered literally dozens of albums from them (albeit directly) and all have been delivered in good time and free of postage charge I might add..
Right now I have to Solitude Aeturnus albums coming from them.
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^^
I also made purchases many items with them before, without any worries.I criticize the procedure the lack of direct link with the seller on the one hand and the unilateral reaction from his side on the other.
And yet I think we will have to get used to this type of impersonal communication in the future ...
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I think you might wanna send Dodax a message. Ebay can be a bit of a dick sometimes with the lack of seller communication options. But you can always get your money back from Ebay when buying from a trusted vendor so that's never the problem.
I usually like buying straight from the vendors instead of using Amazon or Ebay anyways...when talking about cds that is...you might even get them cheaper and with better shipping options.
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That is a cautionary tale you presented for sure, Tyr. I know the struggle it can be to acquire good vinyl!
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Oh man, that's an awful mess.
I'm waiting on a delivery of new memory chips from my laptop manufacturer. Cheaper than Amazon, but also slower.
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I want to salute the country of Australia for a gutsy move. Bravo! :beerbang:
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Australia pretty much stands up to everything.
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Hey Tyr - did your Thin Lizzy orders get taken care of to your satisfaction?
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Merry Christmas to everyone at the Community. Hopefully 2021 is a better year for all of us.
Long Live the Sabs :rockon:
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Well hello Jack!
Been a long time no see!
We've been worried here a bit...
Merry Christmas to you as well!
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Happy Christmas Jack, hopefully it's not just a fleeting visit.
And Happy Christmas to every one else too
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Merry Christmas to everyone at the Community. Hopefully 2021 is a better year for all of us.
Long Live the Sabs :rockon:
So glad to hear back from you.
Merry and Happy Christmas and a Merry and a Happy New Year on top of that.
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Happy Yuletide!
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Merry Christmas! As for this waning year, good riddance.
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Merry Christmas one and all!!!!
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^^^
I'm not quite sure what you want forgiveness for -- I wasn't aware you were banned -- I thought you just decided to leave? But there's nothing about your FWB account which makes it obvious you've been banned, there's no "Banned" label on your old FWB posts like there would have been over at BSO. Correct me if I'm wrong on that but I'm not an Admin here.
As an aside there's a series of threads which I thought you would have been up for in the BS section, the various "Song By Song" for each album, I thought it was a shame you weren't around to join in.
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Ok, yes that sounds like you're banned!
I'm not sure any of us visit BSO that much anymore, and when I did just now it didn't notify me that I had a new message (I had to look for it)!
I'm surprised an admin hasn't got back to you, but they don't necessarily visit every day.
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I'm surprised an admin hasn't got back to you, but they don't necessarily visit every day.
They're probably contemplating the enormity of it all.
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Re PMs at BSO: nope, no notification for me. A PM there is going to be unchecked because I'm not logging on to that account.
Re reinstating accounts: that's not a decision anyone makes on their own. And, maybe, what you need to do is rebuild instead of reinstate. The OzzY account works well enough and nobody has cut that one off. So it looks like you made your own fresh start.
And part of that fresh start should be not complaining if you get responded to or not. Feel free to check all the threads I've started with no responses on them. No big deal, I start another thread or contribute on a different area where people are chatting. That's life in the big city, sometimes you say stuff and there's no follow-up post and you just move on to the next sentence. Nobody here is a licensed therapist, as far as I can tell, so any jollies you get in coming here all start out as do-it-yourself ones.
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I don't speak for everyone else, so don't hang that on what I say or don't say.
Your cell phone login sounds like an issue with the browser on the phone, easiest way to check is to go to a place that hands out different IP addresses and to try logging in from there. Typically, IP address bans are done only for constant traffic coming from a location that won't quit.
EDIT: How about you quit worrying and go post on the DP section about what you thought about Whoosh! ? If you haven't heard it, give it a listen and then report back on what you thought. There was a new Armored Saint album I'd also rather talk about than go around and around on whether or not you're free to post on the forums. If you're posting, you're free.
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I have no idea. Might just be a random thing for the forum software...
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USC-12 refers to federal banking law here in the USA.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/12
So maybe the Internet thinks you should go into financial law? I dunno... but you can change it yourself in your profile settings, see if that works.
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United States Citizen 12?
Unknown Special Combatant 12?
Unused Spectator Cauliflower 12?
Uncle Silly Coat 12?
Unacceptable Schlong Coercer 12?
Ultimate Sabbath Connoisseur 12?
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United States Citizen 12?
Unknown Special Combatant 12?
Unused Spectator Cauliflower 12?
Uncle Silly Coat 12?
Unacceptable Schlong Coercer 12?
Ultimate Sabbath Connoisseur 12?
Valid conjectures there, Vyn. It could also be a partial football score, "USC 12".
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Well goddamnit, it's nearly the end of yet another horrid year...when's the last time there was a good year we said goodbye to?
Probably before 1983 as that was the year I was born and by default things could only start to get worse and worse after that horrible point in history.
I could go on and on about some stupid little pandemic but what's the need...all the news and media outlets everywhere have chewed that horse to death gazillion times over.
I could go on and on about how this was the warmest year in recorded history...although the "recorded history" only covers about 150 years or which ofcourse in the grand scale of things in the 4.5 BILLION years of the planet's history ammounts to about the scale of a mosquito fart...but again no need as that has been shoved down all of our throats by every media outlet in the world.
I could go on and on about some never ending elections in the US where one candidate might or might not have won fraudulently or not...but that has been the topic of every news outlet in the world...
I could go on and on about...ah fuck it.
This year simply put just fuckin' sucked.
As did the year before, and the year before...and the year before.
And just as will the year that is next to come...there is no way of changing that...Things just suck plain and simple.
On the positive note, it does however seem that years ahead might not be so plentiful as I have feared as it seems my health is starting to give up bit by bit now more than before. Been having aches and pains in my inner organs I haven't had before...what those issues are I am not sure....nor do I really care. It is what it is...
So Good riddance 2020 you sucked...
and
Welcome 2021 you will suck too.
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On the positive note...
Shit yeah, man! Happy New Year! :banana: :banana: :banana:
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I almost forgot!
(https://i.imgur.com/hk8fIGt.jpg)
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I almost forgot!
(https://i.imgur.com/hk8fIGt.jpg)
:opinion:
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January 1st, 2021. I slept in this morning, my wife made pancakes, and we've been doing not much of anything except watching the snow fall and playing with the dogs. Checked in here, and as soon as I'm done posting this going to spin the entirety of Dirt, Silver, & Gold from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band while I reconcile our finances in preparation for tax day four and a half months from now.
Then I'll see if I can shovel some snow or if it's just a six inch brick of ice. It's going to warm up in a couple of days so I'm not too concerned. A pretty lazy day overall.
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Elves: Start with Time Traveling Blues.
Daily Thought: the basic story of Manon of the Spring happens more often than we think...
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In other news, the weather here in Dallas was lovely today, so I took a walk during my lunch hour. Lovely, cool, sunny day.
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Well, Trumps term as President seems to be finishing in a most uneventful manner!
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^^^^^^
Plenty of people recognize the mountains of fraud, and it will not be tolerated.
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As silly as it sounds, at least they’re mostly peaceful and not smashing, looting, setting fire to cars and buildings and causing mass distress to property and business owners and law abiding citizens.
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^^^^
Well they are conservatives, so they do actually care about their fellow people and their livelyhoods...unlike the other side who just want to destroy.
A Rather intriguing situation all together this though I have to say...
I do fully understand the people's outrage as well...but sadly this screams more like some third world country action than that of a civilized nation. Although ofcourse if this would take place in a oh I don't know let's say an African country everyone would be going around raving how the little people go against the "evil" elite and try to fight for their freedom or whatnot...
But still...this kind of action only has downsides...and keeps ripping the country more and more apart...and ofcourse both Trump and Biden will keep fuelling the flames when ever they can. Before this decade is over there might be a civil war in the US...yikes.
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No, they don't care. We've had a pipe bomb at the RNC HQ and a woman was shot inside the Capitol, news developing on that story. When the rioters broke into the Capitol, they were grabbing and smashing things. National Guard is being called up to deal with them and tear gas was used to disperse them. This is all over the bullshit allegations that the election was somehow illegitimate. ZERO molehills of fraud, let alone mountains. Sorry, Typhon, but you are completely delusional on that matter, absolutely ignorant of the full range of facts that show we had a free and fair election this past November. What you're saying is flat-out wrong and on the side of insurrectionists. You might as well wave a Confederate flag if you continue with that line of thought. And if you don't want to wave that flag, then drop that thinking, because it's absolutely batshit insane.
This is an eruption of right-wing political violence. It is a putsch, albeit a failed one. I don't cotton to any violence, left or right, and these rioters are absolutely not peaceful. I have friends in DC-area police forces or whose children serve in DC-area police forces, and this activity is absolutely unlawful, disgraceful, and openly rebellious against a lawfully elected government. They are examples of people who failed to persuade the nation at the ballot box, so now they turn to the barrels of their guns for persuasion.
Biden is NOT fuelling the flames, he's calling for calm. It's Trump that stirred them up and Trump's allies that are goading them on. Make no mistake, it is the Trumpist camp that is escalating the violence, the rhetoric, and the evil in this event. They are on the wrong side of history and seem to be prepared to inflict hell upon the nation when they don't get their way.
We got militias forming up outside the Georgia capitol, as well. It's not just in DC, and if the right-wingers don't stand down, they are going to wind up killing soldiers and law enforcement as they then get themselves killed by the same. It's a disgrace.
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No, they don't care.
Where do you see insane looting? Where do you see hundreds of burning cars? Where do you see shops burning? Where do you see people throwing rocks, molotov coctails into innocent people's businesses, on cops?
Oh right...nowhere.
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Fuck that shit, that's not the only stuff that has to break for there to be a riot. Hell, there's a report that the rioters used tear gas on the police.
This is the first time since 1814 that an armed group has breached the Capitol. Fucking disgraceful, that's what this is. There is ZERO justification for this violent assault on the government itself.
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Fuck that shit, that's not the only stuff that has to break for there to be a riot. Hell, there's a report that the rioters used tear gas on the police.
This is the first time since 1814 that an armed group has breached the Capitol. Fucking disgraceful, that's what this is. There is ZERO justification for this violent assault on the government itself.
I don't disagree, but still this isn't NEARLY as bad as those BLM riots were...This is quite a peaceful protest in comparison...for now anyways.
What I am worried about is if some antifa terrorists are going to get in with the party...then all hell can quite literally break loose. Let's just hope that won't happen.
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All pales into significance in what would’ve ensued if Trump had’ve been re-elected.
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Sorry, Typhon, but you are completely delusional on that matter, absolutely ignorant of the full range of facts that show we had a free and fair election this past November.
Keep your eyes and ears shut all you want, the evidence is not going to go away.
All pales into significance in what would’ve ensued if Trump had’ve been re-elected.
:yes: Damn right!
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^^^
You do know that Jack meant things would be worse if Trump had won?
I weep for US democracy. It's now a 3rd world country in many peoples eyes.
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Typhon, my eyes and ears are open and I'm taking it all in. You're living in a hole where only the right-wing wingnut view gets in. If you're not ready to wave the Stars and Bars, then you need to stop your rolling with the crowd that is.
Charger: I know people in the BLM movement, and they made great pains to keep their protests peaceful. They weren't responsible for the opportunists and right-wingers that showed up to loot and riot. The opportunists just went for the stuff, but the right-wingers went to deliberately discredit the peaceful movement.
I don't agree with antifa violence, either, but it's not being directed against actual government institutions. It's not waving Confederate banners or sporting Nazi armbands or peeking out of Klan hoods. That's the crew that did the violence today.
Anyone who praises the violence today from these criminals may as well praise the Nazi Putsch of 1928, not much difference between the right-wing rabbles that marched on the governments they wanted to overthrow.
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Whereas the incident at the United States Capitol was -sorely- unfortunate, ultimately, none of that is going to change the transfer of power that is set to occur.
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Typhon, my eyes and ears are open and I'm taking it all in. You're living in a hole where only the right-wing wingnut view gets in. If you're not ready to wave the Stars and Bars, then you need to stop your rolling with the crowd that is.
Charger: I know people in the BLM movement, and they made great pains to keep their protests peaceful. They weren't responsible for the opportunists and right-wingers that showed up to loot and riot. The opportunists just went for the stuff, but the right-wingers went to deliberately discredit the peaceful movement.
I don't agree with antifa violence, either, but it's not being directed against actual government institutions. It's not waving Confederate banners or sporting Nazi armbands or peeking out of Klan hoods. That's the crew that did the violence today.
Anyone who praises the violence today from these criminals may as well praise the Nazi Putsch of 1928, not much difference between the right-wing rabbles that marched on the governments they wanted to overthrow.
Just dial it back a bit Z. You're letting your emotions get the better of you...
You do know that Jack meant things would be worse if Trump had won?
I wouldn’t bet on that but I’m ok if you want to interpret it that way.
Whereas the incident at the United States Capitol was -sorely- unfortunate, ultimately, none of that is going to change the transfer of power that is set to occur.
Agree, totally pointless exercise which only serves to justify the other sides rhetoric.
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https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/videos/latest/political-scientist-shares-his-take-on-us-riots/ckjmo09el00110gqtrt0sfay2
Bare in mind this is a left wing TV channel/News station that has this professor on a quite a lot.
Not sure he told them what they were wanting to portray on the show...
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Sadly, that won't play here.
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Charger: I know people in the BLM movement, and they made great pains to keep their protests peaceful. They weren't responsible for the opportunists and right-wingers that showed up to loot and riot. The opportunists just went for the stuff, but the right-wingers went to deliberately discredit the peaceful movement.
Now look who's throwing in completely delusional and absolutely ignorant views around.
It's funny how that works isn't it? ;)
Anyways...Let's take it down a notch here again with all of this.
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What are they going to do on the 20th win Biden moves in?
Most of the 74 million that voted for Trump will do nothing but go about their normal daily law abiding lives Covid permitting, but sadly America will still be very much a divided country as it has been the last 4 years.
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The divide was there way before Trump. A lot of people forget that Trump was not the cause of the divide but the result.
Same can be said again about Biden as well.
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Congress has affirmed the results of the presidential election, it's over.
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... and I'm totally willing to never speak of politics again in this forum. I've said it as much before, and I'd prefer we just leave it the hell outside. I want to come here to relieve stress, not increase it.
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You do know that Jack meant things would be worse if Trump had won?
Yes, I know what Jack meant. It would have been worse because all the Trump bigots would go out and loot stores, damage property and hurt innocent people. And then you wouldn't hear a peep out of Zzz about how wrong all that was.
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I thought I recognised Jon Schaffer in the news video as part of the mob that stormed the Capital building and it turned out it was.
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/police-are-looking-for-iced-earths-jon-schaffer-for-unrest-related-offenses/
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I thought I recognised Jon Schaffer in the news video as part of the mob that stormed the Capital building and it turned out it was.
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/police-are-looking-for-iced-earths-jon-schaffer-for-unrest-related-offenses/
This kind of publicity won't bode well for him.
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I thought I recognised Jon Schaffer in the news video as part of the mob that stormed the Capital building and it turned out it was.
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/police-are-looking-for-iced-earths-jon-schaffer-for-unrest-related-offenses/
This kind of publicity won't bode well for him.
I'm not surprised he was there, he's posted some stuff on FB that he's a Trump supporter. Personally, I prefer my music favourites to be politically neutral, but that will rarely happen, so I just ignore that side of things. He posted a few months back on the Iced Earth FB page that people should watch some pro-Trump broadcast... he got a lot of negative responses for that.
I don't know if the publicity will be bad for him (except that it might get him arrested ;) ), but people often say that "no publicity is bad publicity", it brings Iced Earth into the public eye.
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I’m surprised Ripper Owens wasn’t with him, he’s pro Trump also and likes to let that be known although he’s seemed to have tempered that in recent months. Maybe he was attracting too much backlash.
I think this could be bad news for Schaffer. First of all he’s got the law to contend with, then he’s got the backlash from fans and the general metal community which has already started. Then you’ve got the cancel culture lynch mob who could be out to get him also putting pressure on record companies, promoters and venues to cancel him and his band in the future. On top of that, most of these metal news sites/social media pages are run by left wing activists which equals bad publicity.
I’m with you though Kilo, I’d prefer these musicians keep their political views/alliances to themselves.
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I expect the Tom Morellos of the music scene to talk politics, because they are activists. For everyone else, it's a fine line between creating music that is social commentary versus standing on stage (so to speak) and mouthing off for/against your political person of choice.
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I honestly couldn't care less about bands political views...UP to the point when they start spewing either that typical liberal hate (like Dee Snider, Paul Stanley or Sebastican Bach) or some truly racist bullshit...can't think of an example on that though...but I'm sure there are those as well.
But I also think that publically musicians should follow Alice Cooper's lead and not talk about politics. It's not their place to preach their "always 100%" right views to everyone else.
Also I don't understand why they do. Because by doing that you're obviously alienating 50% of your fan base...it's bad business too.
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Yeah, but, who are YOU going to choose?
(https://i.imgur.com/zPkLOtT.jpg)
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I honestly couldn't care less about bands political views...UP to the point when they start spewing either that typical liberal hate (like Dee Snider, Paul Stanley or Sebastican Bach) or some truly racist bullshit...can't think of an example on that though...but I'm sure there are those as well.
But I also think that publically musicians should follow Alice Cooper's lead and not talk about politics. It's not their place to preach their "always 100%" right views to everyone else.
Also I don't understand why they do. Because by doing that you're obviously alienating 50% of your fan base...it's bad business too.
Agreed. And the same thing goes for all of the Hollywood actors and actresses, but you can't get those assholes to shut up.
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I honestly couldn't care less about bands political views...UP to the point when they start spewing either that typical liberal hate (like Dee Snider, Paul Stanley or Sebastican Bach) or some truly racist bullshit...can't think of an example on that though...but I'm sure there are those as well.
But I also think that publically musicians should follow Alice Cooper's lead and not talk about politics. It's not their place to preach their "always 100%" right views to everyone else.
Also I don't understand why they do. Because by doing that you're obviously alienating 50% of your fan base...it's bad business too.
Agreed. And the same thing goes for all of the Hollywood actors and actresses, but you can't get those assholes to shut up.
Indeed....and they spew their hate constantly and everywhere....it's not cool.
EDIT:
On another note:
I wonder has there finally arrived a truely safe and private messaging app?
https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/7/22218989/signal-new-signups-whatsapp-facebook-privacy-controversy-elon-musk (https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/7/22218989/signal-new-signups-whatsapp-facebook-privacy-controversy-elon-musk)
Whatsapp is unuseable as they pretty much read every sent message and spread it around and there isn't a private bone in that shit. Not to mention how easily hackable it is and how it access your entire data.
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Yes, I know what Jack meant. It would have been worse because all the Trump bigots would go out and loot stores, damage property and hurt innocent people. And then you wouldn't hear a peep out of Zzz about how wrong all that was.
1. You would. I am opposed to violence.
2. That is a personal attack. We're not supposed to have those here, and I'm ready for you to stop making me out to be a monster in your imagination.
I'm gonna leave it at that and if I'm not on the boards for a few days or weeks or longer, it's because Typhon here keeps pushing my buttons, no matter how many times I've asked for that sort of thing to stop.
So good day, one and all. Let me know if anything changes on that front and I can come here without having my name baselessly associated with things I'm opposed to. Until then, I wish you all well.
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Well, it seems that bits and pieces of video and snapshot evidence is coming out showing that the dudes that broke in to the Capital building were antifa members pretending to be Trump supporters. With the aid of facial recognition software these phonies are slowly being exposed, one of which is the guy with the barbarian outfit in one of the pictures that Vyn posted above. I guess the plan was to create some destruction and then let the main stream media do what they do best, push another false narrative.
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I'm happy for you to believe whatever the right wing outlets are telling you.
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I have no doubt there were some antifa dudes there as well causing mayhem. That's what they do. Just like I am sure there are a few far right extremists on their protests as well....
But all in all compared to the BLM riots of the summer there was practically no damage at all part from the capitol hill itself...when in the summer the whole city was in flames...so bit different scale with the Maga crowd and the BLM crowd...
But not condoning this either...silly thing to do...and it only caused more harm than good...just like those BLM riots.
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I'm happy for you to believe whatever the right wing outlets are telling you.
On the left: guy in the Capital building.
On the right: same guy at antifa rally.
So you believe what ever the heck you want, too.
(https://i.postimg.cc/hjDY9HQF/caught.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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Okay.
Let's step away from this topic now shall we...
Onto more positive daily thoughts again.
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Yes, I know what Jack meant. It would have been worse because all the Trump bigots would go out and loot stores, damage property and hurt innocent people. And then you wouldn't hear a peep out of Zzz about how wrong all that was.
1. You would. I am opposed to violence.
2. That is a personal attack. We're not supposed to have those here, and I'm ready for you to stop making me out to be a monster in your imagination.
I'm gonna leave it at that and if I'm not on the boards for a few days or weeks or longer, it's because Typhon here keeps pushing my buttons, no matter how many times I've asked for that sort of thing to stop.
So good day, one and all. Let me know if anything changes on that front and I can come here without having my name baselessly associated with things I'm opposed to. Until then, I wish you all well.
I think this is a positive thought:
I know you don't support anyone's violence. I was simply indicated that you are a bit quick to condemn the violence by some, and rather silent about the violence of others. No need for such dramatics.
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Okay.
Let's step away from this topic now shall we...
Onto more positive daily thoughts again.
Initially I was curious how this thread turned into a USA politics thread, but then realized that given the current social/political/economic situation in the US, it probably is a "daily thought" for a lot of people. But I agree with Charger here. Although the hot topics in the US have an unusual amount of immediacy to them, let's have those discussions in Billy's Corner.
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I agree posting political thoughts in this thread should halt immediately. I also think there’s been some emotional overreactions on both sides of the spectrum.
@Zzzptm I would be extremely disappointed if you left us over this but it’s your choice. You are a highly valued and much loved member here. The life of the party I would also say.
But before you make any hasty decision I want you to say to yourself. What would've Billy done in the same situation?
Cheers
The Angry Aussie
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Watching the Capitol events from the other side of the Atlantic, I immediately noticed all these yellow flags with the snake accompanied by the message Don't tread on Me.
(https://cms.qz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/gadsden-flag.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=620&h=413&crop=1)
The connection with Metallica was immediately made in my head. But, after some research, I find that this symbol is much older than the Black album.
As I read the lyrics, we can find some similarities with the supporters of Trump. Without entering into a political debate, I think that whatever the country, wanting to death to ignore a part of a population and by talking about them while blocking the nose is not a good thing. If these people do that, they would be interesting to understand them in the way that the hours spent on BLM move.
It's just the opinion of an anonymous Frenchman who probably does not understand anything in all of this ...
I just think that by constantly shouting about the true abominations that White Man has engendered through the centuries while ignoring the current ones of others is not a good thing. Here, we are in a permanent self-flagellation, apologizing for the colonization of past centuries, etc ...
However beware, by constantly annoying the pale little man, the Big Bad White Man can wake up again. We have already experienced it in the 1930s and it hurt a lot, really. Despite this, first signs of awakening appear more and more obvious here and there ... Not good at all.
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My more positive thought of the day:
WINTER SUCKS!
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Let's not do posts like that shall we?
I'm gonna be deleting them straight on from now on. So consider this an official warning on the subject.
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Thank you. Let's keep it civil and cordial. :)
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Took a break of four days and I'm hoping that we're done with posting on political stuff.
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Took a break of four days and I'm hoping that we're done with posting on political stuff.
It would be nice.
You were missed!
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Well, I missed everything here except the shit that stressed me out. :)
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Good to see you back Zzz ! :zomg:
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Good to see you back Zzz ! :zomg:
:geezer:
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I already stated a page back how I feel about you Z, so yeah, good to see you posting again.
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Nice to see you back Z!
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Thought for the day: MY CAT KYLE IS THE BOSS OF ME
My morning routine now has to take care of everything before he rolls up to sit on my lap and fall asleep for 3 hours, until lunchtime. He'll bite my arm as I type, the way cats bite to let you know that you're not petting or skritching them enough. But the harshest measures are that I gotta stay in my spot, because awww he's so fluffy... he weighs in at 16.5 pounds which is something like 7-8 kilos, so it's a not insignificant presence on my lap.
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(https://image.over-blog.com/QiERPsWX3GX6tioeix7s6OND148=/filters:no_upscale()/image%2F0825364%2F20201217%2Fob_f8cf16_30.jpg)
translation :
free yoga class:
bend your legs
keep your back straight
tilt your bust and pick up your dog poop
good relaxation
I love this thing.
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You got a good laugh out of me with that one.
+1 to you, good Tyr!
(https://media.makeameme.org/created/always-follow-road.jpg)
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A cat in the lap is very easy to take, I find. :D
When I get knocked on the ground by all this bullshit going down, I turn to The Isley Brothers and Fight the Power.
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^ Still funny, though.
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" you can't stop a dog from barking or a liar from lying" ...
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Fran Lebowitz in "Pretend It's a City" is absolutely delightful, check it out on the Netflix. I don't agree with everything she says, but I love hearing her say it.
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Music is something that can instantly make you feel good. You hear a song that's associated with a good time or a good memory and, instantly, you're happy. And it's 100% legal and it's not bad for your health.
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Humans have a capacity to learn and to remember. Remember that as you learn! :)
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Humans have a capacity to learn and to remember. Remember that as you learn! :)
. . . . and always cool, calm and collective . . .
:o Wow, now there's a guy with no clue. :banana:
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Humans have a capacity to learn and to remember. Remember that as you learn! :)
. . . . and always cool, calm and collective . . .
:o Wow, now there's a guy with no clue. :banana:
:D
Oh snap. Zzz surely has a wild passionate side too! Bit of that mad professor... ;D
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I haven't heard any buzz about Holo-Ronnie in a while, is he still touring? Or did he need a break from life on the road?
Unrelatedly, I've been working from home since last April, and I discovered that I've gained weight! I'm sick of that nonsense, going to have to up my game or drop my fork for a while lol.
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I haven't heard any buzz about Holo-Ronnie in a while, is he still touring? Or did he need a break from life on the road?
Holo-Ronnie unfortunately like every other band has been unable to tour and play live shows throughout this pandemic but he’s available on cameo to make ends meet if you want to get a personal shout out.
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"To live is to war with trolls in the holds of the heart and mind." - Henrik Ibsen
Thinking about that quote today and finding comfort in it. Thanks to Billy Underdog for teaching me about it.
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Okay okay...let's move away from poking at zzz now shall we?
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"You call me a man of sense, but I understand how many of the things which I crave are useless, and how many of the things which I desire will do me harm. I have not even the knowledge, which satiety teaches to animals, of what should be the measure of my food or my drink. I do not yet know how much I can hold."
- Seneca, Letter 59 to Lucillus
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My internet needs to stop crapping out on me during WFH.
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Felt kinda blue this morning, listening to Fiu by LGT cheered me up a great deal. I fell in love with the music so much, I had to learn a little Hungarian to understand the lyrics and then sing along with them.
Unnepnap by Skorpio is next. :)
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Okay okay...let's move away from poking at zzz now shall we?
It's a sad day when we can't even joke with anyone around here. :(
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Okay okay...let's move away from poking at zzz now shall we?
It's a sad day when we can't even joke with anyone around here. :(
Joking is okay, but when feelings are hurt that is not. ;)
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I got cramp this morning in my left calf... on the odd occasion I get cramp I can sense it coming on and stetch the muscle and it either subsides quickly or stops it from happening altogether. Today my leg was in an awkward position where I couldn't stretch it in time and I got the full hit... really painful for a minute or so. I can still feel it now 15 hours later!
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^^^I hate that. Sudden calf cramp always seems to hit me in bed in the middle of the night and I either get on top of it quick or I don’t and it feels like your calf is going to pop out of your leg and then becomes a niggle for the rest of the day.
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My neuropathy gives me a propensity for having cramps if I overuse my legs with walking or standing. That usually happens when I'm on vacation, so when I get leg cramps at night, I dream that I'm touring a city and seeing the sights. It's hell and agony when I wake up, but I surprisingly have a better dream because of the pain.
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You're wierd! :P
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I have currently had brachial neuralgia in my left arm for almost a month. You'll laugh, I think it started between the two New Years Eve when I shook my head a little too much while listening to music (AC / DC if I remember correctly). At first I didn't really pay attention to it. I was thinking of small joint discomforts like no one can all have and which disappear as quickly as they appeared. But after a few days, I noticed that these tingling, these unpleasant sensations of poorly flowing electrical current persisted. The pain starts at the sixth vertebra, continues in the shoulder and then in the elbow and ends in the left index finger. I will describe the sensation like a needle sticking between my last two knuckles with a partial loss of feeling . Very painful, especially when driving. After taking anti-inflammatory drugs for two weeks and having been manipulated by an osteopath 10 days ago, I finally noticed a slow but undeniable improvement. He compared the neuralgia to a sciatica attack. At this rate I think I will be fully recovered in a month, not before.
These pains have ruined my life for the past few weeks. Fucking old age ...
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Nerve pain is the worst and the hardest to diagnose. :(
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Hopefully all’s well with Typhon. With me only sparingly being here of late I Just realised he hasn’t been around for awhile.
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I typhon left because ZZZ got bit too agressive towards him with some of the more political issues. He didn't like being attacked like that. He might come back at some point...hopefully he does because he is dearly missed.
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Oh that’s unfortunate. I did sense some tension there. It’s a good reminder why politics should be left out of forums. Especially when you have members supporting apposing political parties.
Last year was tough for Americans with the pandemic and a lot of tensions around BLM and the election.
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Yeah...it's a shame that with politics it's so hard for people to seperate the topic from the person so it so often gets personal.
I wanted to respect Billy's wishes and leave this place open to all kinds of discussions...but things just got too heated... Shame really. Especially since Typhon is a good fellow indeed and a valued memeber since day one. Hope he'll return one day.
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I'd like him back, as well. I just don't want the political stuff.
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I got my hair cut... the first time in nearly 6 months. I no longer feel shaggy!
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I got my hair cut... the first time in nearly 6 months. I no longer feel shaggy!
It is amazing the impact of getting a good haircut after too long without one.
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Sometimes I tell myself that I should move more .... and I come across this video ! my god ! how shes moves...
17 '': the look in the eyes of the guy !
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Samba is not easy to do! It's a goal worth attaining, learning how to do a proper Samba roll!
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Summer is going to end in a few weeks and I have to say that the top 3 of my T-shirts is this one :
2 Ridley Scott themes and one more at the top of my preference:
(https://i.ibb.co/NtH23dD/dav.jpg)
Colors are a little brightened up by the natural light of the room but the Nostromo is khaki with the name of the spaceship in bright yellow.
The Blade Runner one is black with the Nexus 6 logo green khaki.
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^ Great shirts.
And I have to say, for an album with as cool a cover concept as NSD, I always wish that the music on the album had matched the badass dudes on the cover.
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I wouldn't normally mention the album charts because, let face it, the current music charts are just full of shit singers and shit bands aiming to sell records to teenage girls.
But I mention it today because I actually own 3 of this weeks UK Top 10 albums:
4 (New) The Stranglers / Dark Matters *
6 from 2 Iron Maiden / Senjutsu
8 (Re-Entry) Metallica / Black Album
... No. 1 is not a million miles away from my taste with Manic Street Preachers new release The Ultra Vivid Lament... but I haven't really liked MSP since their 1st album.
* Their first top 10 album in nearly 40 years!
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Go you, you hip pop maven, you! :D
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Ok, so months later and I see that Samba video Tyr posted.
Damn...
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After reading accounts of arctic exploration voyages where the crew planned to winter not once, but twice or more, makes me think that the same efforts could see through a manned Mars mission. Not that it would be gangs of fun, but it would be *possible*.
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Aaaahhh!!! Facebook is down... what do I do now!!! ;)
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Aaaahhh!!! Facebook is down... what do I do now!!! ;)
Oh bugger. So it seems to be! Nothing else to do now but start digging up old threads on the forum and flood the feed!
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Yep. Do the needful, KDC.
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I've just spoken to my mother for the first time since last Wednesday... we live in the same house! ;)
(Just kidding if anyone was worried)
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Kidding about your mother living with you or about talking to her?
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Kidding about your mother living with you or about talking to her?
Kidding about not talking to her for for 5 days... technically I live with her it's much cheaper than having my own place!
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OK then. Be sure to talk to your mom. She's your MOM, dude!
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That Facebook outage? It's an outage and then some...
The DNS records for FB are missing because somebody earlier got Facebook's BGP records removed in an update earlier today. AND at the same time, there's now a massive FB data dump of 1.5 billion records.
Translation on the first part: the outage is due to a mistake or sabotage. Given other events surrounding FB, I'm guessing the latter.
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Well I'll be damned... Somebody fucked up over there!
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Was anyone else having trouble viewing the website over the last 24hrs?
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Was anyone else having trouble viewing the website over the last 24hrs?
Yeah... Some sort of security issue atleast with Mozilla. But just pressing ignore to the message lets you through no problem. Vyn is looking into the issue. Should have it sorted as soon.
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Yep, but I forced my browser to connect anyway. It said the certificate had expired.
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It is fixed now, I believe! Let us know if the problem continues.
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It is all good, awesome!
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I was having the same problem but all seems to be good now.
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Now I can get back to wondering if I should stay at my current company or check out life in another firm...
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Now I can get back to wondering if I should stay at my current company or check out life in another firm...
Easy answer is which one pays better! :D
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Well, that question got answered for me just a few minutes after I typed that. The answer is "It's time to start job hunting again."
Never a fun thing, the job hunt.
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Not happy there Z or just want a fresh start or new challenge?
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It's "not happy" for my reason. Lots of talk about changes, but the only real changes seem to be people leaving.
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Good luck with the job hunt, Z!.
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Good luck with the job hunt, Z!.
Discovered pretty quickly that all the roles I'm most interested in require a CISSP certification.
So now I'm about 10% into Shon Harris' CISSP guide. I'm getting ready for the security trivia contest. :D
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One of these days, they are going to have to stop using her name.
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One of these days, they are going to have to stop using her name.
Unless she's become the Betty Crocker of cybersecurity... then it's a registered trademark.
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Been thinking about upgrading my pc a little bit...It's already way over 5 years old and I am worried that it might crash and burn soon and I'd rather upgrade before that happens so I could easily transfer all of my files and stuff...
BUT the big problem now seems to the component availability...and the prices for processors, motherboards, RAM and especially display cards have gone through the roof.
6-7 years ago when I last upgrades I got all the components for well under a grand and they were bit above average in terms of processing power and such...
Now though a grand is nowhere near enough. Processor (was thinking about changing back to AMD after 15 or so years with Intel) and motherboard alone are around 400€...even if I didn't get a display card yet as they are in such short supply at the moment I'd still be looking at almost another 400€ for RAM and Bluray drive plus another 100€ for a bigger ssd harddrive...and that doesn't include new coolers and power supply...
I guess I'll be waiting for bit longer then and hope this still lives on...
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I built my own about 20 years ago and saved money on buying one off the shelf... which never quite meet the spec you want. When that one had served well for years and I came to get a new one I was shocked how much the self assembly would cost compared with off the shelf. The last 2 or 3 computers I've bought have both been off the shelf and I've just tweaked the spec which the supplier has done at reasonable prices. Actually my current one is coming up to 6 years of age, but it still seems reliable and not overly slow or out of date. I back up the important data to a USB HDD which I should do at least weekly bu sometime forget!
It might be worth looking at what the market has and comparing it with what a self build will cost you.
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I've been getting laptops over the last pile of years, so I go with online sites that allow me to do lots of configuration. If I get a Sager or ASUS or MSI, I can usually get more stuff in it than if I go with a Dell, HP, or Lenovo. I used xoticpc.com for my builds. I like to game, and that was the best way to get a laptop with the config that I wanted.
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Only my first ever computer (a 286) back in 91 (or 92 can't remember anymore) was a ready bought computer... I have built all others myself...and I doubt I'll change that now.
The thing is you ALWAYS need to buy something else anyways...and the biggest problem with off the shelf computers tends to be the motherboard which is quite often a cheap one with very few connection ports...and I need atleast 6 SATA ports alone and that's not such a common sight so I'd be royally screwed when I'd be installing my own harddrives into that store bought computer just to notice I'm too ports short! :D
Price wise I don't think there is much difference anymore between full computer packages compared to building one yourself...but the benefit is you will get EXACTLY the kind you want when you do it yourself...and you don't need to replace components right away...which would void the warranty on the whole thing...when buying components yourself and building it up each individual component has it's own warranty and quite often those warranites are a long longer than the whole computer would have.
I'm not quite ready to go Laptop yet...I need a big screen a lot of storage space...and a proper keyboard and mouse too...also connectivity is important as I need a lot of USB ports for my PS4, printer, phone etc....would never work with a Laptop..
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xoticpc also does desktops. They allow you to pick your parts, make them to order with the expectation that you may want to rip and replace. Might want to give them a look.
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I am not familiar with that brand...might not be available here at all...
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True, I don't know if they ship internationally, but there may be something in the EU that could do what they're doing.
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There are a few here in Finland too that make bespoke pcs...but they tend to be more on the high end stuff and thus pretty expensive.
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This years Flu jab installed successfully yesterday! Slight arm ache today.
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Hectic morning, trying to find a cat that got out.
He didn't actually *get* out, it just looked that way. He was actually hiding inside the sofa. :D
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Good luck with the job hunt, Z!.
Well, I had a great interview on Friday, might be the one that ends this job search. We shall see.
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Good luck with the job hunt, Z!.
Well, I had a great interview on Friday, might be the one that ends this job search. We shall see.
That's great! One more step down the path!
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I'm hoping so. But I probably won't be able to use all my vacation time before heading out the door. Such is life.
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Well here's hoping for good new adventures then! :beerbang:
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Yeah, it'll be a good change. I'll now have to make sure all my personal stuff is cleaned off my work laptop before I hand in my notice, in case they want to lock me out immediately. Stuff like that can happen.
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You should leave a folder on it called "personal" and fill it with random goat pictures. But have one picture of a giraffe.
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You should leave a folder on it called "personal" and fill it with random goat pictures. But have one picture of a giraffe.
Everyone has at least one naughty giraffe picture, amirite or amirite?
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Singles day....yey! A day for me! And to celebrate I went on and bought a shower set from a singles day sale...that's how I got tricked again into buying shit I don't need...a new shower I did need however as the old one is pretty broken and it leaks worse than I do but did I really need a 300€ shower eventhough I got it for 200€? That's a whole other question for the dailies....
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All I have to say is a quote from Parks and Rec:
"Treat yo' self!" - Tom Haverford and Donna Meagle
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Been watching P&R lately from Prime...it's a pretty good show... not as funny as Modern Family but it too has it's moments. Ron is just great!
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It's a fun and warmhearted show and Ron Swanson is an institution.
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It is indeed...I'm on season 2 now and I will be watching...it's like it is getting better and better slowly.
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Yes, once they get the ensemble cast together, it truly gels and delivers quality jollity.
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I'm thinking I should properly clean up bit more often that twice a year as my allergies flared up quite nicely again thanks to all the dust I managed to find from my cd collection and other rarely cleaned up areas...
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Yeah, the cleanup allergies... every time I head into dusty boxes, I either take an allergy med or I wind up wishing I'd taken one!
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Well I took one and still didn't help all that much...had to run to the pharmacy and get some more.
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Oof, well I hope you do get better, Charger!
Had a thought, and realized I don't ever actually want anyone to get *worse*. :) So, I hope that you not only get better relative to your current situation, Charger, but also better overall, in a long-term frame of reference.
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Nose stopped running so I guess that's something! I guess that's overall bit better then.
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:applause:
Meanwhile, I had a good interview today. Hoping to do well in succeeding rounds and that they can meet my number.
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Anyone still at work, or are you on vacation now? Anyone working over the holiday weekend?
Personally being retired I don't need to worry about such things, but when I did we used to work up until lunctrime on the 24th and then go for a few drinks down the pub. I'd then take time off for a fortnight.
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I'll be still going to work tonight but then i've got a two week vacation.
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I work today and then off until the 10th. Not a lot going on, so it should hopefully be an easy day.
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I've been off since the end of last week. Don't go back until sometime in January.
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My day got very un-easy in a good way. After that post, I had a final interview with a company and then got a job offer hours later. I accepted it and put in my resignation.
I still start on the 10th, but now that's at the new company. My planned PTO for the first week of January will now be peppered with handover activities at my current firm.
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Well congrats on the new job bud! Here's hoping you'll have a good time...and ofcourse more importantly a good pay check. ;D
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Well congrats on the new job bud! Here's hoping you'll have a good time...and ofcourse more importantly a good pay check. ;D
Indeed! Thanks!
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Well done Zs!
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Thanks, kilo!
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Congratulations! Great way to start of the new year!
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Thanks, Vyn! And, yes, my participation in The Great Resignation has begun and ended in a matter of days. :D
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That is awesome Z!! Hope that the job goes well!!
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Thanks, Thel!
And, yes, hoping things go well is one big reason I'm leaving my current role, where things are anything but sane and healthy.
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I was pretty shocked to see that freedom of speech or expressing your opinion, can get you arrested in Finland. :o
https://www.euronews.com/2022/01/24/paivi-rasanen-finland-s-ex-interior-minister-goes-on-trial-for-anti-lgbt-hate-speech (https://www.euronews.com/2022/01/24/paivi-rasanen-finland-s-ex-interior-minister-goes-on-trial-for-anti-lgbt-hate-speech)
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I was pretty shocked to see that freedom of speech or expressing your opinion, can get you arrested in Finland. :o
https://www.euronews.com/2022/01/24/paivi-rasanen-finland-s-ex-interior-minister-goes-on-trial-for-anti-lgbt-hate-speech (https://www.euronews.com/2022/01/24/paivi-rasanen-finland-s-ex-interior-minister-goes-on-trial-for-anti-lgbt-hate-speech)
Not arrested....but trialled... And yes it is rather horrid. She is a deeply religious person and was a leader of the christian party here as well for many years. And she has been taking a stand on religious issues here.
I don't really agree with her and she can be a bit of a religious nutter but this is still a fucking joke all in all though. But freedom of speech has been in jeopardy here for a while now...We can't even identify criminal suspects by race anymore.
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Depends on the opinion, I suppose.
It's one thing to say that one doesn't agree with a way of life, but I think it crosses a line to define others in a way that dehumanizes them and which normalizes irrational prejudice and violence, be it physical or verbal or emotional. In a sense, the persons running afoul of the Finnish law are running afoul of their own purported moral code as Christian practitioners. If they had used their belief system as a personal guide instead of a judgmental yardstick, they would not be in trouble with regards to this statute. Jesus' comments about judging not, casting the beam from one's own eye before tending to the speck in another's, go thy way and sin no more, and so on all clearly proscribe going down the path they went. That there is a worldly law to prohibit such should have been the least of their concerns, in view of their belief system.
But, the deed is done. They are imperfect and inconsistent and hopefully trying to get better. As it is, they face a legal precedent that exists in many European nations. Given the experience of multiple governments that demonized minority groups for political gain to the point where said minorities found themselves being arrested because of their minority status and then incarcerated and/or worked to death and/or tortured to death and/or just flat-out murdered, laws were made so that a culture of violence and minority victimization would not be normalized.
And before everyone thinks of Nazis and nobody else, the convulsions of the Second World War and its aftermath also saw huge numbers of ethnic Germans, Poles, Ukrainians, Slovaks, and Hungarians forcibly evicted and driven across national borders - with acts of mass murder and other atrocities to accompany the ethnic cleansing. Micro-nationalities across Europe, particularly in Eastern Europe, were attacked and similarly driven out by majority populations. Jews returning to Poland often found that country to be just as murderous in its attitudes as were the Germans - they were driven out a second time because of majority-friendly/minority-hostile rule.
In light of the millions and millions of people made to suffer as a result of those events, laws were codified with the intent to put an end to normalizing violence. It can be argued that the laws assess fines for non-physical damage. While such damages are difficult to estimate and fully account for, the damages do exist. In a sense, speech like that is verbal littering, or even verbal vandalism.
But even absent a religious or secular code of ethics, there's the idea that just because I can say whatever I want to, doesn't mean that I should. Some years ago, there was a bit of a flap about a comedian telling a rape joke. I really enjoyed another comedian's response:
I've done so many shows to so many people that I know I've performed for rape survivors and rapists alike. It's a statistical probability. To think that I've caused a survivor to relive that crime to any extent, and to think that there's a possibility I may have made a rapist feel a little less guilty -- that really bothers me.
Substitute "person who physically attacks homosexuals" for rapist and "survivor of anti-gay violence" for rape survivor, you have the same thing.
Said comedian even made a flow chart, which I find quite handy:
(https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/6/28/22/enhanced-buzz-orig-31283-1372474386-10.jpg)
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I don't know precisely everything that woman has said, but I do know the Christian Bible condemns homosexuality as an abomination. So if that's all she is reiterating, then I don't think that should be against the law to say it. Keep in mind, this is coming from a guy who believes all this religious stuff is a bunch of nonsense. But freedom of speech takes priority.
Personally, I think 2 consenting adults should have the right to do whatever they want to do in private. But I do think homosexuality is an abnormal behavior. And I should have the right to say that, even in Finland.
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So, in the Bible, while passages can be read that identify homosexual relations as a no-no - and I do read some of them that way, myself - there's nothing in them about homosexuals being mentally afflicted (something the Finnish politician was asserting) or deserving second-class treatment. Granted, it's a matter of interpretation, but it's by no means a monolithic one that Christians in general identify with. As for nature, homosexual intercourse happens all the time in a plethora of species. Homosexual necrophilia in geese was the topic of one paper I've seen that broached the subject of animal sexual behavior. So it's not abnormal in that context. Societies have defined whether or not to accept it and on what terms it was acceptable. The Romans and Greeks both practiced accepted homosexual relations, but with different social structures attached to the relationships.
One the note of freedom of speech, that concept is primarily about being able to criticize the government and those who hold power, to hold them to account. For other areas, there are plenty of restrictions on speech that can result in fines or involuntary detention. For example, on my radio shows, the FCC has not budged from its ban of seven words. If I say them, there's a fine. If I fail to announce the station ID at the top of the hour, there's a fine. Since the station I work at is a 503(c) charity, I can't make any statements of political issue or candidate support, or we lose our status. I can mention politicians, but not in the context of advocating who to vote for or against. There are shows on the station that advocate support for various issues, but they cannot identify them with a politician or party, or we lose our status.
There's no hardcore pornography on freeway billboards, so we know that there are restrictions on speech. Not to equate the Finnish case with such a thing, but it's to underline the idea that there are limits on speech, even if we're free to express a multitude of ideas.
Ultimately, statements such as the Finnish politician made have incited acts of violence against the targets of the statements. In Hungary after WW2, both the Communists and their political opponents accused Jews of being aligned with their opponents. The result of those comments was a wave of attacks on Hungary's surviving and returning Jewish population. In Poland after WW2, politicians made statements that identified Ukrainians as undesirables. The predictable result was that Polish people, police, and soldiers began attacking Ukrainian communities. In France after WW2, it was popularly insinuated that women who had had intercourse with German soldiers were objects of national shame - those women were frequently brought out, stripped naked, shaved bald, and smeared with blood or excrement, even if there was no evidence of their having had sex with Germans. Meanwhile, business owners and shopkeepers that did business with German occupiers were not ostracized and their financial intercourse with the occupiers was ignored. Likewise, police that had collaborated with the Nazis were also kept on without penalty. There were investigations and prosecutions of the most egregious of collaborators, but by and large, it was the women who paid the highest cost, and the acts of speech condemning them, whether or not they had done what they were accused of, led to the violence against them.
If we don't want to normalize acts of violence against homosexuals, then we have to recognize statements such as this for what they are. There are ways to disapprove of a person's choices without using language that dehumanizes or that casts them as the "other". Ask yourself, would you want to make a statement that encouraged someone else to take a violent action? While the answer to that is a personal choice, a government choosing to protect a population from discriminatory violence would take it upon itself to prohibit statements that would lead to breaches of the peace.
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She did NOT at any point call out for violence against homosexuals. So let's not go there. Not the point here at all.
Also this is just as much about the freedom of religion as it is about freedom of speech.
One of the corner stones of the bible is the relationship between a man and a woman...and everything else is considered deviant...that's the basis of it and that was the basis of what she was saying as well.
She is basically prosecuted for her religious beliefs...and that would never be allowed if she was lets say Islamic...but a white christian is always free game...but that's the nature of the world we're living in now...
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True, she did not call out directly for violence. All the same, statements like this are taken as motivation for violent acts. When I fire a weapon, I'm responsible for every round that goes downrange. I believe I have the same responsibility with my speech. It's very much part of the point and where we have to go. "Who will rid me of this troublesome priest?" did not directly call for violence, but the story goes that it did lead to a murder of that troublesome priest. In the US south, comments that a Black person "didn't know his place" would lead to a lynching of that person. Criminal groups frequently use euphemisms for criminal activities so they can claim to be having an innocuous discussion when, in fact, they are using coded language to carry on with their illegal activities. Even if we are all in on what the code means, they still have the appearance of propriety.
And we know from sad experience that public comments that marginalize groups of people do lead to acts of violence, whether or not the comments themselves advocate an act of violence. I'm at a loss trying to find a comment from Hitler that directly called for violence against Jews, but ample evidence of his comments that marginalized them. Even his 1939 statement that a second world war would result in the destruction of the Jewish population did not connect his party or Germans in general directly with that destruction. So, in spite of a direct public call to violence, the comments of Hitler, Nazis, and other Jew-haters in Germany led to a series of violent acts collectively known as The Holocaust. The idea of "never again" would lead one to ask about the wisdom of permitting such speech to fuel intolerance towards any group, not just Jews.
While I read the Bible and come away with an idea that only a marital relationship between a man and a woman is an appropriate forum for the expression of sexual activity, I don't consider homosexuals to fit the terms Päivi Räsänen used. Homosexuality is not a mental or physical disorder. It's a difference, no more, no less. Regardless, there's nothing in her religious beliefs that requires that she publicly express intolerant views. The freedom to believe is not equal to the freedom to proselytize. It's possible to express a difference of views on a subject without resort to calling the other party disordered or dysfunctional.
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Allowing people who actually commit violence the excuse that they were incited to do so, is wrong. The person who acts violent is 100% responsible for their actions, not 90% responsible leaving 10% responsibility on someone else who stated an opinion, no matter how ridiculous that opinion might be.
She is basically prosecuted for her religious beliefs...and that would never be allowed if she was lets say Islamic...but a white christian is always free game...but that's the nature of the world we're living in now...
Agreed. It states in the Koran that women are worth half that of a man. I doubt that any muslim preaching that nonsense gets trialed like this woman did.
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To be sure, I'm not absolving the doer of the violence because of another's incitement. Both share in the guilt, and not as a part of the whole, just as if two people are involved in a crime they don't split the sentence of one person. Each is tried, convicted, and sentenced accordingly as an individual involved in the action. So I do agree that allowing an excuse for incitement is wrong. It's also just as wrong to absolve an inciter simply because they did not do the deed.
As for the Koran misquote, well, it's a misquote. :)
The relevant passage is: "And procure two witnesses from among your men; and if two men be not available, then one man and two women, of such as you like as witnesses, so that if either of the two women should be in danger of forgetting, the other may refresh her memory." The text previous to the quote stipulates that this law of witnesses applies to financial matters, so it's narrow in its focus. Only one woman is required to testify, not both. In that sense, the law of two witnesses, regardless of gender, still applies.
Many sections of the Ahadith were dictated by Mohammed's wife. They are considered equally valid as other sections of that explicatory document.
Given the patriarchal nature of society, providing for an assistant to a woman witness was seen as a way of shoring up the testimony of the one woman so that it had equal standing with that of a man's. The assistant is not required to have been a witness, but can essentially rely on hearsay to corroborate the story being given by the primary witness. Again, this is only in financial issues, a subset of civil cases. In other civil cases and criminal cases, a woman's testimony was equal to a man's.
So, should someone teach that a woman is worth half a man, yes, that person is teaching nonsense.
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And as for the argument that Muslims in Finland get a free pass, that seems to be a misconception, as the debate over building a Mosque in Helsinki was subjected to debate, and it was not immediately granted the same status as a Christian church. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-47576-5_2
The debate involved more issues that a straight up or down vote, but it would seem that the CD party, of which Päivi Räsänen is a member, were generally opposed to the project. So I'd say it's disingenuous to deny religious freedom for one faith and then turn around and demand it for one's own. That's why religious freedoms fall apart in some countries, one faith is either sponsored above others or the various faiths fail to form a unified interfaith movement to address topics of religious freedom. One could even extend that Päivi Räsänen is a victim of her own party's creation of a political climate hostile to faith. That they did not intend for the hostility to extend to their own faith does not absolve them from having contributed to the climate in the first place.
But I still hold that that's a side issue. There's nothing in the law that prohibits one from believing that homosexuality is a practice one should not engage in and there is nothing in the law that prohibits one from teaching such a principle to co-religionists or even stating publicly that one does not hold the view that homosexual practices are permissible within one's faith. There are many practicing churches in Finland with that view, whose views are publicly stated in written materials available in print and online, and they are not facing legal action for the expression of those views.
Behaving as if one's freedom of expression and/or religion are under attack because of poorly-crafted public statement is not a worthy defense, in my view. The cause of religious freedom is best served without this being a test case for consideration. Räsänen was in the wrong to say what she said in the manner which she said it. Her own political party, if truly serious about religious freedom and not using it as a convenient fig leaf for this occasion, would do well to be involved in existing interfaith efforts to preserve religious freedoms, both nationally and internationally.
Looking further at religious freedom in Finland, I read over this: https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-report-on-international-religious-freedom/finland/
Of note is how members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and Finnish Orthodox churches pay a church tax along with their income tax. That means those two religions enjoy a degree of state-sponsored favor that others do not share in. Students are also required to take Lutheran religious classes in school, unless 3 or more of a particular faith are present at the school, or if the student's parents elect for their child to take ethics courses in lieu of the religious classes.
Also of note is that MP's speech while in session is not subject to prosecution, only censure from the parliamentary governing body. So had Räsänen made these comments while in session, she would not face charges, only potential censure.
There was a case of Holocaust denial from an SDP politician, but that person resigned from the party and no criminal investigation resulted. I don't consider that a victory for freedom of speech, but more an indicator that persons expressing hostile views, regardless of who spoke them or who the target was, are not uniformly prosecuted. The above-linked article also mentions Räsänen's case and the 1995 law she is considered to have violated.
Going further into the article discussed hate crime prosecutions against those who targeted Muslims: and of those, over 80% were themselves Muslims of a different sect. So, no, Muslims do not get a free pass to say/do/publish as they please. The law applies to them, as well.
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Where the hell did I say muslims have gotten a free pass in Finland? :doh:
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Where the hell did I say muslims have gotten a free pass in Finland? :doh:
You didn't.
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Concerning the Koran, here's what it actually says about a woman's worth to a man's, and the proof that the Koran is wrong.
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Man, I'm feeling too good right now to mess with that nonsense. Ya gotta let go the hate, that's how I want to live my life.
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Had a pretty nasty stomach bug on the weekend or something... I even threw up...haven't done that in 20 years...felt like shit.
Don't know what it was though...maybe food poisoning or maybe something do with my on going intestine problems (meaning they are getting worse ofcourse) don't know. Went to the doctor they just thought of it as a stomach bug of somekind and sent me on my way with some ibuprofen and two sick days! :D
Well stomach region still hurts a bit but the fever's down...feeling pretty powerless but that's natural I'd imagine from not eating anything for two days and barely eating something yesterday.
I'm gonna try and eat bit more today again and gotta go back to work tonight as well. We'll see what'll come next then...but just letting you know that if you don't hear from me it just means I've died.
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For sure, as we get older, we digest less of the stuff we used to. I can't take hot peppers like I used to and if food is too greasy, I pay a high price later on if I eat it.
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Truth is not hate, just saying. ;D
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But truth can be hated!
:smug:
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But truth can be hated!
:smug:
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<philosopher's hat>
Facts aren't hate. Truth is mutable and circumstantial to the lived experiences of human beings.
</philosopher's hat>
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Speaking of philosophers...
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Saw in the news that Sharon and Ozzy are moving out of California and going to the U.K.. Can't say as I blame them. A lot of people leaving that state because of the highest tax rate in the nation.
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^^^
I appreciate it may not be this simple, but I'm not sure how moving back to the UK benefits the two? Unless there are other taxes I'm unfamiliar with then they are paying at most 12.3% in California, but they will be paying 45% tax in the UK! This assumes they are in the highest tax brackets
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Yeah, Uncle Sam may take a bite, but John Bull takes a big ol' CHOMP!
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For the past several months I have been cataloging my record collection. I did this once before, but the PC it sat on got cooked and it's been so long I figured it was time for a do-over. Mainly because of the vast amount of new data available online.
I started at the first one and am going alphabetically. Artist, Album name, label, catalog number, release date, format (LP, 45, Ep, etc), type (first pressing, reissue, wlp, etc), country, cover grade, vinyl grade, and any notes I feel are pertinent.
I just finished with "J", and am at 643.
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^^^
I appreciate it may not be this simple, but I'm not sure how moving back to the UK benefits the two? Unless there are other taxes I'm unfamiliar with then they are paying at most 12.3% in California, but they will be paying 45% tax in the UK! This assumes they are in the highest tax brackets
California has 10 personal income tax rates, ranging from 0% to 13.3% as of 2021. The highest rate of 13.3%, is the highest in the nation, and begins at incomes of $1 million or more for single filers as of 2021. This increases to incomes of $1,198,024 or more for spouses or registered domestic partners who file jointly. The 13.3% rate is referred to as the "millionaire's tax." It's an added 1% surcharge over the top 12.3% rate that applies to other taxpayers.
California is known for tacking additional excise taxes on certain products. California adds an additional tax to cigarettes and gasoline. A pack of cigarettes will cost you an extra $2.87 there as of July 2021. The tax used to be just 87 cents. Legislation ramped it up by an additional $2 on April 1, 2017. Gasoline will run you an additional 51.1 cents a gallon under legislation that began increasing the tax incrementally effective Nov. 1, 2017. That's the highest rate in the country. In 2021, the average California driver paid $4.65 per gallon compared to the national average of $3.32.
The state's property taxes aren't that bad. The effective rate is 0.74% as of 2022.
So when you add all these taxes to your federal income tax, look out. :twitch:
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Well that ain't nothing yet!
In Finland if you make more than a million your income tax % is 56.3!!
If you make 100000€ your tax% is 42.4.
In fuel the tax rate is 60%...the 95 octane gas costs here 2.05€ per liter right now. That's roughly 8.46$ per US Gallon.
A Pack of smokes costs around 9€ 52% of which is taxes.
So if you think California is bad....it's a goddamn paradice compared to Finland.
And with all of these taxes Finland's debt is still one of the highest in Europe...
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And with all of these taxes Finland's debt is still one of the highest in Europe...
Clearly, taxes need to be raised to pay down that debt :ninja:
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And with all of these taxes Finland's debt is still one of the highest in Europe...
Clearly, taxes need to be raised to pay down that debt :ninja:
Well what do you think those lefty morons in the government are trying to do? :wall:
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^^^
I appreciate it may not be this simple, but I'm not sure how moving back to the UK benefits the two? Unless there are other taxes I'm unfamiliar with then they are paying at most 12.3% in California, but they will be paying 45% tax in the UK! This assumes they are in the highest tax brackets
California has 10 personal income tax rates, ranging from 0% to 13.3% as of 2021. The highest rate of 13.3%, is the highest in the nation, and begins at incomes of $1 million or more for single filers as of 2021. This increases to incomes of $1,198,024 or more for spouses or registered domestic partners who file jointly. The 13.3% rate is referred to as the "millionaire's tax." It's an added 1% surcharge over the top 12.3% rate that applies to other taxpayers.
California is known for tacking additional excise taxes on certain products. California adds an additional tax to cigarettes and gasoline. A pack of cigarettes will cost you an extra $2.87 there as of July 2021. The tax used to be just 87 cents. Legislation ramped it up by an additional $2 on April 1, 2017. Gasoline will run you an additional 51.1 cents a gallon under legislation that began increasing the tax incrementally effective Nov. 1, 2017. That's the highest rate in the country. In 2021, the average California driver paid $4.65 per gallon compared to the national average of $3.32.
The state's property taxes aren't that bad. The effective rate is 0.74% as of 2022.
So when you add all these taxes to your federal income tax, look out. :twitch:
OK, so there's a Federal tax (28%?) over and above the California Tax (13.3%). The fuel, cigarette and alcohol taxes are typical, I doubt they're higher than the UKs:
Gasoline (well Petrol!) = 58p per litre
Cigarettes = around £9.10 for a typical pack of 20 including £5.26 tax! (£3.10 per 10g cigar)
Alcohol varies by ABV but a typical pint would incur around 40-55p tax. Wine is about £3 per litre. Spirits are about £2.87 per 10% of ABV per litre (so 40% ABV vodka would be about £11.50 / litre tax)
... The Osbournes will pay 45% income tax on earnings over £150,000 (lower rates on amounts below that value), plus a local council tax based on the value of their property.
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I was so sick yesterday and was throwing up a bunch of blood.
What made it all the more problematic was the nurse assigned to me was such a bitch.
Feeling much better today - so far.
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Sorry to hear that Thel. Sounds bad. Hopefully you get it sorted.
Nurses can be quite bitchy sometimes I have noticed.
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Thank you Charger!!
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Throwing up is always a rough thing, and with blood... oh man, I feel for you and hope this clears up soon!
On the lighter side, yours was the more *metal* version of throwing up... :headbanger: :)
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Bringing up blood is worrying, hope they know why and you get better quickly.
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Glad you're feeling on the mend. That sounds rough, man!
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Very sorry to hear of your discomfort, Thel. Glad you are feeling a bit better. Hope you're keeping a close eye on things.
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Thanks my friends.
They could not come up with a reason for what was happening. My bloodwork was excellent and all the other tests came up with good results.
I must say that throwing up blood is damn scary ordeal. I still feel somewhat nauseated but I have not thrown up in about 6 to 7 hours. It was so intense that they were giving me a drug for nausea for cancer patients to try and get it under control.
That damn nurse was so rude and condescending that even as sick as I was I almost left.
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They could not come up with a reason for what was happening. My bloodwork was excellent and all the other tests came up with good results.
That's hard to bear, I know. It's better when there's a cause that can be dealt with. This leaves you wondering if it will happen again. I hate getting blank diagnoses like that.
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Fingers crossed Thel! Hope you're on the mend.
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Thanks Scott!
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Hope all is well with you Thel. Take care mate
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Thanks Jack.
Feeling a bit better today.
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Well it happened again, I started throwing up blood. Spent the last two days at the hospital.
I am feeling a lot better compared to the last two to three days.
The doc put me through a battery of tests and I think they must have drawn a litter of blood from me.
Even after all the tests they still could not come up with any reason for what was happening to me.
So they gave me three different anti nausea meds at a time, and I was on a constant IV, because I was not able to keep down any water. Then like before it just all of a sudden stopped and I was able to go a lengthy time without throwing up.
The doc wants me to make an appointment with my family doc to get more tests.
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Jeez Thel. Hopefully they can get to the bottom of it. How are you feeling otherwise? Have the doctors given any thoughts on what it could be?
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I am feeling quite bit better today but I am exhausted from the whole ordeal. I have only had about 4 hours sleep in the last 2 days and nights.
They gave me a litany of tests and could not come up with a reason for what was happening. The doc was quite perplexed at the lack of results from the tests. They did everything to get to the bottom of the problem, even had an ultrasound and a brain scan.
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Oh so sorry to hear that buddy!
I seriously hope the doctors will find out what's happening...living in doubt with these things is the worst...trust me I've been in that state for several months now...
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Hard to see a good friend take a hard hit like that, Thel. My heart goes out to you, may they figure out what to do to address your ills.
Same as we wish for Charger, we wish for you - we want you both healthy and well.
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Hoping the doctors can figure it out, what a horrible ordeal!
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I do not think that I have ever suffered so much as over the last few days.
I hope they can figure out what is going on. I am starting to feel nauseated again. I hope to God that it is not returning.
Thanks for all the kind words lads.
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I hope for the best Thel, the uncertainty must be hell.
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Thanks Kilo - yes the uncertainty is hell.
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:think: Can't understand how all these tests you have had don't show a problem. Hope your personal doc, who should know you much better, can be of some help. Stay strong.
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I have no idea why nothing was showing up in the tests. The only symptom other than the vomiting was a slightly elevated temperature.
I have made an appointment to see my regular doc at the start of next week. As you said - hopefully he will be able to come to some sort of conclusion to what is happening to me.
Thanks for the support Ty!
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Keep checking in, we don't want to lose track of how you're doing, friend.
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I was pretty shocked to see that freedom of speech or expressing your opinion, can get you arrested in Finland. :o
https://www.euronews.com/2022/01/24/paivi-rasanen-finland-s-ex-interior-minister-goes-on-trial-for-anti-lgbt-hate-speech (https://www.euronews.com/2022/01/24/paivi-rasanen-finland-s-ex-interior-minister-goes-on-trial-for-anti-lgbt-hate-speech)
Well the case has now been dismissed.
https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/13512b50-ab30-4b36-bbcf-fac65bc01c28 (https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/13512b50-ab30-4b36-bbcf-fac65bc01c28)
Court deemed that there was no hate speech and that it was a case of freedom of speech and religion.
So there's still some hope in the justice system after all... the DA can appeal the verdict though if they so choose...which I doubt that they will.
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^^^^^^
Hip, hip, hooray! :zomg:
Score one for freedom.
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Wow...ordered some shirts from Gas Monkey Garage around christmas and got them in January and now customer service from GMG is asking did I receive my goods as it looked on their end that the package might have gotten lost.
That is some top notch customer service right there...I've never had any company (if the the package DID get lost) asking did I get my package before....very cool.
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That is some top notch customer service right there...I've never had any company (if the the package DID get lost) asking did I get my package before....very cool.
Yeah, that is definitely top notch! I love hearing stories like that.
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Indeed. It's nice to get positively surprised by customer service once in a blue moon! :)
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It's a good thing. :)
Over here, I had a pretty good week. 3 months into my new job and I taped a session on Zero-Trust Network Security with the CISA TIC Program Manager, Sean Connelly. It was a great discussion and I'm chuffed about it. :D
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Hey Thel, how are you doing?
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Hello Vyn! I have been feeling OK and have not been sick in a few weeks. Hopefully whatever it was will stay away.
My family doc said that it may have been the Covid and he was surprised when I told him they never tested me for that.
After what seemed to be a hundred tests the one test that you would think they would do was missing.
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Hello Vyn! I have been feeling OK and have not been sick in a few weeks. Hopefully whatever it was will stay away.
My family doc said that it may have been the Covid and he was surprised when I told him they never tested me for that.
After what seemed to be a hundred tests the one test that you would think they would do was missing.
:doh:
100% hoping whatever it was will stay away!
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Good to hear, Thel!
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Maybe the Doctors were suffering from COVID fog themselves. I thought it was a given in these current times that before you go into hospital they test you for COVID as part of their own health & safety protocols.
Anyhow, glad to hear you’re feeling much better Thel.
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Thanks, Jack.
I was in isolation for most of the times I was at the hospital, but for some reason, they never gave me a Covid test?
In fact, I can remember the first time I went in the doc told the nurse that what I was going through was not Covid??
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Good to hear you're doing better Thel!
Would be very strange if Covid would have caused those kinds of symptoms...
But even more strange is that you weren't tested! I thought that would be the very first test to take when taking any tests....
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At the time I was too sick and for some reason did not even consider it to be Covid.
Yes, it is strange that they did not test me for it and my family doctor was perplexed about that.
Maybe they could tell that I did not have Covid by my bloodwork?!? Just a theory.
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Looks like they dropped the ball.
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Found out the hard way that I can't digest beans like I used to. Indigestion kicked in a few hours after supper and woke me up around 1AM. I had some peppermint drops on hand and read that hydration also helps. Win on both those counts. However, I kept waking up during the night and did not get good sleep. Getting better now, but still feeling a lot of ugh in my gut from the indigestion.
Peppermint drops, by the way, are best when they are made from pure peppermint oil. Peppermint candies are nice, but not as medicinal.
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Found out the hard way that I can't digest beans like I used to.
What kind of beans?
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Found out the hard way that I can't digest beans like I used to.
What kind of beans?
Red beans.
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Beans are the ultimate fart food...but sometimes the air does get "trapped" inside and then you can experience some extreme discomfort...I've had that few times and it ain't nice!
Which is why I never eat beans anymore.
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Which is why I never eat beans anymore.
A conclusion I am forming at this time. :D
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Legumes are pretty darn good for you, which is why I eat them. They do not bother me, though. Try having a small glass of wine with the meal. I use to get a bit of indigestion when eating an Italian dinner, but the glass of wine prevents that.
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Lentils and peas do right by me, I tend to stick to those for my legumes. I try to eat corn with my beans to help with digestion, but it didn't work out this time.
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I've never had lentils...but for some reason I've always thought they taste horrible.
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I've never had lentils...but for some reason I've always thought they taste horrible.
They taste kind of like lint.
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.c6b28032d02e787c383cc751dece94e9?rik=kHqLc5l6bkAUuQ&riu=http%3a%2f%2fwww.dryerventcleaner.ca%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2012%2f01%2fwhat-is-lint.jpg&ehk=cVHZpZReehpkZp%2b4CwvjMzEAPI5KY9KP90F%2fANEwk88%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)
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... which is why, in Indian cooking, they lay on a bunch of spices and clarified butter. Absolutely delicious that way!
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... which is why, in Indian cooking, they lay on a bunch of spices and clarified butter. Absolutely delicious that way!
I've never understood food items that you have to spice to hell and back in order to make them taste good...can't you just eat something that is good to begin with!? :D
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^Ive never understood how people enjoy food that makes the inside of your mouth feel like it’s on fire.
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^That's one of my favourite ways to enjoy my food :excited:
But after all these years my tolerance is quite high.
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I quite enjoy chilis too...I don't use super hot ones but medium hots add nice bit of flavour and hotness without burning your mouth. :)
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... which is why, in Indian cooking, they lay on a bunch of spices and clarified butter. Absolutely delicious that way!
I've never understood food items that you have to spice to hell and back in order to make them taste good...can't you just eat something that is good to begin with!? :D
Try a can of lentil soup with some Portuguese bread. Delicious! :)
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... which is why, in Indian cooking, they lay on a bunch of spices and clarified butter. Absolutely delicious that way!
I've never understood food items that you have to spice to hell and back in order to make them taste good...can't you just eat something that is good to begin with!? :D
Try a can of lentil soup with some Portuguese bread. Delicious! :)
I would like to do that, good suggestion!
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... which is why, in Indian cooking, they lay on a bunch of spices and clarified butter. Absolutely delicious that way!
I've never understood food items that you have to spice to hell and back in order to make them taste good...can't you just eat something that is good to begin with!? :D
It's more a matter of finding the spices that *work* with a particular food, and India has loads of good things that bring out savory flavors. Cumin, turmeric, curry, they all work well together with the dal (lentils) for some great dishes.
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... which is why, in Indian cooking, they lay on a bunch of spices and clarified butter. Absolutely delicious that way!
I've never understood food items that you have to spice to hell and back in order to make them taste good...can't you just eat something that is good to begin with!? :D
It's more a matter of finding the spices that *work* with a particular food, and India has loads of good things that bring out savory flavors. Cumin, turmeric, curry, they all work well together with the dal (lentils) for some great dishes.
Yeah that's true, but when you have to mask the taste of something with something in order for it to taste good...then I ponder what's the point! :D
I test ran the new grill today...just a dry run though seeing that everything worked...and it did...now I just need to learn how to grill stuff...
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Found what looks to be an armadillo hole under our front walkway, by a large planter. Called my pest control service about it...
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Whereas I have never had it, I have heard that grilled armadillo is tasty.
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Because I play Cities:Skylines, I've been reading lately about the dimensional requirements of major highways and airport runways/taxiways. Distance and clear zones between lanes and directions of traffic is critical in preventing injury and fatality from accidents.
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I saw some rabbits in the neighborhood during my morning walk. It was nice to see them hopping around.
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I saw some rabbits in the neighborhood during my morning walk. It was nice to see them hopping around.
Rabbits are a real pestilence here. Hard to walk around without stepping on to one...it's crazy....they've been breeding like...well rabbits in the past few years. And not enough hunters anymore to limit the numbers...I've been thinking about starting hunting them a bit myself...
Last night seems that a big falcon or something has done away with one as there was a huge ammount of hair and one rabbit leg on the lawn....that was nice to see.
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Last night seems that a big falcon or something has done away with one as there was a huge ammount of hair and one rabbit leg on the lawn....that was nice to see.
Did you keep it for luck? ;D
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Last night seems that a big falcon or something has done away with one as there was a huge ammount of hair and one rabbit leg on the lawn....that was nice to see.
Did you keep it for luck? ;D
Darn I did not! Could have used it!
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We're coming up on a 4-day weekend (starting Thursday) to mark the 70th anniversary of the Queen's reign (a Platinum jubilee).
I've no problem with her lasting this long (particular when you look at the shambles that will come after), but I really don't want to get involved in moronic street parties and associated garbage on the TV. A good few days to catch up on some stuff on Netflix, Amazon Prime or Disney+
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I predict that the Queen will live to be 140, thereby becoming the verifiably longest-lived human and stunting the natural progression of royal succession at the same time.
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It seems to me like the royalty are real-life Santa Clauses. They shouldn't really exist, but there they are...
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I heard this is pride month, so I'll be flying my Straight Pride flag in June.
(https://i.postimg.cc/4dTcyK5Z/Straight_Pride.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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Didn't know there was a flag for that too! Very cool!
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While this person is caught on surveillance cameras illegally stuffing a ballot drop box, the government found it necessary to pixelate the person's dog. I guess they wanted to keep the canine's identity safe. :))
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:haha2:
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Maybe the dog was underage? Erm... wait, aren't most dogs under 18? Or do they have a conversion table that they use?
:facepalm1:
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Happy Independence Day
(https://scitechdaily.com/images/Fireworks-Animation.gif)
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY US of A! Hope you're having a rockin' one!
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You would have done sooo much better if you had stayed part of the Empire... ! :P
Happy Independence Day!! ;)
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Happy 4th of July!
I think we had the right idea, but lost the plot at some point.
(https://thefederalistpapers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/progression-of-taxes.jpg)
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Bear in mind there's been inflation since 1776, so that 3% is actually more like 175% in modern numbers. Also, adjusted for inflation, 1776 is the year 103600 hold on wait, I'm doing something wrong here...
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Was so looking forward to going to the football tonight for the big clash Geelong(2nd) v Melbourne(1st) but unfortunately tested positive for COVID today ::) So really bummed out about that >:(
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Sorry to hear that Jack, hopefully you'll be over it swiftly and not feel too bad.
Is the game being shown on TV, I know it's not the same as going in person but it's a decent 2nd best?
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Oh sorry to hear that Jack...always sucks when plans get derailed like that.
Luckily though covid itself has gone so mild already it's pretty much a non issue anymore...hardly anyone even gets symptoms anymore.
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Sorry to hear that Jack, hopefully you'll be over it swiftly and not feel too bad.
Is the game being shown on TV, I know it's not the same as going in person but it's a decent 2nd best?
Watching the game live on TV. Geelong up 21-19 at qtr time.
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Luckily though covid itself has gone so mild already it's pretty much a non issue anymore...hardly anyone even gets symptoms anymore.
Not sure that’s the case. More people than not get more than just mild symptoms.
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Luckily though covid itself has gone so mild already it's pretty much a non issue anymore...hardly anyone even gets symptoms anymore.
Not sure that’s the case. More people than not get more than just mild symptoms.
Well it's the case here anyways with this new omikron variant. The infection rate's have been off the charts but serious cases have been on the decline for a long time now. People don't even need to get tested anymore if they feel bit under the weather. Just stay home for a few days and that's it...some have reported having a bit of a sore throat but that's about it...even getting fevers is quite rare now. I know a bunch of people who've had covid and their only symptom had been mild headache (or nothing at all) and only knew about it cause they got tested.
So I wouldn't worry too much about that...just stay at home and relax and take it easy...most likely you will hardly even notice it. :)
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On a lighter note... Boris Johnson has been forced to resign as Prime Minister :lol: :death:
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Indeed... I'm gonna miss his hair! It always seemed to live a life of its own...loved it!
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Sadly, he'll be in office until a replacement is elected and that might not be until the autumn, but many in his party are saying that is too long.
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Should’ve went months ago.
On more important news. Geelong wins by 28 and takes top spot on the table :banana:
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Should’ve went months ago.
On more important news. Geelong wins by 28 and takes top spot on the table :banana:
I'm going to pretend I didn't read that as I watch the match. :D
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As far as British PM Johnson, my understanding is that 52 members of the cabinet have already resigned, so effectively there isn't any governin' goin' on.
At least until the Borxit is complete!
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As far as British PM Johnson, my understanding is that 52 members of the cabinet have already resigned, so effectively there isn't any governin' goin' on.
At least until the Borxit is complete!
Many of the resignations were in junior posts, there were 3 senior ministers who resigned and 1 was sacked, but many who didn't resign told him to go! He's appointed stop-gap replacements but no major decisions are going to happen until the new PM is in place.
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I gotta say I wasn't expecting to read about a political assassination in JAPAN...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62089486 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62089486)
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Yes, I saw that just now. Quite a shock, certainly for somewhere like Japan.
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It's a McKinley Moment for Japan - they're coming to realize that letting people get that close to a public figure is not good security.
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Yeah, that was unexpected. From what I gather the assassin's motivation wasn't political, but rather a personal grudge. Of course, expecting a murderer to provide a cogent and truthful accounting of their reasoning is...unreasonable...but given the culture in Japan I suspect the assassin is being honest, if insane.
Also, expecting the media, in general, to provide circumspect reporting that has "truth" as its watchword is also unreasonable. But this seems pretty cut-and-dried.
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It's just been announced that Queen's "Greatest Hits" album has now sold 7 million copies in the UK (that's roughly 1 in 4 households have a copy), it passed 6 million in 2014 and has recently spent its 1,000th week on the album chart.
Released in 1981 it has 17 songs from their first 8 albums... so none of the nonsense that they released later! ;)
Gold - Abba's Greatest Hits is the only album within a million sales.
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Did some shopping yesterday, there were gallon containers of milk but almost no half-gallon containers. Huh...
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Gallon containers of milk?? Wow...that's a lot of farts if you're lactose intolerant!
It is mighty impressive with that Queen greatest hits album...hard to understand really...
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^^^
I liked 70s Queen, very little after that. They were probably my favourites until about 1978. They were like a gateway rock band until I got hooked on the harder stuff! ;)
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I always thought Tie Your Mother Down was a fantastic expression of teenage libido.
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I always thought Tie Your Mother Down was a fantastic expression of teenage libido.
Right up there with "You Shook Me All Night Long."
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^^^
I liked 70s Queen, very little after that. They were probably my favourites until about 1978. They were like a gateway rock band until I got hooked on the harder stuff! ;)
I too am almost entirely a fan of 70's Queen exclusively. They were sort of a gateway rock band for me too until I discovered and got into heavier music.
Ted
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I also dig the 70s Queen more (not a big fan or anything though) but Who Wants To Live Forever and Princes Of The Universe (from The Highlander) are great tracks too...
But Queen did fully embody the 80s in their sound unfortunately...
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LOVE this track...
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Just wanted to wish everyone best of luck now that we are officially in the Biden Recession. Things could get pretty tough, especially for those with families.
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It's hard to believe there wouldn't be a global recession now...the inflation rates are through the roof and people are starting to lose jobs too again...
Not a lot to be positive about for the future that's for sure.
And here in Finland we will be paying an extremely high cost for the sanctions against Russia as it is predicted we will indeed run out of electricity next winter because we can't import from Russia anymore...and that is not a good thing...at all..
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Supply chain disruption has definitely made things hard around the globe, with prices going up on things like food and fuel that bite hardest on folks with the least. A lot of the global economy converted to a just-in-time and make-it-cheap-elsewhere model starting back in the 80s, which left us increasingly vulnerable to when shocks hit the system. The neoliberal economists that dominated economic thought for the last 40 years I liken to weathermen who are unable to tell the difference between a small shower or a hurricane when they predict "rain". For normal fluctuations, globalism didn't have a problem. But for major shocks (dotcom bust, Panic of 2008, COVID-19, Russian invasion of Ukraine) left their models in a shambles and those who depended on them out of luck.
For true supply chain security, we have to look inwards to what we can make locally, ask ourselves what we really don't need, and to be sure to keep physical stocks on hand.
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My folks bought a new house in 1974, I recall the mortgage interest rate they landed was 11%. That was considered GOOD. A lot of folks are not prepared for what's coming their way.
Edited to add:
As tight as things seem right now, we're only standing on the edge. At least in the USA, there are things our federal gov. can do to lessen the depth of the hole we're about to fall into. I don't have a lot of hope that reasonable people can make smart decisions in that regard. Our policy seems to be "print mo'money". Why these morons can't take the lessons of the past and do the right thing is beyond me. Same bullshit going on with the SW USA and the Colorado river. They think Phoenix will never be a dust bowl, when we have people with living memory of when entire states were devoid of soil. Fucking selfish, short-sighted, entitled assholes.
Same people driving our economy right into a decade of financial pain for those least capable of weathering it.
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This is a world wide problem. The Bank of England have just forecast that the UK will be in recession from this Autumn, lasting for maybe a year with inflation hitting an expected 13% at some point. They've just put the basic interest Rates up to 1.75%.
I do believe the Government could do more, but they don't want to raise taxes on industries like those that have profited from the fuel crises.
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This is a world wide problem.
For sure.
I do believe the Government could do more, but they don't want to raise taxes on industries like those that have profited from the fuel crises.
Our gov is pretty much taking the same path currently. They did, however, authorize $45 Billion to be used by the IRS for audits & criminal proceedings of tax payers. They got the money by stating they figure to be able to recover around $200 Billion from tax payers, primarily middle and upper-middle class folks. So, there are going to be a lot more audits of folks coming soon. For perspective, the entire annual budget for the IRS is $12.5 Billion.
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And they will find people paying the incorrect tax, either deliberately or by accident... but I doubt they will recoup the $45 Billion cost of those extra audits.
In this country they reckon that a few billion each year is wasted due to benefits cheats making fraudulent claims... they don't spend money on investigating the fraudsters... they just cut the benefits for everyone.
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The situation globally is further complicated by the levels of debt held by most sovereign nations. Back in the 70s, with debt levels much much lower than they are today, high interest rates were possible - nations could still service debt at those rates because the debt itself was much smaller.
After the financial shocks of 2000 and on, nations are at higher debt levels, themselves possible due to low - even negative - interest rates. Increasing interest rates will mean government debt would have to be shed, which is itself a shrinkage of the economy due to money that used to be spent now being absorbed. Japan is in the worst shape - has been for 20 years - and has skated by because interest rates stayed low. It would have to have a partial default at the very least if interest rates were to increase substantially. And a Japanese default would unpin a massive amount of financial forces that would unravel a good deal of the world economy - 2008 all over again is a best-case scenario.
I'd imagine the hope is that, by kicking the can yet again, supply issues unravel themselves and prices return to normal levels. Politicians love to kick the can down the road, saves them from having to take an action they could be held accountable for.
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The situation globally is further complicated by the levels of debt held by most sovereign nations.
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After the financial shocks of 2000 and on, nations are at higher debt levels, themselves possible due to low - even negative - interest rates.
That's a good point. On a much smaller scale, when you consider an individual who is carrying a credit card balance, they're going to be facing the same issue. And when businesses start tightening their purse strings, the "Great Resignation" is going to turn into the "Oh Lord, Give Me Any Job".
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They got the money by stating they figure to be able to recover around $200 Billion from tax payers, primarily middle and upper-middle class folks.
Meanwhile, way more money than that is wasted on ridiculous government spending. :squint:
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Just saw this piece of news and was reminded of 1 of the many reasons I never buy a lottery ticket.
Some random person bought a MegaMillions ticket in Illinois and thought they'd won $1.28 billion. Then the IRS got involved.
If you take the lump sum, your $1.28 billion becomes $747.2 million. So, right away you are yeeted out of the billionaire class. The first thing the government does is take up 24% of the winnings, for no other reason than because they can. Now, you're at $567.8 million.
Then because our "lucky" winner is in a new income tax bracket, since your winnings now become income, the government takes another 17%. You can deduct $97 million or so in income taxes. The silly lottery winner thought they'd get to hang out with Elon Musk. Instead, they just cross paths in the same tax bracket and pay as much in taxes as he does.
And THEN, because the winning ticket was purchased in a high-tax state like Illinois, another $37 million goes to Mayor Lori Lightfoot. This helps the mayor make up some of the revenue losses from all the businesses fleeing the state over high taxes, or the crime that Lightfoot blames on the businesses the crimes are being committed against.
Your $1.28 billion becomes $433 million. 66% goes to a government not smart enough to know raising taxes during an inflation crisis creates more inflation. Not that I'd say no to $433 million. But the government didn't do anything for that money. You at least bought the ticket and needed to think of numbers. All the government does is waste the tax revenue it already collected and demand more.
The IRS should be declared the winner. They just "won" $847,000,000.
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Jesus fuck...that's ridiculous to say the least!
Over here all lottery winnings are tax free no matter how much you win!!
So that's pretty ass backwards...because everything else gets taxed to death over here compared to the US but lottery winners lose more than half of their winnings to the government....crazy...just crazy.
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I was about to say the same thing. Over here the tax element is covered in the purchase of the the ticket not in the pay out. It's 10% of the purchase price if I remember correctly. The Lottery Runner gets about 3-4%, the shop gets about 5%, good causes get around 30%, leaving just over 50% to go in prizes which are all tax free.
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So don't take the lump sum. The annuity would allow you to get enough up front to move to a location with lower tax implications and maintain a lower bracket.
But yeah, lotteries are a tax on people who don't do math.
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So don't take the lump sum. The annuity would allow you to get enough up front to move to a location with lower tax implications and maintain a lower bracket.
But yeah, lotteries are a tax on people who don't do math.
There are plenty of problems with not taking the lump sum, as well.
First off, suppose you are very happy where you are currently living and don't want to move. Then there's the problem of waiting 20 years before you actually receive all of your winnings. Hopefully you live long enough. Plus you can't invest in anything or pay any debts with uncollected winnings.
Either way it's a rip-off for the lottery winner and nice payday for the government.
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Drop in the bucket, really, in the grand scheme of things. Even a full billion is less than a tenth of a percent of the total annual US federal budget.
Also, it's not like the lottery winner *worked* to get that dough. It's not hard-earned cash made from the sweat off his back or anything. It's a pile of cash that fell into his lap and even after taxes, he's got $433 million in his lap and a lot of crazy about to happen. And that pile of cash came from all the people who bought lottery tickets and lost. It's their work and effort that got swept up both by governments and by the winner.
For the matter of the taxes themselves, I'm dealing with a low-tax state like Texas where the State Board of Education and Texas Education Agency are turning a blind eye to districts taking state and federal supplementary funds for disabled and disadvantaged kids and rolling the money into the general fund and illegally using them for general fund expenditures. That's been going on for over 30 years under solidly Republican administrations in this state, with the politicians allowing the disabled kids' money to keep the property taxes low. When Governor Abbott was talking about needing more money for mental health in Texas to prevent another Uvalde shooting, he left out the part where his party allowed mental health programs to be gutted in the state so that the rich folks backing his party wouldn't have to pay property taxes to cover the general fund expenditures for their own kids. Another Uvalde shooting is inevitable in Texas because of the way Republicans see fit to take money meant to help disabled kids and turn it into a tax holiday.
The US tax code is full of special paragraphs written by mostly Republicans and some Democrats for some very specific major contributors. The paragraphs make no sense whatsoever until that one big donor's tax forms arrive and then like two halves of a heart locket, they fit together perfectly. Not a big donor? Then you or your corporation won't get special exemptions or reclassifications that reduce one's overall tax burden in substantial ways. There are also ways for the taxes the wealthy spend to come right back home to them and then some. This is in the form of government programs and contracts handed out to big donors. One of George Bush's biggest donors got the contract to run federal disaster planning for Louisiana. The grant was much more than she'd paid in both taxes and donations, and she was able to hire friends and family. When Katrina hit, she had no plan and the people there suffered. When money came up to investigate the failure of federal disaster planning, the Bush administration awarded the contract to that same donor. Whether a state or federal politician is involved, the benefits are roughly the same. If you can donate $20K/year regularly, you can expect to administer several millions in government programs. Not rich enough to get the $20K/year? Then you don't get invited to that dance.
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But that kind of ridiculous taxing kind of totally deflates the purpose of even having a lottery....
It more like just added tax than a lottery.
It is beyond stupid.
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I agreed, and then my Internet at the hotel here pooped out. Yay for data over cellular...
I think announcing the pre-tax jackpot is a marketing ploy to get more people to buy tickets. It's more honest to say it's a 60-40 split. Even more honest to just say the smaller number and then there's no mention of taxes...
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I agreed, and then my Internet at the hotel here pooped out. Yay for data over cellular...
I think announcing the pre-tax jackpot is a marketing ploy to get more people to buy tickets. It's more honest to say it's a 60-40 split. Even more honest to just say the smaller number and then there's no mention of taxes...
Exactly! :yes:
You could have said this right off the bat, instead of all that other jibber jabber bullshit.
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But hey this is a forum...jibber jabber is kind of what we do! ;D
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But hey this is a forum...jibber jabber is kind of what we do! ;D
Jibber jabber, yes. Jibber jabber bullshit, no. :redcard:
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The price of electricity is going up like crazy....
Right now it's more than 4x of what it was last year and it's just going up...
My electric bill will go up from little over 1000€ a year to little over 4000€ a year for next year...where the fuck am I gonna tear that money from??? Goddamn.
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^^^
UK energy bills are heading in the same direction and by a similar amount.
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I'd say that the case for NaK reactors gets stronger by the day. Much safer than water-cooled nuclear reactors, they are also cheaper to produce.
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:o Yikes!
(https://i.postimg.cc/L8HcSFDS/Biden_hitler.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://media.gettyimages.com/videos/adolf-hitler-gives-passionate-speech-from-podium-hermann-goering-sits-video-id173661194?s=640x640)
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That is one sinister ass picture there for sure!
You can almost hear him going:
:evillaugh:
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Funny thing is, Trump's the one who's done the most copying of speech elements, rhetorical style, and gestures from Hitler and Mussolini. If you want to find a fascist, look to the right... :smug:
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Funny thing is, Trump's the one who's done the most copying of speech elements, rhetorical style, and gestures from Hitler and Mussolini. If you want to find a fascist, look to the right... :smug:
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41mTnrvpnlL._AC_SX466_.jpg)
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They chose poorly with that red lighting lol. You could put anyone up there and they'd look sinister.
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Funny thing is, Trump's the one who's done the most copying of speech elements, rhetorical style, and gestures from Hitler and Mussolini. If you want to find a fascist, look to the right... :smug:
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41mTnrvpnlL._AC_SX466_.jpg)
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51JnhLvVXYL.jpg)
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(https://grid.gograph.com/yum-yum-chocolate-inscription-vector-stock_gg79511684.jpg)
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Well, this story came up today:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/video-trump-fake-elector-georgia-b2160880.html
A new video shows a Republican official in Georgia who was part of the scheme to send fake electors to overturn the 2020 election results escorting two operatives working for former president Donald Trump’s attorney into the county’s election offices on the same day the voting system was breached, CNN reports.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is now looking into the breach and it has become a point of interest for the Fulton County District Attorney’s probe into the Trump campaign’s interference in the 2020 election results.
The two operatives breached the voting system at the behest of Sidney Powell, Trump's attorney. And this one's actually got real evidence to go with it. Real enough for the GBI to take it up as a case and to name it as a point of interest.
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Feeling pretty happy as I just won 4000€ from a slot! A record win for me!
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^^^
Congratulations!
Now if you could just send some of that luck my way I would be very grateful!
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Feeling pretty happy as I just won 4000€ from a slot! A record win for me!
(https://media.giphy.com/media/yaYV8i5n1OjZe/giphy.gif)
Good on ya, Charger!
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Feeling pretty happy as I just won 4000€ from a slot! A record win for me!
Nice! :)
Is that a slot machine in a casino?
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Feeling pretty happy as I just won 4000€ from a slot! A record win for me!
Nice! :)
Is that a slot machine in a casino?
Thanks guys! Now I just need to think what to do with it all! ;D
Internet casino. We don't really have any actual casinos in Finland...I think there's one and that's government operated.
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Good score! I've never won any kind of money anytime I've gambled.
You need to spend it on a bunch of these black light Elvis posters:
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.75d695b3cd47b96dd955ff7ddddf2fd2?rik=R7wvlZUgz84LPw&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)
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^ THIS
Yes, Charger, live the dream and cover your walls with ELVIS!
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:lol:
I think I shall not....
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Ah Charger, I just hope there won't be a later day where you regret the path not taken...
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:partay: That's an awesome score Charger! Congrats!!
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Thanks Thel!
I bought myself a new office chair already! Old one is pretty busted up...also need to finally upgrade my desktop too!
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^^^
My chair is fairly new but I might be a little, um, heavy for it... it keeps deflating on me!
I could do with a new PC as well, my current one is 6½ years old and is showing some troublesome glitches now and again.
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My chair is peeling off it's faux leather....looks nasty.
My computer is older than that actually...I think it's around 8 years old now...I've replaced two hard drives and one CPU in that time...But it too has become bit glitchy at times...windows freezes at start up sometimes and that's never a good sign...
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Most PCs will have a 5 year usable life. I have an old Dell server that's over 10 years old still kicking along as a file server, but it's never going to play a game again.
My current PC is coming up on 3 years old and is in a good groove, holding up well.
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I have 4 different computers that I use for various operations. They are all pretty old. The one I use primarily runs Windows 7, and is over 10 years old.
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Yeah, my primary PC runs Windows 10 (tried to upgrade to 11 but it doesn't have suitable components) and I got it nine years ago, w/Win 7. It runs fine, but my work bought me a MacBook Pro with the M1 Max chip.
Holy cow, that thing is ridiculously powerful.
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Well I ordered the new components today...
I went with AMD CPU this time...haven't had one since the early 2000s so it's a nice change...Ryzen5 5600 to be exact... went with a moderate graphics card in GeForce GTX 1660 Super just in case I do want to play something atleast with mid range graphic setups...
16GB RAM and a 500GB m.2 SSD...
That setup should be good for few years again...and if not I can always upgrade something.
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One of the problems I have is a 128GB SSD system drive. While I install everything to the 1TB D: drive programs still seem to have some sort of footprint on the C: drive. I'm down to about 35GB spare which isn't really enough.
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Well that's nothing...I've got the same problem but at the moment I only have about 4gb of spare on it...it makes the system lag a bit at times...that's why I went with a larger 500GB ssd this time around..
I have about 50gb or so of band related pictures and stuff on there which takes a healthy chunk as it's located in the windows' Own Pictures folder...
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16TB SSD should take care of those issues...
https://www.serversupply.com/SSD/SAS-12GBPS/15.36TB/SAMSUNG/MZ-ILT15TB_359065.htm?gclid=CjwKCAjwvsqZBhAlEiwAqAHElTrYKcCWtMnbSoqI-Bknsut9NiBQv-4ohIpWU0-eh4QjbUzNxruBPBoCPmoQAvD_BwE
At $3200, that looks like my solution will require another gambling windfall of some sort... hmmm...
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Ehhh...damn....yeah...I'm gonna settle with my 500gb...
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Yeah, that 16TB item is a bridge too far.
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Ugh....one of those days...
A big rock hit the windshield while driving today...cracked it pretty good so it needs to be changed...luckily had glass insurance but it's still 200€...
Twisted my back while mounting a tire and again while putting the new office chair (or gaming chair to be more accurate) together...
Also didn't get a whole lot of sleep last night...
So yeah...this day has officially SUCKED.
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Well, your recent winnings can cover the windscreen, but probably won't help with the back strain.
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Well, your recent winnings can cover the windscreen, but probably won't help with the back strain.
Unless he went back and got that 16TB SSD...
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Got a new phone today, am transferring data from old phone to new as I type.
The lease payment on the new phone is about 2/3rds the payment on the old phone, even though the new phone has double the RAM storage and is, well... *newer*... Happy to pay less, though. :smug:
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Well, your recent winnings can cover the windscreen, but probably won't help with the back strain.
Heh! Yeah they can....but I had already set some of it for savings...I also had just bought an air to air heat pump to help with the incresed costs of heating for the winter so that ate a healthy sum from the winnings too along with the new computer and few other things....it turns out 4 grand ain't so much after all! :D
But hey...if money would have been meant for saving you wouldn't need it for buying stuff!
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Bit of a relief as I managed to put the new computer together without any problems...well part from one...the bookmark backup file was corrupted so I thought I lost my bookmarks as Mozilla only allows backup files to be copied...BUT then I just took my old components laid them out and hooked them up and started the old windows and copied them to a USB drive and then brought them here and BAM! Now I can access the forum again! :D
I have to say this new setup is pretty damn sweet. Fast as hell! This new M.2 ssd drive is crazy...Windows starts in under 10 seconds...closer to 5 I'd say. And been copying files and they've been crazy fast too! Love it!
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^^^
I usually set up the new computer while still using the old one. I keep the old one active until I'm sure I don't need it any more.
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Yeah I would have done that too had I bought a new case but I did not as I like my old case and had no need for a new one.
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Well I'm back using the old one again...as it turns out I can't update my windows anymore....
Might be that my version of 10 that I have on disc is just too old...blue screen always follows when trying to run the updates...
So I guess I have to just suck it up and buy a new one for the lovely price of 144€...
Fuck you microsoft....
I can use the windows just fine but I can't install any new drivers so I can't get the graphics card to work or anything...Windows can be a real dick sometimes when it comes to installing new hardware with a used windows disc...
I've got the old pc running without a case here now....ugh. This is getting to my nerves now...I think I need a drink...or 20...
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One suggestion would be to boot up and re-run hardware detection, there's a chance it just doesn't know what you have running on the new box.
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I downloaded the USB installer from microsoft and made a usb install drive using my old computer...it still had some errors but it did manage to go through...and seems to be working now..
What is exceptionally annoying is that it now requires a password on every windows start up! That's driving me nuts! Never had that before and from older versions I found a way to disable it but not anymore...
I am in the process of copying my files and reinstalling softwares but I'm not overly convinced that things are okay...but we shall see.
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I have to do a password every time I start up. Gone are the days of just opening up the PC and getting with the business at hand.
There are likely a few more bumps along the way. I just switched phones and had to re-enroll all the multifactor authentication stuff for work.
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I'm beginning to think that one of the new components is faulty..
Either the RAM or the motherboard...Ran a memory check and it came out clean so might be the motherboard then...hard to really think of anything else as the problems continue and the blue screen keeps popping up constantly and still can't fully update the windows as the error always comes during the update.
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MICROSOFT!!
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Tell me about it!
When windows works well it's awesome but when there's a problem it's harder to fix than a broken ac unit in hell.
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Not a windows issue after all I think....
Seems that the ne motherboard might be broken... The problems just kept getting worse and worse and now I couldn't even install the windows anymore.
Well out with the new in with the old and things looking good again...
So it seems that I just bought 800€ worth of junk...lovely.
Let this be a lesson to you kids...NEVER update a working computer...it'll only result in pain suffering and chaos.
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True. I usually buy new and let the OS on the old gear stay the way it was to begin with.
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Had stomach trouble last night, kept me up and groaning until after 3am. Ugh.
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Had Flu and Booster jabs today.
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Had Flu and Booster jabs today.
Got the flu jab today as well. The lady jabbed it in with such force I thought the needle was going to break off lol.
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What the hell is going on in the UK?
New prime minister Liz Truss is already resigning just after 45 days in the office? And she was only in the office because former prime minister Boris Johnson had to resign and he only became the prime minister because the previous prime minister Theresa May had to resign who became the prime minster because David Cameron had to resign...
Talking about a hot seat!
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Truss resigned? Wow.
When I saw the news an hour before that, she was still in Number Ten, albeit with defecting ministers and public outcry for a general election. Rishi Sunak is the likely front-runner among the Tories for the next PM. If there's a general election, UK likely goes with a Labour government, so the Tories don't want that to happen, as they still have a majority in Parliament, even if their mandate is severely eroded by the political mis-steps of the Truss administration.
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I think the Tory party think they're a Football team, changing their managers on a whim.
It's 5 PMs in the last 6 years (since Cameron resigned after losing the Brexit vote)... that's 30% of all the PMs since the end of WW II!
I think Sunak is favourite (if he puts his name forward) because it won't go to the Tory members this time. The membership would rather vote for a incompetent woman than a competent black man! It's rumoured that Johnson may stand which would put the cat among the pigeons!
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But I thought Sunak was a Yorkshireman? :D
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The membership would rather vote for a incompetent woman than a competent black man!
Well that's a bit of a struggle isn't it...? You kind of have to vote for the woman because if you don't you're a misogynistic old white guy BUT if you don't vote for the non white you're a racist old white guy...so what can you do?
Damned if you do damned if you do....so I guess the only real option is to not vote at all?
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As a non-Brit who gets his info served cold by "the media", it seems to me that flip-flopping on her big tax cut program did her in. And rightly so. Whether either course of action was the best thing for the economy, I have no idea, but I do know that there is no way she could have expected to retain any kind of respect as a leader after that showing of flimsy decision making.
Truss may have walked the plank, but she will go down in history as the PM with the shortest time served. So in that regard she is certainly noteworthy!
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I lost track of how many U-turns she announced on the tax thing.
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^^^
There were so many U-Turns that if they had connected her to the power grid she have kept the country warm for a week!
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^^^
There were so many U-Turns that if they had connected her to the power grid she have kept the country warm for a week!
And now the opportunity is lost. :(
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A couple of associates of mine landed in London a few hours ago. They'll be spending a few days there, then off to Germany, then Italy. All for business meetings w/clients.
One guy just sent me a Teams message indicating that as they were going to their hotel, they saw what appeared to be a nude Liz Truss running down the street being chased by a group of ten people in costumes.
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Well, London certainly seems to have a bit of a carnival atmosphere. :D
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Rishi Sunak is the new Prime Minister. In the end it was a walk over as the only opponent (Penny Mordaunt) couldn't get enough support. Boris Johnson had enough support but withdrew yesterday... it really was too soon for him to make a comeback.
Meanwhile the rest of the UK wants a general election to be called so that a competent party can be elected.
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Well let's hope he'll last a bit longer...
But considering the utter chaos the UK is in right now who knows...
It seems that everything started to go downhill after all the morons wanted to leave the EU...that vote should have never even been done. But I think Cameron slightly overrated the intelligence of the people?
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There certainly seems to be something fundamentally broken with the PM role. Maybe this new guy will be able to get some - correct - things done before he's ran out on a rail.
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I think he'll probably last a while, at least until the next election (Jan 2025 at the latest). He's been in the government before as the Chancellor of the Exchequer under Boris Johnson, so will know how the economy works. Personally I think he's the best of a bad bunch and certainly better than the other two who had showed an interest in the position.
Everything did go to shit after the BREXIT vote. Cameron was so convinced the remain vote would win he didn't really do much to make sure it won. In the end the leave campaign won because enough people believed the lies and xenophobia they put out. Also, I know at least two people who voted leave because they thought remain would win and just wanted to say a big Fuck You to Cameron!
Even by leaving we could have had a Canada / Norway or Switzerland like trade deal which would have meant trade and stuff wouldn't have been unduly problematic... but no they wanted to be able to have trade deals with the rest of the world! We're still waiting on those trade deals...
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I'll sign a trade deal with y'all! The collapse of the pound has made a lot of British stuff more affordable!
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I'll trade you my first pressing Black Sabbath debut on Vertigo for ... well...nothing I can think of.
So, still no trade deals!
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I promised I would never ever buy a phone that costs more than 300€ and today I went and preordered the new Motorola Razr 2022!
So so much for that promise!
:rofl:
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GO PHONEZ!!!
My work laptop is having hardware problems. The microphone wasn't working, so I rebooted it. Got a blue screen, but when it came out, the microphone was working. Yay.
And now it won't recognize my large monitor connected to it. Monitor words just fine with the same cable when I connect it to my other PC, so the fault is the work laptop. Boo.
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Well the Razr arrived today!
It is pretty darn cool and most importantly it is awesome to have a phone that fits in your shirts chest pocket again! Haven't had that in like 10 years! :D
Not sure it was worth 1149€ though but still....
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I got a Samsung Fold phone, it had to move out of my shirt pocket. It's heavy, but I really enjoy the larger screen for reading.
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Yeah this is pretty heavy too...about 200g but it's so nice and small so the bit larger weight doesn't bother me that much.
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Well as it seems that the last post were about my phone I might as well tell what happened today then...
I lost some money on an internet casino and got bit annoyed and stood up and angrily picked up the phone...or so I thought...but my fingers didn't fully comply to my order and they sent the phone flying in the air...well me putting a lot of faith in my reflexes I tried to catch the phone mid flight...well...I failed miserably at that too and sent the phone flying even faster...but instead of it flying towards the ground it took an unexpected turn and hit face first to my night stand...and by face first I mean the outer screen first...result. Crack in the screen and it's fucked...green lines and some blue blood-like substance oozing towards every corner of the screen...
I haven't broken a phone in over 20 years...and ofcourse now I end up breaking the most expensive one I've ever had! Awesome.
Well the phone itself is still operational and the inner screen thank god is 100% but now ofcourse if someone calls or I get a text instead of reading who it's from from the front screen I have to open the phone up...
How bad luck can a person have is the question that comes to mind...I even joked about that I will probably end up breaking this one the day I got it...well I managed to hang on almost 4 months!
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Dam! You have a nice $700€ win then break your relatively new phone soon after. It’s always the way though. You think you’re in front for a change then something breaks or breakdowns or you get a traffic fine etc and it cancels out the win.
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Yeah!
I feel that's the way it always goes for me...I get a little ounce of good luck and it's always followed by a streak of bad...always. Universe wants to keep me on the negative...always.
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Is it repairable?
(I don't much about these things!)
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I do not know yet...
The problem is the phone is so new and somewhat rare that spare screens might not be available yet...I did send out an inquiry to a phone repair company and they said they'd come back to me when they find out...but most likely not so I'm down to one screen with this.
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Man, that bites.
I got a bonus last year that wound up paying for my medical bills... Nice, sure, but nicer would have been getting something that put me ahead, not breaking even.
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Well just got a reply... These newer models are sent to Denmark to the official Motorola repair shop.
Estimated cost of repair 400-700€...
How lovely.
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Ooof, just ooof.
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France recently increased the retirement age from 62 to 64. Or I should say Macron raised it. And folks there are a bit upset about it. Strikes, massive organized protests, violent spontaneous protests, arson, hundreds of folks arrested, etc. I hope Tyr66 is faring well!
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Yeah, it's never a fun time when the garbage collectors are on strike.
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From what I saw it's trash that people seem to be burning in the streets. So in a way they are at least reducing the impact of the garbage strike :)
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From what I saw it's trash that people seem to be burning in the streets. So in a way they are at least reducing the impact of the garbage strike :)
Gets to a point when burning trash is just a chore, though...
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My wife had a show on TV last night about autistic people looking for love. I don't know what the name of the program was called, but it featured four or five people at various points on the autism spectrum as they tried to get a date/relationship.
I watched about ten minutes of it.
I am left with two feelings about it: one, I hope they find what they're looking for, each of them seemed so authentic and incapable of bullshit, and two, the exploitation is almost sickening. A modern day sideshow wrapped up as a psuedo-documentary. But I may just be cynical.
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So much of reality television is a carny side-show, and there's a lot of kayfabe in so-called "unscripted" shows.
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So much of reality television is a carny side-show, and there's a lot of kayfabe in so-called "unscripted" shows.
I don't know how bad it is in the US (or elsewhere) but reality shows are generally referred to as "Trash TV" by those of us who have better things to do.
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So much of reality television is a carny side-show, and there's a lot of kayfabe in so-called "unscripted" shows.
I don't know how bad it is in the US (or elsewhere) but reality shows are generally referred to as "Trash TV" by those of us who have better things to do.
Yeah...trash is right.
There's a like a gazillion different types of "find me love" shows so I'm not surprised that there'd be one for autists...it is ridiculous.
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In other news, I just did my taxes. :)
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Congrats! I need to do mine will probably wait until April 10th or so. I know I'm going to have to fork over gobs of cash so might as well act like it's still mine for a while longer lol.
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One of those uniquely British events happens today... The Boat Race.
Several miles of rowing down the Thames in London, a race between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
I'm sure I can find something more interesting to do than watch it.
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In other news, I just did my taxes. :)
Cool. I finished and mailed in my tax return and supporting documents last Fri.
Ted
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In other news, I just did my taxes. :)
How much did you cheat? And what is the acceptable ammount of cheating? I know you can't do your taxes without some cheating.
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In other news, I just did my taxes. :)
How much did you cheat? And what is the acceptable ammount of cheating? I know you can't do your taxes without some cheating.
Since I did my taxes with an online tool and submitted all my documents electronically, any cheating will be inadvertent mistakes.
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:disappoint:
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:sorry:
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So I finally got to hear back from the repair shop I sent my Razr two months ago.
It seems that they suffered a theft and a lot of phones were stolen, mine included...so now it's a waiting game to see how they will repay this.
Absolutely sickening thing. No matter what I will lose money ofcourse in this...and naturally already lost the phone. :wall:
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That blows. All that time, still not fixed, and now it just happened to have been stolen. Hopefully they cough up either a functioning replacement or cash money, quickly!
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Uff, that's just rotten, that is!
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Yeah...No word today on how this is moving along...or is it.
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Well got my new Razr 40 Ultra today!
Great phone! Better than the previous model!
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Hey, there ya go!
Over here, I'm getting a new coat of paint on my house. Good news is that we didn't get a citation from the city to get it done or else! :D
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Well got my new Razr 40 Ultra today!
Great phone! Better than the previous model!
Congrats! But, can you play a record on it? haha!
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Well got my new Razr 40 Ultra today!
Great phone! Better than the previous model!
Congrats! But, can you play a record on it? haha!
Well damn! It seems to be missing that vital feature!
If I do get something back from the repair shop for the old phone I'll be spending that money then to buy the turntable!
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Oh ye of little Google-fu:
The phone IS a turntable!
https://uncrate.com/yamaha-turn-t-smartphone-turntable-concept/
(https://uncrate.com/assets_c/2022/07/yamaha-turn-t-thumb-960xauto-148835.jpg)
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Hahah! Good loooord!
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My thoughts exactly. Nevertheless, it *can* be done!
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Damnit, I wish I knew about that before I picked up my new turntable!
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Damnit, I wish I knew about that before I picked up my new turntable!
Well, they say us old folks are slower to adopt the new tech all the kiddos are embracing out there.
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Just updated to Windows 11...and couple of thoughts came to mind:
Why is it worse than 10? Why change things that worked well to things that don't? Why the need to fix what ain't broken?
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I just caught an article about something called "The Voice" being pushed in Australia. I guess it's something to do with aboriginal people getting in their government. The Australian PM is saying he might implement some document these aboriginal folks want, that calls for a bunch of stuff. One of which is:
"One way of guaranteeing funding that was discussed was through a percentage of taxes (land taxes, water taxes). Funding for the body and programs should be linked to reparations for theft of land."
Damn, I'd hate to suddenly have my taxes shoot up like that.
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^ Part of that was for continuity in programs aiding the native pops, as parliamentary changes would churn programs around. Hope it does better than the BIA here in the USA.
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A month ago at work, our CEO decides he needs a lavalier mic in order to give state of the company addresses. The guy who got the request knocked on my door. He indicated he didn't know anything about lav mics, etc. so I asked some questions and told him I'd get something.
Which I did.
Fast forward to yesterday and the CEO drops by. Said they'd tried out the lav mic and he was amazed at how well it worked and so on. Then he wanted to know how much it cost, because he was thinking about getting a bunch for some dept. in the company.
I explained that what we have is the low end of professional quality stuff. The mic itself is $400. The transmitter is $2500. The receiver is $3000, and it's just a two channel.
That dept. isn't going to be getting lav mics hahahaha.
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"Wow, this stuff sounds as good as pro grade equipment!"
"That's because it *is* pro grade equipment."
"Oh... um..."
"You were hoping it was real cheap so you could brag how you got an awesome bargain with high-end home user gear that was vastly underpriced relative to the big boys out there?"
"In so many words, yeah."
"What if I told you it was refurbished and we got a one-of-a-kind deal on the gear?"
"I would feel happier about the whole thing."
"OK, it was a refurb one-of-a-kind deal."
"Was it really?"
"Now is a great time to stop asking questions."
"Gotcha."
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Yeah, pretty much lol.
You should send that to Scott Adams, that has the makings of a great Dilbert cartoon!
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Happy thoughts now as something arrived from EGARD Watch Company I have been waiting for a long time!
THE NEW PASSAGES V2 Webb watch which was done in collaboration with the one and only mr. WILLIAM SHATNER!
Nice Leather box
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53481572567_0b50b53858_c.jpg)
With a lunar surface design on the inside
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53481572507_7003542f56_c.jpg)
The watch itself is an automatic and the dials are rotating discs, The Webb is the seconds hand, Earth is the minute hand and the Sun is the hour hand. The bottom dial has Chondrite Meteorite Dust in it to make it bit more special. And ofcourse has William Shatner's Autograph on the top.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53482884610_5df7e817b8_c.jpg)
The watch is like a piece of art really. Don't think I'll be wearing it a lot but that's not really what something as special as this is for anyways.
The only gripe I have about it really is that my pledge number was 23 and I was hoping the watch number would match that but it doesn't...my watch is #0166/5000...but that's a minor thing really...
Passages V1 and V2
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That looks pretty cool Charger.
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Watches are beautiful things when created like that.
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Those are nice timepieces, which, as you point out, are really art that just happens to mark time.
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Indeed.
I'll be wearing it on special occations just like I have with the first one. But it is more about having something special that not a lot of people have. :)
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I was reading some random news bits first thing this morning and somehow came across one about an accident on an oil rig. It happened in the North Atlantic in 1983, on a rig called the Byford Dolphin. Here's a Wikipedia page about it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin)
The story I read had a link to the official autopsy report. I won't link to it. I can tell you this: if you search for it, you will find it, and fair warning about what you will see. It goes into great detail about what actually happened. And the aftermath. With pictures. It's much more than simply an autopsy report.
I also pulled up some other stories about the incident. Almost all of them play fast and loose with some of the facts. I can't figure out why they'd do that when the actual information is readily available - maybe a lot of copy pasta and not a lot of actual research and writing.
Anyway, the story itself really paints the government of Norway in a bad light. The oil rig owners/operators are of course jackholes only interested in profits, but that is to be expected. The obvious analogy is the recent titanic submersible that imploded, due to what most say was greed over safety. A mentality, in that case, limited to one dude. In the oil rig case, it was systemic, from gov officials all the way down to rig foremen. And resulted in five deaths and one man who had his life indelibly altered. Without so much as a, "sorry, that sucks," to anyone. Not even a, "fuck you, glad it wasn't me." All of the responsible parties simply ghosted the survivor and the families of those who died.
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That reminded me of the USS Thresher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Thresher_(SSN-593)
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That's the first I'd heard about the Thresher submarine. That is some spooky stuff. Interesting fact mentioned was that from 1915 to 1963 the US lost 16 submarines to noncombat issues, then after the SUBSAFE program was implemented in 1963, until today, they've only lost one. And it wasn't SUBSAFE certified. I'd say the Navy got their shit together in that regard. Too bad that wisdom had to be earned at such a high cost.
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That's usually the way it goes, though. I think it's one of those eternal principles, positive change emerging from hardship and suffering. Look at the origins of life, and how we think that it was likely viruses that provided the pressure and change needed on single-cell life to get it to specialize and develop into more complicated life forms.
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Was just having a thought today - what if Black Sabbath did a cover of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up"?
I searched, and The Internet delivered:
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^ So... that's an Ozzyroll?
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You've been Ozzyrolled :)
I think the guy does a good job imitating late-era Sabbath tone, with early-era Sabbath song construction. But it lacks their signature swing. So, I assign it a grade of, "B".
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I suppose it was going to happen sooner or later... but after 4½ years I've finally contracted COVID!
I was a little surprised, I wasn't feeling great for a couple of days but I didn't really have COVID specific symptoms. Anyway ordered some test kits to be on the safe side, they turned up a couple of hours ago and I did the test. I'm feeling pretty much normal now so I was a little surprised when it showed positive!!
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Common cold has worse symptoms nowadays than Covid...that's bye gones now so not much to catch there anymore. Might play funky with your taste and smell buds later on though...but that's very normal and it passes quickly.
Welcome to the club....allthough it's a pretty big club and has very little benefits.... :D
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I suppose it was going to happen sooner or later... but after 4½ years I've finally contracted COVID!
You had a good, lengthy run of avoidance. Like our Finnish brother said - welcome to the club, but don't be put off by the lack of bennies :)
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It certainly hasn't felt like a big deal.
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Maybe you don't have COVID, but its little brother, VID?
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Or you got it backwards and now it's DIVOC?
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Thoughts of pain today...had a bit of a migraine....haven't had one in years and thought they might have been behind me but nope! There it was hitting me straight in the noggin!
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Ouch! Getting allergies here and aching bones from the rain that's coming through.
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Thankfully I don't suffer from weather-induced aches and pains. And I have never had a migraine headache, either.
But, to offset my lack of migraine experience, I do get cluster headaches about every five years or so over a period of about six months. When one of them starts coming on, I have about two minutes to go find someplace to hide out before it cranks on full-impact. Mine usually last no more than about ten minutes at a time, about three per day. Haven't had any for a long time...
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cluster-headache/symptoms-causes/syc-20352080 (https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cluster-headache/symptoms-causes/syc-20352080)
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Can't imagine those clusters being nice either... I suffer from frequent headaches myself...usually once a week at least...in various levels of severity.
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Got some roller-coaster weather in Texas comin' up. Big swings in temperatures and precipitation, so that's going to play hell with my sinuses.
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Ran across this old photo somewhere online the other day. I'm reminded that Huey Lewis did in fact have a pretty tight relationship with Phil Lynott right up to Phil's demise. Seeing Mr. Lewis in those digs still causes my brain to not compute, given his look when he and his band hit it big.
Was talking to Mario Cipollina (the old bass player in the News) about this picture and he is going to try and look for some he thinks he still has from their time with Thin Lizzy. Might have some cool stuff to post at some point. Or not - he's a pretty cool dude, but we're not best friends or anything and he has a strong laid-back approach to...most things lol.
(https://www.ddever.net/img/huey_and_phil.png)
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It's so cool to see rockers hanging out together with other bands. Genuine fraternal feelings there.
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Yeah, that's a great picture of Phil. He looks genuinely joyful.
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It's strange how your mind works... I was thinking earlier "Now that He Who Shall Not Be Named is in the White House, I wonder if Jon Schafer gets a pardon and can start making music again!" Silver Linings and all that!
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Always look on the bright side!
Hopefully Mr. Schafer sticks to making metal tuneage - he now has some new life experiences to draw upon!
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Best part about being unemployed are the old buddies that call up, asking how they can help and where they should show my resume at where they work.
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Best part about being unemployed are the old buddies that call up, asking how they can help and where they should show my resume at where they work.
That's a good feeling - or so I imagine. To get to where I am in my career, I didn’t just step on others to get here—I stomped on their dreams, shattered their ambitions, and reveled in the panic that swept their eyes when they realized I’d outmaneuvered them. It wasn’t enough to win; I made sure they lost, leaving them no choice but to recognize their inferiority. I whispered encouragements I knew would lead them astray, played the ally until I had my chance, and then took what I wanted without remorse. Their dreams were collateral damage in my relentless ascent, a reminder that in this game, only the strongest and most ruthless survive.
I don't anticipate being the recipient of any "reaching out" should I find myself bereft of employment!
;)
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It's strange how your mind works... I was thinking earlier "Now that He Who Shall Not Be Named is in the White House, I wonder if Jon Schafer gets a pardon and can start making music again!" Silver Linings and all that!
Well Jon's case is already over...so he won't get a pardon anymore.
He got 3 years probation and some 120 hours of community service and a 1000$ fine.
Whether he'll ever get back doing music...that's another story...probably will in some form but I have doubts about Iced Earth though.
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Best part about being unemployed are the old buddies that call up, asking how they can help and where they should show my resume at where they work.
That's a good feeling - or so I imagine. To get to where I am in my career, I didn’t just step on others to get here—I stomped on their dreams, shattered their ambitions, and reveled in the panic that swept their eyes when they realized I’d outmaneuvered them. It wasn’t enough to win; I made sure they lost, leaving them no choice but to recognize their inferiority. I whispered encouragements I knew would lead them astray, played the ally until I had my chance, and then took what I wanted without remorse. Their dreams were collateral damage in my relentless ascent, a reminder that in this game, only the strongest and most ruthless survive.
I don't anticipate being the recipient of any "reaching out" should I find myself bereft of employment!
;)
Unless you're the devil they know!
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I have a LinkedIn account. I have had one for years and years. But quite some time ago, as it changed into a social media site rather than a professional networking site, I stopped participating beyond keeping my job updated.
And cleaning out all of the messages random sales folks send.
This afternoon I noticed a new trend. First, I'll say that companies will more often than not have a young, attractive woman - with the requisite picture of her, do the cold calling. Their messages have always been very professional. But, now I'm seeing where their follow-up messages (because I never respond in the first place so they always send a second or third message over a period of time) contain slightly...weird verbiage.
For example, one I deleted was a second attempt. Her message stated "I hope you don't mind, just bumping my message to the top in case you missed it" (which is common for these things). But then she said this "I added a short video, and I have to admit I feel rather vulnerable doing so. Hope to hear back from you soon."
I didn't watch the video. I doubt it is anything she needs to feel vulnerable about. But, WTF!!!???
Then, a couple of others - with no video - but they both said basically the same thing: "I updated my cover photo for you, what do you think? Please be kind <wink>"
Again...WTF!!!???
Keep in mind, I work for an international freight forwarding company, on the IT side of things. And these people messaging me are from IT service companies.
We're not a casino or topless bar or a brothel.
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Same here. Hot dames with crappy contract roles are my bane.
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Wow....next thing will probably be titty streamers taking over linked!
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Wow....next thing will probably be titty streamers taking over linked!
No, they're saving that for the real estate sites.
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Trying out a new messaging program called Jami. Anyone ever use it? It's free, and does chat, audio, video, individually, in combination or all three.
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Is this for personal use or corporate use?
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Just me; personal.
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Does it have ads, or is it one of those golden age of the Internet applications that is 100% free/share/nag-ware?
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Trying out a new messaging program called Jami. Anyone ever use it? It's free, and does chat, audio, video, individually, in combination or all three.
Intersting...haven't heard about it. I don't use messaging apps though personally...as I have no one to message with.
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It's a Free Software Foundation "approved" app, so no ads, no tracking, no nada nunca.
Intersting...haven't heard about it. I don't use messaging apps though personally...as I have no one to message with.
Me either lol
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In fact, it isn't just an approved app by the FSF - the GNU Project recommends it outright. I don't believe they had anything to do with creating it though. Just some developers (or maybe one, I don't know) that follow Richard Stallman's philosophy. Or maybe they did it in spite of his philosophy lol.
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So I agreed to try out a new 5G internet plan because the provider said I wouldn't get any extra fees if it doesn't work. Well I agreed to that and they said they'd sent an installer here on Jan 2nd to test it out.
Well today I get a bill from the provider billing me with the use of the new 5G AND the new hub! EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN THEM YET AS the installer comes on Jan 2nd! Goddamn pricks!
I left a call back request to the customer service...when they'll call back I'll be giving a piece of my mind and it won't be the pretty piece.
EDIT:
Well problem sort of solved...they had made a mistake and owned up to it...however I do have to pay for the hardware eventhough I can't use 'em...which is bit ridiculous BUT if indeed the 5G isn't gonna work I will get a full refund...which is nice.
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Found out someone had tried to get unemployment benefits with my personal information back in 2021. They couldn't confirm, so they never got them, but I still had to reset my account with someone from the Texas Workforce Commission yesterday. Got it all sorted out, my account is mine again.
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You two have too much nonsense going on! Glad everyone got their respective issues squared away though.
Around the entire metro KC area for the past month, a woman has been following FedEx and Amazon trucks around and then walking up to the porch when they dropped off a package and stealing it. Not covered up/disguised/running/attempting to hide. Just strolls right along. They finally caught her, police asked what her story was and she said she just figured she had a smart idea to follow the delivery trucks and that she didn't think people had all of those video cameras that taped her.
WOooOooOOOo.
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:zomgwtfbbq:
Well that's a special kind of crazy, there.
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Yikes! All kinds of crazies living in your neck of the woods there Vyn.
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There is a small area of town where people like to cook meth and take it. Then sell what they can't snort/smoke/inject. They manage to find their way out of that little area of town sometimes.
I mention that because when they caught that gal, in Kansas City, she is actually from my town. I was like, "of course she is".
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That's crazy!
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I know I've mentioned that I don't really watch much TV. Due to my wife's condition, though, she does. The TV is on 24/7, so a lot of the time I'll catch bits and pieces of stuff as it runs in the background.
The past few weeks a commercial has been airing hawing Starbucks Coffee.
I don't go to Starbucks, but I'm not against the place or anything. But this commercial of theirs grates on my nerves to a high degree, and since I can't attack the people in it I can do the one thing in my power: never buy anything associated with Starbucks.
So henceforth I will never spend as much as one cent on anything from or related to Starbucks Coffee. I hope whoever designed that commercial trips on some steps and breaks their jaw and gets a handful of teeth busted out. Fucking bastards for foisting that shit on the world.
:)
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Youtube clip available?
This made me want to see it now and see if it would raise the rage in me too...(I know I am bit off...)
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Ask and you shall receive. The TV stations play this thing about every five minutes it seems. When I went searching for it, I discovered I am not alone in my hate:
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Well I can imagine that being rather annoying if it plays often. I saw it twice and frankly that's enough for me. Not that it's super horrible or anything but it is just bit...lame.
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That would send me up the wall. Them sounds is UNNECESSARY.
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El Capitan is a granite formation in Yosemite National Park..here's a Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Capitan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Capitan)
In brief, one side of it has walking trails that you can use to hike to the top. The other side is a vertical wall of granite.
It is 2900 feet tall.
In 2017, a guy named Alex Honnold wanted to experience the view from the top of El Capitan, but rather than walking one of the trails, he decided to climb the sheer vertical face. Without a rope. It took him four hours to climb those 2900 feet straight up, but he made it.
I cannot even imagine. I wouldn't do that shit with a rope. Or two ropes haha. I mean, what if a bug decided to fly in his nose half way up and he had a sneezing fit?
Here's a picture of him on his way up. I do believe he used the walking trail going back down! Click the image to get a larger version...the dude is sweating his ass off.
(https://i.imgur.com/NCUrRyB.jpeg)
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Yeah, I'm signing up for the walking trail. I'm a walking trail kind of man, you could say.
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Yep. I was reading about folks that do that "freesolo" type of rock climbing. Some do it for the thrill - one guy stated, "how can you know what safety feels like if you don't know fear?" And some do it to be, as another person said, "free of encumbering ropes and other things, to be one with the rock and experience the rock as nature intended."
And yeah, they do fall sometimes. One woman fell from what everyone said was an easy climb that was way beneath her abilities. Fell 500 feet to her death. The next day, at the same place, another guy fell about 100 feet but landed on a ledge of some kind. Paralyzed from the neck down now.
I guess they became one with the rock...
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I know what safety feels like when I click my seatbelt. :smug:
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for sure!
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Hey Z - or anyone for that matter - have you ever done any programming with Lisp? Specifically the SBCL version?
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I have not done programming.
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Gotcha, thanks!
I haven't done any in many years, but even when I did I never touched Lisp. And now we're trying to be sold some software, written in Lisp.
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Hey Z - or anyone for that matter - have you ever done any programming with Lisp? Specifically the SBCL version?
I wrote quite a few programs in LISP when I was in graduate school. I don't know what version. It is a very unusual programming language, but I enjoyed it. All the other computer languages I have learned, about 7 or 8 of them, have similarities to one another, except LISP.
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That's cool Typhon. It's straightforward once I got my mind around the paradigm shift because you're correct - it's unusual. Out of the ordinary. Lots of parentheses.
Which wasn't an issue - the immutable types, that I don't even set nor can change throughout a variable's lifetime, was the hardest thing for me to internalize. But I got enough of it to be able to do a sufficient job code reviewing the org's offering so it worked out :)
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I just noticed that underneath the Sports category, it list's the following examples:
"Football, hockey, figure skating & working out".
Really! :o Figure skating! :o Has anybody in the history of the Community ever discussed figure skating?
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I believe it was put out there as a joke! Like you CAN talk about that too over there if you want to! ;D
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It's all part of spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport; the thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat. :smug:
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I was reading this article about the most attractive hobbies a man can have, according to women, where it showed the following chart.
(https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/www-reddit-com-r-interestingasfuck-109397657.jpg?quality=75&strip=all)
Notice in the number 1 spot is Reading at 98.2%. I have never in my life ever heard of a guy going to the library and getting a date out of it. But, then again, I have never understood women, so who am I to talk. Some of the other hobbies in the list are kind of surprising as well. Near the bottom of the list at 88.2% is Blacksmithing. Maybe I'll shoot to the hardware store today and buy an anvil.
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My wife said no on "reading", as she knows I read a lot of Economic History, so she wants to hear about what I'm reading in detail like she wants to get a tooth removed. :D
The least attractive hobbies included comic books, Magic: The Gathering, and drinking. My wife agrees with those assessments.
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Hmmm...
I find that list flawed.
I dabble in Astronomy, Foreign Languages, Writing and Gardening and yet no women has ever found me attractive...
But then again I don't read, I don't play any instruments nor do I cook or Swim...so more strikes than hits for me so maybe the list isn't so flawed after all...
But BLACKSMITHING??? Do women even know what that is??? :D
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I understand the Playing Instruments result. Guys in a band always seem to have their female followers. :guitar: As for the rest of it, who knows.
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Back in 2018, a woman named Bryn Spejcher and her new boyfriend Chad O'Milea (sp?) smoked some marijuana out of Chad's bong.
Bryn lost her grip on reality and thought she was trapped in a dimension crease, unable to come back to her life, unless she killed the pseudo-physical apparitions of Chad, her dog, and herself.
Not one to dilly-dally about, Bryn proceeded to stab Chad 108 times. She slashed and stabbed her dog eight times (the crafty canine was able to get away and hide in a place she couldn't easily retrieve him from). She was in the process of stabbing herself in the head/face/neck when police showed up and stopped her. Her dog lived, she lived, Chad did not.
She ended up being charged with involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 100 hours of community service. No jail time, but four years of probation...her defense argued that Bryn had suffered a psychotic break by ingesting the devil's leaf, and the state of California agreed.
I am struck by the realization that I have never heard about anyone who suffered a psychotic break and had voices telling them to do their neighbor's laundry to save the world, or vacuum their own carpet to prevent the demons from devouring their soul. WHY IS THAT?
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^^^^^^
Answering your question, the state of California is run by idiots, and has been for quit some time.
This kind of thinking has been occurring more frequently these days. Hardly nobody is responsible for their actions anymore. There always seems to be an excuse.
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Same problem is present here as well...
It seems that people (and lawyers) have found a nice little loop hole in the law with all those insanity pleas. It's freaking crazy! (pun intented)
People can literally get away with murder now!
And yes California has gone down the deep deep rabbit hole a while ago...I think that's been the case ever since big Arnie left the office.
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A possessed soul that's vacuuming to stave off armageddon simply doesn't get headlines. But those folks are out there. The older one gets, the more likely one is to develop a fixation that can't be shaken.
As for the "Twinkie Defense", I don't think it serves us well to go down such roads.
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I would read a story about a superhero who's special power is instant deep cleaning carpets of any size or condition.
...
As far as the knife-wielding woman goes, all accounts indicate Bryn is now enjoying her freedom while living her best life.
(https://media.craiyon.com/2025-10-07/giLAnzoCTX-DeqHx6tya9g.webp)
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...her defense argued that Bryn had suffered a psychotic break by ingesting the devil's leaf, and the state of California agreed.
If this defense had any credibility, then we would hear of others who also suffered a psychotic break by ingesting the devil's leaf and began stabbing people. But I haven't heard of anybody, sooo . . .
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Saw an interesting article today, about something that I never really pay any attention to. It said that for the first time since 1989, no rap song is in the current top 40.
I always wondered how long it was going to take before that garbage music was gonna start to die.
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Well that's some positive news for a gray autumn day!!
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Looking at the top 40 for this week, I see Michael Jackson's Thriller at #32 - Old School is still the best school! :D
And today I found out that HUNTR/X, which is in at #2, is an animated music group... well, just a natural extension of The Monkees, really...
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Looking at the top 40 for this week, I see Michael Jackson's Thriller at #32 - Old School is still the best school! :D
Ah child molesters never go out of fashion I see...
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Hey, I'm just a fan of the music, not the Neverland yeeesh. :smug:
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I am hardly ever surprised when hearing of corruption in my state, but I am a little surprised to hear of this kind of thing going on in Texas. :o
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I find that, on a local level, I am often in agreement with people from many lines of thought and walks of life in finding that there are dumb things going on that shouldn't be going on and that we want them to stop.
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People of DENVER are getting pampered!
There will be a METAL AND BEER (!!!!) FEST in December!!
https://www.decibelmagazine.com/events/decibel-magazine-metal-beer-fest-denver/
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Whoa! Cool!