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  1. I like the original, but this version eclipses it IMO. The video brings even more emotion to the song. Even Trent said that the song was no longer his song, after seeing this video.

    Oddly enough when Rick Rubin, along with other songs, first sent it to Johnny he got no response. So, he sent another tape of songs, with Hurt as the first song on the tape. Still no response. Finally he just outright told Johnny that he thought it would be a great song for him to record. By this time he trusted Rick, so he agreed to record it. 

    I think it's one of his best works.

     

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  2. Working on a Factory Trawler in the Bering Sea, with lots of Norwegians on board, I find in general that Norwegian wood tends to be smallish. Not that that's a bad thing. I don't like any competition in that realm, and as I've stated many times my real interest lies around back.

  3. I found a 'new to me' woodworking channel on YouTube. It's a Norwegian guy that builds most of his projects out of Pine. Now projects from Pine don't really peak my interest, but it's difficult and very expensive to get other woods in Norway. Even Maple and Walnut are exorbitantly priced there.

    He doesn't do a lot of voicing in his videos, which also doesn't really appeal to me. 

    Most of his projects are pretty basic, though he does seem to have some skills. 

    Actually I can't seem to pinpoint what it is I like about watching his channel?

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    Meet Are Baloni.

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  4. Clive isn't really my type, but I am a fan of his acting. The idea is interesting though. Sam Spade finds himself in a small French village after retiring, and of course a mystery insues. 

    It's mostly successful, although it gets a little convoluted at times. All in all an interesting watch.

  5. I do have a bit of concern on this technology, as it's my belief that people can become complacent and get careless because of a false sense of security. I have been using table saws from the age of 12 (51 years). Every time I'm operating a table saw I block out everything else and put my full attention into the use of said saw. I can't count the times I've ripped fellow employees a new asshole for carelessly knocking into me while I'm using this tool. Sometimes it seems that no matter where I set up the saw, some idiot will start hauling lumber, or moving tools, ladders etc. right in the path where I'm using my saw. Then they get a sore vagina when I jump their ass. And even as careful as I  have been through the years, I still managed to resize a finger. It's a very dangerous tool! And a collapsing blade system won't do a damn thing to keep someone from being gutted by kickback. I've been an audience to this more than once. Riving knives have dropped these incidents drastically, but carelessly binding a board between the fence and blade can still create a devastating situation. 

    My point is the table saw still commands the utmost respect and complete attention, whether you have an electrically conductive blade system or not!

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  6. So it seems that the upcoming new regulations on all table saws (these will require safety systems like SawStop has on all future table saws), will be a little less problematic for other manufacturers. As SawStop, or Festool (the current owner of SawStop) will be voluntarily sharing their patent once the new regulations are imposed. I believe the patent ends in 2026 anyway, but many patent holders do everything possible to hold onto or extend their patents, so it's refreshing to see a manufacturer take this approach. 

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