Knuckledragger

That asshat persona is part of Kai's schtick. He's a divisive character, but (unlike, say, Ken Rockwell) he provides a fair amount of useful info and is clearly aware that he might come across as a jackass. You know what I haven't done in this thread in forever? Post some fricken photos. Time to rectify that. Late last month (right before the Epic Snow Storm and week without power), I worked a gig in an old mill in Holyoke. The headliner in the main room was DJ Frankie Bones. For a variety of reasons, he was really late getting to the venue, and was only able to DJ for 20 minutes. He negotiated a deal where he'd go back to the promoter's house and DJ to a small crowd in exchange for most of his fee. Even though I was absolutely exhausted after working for 12 hours (no lie) in the club, I drove to the promoter's house (which was in the wrong direction for me) and heard Frankie spin for 2 solid hours. He didn't half-ass it either. I'm pretty jaded toward electronic music and what most DJs spin, and it's rare when I hear something that really impresses me. Frankie delivered on all counts. This was the crowd during Frankie's abbreviated set in the nightclub Silhouette of Frankie spinning in the promoter's loft. The light source was two LED fixtures I lugged in as well as a diffraction grating laser. Lights in the main room, which was really rectangular. Diode lasers have really revolutionized the industry. A gas laser this bright would be one or two colors and consume 20A at 240V (and require serious cooling). This unit pulls 200W. A very exuberant crowd. Serious liquid sky. I didn't precisely plan to frame the DJ with a silhouette of the crowd, but if anyone asks, "I meant to do that." The promoter, who DJed pretty early in the evening. As per usual, Katherine the dancer was present. Of course, that's not all I've been up to recently. I can't remember if I posted this here before or not. Taken on day 6 days six of the power outage. At that point, most of the town has had its power restored. Not on my street, however. The workers hadn't even started repairing the damaged lines. My neighbor has a generator, which was a welcome relief I have no doubt. Why he used it to power the lanterns on either side of his gate, I am not so sure. 30 second exposure using a Nikon E Series 75-150mm, stopped all the way down and a REALLY shitty tripod because I couldn't find my good one in the dark. Not the best sunstar picture I've taken, but it did document an absurd situation. I ...had planned on added a few more pix, but Flickr just did me a favor and went tits up. Other photos will have to wait for another post.

I've never used the EF 28mm F/1.8, but it does have a nasty reputation for softness and eye-gouging CA. I'm surprised how much Kai liked it.

Starcraft II. Blizzard has a special Black Friday/Cyber Monday promotion going where SCII is half off. Even though neither of my machine will run it for a damn, I couldn't resist. Blizzard games don't go down in price like "normal" video games do.

It says "In stock." for me.

Steam's Thanksgiving Sale is on day 4. Two shiny deals, the freaky indie game Limbo and the killer RPG The Witcher are each $2.50. That's a fricken steal.

Durr, where's the link to the lightning deal page? Me ma has been pestering me for a pair of headphones that are comfortable. She doesn't like supra-aurals.

Vatican takes legal action over pope-imam kissing ad

Superman parade float, 1940.

http://www.gamemusicbundle.com/ Pay what you want for 10 indie video game soundtracks. If you pay at least $10 you get seven additional soundtracks. 320K mp3 only right now, but they will be adding FLAC later.