ph0rk

Why so serious?

Diagnosis: your ears are broken, get new ones.

k242 is oldschool iirc. I've never heard of a k272 and akg's website hasn't either. Where did you see this?

both cables are a nice addition, too. I'm betting the k271 II won't go for $150, though :/

From their info page it just looks like they're throwing in accessories, at least w/ the k271 and k240. They could have made some other substantive changes, but then why the II? Sucks if you bought them recently, but I bet the newer boxes won't get down to the prices the old version did for awhile.

not in any way the search engine understands - there was only one hit on "niggytardust" and no discussion within a few pages of it. Trying to hold a discussion in that thread is like trying to hold a conversation in an unthreaded newsgroup Similar results for "Saul Williams". Yeah, I find I had no qualms paying the $5 for a lossless copy, and I haven't bought music in ages.

http://niggytardust.com/ I haven't seen a thread about this album (here) - I managed to get a free copy before they took them down (after 100,000 downloads) and actually went back to pay $5 for the flac (eat that, radiohead). Disclosure: I was a big nine inch nails fan in the 90's. I'd heard William's "list of demands" prior to NiggyTardust!, and liked it too, though I am not generally a hip hop fan (beastie boys aside). I really like this album. It is probably one of the most interesting albums I've heard since American Edit. It is just, wow. Tremendous respect for Trent's productions skills. Some of the tracks sound very nin-like, others not at all, and it still hangs together well. Has anyone else had a chance to hear this? As a random aside, it also marks the first lossless music that has remained so in my library since the Dorati arrangement of the 1812 festival overture. If apple kicks out an updated nano with ~32GB of space sometime soon I'll have begun going all lossless and I'll never feel the growing pains, woot.

Artist: Killing Joke Album: Democracy Song: "Absent Friends" Lyric: "And I remember laughing so much we cried / You knew my every thought, there was nothing i could hide / We celebrated moons we marvelled at the night sky / With flute and drum and pen we were grateful for our lives"

A Diamanda Galas rendition of "I put a spell on you" was mixed into the version of "sex is violent" on the natural born killers soundtrack - very cool (and well done, imho), if you are in to that sort of thing. I think I like that soundtrack more than the movie, actually. ------------------------- More bands people just don't get: The Supersuckers Man... or Astro-Man?

Yeah. This is the sort of thing that would make me get my feet wet, but luckily(?) I'm poor presently.

http://www.golfrecords.co.uk/letthemeatvinyl.com/index.htm http://www.killingjoke.com/killingjoke_home.html http://www.plastichead.com/catalogue.asp?ex=backlist&target=KILLING%20JOKE I confess I am no vinyl-head, but I am a Killing Joke fan. Much of their back catalog suffers from the typical 80's CD mastering issues - bright, brittle, and anemic. I believe there are CD remasters on the way as well, but if anyone happens to a: be a KJ fan, b: have a vinyl rig they are proud of, and c: is in to making digitizations of their vinyl - I'd love to hear a couple tracks for comparison purposes. Well, I'd love to hear them all but that is a lot to ask...

Perhaps more context is needed: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=hr110-697 (A similar resolution, thanking Brett Favre for throwing his 421st touchdown pass) I think a lot of the discomfort around the christmas resolution stems from the argument (not made in the resolution, of course) that the United States was and should be a christian nation again - it is certainly a goal of the evangelical right. There is aways awkwardness when the group in power does something like this - it would be like a resolution recognizing Caucasians are competent workers and generally intelligent. The majority of congress is christian - so why do they need to pass a resolution recognizing this?

Worst tweak EVAR!

Whether or not religious minorities need such resolutions, the majority sure as hell doesn't. It isn't as if the congressmen (or the rest of the country) forgot christmas was about to happen.

You can look up the supporters. The rep from North Carolina, Walter Jones, is from the 3rd district, which includes Pitt county and the crystal coast. A place where business put christian symbols on their placards/shops. I guess they don't want the Jews or Muslims to shop there/hire them. I'm quite certain these people feel that legislating morality is exactly why they are in Washington.

sorry, fark habit.

H. Res. 847: Recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith -------- Recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith. Whereas Christmas, a holiday of great significance to Americans and many other cultures and nationalities, is celebrated annually by Christians throughout the United States and the world; Whereas there are approximately 225,000,000 Christians in the United States, making Christianity the religion of over three-fourths of the American population; Whereas there are approximately 2,000,000,000 Christians throughout the world, making Christianity the largest religion in the world and the religion of about one-third of the world population; Whereas Christians identify themselves as those who believe in the salvation from sin offered to them through the sacrifice of their savior, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and who, out of gratitude for the gift of salvation, commit themselves to living their lives in accordance with the teachings of the Holy Bible; Whereas Christians and Christianity have contributed greatly to the development of western civilization; Whereas the United States, being founded as a constitutional republic in the traditions of western civilization, finds much in its history that points observers back to its roots in Christianity; Whereas on December 25 of each calendar year, American Christians observe Christmas, the holiday celebrating the birth of their savior, Jesus Christ; Whereas for Christians, Christmas is celebrated as a recognition of God's redemption, mercy, and Grace; and Whereas many Christians and non-Christians throughout the United States and the rest of the world, celebrate Christmas as a time to serve others: Now, therefore be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives-- (1) recognizes the Christian faith as one of the great religions of the world; (2) expresses continued support for Christians in the United States and worldwide; (3) acknowledges the international religious and historical importance of Christmas and the Christian faith; (4) acknowledges and supports the role played by Christians and Christianity in the founding of the United States and in the formation of the western civilization; (5) rejects bigotry and persecution directed against Christians, both in the United States and worldwide; and (6) expresses its deepest respect to American Christians and Christians throughout the world.

The original Luddites had their reasons too, they didn't hate technology just because.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=hr110-847

most janitorial/sanitation types or possibly pet stores will carry bottles of enzymes meant to digest urine, blood, vomit, etc. You pour em on the mattress and follow with some warm water, let it sit, then take steps to prevent mildew.

And all the pine trees bent over double and no power for a week, hooray! Really, its been at least seven years. We're due.

We'll get ours, just wait.

I grew up on vinyl - the old man had a ~3000 record collection from his time working for atlantic. (and stacked advents didn't hurt). I didn't have a cd player until I was 17. in 199-fucking-4. It was fun, but so was his playing with his Edison cylinder phonograph player. I suppose the prepatory ritual of unsleeving the record, placing it on the turntable, and reverently placing the tonearm has its appeal, though. I often feel similarly about tubes. Well, tubes are more like antique cars. They may be nicer than a newer fuel-injected car in many ways, but I'd rather not deal with the maintenance.

links should be: http://www.head-case.org/profiles/ph0rk-u385.html;sa,showPosts;start=15 however, they are: http://www.head-case.org/index.php?action=profile;u=385;sa=showPosts;start=15

It isn't the medium that caused the rampant piracy (though it did help). It was the draconian price scheme coupled with technology advances. I've seen plenty of encodes of vinyl.