Dusty Chalk
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10 hours ago, mikeymad said:
I thought Temu was pretty harmless until it served up this ad during my golf game.
Yes all those things are exactly what they say they are for.
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Not today, but yesterday: had an interview with a hiring manager, it's a really good fit both ways. They called me back THE SAME DAY to set up an (actually) in-person interview, which means they will probably move forward with an offer.
I am excite.
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Happy belated!
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19 hours ago, Grahame said:
"Australia participates in Eurovision – in proud defiance of the most fundamental laws of continental geography – simply because it wants to so badly. Australians are Eurovision superfans, and the Aussie prog-metal band Voyager, headed by Daniel Estrin (no, not that Daniel Estrin) has been vying to represent their country since Australia first entered the competition in 2015. This year they got their wish with this high-energy, hooky-as-hell banger that both mocks and celebrates '80s new wave. (If the arch-but-pure timbre of Estrin's vocals didn't tip you off to that, that keytar should.) Australia's contract to participate in Eurovision expires this year, so there's potentially a lot riding on how well this song does. But the audience in the arena on Saturday is absolutely gonna eat it up, so I'm not worried; The Fixx is in."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_(Australian_band)
You might like this arrangement
or this one (for @Knuckledragger )
Oooooohhhh (they're not from Europe, didn't think of that).
Thanks for that, totally forgot.
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v (should've won)
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According to LinkedIn, this is straight out of the 1973 yearbook of University of the Pacific, if anyone wants to get a better look at the source material.
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I think he was referring to this:
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On 5/14/2023 at 10:20 AM, dsavitsk said:
Even the name "Madness" is a cover.
(brain go poff)
On 5/14/2023 at 11:03 AM, skullguise said:...great to see the "originals" that inspired so much great music in that era. Thanks Doug!
Seconded -- thanks, Doug!
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4 hours ago, dsavitsk said:
I don't even really like saxophones very much (sorry @MexicanDragon), and I think the first three notes of this song are one of the greatest sounds ever recorded. I could listen to them over and over again -- fortunately the song allows just that.
The original lacks the same intense energy, but probably has a better groove
Wait, that (Madness' version) is a COVER?!?!?
Also, I love the rich, complex waveform sounds of reed and double-reed instruments. It's one of those things I don't think has been well synthesized yet. Thank you for pointing out how delicious this one in particular sounds.
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of COURSE someone already thought of it
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5 hours ago, Knuckledragger said:
This is a photo of a group of boomers in a record store, taken in 1973. I have no idea what is the album that the woman in the middle is holding. I've asked several people and gotten either "I don't know" or wrong answers (CCR's Mardi Gras, which game out in '72 but didn't look like that.)
Damn, that looks familiar, but I'm not placing it. Nonsuch? Maybe it's because it's such a classic belly-dancing pose:
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On 5/11/2023 at 6:46 PM, TMoney said:
I found a website, openstreetmap.org, that has most (but not all) of the stairs, lanes, paths, and public rights of way marked. A lot of them are not on google maps or Apple Maps. This is so cool!
A lot of these paths are barely marked and you could walk/drive right by them without knowing they were there.
I've been plotting out interesting walks while I've been stuck on conference calls and double checking that the paths are actually there on google maps street view.
Some fun looking routes in southern marin that I hope to do.
Corte Madera Stair Tour:
Sausalito Stair Tour:
Mill Valley Stair Tour:
So map out some hearts for valentine's day, a turkey for thanksgiving, a smiley face just 'cause, and a penis if you're 13.
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Happy birthday!
(party favour noise)
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16 hours ago, Grahame said:
Help!, Help! I'm being repressed.
Come see the violence inheritance system!
In 4K HDR?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq-VBIKNTUQ
Indeed
I thought it was "...inherent in the system..."
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😄at Otto's actions, not at your commentary.
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On 5/1/2023 at 9:31 PM, mikeymad said:
Heavy Metal Soundtrack
Various Artists
1981https://album.link/i/320264810
Example:
Truly still one of the great movie soundtracks made, with only 3 of the 16 tracks not being directly written for the movie. Had to share the Felder track with one the great bass lines by Abraham Laboriel.
Gotta agree. Seminal.
Which three? For complicated reasons, "Vengeance (The Pact)" was written for the film, but not used, because it kind of ruined the vignette by telling the story in the lyrics and would've been impossible to write an animation to.
So I presume #1 is "Veteran of the Psychic Wars".
The other two?
Me: a bunch of underground shoegaze:
Momentary, Distressor
Darker Days, Pale Shade
In the Interim, No Sun
For Ever Six Times (Vinyl Version), Another Heaven
Solace, Hex-
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On 4/26/2023 at 5:16 AM, Craig Sawyers said:
Or maybe she is just getting old. If Mercury had lived, he would now be 77!
Or maybe she read a book.
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Yup
Sorry
Might I recommend some Yaya -- she can replace any earworm (I had a song from Jungle Book stuck in my head the other day, and she exorcised it -- and that was a STRONG earworm)
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I am drowned with the strictness. (replace with colloquialism)
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Happy birthday!
(party favour noise)
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What are you listening to Part the Third
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You know, she listens to a lot of silly stuff (considering her background), and then delivers.
She also just did Child in Time and the number of time she stops it, and...just hilarious.