HeadphoneAddict Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Understood. I just like the juxtaposition. BTW, your iPhone case looks similar to my Mophie Juicepack Air, which does come close to doubling my battery life. I don't have to plug into the car power to get a 15 minute charge up a few times a day anymore. I'll usually have between 70-90% of my battery life left at the end of the day now, instead of running out 3-4 hours before bedtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asr Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 NSFW: Make Love Not War - a set on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 I like it. Right up there with a murder of crows, an unkindness of ravens, and a dazzle of dragonflies. Thanks. I was also thinking about "a mundane of memes". Here the alliteration works just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 BTW, your iPhone case looks similar to my Mophie Juicepack Air, which does come close to doubling my battery life. I don't have to plug into the car power to get a 15 minute charge up a few times a day anymore. I'll usually have between 70-90% of my battery life left at the end of the day now, instead of running out 3-4 hours before bedtime. I lifted the photo from someone else, but the case now sounds tempting to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Knuckledragger Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 ...and now for something complete different. I'm a big fan of the early 80s hardcore band Minor Threat. The cover of their earliest 7" single (and several collections on tape and CD) features this image of singer Ian MacKaye: It's impossible to know Minor Threat without thinking of this picture. It's so iconic that Nike did made an "homage" to it for their own nefarious purposes: This is the original cover to Minor Threat's last official release, "Salad Days." I've always had mixed feelings about it, there are some decent songs (like Cashing In) but Minor Threat don't kick nearly as much ass when they slow down. I've been looking at that image for about two decades now, and I only recently noticed that it was taken with a fisheye lens. Some creative snooping dug up this uncropped original: I love the skateboard and the rotary push mower. This is another image from the same era, taken with a conventional rectilinear lens: Looks like Ian got mad at that front step. Thus ends this evening's mini-lesson on the Photography of Minor Threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Phoenix man killed in gun-safety demo ARIZONA DAILY STAR Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.18.2009 A 26-year-old Phoenix man accidentally killed himself early Sunday while explaining gun safety to two Sierra Vista residents. Samuel Benally Jr. was at an apartment on West Tacoma Street when he said guns should be kept unloaded because people could point them at their heads, said Sierra Vista police Sgt. Brett Mitchell. Benally then demonstrated by putting his own 9mm Ruger, which he believed to be unloaded, to his head and firing it, Mitchell said. Benally was flown to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Mitchell said. An investigation is ongoing, but police do not believe alcohol or drugs were involved, Mitchell said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 "...police do not believe alcohol or drugs were involved, Mitchell said" I'm guessing a whole bunch of alcohol and drugs were involved while Sam Jr was in utero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Isn't that how Terry Kath (Chicago) died? "Don't worry, it's not loaded" == famous last words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Related to? DEA Agent Who Shot Self In Foot Sues Uncle Sam - April 11, 2006 Better than this though http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2000-04.html Plenty of 'em around http://cgi.darwinawards.com/cgi/search.pl?keywords=category%3Dgun&swishindex=stories.data&show_description=yes&maxdisplay=10&maxresults=50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 That guy gets props for maintaining composure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCVWFp3if5E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 That was great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Play Him Off, Keyboard CatYou know, this is so great. His voice even cracks the first time he says, "keyboard cat". I Daily Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 I especially like the first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfqL7bwx9fs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 ^^ cocaine is a hell of a drug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 myfoxatlanta.com | Top 50 Text Acronyms Parents Should Know 052009 Highlights include: NIFOC: Nude In Front Of The Computer DUSL: Do You Scream Loud? IMEZRU: I Am Easy, Are You? FMLTWIA: Fuck Me Like The Whore That I Am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Oh yeah, like anyone uses those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chekhonte Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Dan Deacon makes being wildly un-cool somehow cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaox2 Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Oh yeah, like anyone uses those. I'm still waiting and hoping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chekhonte Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 YooouuuTuuube wow that dan deacon video is even better using that yooouuutuuube link that was posted a week or so ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiug31 Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Brian Cox: What went wrong at the LHC | Video on TED.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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