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BrainBurner  ·  2838 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: At what point is it fine to complain or ask a neighbor to turn down the stereo?

Any interest in ear plugs? I live in an apartment in a busy urban neighborhood, though I use them mostly to block out traffic noises and my cats playing at night. I'd draw the line at the point where you can literally feel the damn music.

BrainBurner  ·  2913 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Ergs! - Books About Miles Davis

Great stuff! The only Ergs! I'd heard before this is a Brave Little Abacus cover of one of their songs.

BTW, have you heard Old Gray's new album yet? Thoughts?

BrainBurner  ·  2913 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: November 30, 2016

I enjoy hiking the 46, but I'm not terribly serious about it. I don't even have a complete list of hikes I've done; I'd have to confirm details with my Dad and other people we hike with. I would like to complete it though, I just don't have the time to commit to it seriously. Hopefully I'll do it before I'm too old lol

Good luck on your trip, three peaks in five days is still a nice chunk of hiking! What hike do you plan on doing as your last?

BrainBurner  ·  2917 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: November 30, 2016

What summits? I probably have half left? Mostly the ones that are off the usual beaten paths.

BrainBurner  ·  2941 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 200th Weekly "Share Some Music You've Been Into Lately" Thread

Crying - Beyond the Fleeting Gales Female fronted chiptune emo meets Van Halen? The music is great but the front woman steals the show.

BrainBurner  ·  2941 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Don't have anything better to do, waiting for Texas Motor Speedway to dry up

They've also tinkered too much with the playoff system. I started watching back in '02, where it was just a season long accumulation of points. Then they switched to the chase format in '06, which wasn't so bad. Then a few years ago they switched it to a round elimination format? I'm not sure, it was around that switch that I stopped caring. Of course any point system is arbitrary, but switching it up every year does not help legitimize the champions in your sport.

BrainBurner  ·  2967 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Cloud Nothings - Modern Act [New] [I'm Freaking Out]

The new (relative) mellowness is a bit jarring. Hopefully it grows on me.

BrainBurner  ·  2970 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 196th Weekly "Share Some Music You've Been Into Lately" Thread

The new American Football album is excellent. It's not out yet, but if you look hard enough you should be able to find a download link.

BrainBurner  ·  3009 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why This Economy Needs Donald Trump

I guess the Times published this so they can plausibly dodge accusations of liberal bias? I subscribe to the Times, and the vast majority of their content is anti-Trump.

BrainBurner  ·  3012 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Gene Wilder Dead At 83

He'll always be Willy Wonka to me.

BrainBurner  ·  3019 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What do you think of Dr Jill Stein and The Green Party?

In Fall 2012 Jill Stein came into my 200 level poli sci class to campaign. That will give you an idea of how irrelevant she and the Green Party is.

BrainBurner  ·  3036 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Tokyo is the land of rising home construction but not prices

Thank you!

BrainBurner  ·  3037 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Tokyo is the land of rising home construction but not prices

Mind copying the article in here? I'm hitting a paywall.

BrainBurner  ·  3040 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 186th Weekly "Share Some Music You've Been Into Lately" Thread

It's a grower, but well worth the listens.

BrainBurner  ·  3046 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Michael Moore: 5 Reasons Why Trump Will Win

sighs in relief

BrainBurner  ·  3046 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Michael Moore: 5 Reasons Why Trump Will Win

I got a sick, nervous feeling in my stomach reading this. Say it ain't so...

BrainBurner  ·  3047 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 185th Weekly "Share Some Music You've Been Into Lately" Thread
BrainBurner  ·  3052 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What tracks get you amped up?

I gotta go with Bulls on Parade, but I respect the choice of any RATM track.

BrainBurner  ·  3053 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: July 18th is a good day for a book thread

Primo Levi - If This Is A Man

Haven't made much progress yet, for lack of time.

At what point do we become numb to these type of attacks? I can't even remember the names of all the different mass attacks this year...

BrainBurner  ·  3059 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: This is the entrance to a bee farm on Lamma Island, Hong Kong.

What did you do on this farm to make a living? And why did your time there end up being pivotal?

BrainBurner  ·  3066 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: July 6, 2016

I do a mile workout every week. My times usually bounce between 6:20 and 6:40, depending on my training load and conditioning. A few things that could help are losing weight, running at night, and watching your diet. I feel if I lost 5 or 10 pounds, I'd cut a significant amount of time; after all, there'd be less of me to haul around. Sadly, I love food too much to cut out my beers/burritos on the weekends. Similarly, consistently eating nutritious food will provide you with a hell of a lot more energy during your runs; junk food will leave you feeling sluggish after the first 400m. Finally, especially now that it's summer time, running when it's 10-15 degrees cooler and you don't have the sun beating down on you is a huge plus. Saving the stress from the heat should save you a not insignificant amount of time.

Fascinating, thank you for posting this. I'm ashamed to admit I assumed AAVE was just a sloppy version of American English. While I take responsibility for not educating myself earlier, my very white, conservative, and affluent background did not help matters. To illustrate my point: when I was in middle school, one of the boys in my grade wore a hand made shirt to gym class with the phrase "Hooked on Ebonics" on the front. We all had a good laugh, including the teacher! I look back on this now and cringe. When I have kids of my own I hope to teach them the value of critical thinking and the dangers of blindly assuming.

BrainBurner  ·  3072 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What does OB stand for?

Are you referring to this?

In that case, it's just an abbreviation of OftenBen's name.

Otherwise, I have no idea, and I've been here quite awhile.

BrainBurner  ·  3073 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Music Discoveries (May/June)

Really digging Kinkajous, thanks!

BrainBurner  ·  3074 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Images of Jupiter in Infrared!

Very interesting, thank you for taking the time to model this!