It's almost all on Netflix, just added this year in 2 big chunks. Maddeningly, the final 2 hour episode is missing out of the bunch. It's well worth the watch on Netflix, as you can binge big chunks. It really brings out how quickly the show changed and morphed, from the big changes after season 3, to the more mature subjects as the show went on.
Reminds me of this product that did make it to market.
I have two pairs of headphones, a pair of Harman Kardons and a pair of Grado headphones. I also use as pair of Sony studio monitors at work. The difference in each pair is incredibly different. Stepping up to a (much) nicer set of headphones is like going from 480p video to 4k video. The sound stage opens up and you can hear so much more that you didn't before. Once you get to the $500+ level of headphone though, as important as good headphones is a good headphone amplifier. The choices are numerous, but they all make a big difference in how music is presented.
That episode has forever burned itself into my brain. +1 for scarred for life fridge buddies.
My last favorite read was The Dog Stars by Peter Heller.
I'm a sucker for post apocalypse fiction, and this was a hugely satisfying read. The last book I read, The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber. A good read with a wholly unsatisfying ending in my opinion. The backstory to his writing it made the book more interesting for me though.Hig survived the flu that killed everyone he knows. His wife is gone, his friends are dead, he lives in the hangar of a small abandoned airport with his dog, his only neighbor a gun-toting misanthrope. In his 1956 Cessna, Hig flies the perimeter of the airfield or sneaks off to the mountains to fish and pretend that things are the way they used to be. But when a random transmission somehow beams through his radio, the voice ignites a hope deep inside him that a better life–something like his old life–exists beyond the airport. Risking everything, he flies past his point of no return–not enough fuel to get him home–following the trail of the static-broken voice on the radio. But what he encounters and what he must face–in the people he meets, and in himself–is both better and worse than anything he could have hoped for.
Hello fellow Kel'Thuzad US Alliance player! Been there since release, originally through The Goon Squad. I haven't played much since around a month or so ago. Got into Diablo III for a bit and now GTA V, but I'm sure I'll rejoin the grind soon enough.
One of the great things here is you can actually usefully ignore people and tags you're not interested in. Negative anyone or anything can be dealt with by yourself as your own moderator.
Are we trying to vilify her for changing her mind? Are we celebrating her for changing her mind? Or are we just pointing fingers and laughing at her? I just want to make sure I'm doing the right thing here.
I'm the proud father of a quite internationally travelled 6-year-old, so I've definitely had my share of hazards. We lucked out on the kid lottery and have a fairly thoughtful kid, so it's been ok. I could definitely see sweating a bit on these elevators at first glance, but once you get the idea that you step in and make sure you're all the way in, it doesn't seem too bad. Although all of this might be a moot point. I'm curious where these elevators traditionally are. I'm sure they don't tend to put them into daycares and things like that. If it's an office setting, your exposure to kids is probably fairly limited.
In what world would your 3-year-old be anywhere near these unwatched? If anything, they'd make you pay MORE attention when you're with your kids, as there is a bit of a false safety sense with normal elevators perhaps (see the handicapped dude in Korea who rammed the elevator doors with his motorized wheelchair and fell to his death, all because he missed his elevator). I'm all for the what-if sentiment but more so what if I didn't pay attention when I should vs. what if these elevators hurt me or someone I was responsible for.
I'm not sure that's the point. I thought the point was that these guys are so clueless or so hopelessly lost to politickin' that they can't call out something for what it is. In this case, a giant piece of shit backed by a culture of racism who carefully calculated and murdered a bunch of peaceful church–going people because they were black.
UPDATE: I've made a hubski room on plug.dj They've made a lot of improvements to plug as of late, to the point that it works better now than turntable did. The UI does take a bit of getting used to. I find the backgrounds pretty unfriendly to the eyes, but use something like pluggedN for Chrome and you'll get custom backgrounds and auto-woot features.
+1 for plug.dj If anyone in this thread is even mildly interested in music, plug is a great place to register and hang out. Once you find a community of people with music and personalities you like, you'll be hooked.
Was it the boob slip at 2:19 that did it for you? MTV never caught that one... And while we're on music video crushes, how about the girl from ZZ Top's "Legs"? Also, this video meets all the criteria for perfect 80s music video: 1. At least one babe
2. Poofy hair
3. Torn clothing
4. Cheesy keyboards
5. At least one change of clothing
6. Stage effects (smoke, lasers, etc.) or visual effects (artist jumping through a TV, disappearing, etc.)
7. Wild instrumental or record scratch solo
8. A storyline
9. A cool car (although any kind of transportation is acceptable, like a plane or a car or a motorcycle)
10. Sunglasses
I had a huge crush on Jane Child, thanks to this video.
I was on 3 different relationship/dating shows, but not as the guy in the relationship. A Dating Story, Perfect Proposal, and Blind Date. I worked in the rock climbing industry, and was "lucky" enough to be the person who got to deal with the TV crews and couples when they came in to the climbing gyms I worked at. It's where I learned how horrible TV/Film crews are, and now I work for a production company as one of the horrible crew members. Life comes full circle.
I cannot stop listening to this. Samples Trouble Funk's Still Smokin' heavily (so heavily it might as well be a remix).
Kindness - That's Alright
Lijadu Sisters - Life's Gone Down Low - A song I'm in love with. Can't get enough.
There's a really fun sci-fi novel called The Postmortal by Drew Magary on this exact topic. Well written, and goes from the discovery to the repercussions decades later following one person who gets the "cure." http://www.amazon.com/Postmortal-Novel-Drew-Magary/dp/B007SR... If we do happen to somehow achieve immortality before the end of the century, the glory of it all won't last long. The coming ecological catastrophe that is global climate change will make sure most people won't be sticking around more than they should be. The level of change and cooperation needed to avoid it is impossible if somehow we decide that we deserve to be on earth longer than was ever designed.
This is a much appreciated feature. One of my gripes with hubski lately has been seeing posts/comments from people I have on ignore. This will help tremendously. Thanks!
Yeah, these things are unbelievably scammy. When I used to run a climbing gym long ago, we had someone come in trying to sell these things. I told her no, but she insisted on proving to me how well they work. I let her do the little demonstration that Mindwolf linked in another comment, and it was fairly easy to pick up on what was going on. I explained to her that I not only thought her product was a complete crock, but that she was even worse for knowingly scamming people with trickery like that. It's unbelievable to me that the same thing a door to door scam artist was doing years ago is now promoted by the NBA.
This story reminds me of why I like turntable.fm so much. It's a chance to share your music on a personal level and have others do the same. I've found more music I enjoy in the last year there than in all the years randomly dumping money into CDs based on their cover art or dubious record store employee recommendation (those that would deem me cool enough to talk to anyway). It's when I have a story to go with the music or a background on a song, then I go to spotify and find out more and explore deeper. I'll stick with the modern graces of technology.
They may have taken away Armstrong's 7 Tour De France Titles, but they will never take away his moon landing. RIP Mr. Armstrong!
Love these guys, Girl Directions is particularly good.
Astra Heights. A friend of mine did a music video for a film class years back for a group of guys that were starting up a band. They are one of those bands that I wish would find that way to break through, because I think a lot of their stuff is pretty great. A video example: http://youtu.be/scz1gRdY3cc Also really like this: http://www.myspace.com/astraheights/music/songs/the-march-28...
Those are birds actually. Lucky timing with a camera out!
Thanks!