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Overnight Open Thread (3-1-2015)
Due to a sudden business trip all I can offer is this runt of an ONT.
Farewell to Leonard Nimoy.
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: The Spacial Hat at March 01, 2015 09:43 PM (0Ew3K)
As expected.
Yes, people, please for the love of Jesus' Grass Cutting Service and Taco Truck do *not* take taxis in LA.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2015 09:44 PM (EwP4K)
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 01, 2015 09:44 PM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: t-bird at March 01, 2015 09:44 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: fast eddie felson at March 01, 2015 09:44 PM (6E2VN)
Posted by: Splunge at March 01, 2015 09:44 PM (qyomX)
The photo is the pathetic Boehner.
Pathetic.
Posted by: the littl shyning man at March 01, 2015 09:45 PM (U6f54)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2015 09:46 PM (Zu3d9)
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 01, 2015 09:46 PM (0Ew3K)
http://bit.ly/18euZQH
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 01, 2015 09:46 PM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: tbodie at March 01, 2015 09:47 PM (tHAoL)
Posted by: fast eddie felson at March 01, 2015 09:47 PM (6E2VN)
Posted by: Guy who reads too much Fowler at March 01, 2015 09:47 PM (Q819Q)
Posted by: Garrett at March 01, 2015 09:48 PM (FStv1)
I was among the 14% in 1995. My first year, set up an account with Compuserve.
Posted by: please dont squeeze the soothie at March 01, 2015 09:49 PM (hbvPW)
Please and thank you.
Posted by: fast eddie felson at March 01, 2015 09:47 PM (6E2VN)
Be yourself. You're not nearly as good at being anybody else, and interviewers can smell a phony miles away. Be honest. Tell jokes. Try to relate your work history to what your new company does. Have a few good work anecdotes ready for those questions about what you did in stressful situations, etc.
Posted by: Cato at March 01, 2015 09:49 PM (3HxZe)
Posted by: Lesbian dad who identifies as a cis-male hetero sexual at March 01, 2015 09:50 PM (Q819Q)
Posted by: John Boehner at March 01, 2015 09:50 PM (sQzB6)
Posted by: Grunslich Humbolt at March 01, 2015 09:51 PM (iwFCU)
Posted by: The Great White Snark at March 01, 2015 09:51 PM (LImiJ)
Wear pants.
Posted by: please dont squeeze the soothie at March 01, 2015 09:51 PM (hbvPW)
Posted by: freaked at March 01, 2015 09:52 PM (JdEZJ)
4 [388 comments] 'The Political Hat'
Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
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I'd like to
Posted by: Voice № 50 in the Political Hat's head at March 01, 2015 09:52 PM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: Carol at March 01, 2015 09:52 PM (sj3Ax)
Please and thank you.
Learn all you can about company and group you are interviewing with. Show them you care about them and then tell them how you can help them.
Posted by: tbodie at March 01, 2015 09:52 PM (tHAoL)
What ever happened to "because of"?
Posted by: Guy who reads too much Fowler at March 01, 2015 09:47 PM (Q819Q)
It went over the side owing to unforeseen circumstances.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 01, 2015 09:52 PM (oKE6c)
Watching the new walking dead on DVR. Guy says "hand over your weapons"
Yeah, ok. But it'll have a bolt locked back on an empty mag. And I won't be handing it to you.
Posted by: DC in River City at March 01, 2015 09:52 PM (e+1S5)
Posted by: Grunslich Humbolt at March 01, 2015 09:51 PM (iwFCU)
680AD
Posted by: Chuggy Saud whose grapes are peeled by 14 year old volunteers at March 01, 2015 09:53 PM (Q819Q)
Posted by: fairweatherbill bracing for the cold at March 01, 2015 09:53 PM (oUp+w)
We ought to compile a Who's An Automatic Douchebage list.
For instance, if you wear a suit jacket and sneakers, youre a douchebag.
Posted by: please dont squeeze the soothie at March 01, 2015 09:53 PM (hbvPW)
Best of luck on your interview!
I subscribe to HERC, which emails good links on job searching.
One example in my nick. (Other relevant links at that page as well.)
Posted by: Y-not at March 01, 2015 09:53 PM (9BRsg)
I just started a blog, and the first post combines Archer quotes and Scott Walker. Link in nic.
Posted by: The Lost Dutchman at March 01, 2015 09:54 PM (9F2c1)
Posted by: Grunslich Humbolt at March 01, 2015 09:51 PM (iwFCU)
KSA? 1971, IIRC.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 01, 2015 09:55 PM (oKE6c)
Ponder this & weep.
Posted by: Anderson Cooper's Rascal Scooter Brigade at March 01, 2015 09:55 PM (Q819Q)
Posted by: transgendered quokka at March 01, 2015 09:55 PM (3F6F8)
Posted by: Zap Rowsdower at March 01, 2015 09:55 PM (MMC8r)
http://bit.ly/18euZQH
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 01, 2015 09:46 PM (0Ew3K)
All identity politics groups seem to be taken over by people who are more and more radical and irrational. People make bizarre charges of bigotry about anyone who makes a statement they don't agree with, and set themselves up as thought police and speech police.
This has happened with African Americans, Hispanics, Gays, but the worst seems to be women's groups.
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 01, 2015 09:56 PM (eLZyM)
Please and thank you.
Posted by: fast eddie felson at March 01, 2015 09:47 PM (6E2VN)
Know the company you are interviewing for, and if possible, the people involved in the company's highering process.
Delete everything from your Facebook account.
Dress professionally (yes, this means you will have to wear pants). Cover up any tattoos and remove any piercings that show.
Sound both proactive and deferential.
Don't say a d**n word about politics.
Drop LSD in their coffee when they are not watching.
Posted by: The Advisory Hat at March 01, 2015 09:56 PM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 01, 2015 09:56 PM (4ka5+)
Research the company, and try to find something about it to share in the interview that's relevant to you as its next employee.
I can't tell you how many candidates don't do that.
Another tip: LISTEN.
Posted by: Truth at March 01, 2015 09:56 PM (WQ7Wn)
Posted by: Garrett at March 01, 2015 09:57 PM (FStv1)
Posted by: Vincent Vega at March 01, 2015 09:57 PM (HBvvx)
WSJ *wants* Obama's immigration 'trap.'
Posted by: Zap Rowsdower at March 01, 2015 09:57 PM (MMC8r)
**grabs it by the shoulders**
**starts rubbing them**
**whispers in its ear**
I see I made your list. I'm on Santa's list too. His naughty list.
Posted by: Joke Biden at March 01, 2015 09:57 PM (OVx7B)
I wasted my life.. . .
Posted by: Grunslich Humbolt at March 01, 2015 09:58 PM (iwFCU)
That's because identity politics is bizarre and irrational. It's designed to create cliques that punish divergence from the group norm, and can be easily manipulated against each other for political gain. It's basically grassroots apartheid.
Posted by: Cato at March 01, 2015 09:58 PM (3HxZe)
Posted by: The Smiling Bandit at March 01, 2015 09:58 PM (/4AZU)
(1) everything you just said.
(2) be friendly, engaging, and come up with lots of ideas how you can help the company and how your experience makes you the best candidate.
(3) send an email a few days later thanking them for their time and consideration.
(4) watch helplessly while you never hear from them again because they went ahead and hired either (a) a minority so they can meet their quotas or (b) their brother-in-law.
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 09:59 PM (elbY7)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 01, 2015 09:59 PM (4ka5+)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 09:59 PM (elbY7)
Posted by: Y-not at March 01, 2015 09:59 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: Some Kennedy Asshole Who Hasn't Been Convicted of Murder, Suckers at March 01, 2015 09:59 PM (Q819Q)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 01, 2015 10:00 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Muldoon, a solid man at March 01, 2015 10:00 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: cthulhu at March 01, 2015 10:01 PM (T1005)
per #30.
Job interview. Hide your body piercing and tattoos.
Posted by: Grunslich Humbolt at March 01, 2015 10:01 PM (iwFCU)
Please and thank you.
Posted by: fast eddie felson at March 01, 2015 09:47 PM (6E2VN)
Be honest about why you're out of work or why you're looking for a different position. Be ready to answer that question.
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 01, 2015 10:02 PM (eLZyM)
=
My parole officer noticed I was out of state based on my weblog posts & wants to talk to me.
Posted by: Anderson Cooper's Rascal Scooter Brigade at March 01, 2015 10:02 PM (Q819Q)
For instance, if you wear a suit jacket and sneakers, youre a douchebag.
Posted by: please dont squeeze the soothie at March 01, 2015 09:53 PM (hbvPW)
Thick framed glasses and neatly trimmed facial hair.
Posted by: cm9000 at March 01, 2015 10:02 PM (8zCR+)
Posted by: transgendered quokka at March 01, 2015 10:02 PM (3F6F8)
Posted by: freaked at March 01, 2015 10:03 PM (JdEZJ)
Posted by: freaked at March 01, 2015 10:04 PM (JdEZJ)
Really depends on the field. You can't go wrong with the tips others posted about researching the company. But an interview for a sales position and a technical position don't have that much in common, except maybe this: focus on the idea of portraying yourself as someone who delivers useful results with a complete lack of drams.
Posted by: Splunge at March 01, 2015 10:04 PM (qyomX)
Posted by: Y-not at March 01, 2015 10:04 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: The Great White Snark at March 01, 2015 10:04 PM (LImiJ)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 01, 2015 10:00 PM (DmNpO)
Dude (yeah, I know you're not a dude, but work with me here), France abolished slavery 20 or 30 times between 1793 & 1821. They totally got it right at least once or twice.
Posted by: Anderson Cooper's Rascal Scooter Brigade at March 01, 2015 10:05 PM (Q819Q)
What I meant to type was "drama."
Posted by: Splunge at March 01, 2015 10:05 PM (qyomX)
Posted by: Guy who relates everything to a Zappa song at March 01, 2015 10:05 PM (JdEZJ)
You love me
We're a happy family
With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you
Won't you say you love me too?
Posted by: Mirror Universe Barney at March 01, 2015 10:05 PM (NeFrd)
Is drams a measure of drama? Definitely present yourself as a boring, no-drama type who just wants a decent paycheck and stable employment.
Posted by: Cato at March 01, 2015 10:05 PM (3HxZe)
Posted by: biancaneve at March 01, 2015 10:06 PM (Zl68m)
(Suspected response I'll get: "SNL is still on the air?!?")
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:06 PM (elbY7)
Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at March 01, 2015 10:05 PM (eqRD+)
You can have 4 of mine. God, I really need some dental work. Shit's too expensive.
Posted by: Cato at March 01, 2015 10:06 PM (3HxZe)
Is drams a measure of drama? Definitely present yourself as a boring, no-drama type who just wants a decent paycheck and stable employment
It's a measure of Scotch whisky, so there was some wisdom in what I mistyped.
Posted by: Splunge at March 01, 2015 10:06 PM (qyomX)
Posted by: Gem at March 01, 2015 10:06 PM (c+gwp)
Posted by: Every Sales Manager You'll Ever Meet at March 01, 2015 10:07 PM (YbGO6)
Posted by: Zap Rowsdower at March 01, 2015 10:07 PM (MMC8r)
You love me
We're a happy family
With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you
Won't you say you love me too?
Gun. Where's my gun?!?
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:07 PM (elbY7)
I've done 10 interviews in the last year. Got good responses from all, but only hired for the last one. They wanted more experience than I had, and I don't blame them for not taking a chance on me.
Don't fall for the gotcha question. When they ask something like "what is your greatest weakness?" don't say some dumb shit like "I just work too hard"
This takes some guts but I called the interviewer out. I said "there's no good answer to that question. If I say "I just work too hard" you're gonna peg me as either an ass-kisser or a liar, and I'm neither. If I honestly critique my own faults, I'm putting myself at a disadvantage relative to other candidates who are ass-kissers or liars. If you want to know my weaknesses, call my current boss."
Interviewers have heard all the standard bullshit answers, you're not gonna fool them.
Also, google the STAR interview question. That'll be something like "tell me about a time when you blah blah blah"
The answer should be formatted in STAR.
Situation: what was going on
Task: what did you have to do
Action: what did you do
Result: what happened
Posted by: DC in River City at March 01, 2015 10:07 PM (e+1S5)
Posted by: Vincent Vega at March 01, 2015 10:07 PM (HBvvx)
1. Never bad mouth past jobs or employers.
2. Never show less than total assurance that you want the job you are interviewing for. Negotiation is for after you get an offer, not in an interview.
3. Never give excuses (tired, sick, nervous...)
And if it goes well,
Never accept an offer at the interview -- tell them to put it on paper and give you a few days.
Posted by: Gentlemen, This is democracy manifest at March 01, 2015 10:07 PM (LWu6U)
Loyalty binds
Honor compels
Duty demands
Pride forbids (?)
...any others come to mind?
Posted by: @votermom at March 01, 2015 10:07 PM (cbfNE)
Picturing fast eddie at his interview thusly:
twitter.com/moxiemom/status/572231511006576641
Posted by: Y-not at March 01, 2015 10:08 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: Stuff I saw on the internet at March 01, 2015 10:08 PM (JdEZJ)
Posted by: AltonJackson at March 01, 2015 10:09 PM (4gN5w)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:06 PM (elbY7)
I loved Jim Carrey's Fire Marshall Bill. Oh, & Bob & Doug McKinzie were awesome, too.
Posted by: Anderson Cooper's Rascal Scooter Brigade at March 01, 2015 10:09 PM (Q819Q)
Posted by: Zap Rowsdower at March 01, 2015 10:09 PM (MMC8r)
And did I mention he posts his shit over and over again?
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at March 01, 2015 10:09 PM (V70Uh)
Seriously, thanks for the great advice and kind words of encouragement!
Feel free to pray for me too.
Thanks again!
Posted by: fast eddie felson at March 01, 2015 10:11 PM (6E2VN)
Interviewers have heard all the standard bullshit answers, you're not gonna fool them.
Might work sometimes, would not work with me. If I asked that question, I'd be looking for the quality of honest self-assessment, and the quality of continuous self-improvement, and I would consider that to be an evasion.
Posted by: Splunge at March 01, 2015 10:11 PM (qyomX)
So of course, the white guys turns out to be a major-league drug addict with huge delusions of entitlement.
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:11 PM (elbY7)
Hey, gotta ask: anyone here offended by the spoof ISIS commercial SNL ran last night? Am hearing some folks are.
(Suspected response I'll get: "SNL is still on the air?!?")
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:06 PM (elbY7)
One of the funnier political bits they've done in a while. Actually relevant and not totally sycophantic.
Posted by: cm9000 at March 01, 2015 10:11 PM (8zCR+)
2. Never show less than total assurance that you want the job you are interviewing for. Negotiation is for after you get an offer, not in an interview.
3. Never give excuses (tired, sick, nervous...)
These are truly excellent.
Posted by: Splunge at March 01, 2015 10:12 PM (qyomX)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:12 PM (elbY7)
Posted by: Gentlemen, This is democracy manifest at March 01, 2015 10:12 PM (LWu6U)
What ever happened to "because of"?
-
I watched Dateline Friday night about a judge who was killing prosecutors in Texas. Anyway, after the first murder, they closed the courthouse and somebody put up a sign on the door that the courthouse was closed "do to an emergency."
Posted by: The Great White Snark at March 01, 2015 10:12 PM (LImiJ)
And did I mention he posts his shit over and over again?
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at March 01, 2015 10:09 PM (V70Uh)
ಠ_ಠ
Posted by: The Quality Hat at March 01, 2015 10:13 PM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:13 PM (elbY7)
Posted by: Gentlemen, This is democracy manifest at March 01, 2015 10:13 PM (LWu6U)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 10:14 PM (ZPrif)
Try not to cry, unless it's really needed for emphasis.
Posted by: John Boner in Assless Chaps at March 01, 2015 10:14 PM (lG2E3)
Any job interview tips? I've got a very important interview coming up.
Please and thank you.
Posted by: fast eddie felson at March 01, 2015 09:47 PM (6E2VN)
Know what the duties will be.
Make sure when you are asked about previous employment or given hypothetical questions like"your position will be to deal with people/situations that are [umble-y-umb], give me an example of how you have dealt with this sort of problem in the past.
Prepare to answer:
This is what the job that I did that had this situation
This was what I was supposed to do
This is how the [umble-y-umb] came about
This was the barrier to solving this issue
This is what I did to take care of [umble-y-umb]
This was the result of that solution so I could go back to my productive work
It helps to say how you changed to either not have the problem any more or the procedures to deal with the problem easily in the future.
Don't outdress the interviewers.
Posted by: kindltot at March 01, 2015 10:14 PM (t//F+)
Posted by: irongrampa at March 01, 2015 10:14 PM (jeCnD)
That kind of research will bump you into the top tier. Almost no one does it. Two hours on google, and you put yourself in the driver's seat.
Posted by: DC in River City at March 01, 2015 10:14 PM (e+1S5)
Posted by: Grunslich Humbolt at March 01, 2015 10:14 PM (iwFCU)
*whistles quietly to self while polishing genitals with steel wool*
Posted by: Anderson Cooper's Rascal Scooter Brigade at March 01, 2015 10:15 PM (Q819Q)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:13 PM (elbY7)
どうもありがとう, Mr. Roboto
Posted by: The Robotic Hat at March 01, 2015 10:15 PM (0Ew3K)
---
Yeah, that's my reaction as well.
Knowing your own weaknesses (and strengths) is a valuable quality to an organization.
I'd be honest, but choose an example of something that you have made consistent steps to address.
Posted by: Y-not at March 01, 2015 10:15 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:13 PM (elbY7)
Maybe, but the algorithm The Math Hat uses to do the random name generation is excellent.
Posted by: tbodie at March 01, 2015 10:16 PM (tHAoL)
Surprised it came out in 1995. Apparently it was ahead of its time. That was back when the WWW was literally in diapers.
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:16 PM (elbY7)
Posted by: biancaneve at March 01, 2015 10:06 PM (Zl68m)
For many it was not the loss of Slavery...
It was loss of the Right to vote if you had served in the Southern Army.
Posted by: BB Wolf at March 01, 2015 10:17 PM (qh617)
Stick to vodka before the interview. They won't smell it on your breath like scotch.
*hic*
Posted by: John Boehner at March 01, 2015 10:17 PM (sQzB6)
Posted by: Gem at March 01, 2015 10:06 PM (c+gwp)<<<
Did he Tweet a picture of himself with a baseball player who wasn't Minnie Minoso just like he did for me? (Twitchy -- http://tinyurl.com/p57c3x2 )
Double dumbass to you, SCOAMF.
Posted by: zombie Spock at March 01, 2015 10:17 PM (OVx7B)
Posted by: Nip Sip at March 01, 2015 10:17 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: toby928(C) is #8 at March 01, 2015 10:18 PM (rwI+c)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:16 PM
Don't mind that film. It's pretty good. Not brilliant or anything, but does it's job well.
Posted by: otho at March 01, 2015 10:18 PM (tBSrv)
Posted by: Muslims Everywhere at March 01, 2015 10:18 PM (lG2E3)
Posted by: Vincent Vega at March 01, 2015 10:19 PM (HBvvx)
Posted by: Splunge at March 01, 2015 10:04 PM (qyomX)
YES. I was hired for my current position because I related a comment made to me by the managing director in my last review at the former job, which was, "You come in and get your job done without all the drama."
My new boss said that she liked me and and another candidate but that tipped it in.
Posted by: Gem at March 01, 2015 10:19 PM (c+gwp)
Posted by: pookysgirl sometimes hates touchscreens at March 01, 2015 10:19 PM (iY9Xa)
---
Morning routine:
Ace
Legal Insurrection, mostly the sidebar links
Hot Gas, mostly the headlines links
Jawa Report
Then Twitter, Twitchy, Ace, repeat...
I only read the comments here.
Posted by: Y-not at March 01, 2015 10:20 PM (9BRsg)
Surprised it came out in 1995. Apparently it was ahead of its time. That was back when the WWW was literally in diapers.
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:16 PM (elbY7)
Lawnmower Man.
Stupid film, but James Bond was in it, & it came out in 1992.
Posted by: Anderson Cooper's Rascal Scooter Brigade at March 01, 2015 10:20 PM (Q819Q)
Posted by: The Great White Snark at March 01, 2015 10:20 PM (LImiJ)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 01, 2015 10:20 PM (J5Vpn)
And the "foot job" under the table didn't hurt either, I'm sure.
Posted by: qdpsteve (but I'm not bitter) at March 01, 2015 10:20 PM (elbY7)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 10:21 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 10:14 PM (ZPrif)
Great question. For me, it's Drudge and here, and any links you guys offer up in threads. Insty too. I can't read much more.
Posted by: L, Elle at March 01, 2015 10:21 PM (6J/xZ)
My favorite line - "biological conception is bigoted." Umm, biological conception does not have opinions. Biological conception is a fact of life. Why is she denying science?
Posted by: biancaneve at March 01, 2015 10:21 PM (Zl68m)
If you want to know what is going on, go there first, and read the comments.
Posted by: Grunslich Humbolt at March 01, 2015 10:21 PM (iwFCU)
Hello Horde, from the local ER. Fell going into a restaurant, stepped
hard on the broken leg, and in enough pain that they're doping me pretty
heavily. Waiting on x-ray results, hoping I haven't taken a giant step
backward or need surgery again. Not a good sign when I've started to
recognize the ER staff......
Posted by: pookysgirl sometimes hates touchscreens at March 01, 2015 10:19 PM (iY9Xa)
Oh, noez!!!!!
I'm crossing my tentacles that it didn't mess anything up.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 01, 2015 10:21 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Y-not at March 01, 2015 10:22 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 10:14 PM (ZPrif)
Its pretty much here like you said, but also Drudge, Rush and O'Reilly for me.
Posted by: cm9000 at March 01, 2015 10:22 PM (8zCR+)
Posted by: Joe Biden at March 01, 2015 10:22 PM (lG2E3)
Prayers to pookysgirl!
Posted by: tbodie at March 01, 2015 10:22 PM (tHAoL)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 01, 2015 10:23 PM (J5Vpn)
Posted by: Stuff I saw on the internet at March 01, 2015 10:23 PM (JdEZJ)
Posted by: Y-not at March 01, 2015 10:23 PM (9BRsg)
123 As much of my life as I waste posting here and I'm never near the top ten. You people are sick.
Posted by: The Great White Snark
Whew sigh of relief
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 01, 2015 10:24 PM (4ka5+)
Posted by: BishopWash at March 01, 2015 10:24 PM (8n57+)
Also, try to get the interviewer to agree with you (rapport).
Before the interview, maybe on the elevator or in the restroom, use power positions to boost your self confidence - stretch, put your hands on your hips, etc.
During the interview you can subtly mirror the interviewer's body language to also establish rapport.
Posted by: @votermom at March 01, 2015 10:24 PM (cbfNE)
I really do have to discuss that last part. Mexico under Porfirio Diaz, especially, treated its Indios as worse than slaves -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaqui_Uprising
1860-Dixie's curse was that it was honest.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 01, 2015 10:25 PM (AVEe1)
3D printing? The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson.
http://www.ufunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/selection-du-weekend-129-40.jpg
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 01, 2015 10:26 PM (J5Vpn)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at March 01, 2015 10:26 PM (b2cFu)
Posted by: otho at March 01, 2015 10:26 PM (tBSrv)
Posted by: Y-not at March 01, 2015 10:23 PM (9BRsg)<<<
I cry when I think of what Tepid Gas has become.
Then I wipe the tears with hundred dollar bills.
Posted by: Michelle Malkin at March 01, 2015 10:26 PM (OVx7B)
Posted by: biancaneve at March 01, 2015 10:06 PM (Zl68m)
Should have moved to Africa.
Posted by: Archon Alex at March 01, 2015 10:26 PM (10ydV)
Posted by: L, Elle at March 01, 2015 10:27 PM (6J/xZ)
Posted by: @votermom at March 01, 2015 10:27 PM (cbfNE)
Horizontal-vertical-smash-slash
That's why I hate these plastic folding stocks. Can't open a man's head with it. And empty rifle should still be a heavy club and a pointy stick. One mind, any weapon.
Posted by: DC in River City at March 01, 2015 10:27 PM (e+1S5)
Posted by: Colorado Alex at March 01, 2015 10:27 PM (10ydV)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2015 10:27 PM (DXzRD)
Tried that once. Didn't work out. By the end of the interview, they had tied me up, hung me upside down and were throwing tomatoes in my face. Completely ruined the $29.95 sportcoat I got at the swap meet.
Posted by: qdpsteve (but I'm not bitter) at March 01, 2015 10:28 PM (elbY7)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 01, 2015 10:28 PM (AaZLR)
Posted by: pookysgirl sometimes hates touchscreens at March 01, 2015 10:19 PM (iY9Xa)
Thoughts and prayers.
Enjoy the pain meds.
Posted by: Psychedelicat at March 01, 2015 10:28 PM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: Stuff I saw on the internet at March 01, 2015 10:23 PM (JdEZJ)
Oh, man. That's a plushy ass. Also, have you seen the video with Kanye's "honk honk" & that "toot toot"? I'm shocked it fit!
Posted by: Anderson Cooper's Rascal Scooter Brigade at March 01, 2015 10:28 PM (Q819Q)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 01, 2015 10:28 PM (J5Vpn)
Posted by: The Smiling Bandit at March 01, 2015 10:29 PM (/4AZU)
Posted by: Garrett at March 01, 2015 10:29 PM (FStv1)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 01, 2015 10:29 PM (AVEe1)
We're giving fast eddie job interview advice.
Garrett suggested he shave everywhere, including eyebrows.
Posted by: Y-not at March 01, 2015 10:29 PM (9BRsg)
I use an rss reader as my primary way to look at the internet. Except for here and Drudge and a few others, I mostly use my rss reader, Feedly.
I also find myself using twitter more and more. I use tweetdeck so I can have multiple lists/columns.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 10:30 PM (ZPrif)
I haven't been on here in forever, but I'm poking my head in because Ms.
Tammy al-Thor asked me to on the twitters. Anything good shaking?
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 01, 2015 10:28 PM (AaZLR)
Dude -- haven't seen you around since forever. How goes with you?
Posted by: cthulhu at March 01, 2015 10:30 PM (T1005)
Posted by: qdpsteve (but I'm not bitter) at March 01, 2015 10:28 PM
Obviously, you didn't intimidate them enough. Don't sit. Stand. Hands on hips and chin jutted. Tell them they don't fucking deserve you.
Posted by: otho at March 01, 2015 10:30 PM (tBSrv)
You're all a bunch of cishet mofos.
Posted by: The Great White Snark at March 01, 2015 10:30 PM (LImiJ)
And of course that lyin' weasel said he was always a Sox fan, blah blah blah.......
So the dummy interviewing him said, oh great, who was your favorite player growing up?
And then, **crickets**
Not a sound.
He had no favorite player. He finished the interview by saying he used to love going to Kominssky Field.
It's Comisky Park. No "N" in there. And it's always been a Park. "Wrigley Field" is the baseball shrine on the north side.
Posted by: Boots at March 01, 2015 10:31 PM (l9mF2)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 01, 2015 10:31 PM (W5DcG)
Posted by: @votermom at March 01, 2015 10:31 PM (cbfNE)
Posted by: HAL at March 01, 2015 10:31 PM (OmBeX)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 10:14 PM
The morning caffeination process features heavily in the sequence of my morning reading.
No Caffeine: Drudge. I have started to doubt his work ethic, but I still figure that if a major city was nuked overnight, he'd tell me. At this caffeine level, I want to know what happened, in the most straightforward manner possible, not what anyone thinks about it.
Just a little caffeine: Instapundit. A reassuring figure, as reliable as that mug of coffee I'm slurping. He'll give me the next layer of stories, with just a light touch of intelligent and witty commentary. If he writes paragraphs, I know I need to gulp some coffee and pay more attention, because something is happening.
A bit more caffeine: Hot Air. I worry that this is more from habit lately.
Then, when I'm mostly awake, dessert: Ace. Now I'm awake enough to know that some sardonic headline in the morning is worth clicking through on, and awake enough to check the sidebar for gems.
During the day, it depends on mood. If I want to see moonbats eviscerated in genteel British fashion, David Thompson. If I want to see them ripped up, Vox Day or Stacy McCain. Other times, JWF. If I want humor, Ace's Twitter or Iowahawk. I don't need to check Correia's site for the occasional fisking, because those notices are delivered right to my Inbox.
And on Fridays, I savor Jonah Goldberg's newsletter.
Otherwise, it's mostly all links.
Posted by: Splunge at March 01, 2015 10:31 PM (qyomX)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:32 PM (elbY7)
Watching the new walking dead on DVR. Guy says "hand over your weapons"
Yeah, ok. But it'll have a bolt locked back on an empty mag. And I won't be handing it to you.
Posted by: DC in River City at March 01, 2015 09:52 PM (e+1S5)
"I'll relinquish one bullet. Where do you want it?"
http://tinyurl.com/qhnarno
Posted by: Shepard (Mass Effect 2) at March 01, 2015 10:32 PM (d7XFS)
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I always hear ppl talk about tweet deck but have no idea what it is. I just use Twitter on my computer (not my phone... to avoid time-sink) with a browser. So that may be why I find Twitchy so useful.
I've never gotten into the habit of Insty or WZ for some reason.
Posted by: Y-not at March 01, 2015 10:32 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2015 10:32 PM (go5uR)
Posted by: Preezy Urkel at March 01, 2015 10:33 PM (lG2E3)
That's like when they asked baseball questions in WW2 movies while trying to find the German spies.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 01, 2015 10:33 PM (W5DcG)
Posted by: Garrett at March 01, 2015 10:33 PM (FStv1)
In all seriousness, I once (back in the early 1990s) actually had an interview at SST Records.
Not joking: one of the questions they posed to me was, "do you have a problem with profanity in the office?"
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:33 PM (elbY7)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at March 01, 2015 10:26 PM (b2cFu)
Yeah, yeah, I know I'm a klutz. Good luck tonight.
Posted by: pookysgirl sometimes hates touchscreens at March 01, 2015 10:33 PM (iY9Xa)
I made Top Ten 3x from December 2013-December 2014 & started reading books on iPad & other things. I love it here but I refuse to come here when I can be outside with roses.
BTW, it's snowing pretty heavily here now. It's now 6-8 inches in Boston area, that was latest forecast.
Posted by: Carol at March 01, 2015 10:34 PM (sj3Ax)
-
Narrator:
It's just a jump to the left.
All:
And then a step to the right.
Narrator:
Put your hands on your hips.
All:
You bring your knees in tight.
But it's the pelvic thrust
That really drives you insane.
Let's do the time-warp again.
Let's do the time-warp again.
Posted by: The Great White Snark at March 01, 2015 10:34 PM (LImiJ)
Posted by: cthulhu at March 01, 2015 10:30 PM (T1005)
This dude abides, man. I've still been reading daily, but time demands and getting up early demands and trying to meet women demands and family demands have kept me away. Have you escaped from Cali yet? I never did see where, or if, you landed, assuming you aren't still there.
Run on sentence King, right here.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 01, 2015 10:34 PM (AaZLR)
Or simply doing our pearl clutching in silence....
I posted about Preznit Make-a-wish back in 2011.
Good to see the Tepid Team catch up...
Posted by: The Smiling Bandit at March 01, 2015 10:34 PM (/4AZU)
Some folks, sure. Not me.
I haven't watched them for years, except for the odd skit via internet, and have been assuming the show long since stopped being funny. I thought this skit was hilarious - just so absurd as to be wonderful.
"Take care of her," says the dad in a voice choked with emotion.
"Death to America," the jihadi says softly, before driving off in a roar of automatic weapons fire and ululation.
Posted by: JPS at March 01, 2015 10:34 PM (9ziuC)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2015 10:34 PM (DXzRD)
Posted by: pookysgirl sometimes hates touchscreens at March 01, 2015 10:35 PM (iY9Xa)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:35 PM (elbY7)
Also, if your phone does ring don't answer it. Just silence it and apologize.
Finally, if you do answer your phone because it's "important", do not under any circumstances let the words "restraining order", "sex offender", "custody", or "mine shaft" escape your lips. Especially not in close proximity to one another.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 01, 2015 10:35 PM (UVfht)
On my Daily Politics list are:
Ace of Spades
Fox News Insider
Hot Air
Instapundit
NRO - The Corner
The Blaze
The Daily Caller
Washington Free Beacon
Breitbart is on that list, too, but their rss feed stopped updating 4 months ago.
Fox News Insider is a handy rss feed that puts up clips from FoxNews shortly after they air on TV.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 10:36 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 01, 2015 10:36 PM (J5Vpn)
Seriously? I think this would freak me right out. And if I had access to the video of that elevator power-ritual, I might call security to make sure the interviewee left the building on time.
Posted by: Splunge at March 01, 2015 10:36 PM (qyomX)
Posted by: Y-not at March 01, 2015 10:36 PM (9BRsg)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/572080792521740289
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/572081311457792000
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/572081459244056577
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/572081625237889024
Posted by: kbdabear at March 01, 2015 10:37 PM (GrXXa)
Sorry that you had as setback, pookysygirl. That's the pits, Prayers for you.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2015 10:37 PM (DXzRD)
You know, part time slaves.
Posted by: Garrett at March 01, 2015 10:37 PM (FStv1)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 01, 2015 10:37 PM (AVEe1)
Posted by: The Great White Snark at March 01, 2015 10:38 PM (LImiJ)
"Be yourself."
Ah, yes, the infamous "be yourself" advice that has sunk the ship at the dock on twenty billion first dates. It's not any better advice in a job interview.
"You're not nearly as good at being anybody else, and interviewers can smell a phony miles away."
So if interviewers are supposedly so good at weeding out poseurs, why is the typical American professional workplace chock full of flagrant poseurs?
"Be honest."
Okay, I owe someone in the Horde for this one. Wish I remembered whom in order to give proper credit.
Interviewer: "What's your biggest weakness?"
Candidate: "My honesty."
Interviewer: "I don't think of honesty as a weakness per se."
Candidate: "I don't give a shit what you think."
Posted by: torquewrench at March 01, 2015 10:38 PM (noWW6)
Also "quicklime," "DNA evidence," and "just pour bleach over everything until I get there."
Posted by: Splunge at March 01, 2015 10:38 PM (qyomX)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2015 10:34 PM (DXzRD)
Well, they weren't exactly allowed to vote, but they let homos hold office in the 16th century. Take that, Americans!
Posted by: Charles II at March 01, 2015 10:38 PM (Q819Q)
Posted by: Billy Squier at March 01, 2015 10:38 PM (elbY7)
My favorite line - "biological conception is bigoted." Umm, biological conception does not have opinions. Biological conception is a fact of life. Why is she denying science?
Posted by: biancaneve at March 01, 2015 10:21 PM (Zl68m)
Actual scientific reality is alien to them.
It reminds me of a post I did pointing out how California's new law that required insurers fund fertility treatment if a couple could not conceive naturally regardless of whether the couple were same-sex or not:
http://tinyurl.com/lksu8sd
Some nut-job wrote a full on response to my post. Apparently the site has ceased to exist, but it was a full on rant about a straight couple who can't have kids should be treated like a gay couple and that infertility for heterosexuals means there's no difference between gays and straights.
Most of the nut-jobs "arguments" were jabs against me wanting to impose a Christian theological dictatorship (despite the fact that my post did not involve a single religious argument).
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 01, 2015 10:39 PM (0Ew3K)
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"Fuck no, but I prefer frontal nudity."
Posted by: Y-not at March 01, 2015 10:39 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2015 10:39 PM (DXzRD)
That was a fun episode. I really should use youtube as a TV more often.
Posted by: t-bird at March 01, 2015 10:39 PM (FcR7P)
========================
Just tell them whatever they want to hear, mixed in with lots of bullshit about "success" and "hope" and, if that doesn't work, threaten them.
Works for me anyway.
Posted by: Barack Obama, CEO at March 01, 2015 10:40 PM (FCsIb)
Posted by: Billy Squier at March 01, 2015 10:40 PM (elbY7)
I see you've missed out on a few job opportunities as well.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 01, 2015 10:40 PM (UVfht)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:40 PM (elbY7)
I may be incorrect, but more than a few of those white males were indentured, mo?
You know, part time slaves.
Posted by: Garrett at March 01, 2015 10:37 PM (FStv1)
Disproportionately Irish or Eastern Europeans. Maybe I should demand reparations or something.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 01, 2015 10:40 PM (AaZLR)
>>>>Dude -- haven't seen you around since forever. How goes with you?
Posted by: cthulhu at March 01, 2015 10:30 PM (T1005)
This
dude abides, man. I've still been reading daily, but time demands and
getting up early demands and trying to meet women demands and family
demands have kept me away. Have you escaped from Cali yet? I never did
see where, or if, you landed, assuming you aren't still there.
Run on sentence King, right here.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 01, 2015 10:34 PM (AaZLR)
Still in Cali.....still insisting on taking the fiancee with me.....finding more unpleasantness by the day.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 01, 2015 10:40 PM (T1005)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 01, 2015 10:41 PM (AVEe1)
Since you're here posting, can you remind me what album had that black and white poster of you wearing leather and iirc near a chain linked fence?
My college roommate had one on our dorm room wall.
Posted by: Y-not at March 01, 2015 10:41 PM (9BRsg)
======================
Whoa! My kind of voter! Call me.
Posted by: Jose Biden, authentic Hispanic at March 01, 2015 10:42 PM (FCsIb)
HQ
Insty
Drudge
Breitbart
According To Hoyt
Watts Up With That
And then wnatever else I have time to read that day.
Posted by: filbert at March 01, 2015 10:42 PM (h6Mpm)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:32 PM
Yeah, it can happen. But, you gotta risk it to win the biscuit. What do you want? To be some cubicle shmoe, or, El Duce of the whole company?
Posted by: otho at March 01, 2015 10:42 PM (tBSrv)
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"Fuck no, but I prefer frontal nudity."
Posted by: Y-not at March 01, 2015
*** snorts***
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 01, 2015 10:42 PM (4ka5+)
The SNL sketch/skit (which word is it?) was one of the better ones. The
concern-trolls are out there to say it's anti-military but, really, it's
anti-IS and anti-stupid-father.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 01, 2015 10:37 PM (AVEe1)
Yeah it was one of the rare good ones they have had of late.
Posted by: cm9000 at March 01, 2015 10:43 PM (8zCR+)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 01, 2015 10:43 PM (J5Vpn)
The Buenos Aires Herald and the Mercopress are both English language and the Mercopress has horde-worthy snark on top of that.
Posted by: kindltot at March 01, 2015 10:43 PM (t//F+)
Posted by: cthulhu at March 01, 2015 10:40 PM (T1005)
You have *got* to get out of there - it's not like it's going to get better. Have you looked at Asheville, NC? It's a pretty funky place, very crunchy, but is not in Cali.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 01, 2015 10:43 PM (AaZLR)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 01, 2015 10:43 PM (60Vyp)
Squier wasn't up against a fence, but rather a tiled wall.
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:43 PM (elbY7)
The stretching thing - the worst thing you can do is stay hunched over your phone in the reception area before your interview. You'll feel small and cramped and have minimal self confidence. Just like an athlete will loosen up before going onto the field - you need to do something like that to get yourself focused and confident rather than nervous and tense.
Another tip. Make eye contact before you smile. That will make the other person feel that you are smiling because you like them.
Posted by: @votermom at March 01, 2015 10:44 PM (cbfNE)
My eyes are burning from something & I can't keep them open. I have nothing new as far as makeup, creams, soap, detergent, hair styling, etc. I must be allergic to something I have not noticed.
Good night too.
Posted by: Carol at March 01, 2015 10:44 PM (sj3Ax)
I see you've missed out on a few job opportunities as well.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 01, 2015 10:40 PM
Yes, but the Sheriff's Offices in some towns can be really narrow-minded. Probably better off without those jobs.
Posted by: Splunge at March 01, 2015 10:44 PM (qyomX)
I can't tell you how many times I've interviewed someone and they start talking before I've finished what I'm asking or trying to draw out of them.
I understand you're eager but you've got to listen to me damnit before you open your pie hole.
Posted by: Kreplach at March 01, 2015 10:44 PM (W7O4a)
You mean married?
Posted by: JackStraw at March 01, 2015 10:44 PM (g1DWB)
Posted by: AltonJackson at March 01, 2015 10:45 PM (4gN5w)
No Irish!
Posted by: Garrett at March 01, 2015 10:45 PM (66Sda)
Posted by: The Smiling Bandit at March 01, 2015 10:45 PM (/4AZU)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 01, 2015 10:45 PM (AaZLR)
"Oh the humanity!!!!1!!"
;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:46 PM (elbY7)
I create lists by topic and add sources for that. TweetDeck lets you have multiple columns. For example, I like UFC and Nascar and have a list for each with the twitter feeds of journalists and ppl who cover those sports. I only add them to the list for UFC or Nascar, not to my main timeline.
So when there is a UFC fight, I add that column to TweetDeck and see UFC related tweets. But during the week I'll close that column. And their stuff doesn't clutter my main timeline.
When there's breaking news in a region, like Ukraine or Libya, I'll make a list for that, with journalists covering that, good sources
I find myself using TweetDeck and twitter more and more.
The lists and column interface of TweetDeck makes twitter much more manageable, at least for me. I don't just have hundreds and hundreds of feeds in my main timeline, trying to drink from a firehose.
On twitter I see lots of ppl following hundreds, even thousands, of other feeds. I don't know how they manage the firehose of data.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 10:46 PM (ZPrif)
Squier wasn't up against a fence, but rather a tiled wall.
---
I know that album cover.
This was the early 80s. I *think* it was a poster that came inside the album, not the cover itself.
Someone tweeted an old rocker poster of Van Halen this weekend that reminded me of this B.S. poster. It's driving me nuts.
Posted by: Y-not at March 01, 2015 10:46 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: Garrett at March 01, 2015 10:45 PM (66Sda)
Im on ur website takin all the things. Just stole ur horse, smarty-man.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 01, 2015 10:47 PM (AaZLR)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:47 PM (elbY7)
Posted by: The Smiling Bandit at March 01, 2015 10:47 PM (/4AZU)
Posted by: tbodie at March 01, 2015 09:52 PM (tHAoL)
In other words, LIE.
"Once you can fake sincerity, you've got it made."
Good luck. Don't ask about:
How many breaks you get per day.
How many sick days you get per year.
What their sexual harassment policy is.
How many good looking chicks/hunks work for them.
When will be your first pay raise.
How long is lunch break.
What is their policy on alcoholic beverages on site.
How soon you're covered by workmen's comp.
(you get the idea).
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at March 01, 2015 10:47 PM (zRby/)
Posted by: Y-not at March 01, 2015 10:48 PM (9BRsg)
Posted by: Adriane the Critic ... at March 01, 2015 10:49 PM (P+IZm)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2015 10:49 PM (DXzRD)
http://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=355270
"Best commenters on the internet" - AB
Enjoy!
The hiring manager might be a moron. Follow up and ask if they checked out the web address.
Thanks for both the serious advice and the frivolity.
LMAO while taking notes. I love this blog.
Posted by: fast eddie felson at March 01, 2015 10:49 PM (6E2VN)
At some point I'd think content creators will get made that Twitter doesn't share the wealth.
With youtube, Google shares the $ and popular youtube channel creators can get rich. With Twitter, everybody is creating this great content for free. Meanwhile Twitter had $1.5B in revenue from advertising on this free content.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 10:50 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at March 01, 2015 10:50 PM (e8kgV)
Was just talking with a musician friend at FB about how pop and rock music are all the way back to the singles era, after the more-or-less golden era of albums from 1964 to about 1994. IMHO *nobody* gives a crap about Beyonce's, Katy Perry's or Kanye West's albums, but rather whatever stunt single they've just thrown up on iTunes.
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:50 PM (elbY7)
Posted by: Rick Shaw at March 01, 2015 10:50 PM (2KB+E)
Cthulhu, good to hear from you. If I can help you out, you should still have my contact info. 'Night, horde.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 01, 2015 10:50 PM (AaZLR)
Lots and lots of new release vinyl and more every year.
Posted by: Garrett at March 01, 2015 10:50 PM (66Sda)
Other daily visits include:
NRO - The Corner
RedState
Instapundit
Hot Air
PJ Media
Powerline Blog
Bookworm Room
BlazingCatFur
The Other McCain
Legal Insurrection.
Other stuff I'll check out at a couple times a week:
CalNews
RTumble
Moonbattery
My Pet Jawa
Zerohedge
Breitbart
The Register (i.e. "The Reg")
Various local blogs like "4th St8"
Of course, I'll usually check out the blogs on my blogroll once a week, as well as various RSS feeds and Twitter feeds I follow.
I follow non-political stuff, as well, but tend not to mix the two.
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 01, 2015 10:51 PM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:51 PM (elbY7)
First window: Instapundit, PJ Media (mainly for Vodkapundit, Ed Driscoll, and Belmont Club), TepidGas, Drudge, foxnews, zerohedge, market-ticker, ulsterman report (last three are monitoring the zeitgeist rather than factual news-news)
Second window: AoSHQ
Third window: weather
Posted by: cthulhu at March 01, 2015 10:52 PM (T1005)
Twitter is kind of a visual radio for me
Posted by: @votermom at March 01, 2015 10:52 PM (cbfNE)
Dude. Way too long. By the way, where are you in TN? Cause I can be in Nashville in 2 hours, and Cougar and I get down there at least every three months or so.
I was probably posting as DC in Towson last time we talked. Work brought me to Western Kentucky.
Posted by: DC in River City at March 01, 2015 10:53 PM (e+1S5)
Lesbian mom in lesbian relationship admits to "brainwashing" her kids in the hopes that they become gay
http://bit.ly/18euZQH
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 01, 2015 09:46 PM (0Ew3K)
My immediate reaction on reading that article was "So you're saying that being gay is a choice?". I'd love to say it to her IRL just to watch her head explode.
Posted by: Weirddave at March 01, 2015 10:53 PM (WvS3w)
Posted by: Country Singer at March 01, 2015 10:53 PM (nL0sw)
Posted by: Adriane the Critic ... at March 01, 2015 10:49 PM (P+IZm)
So like critical studies? Where we question everything?
Posted by: cm9000 at March 01, 2015 10:53 PM (8zCR+)
May the Comfy Bed rise to meet you ...
May your sheets be always coverin' your feets ...
May the pillows be soft upon your face ...
May the alarm clock ring gently in your ears ...
And until we meet on the next ONT, may God hold you in the palm of the hand he didn't spit in to seal a bet ...
Posted by: Adriane the Erin Critic ... at March 01, 2015 10:54 PM (P+IZm)
>>>Still in Cali.....still insisting on taking the fiancee with me.....finding more unpleasantness by the day.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 01, 2015 10:40 PM (T1005)
You
have *got* to get out of there - it's not like it's going to get better.
Have you looked at Asheville, NC? It's a pretty funky place, very
crunchy, but is not in Cali.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 01, 2015 10:43 PM (AaZLR)
We went to Asheville on one of our trips out that way -- it's Santa Cruz without the beach. The fiancee was wearing tie-dye and was grousing that it made her invisible.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 01, 2015 10:54 PM (T1005)
Posted by: HugoStiglitz at March 01, 2015 10:54 PM (Moh0M)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2015 10:55 PM (DXzRD)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 01, 2015 10:43 PM (J5Vpn)
Not even I would touch that.
Posted by: Sarlacc at March 01, 2015 10:55 PM (0Ew3K)
I like Lucianne in the morning. Lots of good summaries and links.
Hot Air is disappointing.
Instapundit links to good stuff.
Free Beacon is good - so is WeaselZippers.
The Right Scoop shows promise.
Some of the stuff on PJMedia is good, but I don't like their recent site update - too hard to find the columnists in one view.
And UKDaily Mail, for some stuff. Too bad it wimped out on Charlie Hebdo.
Posted by: Truth at March 01, 2015 10:55 PM (WQ7Wn)
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And didn't call Mike Hammer to check on snakes...
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2015 10:55 PM (F2IAQ)
All the way.
Posted by: navybrat at March 01, 2015 10:56 PM (JgC5a)
Posted by: @votermom at March 01, 2015 10:56 PM (cbfNE)
Some people miss the question with their questioning ...
I question why they do that.
Posted by: Adriane the Critical Studies Critic ... at March 01, 2015 10:57 PM (P+IZm)
Posted by: Weirddave at March 01, 2015 10:53 PM (WvS3w)
Sometimes it is a choice. 2 + 2 = 3
Sometimes it is genetically fixed. 2 + 2 = 5
Sometimes it is both at the same time.
Posted by: SOC JUS at March 01, 2015 10:57 PM (0Ew3K)
I doubt it. But it would be cool. Officer takes The One's selfie stick and breaks it over his knee, hands back what's left. Rips his left jacket sleeve off.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 01, 2015 10:57 PM (o90mc)
Similar to my rss and twitter/tweetdeck usage. I subscribe to a bunch of channels, then organize them by topic.
Youtube is handy with their Watch Later feature, but most of the vids I check Watch Later on I never get around to. I subscribe to the Heritage channel and other think tanks. Always mean to get around to watching the 2 hr roundtables on foreign policy or monetary policy ... but never quite get around to it.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 10:58 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2015 10:59 PM (F2IAQ)
All the way.
Posted by: navybrat at March 01, 2015 10:56 PM (JgC5a)
Been a while since I posted there.
I remember when they were pretty much one of the only prominent sites for the Right back in the '90's.
Posted by: The Freeping Hat at March 01, 2015 10:59 PM (0Ew3K)
Glad that Monty is back on the job.
Posted by: Garrett at March 01, 2015 11:00 PM (66Sda)
And then there's the "care factor" which kinda/sorta makes sense to me. Vinyl has to be cared for, CDs not so much.
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 11:00 PM (elbY7)
We went to Asheville on one of our trips out that way..
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And didn't call Mike Hammer to check on snakes...
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2015 10:55 PM (F2IAQ)
Sometimes, I have to just take the fiancee someplace without a moron meetup....
Posted by: cthulhu at March 01, 2015 11:00 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 01, 2015 11:01 PM (JO9+V)
Only a few sites can be daily general go-to sites. Other sites it's probably smart biz to cultivate a niche. No money in being the 8,348th right-wing blog on the internet.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 11:02 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: DC in River City at March 01, 2015 10:53 PM (e+1S5)
Where in western KY are you? Proximity to what towns?
Posted by: cm9000 at March 01, 2015 11:02 PM (8zCR+)
It's the visual. You put a CD in a slot or a drawer and you have no idea what's happening.
You put vinyl on a player and it's a more mechanical, more visual experience.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 01, 2015 11:02 PM (g1DWB)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 10:50 PM
Yeah, more or less.
Posted by: otho at March 01, 2015 11:02 PM (tBSrv)
Twitchy model is clever. All these funny right-wingers on twitter try to say something clever so Twitchy will notice and include them in the Twitchy story. It's like all the funniest ppl write for them for free.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 11:04 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: HugoStiglitz at March 01, 2015 10:54 PM (Moh0M)
He doesn't have to make the list. He gets to talk to Rush!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 01, 2015 11:04 PM (W5DcG)
We want a place with VA, good doctors, and no water restrictions. I'll ask rose expert how to transplant or root roses that are no longer available, among them is my favorite pink /white climber & others.
I'm seriously considering Copperas Cove, Marble Falls & Blanco.
Posted by: Carol at March 01, 2015 11:04 PM (sj3Ax)
Posted by: qdpsteve
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It's just a more tangible thing. It is the distinction between drinking a fine Scotch from a jelly jar, or from a fine piece of cut crystal. It's the same Scotch..., but the consumption 'experience' is different.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2015 11:05 PM (F2IAQ)
Albums aren't a collection of singles, Greatest Hits notwithstanding, they are a complete work. Records translate that better than all other media.
Posted by: Garrett at March 01, 2015 11:05 PM (66Sda)
What ever happened to "because of"?
Posted by: Guy who reads too much Fowler at March 01, 2015 09:47 PM (Q819Q)
He's over there... SPLITTER!
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at March 01, 2015 11:06 PM (Wo9OY)
* thumbs nose at Wall of Shame *
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2015 11:06 PM (F2IAQ)
Yeah, more or less.
Posted by: otho at March
Less
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 01, 2015 11:06 PM (4ka5+)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2015 11:07 PM (F2IAQ)
2 hours from Nashville, 1:45 from Louisville. 45 minutes to Evansville. 5 minutes from Indiana. You nearby?
Posted by: DC in River City at March 01, 2015 11:08 PM (e+1S5)
Posted by: HugoStiglitz at March 01, 2015 11:08 PM (Moh0M)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 01, 2015 11:02 PM
It's more than that. Vinyl is a more... visceral listening experience. I got nothing against CD's. They're fine. But it's not the same thing. Try listening to "You Really Got Me", by The Kinks... CD and vinyl, cranked up. From the moment you hear the needle dropping and the sound kicks in, to when the last chord fades, it's a whole other thing in vinyl.
Posted by: otho at March 01, 2015 11:08 PM (tBSrv)
Cthulhu,
We want a place with VA, good doctors, and no water restrictions.
I'll ask rose expert how to transplant or root roses that are no longer
available, among them is my favorite pink /white climber others.
I'm seriously considering Copperas Cove, Marble Falls Blanco.
Posted by: Carol at March 01, 2015 11:04 PM (sj3Ax)
You have a lot of good choices.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 01, 2015 11:08 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Weirddave at March 01, 2015 10:53 PM (WvS3w)
Nah, she'd admit that it's a choice. It's only "born that way" when it benefits the current argument that they're in.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at March 01, 2015 11:09 PM (10ydV)
Albums aren't a collection of singles, Greatest Hits notwithstanding, they are a complete work. Records translate that better than all other media.
Posted by: Garrett at March 01, 2015 11:05 PM (66Sda)
I've been listening to whole albums more and more, rather than disjointed singles... in large part due to Youtube.
I'll just pick an album and let it play.
Much better that way.
Posted by: The Album of Hats at March 01, 2015 11:09 PM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: Soothsayer is S.I.G. at March 01, 2015 11:09 PM (hbvPW)
Posted by: Garrett at March 01, 2015 11:11 PM (66Sda)
For me, it's:
Tier I
AoSHQ
Drudge
This Ain't Hell
Weasel Zippers
Tier II (May or May Not check on a daily basis, you'll notice they feed my prepper-ism)
ZeroHedge
Survival Blog
Total Survivalist Blog
Paratus Familia Blog
Orange Jeep Dad Blog
Rural Revolution
Harry Flashman's Blog
Posted by: Country Singer at March 01, 2015 11:12 PM (nL0sw)
Deep pockets and all that.
They really should be going after:
The Egyptians
The Arabs
Their fellow Africans
The Portuguese
The Spanish
The French
The English
The Dutch
Particular attention should be paid to the last 4 as they were the primary flags that the slavers sailed under for the majority of the first 200-300 years of Black slavery.
But then we know it's not about gaining equality, it's about getting even.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at March 01, 2015 11:13 PM (zRby/)
Internet use, 1995-2014 1995
1995 - 14%
If you weren't wowed by the evolutionary leap from Mosaic to Netscape Navigator, you weren't there.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 01, 2015 11:16 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: DC in River City at March 01, 2015 11:08 PM (e+1S5)
No, I currently reside reside in suburban Chicago but I own a second house in Cadiz.
Posted by: cm9000 at March 01, 2015 11:18 PM (8zCR+)
http://tinyurl.com/mlrh3ws
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2015 11:19 PM (F2IAQ)
Posted by: pookysgirl sometimes hates touchscreens at March 01, 2015 11:19 PM (iY9Xa)
Hope your prognosis is a good one and you feel bestest soonest.
Posted by: Adriane the Lack of Flying Cars Critic ... at March 01, 2015 11:20 PM (P+IZm)
We are all descended from slaves, just a question of how far back.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 11:20 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Kalneva at March 01, 2015 11:21 PM (3pQOs)
Posted by: tbodie at March 01, 2015 11:21 PM (tHAoL)
I'll just pick an album and let it play.
Much better that way.
Posted by: The Album of Hats at March 01, 2015 11:09 PM (0Ew3K)
Went and saw Jefferson Starship last night...
One of the worst concerts I've ever been to....
They have a fairly young lead guitarist who had his volume cranked so much, that he drowned out all the Vocals and other instruments...
Crowd was complaining that they could not hear vocals... yelling at the band... who could not seem to understand what was going on....
Lead Guitarist was a good guitarist... but horrible musician....
Posted by: BB Wolf at March 01, 2015 11:22 PM (qh617)
Internet use, 1995-2014 1995
1995 - 14%
If you weren't wowed by the evolutionary leap from Mosaic to Netscape Navigator, you weren't there.
Ah, Mosaic.
And Lynx.
Posted by: filbert at March 01, 2015 11:22 PM (h6Mpm)
Of course, I have a buddy who's father escaped from China and fled to America. The government grabbed his whole family during the Cultural Revolution and forced them to farm in the countryside. Seems kinda like slavery to me.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 11:23 PM (ZPrif)
Very sage observation.
..and
I want MY reparations!
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 01, 2015 11:24 PM (o90mc)
Were you being replaced because you endangered their non-profit status? The guy who didn't lick the customer's ice cream cones?
Posted by: t-bird at March 01, 2015 11:24 PM (FcR7P)
No shit? I'll be in Cadiz tomorrow, and most of March for work. I'm there, or Hop-town, at least once a week.
Email me next time you're down. DC in Towson. At. Yahoo. No spaces in the first part.
Posted by: DC in River City at March 01, 2015 11:24 PM (e+1S5)
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And still is in Africa and the Middle East. Throw in Southeast Asia for the trifecta.
Posted by: Old Blue at March 01, 2015 11:24 PM (AxABj)
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/572250237651308544
Posted by: rickl at March 01, 2015 11:25 PM (sdi6R)
Nothing too obvious on the x-rays. Rod's still in the bone okay, no pins
loose, just hit my joints hard after 5 weeks of no weight. Doc wants to
wait to see how my body reacts over the next few days, ortho surgeon
appt on Thursday, and he says it's a minor setback. Oh, and now I'm back
on the heavy duty pain meds. Sigh......
Posted by: pookysgirl sometimes hates touchscreens at March 01, 2015 11:19 PM (iY9Xa)
Thanks for the update, pookysgirl! *big sigh of relief* *starts uncrossing tentacles*
Posted by: cthulhu at March 01, 2015 11:25 PM (T1005)
Yeah... my 86 year old Mom, who is pro illegal alien amnesty... was going on about how we were a Nation of Immigrants...
I said... 'well... I'm not one. You're not one. Your parents were not... and Dad's side was here since before the revolution, so how far do we have to go back??? I mean... I don't see the Eng's ruling England...'
She was silent after that...
Posted by: BB Wolf at March 01, 2015 11:25 PM (qh617)
They went from Jefferson Airplane to Jefferson Starship to just plain Starship. Did they get their Jefferson back?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 01, 2015 11:25 PM (W5DcG)
We are all descended from slaves, just a question of how far back.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 11:20 PM (ZPrif)
No no no, slavery was only practiced in the United States and its only victims were African-Americans.
Posted by: cm9000 at March 01, 2015 11:25 PM (8zCR+)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 11:26 PM (ZPrif)
Crowd was complaining that they could not hear vocals... yelling at the band... who could not seem to understand what was going on....
Lead Guitarist was a good guitarist... but horrible musician....
Shouldn't the guy at the mixing board be sorting that one out? He's the one in the proper position to hear the balance.
Posted by: Splunge at March 01, 2015 11:26 PM (qyomX)
Maybe it's not "slavery" slavery when the Commies force you to do it. Ya know, for the good of the collective and all.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 01, 2015 11:27 PM (o90mc)
Anyone have any suggestions? Much appreciated.
Posted by: MTF at March 01, 2015 11:27 PM (FCsIb)
Posted by: cm9000 at March 01, 2015 11:25 PM (8zCR+)
Word.
Let's focus in on that...
Posted by: Indian Tribes that held slaves at March 01, 2015 11:27 PM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 11:27 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Splunge at March 01, 2015 11:26 PM (qyomX)
Should have.... but as old as they were, he was probably deaf... soo....
Posted by: BB Wolf at March 01, 2015 11:29 PM (qh617)
The only tv series i watch is Castle. They are in season 6. You might have some catching up to do.
Posted by: tbodie at March 01, 2015 11:29 PM (tHAoL)
*extra prayers*
Posted by: Mindy in the stylish tinfoil chapeau at March 01, 2015 11:29 PM (wVjT/)
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The Eagles Desperado album was actually a story album, if you chose to listen. Most of Pink Floyd's work were stories.
Posted by: Old Blue at March 01, 2015 11:29 PM (AxABj)
Posted by: Costanza Defense
Tribe? Tribe? What's this 'tribe' shit?
Posted by: Pax Romana at March 01, 2015 11:30 PM (EwP4K)
Be like if we started enslaving Canadians and a 1,000 years from now people talked about how their granddaddy was born into Canadianry, but they were a Free Canadian, owned by no man!
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 11:30 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: MTF at March 01, 2015 11:27 PM (FCsIb)<<<
Kinda partial to a little show on FX called Justified.
Posted by: Art Mullen's Marshal stiffy at March 01, 2015 11:31 PM (OVx7B)
One of the worst concerts I've ever been to....
...
Lead Guitarist was a good guitarist... but horrible musician....
Posted by: BB Wolf at March 01, 2015 11:22 PM (qh617)
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Were Slick, Balin and Kantner all there? Love those guys. Would be interesting to know they are still hippy dippy liberals, or if they matured as per Winston Churchill.
Posted by: transgendered quokka at March 01, 2015 11:31 PM (XrHO0)
So, my passenger side window decided it was too cold out and dropped its ass into the door.
Fixed it with no bloody knuckles this time.
Yay me!
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 01, 2015 11:32 PM (HKu0W)
Happy to hear no major damage
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 01, 2015 11:32 PM (4ka5+)
Posted by: MTF at March 01, 2015 11:27 PM (FCsIb)
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How about "Touched by an Angel" reruns?
Posted by: Mindy in the stylish tinfoil chapeau at March 01, 2015 11:32 PM (wVjT/)
Posted by: MTF at March 01, 2015 11:27 PM (FCsIb)
Americans.
Vikings.
Sons of Liberty (not sure if that is already over or it was just 3 or 4 episodes.
If you haven't seen it I loved Jericho.
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 01, 2015 11:34 PM (HKu0W)
Posted by: Old Blue at March 01, 2015
Tull
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 01, 2015 11:34 PM (4ka5+)
Fixed it with no bloody knuckles this time.
Yay me!
Posted by: RWC
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Sounds like the glass has come detached from the regulator. I've had that happen before.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2015 11:34 PM (F2IAQ)
Posted by: AltonJackson at March 01, 2015 11:36 PM (4gN5w)
Posted by: AltonJackson at March 01, 2015 11:36 PM (4gN5w)
Posted by: pookysgirl sometimes hates touchscreens at March 01, 2015 11:37 PM (iY9Xa)
Well, "Better call Saul" is just getting fired up. Violence is minimal so far. I've heard "The Americans" is good but I've never watched. Same for "Blue Bloods."
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 01, 2015 11:37 PM (o90mc)
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at March 01, 2015 11:37 PM (rldyO)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 01, 2015 11:37 PM (4ka5+)
Posted by: tbodie at March 01, 2015 11:37 PM (tHAoL)
Posted by: Mindy in the stylish tinfoil chapeau at March 01, 2015 11:38 PM (wVjT/)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 01, 2015 11:38 PM (o90mc)
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 01, 2015 11:34 PM (HKu0W)<<<
Not 100% sure either, but thought it was just that 3-4 episode run.
Turn (now Turn: Washington's Spies) has it's second season start up in April.
Posted by: Art Mullen's Marshal stiffy at March 01, 2015 11:39 PM (OVx7B)
Both started in 2012.
Huge fan of Truth Revolt, which launched in 2013.
Truth Revolt does the best short vids.
I subscribe to their rss, twitter, and youtube feeds.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 11:40 PM (ZPrif)
Anyone have any suggestions? Much appreciated.
Posted by: MTF
Longmire (A and E)- Montana sheriff. Starring some aussie guy. Pretty tame, but ok.
Life (online, NBC) - LA Detective. Starring the Irish gent who played Capt. Winters in Band of Brothers. Only 2 seasons, thought the last few episodes aren't worth watching.
Dead Like Me - (online, pay channels ) Comedy. Young gal meets a untimely demise only to be enlisted into a group of 'others' who help the newly dead move on. Very cheeky but fun.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2015 11:40 PM (EwP4K)
Posted by: Old Blue at March 01, 2015 11:41 PM (AxABj)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2015 11:41 PM (EwP4K)
Sounds like the glass has come detached from the regulator. I've had that happen before.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2015 11:34 PM (F2IAQ
Exactly what it was. Last time it happened I dug my hands into the door and left a lot of skin with it. This time I removed the door panel there was a circular hole where I could push the glass up.
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 01, 2015 11:42 PM (HKu0W)
>>>Life (online, NBC) - LA Detective. Starring the Irish gent who played Capt. Winters in Band of Brothers. Only 2 seasons, thought the last few episodes aren't worth watching
We've been watching last 2 weekends on Netflix. Pretty decent
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 01, 2015 11:42 PM (4ka5+)
Posted by: MTF at March 01, 2015 11:27 PM (FCsIb)
Gotham
Justified
Walking Dead
The Americans
Better Call Saul
Posted by: cm9000 at March 01, 2015 11:43 PM (8zCR+)
One site I go to is Drudge, but I have a terrible time with its refreshing so much. I get a short way through with reading the headlines and it starts to refresh, very frustrating.
Why do they do that?
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 01, 2015 11:44 PM (eLZyM)
Well Cuba went Commie, so, instant pass from left and media. In Brazil anyone with any drop of "white" blood in their past is considered ostensibly "white." Now, the fact that white Brazilians wall themselves off from the Mestizos, natives, and, Africans in nicer parts of town is non-withstanding.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 01, 2015 11:44 PM (o90mc)
Truth Revolt does the best short vids.
I subscribe to their rss, twitter, and youtube feeds.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 11:40 PM (ZPrif)
Is that Ben Shapiro's site?
Not 100% sure either, but thought it was just that 3-4 episode run.
Turn (now Turn: Washington's Spies) has it's second season start up in April.
Posted by: Art Mullen's Marshal stiffy at March 01, 2015 11:39 PM (OVx7B)
I have that on DVR. Haven't had time to watch it.
Looking forward to the Texas show coming up though.
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 01, 2015 11:44 PM (HKu0W)
Posted by: Misanthropic
Heh, cool. Just note that I did warn you about the last episodes.
They're obviously rushed and turned out very poorly.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2015 11:45 PM (EwP4K)
IJ Review - 2013
Truth Revolt - 2013
Free Beacon - 2012
Twitchy - 2012
Blaze - 2011
Daily Caller - 2010
Breitbart - 2007
Hot Air- 2006
PJ Media - 2004
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 11:45 PM (ZPrif)
Oh, brother. Good luck. Enjoy the pharmaceuticals.
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 01, 2015 11:45 PM (eLZyM)
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 01, 2015 11:45 PM (HKu0W)
Now Netflix. AE cancelled. And Wyoming. Decent watch.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 01, 2015 11:46 PM (o90mc)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI0Z68Yv5Ms
Posted by: rickl at March 01, 2015 11:46 PM (sdi6R)
Do yourself a favor and watch the first episode of The Americans.
Season three is moving along fine and I am a loyal viewer, but that premier episode was... well, you have to watch it.
I am hooked because of that episode.
Posted by: i like anchors at March 01, 2015 11:46 PM (6E2VN)
Pink Floyd's The Wall definitely was. The memories are dim, but I think ELO's Time was, too.
Posted by: t-bird at March 01, 2015 11:47 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Old Blue at March 01, 2015 11:47 PM (AxABj)
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 01, 2015 11:44 PM (HKu0W)<<<
Yeah, History did pretty well with Sons of Liberty and definitely with Vikings. Think it's gonna be another mini-series, but hope that Texas Rising is good too.
Posted by: Art Mullen's Marshal stiffy at March 01, 2015 11:48 PM (OVx7B)
Posted by: Old Blue at March 01, 2015 11:49 PM (AxABj)
Posted by: The Soros Net Neutrality Foundation at March 01, 2015 11:49 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2015 10:34 PM (DXzRD)
Another group that wasn't able to vote, colonists.
Thus, war.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at March 01, 2015 11:49 PM (+Fae7)
They're obviously rushed and turned out very poorly.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2015 11:45 PM (EwP4K)
We're about halfway thru 2nd season, noticing little things not adding up. So thanks weft
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 01, 2015 11:50 PM (4ka5+)
Posted by: Old Blue at March 01, 2015 11:50 PM (AxABj)
http://www.truthrevolt.org/
Yeah, Ben Shapiro is the Editor in Chief there.
I mostly go there for their vids by:
Andrew Klavan
Bill Whittle
Ben Shaprio
TruthRevolt makes great short YouTube vids that are easy to share and watch. Just a few minutes. Good production values, funny, make a point. Get in, get out, make a point, tell a joke, done.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 11:50 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Old Blue at March 01, 2015 11:47 PM (AxABj)
Yes, they were two Boeing-built satellites for two different customers.
Posted by: rickl at March 01, 2015 11:51 PM (sdi6R)
Too much Keri Russel and Annet Mehydru ass shots for my taste
Kidding...kidding...I kid.
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 01, 2015 11:51 PM (HKu0W)
Mine is "Wild Thing" by the Troggs. Surprising. I always thought it was "Summer in the City" by Lovin' Spoonful.
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 11:51 PM (elbY7)
Andrew Klavan: Good News, Beheaded Christians: http://youtu.be/wLgOH-cS8SU via @YouTube
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 11:52 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: DC in River City at March 01, 2015 11:53 PM (e+1S5)
Posted by: transgendered quokka at March 01, 2015 11:53 PM (3F6F8)
ISIS attempts to kidnap young Christian girl but she instead KILLS FIVE terrorists with a machine gun!!
http://bit.ly/1Dt8dxe
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 01, 2015 11:54 PM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 11:45 PM (ZPrif)
Don't think PJ was around in 2004.
Posted by: cm9000 at March 01, 2015 11:55 PM (8zCR+)
Yeah, History did pretty well with Sons of Liberty and definitely with Vikings. Think it's gonna be another mini-series, but hope that Texas Rising is good too.
Posted by: Art Mullen's Marshal stiffy at March 01, 2015 11:48 PM (OVx7B
Stupid fact I learned while telling the SO I'm watching Vikings. Supposedly Ragnar was a hot shit male model.
Wasn't gonna tell her that Lagertha is the new super duper hotness.
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 01, 2015 11:55 PM (HKu0W)
Survivor Man - Les Bear; Canadian. The least scripted amongst them all.
Bush Tucker Man - Late 80's Aussie show. Les Hiddins. Very well produced but cool. Worst music in the world.
Ray Mears' World of Survival - Late 90's BBC show. Very produced and well shot.
Dual Survival - Cody Lundeen and guest; US cable show. Scripted reality show but fun.
Man Vs. Wild - Bear Grylls. US cable show. Scripted and overly produced, but the chicks dig him.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2015 11:55 PM (EwP4K)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 11:45 PM (ZPrif)
Don't think PJ was around in 2004.
Posted by: cm9000 at March 01, 2015 11:55 PM (8zCR+)
They used to go by the name "Pajamas Media" but changed to "PJ Media" to seem more serious.
Posted by: The Pajama Hat (no cocoa) at March 01, 2015 11:56 PM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill
Cripes. Yes. Wyoming.
Derp on my part.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2015 11:56 PM (EwP4K)
TV shows on Netflix
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 01, 2015 11:56 PM (4ka5+)
Don't think PJ was around in 2004.
Posted by: cm9000 at March 01, 2015 11:55 PM (8zCR
I don't know. It seems like that was the starting year. That was around the time bicycle boy went loony wasn't it?
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 01, 2015 11:57 PM (HKu0W)
Man Vs. Wild - Bear Grylls. US cable show. Scripted and overly produced, but the chicks dig him.
He's a tool per the mh girls.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 01, 2015 11:58 PM (4ka5+)
Posted by: MTF at March 01, 2015 11:58 PM (FCsIb)
Klavan uses more humor. Whittle is more serious and dramatic.
Klavan, Whittle, and Shapiro each usually do one 3-5 minute video a week for TruthRevolt.
BRASS TACKS ON IMMIGRATION: http://youtu.be/WUdVA2fmUz8 via @YouTube
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 11:59 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 01, 2015 11:59 PM (o90mc)
She was silent after that...
Posted by: BB Wolf at March 01, 2015 11:25 PM (qh617)
Fine, but my ancestors came here legally, following all the rules. And they didn't come here to sign up for EBT cards and rent subsidies.
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 02, 2015 12:00 AM (eLZyM)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 02, 2015 12:01 AM (o90mc)
Posted by: rickl at March 02, 2015 12:02 AM (sdi6R)
Suppose they have to make room for fucking hamburgers madeby wall burgers. More Jenny loves Mark because he drip dries her mommy parts or something.
A&E has gone downhill a lot of years ago
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 02, 2015 12:02 AM (4ka5+)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian
HAH! No accounting for taste, I guess.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 02, 2015 12:03 AM (EwP4K)
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 01, 2015 11:55 PM (HKu0W)<<<
Oh yeah. Katheryn Winnick is smokin' hot, be it as a bad ass shield maiden, or cleaned up in real life.
So just tell her you're watching Earl Ingstad.
Posted by: Art Mullen's Marshal stiffy at March 02, 2015 12:04 AM (OVx7B)
Mine is "Wild Thing" by the Troggs. Surprising. I always thought it was "Summer in the City" by Lovin' Spoonful.
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 01, 2015 11:51 PM (elbY7)
Neat site. How awesome is mine: http://youtu.be/uY3vgBzgYn4 ? A song on a Memphis label (Stax) is #1 the day I was born in Memphis.
Posted by: Country Singer at March 02, 2015 12:05 AM (nL0sw)
Grylls was never really "alone." He had a film crew, well provisioned, at all times. When he'd skin a snake and use it as a water bag to store his own urine which he would later drink..........all kinda BS.
I like "Survivorman." Just him out alone. Unless there is some chicanery there I'm not aware of.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 02, 2015 12:06 AM (o90mc)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PJ_Media
Seems to be accurate. Interesting how it seems to have been overtaken by many newer entrants.
At this stage, PJMedia's big draw is InstaPundit.
I expect more consolidation in conservative media in coming years. Salem Media bought a bunch last year.
Salem Media now has:
Twitchy
RedState
Townhall
HotAir
BearingArms
HumanEvents
So many sites are going after the same readers on the Right, not sure there's enough web advertising revenue to go around. That's why DailyCaller is a script engine machine crusher, trying to grab every last fraction of a penny.
Some sites have wealthy benefactors behind them. The ones that don't, I think we'll see consolidation in the next couple years.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 02, 2015 12:07 AM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian
HAH! No accounting for taste, I guess
There taste in men is better than some guy who has a team surrounding him making sure he doesn't die. Letting him drink piss not a good deal
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 02, 2015 12:07 AM (4ka5+)
In fairness, Cuba was under the control of Spain at the time, so it's legitimate for Cuba to get a skip.
Not that I would give one in debating a lefty, who doubtless wouldn't know that. Besides which, we were under the control of Britain when slavery was introduced, so by the same reasoning we should get a skip, which God knows we don't.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 02, 2015 12:08 AM (oKE6c)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 02, 2015 12:08 AM (elbY7)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill
Wefty = "Man Vs. Wild - Bear Grylls. US cable show. Scripted and overly produced,"
Isn't that what I wrote?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 02, 2015 12:09 AM (EwP4K)
Posted by: Catullus at March 02, 2015 12:09 AM (t//F+)
"
And "Honey Boo-Boo." I hate to be the one to break that to you, but, yeah.
Thinking again about Netty.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 02, 2015 12:10 AM (o90mc)
Jeebus, I hope there were also copious amounts of booze involved to go along with this:
http://youtu.be/pTQiT58AbE0
Posted by: Country Singer at March 02, 2015 12:11 AM (nL0sw)
If Repubs win in 2016, the anger will subside, and probably a good bit of the money, too.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 02, 2015 12:11 AM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 01, 2015 11:44 PM (o90mc)
I don't know how true it is, but someone from Brazil said that in Brazil, if you are rich you are considered white no matter what your racial background. He said that people who obviously look like they have African blood are considered white if they are rich. I don't know if that's true.
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 02, 2015 12:13 AM (eLZyM)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 02, 2015 12:06 AM (o90mc)
Just because you agree with the MH girls don't expect to be taking them out Ricky
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 02, 2015 12:13 AM (4ka5+)
Posted by: cm9000 at March 02, 2015 12:13 AM (8zCR+)
ISIS attempts to kidnap young Christian girl but she instead KILLS FIVE terrorists with a machine gun!!
http://bit.ly/1Dt8dxe
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 01, 2015 11:54 PM (0Ew3K)
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Indeed. I guess she never heard about the Crusades. In Luke 22:36 Jesus instructs the disciples to carry swords. There is nothing unbiblical about self defense against animals like ISIS.
Posted by: transgendered quokka at March 02, 2015 12:15 AM (cIoI4)
Posted by: ginaswo at March 02, 2015 12:15 AM (2EgyQ)
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 12:16 AM (9GG/0)
Posted by: nerdygirl
I think there is some kind of horrible racialist test applied.
It's called the Ass-check pyramid.
THANK YOU!
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 02, 2015 12:16 AM (EwP4K)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 02, 2015 12:17 AM (4ka5+)
PJ Media - 2004
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 01, 2015 11:45 PM (ZPrif)
Don't think PJ was around in 2004.
Posted by: cm9000 at March 01, 2015 11:55 PM (8zCR+)
They used to go by the name "Pajamas Media" but changed to "PJ Media" to seem more serious.
Posted by: The Pajama Hat (no cocoa) at March 01, 2015 11:56 PM (0Ew3K)
Actually, they started as Pajamas Media, then got some venture funding and changed to "Open Source Media", which had everyone going, "who?!?" They gobbled up a bunch of righty/libertarian blogs (e.g. instapundit, belmont club, vodkapundit), but had to change back to pajamas media because their vc liked the prestige....but really wanted the eyeballs.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 12:18 AM (T1005)
All the aural stuff about an album, the songs going together, fades and segues, concept, comes from when 78's came in an actual album, one (longish) song to a side, before the 45 single changed music forever (just like every tech change did). I have a few of those album collections, and, can't believe I'm saying this, wish I had more. The musical part of the art of the album was pretty well established before the 33 LP hit the market. Very little heavy metal, though.
The big selling point of CD's was their supposed permanence. How the aficianados mocked us old vinyl owners, with our huge shelves in the shadows, and our cleaning solutions and brushes. Now to to any site that discusses repair to CD players and taste the sweet sweet bitterness there. Your typical player does not last as long as a vinyl platter did. Joke's on us.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 02, 2015 12:18 AM (xq1UY)
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 12:18 AM (9GG/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN7lyaCBzT8&feature=em-lbcastemail
Posted by: rickl at March 02, 2015 12:19 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Old Blue at March 02, 2015 12:19 AM (AxABj)
Don't think PJ was around in 2004.
Posted by: cm9000 at March 01, 2015 11:55 PM (8zCR
I don't know. It seems like that was the starting year. That was around the time bicycle boy went loony wasn't it?
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 01, 2015 11:57 PM (HKu0W)
Bike boy was a cofounder. He went loony and pulled out of PJM in 2007.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 12:19 AM (T1005)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2015 11:55 PM
Dude, you haven't seen a survival man unless you've seen The Master...
Russell Coight.
http://youtu.be/acCSewvQH0k
Posted by: otho at March 02, 2015 12:19 AM (tBSrv)
Oh, I make no presumptions, Mr. Humanitarian. My internet intentions are strictly pure and innocent. I'm a good boy.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 02, 2015 12:19 AM (o90mc)
just got a lot of work to do
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 12:18 AM (9GG/0)
Procrastination?,
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 02, 2015 12:21 AM (4ka5+)
Posted by: Noam Sayen at March 02, 2015 12:22 AM (HFSaY)
swords. There is nothing unbiblical about self defense against animals
like ISIS.
Posted by: transgendered quokka at March 02, 2015 12:15 AM (cIoI4)
A thousand times this. I don't think Jesus would have any problem with wiping out Islamic State.
Posted by: cm9000 at March 02, 2015 12:23 AM (8zCR+)
Kinda sorta, yes. But, I was responding to a different post, not yours. No, you're right, he was a bit of a fraud.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 02, 2015 12:23 AM (o90mc)
Oh, I make no presumptions, Mr. Humanitarian. My internet intentions are strictly pure and innocent. I'm a good boy.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 02, 2015 12:19 AM (o90mc)
I know they could use a guy like youPosted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 02, 2015 12:23 AM (4ka5+)
CNS News - 1998
NewsMax - 1998
WorldNetDaily - 1997
Free Republic - 1997
FoxNews - 1996
Weekly Standard - 1995
TownHall - 1995
Drudge - 1995
Clinton Era produced Druge and FoxNews. FoxNews power is amazing and still growin. Drudge's influence seems to be waning a bit in the Twitter age. Amazing what he built, though.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 02, 2015 12:25 AM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Old Blue at March 02, 2015 12:25 AM (AxABj)
Put it together with a tube amp and some nice speakers, maybe an equalizer just to make up for the difference in listening venues.
I hate moving my vinyl record collection, which likely explains why I am still here in the same house for 40 plus years.
I have 78s and an old Victrola for those as well. I have about 300 pounds of 78rpm records.
Posted by: navybrat at March 02, 2015 12:25 AM (JgC5a)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 02, 2015 12:26 AM (4ka5+)
Clinton Era saw a good bit of alt-Right media start-ups, too:
CNS News - 1998
NewsMax - 1998
WorldNetDaily - 1997
Free Republic - 1997
FoxNews - 1996
Weekly Standard - 1995
TownHall - 1995
Drudge - 1995
Clinton Era produced Druge and FoxNews. FoxNews power is amazing and
still growin. Drudge's influence seems to be waning a bit in the
Twitter age. Amazing what he built, though.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 02, 2015 12:25 AM (ZPrif)
Don't forget that much of what "Drudge built" was actually assembled by another, PBUH.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 12:27 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 02, 2015 12:28 AM (o90mc)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 02, 2015 12:18 AM (xq1UY)
What's a "CD"?
*downloads song on iTunes*
Posted by: Millennial at March 02, 2015 12:29 AM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: Old Blue at March 02, 2015 12:29 AM (AxABj)
Posted by: Noam Sayen at March 02, 2015 12:22 AM (HFSaY)
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And they had no civil war over this issue, same as England. Only us. I used to think Doug Wilson was a racist, but no more. We should have tried to find a way to abolition that wouldn't have had these lasting, debilitating consequences, such as enabling cockroaches like Al Sharpton.
Posted by: transgendered quokka at March 02, 2015 12:30 AM (cIoI4)
Posted by: Old Blue
I'm not a rocket scientists nor have I stayed at a Holiday Inn recently, but it seems like, despite the recent disaster, that Scaled Composites has mapped out a viable concept, at least for manned flights in terms of a high altitude plane that goes ballistic.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 02, 2015 12:31 AM (EwP4K)
Here's a vid of Breitbart and Drudge together in 1997
Charles C. Johnson @ChuckCJohnson 43m
REVEALED: Earliest Known VIDEO of Matt Drudge & Andrew Breitbart http://bit.ly/1EEfoXL
It's a C-SPAN clip. Awesome part is smug prog Michael Kinsley telling Drudge that he hoped he was enjoying his 15 minutes of fame.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 02, 2015 12:32 AM (ZPrif)
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 12:33 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Country Singer at March 02, 2015 12:35 AM (nL0sw)
It was Breitbart.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 02, 2015 12:38 AM (xq1UY)
Kinsley was a big-time prog at the time, the lib on Crossfire, and had got big money from Microsoft to launch Slate.
Meanwhile Drudge, a nobody, had started a newsletter from his apartment in 1995.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 02, 2015 12:38 AM (ZPrif)
Anyone have any suggestions? Much appreciated.
Gingy and I watch Sleepy Hollow, Elementary and Grimm. Surprisingly, Grimm on NBC does the best job of being pure entertainment. Every 15 episodes or so the writers of Elementary remember that they are left wing hacks and Sherlock winds up saying some stupid Proggy shit. Sleepy Hollow is a real interesting mix of history and the supernatural, lots of fun, although the fact that the main character, Icanod Craine (who died in the Revolution and came back to life in modern times) was everywhere in colonial times is annoying ( he cracked the Liberty Bell, he helped Jefferson write the DoI, etc.. I call him Icabod Gump).
Posted by: Weirddave at March 02, 2015 12:39 AM (WvS3w)
Posted by: Country Singer at March 02, 2015 12:35 AM (nL0sw)
He will live in history for the Kinsleyan gaffe.
Posted by: cm9000 at March 02, 2015 12:41 AM (8zCR+)
Posted by: rickl at March 02, 2015 12:42 AM (sdi6R)
REVEALED: Earliest Known VIDEO of Matt Drudge & Andrew Breitbart http://bit.ly/1EEfoXL
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 02, 2015 12:43 AM (ZPrif)
And then there was "you've got mail!!" Although by 1997 they should have changed it to "you've got spam!!"
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 02, 2015 12:45 AM (elbY7)
Telling the South they had to give up their slaves would be like telling farmers of today they have to give up their tractors and combines.
They'd laugh at you.
Too many people don't realize how much the anti-slavery movement owed to the advent of steam power and electricity.
Without them we would still have some sort of slavery (and we do of sorts; the long hour low wage worker) to provide the excess energy needed to support a "civilized" society.
Slaves were/are necessary for any tribe to raise itself above the level of subsistence. It's work divided by worker equation. The fewer workers, the less work that can be done.
We've achieved a freedom from that human side of that equation by harnessing fossil fuels.
One of the first things that will happen if society falls will be the resurgence of human and animal slavery.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at March 02, 2015 12:46 AM (zRby/)
Just give the job to archangel Michael.
Posted by: navybrat at March 02, 2015 12:46 AM (JgC5a)
Oh, I make no presumptions, Mr. Humanitarian. My internet intentions are strictly pure and innocent. I'm a good boy.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 02, 2015 12:19 AM (o90mc)
I know they could use a guy like you Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, looking for Billy The Mountain at March 02, 2015 12:23 AM (4ka5+)
They sure could....... for target practice.
Posted by: pookysgirl is officially a klutz at March 02, 2015 12:47 AM (dCUzJ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 02, 2015 12:47 AM (ZbCKc)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at March 02, 2015 12:47 AM (zRby/)
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at March 02, 2015 12:51 AM (w07g5)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2015 12:52 AM (F2IAQ)
According to Hugh Thomas' definitive volume on the subject, "The Slave
Trade", only 5% of Africans sent to the New World as slaves wound up in
the US. More than 80% went to Brazil, the rest to the Caribbean.
Posted by: Noam Sayen at March 02, 2015 12:22 AM (HFSaY)
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And they had no civil war over this issue, same as England. Only us.
I used to think Doug Wilson was a racist, but no more. We should have
tried to find a way to abolition that wouldn't have had these lasting,
debilitating consequences, such as enabling cockroaches like Al
Sharpton.
Posted by: transgendered quokka at March 02, 2015 12:30 AM (cIoI4)
While traveling around the low country last Spring, there were some exhibits that put forth an interesting point of view.
When what became the US was colonized, slaves (and indentured servants) were everywhere in the 13 colonies. This wasn't necessarily popular, but there were serious concerns that every previous mass emancipation in history had shortly thereafter led to an uprising of the ex-slaves and general mayhem. So something new was tried.
One-by-one, northern states abolished slavery -- but instead of emancipating the slaves, they shipped 'em south and west. This allowed northern slaveholders to receive ready cash, while conveniently moving the potential uprisings a comfortable distance away. This "Second Middle Passage" became a huge internal migration in the nascent US.
Of course, in the aftermath of the Civil War, there was no major ex-slave uprising -- the Union Army having preemptively thrashed those who might have been harmed by such an uprising.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 12:53 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Old Blue at March 02, 2015 12:54 AM (AxABj)
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Well..., actually it does..., just not for the right reason.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2015 12:55 AM (F2IAQ)
Advantage was taken by black and white and much hard feelings were sowed.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at March 02, 2015 12:56 AM (zRby/)
Posted by: Butch at March 02, 2015 12:56 AM (HLx1C)
Daily sites: AoSHQ, Insty, Drudge, Power line, Gateway Pundit (when I
want to rage) and Hot Air. I wish Morrisey would go back solo or to
Powerline.
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at March 02, 2015 12:51 AM (w07g5)
Drudge and here are the only places I see daily.
Posted by: cm9000 at March 02, 2015 12:57 AM (8zCR+)
And then there was "you've got mail!!" Although by 1997 they should have changed it to "you've got spam!!"
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 02, 2015 12:45 AM (elbY7)
Cripes, I remember the 3.5" diskettes that they stuffed into everything.
Then I remember re-purposing those diskettes to use for backups.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at March 02, 2015 12:58 AM (+Fae7)
I had to be ordered to "chat" with others. Seemed like a real time-waster.
The terminal weighed a lot, about the same as a contemporary portable TV.
It hung from a sort of trolley pantagraph from the ceiling, to save desk space.
The whole arrangement had a strong Number Six whiff about it, including a light that was on when the system was up. Now of course, they really do watch you.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 02, 2015 12:58 AM (xq1UY)
Drudge to see what travesty is being wreaked upon the country today.
And Ace for a reality check.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at March 02, 2015 12:58 AM (zRby/)
I love House of Cards and Orange is the New Black on Netflix but they have some stuff that's not so wholesome. Shall we say.
Posted by: keena at March 02, 2015 12:59 AM (RiTnx)
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at March 02, 2015 12:59 AM (w07g5)
Oh no no noes. Now where will I go to lose money, scarf hot wings, and ogle buxom women in thick suntan tights for hours on end?!?!? ;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 02, 2015 01:00 AM (elbY7)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2015 12:52 AM (F2IAQ)
*****
Hell, my addy is still @mindspring.com. Remember them?
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at March 02, 2015 01:00 AM (xrURQ)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 02, 2015 01:01 AM (elbY7)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at March 02, 2015 01:01 AM (zRby/)
And then there was "you've got mail!!" Although by 1997 they should have changed it to "you've got spam!!"
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 02, 2015 12:45 AM (elbY7)
We called them coasters. Another friend of mine used to toss them in a microwave and watch them spark up.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2015 01:02 AM (FMbng)
Posted by: pookysgirl sometimes hates touchscreens
Sorry to hear that pookysgirl. Just be glad it wasn't any worse.
My wife took a fall here tonight walking the dog. She's got a herniated disc and arthritis that both sometimes flare up, didn't need that. Tomorrow will tell how sore she's going to be and if it aggravated anything.
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 01:02 AM (o/90i)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2015 12:52 AM (F2IAQ)
I have one that, the last I looked, was still using a CompuServe email address. It's been a few years since I've emailed him, though (just communicate via FB, nowadays).
Posted by: Country Singer at March 02, 2015 01:02 AM (nL0sw)
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at March 02, 2015 01:04 AM (w07g5)
And then, (zomg!!1!!!) chat rooms.
Instant messaging
Then advertising. and it all went to hell from there.
We never did get our ad free TV.
One of the reasons I gave up cable is that I decided I didn't want to pay an atrocious amount of money to see ads 30% of the time. (and in some venues 95% or more of the time)
Even on the Premium channels they were making inroads FFS.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at March 02, 2015 01:05 AM (zRby/)
Posted by: Fox2! at March 02, 2015 01:06 AM (brIR5)
What's spooky is that it's all supposedly still out there. I used to especially enjoy rec.gambling.poker.
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 02, 2015 01:06 AM (elbY7)
There was a certain tonal quality about vinyl that digital can't seem to
recreate. I had all my rock albums like Sticky Fingers and Blind Faith,
etc. I also had the Victory at Sea albums, Rogers and Hammerstein,
Pavarotti type albums. There was a richness that I can't describe, but
it was there. The feel of the album, the way you always handled it by
the edges, being finicky about the stylus that you purchased for your
turntable. The sound system was your ticket to nirvana. You saved, you
scrimped to buy the best amplifier, speakers, turntable and stylus. You
worked hard to hear the lowest lows and the highest highs. You wanted
the cello to tug your heartstrings, or to hear Eric Clapton flatten his
pick to bring out that metallic ping to his guitar solo. That was when
music could bring you to tears. Tell me anything written or played today
that could make you cry. Beyonce sure isn't going to do it.
Posted by: Old Blue at March 02, 2015 12:54 AM (AxABj)
There are a number of factors involved.....some "righteous" and some "bogus".
On the "righteous" side of things, there's the fact that most of what we regard as music isn't just about vibrating strings in air -- it's the sound when metal strings are plucked, strummed, muted, hammered-on, slid, or dug-into.....on a wooden instrument with certain resonances.....converted into electrical impulses by various transducers which can be "hot", "dry", "sweet", "fat", or a myriad of other qualities.....modified by on-board electronics.....sent to an amplifier and modified further....played in air (or run through a board) with further modification....recorded on tape....subjected to further equalization and further processing and mixed....and played through speakers with their own resonances.
The thing is, the finished product was monitored at the END of all these shenanigans -- so all the analog resonances and filters and equalization and processes were effectively part of the instrument being played.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 01:06 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Fox2! at March 02, 2015 01:06 AM (brIR5)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at March 02, 2015 01:07 AM (zRby/)
California imports foreign guest workers to process unemployment claims
http://tinyurl.com/mpx8oat
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 02, 2015 01:09 AM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: Old Blue at March 02, 2015 12:54 AM (AxABj)
Nothing Else Matters by Apocalyptica. I've always liked the original Metallica version, but the Apocalyptica cellos turn it into a beautiful yet haunting melody.
I play Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings when someone close to me dies. It's cathartic. But it's sort of cheating to put that song in the "makes you cry" category, since it had been voted "the saddest song of all time" by many music listener polls.
Posted by: pookysgirl is officially a klutz at March 02, 2015 01:09 AM (dCUzJ)
Ten drams makes one drama.
Posted by: Stuff I saw on the internet at March 01, 2015 10:08 PM (JdEZJ)
And two pints makes one cavort.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2015 01:09 AM (HCEgT)
Posted by: rickl at March 02, 2015 01:10 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: cm9000 at March 02, 2015 01:11 AM (8zCR+)
Posted by: cm9000 at March 02, 2015 01:11 AM (8zCR+)
******
Go to YouTube and search "Dreamgirls Beyonce Listen". She is very talented, but chooses to throw that away for the shock shit.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at March 02, 2015 01:14 AM (xrURQ)
I'm going to weigh in on the Beyonce isn't a great talent side. I
couldn't name or recognize any of her music if my life depended on it.
Posted by: cm9000 at March 02, 2015 01:11 AM (8zCR+)
I think she had a "put a ring on it" song that Pomplamoose did a lovely cover of -- http://tinyurl.com/kutqz7w
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 01:14 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 02, 2015 01:15 AM (xq1UY)
How quickly will they get volunteers from these "new citizens" to become part of their "Police Force"?
With no jobs at even low pay the government and businesses will have literally and army of volunteers to do their bidding.
We won't have local police doing the no knock raids to confiscate weapons they will have dozens of Spanish speaking illiterate expendable thugs to do it for them. With little to no feelings of "fellow countrymen" to get in their way mentally.
Then all the expectation of preference cascades and fellow Americans won't turn on each other will go out the window.
Think someone higher up hasn't thought of this?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at March 02, 2015 01:15 AM (zRby/)
restaurant, stepped hard on the broken leg, and in enough pain that
they're doping me pretty heavily. Waiting on x-ray results, hoping I
haven't taken a giant step backward or need surgery again. Not a good
sign when I've started to recognize the ER staff......
Posted by: pookysgirl sometimes hates touchscreens at March 01, 2015 10:19 PM (iY9Xa)
Damn! Pooky had better get down to the Ultra-Love shop and buy some restraints for you. For your own safety.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2015 01:15 AM (HCEgT)
The only song I know of, of Beyonce's, is "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," and THAT'S only because the video is full of women in leotards and tights.
She knows what I like to look at, but not what I want to hear.
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 02, 2015 01:15 AM (elbY7)
I play Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings when someone close to me dies. It's cathartic. But it's sort of cheating to put that song in the "makes you cry" category, since it had been voted "the saddest song of all time" by many music listener polls.
Posted by: pookysgirl is officially a klutz at March 02, 2015 01:09 AM (dCUzJ)
I just saw Apocalyptica last month.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2015 01:15 AM (FMbng)
Posted by: Old Blue at March 02, 2015 01:16 AM (AxABj)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2015 01:17 AM (F2IAQ)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at March 02, 2015 12:58 AM (+Fae7)
I always made boot disks for various games out of them. Remember when you had to do that?
Posted by: Cato at March 02, 2015 01:17 AM (J+mig)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2015 01:18 AM (F2IAQ)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at March 02, 2015 01:19 AM (zRby/)
Of course, if he did it, that might kill it.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 02, 2015 01:20 AM (ZPrif)
Vikings.
Sons of Liberty (not sure if that is already over or it was just 3 or 4 episodes.
If you haven't seen it I loved Jericho.
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 01, 2015 11:34 PM
Other than I haven't seen the Vikings, I'd say we have the same taste. There's a new one, 2 Russian spies have a son who just joined the CIA, can't recall the name, that's pretty good so far.
Jericho had an interesting premise but it was the absurdities/bloopers that kept us watching. We used to watch Carnivale, weird show...any other Morons watch that?
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 01:20 AM (o/90i)
Posted by: Cato at March 02, 2015 01:17 AM (J+mig)
"Boot disks."
That's a phrase I have neither heard nor thought about in a long, long time.
Posted by: Country Singer at March 02, 2015 01:20 AM (nL0sw)
Think about that for a second.
Posted by: Bitter
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Bwahahahahahahah
Think about having to toggle in a machine code driver for the paper tape reader, which would in turn load the OS.
And...., get off my lawn.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2015 01:21 AM (F2IAQ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2015 01:15 AM (HCEgT)
He doesn't like leaving me home alone anymore, and I'm not allowed to be more than one foot away from my cell phone at all times. Thank goodness our Tricare hasn't been pulled from us.... yet.
Posted by: pookysgirl is officially a klutz at March 02, 2015 01:21 AM (dCUzJ)
The first thing they'd do would be to put widgets and banners all over the place.
Do away with the plain format. Put in a comment system.
And then start censoring what was put up as news.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at March 02, 2015 01:22 AM (zRby/)
Posted by: Farmer
Saw a few episodes recently. Less engaging than Deadwood but still interesting.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 02, 2015 01:22 AM (EwP4K)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2015 01:24 AM (F2IAQ)
Posted by: Bill Quick at March 02, 2015 01:24 AM (4WboX)
Posted by: Old Blue at March 02, 2015 12:54 AM (AxABj)
Tell me anything written or played today that could make you cry. Beyonce sure isn't going to do it.
Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Pink ... you can stand this much pain without crying? My ears bleed.
Posted by: Arbalest at March 02, 2015 01:24 AM (FlRtG)
Posted by: transgendered quokka at March 02, 2015 01:25 AM (XrHO0)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2015 01:15 AM (FMbng)
*sputters*
Awwww......
*pouts*
Posted by: pookysgirl is officially a klutz at March 02, 2015 01:27 AM (dCUzJ)
Really..., you guys have no idea what it was like before floppy disks drives became widespread.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2015 01:24 AM (F2IAQ)
First machine I programmed was an HP21114A the size of a fridge. It had a whompin' 16K of memory, and long-term storage was punched paper tape. Most of the time, it was timesharing Dartmouth BASIC across three dumb terminals, but in my second semester, we got to run assembler on the actual system.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 01:28 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Arbalest at March 02, 2015 01:24 AM (FlRtG)
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Amen. I'd add Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Iggy Azalea and Kanye West.
Posted by: transgendered quokka at March 02, 2015 01:29 AM (cIoI4)
Posted by: Old Blue at March 02, 2015 01:16 AM (AxABj)
I have a pretty clean original 1917 Victrola. I run that sucker around the holidays with some seriously ancient recordings. Yeah, its as primitive sounding as they do in the old movies. There is a certain charm to it. I have a real, real old recording of old lang syne from somewhere around ww1 era, and I swear its the recording I hear in the really old WW1 movies when it's Christmas/new years, and the poor bastards are huddled in the trenches listening to some victrola if they were lucky. Its erie when I play that. Especially now in the 2014-2017 period when I think its now 100 years ago that some muddy soldiers were huddled around listening to that recording.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2015 01:30 AM (FMbng)
Posted by: Old Blue at March 02, 2015 01:30 AM (AxABj)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2015 01:24 AM (F2IAQ)
First machine I programmed was an HP21114A the size of a fridge. It had a whompin' 16K of memory, and long-term storage was punched paper tape. Most of the time, it was timesharing Dartmouth BASIC across three dumb terminals, but in my second semester, we got to run assembler on the actual system.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 01:28 AM (T1005)
All of you...
OFF
MY
LAWN
Posted by: Charles Babbage at March 02, 2015 01:31 AM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 02, 2015 01:31 AM (elbY7)
Shine Down "Second Chance". Not the video. Just the full-length audio track.
Dude's voice is right there with Gary Puckett & the Union Gap....(did you know they outsold the Beatles in U.S. sales in 1968?)
And yeah....I'm of the opinion that videos have really screwed up a lot of music.
Music is supposed to make us feel things and see images in our own heads and hearts. When that's externally provided, the ability to move us, to stir us to see, to feel, to imagine...... is crippled, handicapped and stunted.
Likewise for the quality of the music. When those images are externally provided, we're not as attentive to the depth of the sound. We're not listening attentively, trying to soak up every minute nuance in the sound, in order to enrich our souls.
I'll confess, one of my favorite, once or twice a year indulgences, is to have a night to myself, open a bottle of Jim Beam, and spin up the music. I let it take me for a ride, until I can't stumble to press the buttons. And then, I'll sleep a sound night's sleep, and wake on the 'morrow, amazing refreshed, renewed and invigorated.
There are places that music takes you to, memories that only it unlocks, that define the depths of our humanity.
Fortunately, for me, a good friend owns one of the best vinyl stores in the Houston area.
And I've got a fine compliment of freshly tuned, vintage '70s "silver face" stereo components with which to play it.
The killer stereo in the garage gets a workout in the warmer months, when I can sit of an evening, burn a fine cigar or two, quaff a healthy measure of brown water, and let the tunage wash over me like a tide rising upon the shore.
What I really miss, is having the boat, sailing at hull-speed on a broad reach, with bold orchestral music pumping out of the speakers, out on the bay under a quartering moon.
One a.m. Ride of the Valkyries, at five knots, with the helm in one hand and a bottle of wine in the other, the sails trimmed to a neutral helm.
That's living, down the soles of my bare feet upon the gratework.
I do believe that I shall quest after a new boat. Why live near the saltwater, when you can live afloat?
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at March 02, 2015 01:32 AM (RzZOc)
Posted by: transgendered quokka at March 02, 2015 01:34 AM (cIoI4)
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 02, 2015 12:00 AM
A point these idiots defending illegal immigration forget when they prattle on about...but we're a nation of immigrants.
Mine were all legal, as were the ancestors of the vast majority of native-born Americans until recent years.
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 01:34 AM (o/90i)
ago that some muddy soldiers were huddled around listening to that
recording.
----
One hundred years ago, the Allied powers were invading Gallipoli.
Posted by: Old Blue at March 02, 2015 01:35 AM (AxABj)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 02, 2015 01:36 AM (EwP4K)
Posted by: cthulhu
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Just a few months back, BASIC celebrated it's 50th Anniversary. http://tinyurl.com/o2jqr6k
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2015 01:37 AM (F2IAQ)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Earlier this evening, I typed a bit of BASIC for a temperature logger, based on a Tandy Model 100 computer. Still going strong.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2015 01:38 AM (F2IAQ)
I need to go sailing with you sometime. I promise I will provide my own lifejacket, floaties, and LED clip-on beacon. (I can't swim.)
Posted by: pookysgirl is officially a klutz at March 02, 2015 01:39 AM (dCUzJ)
Drudge changed that, but it begs the question: what other stories, uncomfortable to the establishment, would have happened if the internet had been made thirty years earlier?
Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 02, 2015 01:40 AM (+4uXG)
Posted by: BourbonChicken
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Daly, rigging the Kennedy election.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2015 01:41 AM (F2IAQ)
There's a new one, 2 Russian spies have a son who just joined the CIA,
can't recall the name, that's pretty good so far.
Allegiance.
Posted by: cm9000 at March 02, 2015 01:43 AM (8zCR+)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 02, 2015 01:43 AM (+4uXG)
Long term it's key to build media that can survive the founder's death - like Breitbart has. Though Breitbart.com does seem to have slowed the pace last two years. The first year after his death I think they were still able to carry out ideas and plans he'd been hatching. The Breitbart Empire seems to be floundering a bit, especially the last year. They just seem stuck a bit. Not innovating. And breaking less news.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 02, 2015 01:44 AM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Old Blue at March 02, 2015 01:44 AM (AxABj)
Just a few months back, BASIC celebrated it's 50th Anniversary. http://tinyurl.com/o2jqr6k
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Earlier this evening, I typed a bit of BASIC for a temperature logger, based on a Tandy Model 100 computer. Still going strong.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2015 01:38 AM (F2IAQ)
Last I checked, VBASIC is what underpins the entire Microsoft Office Suite.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 01:45 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2015 01:45 AM (F2IAQ)
Posted by: transgendered quokka at March 02, 2015 01:45 AM (cIoI4)
Drudge changed that, but it begs the question: what other stories, uncomfortable to the establishment, would have happened if the internet had been made thirty years earlier?
Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 02, 2015 01:40 AM (+4uXG)
Which stories indeed...
Posted by: Mary Jo Kopechne at March 02, 2015 01:46 AM (0Ew3K)
I have a pretty clean original 1917 Victrola.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2015 01:30 AM (FMbng)
Wow. I always wanted one of those, ever since I was a little kid.
Posted by: rickl at March 02, 2015 01:47 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 01:06 AM
OK, I'll buy that. Maybe when I sober up tomorrow I'll understand it better.
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 01:48 AM (o/90i)
They weren't waiting for verification. They were prepared to sit on it forever until it could be applied in some useful way, such as trading it for a scandal that didn't directly smear the Clintonistas.
This had been going on since his days as Arkansas AG. Reporters who covered the Arkansas State House beat knew all kinds of stuff and some tried to tell the world during the '92 campaign. The electorate didn't listen and then acted shocked when Clinton turned out to be exactly the kind of person those who'd been tracking him for decades had said he was.
The same thing has been repeated endlessly in political reporting. Those who covered MA politics in the 50s knew exactly what kind of person JFK was when it came to extracurricular activities.
Posted by: Epobirs at March 02, 2015 01:48 AM (IdCqF)
Posted by: cm9000 at March 02, 2015 01:49 AM (8zCR+)
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 01:49 AM (T1005)
Friends may come and
Friends may go
And Friends may peter out
You know.
But We'll be Friends
Through thick and thin
Peter out
Or peter in.
Sweet dreams, Horde!
Posted by: Old Blue at March 02, 2015 01:49 AM (AxABj)
Not really. VBA was deprecated a few generations ago. Web standards are the preferred binding for development of new Office automation code now.
Posted by: Epobirs at March 02, 2015 01:50 AM (IdCqF)
Posted by: Epobirs at March 02, 2015 01:51 AM (IdCqF)
Just read at FB that in Vegas, the Hooters poker room has gone bust.
Oh no no noes. Now where will I go to lose money, scarf hot wings,
and ogle buxom women in thick suntan tights for hours on end?!?!? ;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at March 02, 2015 01:00 AM (elbY7)
Gone bust? Wasn't "bust" what they were all about?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2015 01:52 AM (HCEgT)
#532
Not really. VBA was deprecated a few generations ago. Web
standards are the preferred binding for development of new Office
automation code now.
Posted by: Epobirs at March 02, 2015 01:50 AM (IdCqF)
Ah, so you have now ascertained where I ceased to be excited about Office. I can't think of a single innovation since 97 that I really needed, and the bloat and performance since then stinks on ice.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 01:53 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2015 01:18 AM (F2IAQ)
Tonight it's real good. Some days, I think the break area gets swollen, and then it aches mightily inside the cast, but tonight, it's pretty mellow. Ten more days, and I get it Xrayed again.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2015 01:57 AM (HCEgT)
The man has pipes. And the song is righteous.
Seriously, hear me out on this. Find your local alternative rock station. Filter out the semi-rapish crap that they'll have in there, and listen for the solid tunes.
Shine Down, Blue October, Three Doors Down.... you'll realize you're listening to '70s rock, just brought forward a few decades.
But, it's all there. The instrumentality. Musicality. Lyrics. Vocals. Arrangements. Layering. Intelligence. Sophistication.
The Alternative Rock niche is one place where the talent is hiding. The other, is in C&W, once you cut through the crap like Taylor Swift, Big n' Rich, FL/GA line and other non-country, C&W acts.
Zach Brown Band leaves more music, blood, sweat and tears on the stage behind 'em, than most others will ever record in their pitiful careers.
I despise Tim McGraw's politics, and those of his wife. But, having heard him up close and personal in a private concert? There's not a recording technology on the planet that can capture the scope of his voice, or talent.
And Ms. Hill never, ever needs a microphone. She's got enough voice to melt glass at the back of any auditorium, sans amplification. In. Perfect. Pitch.
They make it look easy, in fact.
In my curmudgeon's world, there will be music, tools, guns, classic cameras, books, cigars, my own handmade furniture, good cooking, and fine spirits aplenty.
And my lawn, for everyone to stay offa.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at March 02, 2015 01:58 AM (RzZOc)
so where are we going to hold the national moron meetup now?
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 01:58 AM (9GG/0)
I'm the same way to a great extent. There are a few exceptions for me, though. Adele is one of them, but I think it's because her vocal style and the instrumentation she uses are somewhat "old school." Plus, she sings with power and emotion, as opposed to the gimmicky pop crap that is so prevalent now.
Here's two good examples:
http://youtu.be/Ri7-vnrJD3k
http://youtu.be/hLQl3WQQoQ0
Posted by: Country Singer at March 02, 2015 02:00 AM (nL0sw)
Posted by: pookysgirl is supposed to be resting at March 02, 2015 02:00 AM (dCUzJ)
wait, the Hooters casino went bankrupt?
so where are we going to hold the national moron meetup now?
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 01:58 AM (9GG/0)
I dunno.....is there a Fapplebee's near you?
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 02:01 AM (T1005)
To each their own. I'd hate to go back to that generation and the bizarre binary formats used. Just going back to Office 2003 on XP feels like being cast back to the dark ages. There is a huge amount of cumulative refinement since then.
Posted by: Epobirs at March 02, 2015 02:02 AM (IdCqF)
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 02:03 AM (o/90i)
Posted by: Old Blue at March 02, 2015 01:44 AM (AxABj)
I'm the same way to a great extent. There are a few exceptions for
me, though. Adele is one of them, but I think it's because her vocal
style and the instrumentation she uses are somewhat "old school." Plus,
she sings with power and emotion, as opposed to the gimmicky pop crap
that is so prevalent now.
Here's two good examples:
http://youtu.be/Ri7-vnrJD3k
http://youtu.be/hLQl3WQQoQ0
Posted by: Country Singer at March 02, 2015 02:00 AM (nL0sw)
One of the things that seems to have fallen by the wayside is the practice of "busking" -- grabbing a spot in a well-traveled area, pulling out an instrument and/or a gimmick, laying out a hat or instrument case to receive "applause", and amusing the passers-by. I happen to believe that a few months' busking helps remove the taint of formal schooling and refines the artist's understanding of his relationship with his audience.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 02:05 AM (T1005)
Shine Down "Second Chance". Not the video. Just the full-length audio track.
<<<
Being a heartless bastard, and impervious to outburts of emotion such as that, I can only imagine that Seether w/ Amy Lee doing "Broken" could possibly touch a nerve or two.
Posted by: Art Mullen's Marshal stiffy at March 02, 2015 02:05 AM (OVx7B)
have it on as background noise, is it interesting or should I switch the
channel to ???
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 02:03 AM (o/90i)<<<
He deserved a c^nt punt for his interview with Steve Scalise. And I say this as someone who probably wouldn't piss on Scalise to put him out were he on fire.
Posted by: Art Mullen's Marshal stiffy at March 02, 2015 02:09 AM (OVx7B)
Heh. I did many a gig for nothing but tips. The good gigs I got tips and free beer.
Posted by: Country Singer at March 02, 2015 02:11 AM (nL0sw)
so where are we going to hold the national moron meetup now?
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 01:58 AM
My suggestion is we start at one of the sleaziest casinos in Vegas. Then when, not if, we move up the scale. We can time how long it takes to be ejected as we move on up the scale to better casinos.
Holy f...! I think we could get a grant for this from the Feds. Just title it right, something like...Searching For Social Justice As Morons Move Up the Economic Ladder, subtitled Why Do They Kick Us Out and Want the Moronettes to Stay.
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 02:12 AM (o/90i)
Good that one, too. There are tons of such out there, in the true, musical wings of both alt and C&W.
Still, you know what's missing?
Any bands out there that can give us "Jessica". "Sultans of Swing". "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys". "In a Godda Da Vida".
I think the market is ripe for a new generation of what we used to call "album rock".
Now, we just ask: 'what's an "album" ? '
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at March 02, 2015 02:13 AM (RzZOc)
so where are we going to hold the national moron meetup now?
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 01:58 AM
My suggestion is we start at one of the sleaziest casinos in Vegas. Then when, not if, we move up the scale. We can time how long it takes to be ejected as we move on up the scale to better casinos.
Holy f...! I think we could get a grant for this from the Feds. Just title it right, something like...Searching For Social Justice As Morons Move Up the Economic Ladder, subtitled Why Do They Kick Us Out and Want the Moronettes to Stay.
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 02:12 AM (o/90i)
Trying that will get your legs broken. Literally.
Posted by: The Mob Lawyer's Hat at March 02, 2015 02:14 AM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: Country Singer at March 02, 2015 02:19 AM (nL0sw)
Posted by: cthulhu
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524 Just a few months back, BASIC celebrated it's 50th Anniversary. http://tinyurl.com/o2jqr6k
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Earlier this evening, I typed a bit of BASIC for a temperature logger, based on a Tandy Model 100 computer. Still going strong.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
I am really stupid when it comes to computers (despite having long experience with them), so I ask this stupid question that perhaps one of you could answer:
Back when I was a wee tot, our school got a leftover ancient computer called a Wang. Since one of the math teachers knew how to use it, next semester the school offered a new class called "Computer Programming" which they basically said was just automatic extra credit since no one was going to be allowed to "fail" the class -- it was like bonus funtime instruction just to see how the class worked out.
So a whole bunch of us little 'uns singed up for it and the class had like 40 or 45 students in it, most of whom were slackers and goofballs just wanting a mick class.
But the crazy thing is, he actually did teach us "computer programming" of a sort -- it involved punching holes in these "IBM cards," which were about 3 inches tall and 6 inches long. I myself actually made an alphabetization "program" this way, punching out holes in the cards, which were then fed into the machine, which could then alphabetize any list of entries.
(I never got to actually touch the Wang computer, strangely; there were so many kids in the class, and just one computer, and it was so precious, that most of us never got any tactile face time with it. The teacher fed the cards into the machine.)
This happened so long ago that must of the class is now a blur; but all of this is a lead-up to my Stupid Question:
What programming language was my alphabetization program in?
Or was it not "in" any "language" at all?
How did those cards work to communicate instructions to the machine? I didn't know then, and I still don't know.
Posted by: zombie at March 02, 2015 02:20 AM (K4YiS)
Posted by: Art Mullen's Marshal stiffy at March 02, 2015 02:09 AM
I'lll pay attention when that comes on. Right now I'm laughing, the last commercial was for Longuard or something, a cattle dewormer. I'm assuming most you don't these?
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 02:23 AM (o/90i)
Posted by: zombie at March 02, 2015 02:20 AM (K4YiS)
*****
Same As it does today, albeit on a much, much smaller scale. Binary baby. 0s and 1s in the correct sequence FTW.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at March 02, 2015 02:23 AM (FviSe)
Posted by: The Mob Lawyer's Hat at March 02, 2015 02:14 AM
I was trying to remember who here was from Vegas. TY for the answer.
You been to the Mob Museum? We thought it was very good.
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 02:28 AM (o/90i)
You're a qualified Keypunch Operator.
I saw 1,000s of listings for those in the San Diego Union Tribune, when I was a youngling in the early '70s.
My USAF paychecks, were printed upon Keypunch Cards, with the appropriate U.S. Govt. Green imaging, and the requisite series of rectangular, vertically oriented holes, punched in seemingly random fields across the face of the card.
That tech now, is as old as the buggy-whip was, when I was born in '58, if you count paper-tape programs as contemporary to the indexed punch-card.
My lawn. It needs to be a minefield.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at March 02, 2015 02:28 AM (RzZOc)
Generic Punch Cards? I'd guess FORTRAN.
But WANG was very much it's own thing in those days. The Apple of it's times. I've no idea on that.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at March 02, 2015 02:31 AM (RzZOc)
huh uh huhuh huhuh huh huhuhuh huhuhuh
Posted by: beavis at March 02, 2015 02:32 AM (9GG/0)
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That sounds like Hollerith cards. I'd guess that would count as assembly/machine code: ie a sequence of numbers that directly tell the computer what to do with regards to storing values in registers, arithmetic operations, etc. Languages are just sugar coated abstractions that supervene over assembly.
Posted by: transgendered quokka at March 02, 2015 02:32 AM (XrHO0)
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 02:33 AM (9GG/0)
that would have been excruciating.
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 02:33 AM (9GG/0)
I lost my gal at the boatmen's ball
The night has a thousand hearts and eyes
Hope may vanish, but it never dies
I'll see you tomorrow
We'll see what it brings
I'm gonna stay on top of things
It's the middle of summer and the moon is blue
And I'll be around, waiting for you
Posted by: rickl at March 02, 2015 02:33 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2015 02:34 AM (FMbng)
Posted by: HuuskerDu at March 02, 2015 02:37 AM (gYAkw)
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 02:28 AM (o/90i)
No, never had a good reason to drag myself out there.
The Atomic Test Museum is very good. Only went there, though, because it was paid for me already.
Posted by: The Mob Lawyer's Hat at March 02, 2015 02:38 AM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: Jim at March 02, 2015 02:39 AM (RzZOc)
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 02:42 AM (9GG/0)
i just saw a mouse scurry across my kitchen.
ugh.
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 02:42 AM (9GG/0)
Kill it with fire!!
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2015 02:43 AM (FMbng)
So a wizard programmer with a stack of magic punch cards, which language would she use to cast spells?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 02, 2015 02:43 AM (J5Vpn)
Posted by: The Mob Lawyer's Hat at March 02, 2015 02:38 AM
Heard of it. We'll add it to the next time we are there.
If you have visitors that want to see something different take them to the Mob Museum. Very interesting and it's actually in a building where one of the Kefauver hearings was held.
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 02:44 AM (o/90i)
Hmm, interesting, thanks!
While you all were responding here in the comments, I too was out on the Intro-Nette trying to look it up, and I too came to the conclusion that my program must have been in Fortran.
Here is a picture of a Fortran IBM card, similar to the ones we punched:
http://tinyurl.com/3czvpa
However, it could have also been in "Assembly," because over the course of an entire semester I was only able to punch out this one program. Talk about laborious.
The teacher never used the terms "Assembly " or "Fortran," though, so it's hard to know. In fact, he didn't really know what he was doing, teaching-wise, so the way he explained things to us was completely confusing, and I think he used dumbed-down terms for everything, instead of the proper correct computer terminology -- so nothing we learned would ever be useful in the future, since we had the wrong names for everything.
Not that making Assembly programs for Wang computers was ever a likely career choice, but still.
Posted by: zombie at March 02, 2015 02:45 AM (K4YiS)
ugh.
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 02:42 AM (9GG/0)<<<
Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Posted by: Ripley at March 02, 2015 02:46 AM (OVx7B)
Posted by: Carol at March 02, 2015 02:48 AM (sj3Ax)
Posted by: zombie at March 02, 2015 02:45 AM (K4YiS)
****
This may have been the root for the "C", meaning compilation, language.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at March 02, 2015 02:48 AM (FviSe)
Posted by: captain*arizona at March 02, 2015 02:48 AM (Gy/VD)
ugh.
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 02:42 AM (9GG/0)
Just call Uncle Milty and everything will be OK...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u8teXR8VE4
Posted by: The Political Hatt at March 02, 2015 02:48 AM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 02:33 AM (9GG/0)
571 oh I'm pretty sure you didn't program directly in assembly code.
that would have been excruciating.
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 02:33 AM (9GG/0)
----------------
Heh, I forgot fortran was used with punch cards, which is why you had to indent 7 spaces, even when the cards were no longer being used. Mea culpa. Ugh, such grotesque languages!
Posted by: transgendered quokka at March 02, 2015 02:51 AM (3F6F8)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
We used these little hole-punching doohickeys: they had a plastic handle, about two inches long, and the a thin rectangular metal prong that was the exact right size to punch out one of the vertical rectangular chads. The doohickeys kind of looked like mini screwdrivers, or small icepicks.
Each hole-punching doohickey was attached by a small chain to a plastic card-holding box (probably so we couldn't steal them.) But the chain wasn't long enough, making punching holes in the far edge of the cards kind of difficult.
The totally tragic part is that this technology was already totally obsolete by the time we were being taught it. The class probably ended up "unteaching" us a whole bunch of stuff it would have been better to never know.
Posted by: zombie at March 02, 2015 02:53 AM (K4YiS)
Posted by: transgendered quokka at March 02, 2015 02:54 AM (3F6F8)
Posted by: transgendered quokka at March 02, 2015 02:54 AM (cIoI4)
---
Kernighan at Bell Labs said he named the language C because it came after the 'B' in BCPL, its predecessor.
Posted by: HuuskerDu at March 02, 2015 02:55 AM (gYAkw)
And Jane Harman is just a leftist apologist, just not as stupid as the other one.
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 02:55 AM (o/90i)
Posted by: HuuskerDu at March 02, 2015 02:55 AM (gYAkw)
******
I'm sure this is a better answer than my speculation only.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at March 02, 2015 02:57 AM (o/3Hk)
Posted by: transgendered quokka at March 02, 2015 02:59 AM (cIoI4)
Posted by: The Long Hat at March 02, 2015 03:03 AM (0Ew3K)
And Jane Harman is just a leftist apologist, just not as stupid as the other one.
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 02:55 AM (o/90i)<<<
I had forgotten that Wallace picked on Boehner for being such a loser (that was the lone bright spot). But his whole framing the House for being the ones kicking the can down the road on DHS and not just allowing a full funding for Obama's illegal actions... his crazy leap in asking if the Repubs would authorize a war against should the sanctions be undone... then asking if Scalise had sought forgiveness at the altar of the black House Dems for attending that "David Duke seminar"... WTF?
Then he just let the panel afterward go all MSLSD. Kathleen Parker (the red glasses) and Jane Harmon... they could've used a c^nt punt too.
Posted by: Art Mullen's Marshal stiffy at March 02, 2015 03:05 AM (OVx7B)
Posted by: Art Mullen's Marshal stiffy at March 02, 2015 03:08 AM (OVx7B)
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 02:55 AM (o/90i)
Not stupid?
She was tricked into running for Governor in '98, leaving her seat open for a Republican (Kuykendall, IIRC) to take.
Posted by: The Electoral Hat at March 02, 2015 03:08 AM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: Art Mullen's Marshal stiffy at March 02, 2015 03:05 AM
TY, I've heard of Kathleen Parker but long ago decided against reading her. I was afraid of lowering my IQ, I'd prefer to do it w/ alcohol.
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 03:09 AM (o/90i)
oh crap.
i just saw a mouse scurry across my kitchen.
ugh.
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 02:42 AM (9GG/0)
You need a cat.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 03:10 AM (T1005)
"Can I just take books off the shelf?"
"This is so old school and I don't know what I'm allowed to do"
http://bit.ly/1wIiwuQ
Posted by: The FacePalming Hat at March 02, 2015 03:12 AM (0Ew3K)
Not that making Assembly programs for Wang computers was ever a likely career choice, but still.
Posted by: zombie at March 02, 2015 02:45 AM (K4YiS)
****
This may have been the root for the "C", meaning compilation, language.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at March 02, 2015 02:48 AM (FviSe)
The language prior to "C" was "B". The joke is that the next language should be "P" -- because the language prior to "B" was "BCPL".
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 03:13 AM (T1005)
i just saw a mouse scurry across my kitchen.
ugh.
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 02:42 AM (9GG/0)
You need a cat.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 03:10 AM (T1005)
Or better yet:
http://politicalhat.com/?p=8337
Posted by: Sonada at March 02, 2015 03:13 AM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: The Electoral Hat at March 02, 2015 03:08 AM
Well in fairness I was comparing her to Kathleen Parker.
I'm curious, who tricked her into running for governor?
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 03:13 AM (o/90i)
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 03:22 AM (9GG/0)
I'm curious, who tricked her into running for governor?
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 03:13 AM (o/90i)
Certain polling information was let out and certain whispers in certain ears convinced her that she could win.
I wasn't privy to all the details, but she ran in the old "open primary" where you could vote for anyone, and the top vote getter of each party advanced (in other words, the electorate at large chose the partisan nominees). She was up against Al Chacchi (rich guy with an ego) and then Lt. Gov. Gray Davis.
Davis ended up getting it and then crushing Dan Lungren (then state Atty. Gen.) by around 20 points.
To give you an idea of how bad the other candidates were, less than five years later Davis became only the second Governor in any state to be recalled from office *ever*.
Of course, back in the '90's, it was still possible for Republicans to win wide swaths of Los Angeles County... and even the entire county itself.
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 02, 2015 03:22 AM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 03:22 AM (9GG/0)
Alternatively...
http://politicalhat.com/?p=7996
Posted by: The Dysphoric Hat at March 02, 2015 03:23 AM (0Ew3K)
Yeah I am thinking it's time to dump the fish and maybe get a cat.
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 03:22 AM (9GG/0)
You can have both. Just keep the lid on.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 03:29 AM (T1005)
Fingerprint, photograph all attendees, seize phones
http://tinyurl.com/kzyceto
Posted by: The Lone Star Hat at March 02, 2015 03:30 AM (0Ew3K)
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 03:22 AM (9GG/0)
Terrier dog. Cats are lazy. Terriers are relentless.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 02, 2015 03:34 AM (+YMhA)
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 03:22 AM
What happened w/ the fish? I had a tank on and off since was a wee kid, starting w/ goldfish.
Gave it up when our furnace out while we were on vacation. Neighbor was checking things, feeding the fish. One night it got to -20 and the furnace gave up the ghost.
Lost all the fishies, every plant but one a ficus. Bummer.
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 03:35 AM (o/90i)
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 02, 2015 03:36 AM (0Ew3K)
right now the water is cloudy and it needs to be cleaned again. ugh.
i'm just lazy about it, i guess.
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 03:36 AM (9GG/0)
Fingerprint, photograph all attendees, seize phones
<<<
Probably just easier to find, and more important to go after, instead of all those illegals living in the shadows...
Posted by: Art Mullen's Marshal stiffy at March 02, 2015 03:36 AM (OVx7B)
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 03:36 AM (9GG/0)
If you're gonna keep critters, there will be poo.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 02, 2015 03:37 AM (+YMhA)
well, the fishies are okay. but cleaning the tank all the time is turning into a chore.
right now the water is cloudy and it needs to be cleaned again. ugh.
i'm just lazy about it, i guess.
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 03:36 AM (9GG/0)
Errr....there's an art to this.
Wastewater from cleaning the tanks is perfect for houseplants and/or orchids. If you're just flushing it down the drain, it's a drag.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 03:40 AM (T1005)
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 03:41 AM (9GG/0)
Feds raid Texas political meeting
Fingerprint, photograph all attendees, seize phones
http://tinyurl.com/kzyceto
Posted by: The Lone Star Hat at March 02, 2015 03:30 AM (0Ew3K)
If they're pulling that crap in Texas, they might just find some cop meeting surrounded, all attendees photographed, and all phones seized.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 03:42 AM (T1005)
He was just a great guy. After playing he served many years as an ambassador for the Cubs.
IIRC correctly they brought him back into a game so he could say he played in 5 decades.
Wonder if that will ever happen again?
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 03:43 AM (o/90i)
well I don't have any houseplants either.
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 03:41 AM (9GG/0)
If you grow orchids, the joking slogan is "weakly, weekly" -- you have to dilute commercial fertilizers to 1/4 or 1/8 strength, but spray them on often. If you have fish tanks and orchids, you get two brownie points every time you take goopy water from your tank and spray it on the orchids.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 03:46 AM (T1005)
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 03:48 AM (T1005)
right now the water is cloudy and it needs to be cleaned again. ugh.
i'm just lazy about it, i guess.
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 03:36 AM
I doubt a cat would be less work, but they are more companiable than fish...from my experience.
On the other hand you can't be too lazy about the litter box.
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 03:53 AM (o/90i)
although I do have my fish conditioned. when I walk upstairs from the garage, the fish are always waiting at the edge of the tank by the hallway waiting to be fed.
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 03:57 AM (9GG/0)
well the cat certainly can't be less companionable than fish, that is for sure
although
I do have my fish conditioned. when I walk upstairs from the garage,
the fish are always waiting at the edge of the tank by the hallway
waiting to be fed.
Posted by: chemjeff at March 02, 2015 03:57 AM (9GG/0)
You've got basic fish -- which are fun enough....but other fish react differently. Koi and oscars will let you pet them, for instance.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 02, 2015 04:04 AM (T1005)
And I really get the idea that pets help people live longer. That's been proven, even w/ fish.
We now have a cat and dog as we approach 60. Pets simply keep you moving, besides other benefits. It's all good, they give such unconditional love.
Posted by: Farmer at March 02, 2015 04:12 AM (o/90i)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2015 04:38 AM (DXzRD)
Here's a little video-Some neat things about "A Man For All Seasons"-clearly done by a Practicing Catholic since the ending says "St Thomas More-pray for us"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mrR6tyvq30
A movie about a man of faith who goes against the political authority would never win an Academy Award today.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2015 04:54 AM (DXzRD)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2015 04:57 AM (DXzRD)
Posted by: Epobirs at March 02, 2015 05:35 AM (IdCqF)
It's okay though as I had my revenge by looping a print statement so that I burned an entire box of paper before they could get the line printer shut down.
Oops. One missing THEN card will do that, you know.
Posted by: GnuBreed at March 02, 2015 05:38 AM (3q62M)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2015 06:14 AM (1kxfl)
We don't need to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, we don't need another prayer, or another advertisement for CPAC and the great work they have been doing.
We need someone to stop Obama, or we could wait until his time expires and he retires from public office to heckle from the sidelines, to meddle, to organize more activists groups who will disrupt our daily events. If we are going to wait until Obama's term of service is concluded, then I'm going back to sleep.
Wake me up after Obama is out of the White House.
Posted by: Grunslich Humbolt at March 02, 2015 06:39 AM (ST4Vc)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at March 02, 2015 06:43 AM (YCAMY)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2015 06:52 AM (DXzRD)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2015 06:53 AM (DXzRD)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at March 02, 2015 06:54 AM (YCAMY)
brook rebellion.
Molon labe.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2015 06:54 AM (Hmawh)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 02, 2015 06:55 AM (J5Vpn)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2015 06:58 AM (DXzRD)
Er... have you considered switching to decaf?
Speeches is what CPAC is. Words are Levin's stock in trade. Why would you listen to his CPAC speech expecting anything else?
Levin does file lawsuits, too, with some good effect. You do anything that worthwhile?
Yeah, we'll wake you when the shooting starts.
Pardon the snark. Just woke up and haven't got my nice hat on yet.
Posted by: mindful webworker - bleary-eyed at March 02, 2015 06:58 AM (SrXsf)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at March 02, 2015 06:59 AM (YCAMY)
Maybe if Obama continues to flout the law you can find some way to use the Texas rangers-and NO, I am not suggesting violence against this administration whatsoever.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2015 07:00 AM (DXzRD)
Posted by: mindful webworker - but getting there, slowly at March 02, 2015 07:04 AM (SrXsf)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at March 02, 2015 07:07 AM (YCAMY)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2015 07:08 AM (DXzRD)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2015 07:09 AM (DXzRD)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2015 07:08 AM (DXzRD)
Then we are in more trouble than you think.
Morning all.
Posted by: Golfman in NC at March 02, 2015 07:10 AM (iVjJr)
http://odb.org
Keep on praying!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2015 07:12 AM (DXzRD)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 02, 2015 07:12 AM (J5Vpn)
don't like that idea.
Obola has already declared conservatives more dangerous than ISIS.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2015 07:12 AM (Hmawh)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at March 02, 2015 07:07 AM (YCAMY)
It's a tax.
Posted by: Chief Justice Roberts at March 02, 2015 07:12 AM (mx5oN)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2015 07:13 AM (DXzRD)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2015 07:15 AM (DXzRD)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2015 07:08 AM (DXzRD)
"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, . . ."
We have a name for our present Tyranny: It is Obama and his henchmen and henchwomen.
I'm not afraid of my Birthright: I was born a Rebel. Lock, load, fire and, most importantly, reload and repeat until the proggies are a fading (red) mist in History.
Posted by: RickZ at March 02, 2015 07:15 AM (AW5RS)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2015 07:15 AM (DXzRD)
Posted by: Golfman in NC at March 02, 2015 07:17 AM (iVjJr)
Posted by: James Files at March 02, 2015 07:20 AM (tjj0w)
Who said anything about open, armed rebellion? We voluntarily joined, we decided to leave. IF he brings it, we'll defend ourselves.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2015 07:21 AM (Hmawh)
If self-suppression of non-violent political talk endangers this blog, the terrorists (by whom I mean the Regressives) have won.
Why am I in an argumentative mode this a.m.? Is it just that I woke up too early? Maybe that I haven't had breakfast yet. BRB
Posted by: mindful webworker - who, me write? at March 02, 2015 07:21 AM (SrXsf)
http://www.e2046.com/product/Suppaman+%28PVC%29/22705/
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 02, 2015 07:21 AM (J5Vpn)
Damn phones...
Late to it all but I remember the first 'small' computer we had in electronics class was a Tandy TRS-80, no drives and an output to tape so you could save data.
I built my first computer in 1993 using an AMD mobo and processor, was a 386-40. Had to add a math co-processor chip.
I had a Mindspring address with a static IP starting in '93 also using a then fast 14.4 software enhanced internal modem. They asked for me to give it up but I persisted until late '95 when they took it away.
Fist computer I ever used was an IBM-360 in '68 with punch cards and is also the reason why I STILL type with just two fingers. I was told to be very careful or I would have to find the card with the mistake, so I watched both fingers as I typed in the program...
Posted by: Gmac - Driving into the future from the past at March 02, 2015 07:23 AM (4pjhs)
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at March 02, 2015 07:25 AM (HSmrB)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 02, 2015 07:26 AM (J5Vpn)
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:26 AM (wlDny)
Hey Hillary, Billy Bob needs more bimbos to erupt with. Go nag him.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 02, 2015 07:26 AM (J5Vpn)
He had a good eruption the other day. I posted a link with him and two hawt Las Vegas hookers.
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:27 AM (wlDny)
Posted by: James Files at March 02, 2015 07:29 AM (tjj0w)
Posted by: Gmac - Driving into the future from the past at March 02, 2015 07:29 AM (4pjhs)
Good Morning Morons. Today is Monday, March 02, 2015. On this day in 1983 Compact Discs and players were released for the first time in the United States and other markets.
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:30 AM (wlDny)
So why wasn't he in jail? And why does Great Britain continue to allow hoards of these SOBs in the country?
http://fxn.ws/1K6u5aA
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:31 AM (wlDny)
http://fxn.ws/1wC2BE3
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:31 AM (wlDny)
http://fxn.ws/1ButUAz
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:31 AM (wlDny)
http://fxn.ws/1M1da51
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:32 AM (wlDny)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 02, 2015 07:32 AM (J5Vpn)
http://fxn.ws/1DIv36P
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:32 AM (wlDny)
Of coarse we are Jung Moderans, so reely speeling is Not-See.
Therefore, try telling a Texan that he's in favor of a suck session.
See if language usage suddenly becomes important to you.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 02, 2015 07:32 AM (xq1UY)
Hey, btw, belatedly, since you asked, I enjoyed your criticism on the book thread (Hornfischer). Not only was I, like another commenter, in awe, but it was a long comment that got put up before my long comment, so I didn't feel so obvious.
Posted by: mindful webworker - up, up, and buffet! at March 02, 2015 07:33 AM (SrXsf)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at March 02, 2015 07:33 AM (YCAMY)
http://fxn.ws/1FMxzIV
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:33 AM (wlDny)
http://fxn.ws/1FMymcX
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:33 AM (wlDny)
http://fxn.ws/1zRxos7
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:34 AM (wlDny)
http://fxn.ws/18BlSKU
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:34 AM (wlDny)
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:34 AM (wlDny)
http://bit.ly/1zxRAyg
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:34 AM (wlDny)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2015 07:36 AM (DXzRD)
Why didn't they draw a little mustache on him to complete their vile fantasy?
Vile fuckers!!
Posted by: Kreplach at March 02, 2015 07:36 AM (DFQbh)
Posted by: Turd Ferguson at March 02, 2015 07:37 AM (MYPM9)
Posted by: AltonJackson at March 02, 2015 07:37 AM (2Ayux)
http://wapo.st/17IvYc3
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:37 AM (wlDny)
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:38 AM (wlDny)
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:38 AM (wlDny)
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:38 AM (wlDny)
http://bit.ly/1K6MhB4
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:38 AM (wlDny)
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:39 AM (wlDny)
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:39 AM (wlDny)
http://bit.ly/1zxWtYb
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:39 AM (wlDny)
http://washex.am/17JFRpK
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:39 AM (wlDny)
http://dailysign.al/1DIHCPk
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:40 AM (wlDny)
"On this day in 1983 Compact Discs and players were released for the first time in the United States and other markets."
I put off buying a CD for so long. I was sure solid-state memory was almost here. I bought a computer with a CD drive, but only used it for software. Then one day I walked into a music store and there were no more LPs. Then, finally, I broke down and got a music CD.
DVDs & Blu-Rays notwithstanding, discs are going away now. The end of packaged music. Good riddance. Discs were an aberration that should never have happened, much less lasted that long. [Inserts massive music library flash drive into USB port.]
Posted by: mindful webworker - certificate of deposit? at March 02, 2015 07:40 AM (SrXsf)
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:40 AM (wlDny)
Posted by: Citizen X at March 02, 2015 07:42 AM (7ObY1)
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:43 AM (wlDny)
Did you miss the story about patriotic Republican members of Congress who introduced impeachment resolutions to punish Choom Boy for throwing Israel under the bus?
Yeah, so did I.
Poppin' Fresh wins again....
Posted by: MrScribbler at March 02, 2015 07:45 AM (P8YHq)
I have great reservations on the use of Internet pages as sources, even if one of them is Combined Fleet web-site. Sites can be so ephemeral and stealth corrections can abound. And to use a character in Wouk's War and Remembrance to comment on the battle is still odd.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 02, 2015 07:46 AM (J5Vpn)
away now. The end of packaged music. Good riddance. Discs were an
aberration that should never have happened, much less lasted that long.
[Inserts massive music library flash drive into USB port.]
Posted by: mindful webworker - certificate of deposit? at March 02, 2015 07:40 AM (SrXsf)
Once OBama destroys the internet Bluray will surge again. And I still buy a lot of Bluerays and CDs.
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:46 AM (wlDny)
Posted by: Fantastic 4's The Thing at March 02, 2015 07:46 AM (MYPM9)
members of Congress who introduced impeachment resolutions to punish
Choom Boy for throwing Israel under the bus?
Yeah, so did I.
Poppin' Fresh wins again....
Posted by: MrScribbler at March 02, 2015 07:45 AM (P8YHq)
I saw no article on that. Or is that sarcasm?
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:47 AM (wlDny)
Thanks, Vic !
Personally, I think of the enormous heap of music CD's in bins in the basement as:
- unimpeachable proof of copyright compliance
for my digital devices.
(very important in these troubled times !)
- EMP-proof backup.
YMMV, of course.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 02, 2015 07:48 AM (S0bOl)
SCOAMF: I want to thank Trayvon's parents for being here on what's a very difficult day for them. (Michelle Obama claps loudly) It takes all of us to show our young people, as Ms. Atkins puts it, that where we are today didn't come easy, it came through thick and thin. "That's why I tell my children," she says, "To stand up for what's right"
Posted by: Citizen X at March 02, 2015 07:48 AM (7ObY1)
for my digital devices.
(very important in these troubled times !)
- EMP-proof backup.
YMMV, of course.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 02, 2015 07:48 AM (S0bOl)
If you buy downloaded music through Amazon there is a numerical code embedded in the properties that shows you purchased it.
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:50 AM (wlDny)
here on what's a very difficult day for them. (Michelle Obama claps
loudly) It takes all of us to show our young people, as Ms. Atkins puts
it, that where we are today didn't come easy, it came through thick and
thin. "That's why I tell my children," she says, "To stand up for what's
right"
Posted by: Citizen X at March 02, 2015 07:48 AM (7ObY1)
... while thinking what Melissa Harris-Perry said out-loud.
Posted by: Golfman in NC at March 02, 2015 07:50 AM (iVjJr)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 02, 2015 07:50 AM (S0bOl)
What else could it be, Vic?
The idea of Bitch McConnell or Cheeto Boy ever standing up to the Mocha Messiah is only slightly less likely than me hitting teh Powerball....
Posted by: MrScribbler at March 02, 2015 07:51 AM (P8YHq)
Right, Vic; no one was arrested or charged.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 02, 2015 07:50 AM (S0bOl)
But they confiscated a bunch of their stuff????
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:51 AM (wlDny)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 02, 2015 07:52 AM (S0bOl)
Posted by: Vic at March 02, 2015 07:54 AM (wlDny)
That's where the child will pay for the sins of the baby daddy.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2015 07:55 AM (Hmawh)
711 Right, Vic; no one was arrested or charged.
Arrested or charged with what? Having a meeting? I wish they would have charged them. I would have loved to see that trial. Maybe that would have woke this nation up.
Posted by: James Files at March 02, 2015 07:55 AM (o00SF)
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