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Starsky
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Re: random . . . randomness February 06, 2023 at 06:31 PM UTC #
I don’t know but seems to me article has a point….all those damn superhero and sequel/reboot movies…and everyone listening to Fleetwood Mac and old stuff…all the kids wearing their parents Def Leppard shirts (or the band shirts at Target)

Everything feels recycled
beetsnotbeats
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Re: random . . . randomness February 06, 2023 at 07:27 PM UTC #
sweetcell wrote:
Justin wrote:
Culture Is Stuck

thanks for posting that, i needed a good laugh this morning!

"The first iPhone came out in 2007. The cell phone still looks like this basic design. We all still use the original iPhone, even if its called something else.

In fact, Apple basically “improves” every new model by adding another camera to the back. Much like razor companies release a new razor by adding a new blade."

yeah, try firing up an iPhone 1 and see how far you get nowadays.  it can't even run the operating system anymore due to lack of EVERYTHING (computational power, chips, hardware features, screen size, etc etc etc).  the iphone 6 can't run the latest version of iOS.  early iphones didn't have airdrop, gps, applepay, photo editing, etc… but do go on about how they're the same except for an extra camera ;D

the author's "culture is stuck" shtick only makes sense if you limit your view to what little he's thrown in his hand-picked tech salad.  for every "this hasn't changed since 2002" technology, one could counter with 10 techs that didn't exist then that we are dependent on now.  even the techs they point out have radically changed to the point that they are almost different technologies (see example above).


Moore’s Law Is Dead. Now What?

Most of today's Moore's Law stuff is invisible and quotidian, just general improvements, 4G to 5G, etc. Seemingly everyone and their dog has had a smartphone for over decade now. Year-to-year model upgrades are usually minor, occasionally useful (especially if you only upgrade every 4 years or so).
grateful
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Re: random . . . randomness February 07, 2023 at 02:22 AM UTC #
The Italian Volkwagen IG account has a lot to think about.

https://instagram.com/volkswagenitalia
sweetcell
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Re: random . . . randomness February 10, 2023 at 12:04 AM UTC #
Sidehatch
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Re: random . . . randomness February 10, 2023 at 12:46 AM UTC #
shame Canada and Australia have the US beat on this one

Is that Iceland next to Greenland?

also what are those red islands above Norway!
sweetcell
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Re: random . . . randomness February 10, 2023 at 01:08 AM UTC #
Sidehaaatch wrote:
shame Canada and Australia have the US beat on this one

canada: just like the nordic countries, there's something about 6 months of snow and cold that bring out the doom and gloom.

australia: i got nothing… maybe it's the oppression of knowing melanoma is never more than a few minutes away?  constant fear of those super-muscly kangaroos?

Sidehaaatch wrote:
Is that Iceland next to Greenland?

affirmative. 

Sidehaaatch wrote:
also what are those red islands above Norway!

Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole. One of the world’s northernmost inhabited areas, it's known for its rugged, remote terrain of glaciers and frozen tundra sheltering polar bears, Svalbard reindeer and Arctic foxes.
Sidehatch
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Re: random . . . randomness February 10, 2023 at 01:12 AM UTC #
sweetcell wrote:
Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole. One of the world’s northernmost inhabited areas, it's known for its rugged, remote terrain of glaciers and frozen tundra sheltering polar bears, Svalbard reindeer and Arctic foxes.
you forgot, and abnormaly high number of metal bands per capita

sweetcell wrote:
Sidehaaatch wrote:
shame Canada and Australia have the US beat on this one

canada: just like the nordic countries, there's something about 6 months of snow and cold that bring out the doom and gloom.

I'm sorry to tell you this, but when I think canada, I don't think Metal.  I know Rush is from there, but as is Nickelback.  So I'm very skeptical of them
beetsnotbeats
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Re: random . . . randomness February 10, 2023 at 02:05 AM UTC #
What? No love for Triumph?
sweetcell
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Re: random . . . randomness February 10, 2023 at 04:26 AM UTC #
Sidehaaatch wrote:
sweetcell wrote:
Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole. One of the world’s northernmost inhabited areas, it's known for its rugged, remote terrain of glaciers and frozen tundra sheltering polar bears, Svalbard reindeer and Arctic foxes.
you forgot, and abnormaly high number of metal bands per capita

since it's part of norway, where death metal reigns supreme, i think Svalbard gets lumped in with the rest of the country.  no idea if it keeps pace with the southern part of norway in terms of metal band output.

Sidehaaatch wrote:
sweetcell wrote:
Sidehaaatch wrote:
shame Canada and Australia have the US beat on this one

canada: just like the nordic countries, there's something about 6 months of snow and cold that bring out the doom and gloom.

I'm sorry to tell you this, but when I think canada, I don't think Metal.  I know Rush is from there, but as is Nickelback.  So I'm very skeptical of them

in high school i was in with the skater/punk/music scene.  seems like everyone was in a band.  most popular styles were rock/blues and attempts at grunge/"alternative", but there certainly were a few metal band banging away in garages… so it makes me wonder what the criteria was for that map.  does the band need a contract with a major label?  must have sold X number of album? or is more "do they self-identify as a metal band, even if their peak was playing to 14 people in a community center"?

for your consideration, a partial list of canadian metal bands that you might have heard of:
- Anvil
- Helix
- Kick Axe
- Killer Dwarfs
- Priestess
- Steppenwolf (partially canuck)

and a band you probably haven't heard of, but should: Raggadeath, which "fused heavy metal with dancehall reggae-style rhythms and vocals."  some of their stuff sounded like RATM.
sweetcell
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Re: random . . . randomness February 10, 2023 at 04:59 AM UTC #
Justin wrote:
What? No love for Triumph?

i've got mad love for Triumph, but can we really call them "metal"?  they're more hard rock, no?

the disco ball drum set from their video for "follow your heart" was SO kickass.  left an impression on me.
Space Freely
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Re: random . . . randomness February 10, 2023 at 11:58 PM UTC #
Why do so many men insist on keeping their baseball caps on at a restaurant?
grateful
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Re: random . . . randomness February 11, 2023 at 12:09 AM UTC #
They're ashamed of their thinning, greasy, stringy hair. And their bodies.
sweetcell
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Re: random . . . randomness February 11, 2023 at 12:13 AM UTC #
Space wrote:
Why do so many men insist on keeping their baseball caps on at a restaurant?

they want to intimidate other men with their sportsiness.
kosmo
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Re: random . . . randomness February 11, 2023 at 09:40 PM UTC #
sweetcell
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Re: random . . . randomness February 12, 2023 at 05:01 AM UTC #
kosmo wrote:


my thought: another example of people asking themselves "how" instead of "why"

someone else's thought: we need to get those F-22s involved here STAT.
kosmo
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Re: random . . . randomness February 13, 2023 at 11:02 AM UTC #
kosmo wrote:


https://twitter.com/angrypiln/status/1624056039573168132?s=20&t=2GDonl9L34W2lbPC_-E3iQ

Oh sweet baby Jebus, that’s bad*

* Very very funny
kosmo
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Re: random . . . randomness February 13, 2023 at 11:03 AM UTC #
They replaced the McCrispy ad  :o

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