Promonk's recent activity
-
Comment on The abundance delusion (gifted link) in ~society
-
Comment on The abundance delusion (gifted link) in ~society
Promonk Link ParentThat's all we do regarding ideology. The last really new political ideology we as a species had was managed economies, and that's never worked well because all the damned humans keep getting in...idk we do that sometimes I guess, come up with what we think are new ideas but its really just the same old thing
That's all we do regarding ideology. The last really new political ideology we as a species had was managed economies, and that's never worked well because all the damned humans keep getting in the way.
-
Comment on Does anyone here enjoy a whisk(e)y ? in ~food
Promonk LinkI used to enjoy whiskey quite a bit, though I rarely invested in the better class of spirits. That's partly due to how liquor is regulated in my state, and partly due to how I approached drinking....I used to enjoy whiskey quite a bit, though I rarely invested in the better class of spirits. That's partly due to how liquor is regulated in my state, and partly due to how I approached drinking. I was almost always out to get pissed rather than to enjoy one of life's little fineries. It's not really worth spending $100+ on 750ml of a nice scotch if all you're really looking to get out of it is shitfaced.
I did get pretty adept at finding whiskeys that punched above their price class, but I don't think those are really the kinds of tipples you're interested in. I doubt you're looking for recommendations on $20 bottles that can beat $40 bottles in blind taste tests, but if you're looking for nicer swill, I'll send along my suggestions.
I share your assessment that Irish whiskeys tend toward the monotone, though that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's usually a pretty damn nice monotone, and besides, I think some liquors are just a little too complex. A lot of scotch falls into that group for me, and it's why I never got into gin beyond the occasional Rickey. I think three, possibly four notes is all I can jive with when it comes to spirits.
-
Comment on What are some “sore thumb” lyrics for you? in ~music
-
Comment on Throwback Thursday: Let's talk old flash and memes! in ~talk
Promonk (edited )Link ParentGoogle probably wouldn't give any relevant results anyway, the absolute state it's in. Lucky for us all, Knowyourmeme exists to preserve our sanity. Tubgirl is worth forgetting, but you should...Google probably wouldn't give any relevant results anyway, the absolute state it's in. Lucky for us all, Knowyourmeme exists to preserve our sanity.
Tubgirl is worth forgetting, but you should know Lemonparty just so you'll get the best, most daring joke I ever saw on broadcast television.
If you didn't bother to check the link, Lemonparty.org was just a photo of three geriatric men engaging in group oral sex. I almost want to say it was tame by today's standards, but that's not exactly le mot juste. Instead, let's say that the mere existence of elderly homosexuals is possibly less conceptually challenging to today's discerning meme connoisseur.
Anyway, in S02E09 of NBC's "30 Rock" (aired 2007), Liz Lemon's family comes to celebrate the holiday season. They go out for a meal, and her father Dick insists on picking up the tab, laying down this iconic line. I think I must have first seen this episode 16 years ago, and it still pops up in my head unbidden every blue moon.
-
Comment on Throwback Thursday: Let's talk old flash and memes! in ~talk
Promonk Link ParentI wrote a 20-page term paper for a "folklore and sexuality" class on the subject of pornographic shock sites back in 2006. I believe the main subjects I presented for consideration were Goatse,...I wrote a 20-page term paper for a "folklore and sexuality" class on the subject of pornographic shock sites back in 2006. I believe the main subjects I presented for consideration were Goatse, Tubgirl and Lemonparty. It got an A.
This means that at some point I composed an MLA citation for friggin' Goatse. I don't know why, but I feel more than a hint of shame about that.
Edit: I had completely forgotten that the professor required local copies of any digital media we evaluated in the paper be provided. So I actually burned a CD with web page complete copies of the sites and turned it in to her. She probably bumped me 20 points for gumption alone.
-
Comment on New linux user: dual boot Mint install fatal error in ~comp
Promonk Link ParentYeah, the digital keys are flashed to a ROM chip on the motherboard. It's all an unnecessary pain in the ass because Microsoft is dead set on licensing their dumb OS, even though the rest of the...Yeah, the digital keys are flashed to a ROM chip on the motherboard.
It's all an unnecessary pain in the ass because Microsoft is dead set on licensing their dumb OS, even though the rest of the industry gave up on that ages ago. It wouldn't be so bad, except MS tries to have it both ways by monetizing user data and advertising on top of charging for a damned license.
-
Comment on New linux user: dual boot Mint install fatal error in ~comp
Promonk Link ParentI worked in electronics recycling, so a fat lot of my experience is with hardware older than 10-15 years, which tracks. I can see Windows having a shit fit with a Home installation having disk...I worked in electronics recycling, so a fat lot of my experience is with hardware older than 10-15 years, which tracks.
I can see Windows having a shit fit with a Home installation having disk partitions modified by an external program. There's probably some registry entry somewhere that gets set by the Windows disk manager that drops a flag during boot. Windows be like that.
-
Comment on New linux user: dual boot Mint install fatal error in ~comp
Promonk Link ParentYou don't need a license to make a WIM, it's just the Windows version of the live boot disk you made for Mint. Besides the OS install program, it also includes methods for repairing existing...You don't need a license to make a WIM, it's just the Windows version of the live boot disk you made for Mint. Besides the OS install program, it also includes methods for repairing existing installations, either using the automated troubleshooter or by command line. The licensing is supposed to be handled behind the scenes, so it shouldn't cause you trouble if you try to reinstall Windows. The question is if it's worth the trouble to try.
-
Comment on New linux user: dual boot Mint install fatal error in ~comp
Promonk Link ParentI realize I didn't give any advice about actually getting the dual boot working. You should try to verify the Mint live disk before trying again. You may need to reflash the USB drive. Very rarely...I realize I didn't give any advice about actually getting the dual boot working.
You should try to verify the Mint live disk before trying again. You may need to reflash the USB drive. Very rarely I've had Rufus fail while writing a verified ISO without giving any indication. Maybe once it was actually down to the thumbdrive rather than the software, so keep that in mind as well.
-
Comment on New linux user: dual boot Mint install fatal error in ~comp
Promonk Link ParentHuh. Do you have a Windows Install Media key? You should be able to repair the MBR using one of those, if you're keen to rescue the Windows install. To do that, select "Repair Windows" from the...Huh. Do you have a Windows Install Media key? You should be able to repair the MBR using one of those, if you're keen to rescue the Windows install. To do that, select "Repair Windows" from the WIM splash screen.
I'm a fan of Linux generally and Mint in particular, but to be frank, I've never had much luck dual booting Windows and Linux on a single physical drive. The Windows MBR likes to mess with foreign bootloaders. It'll see GRUB as a problem to be fixed and try to self-repair the "malicious code." I've had much better luck with completely separate physical disks than trying to make roomies of Linux and Windows on a single physical drive. Then you just use the one-time boot menu to select which OS you want to use. It's not as elegant as just selecting from GRUB, but I've had fewer problems that way.
-
Comment on New linux user: dual boot Mint install fatal error in ~comp
Promonk LinkYou done got bit by Secure Boot, methinks. As for getting into your Windows installation without getting GRUB installed, you can try manually selecting the boot device at startup. You can probably...You done got bit by Secure Boot, methinks.
As for getting into your Windows installation without getting GRUB installed, you can try manually selecting the boot device at startup. You can probably get to the boot select menu by hitting F12 at startup, but it might be a different hotkey like F10. It's been a minute since I've done troubleshooting on an HP. Alternately, you can set the boot order in the startup options of the UEFI if you're unable to find the one-time boot menu hotkey. You should try this first before the next step and let us know if you were successful.
After confirming that you can start Windows, go into your UEFI and look at boot options, and see if turning off Secure Boot fixes your fatal error. IIRC, that era of HP had a kind of awful UEFI UI to navigate though, with some options being categorized oddly. Secure Boot may be found under either boot options or security, I don't recall offhand which. I remember a lot of digging around in their awful UI to find simple options, which is one reason I dislike HP (among many others).
-
Comment on Seeking videos of mastery in action in ~creative
Promonk LinkIf it's artistry and obsessive attention to detail you're looking for, the island nation of Japan has you covered. "The Five-Year Process of Making a Tsuge Comb" is a great example:...If it's artistry and obsessive attention to detail you're looking for, the island nation of Japan has you covered.
"The Five-Year Process of Making a Tsuge Comb" is a great example: https://youtu.be/rsv8qXOXpBE
High-end teppanyaki restaurants scratch that itch for mastery for me. A good start is "Kyoto's most hidden Teppanyaki Gem?" [sic]:
https://youtu.be/AtEm8krPJmk[That channel, Aden Films, has a lot of videos about cooking mastery from all over the world, and is well worth checking out.]
Craftsmanship shouldn't have to be limited to luxury goods and services, though. I think Japanese noodle shops are a great example of proletarian craftsmanship: "Udon Noodles In Osaka | A Skilled Owner With Lightning Fast Service | Local Udon Restaurant"
https://youtu.be/uvDdGJTXrpMHMS2 (which I learned today stands for Hamster Miniature Studio 2) is a channel devoted to building miniature models and dioramas. The best ones IMO are when the model maker creates models from component materials rather than pre-fab kits, as in the video "DIY Miniature Rice cooker ミニチュア炊飯器作り":
https://youtu.be/qnhcwh2mDW8In the course of writing this comment I went off on a tangent about some of my thoughts and frustrations about being a Westerner expressing an interest in Japanese culture online, but a top-level comment in a post about videos isn't the place for that. I'll elaborate about it lower in a comment thread if anyone is interested in discussing it.
-
Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Promonk Link ParentThough I enjoyed the first two games, I too only jumped on the 3D Fallout wagon with 4, and I've also had a helluva time getting into NV, though I've tried many times. The lack of crafting wasn't...Though I enjoyed the first two games, I too only jumped on the 3D Fallout wagon with 4, and I've also had a helluva time getting into NV, though I've tried many times. The lack of crafting wasn't my issue as much as the stiff combat and lack of sprint that did me in. I tried modding sprint in to see if that helped, but none of the mods I tried managed to implement it well.
I've kind of just resigned myself to having missed out on 3 & NV. The mechanics are just too outdated for me to get into anymore, I think.
-
Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Promonk Link ParentI played the hell out of Timberborn until the Badwater update happened. When that dropped, I realized the devs and I were on different wavelengths about where we wanted the game to go. With the...I played the hell out of Timberborn until the Badwater update happened. When that dropped, I realized the devs and I were on different wavelengths about where we wanted the game to go.
With the inclusion of badwater, it became apparent to me that the devs were more interested in making the game about survival from beginning to end. I liked that playthroughs started with the goal of survival, but that you could overcome that challenge with solid infrastructure development. What I wanted was for them to develop the parts that happened after survival was a solved problem. I wanted options for a late-game challenge that would influence the player to think strategically in the early-game. Instead I got a new complication on the basic survival mechanisms that didn't seem to me to add anything new or interesting, just more tedium and annoyance.
More than just what badwater did or didn't add, the fact that the devs chose to focus on an early-game mechanic over making the whole arc of gameplay feel complete and whole disappointed me. It had already been in early access for quite a while at that point, and the decision to change basic gameplay so far along–and not in a way that I felt was very beneficial–suggested a lack of focus. Like they didn't really have an idea on how to tie the game together into a cohesive whole, or worse, would really rather not bother with all that and just make the goal of the game to survive as long as possible. That idea really didn't appeal to me.
I have difficulty explaining my thoughts on the matter, in part because I'm not entirely certain myself how and why my feelings on the game changed, just that it was badwater that did it.
-
Comment on Wikipedia loses challenge against UK Online Safety Act verification rules in ~tech
Promonk Link ParentIt's not very much like a name a member of the HoL would actually have. By rights he should be "Sir Reginald Fuckwit, Twelfth Earl of Torygobble," but I was trying to make a point and the sentence...It's not very much like a name a member of the HoL would actually have. By rights he should be "Sir Reginald Fuckwit, Twelfth Earl of Torygobble," but I was trying to make a point and the sentence was already getting unwieldy.
-
Comment on Wikipedia loses challenge against UK Online Safety Act verification rules in ~tech
Promonk Link ParentOk, let's say "I would've expected more sense out of y'all 15 years ago."Ok, let's say "I would've expected more sense out of y'all 15 years ago."
-
Comment on Wikipedia loses challenge against UK Online Safety Act verification rules in ~tech
Promonk LinkCan any Brits out there explain to me why the UK is so hot for a surveillance state? You guys were way ahead of the curve on CCTV, and it seems like whenever I hear of some boneheaded scheme to...Can any Brits out there explain to me why the UK is so hot for a surveillance state? You guys were way ahead of the curve on CCTV, and it seems like whenever I hear of some boneheaded scheme to de-anonymize the universe, it either comes from some US-based security lobby ghouls or Lord Torygobble Fuckwit XII in the UK House of Lords.
I'd understand it better if you were still getting high on your own imperial farts and hadn't had multiple literary genius native sons who explicitly told you how bad an idea it is to let government monitor your every waking moment. Like, I understand why the American oligarchs are dumb enough to champion this nonsense; lots of them probably think George Orwell was the dude who made the microwave popcorn. You folks already had your humbling though. I expect a bit more sense out of y'all.
-
Comment on Sheogorath - Zoom (2018) in ~music
Promonk LinkFor clarity: the artist is Young Scrolls, using clips from the character Sheogorath. YS credits the characters he samples for the EPs he produces, which is where the attribution comes from. My...For clarity: the artist is Young Scrolls, using clips from the character Sheogorath. YS credits the characters he samples for the EPs he produces, which is where the attribution comes from.
My favorite track by YS (not counting "Dagothwave," of course) is probably "Neon Vivec." I also highly recommend the "Saint" EP.
Young Scrolls also made a soundtrack replacement mod for Skyrim entitled "Lorkhan" which I have been intending to use on my next playthrough. I just haven't felt the need to watch my mage run intentions devolve into yet another stealth archer run lately.
-
Comment on Tom Lehrer, influential musical satirist of '50s and '60s dies at 97 in ~music
Promonk Link ParentBo Burnham is similarly biting in his commentary, but his focus is much more on the individual experience than the strictly political. I also would hesitate to call his work "fun," per se....Bo Burnham is similarly biting in his commentary, but his focus is much more on the individual experience than the strictly political.
I also would hesitate to call his work "fun," per se. Depression and cynicism are major themes in his work. Carlin is a much more direct influence on his humor than Lehrer.
Those examples don't strike me as ideological, though. An ideology is prescriptive. It's a conceptual framework, a roadmap, that guides decision making and inflects moral and ethical judgements. Ideologies are heuristics, not ad hoc responses to specific challenges.
The examples you give might fit into various ideologies–providing children with guidance in regards to online content as opposed to outright banning things strikes me as compatible with some form of liberal ideology, for example–but they aren't ideologies in themselves.
The example I gave of managed economies isn't exactly an ideology itself under this definition, but it comes close. It sort of straddles the gap between "here's a potential solution to a societal challenge that might work" and "here's the principles we should base potential solutions for societal challenges upon." If ideologically based programs are complete syllogisms, "managed economies are best" is a syllogism missing its major premise, if that makes sense.