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Comment on Has anyone else found it progressively harder to get into new music? in ~music
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Comment on Has anyone else found it progressively harder to get into new music? in ~music
rake_tm LinkI kind of go in spurts, although the genres I listen to have definitely narrowed. First getting into music in the late 80's/early 90's I listened to everything from my dad's 60's rock and folk...I kind of go in spurts, although the genres I listen to have definitely narrowed. First getting into music in the late 80's/early 90's I listened to everything from my dad's 60's rock and folk albums to modern rock, metal, punk, pop, and hip hop. When grunge took off I was immersed in alternative rock until the late 90's when I got more into metal. After that it seemed like I would go years at a time where I wouldn't find anything new that I liked aside from some old favorite bands releasing new albums. Then I would just have a period of finding all sorts of new stuff I liked. Ever since a phase in the early-mid 2000's when I was listening to a lot of new hip hop I have really mostly been into alternative and indie rock with a little bit of EDMish music thrown in. It seems like I would forget about it for a few years, then catch up on all the stuff I missed. That was, until we got a new car with Sirius XM. Now I have a constant stream of new alternative music that always contains at least some new stuff that I like.
The one genre I could never deal with though is country. I don't know if it came from growing up in farm country and listening all these wannabe cowboys blasting Garth Brooks while driving around in their jacked up duallys that don't fit into a parking space thinking they are king shit, but I cannot tolerate country music.
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Comment on How three conspiracy theorists took 'Q' and sparked Qanon in ~tech
rake_tm LinkThis was a really good read, especially coming from NBC. Normally the big players are horrible at online culture stuff like this, as evidenced by the referenced "infamous hacker 4chan" incident...This was a really good read, especially coming from NBC. Normally the big players are horrible at online culture stuff like this, as evidenced by the referenced "infamous hacker 4chan" incident and the fact that they usually just seem to run with stories from smaller online rags when something gets big enough for them to take notice. Kudos to them for actually getting someone who can understand this stuff to research and/or write for them.
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Comment on Server names: One of the remaining places where IT managers can be a little silly in ~tech
rake_tm LinkWhen I first started at my current company they used muppet names for most servers at the facility I worked at. Things have grown since then, when you have 1,500+ servers to manage picking cool...When I first started at my current company they used muppet names for most servers at the facility I worked at. Things have grown since then, when you have 1,500+ servers to manage picking cool names really doesn't work. Aside from the difficulty in always having to look up what servers do what and just plain running out of ideas, really it comes down to "ain't nobody got time for that". It is kind of sad really, I still remember the day Elmo was retired and the last of the muppet servers was relegated to the recycling pallet, replace by a boring CHI-MAIL-04.
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Comment on I Don’t Believe in Aliens Anymore - Humanity must learn to find meaning without relying on gods or extraterrestrials. in ~science
rake_tm Link ParentRead The Dark Forest for another possibility for our lack of finding other civilizations (but I would read The Three-Body Problem first, it is excellent).Read The Dark Forest for another possibility for our lack of finding other civilizations (but I would read The Three-Body Problem first, it is excellent).
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Comment on I Don’t Believe in Aliens Anymore - Humanity must learn to find meaning without relying on gods or extraterrestrials. in ~science
rake_tm Link ParentI fully agree, to me the incomprehensible scale of universe is the best explanation for both why there is likely other intelligent life and why we haven't found them yet.I fully agree, to me the incomprehensible scale of universe is the best explanation for both why there is likely other intelligent life and why we haven't found them yet.
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Comment on Anyone into whisky/ey? in ~hobbies
rake_tm Link ParentI don't recognize the bottle, but it is possible I tried it in a whisky bar. I will have to check it out.I don't recognize the bottle, but it is possible I tried it in a whisky bar. I will have to check it out.
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Comment on Anyone into whisky/ey? in ~hobbies
rake_tm Link ParentMy wife bought me a bottle of this for my birthday last year, it is excellent! I have been hoarding the last few fingers in the bottle for special occasions and sticking with Glenlivet 12 or The...Glenmorangie Nectar d'Or
My wife bought me a bottle of this for my birthday last year, it is excellent! I have been hoarding the last few fingers in the bottle for special occasions and sticking with Glenlivet 12 or The Balvenie 12 for normal events.
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Comment on Leaked white paper proposes Congressional regulation of social media in ~tech
rake_tm Link ParentAnd that is when it ends up being written by lobbyists.so much of the regulation is done by people that don't even have a strong understanding of what they're regulating
And that is when it ends up being written by lobbyists.
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Comment on Why are 3d printed guns just now an issue? in ~talk
rake_tm LinkTo me I don't see how they can restrict this under current law. It is already legal to manufacture your own non-serial numbered firearms as long as you don't sell them and you follow all the other...To me I don't see how they can restrict this under current law. It is already legal to manufacture your own non-serial numbered firearms as long as you don't sell them and you follow all the other rules, include the law about having enough metal embedded in the gun to set off a metal detector. The hysteria about untraceable, undetectable guns was dumb last time, and it is dumb again.
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Comment on Tesla shorts lose more than $1 billion on post-earnings surge in ~finance
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~books
rake_tm Link ParentOverall I enjoyed it, but I would agree it wasn't my favorite Stephenson book. I really wasn't expecting Snowcrash since nothing else he has done since was the same, but I think in my head I was...Overall I enjoyed it, but I would agree it wasn't my favorite Stephenson book. I really wasn't expecting Snowcrash since nothing else he has done since was the same, but I think in my head I was prepared for another book similar to the Baroque Cycle series, which obviously it wasn't really. I guess I liked it more than Zodiac, The Interface, and Reamde, but not as much as most of the others.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~books
rake_tm Link ParentI remember hearing about this company several years back when they first made the deal with Walgreens. Every now and again you would hear a short bit about them, but nothing substantial really hit...I remember hearing about this company several years back when they first made the deal with Walgreens. Every now and again you would hear a short bit about them, but nothing substantial really hit the news until everything fell apart. It really is amazing how such intelligent people can do such dumb things.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~books
rake_tm LinkI am currently reading the Old Man's War series. It's OK, but really I just needed something to read. I haven't found any sci-fi that has kept me engaged that much since finishing The Nexus...I am currently reading the Old Man's War series. It's OK, but really I just needed something to read. I haven't found any sci-fi that has kept me engaged that much since finishing The Nexus trilogy and Neal Stephenson's latest book. My main problem with a lot of sci-fi books is that they are so short, as soon as I get into them they are over. Why can't more authors pump out 1,000 page novels to actually keep me going for a little while :)
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~books
rake_tm Link ParentYou can't go wrong with any Discworld books really, but my favorites are any books with the luggage, Rincewind, or Death.You can't go wrong with any Discworld books really, but my favorites are any books with the luggage, Rincewind, or Death.
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Comment on The James Webb Space Telescope and NASA's culture of optimism in ~space
rake_tm LinkIn my experience in industry what happens is features just keep getting dropped as the due date approaches. I am not sold that this approach is better for NASA's goals.In my experience in industry what happens is features just keep getting dropped as the due date approaches. I am not sold that this approach is better for NASA's goals.
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Comment on How do you pronounce ~ ? in ~talk
rake_tm LinkI usually say something close to til-duh or til-dah. Then when people just can't get it I say "hold shift and hit the squiggly button under the escape key."I usually say something close to til-duh or til-dah. Then when people just can't get it I say "hold shift and hit the squiggly button under the escape key."
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
rake_tm Link ParentProbably true, but I think the conflict is inevitable. No matter how restrained most people are someone's buttons will be pushed at some point.Probably true, but I think the conflict is inevitable. No matter how restrained most people are someone's buttons will be pushed at some point.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
rake_tm LinkLOL, I saw that guy arguing with you in your codes thread. I loved his "You make for a very poor representative for the website, who put you in a position of power?" whine when you called him out...LOL, I saw that guy arguing with you in your codes thread. I loved his "You make for a very poor representative for the website, who put you in a position of power?" whine when you called him out on his posting history.
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Comment on Now that Ubuntu 18.04.1 is out, have you upgraded from 16.04 LTS? in ~comp
rake_tm Link ParentWhat kind of ARM hardware are you running your home servers on?What kind of ARM hardware are you running your home servers on?
This is definitely a factor. Luckily i have one friend who is really into music and is always searching for new stuff, but we both have really narrowed the genres we listen to as we have gotten older. To make up for that I like to harass the interns at work for Spotify playlists to broaden my horizons a bit :)