Having been surprised to see Tool twice in this thread, I think you hit the nail on the head.
Between Maynard’s voice, and the basslines OP mentioned, they definitely have a distinctive sound, and I could see how it could blur together as background / casual listening music. Especially if you listen to mostly mixes ot playlists.
Personally, I almost exclusively listen to music by album, and I think thats where Tool’s songs really become more distinct from each other.
I know you’re being somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but being an honest, trustworthy, and genuinely pleasant person to deal with will let you get away with at least a 10-25% premium in my opinion (depending on project size). More importantly, if you can deliver that service without charging too much of a premium, you’ll be the first, and maybe only, person I call or recommend for the next project.
I think you’re partially right, but only about everything having a separate app.
The reality is connected devices will be so ubiquitous and commonplace that the interface will become standarfized and totally tansparent. Connecting to any arbitrary device will be as simple as connecting to an arbitray web server through a browser.
Every device needing its own app is temporary and unsustainable.
I was recently pulling my hair out because a recent update caused a bug in the Windows recovery media creator that prevented the Windows RE from recognizing USB input devices. The few weeks between the faulty update and the fix just happened to coincide with me needing to use it.
WTF are they doing messing with something as basic as the Recovery Environment? And further, in a way that breaks its utility entirely?
*Yellow Ledbetter
Legend has it the only person to ever truly understand the lyrics to this song was David Hasselhoff, but he forgot them halfway through eating that cheeseburger.
It’s not just Taylor Swift concerts, it’s virtually *all * concerts, and literally all concerts at the medium-large venue size.
A monopoly of a non-essential product/service is still a monopoly, and bad for consumers.
I think that’s a different question than the point I was trying to make. By all means, educating people as a way to “de-program” and shield them from propaganda is probably the most effective defense, followed by going after the propagandists themselves.
But however you go about trying to fix those systemic issues, it’s important to remember that falling for propaganda isn’t solely an individual failing. Intelligent and powerful people have been attacking education and unbiased news sources (among other things) for decades, precisely with the goal of making people more susceptible to their propaganda. Maybe they should know better, but a working class person, whose main focus is feeding and housing their family, is at a severe disadvantage in an information war.
The flip side of that is that propaganda is used because it’s proven to work. Yes, we should encourage everyone to individually think critically and be alert for propaganda. But I don’t think blaming individuals for falling for a concerted effort to hijack their brains is helpful.
I find the argument you’re making uncomfortably close to the ones conservatives use to argue against social safety nets and to avoid discussing systematic reform: namely that people need to take responsibility for their success or failure, and that if someone doesn’t succeed its solely due to individual failings.
In both cases, the idea is that it’s more helpful to address the negative systematic forces than just to blame individuals for falling victim to those forces.
OK, fine… time for a rematch!
Before expiration / best by date: eat without a second thought.
After the expiration / best by date: give it a sniff or a nibble first.
I definitely parsed the headline wrong at first! But c’mon, even if you’ve never heard of the band, the second sentence of the article links to their webpage…
A good brownie with sea salt sprinkled on top is most definitely essential!
Have you had the banana cream Twinkies? Probably not as good as the OG ones, but definitely a nice treat when you come across them!
These days I pirate the music, and if I like it I go back and buy the album directly from the band (when possible). If i really like it, I buy concert tix/merch. If it doesn’t tickle my fancy, then I don’t.
In either case, I don’t think the artist is too worried about the pennies lost from my Spotify plays.
Think of it like two groups of people in separate rooms with a large open window between them. Not everyone is trying to talk one on one to the other group all the time. And sometimes just feeling like you’re in the same physical space can be nice.
It’s not perfect, but in many circumstances it’s worlds better than having tiny portable windows that mostly facilitate one on one conversation.
I’ve thought the same thing, Trying to hold a video call between families using a phone or even a laptop is such an awkward experience, especially if you want to just hang out virtually for an extended time like you said.
But it wouldn’t even have to involve a separate box or docked phone. Everyone’s got a smart TV that can run apps, so all it should take is a USB webcam with a decent far-field mic.
But yeah, in general I’m surprised this isn’t more of a common use case.
Yeah, Lidarr is easily the weakest of the *arrs in my experience. As a newbie to setting up that stack, it was definitely nice to have a similar interface and functionality between the apps, but the last few months have me ready to look for something different for music.
As far as I can tell, no. I haven’t been able to search or import releases since about April.
I think the issue they are referring to is that Lidarr’s API or interface with the MusicBrainz database has been broken for a few months now, which means it’s impossible to search or add new artists/releases to your Lidarr library.
And as far as I can tell, it’s still down. I have been unable to use Lidarr for anything since about April, except for finding releases that I had already added to my local database.
Cold air tends to be very dry, which can most definitely irritate your nose and throat (among other body parts). That irritation and drying out can make the thin skin and mucous membranes more vulnerable to attack from bacteria and viruses.
The only really unscientific part of your post is that the cold air itself is not the direct cause of illness.
People with a strong immune system might not see a big difference, but if you are already more susceptible to getting sick, then the link to cold air may be more obvious to you.