Out of the Blue

Here are some spoiler-free congratulations to the Super Bowl participants and their fans, and I'm looking forward to what they like to call the big game. I also have my usual misgivings about the two week gap between now and when it's played, but I guess by now the old theory is debunked that this contributed to blowouts by putting the teams off their normal schedules. Here's hoping that's correct and we get a good game.

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RedEye9 wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 15:28:
Which city?

Austin. WHAT???
You mean https://www.capmetro.org/ does not get you places in a "timely manner".


Bahahahaha. Cap Metro has to be the second biggest con in Austin's history!

This comment was edited on Jan 23, 2018, 09:13.
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Kxmode wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 19:39:
1badmf wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 17:15:
too bad zimmer doesn't have half of john williams' gift for composition. zimmer's music is all variations of three or four chords with a barf-inducing BLARRRRRRRGH mixed in. he makes it sound good, i'll give him that, but listen to his work next to williams' superman theme or empire strikes back and the difference in musical complexity is obvious, even to a layman.

My take is Zimmer tends to experiment with sounds and music more broadly than Williams that somehow feel fresh and new. A few notable examples comes to mind are the "BWAAAAAHHH" sound from Inception (it was new for its time). The Organ/harpsichord making a prominent role in Interstellar, and the quiet instrumental pieces "Day One." The endless, atypical drum beats from Dunkirk.

Zimmer definitely uses a much wider range of music as inspiration from rock, to African, to choir, to jazz. While I feel Zimmer is better at setting a mood, I think Williams is more talented from a musical composition standpoint. I love the music from both men, and my MP3 player is packed with themes they've written.

As for the BWAAAAH from the Inception trailer, that wasn't Hans Zimmer. It was Mind Heist by Zack Hemsey. On the other hand, Time is an absolutely stunning work that fits the movie Inception beautifully.
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Mr. Tact wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 23:36:
Noticed this story on Net Neutrality in the NYT. It will be interesting to see if the GOP run FCC decides to "do something" about it. I mean they shouldn't have a problem since they are the "state rights" party, but I'm guessing they'll conveniently forget that in this case...

If they challenge this law, then that opens the door to challenge all those anti-community broadband laws.
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Jan 23, 2018, 01:40
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1badmf wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 17:15:
too bad zimmer doesn't have half of john williams' gift for composition. zimmer's music is all variations of three or four chords with a barf-inducing BLARRRRRRRGH mixed in. he makes it sound good, i'll give him that, but listen to his work next to williams' superman theme or empire strikes back and the difference in musical complexity is obvious, even to a layman.

i honestly don't think i've ever seen a comment from you that wasn't utterly generic regurgitation of a pre-existing and incorrect popularly held opinion.
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Jan 23, 2018, 01:08
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Jan 23, 2018, 01:08
 
Mr. Tact wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 23:36:
Noticed this story on Net Neutrality in the NYT. It will be interesting to see if the GOP run FCC decides to "do something" about it. I mean they shouldn't have a problem since they are the "state rights" party, but I'm guessing they'll conveniently forget that in this case...

they're not states' rights anymore. they're rich and wealthy rights now. they've completely sold out to the koch brothers and donald trump. they don't stand for anything but greed.
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Jan 22, 2018, 23:36
 
Noticed this story on Net Neutrality in the NYT. It will be interesting to see if the GOP run FCC decides to "do something" about it. I mean they shouldn't have a problem since they are the "state rights" party, but I'm guessing they'll conveniently forget that in this case...
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Jan 22, 2018, 19:39
Kxmode
 
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Jan 22, 2018, 19:39
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1badmf wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 17:15:
jdreyer wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 16:11:
Kxmode wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 13:32:
I don't believe Chris Nolan has made a film that I did not like. He is an amazing director and writer with the ability to move from genre to genre effortlessly. I wonder if he has become this generation's Stephen Spielberg. I say that because Spielberg's work has suffered for more than a few years. Thoughts?

Nolan's an amazing director. I'd agree that he could be the new Spielberg. He even goes for the same schmaltzy emotional beats.

Does that make Zimmer this generation's Williams, given that he always scores Nolan's movies, as Williams has done for Spielberg?

too bad zimmer doesn't have half of john williams' gift for composition. zimmer's music is all variations of three or four chords with a barf-inducing BLARRRRRRRGH mixed in. he makes it sound good, i'll give him that, but listen to his work next to williams' superman theme or empire strikes back and the difference in musical complexity is obvious, even to a layman.

My take is Zimmer tends to experiment with sounds and music more broadly than Williams that somehow feel fresh and new. A few notable examples comes to mind are the "BWAAAAAHHH" sound from Inception (it was new for its time). The Organ/harpsichord making a prominent role in Interstellar, and the quiet instrumental pieces "Day One." The endless, atypical drum beats from Dunkirk.
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1badmf wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 17:11:
RedEye9 wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 13:50:
‘tRump Was Merely Sharing The Gospel With That Porn Star,’ Explains Jim Bakker

the gospel of MY DICK... is what i'm sure trump literally said to her.
Payment to porn star was illegal donation to tRump campaign

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Jan 22, 2018, 17:15
 
jdreyer wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 16:11:
Kxmode wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 13:32:
I don't believe Chris Nolan has made a film that I did not like. He is an amazing director and writer with the ability to move from genre to genre effortlessly. I wonder if he has become this generation's Stephen Spielberg. I say that because Spielberg's work has suffered for more than a few years. Thoughts?

Nolan's an amazing director. I'd agree that he could be the new Spielberg. He even goes for the same schmaltzy emotional beats.

Does that make Zimmer this generation's Williams, given that he always scores Nolan's movies, as Williams has done for Spielberg?

too bad zimmer doesn't have half of john williams' gift for composition. zimmer's music is all variations of three or four chords with a barf-inducing BLARRRRRRRGH mixed in. he makes it sound good, i'll give him that, but listen to his work next to williams' superman theme or empire strikes back and the difference in musical complexity is obvious, even to a layman.
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RedEye9 wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 13:50:
‘tRump Was Merely Sharing The Gospel With That Porn Star,’ Explains Jim Bakker

the gospel of MY DICK... is what i'm sure trump literally said to her.
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Kxmode wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 13:32:
I don't believe Chris Nolan has made a film that I did not like. He is an amazing director and writer with the ability to move from genre to genre effortlessly. I wonder if he has become this generation's Stephen Spielberg. I say that because Spielberg's work has suffered for more than a few years. Thoughts?

Nolan's an amazing director. I'd agree that he could be the new Spielberg. He even goes for the same schmaltzy emotional beats.

Does that make Zimmer this generation's Williams, given that he always scores Nolan's movies, as Williams has done for Spielberg?
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Burrito of Peace wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 14:57:
jdreyer wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 13:28:
Burrito of Peace wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 11:45:
I would love to take mass transit to my job that is an hour away. Unfortunately, that infrastructure doesn't exist. Hell, even if I lived within the city itself, there is no infrastructure to take mass transit to my job in a timely manner.

What irks me is that we have massive, unnecessary expenditures but we can't afford repairs or improvements to infrastructure.

Which city?

Austin.
WHAT???
You mean https://www.capmetro.org/ does not get you places in a "timely manner".
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jdreyer wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 13:28:
Burrito of Peace wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 11:45:
I would love to take mass transit to my job that is an hour away. Unfortunately, that infrastructure doesn't exist. Hell, even if I lived within the city itself, there is no infrastructure to take mass transit to my job in a timely manner.

What irks me is that we have massive, unnecessary expenditures but we can't afford repairs or improvements to infrastructure.

Which city?

Austin.
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Mass transit is clearly socialism and therefore bad.

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‘tRump Was Merely Sharing The Gospel With That Porn Star,’ Explains Jim Bakker
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 Kxmode
 
I don't believe Chris Nolan has made a film that I did not like. He is an amazing director and writer with the ability to move from genre to genre effortlessly. I wonder if he has become this generation's Stephen Spielberg. I say that because Spielberg's work has suffered for more than a few years. Thoughts?
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Let’s talk about the big scary asteroid that’s NOT going to hit Earth.

C'mon, you'll never get any clicks with a title like that! Try this both clickbaity yet scientifically accurate title:

Skyscraper-sized asteroid could hit the Earth! *



* probability of one in a billion billion.
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Jan 22, 2018, 13:28
 
Burrito of Peace wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 11:45:
I would love to take mass transit to my job that is an hour away. Unfortunately, that infrastructure doesn't exist. Hell, even if I lived within the city itself, there is no infrastructure to take mass transit to my job in a timely manner.

What irks me is that we have massive, unnecessary expenditures but we can't afford repairs or improvements to infrastructure.

Which city?
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Creston wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 13:02:
A congestion plan never works, because it is based on an absolutely faulty premise. The idea behind a congestion plan is that people will choose not to be in traffic during peak hours if there's a price to pay for it.

The operative word here, of course, being CHOOSE. As if people CHOOSE to stand in fucking traffic for hours on end if they had any other option. Hint to all government imbeciles the world over: People sit in traffic because THEIR JOBS FORCE THEM TO SIT IN TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME.

By and large, charging 20 bucks a day to sit in traffic means the poor schlub that has to go to work just has ~430 bucks a month less to spend on other things. Not that he/she is going to go "Oh, I guess I'll take public transport them."

Sure, some few might, but the large majority of people who are in rush hour traffic have no other choice but to sit there. And all this congestion charge does is levy taxes on people who have no other choice. As it did in every other town where it's been tried.

So, well done, Cuomo. You fucking moron.



Very little NYC traffic is commuter traffic, relative to other cities. Parking alone costs too much, and takes too long to get to, as well as in and out of. A monthly spot in Manhattan is $300 in undesirable areas, and goes up rapidly from there. If people don't live in Manhattan, they typically commute to the rail system, or a bus, as it's much cheaper and faster.

So this would largely hit commercial, tourists, and the already wealthy. If the money was funneled into improving the subway and rails, I'd be mostly ok with it.
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Creston wrote on Jan 22, 2018, 09:54:
Ah, yes, the congestion plan. Because it has done miracles for London's traffic problems...

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