^I only said that because the feminists came to our local school and said we had to get rid of the test tubes because they were symbolic of male dominance. There was a dispute and in the end they were happy just to take the big ones.
To be honest, I find the some of most technically accomplished music to be certain bluegrass centric works. So if you can move between genre's, you might consider starting with two albums from the Waybacks, "From Pasture to Future" or my fave, "Devolver". You'll find a something there you like, I would bet.
More mainstream blues, you MUST check out Tedeschi Trucks "Make up Mind", and if you like old ZZ Top and Little Feat, you'll find Michael Lee Firkins "Yep" album to be quite good and fun.
Speaking of fun, and good fun, I'll just say everyone I know loves 'Shinyribs" - Well After a While album. Great songwriting and singing. Start listening to that and you won't be able to get it out of your head.
And back to Rock.. Tom Petty finally put out another really good one with "Hypnotic Eye", and like I said above , J Roddy Walston is fun to listed to, great rythm band.
If you like Robert Plant's singing, check out the chick that sings for the Alabama Shakes. Just incredible. They have a new album out that is pretty unique.
And I've just been starting to listen to Pokey Lafarge, old time blues. Very interesting.
Just recently saw somewhere an original "live at leeds" LP for sale. Was tempted but I just can't see getting into an LP collection. But if you can't see em Live, then Quadrophenia ain't a bad way to go.
Music virtually died in the late 90s, as far as I'm concerned.
I'd agree there was a stretch from the early nineties to the early 2000s where good talented new music was hard to find. It was out there of course, but just not getting into the CD racks or getting on the radio. I think things got better after 2000 or so, lots of good stuff keeps coming and more ways to find it.
^BTW, forgot to mention that I do get a kick from J. Roddy Walston & the Business. (too bad they did the beer commercial..but even that doesn't bother me like it used to).
I'm in my 50s, but I can say that my tastes have not narrowed but certainly become more demanding. I want more complexity in my music, and a greater attention to detail. Maybe as the article points out its partially boredom from the "I've heard it all before", but I have some relatively recent albums that I enjoy just as much or more than my younger year classics. There is great musical talent out there and I like new stuff. There are many obscure albums from the past that the pop world completely missed, and it is fun to discover them.
It takes harder work to find what I like, and I don't have as much time to devote. I am lucky to see a live show more than a few a year, even though I keep vowing to do better.
I think the system we have today is as good as it gets, at least compared to any proposed solutions. Paper votes under physical control, tally with a scanner, then keep paper for verification where needed and random checks for accuracy. Chances of widespread manipulation are extremely small, issues are detectable, and there is no way to trace a vote decision to a person.
Maybe one of the best reasons to not have online voting is to keep the internet free of it. Imagine all the nations and entities that will be attempting attacks, hacks, and whatever other mischief on election day.
Except there is a trail. Voters have to register. They have to present valid ID at the polling booth.>
Wrong, there is a trail to 'who' voted, but not a trail to 'what' their vote was. That trail cannot be allowed to exist. Transactions have a trail of both "who" and "what", and they also have "where to" and "where from", all things you can use to go back and verify or correct for transactions.
Paper ballot --- if need be a scanning machine, but there _has_ to be a physical audit trail verifiable w/o the use of a machine.
Its pretty obvious. Random checks between ballots and reader totals can be done to keep an eye on things, or even re-running ballots on separate machines. I'm surprised there is so much debate.
Transactions are tied to people and have a trail as a requirement. For votes, the requirement is that there is no trail. You can go back and fix/change things when there is a trail, so for financial transactions it works well enough.
An option undermines the ability to prevent coercion & paid votes. "If you want to see Fido alive, vote yes and choose non-anonymity." or "I'll pay you $5 to vote yes as long as you can prove it by choosing non-anonymity."
How can you have seasonal spikes in yearly figures?
Sorry, I should have said 'annual spike'. I would not expect such a curve to show a single annual spike, following a couple years of lower trending, as described in the article.
Please, add, correct, or dispute those numbers if you want. Just like any other post. I just highlighted it because it was AC and below some people's radar. Sorry you had to read it. Why does it bother you so much?
I am a beekeeper. 30% of feral bee colonies do not survive naturally and is also the number I try to maintain to keep genetic diversity. With that said other beekeepers and myself do not report this as loss to the DOA and count this as the price of doing business. I am right in line with this number with 10% loss on top of what I dispatched.
Very interesting. Good info for the readers here. Thanks.
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I was mistaken, it wasn't Cramden High, it was Harden. My memory is failing.
Try google, keywords; Harden High, feminist, big tubes. (Turn off safe search)
That's such a ridiculous sounding story that I'm going to call bullshit unless you provide evidence.
Its true. It happened in the town of Cramden. Just google "Cramden High satisfies feminists"
thks. I'm checking our Gogol Borello, hadn't come across them before. Initial reaction is kind of like a swampy Old Man Markley.
^I only said that because the feminists came to our local school and said we had to get rid of the test tubes because they were symbolic of male dominance. There was a dispute and in the end they were happy just to take the big ones.
Can't do it as long as test tubes are shaped the way they are.
Filter question: Does it make you mad, or curious?
Still love my Floyd,
To be honest, I find the some of most technically accomplished music to be certain bluegrass centric works. So if you can move between genre's, you might consider starting with two albums from the Waybacks, "From Pasture to Future" or my fave, "Devolver". You'll find a something there you like, I would bet.
More mainstream blues, you MUST check out Tedeschi Trucks "Make up Mind", and if you like old ZZ Top and Little Feat, you'll find Michael Lee Firkins "Yep" album to be quite good and fun.
Speaking of fun, and good fun, I'll just say everyone I know loves 'Shinyribs" - Well After a While album. Great songwriting and singing. Start listening to that and you won't be able to get it out of your head.
And back to Rock.. Tom Petty finally put out another really good one with "Hypnotic Eye", and like I said above , J Roddy Walston is fun to listed to, great rythm band.
If you like Robert Plant's singing, check out the chick that sings for the Alabama Shakes. Just incredible. They have a new album out that is pretty unique.
And I've just been starting to listen to Pokey Lafarge, old time blues. Very interesting.
The Who were best appreciated live.
Just recently saw somewhere an original "live at leeds" LP for sale. Was tempted but I just can't see getting into an LP collection. But if you can't see em Live, then Quadrophenia ain't a bad way to go.
Thats the best value player still. Phones are a PITA listening even on a plane. Just too big.
or....They just can't send unvaccinated kids to public schools where they endanger each other.
Music virtually died in the late 90s, as far as I'm concerned.
I'd agree there was a stretch from the early nineties to the early 2000s where good talented new music was hard to find. It was out there of course, but just not getting into the CD racks or getting on the radio. I think things got better after 2000 or so, lots of good stuff keeps coming and more ways to find it.
^BTW, forgot to mention that I do get a kick from J. Roddy Walston & the Business. (too bad they did the beer commercial ..but even that doesn't bother me like it used to).
I'm in my 50s, but I can say that my tastes have not narrowed but certainly become more demanding. I want more complexity in my music, and a greater attention to detail. Maybe as the article points out its partially boredom from the "I've heard it all before", but I have some relatively recent albums that I enjoy just as much or more than my younger year classics. There is great musical talent out there and I like new stuff. There are many obscure albums from the past that the pop world completely missed, and it is fun to discover them.
It takes harder work to find what I like, and I don't have as much time to devote. I am lucky to see a live show more than a few a year, even though I keep vowing to do better.
I think the system we have today is as good as it gets, at least compared to any proposed solutions. Paper votes under physical control, tally with a scanner, then keep paper for verification where needed and random checks for accuracy. Chances of widespread manipulation are extremely small, issues are detectable, and there is no way to trace a vote decision to a person.
If a vote needs to be truly verified, it cannot be anonymous.
But it must be anonymous. That is the part that cannot change.
Banking transactions actually have failures, but they are detectable and correctable due to the ability to tie the 'what' to the person.
Maybe one of the best reasons to not have online voting is to keep the internet free of it. Imagine all the nations and entities that will be attempting attacks, hacks, and whatever other mischief on election day.
Except there is a trail. Voters have to register. They have to present valid ID at the polling booth.>
Wrong, there is a trail to 'who' voted, but not a trail to 'what' their vote was. That trail cannot be allowed to exist. Transactions have a trail of both "who" and "what", and they also have "where to" and "where from", all things you can use to go back and verify or correct for transactions.
Agreed.
Paper ballot --- if need be a scanning machine, but there _has_ to be a physical audit trail verifiable w/o the use of a machine.
Its pretty obvious. Random checks between ballots and reader totals can be done to keep an eye on things, or even re-running ballots on separate machines. I'm surprised there is so much debate.
Transactions are tied to people and have a trail as a requirement. For votes, the requirement is that there is no trail. You can go back and fix/change things when there is a trail, so for financial transactions it works well enough.
An option undermines the ability to prevent coercion & paid votes. "If you want to see Fido alive, vote yes and choose non-anonymity." or "I'll pay you $5 to vote yes as long as you can prove it by choosing non-anonymity."
How can you have seasonal spikes in yearly figures?
Sorry, I should have said 'annual spike'. I would not expect such a curve to show a single annual spike, following a couple years of lower trending, as described in the article.
Please, add, correct, or dispute those numbers if you want. Just like any other post. I just highlighted it because it was AC and below some people's radar. Sorry you had to read it. Why does it bother you so much?
I think your response was better 'bitching', and also longer than mine. You upped me!
I am a beekeeper. 30% of feral bee colonies do not survive naturally and is also the number I try to maintain to keep genetic diversity. With that said other beekeepers and myself do not report this as loss to the DOA and count this as the price of doing business. I am right in line with this number with 10% loss on top of what I dispatched.
Very interesting. Good info for the readers here. Thanks.
Normal should be a range.