I think people like the spectacle (coz she's clearly bonkers) and goddamn her, her songs do tend to get stuck in the ol' head...and once she's in there, she's like a fungus.
- Amy
Haven't heard or seen anything by her (as far as I know) and I don't feel like missing anything :)
- Jemm
I avoid most modern music; especially the contrived crap that claims the lion's share of modern music.
- Mark H
A great majority of people would like to listen "nonsense music with voice" while driving,cooking etc. Keygen Muzaks could work like a charm but lack of voice might be question...
- Acharad Sami vanJoulee
no 1 likes her, she's simply a function of the major labels being dead. She's all they can produce since they are so ridiculous that no self respecting artist will deal with them.
- echostreamer
Echostreamer, you are wrong. I like her, my girlfriend likes her. Other friends of mine like her.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
Kol, that one comment was actually directed towards Steven. Sorry. :\
- Mathew™ one of a kind
I think she's a throwback to NY performance art. If you pay attention to her acts they are pretty similar, while I totally didn't get her for a long time she starts to grow on you. <sigh>
- Justin Broderick
""The Hangover" taught me that you can get people to flock to see a bad comedy by telling them that it's just as good (if not better) than "Old School.""
- Fleagle
No one is going to give you a quiz on the music you listen to when you wake up.
- Jerry Perez
That has to be one of the worst sentences I have written. Poor flow and structure.
- Jerry Perez
my best friend, when he was in college, used to fill his CD changer with Dylan and hit shuffle and let it play all night
- RAPatton
i used to leave the radio on really low when i went to sleep. however, this was back when overnight radio was almost entirely music. i have just made myself look REALLY OLD.
- Joe Silence is not Santa
I guess you could just stream Pandora overnight or whatever other steaming music service you have.
- Jerry Perez
Cannot do it, and I've tried. I focus in too much on the music and it keeps me up.
- Fleagle
If you don't subscribe, Pandora will shut off after a bit if you ignore it for too long.
- aldenoneil
Jerry: All the time. That's why classical music was invented.
- Steven Perez
Anyone have any experience installing MySQL on Snow Leopard? I've done it on Tiger, and it was pretty easy. Seem to be having some problems on the new OS. From what I've read in the discussion forums, this is a common issue.
Did you install via the .pkg file? I have, as well as the pref pane. Can't connect to db, and cannot stop the server instance from running. Once I start it, it can't be stopped.
- Fleagle
I installed the 64-bit dmg along w/the prefpane. Looking at the mysql site it seems there's a new version now so maybe I'll try to update it and see if I run into any issues. What error is it giving you when you try to stop it?
- ronin
I would just like some Wave activity. I've started several, and participated in several, and they seem to have gone without action for days. Is anyone still even using it?
- Fleagle
Geez. Nobody's ever said that to me. I guess I already am smiling? Maybe you guys shoul-- never mind.
- Brad Greer
@sarahlane he could instead offer something more useful, like chocolate!
- Courtney Engle
What about "hey baby girl", I hear they like that one.
- Jesse Hattabaugh
There's nothing more demeaning to females than being called "baby mama." I hate it when things like that get accepted into the vernacular as being either funny, or cool. Hell, it's even considered 'respectful' by some. But what's the truth here? Bottom line is, a guy is basically saying to a girl that he looks at her as someone he wishes to impregnate. Yeah, that's real classy.
- Fleagle
I thought "baby mama" was for a woman you had *already* impregnated but to whom you were not married. I've never heard it used in the way you describe. See also: "baby daddy"
- Brad Greer
No. Not at all. I've heard guys say that to girls they're hitting on. As if that's going to do the trick.
- Fleagle
I challenge anyone to find a more compact way then "baby momma" to describe someone you've impregnated, but are otherwise not involved with. LOL.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Attention women. Men really hate it when you call them Champ. :-)
- Eric Booth
ok, duly noted. is it cool if we smile and say 'hello' or 'hi' as we pass by?
- Morgan Haley
@Rahsheen, I don't suppose you read my response?
- Fleagle
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- ilteriş cihantürk
Maybe now he can finally make his movie in which he is a man that can control things with his mind, and uses it to remove the clothing from women. They put their clothing back on, but it's too late--he's seen everything.
- Fleagle
"I'm a Longhorn fan and I have no problem with that at all. UT doesn't stand a chance in hell. Sure, anything can happen in a football game, but Bama would have to have a pretty crappy day to lose to Texas. Texas should've never won the Big 12 Championship. Just makes me sad that other teams that deserve a shot do everything they're supposed to do and still get no shot. Meanwhile, Texas sneaks right on in. I want my teams to DESERVE a championship shot, not feel 'entitled' to one. BCS sucks."
- Fleagle
"I'm a Longhorn fan and I have no problem with that at all. UT doesn't stand a chance in hell. Sure, anything can happen in a football game, but Bama would have to have a pretty crappy day to lose to Texas. Texas should've never won the Big 12 Championship. Just makes me sad that other teams that deserve a shot do everything they're supposed to do and still get no shot. Meanwhile, Texas sneaks right on in. I want my teams to DESERVE a championship shot, not feel 'entitled' to one. BCS sucks."
- Fleagle
"Entertainment Earth is currently taking preorders for Acme Archives' new Disney Underground series of prints that feature reinterpretations of Disney's classic characters. Calling in a rogue's gallery of culture-jamming contemporary artists for the project, the company commissioned works from Eli Trinh (whose epic Mickey re-envisioning "Super Maku" appears above), Grant Searcey, Lola, Steven Daily and Brit Pete McKee, who previously released pieces for Acme featuring characters from The Simpsons and Futurama. These giclées -- a fancy French word meaning art prints that were created from digital sources with high-end ink-jet printers -- are easily the most adorable things you will see today. More than that, they are the type of whimsical gems you'd expect to see in LA's renowned Gallery 1988 space. So with Disney characters meeting the world of underground pop art, can Shepard Fairey-inspired "Obey Donald" works be far behind? Because that would be kind of awesome."
- RAPatton
What do you develop in? Have you heard of devchix?
- anna sauce
its all about who you know, network is the key
- echostreamer
Anything you don't know, but you really want to learn... make sure you sell it. Sometimes if they think you really WANT to learn something they need, it's as good as knowing it.
- Dave Friedel
Interview/'chat' over. Seemed to go ok, they seemed like cool guys. They're still not certain they can take on a graduate/junior but I should know before Xmas. I wonder whether my buying Journey over RATM (for Xmas #1) will affect my chances.
- Amy
"This is ridiculous. It's like the polar opposite of Zero Punctuation. This guy obviously has watched his share of Cracked.com videos, and thinks he can be as funny (which isn't saying much to begin with). The annoying Dr. Zoidberg voice has got to go. And this was just part one? Jeebus. Oh, and let's not forget the fact that he's talking about freaking Phantom Menace here, a movie that was made years ago and is widely known as the WORST Star Wars movie ever. We need this guy to explain to us why? I think we get it at this point."
- Fleagle
I just can't do it anymore myself. I'm looking for folks to start a group, party up, and avoid having to deal with these idiots on Xbox Live. Just can't do it anymore.
- Fleagle
Oh I won't be using the mic and headphones when I'm on Xbox Live. I don't get that with PC games and I don't want on consoles either. ;-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Being pwned by 10 year olds is part of the fun. As long as there is no voice chat. I was the best in my clan on Combat Arms but I refused to tell them how old I was. It was fun being part of the clan with the kids though.
- Matt G
Fleagle: I don't really play online that much (plus I have a ps3 not 360) otherwise I'd join you. :)
- Amy
That's probably why you don't play online much. ; )
- Jerry Perez
*Says the guy with his 2nd broken Xbox.
- Jerry Perez
No, it's coz I frequently find myself swearing like a trooper and would probably get kicked off servers and suchlike. Plus, the times I've played things like Little Big Planet I've had idiots trying to drag our team of 3 players into 4 player areas and whatnot. People are kinda stupid.
- Amy
I dunno. There are a bunch of folks who still claim that it's all an "Andy Kaufman" style gag, all to promote the documentary that Casey Affleck is doing about his supposed hip hop career. I wouldn't put it past him.
- Fleagle
"Boise State was considered a huge underdog in that game regardless, and this game (along with the Utah vs. Alabama bowl game) signified the 'changing of the guard' for the BCS powerhouse teams. And I'm sorry, folks. App. St. is the only FCS team to beat a 1-A team because Michigan and the rest of the Big 10 really are that bad, not necessarily because they pulled a miracle."
- Fleagle
The way the housing market is looking in America, PlayStation Home is looking better and better.
- Fleagle
I'd be willing to live in a free house if it was paid for by advertising. I imagine commercials playing on my mirror and radio spots being a constant background buzz. My walls would look like a NASCAR race car.
- aldenoneil
@aldenoneil, and I imagine your family dinners would look something like this: http://bit.ly/d5sGI
- Fleagle
"I'm sorry, but Boise Stave over Oklahoma isn't #1? Sorry, #2 isn't good enough, here. Appalachian State over Michigan would've been bigger...about 10 years ago. Michigan (and the Big 10 in general) is hardly the powerhouse they used to be. These two games should be switched."
- Fleagle
"I don't support the school's actions, but at the same time the parents don't want to cut his hair because HE doesn't want it cut? He's 4 YEARS OLD. Do you let him decide everything else, too? Kind of reminds me of Ned Flander's beatnick parents: "We've done absolutely nothin', man, and it's not working!""
- Fleagle
The emptiness.
The craziness.
Satisfy this hungriness.
Darling,
How would it feel?
If we sleep together,
will you like me better?
If we come together,
we'll go down forever.
If we sleep together,
will I like you better?
If we come together,
prove it now or never with a genius list in bed with Garbage's Sleep Together
@RAPatton I'm sure the songs are different, but there's no denying where Garbage got the idea. "If we sleep together, will I like you better?" vs. "I might like you better if we slept together." That's just not a coincidence.
- Fleagle
I dare say that idea has been around since grunts and hand gestures and picking lice out of each other's hides.
- Michael W. May
Yes, but pong is horribly racist. White paddles, white ball, black is just in the background of the whole game, a servant for those white paddles, if you will...
- Otto
I agree, i don't see MW2 as an overly sexist game, I'm sure there are girls who love playing MW2, I know one, she kick my ass at it and her name is Colleen. Some girls might be offended by games that are "made for girls" just as they are offend by sexist female game character stereotypes. To me it all depends on the person. The Left 4 dead series has the right balance for guys and girls to enjoy the game.
- Fee501st
That is probably hard to find, but L4D has characters I can relate to if I was in that situation. *edit*
- Fee501st
I'm way more offended by the games made exclusively for girls than games that have no female characters.
- Amy
Half life 2, has good strong female character, i know women who love that game
- Fee501st
I can totally relate to the characters in L4D. Always hungry. Always getting gunned down by my potential meal...
- Thomas
I don't find I relate to many characters in games, male or female. They're mostly caricatures, as there's not much complex human interaction, so we have to know them by their archetype/stereotype.
- aldenoneil
What about HL1 that a sexist game? they are no women in that game, except the lady talking on the tram and the HEV suit.
- Fee501st
I don't think it's an issue of having more female characters, I think there's just a dearth of relatable characters, period. The assumption is that males prefer action and women prefer emotion. Games have plenty of the former, and I wouldn't mind seeing more of the latter. It remains to be seen if a compelling game can be built around deep, realistic relationships, though.
- aldenoneil
I think that game "Heavy Rain" is trying too
- Fee501st
Its precursor did have an interactive sex scene. I'm glad they're trying.
- aldenoneil
@aldenoneil: That's because "deep, realistic relationships" aren't a whole hell of a lot of fun. I mean, what a horrifying game that could be...
- Otto
They need to realize that women like action too. I, personally, just don't like war games or games that aim to scare the flippin' bejesus out of me.
- Amy
Spinal Tap addressed the issue of sexism best, I think, when discussing the idea of their album cover as being too sexist: "There's such a fine line between clever and stupid."
- Fleagle
Ah, "Smell the Glove." I was just thinking of Spinal Tap when I bought a single off of a Scorpions album. Note the charming album art: http://hardrockheavymetal.file... That reinforces Veronica's point. This shit ain't new.
- aldenoneil
@aldenoneil. That was the album cover that actually inspired "Smell the Glove" from what I understand.
- Fleagle
At least the Scorpions have the excuse of knowing they were being sexist - that cover's so crass it's likely tongue in cheek, or at least a blatant f-you to sensibilities. I don't know that many video games (or your ad example, Fee) have that excuse - most portrayals of sexy/submissive females in games are painfully un-ironic.
- aldenoneil
@Fleagle - I didn't know that, but I absolutely believe it. This is one instance where the example is more extreme than the parody, methinks.
- aldenoneil