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| Things that annoy me now [message #93672] |
Sat, 15 December 2007 19:32  |
Paul Braun
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>>>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorology
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>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Neil
>>>>
>>Hi all,
A while back I posted that my Brian T PARIS DVD was stolen with my laptop
from my studio.
Could someone in the group please create a copy and send it to me at
Guy Eckelberger
555 International Way
Springfield, OR 97477
or make the image and upload it to ftp.gyefinger.com?Late for work While she was "flying" down the road yesterday (20 miles over
the limit), a woman passed over a bridge only to find a cop with a radar gun
on the other side lying in wait. The cop pulled her over, walked up to the
car, and with that classic patronizing smirk we all know and love(?), asked,
"What's your hurry?" To which she replied, "I'm late for work." "Oh yeah,"
said the cop, what is it you do? "I'm a rectum stretcher," she responded.
The cop stammered, "A what? A rectum stretcher? And just what does a rectum
stretcher do?" "Well," she said, "I start by inserting one finger, then I
work my way up to two fingers, then three, then four, then with my whole
hand in. I work from side to side until I can get both hands in, and then I
slowly but surely stretch, until it's about 6 feet wide." "And just what is
it that you do with a 6 foot asshole?" he asked. "You give him a radar gun
and park him behind a bridge..."
Traffic Ticket: $105.00
Court Costs: $45.00
Look on Cop's Face: PRICELESS
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| Re: Things that annoy me now [message #93673 is a reply to message #93672] |
Sat, 15 December 2007 21:48  |
dc[3]
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" target="_blank">d4jlq3d1jjd6gqm04243tgnp6pqpim6inv@4ax.com...
> Hmmm......hey you two, we need some assholes too, someone to blame for
> something we should have done and couldn't, because of some other
> assholes...hmmmmm;-)
>
> erlilo
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> On 7 Feb 2008 00:01:44 +1000, "chuck duffy" <c@c.com> wrote:
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>>
>>Hi John,
>>
>>Sorry for the comment, it was unnecessary and rude. Moody is the right
>>word,
>>maybe even asshole at times :-)
>>
>>Chuck
>>"John" <no@no.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>Is there a third choice? hmmm, Chucky getting moody. Maybe from eating
>>>ketchup from foil packets.Hi Paul,
That's what I was doing to practice, but my buddies have this nice old steiny
at the house, and when I get there - well there is no substitute :-)
Chuck
Paul Artola <artola@comcast.net> wrote:
>Chuck -
>
>If you are playing on a digital keyboard, you could transpose the root
>note so you are in your comfort zone.
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>- Paul
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>On 8 Feb 2008 08:26:59 +1000, "chuck duffy" <c@c.com> wrote:
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>>
>>steve i truly think we have a psychic connection :-). First I love monk.
Second,
>>for the first time in my life I am working through chord progressions in
>>a variety of keys.
>>
>>My buddies are working on a cd, and they send me roughs to practice.
>>
>>Since I didn't write the songs, they are not in my 'keys' so to speak,
the
>>ones I gravitate to for my tiny vocal range.
>>
>>So I practice each one over and over and then I try and go up to NY and
we
>>record in their home studio on their old steinway.
>>
>>For example, one of the tunes was a bluesy tune in F# which forced me to
>>do all my regular 'slides' like where I would slide off e# to e or g# to
>>g. I had to switch to moving rapidly between two flats (a# to b#) instead
>>of sliding from black key to white with a single finger. Totally unnatural
>>for me, but after a week or so I got to where I could play the tune well
>>in a country/bluesy style in f#. That got me thinking - why shouldn't I
be
>>able to play it in any key. And that got me to where I am now :-)
>>
>>Chuck
>>
>>"steve th
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| Re: Things that annoy me now [message #93676 is a reply to message #93673] |
Sat, 15 December 2007 21:50 |
Paul Braun
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gt;stamina, but things like scales and arpeggios only take about 15 seconds
>>>>>>to do. You can do quite a few of them in just a couple of minutes.
Plus,
>>>>>>if you do, say, two five minute sessions in the morning, and then another
>>>>>>four or so five minute sessions through the day or at night, the brain
>>>>actually
>>>>>>prioritizes it better because it gets the idea that "Gee, I seem to
be
>>>>doing
>>>>>>this all the time!". You brain gets the idea that it needs to have
those
>>>>>>skills ready because they are constantly needed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Cheers,
>>>>>>Kim.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"chuck duffy" <c@c.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hi All,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I know that there are some keyboard players in here. Does anyone have
>>>>any
>>>>>>>recommendations for some books/materials with a good practive regimen.
>>>>>I
>>>>>>>do all the standard stuff, scales arpeggios, etc. I don't have a huge
>>>>amount
>>>>>>>of time to practice, and I'm looking for the most effective exercises
>>>>to
>>>>>>>increase speed, agility and accuracy.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>>>Chuck
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>Ok quad core is built and seems to be running just fine. I was going to use
Reaper as the ma
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| Re: Things that annoy me now [message #93680 is a reply to message #93676] |
Sun, 16 December 2007 00:18 |
Tom Bruhl
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to be running just fine. I was going to
> use
> Reaper as the main DAW, BUUUT, I need Acid-like functions. Specifically
> the ability to audition loops tempo matched to the piece and easily load
> them into a track. Live does this, as does Acid. Reaper doesn't. Damn.
> I'm going to try and rewire Live (I've got the 7.0.2 demo) into Reaper and
> see how that goes. But I really just want to stay with ONE app in ONE
> box.
> I was thinking about Live, but the demo I've been using is acting really
> funny. Multiple envelopes and I'm getting crackles and pops. One would
> think its a latency issue, but nope, I've got only 10 tracks running and
> Live's own cpu meter says like 6%. (Oh, and 15+ tracks in Reaper -no pops
> and crackles.) And, I guess I'm not alone in the problem. Other guys have
> reported similar concerns on the Live forums. THis is a deal
> breaker -unpredictable
> popping: mondo drag. SO....I'm thinking Sonar. I called Sweetwater to
> confirm
> that Sonar would behave like Acid -preview loops at project tempo and
> playback
> at project tempo. The guy I talked to, he doesn't know.... I recall some
> of you good folks using Sonar -is Sonar on Acid?
> MR"chuck duffy" <c@c.com> wrote:
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>Ed,
>
>you might be right, but playing a taylor is like 'butter', which might lead
>people to spend some extra $$$
>
>Chuck
I'll second that.
I played a friend's Taylor nylon string and it was the first guitar I've
played that made me want it badly. It truly was like butter. Sweet sounding.
I didn't even plug it in. It was superb.
It has since gone from the scene (as has my friend) and it turns out I need
a nice looking guitar to play a gig (a wedding- the bride to be said,"I don't
want to insult your guitar, but you can find a nicer looking one, can't you..?")
no new guitar, no gig. I tried tracking down the Taylor, hoping to find
it, and at the same time dreading the $1500 or so it would cost.
I checked the local guitar shop and there was a used but still pristine Ibanez
with built in tuner and eq for $150 + tax.
<SOLD!> That's the one I have in my lap at this moment.
Not a Taylor. But it will do the job. I'm getting used to it.
With some piddling around, I can get it to sound ok amped, and it's ok acoustic.
The more I play it, the better I like it.
Made in China...
-steve http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/07/apple_pulls_ou t_of_2008_nab_conference.html
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.set teb.it%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F3391&langpair=it%7Cen&hl=i t&ie=UTF-8being an electrical contractor and dealing with thousands of fluorescent
lamps I can tell you that recycling for mercury is a disaster.
It cost under $1.00 for a T-12 or T-8 lamp and $1.75 to recycle
it(each!).Try getting that from your customers.
I'm all for saving the planet and being able to eat more fish without heavy
metals but it isn't working.
Don't know about your states ,but enforcement is lacking here ,and I
wouldn't be surprised if the lamps being returned are ending up in dumpsters
anyway.
sad but true
"Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote in message
news:47aba22d@linux...
> Great info, this I was not aware of
>
> AA
>
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> "Jamie K" <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote in message news:47aa4df3@linux...
>>
>> If your electricity is from coal plants, CF bulbs will actually prevent
>> the release of a lot more mercury into the environment than the bulb is
>> using.
>>
>> When the bulb finally burns out, you can return it without releasing the
>> mercury. Call the store where you purchased it first. If they don't take
>> them or know who will, check the recycling links below.
>>
>> More info here, including how to clean up if you accidentally smash one
>> (it doesn't cost $2500):
>>
>> http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/promotions/change_ligh t/downloads/Fact_Sheet_Mercury.pdf
>>
>> Recycling info:
>> http://www.epa.gov/bulbrecycling/
>> http://www.nema.org/lamprecycle/household.html
>>
>> Cheers,
>> -Jamie
>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>
>>
>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>> I purchased a 5 pack of the Sunbeam bulbs, 4 out of five burned out with
>>> in
>>> a few months. There was a news story a while bacK about a lady in NY
>>> that dropped one on
>>> a hard wood floor in her child's room. She called Home Depot to ask how
>>> to clean up the liquid from the bulb, they informed her that she had to
>>> call
>>> the EPA. The EPA told her she had to contact one of the companies on
>>> there
>>> HazMat list, because the bulbs have mercury in them. The clean up cost
>>> $2500.00.
>>> So my question is why did our government let these bulbs come on the
>>> market
>>> if they are such a health risk? Just think of what these bulbs will
>>> cost
>>> all of us in bad health and expense when they end up in land fills and
>>> contaminate
>>> ground water. Just think, everybody is buying them.
>>>
>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>> We've had good luck with CF bulbs, overall. We had a couple of early
>>>> failures (within 2 years), and a couple that have lasted longer than
>>>> their rated life and just won't die. The rest are still cruising along
>>>> so we'll see how long they last. I think some brands are better than
>>>> others.
>>>>
>>>> Even the duds have lasted longer than an incandescent heat bulb (I
>>>> hesitate to call incandescents "light bulbs" since they put out more
>>>> far
>>>
>>>> more heat than light).
>>>>
>>>> Energy Star lists CFs as being about 75% more efficient and lasting 10
>>>> times longer than incandescents.
>>>>
>>>> Quote: "If every home in America replaced just one incandescent light
>>>> bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified CFL, in one year it would save
>>>> enough
>>>
>>>> energy to light more than 3 million homes and prevent greenhouse gas
>>>> emissions equivalent to those of more than 800,000 cars. '
>>>>
>>>> They do make dimmable CFs, but I haven't tried those.
>>>>
>>>> I'm keeping an eye on the progress of LED lighting for home use. It's
>>>> getting brighter and coming down in price (still more expensive,
>>>> though), and offers the potential to do color mixing.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
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| Re: Things that annoy me now [message #93682 is a reply to message #93672] |
Sun, 16 December 2007 07:20 |
chuck duffy
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>>>>>
>>>>> No one has actually determined whether there is a real overall savings
>>> with
>>>>> these things as they cost more to make, ship, dispose of and buy. And
>>> if not
>>>>> used in high traffic areas that need light on for long periods, do not
>>> last
>>>>> as long as claimed.I know this last bit as fact as I replaced every
>>>>> light
>>> in
>>>>> our house that wasn't on a dimmer and several of these bulbs lasted
>>>>> barely
>>>
>>>>> six months...others on the otherhand are on their second year. Good
>>>>> thing
>>>
>>>>> they go on sale every once in a while otherwise I'd never use them
>>>>> again.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Tony Benson" <tony@standinghampton.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:C3CE9F9F.16188%tony@standinghampton.com...
>>>>>> The Mayan calendar stops on December 21st, 2012. They thought this
>>>>>> was
>>> the
>>>>>> date the world would end. It was a tongue-in-check reference, but it
>>> is
>>>>>> interesting that you pointed out Kyoto expires in 2012. Coincidence?
>>> . . .
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> THINK NOT! ;>)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Seriously, I think it's great that you're "smallerizing" your carbon
>>> foot
>>>>>> print. It's a good idea for everyone just in terms of pollution, no
>>>>>> matter
>>>>>> what side of the debate you're on. I have switched over many of our
>>>>>> lights
>>>>>> bulb to CF's and installed energy efficient windows, but there is
>>>>>> much
>>>
>>>>>> more
>>>>>> I could do. My fear is that the average person will do little or
>>>>>> nothing
>>>>>> simply because it requires too much effort. I think it's true that
>>>>>> individuals can be pretty smart when they need to be, but large
>>>>>> groups
>>> are
>>>>>> generally ignorant. As Ronnie James Dio so elegantly put it when
>>>>>> singin
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| Re: Things that annoy me now [message #93686 is a reply to message #93682] |
Sun, 16 December 2007 11:31 |
tonehouse
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>>>>>>> because of how long greenhouse gases already added will stay in the
>>>>>>> atmosphere.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But a significant amount of warming can still be prevented. There's
>>> a
>>>>>>> lot we can do, some of which we are already doing.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Short
>>>>>>>> of deciding, as a species, to go back to living
>>>>>>>> "pre-industrialization"
>>>
>>>>>>>> life
>>>>>>>> styles. Wanna place any bets on that happening? ;>)
>>>>>>> I haven't seen that idea proposed in any serious mitigation plan.
>>>>>>> :^)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Seriously, I don't know if I believe everything the doomsayers are
>>>>>>>> preaching.
>>>>>>> Nor I. There are always exaggerations. But if you avoid some of the
>>> more
>>>>>>> hyperbolic special interest groups and stick closely to the science,
>>> the
>>>>>>> more likely range of possible outcomes is worth paying attention to
>>> and
>>>>>>> working to mitigate.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I also don't think we're doing the world any good though by the
>>>>>>>> amount of carbon we pump into the air.
>>>>>>> It might be good for some places where a warmer climate is at least
>>> a
>>>>>>> superficial improvement, but bad overall for the possible shock of
>>>>>>> rapid
>>>>>>> ecosystem change, threats to coastlines and hard to predict outcomes
>>>>>>> like the possible melting of permafrost (which would release
>>>>>>> methane,
>>>>>>> another greenhouse gas), changing of ocean currents and other rolls
>>> of
>>>>>>> the dice.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hopefully, we still have enough time
>>>>>>>> to figure out a clean way to produce the energy we need to maintain
>>> our
>>>>>>>> current and growing rate of consumption. I just don't see us all
>>>>>>>> getting
>>>>>>>> around on horses, plowing our fields with oxen, and reading by
>>>>>>>> candlelight
>>>>>>>> anytime soon.
>>>>>>> I don't know that horses are all that great of a solution, although
>>> I
>>>>>>> like horses. :^)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But we have a lot of options. There are a lot of efficiency
>>>>>>> improvements
>>>>>>> we can make in building design, city planning and manufacturing;
>>>>>>> logistical improvements to transportation; more efficient uses of
>>>>>>> fossil
>>>>>>> fuel
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| Re: Things that annoy me now [message #93687 is a reply to message #93686] |
Sun, 16 December 2007 11:33 |
tonehouse
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s; increased use of renewable energy; and faster adoption of
>>>>>>> more
>>>>>>> efficient technologies.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here are a few different perspectives:
>>>>>>> http://carbonsequestration.us/Papers-presentations/htm/Pacal a-Socolow-ScienceM
>>>>>>> ag-Aug2004.pdf
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.ases.org/climatechange/
>>>>>>> http://www.westernresourceadvocates.org/energy/clenergy.php
>>>>>>> http://www.ipcc.ch/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I highly recommend this issue of Scientific American:
>>>>>>> http://www.sciam.com/sciammag/?contents=2006-09
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Especially this article:
>>>>>>> http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=a-plan-to-keep-carbon-in
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Worth a trip to the library.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Maybe the Mayans's were right? Four years and counting is it? :>o
>>>>>>> What did the Mayan's say?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Tony
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 2/4/08 11:33 PM, in article 47a7f891@linux, "Jamie K"
>>>>>>>> <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Neil wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Hey Don, it's true that one of the expected byproducts of global
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> warming
>>>>>>>>>>> is increased extreme weather events, including winter weather
>>>>>>>>>>> events.
>>>>>>>>>> This is like saying that one of the byproducts of global
>>>>>>>>>> stupidity is that people will get more intelligent.
>>>>>>>>> We can only hope! :^)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> An increase in extreme weather events is predicted by climate
>>>>>>>>> scientists
>>>>>>>>> as a consequence of the current climate change event.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It may seem counter-intuitive until you really think about it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Warmer ocean water, more evaporation, more energy in weather
>>>>>>>>> systems
>>> to
>>>>>>>>> carry the moisture farther, this can bring more snow over the
>>>>>>>>> mountains.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> (And again, any single weather event can't be linked to the
>>>>>>>>> current
>>>>>>>>> climate change by
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| Re: Things that annoy me now [message #93713 is a reply to message #93682] |
Sun, 16 December 2007 23:48 |
Kim
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>>>>>>>Cheers,
>>>>>>>Kim.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"chuck duffy" <c@c.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Hi All,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I know that there are some keyboard players in here. Does anyone
have
>>>>>any
>>>>>>>>recommendations for some books/materials with a good practive regimen.
>>>>>>I
>>>>>>>>do all the standard stuff, scales arpeggios, etc. I don't have a
huge
>>>>>amount
>>>>>>>>of time to practice, and I'm looking for the most effective exercises
>>>>>to
>>>>>>>>increase speed, agility and accuracy.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>>>>Chuck
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>A florida couple, both well into their 80's, go to a sex therapists
office.
the doctor asks, "what can i do for you?"
the man says, "will you watch us having sexual intercourse?"
the doctor raises both eyebrows, but he is so amazed that such an
elderly couples is asking for advice the he agrees.
when the couple finishes, the doctor says, "there's absolutely nothing
wrong with the way you have intercourse." he thanks them for coming,
he wishes them good luck, he charges the $50 and says goodbye.
the next week, however the couple returns and asks the sex therapist
to watch again. the sex therapist is a bit puzzled, but agrees.
this happens several weeks in a row. the couple makes an appointment,
has intercourse with no problems, pays the doctor then leave.
finally, after 5 or 6 weeks of this routine, the doctor says, "i'm
sorry, but i have to ask. just what are you trying to find out?
the old man says, "we're not trying to find out anything. she's
married and we can't go to her house. i'm married and we can't go to
my house. the holiday inn charges $98. the hilton charges $139. we
do it here for $50, and i get $43 back from medicare...!is that what we've been reduced too? Giving our hard work away?
You deserve the money for every freaking copy. If anyone makes a copy for
him, he should send YOU the money."steve the artguy" <artguy@roundmidnite.com> wrote:
>
>Chuck-
>
>Using the transpose button reminds me somewhat of using a capo.
That's actually the reason I'm practicing so much :-) My buddy writes everything
on acoustic and uses a capo wherever he feels like on that day.
ChuckJust remember, my buddy Morgan is THE WORLDS NUMBER ONE Breedlove, Rainsong
AND Taylor dealer :-)
Chuck
Tony Benson <tony@standinghampton.com> wrote:
>I second the "try a Breedlove" recommendation. I like Taylors, but when
I
>played a comparable Breedlove, my fingers said ooooh. I couldn't afford
the
>higher dollar models, but found that one of their "overseas" $1000 models
>played and sounded very nice. I'm looking at her now. ;>) I think they make
>some of the best looking acoustics also.
>
>I remember playing a Rainsong graphite composite acoustic electric about
8
>years ago that I also fell in love with. Might check them out too.
>
>Tony
>
>On 1/22/08 11:56 AM, in article 47962027$1@linux, "TCB" <nobody
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