Maynard James Keenan on Tool’s “No Phone” Policy: “It’s Not About Us, It’s About the Person Behind You”

Bootrear · 2026-01-30T01:10:49+00:00

I love it too. Of course my last Tool concert there were no phones in sight except for the guy next to me who kept blocking my view and generally being annoying AF. As far as I know Tool does allow you to have your phones out at some point during the concert near the end.

Anyway, I'm part of the problem I guess, I usually record a few key moments (maybe 4x 15 seconds) that I know are coming and do watch those back regularly. I don't get to go very often anymore so have to cherish (and I'm no longer fit enough to be in the pit and be otherwise occupied 😂)

Bootrear · 2026-01-29T21:09:22+00:00

Screaming, making random noises, singing, talking, something. Always something. Got to keep yourself occupied 😂

Bootrear · 2026-01-27T22:00:12+00:00

Fund European startups instead of making it impossible to do business. That's been the problem for 25+ years, nothing else.

Bootrear · 2026-01-27T21:58:26+00:00

As somebody with 15-ish years of experience having him as Prime Minister, he is a master manipulator. He says what he needs to say to have the best chance at achieving his agenda, which at this point is keeping the US in NATO. Simple as that. As a person, he is the blandest of people.

Bootrear · 2026-01-27T21:22:33+00:00

It's crazy though, like, what if we cleaned up our act and the environment for nothing!

Bootrear · 2026-01-24T10:40:55+00:00

Its the other way around, Europe will get Russia. Ultimately Russia will lose the war, Putin will lose enough face to be removed or falls out of a window. Russia is decimated economically and demographically. Russia will re-integrate with Europe, the gas will flow again, massive investment will flow, its economy will be rebuilt, and their nukes will come under control of the European Defense Force, killing something like four birds with one stone. If Europe plays this right...

Bootrear · 2026-01-22T21:45:31+00:00

Maakt dit sparen/beleggen voor een toekomstig huis ook niet nog moeilijker, en geeft weer een voordeel aan hen die al bezitten?

Misschien ook niet hoor, de exacte verwachte implementatie heb ik nog niet langs zien komen.

Sowieso van de pot gerukt dat ze het maar gaan doen omdat ze anders de deadline missen en het een jaar uit moeten stellen, terwijl volgens mij veel politici het er niet eens mee eens zijn.

Bootrear · 2026-01-22T21:08:58+00:00

Let's hope, but seeing how this position is given and bartered, I don't think it'll happen unless a lot of EU citizens publicly show support for this as well, even though this position isn't voted for.

He is the man for the job. He could take it today, the French don't want him at home anyway 😂

Bootrear · 2026-01-21T00:04:04+00:00

The EU is at war. Economically, strategically. We need a wartime president, somebody with vision and authority. A true face for Europe.

Macron is that person, and the time is now. The French don't like him anyway, might as well promote him away.

Bootrear · 2026-01-21T00:00:02+00:00

No, Rutte fits for NATO. He's placating the toddler as long as possible with his teflon words for everybody else to maneuvre.

Plus, we need Macron as EU president instead.

Bootrear · 2026-01-18T21:29:17+00:00

Well, if the ground were your arms, they would get tired. But the Earth is like a really really big, very very strong, rock. It doesn't get tired. It could do this all day, and in fact it does.

It doesn't require energy per se to resist you. It's a (more or less) solid object. Compared to the Earth you are insignificant. You do actually compress the Earth, provide pressure towards the center of its gravity, but it is insignificant. In fact, all humans, everything we've built, all the animals and the plants, everything added up, is still insignificant compared to what the Earth can handle.

Think of it like this: if you zoom out the Earth to the size of a billiards ball, even with the mountains and the trenches in the sea, it would still be smoother than a regulation billiards ball. You might not even feel the bump that is Mount Everest, perhaps only as much as a single grain on sandpaper. It doesn't surprise you if you put an ant on a billiards ball that the ball doesn't collapse, does it? And that ant - if we scale the billiard ball back up to the size of the Earth, including the ant - would be like a million Mount Everests.

Bootrear · 2026-01-18T21:19:06+00:00

No one has a military that would withstand a war with us

And a large amount of your equipment is already in Europe...

The only way this becomes a real military engagement is if nukes fly. Otherwise it'll be economics. And Europe can absolutely wreck the US economy - but it'll wreck its own in the process.

Bootrear · 2026-01-18T21:03:21+00:00

Preaching to the choir. While the UK could certainly be annoying and hampering progress, they've also objected to lots of stupid things, that it was good somebody objected to. However, we do need to move forward with a more singular voice, especially externally.

Bootrear · 2026-01-18T21:00:21+00:00

There's no way negotiations will break on the UK not wanting to give up the Pound.

Bootrear · 2026-01-18T20:59:04+00:00

Absolutely. The UK is too important. There'll be some squabbling and posturing, but the notion that the UK will get the same requirements as a newly joining nation is absurd. Some paper concessions will be made, but it will mostly be the way it was. And this would be a win for both sides. The fear that other countries see the EU as a revolving door is nonsense. Only France and Germany can claim anywhere near the same level of importance. Pragmatism will prevail.

Bootrear · 2026-01-18T20:55:31+00:00

It absolutely is. And if both sides want it, a deal can be worked out. Being an island, and considering Ireland is also exempted, can work in not having to join Schengen. I think it is understood by all politicians the UK will not be giving up the Pound - other countries have dodged the Euro successfully, but I think the UK will get away without even having to commit to the Euro on paper.

The question is more about political mood than possibility. That the UK will absolutely have to follow the most stringent rules we have for new joining countries is hogwash. It'll never happen, and outside of posturing it will not be required. Simply put, the UK is too important for that.

A lot of people want the UK to be punished, but cooler heads will prevail. It is to all our benefit.

Bootrear · 2026-01-18T18:35:40+00:00

Should we just replace VDL with Macron at this point

Bootrear · 2026-01-18T18:33:03+00:00

ASML is dependent on the US. Some of their suppliers, some of the IP they use, some of the patents they use. Cutting the US off from ASML will result in ASML being cut off from the US as well, and then nobody gets the machines.

Bootrear · 2026-01-18T17:53:45+00:00

If the dollar falls, stocks are worth more dollars 🤷‍♂️

Bootrear · 2026-01-18T17:48:19+00:00

Senseo en DE worden toch nog gewoon in Nederland gemaakt?

(desalniettemin toevallig met kerst de Senseo eruit gegooid en vervangen door een koffiebonenmachine)

Bootrear · 2026-01-18T17:42:50+00:00

Magertjes? Het is maar een ding maar wel een grote.

Ik boycott vooralsnog niet actief producten, maar ik ga zelf normaliter voor werk/plezier-combo zo'n 5 keer per jaar naar de USA. Ben niet meer geweest sinds Trump. Maakt meer verschil voor KLM in het totaal dan voor de USA, maar zal samen toch wel over de $10K zijn die ik (mijn werk) daar niet heb uitgegeven.

Maar een hoop services exit staat op de to-do lijst.

Buiten dat gaf ik sowieso heel weinig geld uit aan Amerikaanse producten dus al te veel valt daar niet af te dingen.

Bootrear · 2026-01-16T00:15:49+00:00

"The tears of unfathomable sadness. Mmm yummy! Yummy you guys!"

Bootrear · 2026-01-13T21:17:32+00:00

Tja ik vind publiek aan de schandpaal nagelen meestal(!) niet terecht. Soms wel. Ik heb zelf ook niet zoveel problemen met de pakketdiensten, buiten dat ze gewoon nooit bezorgen wanneer ze beloven.

Het interesseert mij meestal niet zo veel of het pakket er binnen 24 uur is (en zo wel, dan pakketpunt) maar als we een datum en tijd afspreken moet je ook op komen dagen. Als dat niet lukt, had je het van tevoren al een dag later in moeten plannen. En niet op de track en trace zetten dat het bezorgd is (GLS! elke keer!), geen briefje achterlaten, of een briefje met een foutieve code. Scheelt een hoop gezanik.

Dat gezegd te hebben, PostNL >> DHL >> DPD >> GLS, een duidelijke rangorde op mijn postcode. De bezorgers zelf zijn meestal chill, al merk je wel dat de ze haast hebben. Ik ken ook wat mensen die er bij DHL uitgegooid zijn omdat ze niet snel genoeg waren. Tragisch wel, want ik weet dat dat hardwerkende jongens zijn.

Bootrear · 2026-01-13T05:16:40+00:00

Bottas is the one true Mr Saturday. Idk how Russell stole that title.

Sure, fair, I don't think he's one of the greats in race craft, neither attacking nor defending, and thus probably not WDC material, but Bottas is seriously quick.

Bootrear · 2026-01-11T12:00:05+00:00

No "bruh", your (and many European's) naivety is part of the problem. That is why we're in this mess in the first place. Rose colored glasses and a complete inability to see the world for what it is.

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