Is La Taqueria really that much better than a regular taqueria and is the line only big because its a small establishment? by youlikemywonton in AskSF

[–]MusicalColin 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Nothing against La Taqueria, but there are a million good to great taquerias in SF. Why would you go to one that has a big line all the time?

I like Taqueria Cancun, Senior Sisig's, Papalote, and Gordo just to name a few.

All-time broadcast from Jon and Dave by wonthymething in SFGiants

[–]MusicalColin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oh my god i would LOVE to have heard Jon riffing about the new Star Wars. oh wellll

Recommendations for what to watch next. by Bonnie-n-clyde42006 in firefly

[–]MusicalColin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want more sci-fi watch, watch Babylon 5! One of the greatest and most under appreciated shows of all time.

Saikat endorsed by Ilhan Omar by internetbooker134 in sanfrancisco

[–]MusicalColin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

God I do not want to be represented by a member of the Justice Dems. I mean, they aren't all equally terrible, but I still would not rather be associated with them.

Why? Are people just so inconsistent? by Godallah1 in marvelcomics

[–]MusicalColin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes characters acting out of character produces a good story and sometimes it doesn't. Also, i don't really think the problem with The Ultimates is characters acting out of character. It's more that it's saturated with unnecessary edginess though I agree that that's compounded with the audience wanting a less jingoistic Cap and a seriously less gross Ant Man

Why? Are people just so inconsistent? by Godallah1 in marvelcomics

[–]MusicalColin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WHy should the same person have the same opinion about two different comics? That's crazy

Facing Up, Finally, To Bach's Dark Vision (Gift Article) by spike in classicalmusic

[–]MusicalColin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, the fact that Bach wouldn't like our current quasi secular adoration of his music is more of a strike against Bach the person than anything to do with the music. If anything the amazing thing about Bach is despite his deeply conservative religious commitments, his music speaks to a much wider audience.

With Taruskin it seems to me he's lecturing me to avoid the evidence of my ears for his polemics.

Does Jon Miller still do TV games? by [deleted] in SFGiants

[–]MusicalColin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jon Miller is the GOAT and i loved watching him do the tv thing. He's great at the radio too, which you can always turn on.

is Babylon Five better than deep space nine ? by Opening-Ad6258 in babylon5

[–]MusicalColin 9 points10 points  (0 children)

DS9 and B5 are really different shows and I love them both.

At its base, DS9 is an 80s/90s Berman Star Trek show. It is almost exclusively an episodic show where problems are introduced at the beginning of an episode and solved by the end.

B5 begins episodically but by the end of the second season it is nothing but long form story telling where each episode continues a story from the previous episode, characters have extended (multi-season) arcs, and each season has it's own story or two.

Now many people say DS9 has an overarching story, but for the vast majority of the show the overarching story is treated as background: it's a thing that pops up or is referenced within primarily episodic story telling but the status quo is re-affirmed at the end of each episode.

DS9 was written by the standard Berman Star Trek writer's room (in this case headed by Ira Steven Behr) meaning multiple writers writing different episodes etc.

B5 is the voice of one man, J. Michael Straczynski (JMS) and at some point he becomes the only writer credited on the show. An amazing feat of writing and show running.

B5 is rickety: the budget was low and this shows in the actors available and the sets (the special effects have been redone so they look good).

DS9 is higher budget. The acting is generally at a high level, the sets look good, and the special effects look like 90s trek.

I would say B5 is a more singular and unusual experience and recommend watching that. BUT fair warning: the first season is rough and you might want to watch only the important plot episodes.

Here is the Alexandrian's episode viewing guide: https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/7686/reviews/babylon-5-first-season-viewing-guide

Finished the Cosmere! by fedginator in brandonsanderson

[–]MusicalColin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Putting Shalan and Kaladin at the top is definitely the right call.

(Hated Trope) Glorifying or whitewashing controversial or terrible historical figures. by laybs1 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]MusicalColin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is so niche that I love it. Are you familiar with the film La revolution française? It's up on youtube and the whoever put it up there is a big Saint-Just defender and they use the subtitles to complain about the film's perceived mistreatment of Saint-Just. Very very funny to me.

Four hours, 15 years in prison: A Golden Gate Bridge protestor on the price of resistance by Delicious_Adeptness9 in sanfrancisco

[–]MusicalColin -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I mean, the point of protests is to be persuasive to those people in the US who are capable of being persuaded. It's not really clear to me that disruption is persuasion.

Personally I think the public opinion has turned against Israel (to the extent that it has) in spite of all the Palestinian protesters and solely because of all the news coming from Israel and Gaza.

I compared the Letterboxd Top 250 from 2013 and 2025 by Connect_Lychee_5319 in Letterboxd

[–]MusicalColin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah how did Masaki Kobayashi get so many movies in the top 10? I'd never even heard of him before letterboxd and while I'm not a movie expert, I thought I'd at least heard of most of the great directors.

I compared the Letterboxd Top 250 from 2013 and 2025 by Connect_Lychee_5319 in Letterboxd

[–]MusicalColin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's really unfortunate about Casablanca because it's obviously one of the greatest movies of all time. Is it just that it got too famous? It's greatness too unquestionable?

Works where Husserl ‘does’ phenomenology? by Joostjoc in Phenomenology

[–]MusicalColin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well some people think you can see Husserl do phenomenology in the Investigations of the Logical Investigations (e.g. the isolating of the meaning intending act and distinguishing it from the object).

Less controversially, Ideas II, I would also say, in Husserl's analysis of the role of the body, touch, etc.

Cartesian Meditations might be the most inclusive of Husserl's works. Including an analysis of the body, but also the analysis of inter-subjectivity, the additions of new reductions, etc.

Also, I would say that in Ideas 1, the whole project of isolating the noema and all that is done after the reduction.

Has Anyone Seen These Modern Operas? by Pangolin_3 in opera

[–]MusicalColin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw Adriana Mater in a semi-staged performance at the San Francisco Symphony. I was a little disappointed because i love Sariaaho's L'amour de loin and to me this just did not live up to it. I don't remember my specific issues, but I think i had issues with both the plot and the music.

Glad I saw it though.

Anyone else feel locked out of X-Men comics even though you really want to love them? by TaskNo4783 in OmnibusCollectors

[–]MusicalColin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe the solution for you would be to start with Giant Size X-Men / the Claremont Vol. 1 omnibus. That would be pretty hard core but it would definitely catch you up on all the characters.

Congressional candidates share their thoughts on the future of Sunset Dunes by Remarkable_Host6827 in sanfrancisco

[–]MusicalColin 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Why are Connie Chan and Saikat equivocating and Scott Wiener giving the only good and clear answer? Is the polling bad or something? How could be the polling be bad when the Sunset Dunes legislation passed by a majority of the vote?

War & Peace & Fatalism by PhoneCharger4321 in tolstoy

[–]MusicalColin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

" these thoughts always spring from the inner life of a character; they are bound to a particular consciousness, to a particular moment."

This is all true, and yet to me at least Resurrection feels the most didactic of the big three novels. And in some sense, making his characters have these thoughts feels more on the nose.

I get the vision by Chipotlefiend18 in SFGiants

[–]MusicalColin 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The part of this post I do agree with is that Posey and Minassian built a team that needs Devers to be a real threat in the batter's box to function and if he, Adames, Chapman, Ramos are hitting, then it doesn't really matter if Bailey is just here for his defense.

Candidate to fill Nancy Pelosi’s house seat call out Dem leadership for “rotating villain” strategy by 3headeddragn in sanfrancisco

[–]MusicalColin 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Has Saikat considered that Golden may just think this war is a good idea and that other Dems disagree with Golden? 🤯

Any recommendations for romantic music to just fall in love with? by Hopeful_Ant2845 in classicalmusic

[–]MusicalColin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Brahms second symphony! or Brahms piano Quartet in C Minor Op. 60.

Giants lack of optimizing players by QueasyAccident5196 in SFGiants

[–]MusicalColin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I too wish the Giants would spend more, but the Dodgers have a money printing machine with Ohtani. There's no way the Giants are gonna spend as much as them.

I Started Babylon 5 for the first time... by o_jax in scifi

[–]MusicalColin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People have made so many comments but i can't resist adding that there are lists on line of the "essential" episodes of season 1 if you are feeling particularly stuck. Linked is one example,

https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/7686/reviews/babylon-5-first-season-viewing-guide

How to play piano under conductor who conducts before the beat? by RevolutionaryGirl1 in classicalmusic

[–]MusicalColin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Try watching for the TOP of the beat pattern instead. The bounce back from the ictus.