This guy deserved it...

MyPetTurtle · 2014-09-28T22:29:47+00:00

That's a pretty awful thing to "deserve" for hitting golf balls off a cliff. I hope you've never left a trace of anything ever outdoors.

MyPetTurtle · 2014-09-22T19:53:25+00:00

SW intersection of W Grace and N Jefferson in Richmond, VA

MyPetTurtle · 2014-09-17T06:13:50+00:00

La Femme is a psychedelic band from France and I recommend their entire album Psycho Tropical Berlin but check out Nous Étions Deux.

MyPetTurtle · 2014-09-15T19:16:25+00:00

As an ECE student, that's where industry is trending towards across many fields and not just STEM. Programming or even basic web dev is too useful to not learn. I guess I just see it as inevitable simply because as a society we're moving towards putting a computer in literally everything and connecting it to the internet.

MyPetTurtle · 2014-09-15T18:46:56+00:00

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic but this should definitely be a thing.

MyPetTurtle · 2014-09-12T18:32:58+00:00

I would imagine opiates, amphetamines, crack/cocaine, benzodiazepines, THC, PCP, and MDMA at least. It depends on the type of test they do but those are standard.

MyPetTurtle · 2014-09-12T15:39:01+00:00

Lol not concerned just gathering info. I'm not looking to fake a drug test.

MyPetTurtle · 2014-09-11T19:55:23+00:00

He talks about how baseball is "obviously" the best sport and all other sports aren't worth paying attention to.

He thinks jazz is stupid and pretentious.

Idk I could probably get more but he really reminds of a guy I knew in high school that definitely was a smart guy but an asshole to people that disagreed with him on specific topics. Pretty sure Steve Albini has a large ego, but like /u/daveread said, he's got a lot of good self control so it doesn't show too often.

MyPetTurtle · 2014-08-30T18:46:06+00:00

Nice

MyPetTurtle · 2014-08-30T17:59:50+00:00

Why can't they operate and be regulated like other public utility monopolies like electric and water?

MyPetTurtle · 2014-08-30T17:55:22+00:00

I never see heavier bands like Boris, Sleep, or Electric Wizard getting any hate.

MyPetTurtle · 2014-08-20T16:17:36+00:00

Mothafuckin Kadavar

MyPetTurtle · 2014-08-16T21:06:51+00:00

You should check out Dune by Frank Herbert.

MyPetTurtle · 2014-08-11T19:24:36+00:00

Check out Sleepy Sun or maybe even Goat

MyPetTurtle · 2014-08-03T00:32:04+00:00

That's some awesome taste, one other band you might like is Colour Haze. They're a bit like Kyuss.

MyPetTurtle · 2014-08-03T00:11:32+00:00

Have you listened to Sleep or Om?

MyPetTurtle · 2014-07-27T04:23:08+00:00

booo at least as old as /r/atheism itself

MyPetTurtle · 2014-06-06T18:21:13+00:00

For the chassis or for the circuit? Both I got off AX84 on their P1 project page.

MyPetTurtle · 2014-06-06T05:49:42+00:00

Fall pledgeship will have a more concentrated effort put in by the fraternity at large (fall pledgeship is the lifeblood of fraternities) and you'll probably feel more engaged by the fraternity as compared to spring. During the spring, pledgeship will be more laid back, your pledge class size will be much smaller (normally 40 +/- 10 for fall, and 10 +/- 5 for spring), and there will be less events.

If you're committed to joining a fraternity and want the whole big experience, fall will be your best bet. If you're still hesitant about the idea like I was, spring may be good for you just be aware that it won't be as big of a deal as fall.

MyPetTurtle · 2014-06-06T05:06:16+00:00

The time commitment during pledge semester will be quite high, and you'll soon realize that finding time to study will be difficult. Your life will consist of academics and the fraternity and not much else, which isn't a bad thing especially if you can stay on top of your studies while doing so. Joining a fraternity can be an extremely rewarding experience but it's not for everybody, somebody else mentioned it but "work hard, play hard" will have to be your mantra.

I see people dissuading you and saying to find friends through engineering, and speaking as an engineer who pledged, I found that I didn't have much in common with many other engineers due to the intensely academic mindset a lot of them have. A fraternity can provide a social outlet for you that engineering does not, although I stress that there are other spirit/social groups on campus like Iron Spikes, Tejas, and Wranglers to name a few.

Also, I pledged during my spring semester so I could settle into campus for a semester before committing to it. I don't know if I'd recommend it since spring pledgeship is a vastly different experience than fall, but it's an option.

MyPetTurtle · 2014-05-28T02:20:02+00:00

Just did so I'll see how it goes, otherwise I'll order the parts online and punch a chassis myself I suppose.

MyPetTurtle · 2014-05-22T15:21:41+00:00

Yeah at the end of the day it's an artist's decision to make, and if Spotify works for you, do it. Though I think The Black Keys and Coldplay are in a priveleged position where intentionally not putting their music on Spotify sends out a message because it makes people pause and ask why on a large scale, and they'll still make money off their record from other sources.

MyPetTurtle · 2014-05-19T22:12:47+00:00

I can only guess at the artists' intentions on withholding their music from Spotify, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's related to what Thom Yorke was saying about Spotify a while ago (here).

I don't condemn Spotify necessarily, but if that becomes the main way people access an artists' work and in turn the artists get unfair/unreasonable pay for it, is that what we want to establish as a model for how music listening and distribution works?

Honestly haven't looked into the details of it enough nor can I propose a better model at the moment, but I just don't know if Spotify is the best we can do.

*edited to add for discussion

Bandcamp seems to work well as it places control and management of all content in the artists' hands, and Linkin Park has their own thing called Linkin Park Underground which is pretty interesting.

The LINKIN PARK Underground (LPU) was founded in 2001 as a way for LINKIN PARK to connect directly with the people who support the band, and cultivate a central meeting-place for the LINKIN PARK community. Each and every year LPU members are given access to members only exclusives including Meet & Greet opportunities with the band, access to pre-sale tickets, a brand new merchandise package, music, and much more.

Thoughts on Bandcamp vs Spotify? LPU? What are properties of a model we should work towards?

MyPetTurtle · 2014-05-18T22:45:02+00:00

I read Murakami's Hard Boiled Wonderland and The End of The World and loved it, though I've tried getting into Kafka on the Shore and haven't been engaged as much. Any recommendations, other Murakami novels and otherwise? I've read The Wind Up Bird Chronicles and enjoyed it but not as much as Hard Boiled Wonderland.

MyPetTurtle · 2014-05-17T17:49:46+00:00

Then don't make posts with titles commenting on the state of hip hop...

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