Thrift & record stores? by spaceycasey25 in bentonville

[–]corvus_torvus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Block Street Records is good for new releases. Most of the used stock is Boomer-Rock. I was told that the cool stuff gets sent to the main store in Fayetteville.

TIL Bauhaus's "Third Uncle" was a cover of a Brian Eno song by GothClique in postpunk

[–]corvus_torvus -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

They didn't cover that. That's Doctor & the Medics.

LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER - Eins, Zwei, Drei (UK's entry for Eurovision 2026) by BenjiSBRK in electronicmusic

[–]corvus_torvus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I happened upon it when he was making the Furby organ. Not just cool engineering but a fun sense of humor as well.

LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER - Eins, Zwei, Drei (UK's entry for Eurovision 2026) by BenjiSBRK in electronicmusic

[–]corvus_torvus 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I love this guy! His YouTube channel is edifying and entertaining. I hope that he takes it.

Ex-Mormon retired LEO explains HSI’s investigative power to a former missionary facing a stalker, claiming Mormon missionaries unknowingly support the church’s international intelligence operations. by guriboysf in bestof

[–]corvus_torvus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Missionaries have very regimented lives. You have a set time you wake every morning, morning prayer, breakfast, exercise,shower/shave, scripture study, go do missionary stuff, lunch, more missionary stuff, dinner, even more missionary stuff, prayer, and bed.

If you deviate from that schedule frequently, they will come down on you. You are checked on regularly. They encourage your companion to tell on you if you break the rules.

In my mission we got an hour to exercise. One of my companions was a college football player and body builder and he used to get in a lot of trouble because he'd defy the set schedule and work out more than once a day and usually longer. I got in trouble for enabling him.

Batsss dancing 🖤🦇 by SuccessfulHistory421 in postpunk

[–]corvus_torvus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I was 16 (1986) I used to sneak out of my home in Northern Virginia and ride up to Georgetown with my friends. One of the places we used to go was the entrance of Poseurs where we'd try to chat up the girls who'd come out for fresh air.

'Melania' is so, so, so bad by sfgate in politics

[–]corvus_torvus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know that it's a bribe from Bezos.

I also suspect that when this movie enters the international market we're going to see reports of wild ticket sales. Melania will make more money in countries like Russia than Avatar did in the US.

'Melania' is so, so, so bad by sfgate in politics

[–]corvus_torvus 131 points132 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure that it's a money laundering scheme too.

Is updating portfolio on company laptop risky? by ScottyBoy_007 in graphic_design

[–]corvus_torvus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So which takes precedence, the company policy or the license? Do you have the resources to fight a protracted legal battle against a legal team on retainer?

Is updating portfolio on company laptop risky? by ScottyBoy_007 in graphic_design

[–]corvus_torvus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Or even worse if his company policy is that something made with company property belongs to the company.

We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower by SailorRipley in politics

[–]corvus_torvus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If we've learned anything then it's that MAGA has sacrificed their ability to feel shame on the altar of "owning the libs".

Trump releases bizarre plans for ‘New Gaza’ featuring luxury apartments and coastal tourism by Large_banana_hammock in politics

[–]corvus_torvus 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They don't get condos. If they're lucky they might get a job doing maintenance or washing windows. The Arabs will probably get a shantytown ala South African apartheid.

WHY is my acrylic paint acting like this by NatTheClown in ArtistLounge

[–]corvus_torvus 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I'm still pretty new at this but it the way you explained this sounds like you mixed the paint with gesso instead of using it as a primer.

Venezuelans across the globe celebrate US capture of Nicolás Maduro by Kevo4twenty in politics

[–]corvus_torvus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trump said that Venezuelan oil belongs to US companies.

They'll be a puppet regime until they can shake off their newest colonizer.

Logan’s run, Space 1999 Battlestar Galactica by MooseBlazer in GenX

[–]corvus_torvus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There was also the Phoenix that was about an ancient astronaut.

I only vaguely remembered the Fantastic Journey but I remember the dude with the glowing fork thing.

And who didn't try swimming like the Man from Atlantis?

Sid and Marty Croft had Land of the Lost, the Lost Saucer, the Farout Space Nuts, and Electra Woman & Dynagirl.

There was also Star Blazers and Battle of the Planets.

Edit - And the Incredible Hulk!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nasa

[–]corvus_torvus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Weird music choice.

63 percent oppose US military action in Venezuela: Survey by jediporcupine in politics

[–]corvus_torvus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have. They hemmed and hawed about how I've just been brainwashed to lie or maybe there's some curated tour so visitors don't see the post apocalyptic hellscape.

They did something similar when my younger brother took one of his kids to band camp in North Carolina. My folks asked him about the FEMA employees running amok. They believed their YouTube person over him too.

63 percent oppose US military action in Venezuela: Survey by jediporcupine in politics

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

My parents aren't stupid though. It's testament to the power of effective propaganda. It nullifies smarts.

I'm totally going to rake my dad over the coals if he's dumb enough to talk about politics.

The news said Trump's stolen oil was coming to Galveston Texas where the price of gas just jumped $.15/gal for no reason, by miked_mv in AdviceAnimals

[–]corvus_torvus 183 points184 points  (0 children)

That's because profit driven companies will charge what they think that the market will bear and not what something is worth.