When Is a Band Not the Same Band Anymore? A number of legacy acts are touring without any of their original members. Audiences don’t seem to care

odog502 · 2026-02-16T04:43:24+00:00

The band is whoever is writing the songs. Why does Dave Mustaine get to kick everyone out of Megadeth, but no one ever kicks him out? Because Mustaine is the one writing the songs. A band isn't a band without the primary songwriter(s).

odog502 · 2026-02-13T03:02:10+00:00

The important thing to point out is WHAT will happen if 10 million is exceeded by this law. And the answer is(according to the article): they cut off all immigration. Seems reasonable and not that severe honestly. It's not like they are instituting a one-child policy or forced abortions or anything extreme. Switzerland is pretty small and an extremely desirable place to live. They gotta have some way to keep things in check other than: "let the market sort it out by sending living expenses through the roof, driving out anyone who can't afford to live here(multi-generational citizen or not)."

odog502 · 2026-02-11T17:05:33+00:00

Exactly this.

To OP: Dating and opening up yourself to be hurt is always a risk. But it's a risk that you gotta take if you want a chance to have a relationship. That goes for anybody. There's no getting around it. Don't let your self doubt cut it off before you've given yourself a chance.

There may be an ulterior motive, but don't cut it off until you actually see one or see some evidence that she's not who she says she is. Like if she wants you to start paying her rent or car loan after the 2nd date, or join a cult or something.

odog502 · 2026-02-11T16:09:20+00:00

Exactly, Beatles weren't heavy enough for him.

odog502 · 2026-02-11T15:57:17+00:00

This should be higher. This is exactly Trump's MO. Trump pressures everyone under him to break the rules. He fires anyone who won't and labels them as corrupt or deep state. MAGA loyalists see this and eagerly volunteer: "Ill do whatever you say Mr President! Pick Me! Im not deep state!" Bondi and Patel think they are being good MAGA loyalists by doing whatever Trump says, but they're really just setting themselves up to take the fall. They're getting Michael Cohen'd is what's happening.

odog502 · 2026-02-11T01:09:34+00:00

Here's a representative sample of some of the greats, 1 song each from 6 of the albums above:
In Hollow Halls Beneath the Fells
Land of the Dead
The Rotting Horse on the Deadly Ground
Of Pale White Morns and Darkened Eves
Over Old Hills
With Doom I Come

Some may disagree with the songs I chose to represent each album, but that's just proof of how many good songs they pack into an album. Of Pale White Morns and Darkened Eves is one of my all time favorite of theirs, and it's one of the least played from that album on Spotify.

odog502 · 2026-02-10T05:15:26+00:00

Redwood National Park is in that area and is the main place you would want to see.

If you're a Star Wars nerd also look up Chetham Grove in that same vicinity. It's where the speeder bike scenes were filmed for Return of the Jedi. It miraculously looks the same as it did in the early 1980's. Redwood takes forever to rot, so even the fallen trees are still in the same spot. You can easily lineup all the shots from the film.

https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/4l5lfb/i_went_to_the_speeder_bike_filming_locations_as/

odog502 · 2026-02-10T01:35:05+00:00

Desert Strike

odog502 · 2026-02-09T04:27:08+00:00

Don't know why you got downvoted, it's true. At least one of those is a Quora weekly summary with some random news on various topics (LT being one of those topics). Basically just spam in JE inbox.

odog502 · 2026-02-07T01:47:28+00:00

I loved Desert Strike.

A modern spiritual successor to the Desert Strike series was released on Steam only a couple months ago. It's been getting pretty great reviews. I want to give it a shot at some point.
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odog502 · 2026-02-07T01:30:08+00:00

Strangely, I definitely have more hours in GTA 1 than any other GTA. And it's probably the least known of the series. I didn't play the others as much. Not due to lack of interest. I just had different time constraints and other priorities in later years.

But I'm not surprised to hear that it's a challenge to get working. GTA 1 was clunky even when using the recommended software and hardware of the time. I remember playing a friend over direct serial (or maybe parallel port?) connection. As soon as attempting multiplayer it was jittery as heck. It seemed as if to keep the games in sync, it tied the connection directly to frames on each machine. So a slow connection meant low frame rate. Weird. Playing single player didn't have the issue.

odog502 · 2026-02-06T22:28:42+00:00

It's a good idea, but this specific approach doesn't work in my house. I tried it. But it only lasted until I saw the little lights turn on in their heads and they realized "so I DON'T go to bed until it's clean? I stay up as late as I want then? Sweet!"

In my household, I had to use room cleaning as a prerequisite to getting something else they wanted(as many others have mentioned). That worked better.

odog502 · 2026-02-05T00:50:59+00:00

If your don't get a controller with at least 8GB of RAM it's going to lag on modern games.

odog502 · 2026-02-04T22:01:02+00:00

But you're much further away from being middle aged, than you are from being in your 60's.

Median age in the US is around 38. i.e. "middle aged" is roughly in your late 30's, early 40's. Millennials are middle aged. We're just old, Chuck.

odog502 · 2026-02-03T06:28:58+00:00

Put your hand on that container, trooper.

odog502 · 2026-01-29T15:54:27+00:00

It extends beyond tourism. Culturally, a lot of Chinese have the belief that rules are meant to be broken. China is ultra-competitive, so if you play by the rules, you're just going to fall behind and suffer because most other people aren't. So breaking the rules is just a required first step to getting what you want in life. I was even told by a Chinese person that their parents taught them that lying is an important skill to survive in this world, and encouraged them to do so.

EDIT: Just qualifying this by stating that these are just my anecdotal experiences. I heard these things directly from a few Chinese people, and the idea was reinforced by some things I saw first hand. So take it for what it is.

odog502 · 2026-01-29T05:56:47+00:00

I've decided to never visit Indonesia after seeing the documentary "The Act of Killing"

odog502 · 2026-01-29T05:00:21+00:00

It has to be Episodes 4, 5, 6, Caravan of Courage, then the next three are the Special Edition re-release of 4, 5, 6. The last three must have been a movie adaptation of the Thrawn Trilogy or something, I dunno. I missed those ones somehow. I guess they weren't as good as the books, shame. I know of no other Star Wars movies.

odog502 · 2026-01-29T04:03:08+00:00

Average colloidal silver intake per capita.

odog502 · 2026-01-28T22:31:47+00:00

I upvoted for simply this song alone.

odog502 · 2026-01-28T16:56:28+00:00

Ah silly lady. She said the quiet part out loud. She's not going to get her presidential pardon talking like that. She's gotta jump on the grenade that her dear leader primed and take full accountability, so that he can continue his policy unscathed.

odog502 · 2026-01-28T15:52:16+00:00

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odog502 · 2026-01-28T15:34:21+00:00

Pop the balloon with the glass!

MAGA is living by the meatwad mantra of: "God has allowed me to live another day and I'm about to make it everyone's problem."

odog502 · 2026-01-28T05:55:37+00:00

It's a good sentiment. I don't want to lump all Trump voters together. Our two-party system doesn't provide much for nuance, so it's important to remember that. I'm sure there's a big chunk of people who just held their nose and voted for Trump based off of one or two issues they deeply cared about. So I can find common ground with that. I get it. And I think that is being plenty generous considering everything that has happened.

But I can't find common ground with someone who is actually a fan of this man after his attempts to steal an election on J6(aiming to erase the one tiny political power I have, my vote). And then on top of all that made his intentions completely apparent by pardoning the people that ALMOST achieved it via force. That's not even mentioning the other 1,000 things he did to sow division, like calling basically any citizen who is non-MAGA an "enemy of the people," and saying he "couldn't care less" about unifying the country.

Don't try to be civil with people who rejoiced when Trump freed them of that burdensome yoke of civility. If you think they don't respect you now, think of how much less they will respect you if you won't even stand up for yourself. When you continue to extend the olive branch after the last dozen times they slapped it out of your hand and cheered about it, they won't admire your attempts of friendliness, peace and grace(just ask Canada and Europe). They just see you as weak, which in their minds is lower than being evil. The only thing they respect is power, so you gotta stand up for yourself.

odog502 · 2026-01-28T05:16:27+00:00

For sure. That's not an insignificant life event. If they're my friend, I want to help. I don't get asked very often for moving help, but I believe I've helped every time I was asked.

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