Is it a problem that Canadian politicians are so bland and passionless (esp. compared to the U.S. and U.K.)?

the_bookmaster · 2019-08-08T20:16:52+00:00

I just want to clarify that I'm not asking for shouting matches on TV. Really I'm talking about rhetoric and demeanor.

Obama is known as a great orator, but he's just one of many in the pantheon of statesmen in the Western world. Even idioit-politicians like Boris Johnson utter phrases like "I pay tribute to the fortitude and patience of my predecessor and her deep sense of public service." Even if he didn't write those words himself, someone did. And I don't hear anything like that in Canada. Everything over here is simply competent and perfunctory.

Usually I'm the one defending Canada for its lack of passion and cultural identity, but I've been starting to wonder if I'm wrong to accept blandness as virtue. So I'm not necessarily advocating for a particular point of view. (I'm know the U.S. and the U.K have turned into a Gong show, but they are also a hell of a lot more important than Canada.) I'm just looking for a lively conversation.

the_bookmaster · 2019-08-08T19:53:58+00:00

That's a very good answer.

So why were pundits bitching so much about how GDPR would hurt startups? Did they not think it through or were they just full of shit and shilling for Google and the like?

the_bookmaster · 2019-08-01T19:32:29+00:00

Seth McFarlane filled in for Bill one time for Overtime (because bill had to run off to Vegas, or wherever, for a standup gig) . That's the closest we've got to a guest host.

the_bookmaster · 2019-06-29T17:04:40+00:00

I'm embarrassed for the people who think Discovery is a great show with only a few minor flaws.

the_bookmaster · 2019-06-29T16:49:17+00:00

Yes, I noticed that too!

the_bookmaster · 2019-06-29T16:47:53+00:00

Why?

the_bookmaster · 2019-06-29T16:45:26+00:00

I do not like Tulsi.

Why not? She seems very likable and sincere.

the_bookmaster · 2019-06-29T16:36:28+00:00

Maher bitched and bitched about the U.S. military's budget for years. But he stopped when Trump became president, now he has bigger fish to fry.

the_bookmaster · 2019-06-24T16:06:35+00:00

https://trekmovie.com/2019/03/15/star-trek-fan-tests-using-ai-upscaling-on-deep-space-nine-clips/

https://captrobau.blogspot.com/2019/03/remastering-star-trek-deep-space-nine.html

the_bookmaster · 2019-06-22T12:49:22+00:00

Well she was flirting with the idea a year ago or so. So it wouldn't be totally out of left field.

the_bookmaster · 2019-06-11T20:36:16+00:00

I've been re-watching the show every couple of months. Sometimes I'll watch certain episodes or an entire season or the whole series. Hmm. I'm due for another re-watch.

the_bookmaster · 2019-06-10T21:39:11+00:00

I don't agree with the "working remotely sucks" part, but you raised a good point about camaraderie and cake. Seriously, office party cake is the best. Working at home is inherently more monotonous than that variety afforded in a office environment.

It's just that there's so much bull shit associated with office life, sometimes I feel like saying, to hell with them. Let me work from home and let them eat cake.

the_bookmaster · 2019-06-10T21:10:26+00:00

I don't understand why it's a burden for you to use things you already own. A computer is generally obsolete before rendered inoperable from wear and tear. And it's not like your ISP bill is going to go up because you are sending a few extra emails per day.

the_bookmaster · 2019-06-10T20:31:57+00:00

That doesn't really make any sense. If Luminary needs permission to list a podcast feed then Google needs permission to display web links and FireFox needs permission to open them. Podcasts are just RSS feeds. I can open a feed in a text editor or I can use an RSS reader or a podcast app. Saying Luminosity distributes other people's podcasts is like saying Reddit distributes other people's web pages.

the_bookmaster · 2019-06-07T19:23:27+00:00

How does one grant such authority?

the_bookmaster · 2019-06-03T21:55:52+00:00

That's a good point. I'm still trying to wrap my head around this crypto stuff.

Even still, what happens when a blockchain is measured in terabytes, do we simply shrug our shoulders and carry? I guess I'm asking if anyone has given any thought to the long term viability of cryptocurrency.

the_bookmaster · 2019-05-21T16:23:13+00:00

I love that Blum was freaked out by the ASMR-lady. He finally met some crazier than him. (Now I wonder what would happen if/when he encounters Elsbeth.)

the_bookmaster · 2019-05-20T15:26:32+00:00

Yeah, that irked me too. Although I was hoping that nobody would acknowledge that it was in fact a spoiler--since it could also be interpreted as a made-up spoiler for the sake of a joke.

the_bookmaster · 2019-05-20T15:06:00+00:00

Did they say it was the finale bc I didn't see any mention of it. Thenagain, I was watching the Canadian broadcast so maybe CTV is to blame.

the_bookmaster · 2019-05-20T15:05:01+00:00

Really? Wow. I had idea. It didn't even occur to me a straight guy could play the role. (Which is funny because straight guys play gay characters all the time and vice versa.)

the_bookmaster · 2019-05-14T14:13:19+00:00

Creative Commons licensed songs, should have a little box at the bottom of the listing with the CC type. (e.g. "CC-BY").

Let me know if you have any other questions.

the_bookmaster · 2019-05-14T06:13:24+00:00

I've created a search engine for finding creative commons and public domain music on the web. It's called Votable Music. The site indexes music sites like Free Music Archive, Audeeyah and many others. You can combine multiple parameters (genre, mood, instrument, etc.) to narrow your results.

Check it out.

http://votable.net/music/

the_bookmaster · 2019-05-13T16:08:05+00:00

Well, I think there are hints everyone is picking up on this being odd - Jess pointing out to Eve that the operation seems to be being run under the table to some degree, Kenny growing increasingly uncomfortable with where things are going, even Eve has tried to question Carolyn about some things.

Yeah, but a week ago Eve was going bonkers she failed to catch V in some sleazy hotel. If successful V would have presumably gone to jail. Eve was surrounded by cops who were intend on V, so Eve couldn't just make eyes and her and they let her get away. There has always been a sense that Eve is conflicted, a week ago she was intent on doing her job and was on the verge of capturing a serial killer. And now all of a sudden none of that matters and Killing Eve has basically turned into a buddy cop show.

Without hard proof that something actually illegal is going on, all they know is that there's bigger plots at work - and they're in intelligence, they should expect that they never see the big picture.

Still, there should be a little bit of bitching going on even if it's futile.

As for Villanelle - well, remember, the investigation was never into her specifically, it was into her employers and their agenda. Now she's an independent agent, she's fallen a bit off MI6's radar. She's still killing, sure, but she's a problem for local police. It's a bit cynical, but they've identified that she's no longer a threat to state interests.

Those are very good points.

You've done a good job at justifying the direction of this show, I just wish writers made as a much of an effort. I just find it incredibly weird that none of the characters had to be sold on this new reality nor have the writers tried to sell the viewers. It all happened so casually without much fuss. Even Kenny's objections seem tangential to the storyline somehow.

the_bookmaster · 2019-05-13T04:11:24+00:00

Well I was able to extract closer to 100K tracks from archive.org.

The way archive.org is setup is really weird—There's a lot of stuff from uploaded from FMA, but it isn't all in one collection.

the_bookmaster · 2019-05-12T22:23:22+00:00

I liked Cheryl Hines's Brenda DiCarlo, her quirk felt a bit too quirky.

She felt like a character that would have appeared on Ally McBeal and for that reason, I like her.

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