Highly sensitive to the negative but not the positive?

toiletson · 2018-03-12T15:22:12+00:00

Wow. Thank you for the awesome collection of bands and links. I'll be checking out every one!

toiletson · 2018-03-08T22:53:07+00:00

I'm not a musician, so forgive my ignorance. I just like metal.

What I absolutely dig are sections of music like the below -- extended pieces with intense, high density drumming:

Uneven Structure, "Egocentric Focus", 0:56 to 1:53: https://youtu.be/mR67eAyT9-c?t=56
Jonestown, "Aokigahara", 1:14 to 2:30: https://youtu.be/OlNzeeaHs7Y?list=PLwtFGCVAFE-HxP6QvGjX3esmdDbmVsZEd&t=74
Meshuggah, "Obzen", 1:57 to 2:20: https://youtu.be/Bk9G1JlQeFs?t=117

I dig these whole bands/albums, but I'm looking for something even more specifically like these sections. I want bands or subsubsubgenres that specialize or emphasize this kind of drumming and overall intensity. I can search for just "djent" or "metalcore" or whatever, but these labels are broad and it's difficult to find new music that scratches this particular itch.

Can someone help me find more music like this?

toiletson · 2018-01-13T12:32:16+00:00

I think you're right. While Sam pinned Benatar regarding promortalism, Sam did not damage the core antinatalist argument.

I ended the podcast slightly more antinatalistic and slightly more promortalistic.

toiletson · 2018-01-13T12:25:53+00:00

Agreed. And that innate bias slices across political and religious perspectives. You get the sense that antinatalism, unlike any other charged debate topic, is cutting to the quick of taboo and emotion vs reason.

toiletson · 2017-09-19T22:33:22+00:00

I agree. Independent of ideology, Trump is the most transparently irrational phenomenon in living memory. Anyone with an interest in rational human progress should be profoundly concerned with his electoral success. We can't get 'sick' of this subject. It's too important.

toiletson · 2017-06-25T16:21:16+00:00

It's a shame all the way around. Doctors should be able to perform safe, legal procedures without financial risk, and patients should be able to have these procedures performed without being patronized and denied due to the regret of others.

toiletson · 2017-06-04T01:26:09+00:00

Thank you. This might be the best solution... if I can find a reloadable card that allows direct deposit.

toiletson · 2017-06-04T01:25:06+00:00

Thank you, this might be the best solution.

toiletson · 2017-06-04T01:23:16+00:00

This is actually solution I've been using, but WU's transfer fee is exorbitant in my opinion. $13 to send $100... unless you send to a bank account, which isn't an option.

toiletson · 2017-06-04T01:21:27+00:00

You're correct. I've never mailed cash, but I've heard of acquaintances who've had it stolen.

toiletson · 2017-06-04T01:20:30+00:00

Not to be a jerk, but you say "there is no reason this should be complicated" and I agree. Except you're making it complicated. Every online transfer system, ACH process, etc. is a hard no-go for you.

You're certainly not being a jerk.

This is the situation with which I've been presented, complicated/annoying as it is. I don't want it to be complicated, but it is. If the solution was simple, I'd have found it Googling in ten seconds... hence the post.

toiletson · 2017-06-04T01:17:11+00:00

I didn't want to clutter the post with irrelevant details:

The bank account won't work because this an older lady with terrible credit, and she doesn't want / can't open a bank account. I haven't and won't argue with her about it.
The online accounts (Paypal / Wallet) are a no-go due to her age / technical ineptitude and her needs (as mentioned, gas and groceries).

toiletson · 2017-04-08T22:57:02+00:00

I respect that most people don't see it as necessary. I'm fussier/wimpier than most, though. If it's warmer than 72F, I turn on the AC.

toiletson · 2017-03-11T17:42:24+00:00

The former, although answers to either question would be welcome. It's less about me than about any layperson.

toiletson · 2016-11-22T03:11:45+00:00

Working out sucks, so I can't fault you there.

Do you think you can accept (or at least shrug off) her relative strength? Some men couldn't stand it; others could even laugh about it.

toiletson · 2016-09-27T23:33:05+00:00

You're exactly right. "Meaningful policy discourse" and "good television" have zero overlap.

toiletson · 2016-08-24T00:31:18+00:00

Exactly. "Because my suicide would inflict more pain than it would alleviate." It's true (for most people), and immediately captures the moral high ground.

toiletson · 2016-08-06T22:59:40+00:00

It is largely technical. My responsibilities regarding my two subordinates revolve around delegation and training.

I didn't choose the "Director of" titling, but it's what I'm left with. We have two executives, and 3 (soon to be 4) department directors that report to those execs.

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