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sandemon  ·  2950 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: You know that smartwatch you didn't buy? Nobody else bought it either.

> foldable, rollable, projection, smoke and mirrors

Inflatable.

sandemon  ·  2966 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Sun Kil Moon: Richard Ramirez Died Today of Natural Causes (live)

Don't think the band was able to believe it when he tuned his guitar out like that - gives it a sense of unease. You can't see it there but the guy is a brilliant guitarist too (source: seeing him live).

sandemon  ·  2973 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Please give Samantha Bee the Daily Show

She totally has got this. Problem is, she's started making them all look bad - all the Late Nite men in grey suits - worse, she's made them look safe.

sandemon  ·  3003 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Bernie Sanders just changed the Democratic Party

Trump needed an exit strategy now he's got one - the joke is coming to an end. All the action is on the Democrats side though - Clinton is being outflanked on the left.

sandemon  ·  3007 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: ISIS wants own sea power to carry out attacks in Mediterranean – NATO naval chief

You could say anything you want about ISIS someone would lap it up. ISIS harvest human organs for sushi trade etc

sandemon  ·  3010 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "...Russia can’t be Athens. It must be Sparta..."

It's a very interesting analysis. Those of us in the west are in danger of viewing Russia through a particular prism - our view of Putin is distorted by the naked torso pics that form a caricature view of a clever and determined leader - a lawyer and a spook who has been in situ for decades. Russia's incursion into Crimea maintains access to the sea and shores up the western border. The action in Syria positions Russia as a geostrategic player and also keeps a port open on the southern side. I ain't saying he's a nice guy but the West has underestimated him and right now he is having a moment there.

sandemon  ·  3031 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Director Roundtable With Quentin Tarantino, Ridley Scott and More

Proper.

sandemon  ·  3031 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Remember #dieselgate? VW is probably wishing the Feds forgot

This is the end of fossil-fuel-based car manufacture by VW. There's no way back from something like this - their brand is mud, their product is a wash out. They should go EV-only, and fast, and sue for peace.

sandemon  ·  3521 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Nato to create high-readiness force to counter Russian threat

Don't think Vlad is going to lose any sleep over 4K forces but as Nato builds capability it could perhaps to swell into 40K in 12 months time.

He needs to work on his compassionate side.

sandemon  ·  3566 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Middle East Friendship Chart

#2 Kurds are missing which are red for 90% AFAIK.

sandemon  ·  3611 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: New Andrew Bird: Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of...

Nice

sandemon  ·  3633 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: MY EYES THEY ARE BLEEDING

Jscities

sandemon  ·  3641 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: WriterKata: A site for writers to practice their craft

She wondered if the yellow spots on her forehead would ever clear up and continued to bathe them in salt mix every night.

sandemon  ·  3641 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Writers Are The Worst Procrastinators (Are They?)

I'll read this later.

sandemon  ·  3642 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Largest Vocabulary in Hip Hop

That's a frikkin' masterpiece. If the author does not get picked up by Nate Silver/Vox.com/Guardian Data Blog then they don't know diddly - he's begging them to take it and it is superior to much of their output.

sandemon  ·  3643 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Sand Noise Device

OK so I don't know what that is really - the dudes need to refine their pitch (that comes off as a pun) but it looks and sounds awesome. Great, eh, sandbox toy (that's not actually a pun, although, it is kinda).

sandemon  ·  3643 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Sixty-Ninth Weekly "Share Some Music You've Been Into Lately" Thread

War on Drugs' Red Eyes is the best 80s softrock song The Cars never wrote.

sandemon  ·  3646 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How did you hear about or find Hubski?

in a conversation on reddit (we were talking about how reddit gets dragged down by the great unwashed hordes and looking for an out) = word of mouth

sandemon  ·  3651 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Cable, or "What'ch'ya'll watchin?"

Turn

- little bit sucky but I'm on ep4 next week so we'll see - it's like a revolutionary era Homeland so it's about ready to jump the shark I reckon.

Black Sails

- waiting on the concluding episode - all the dialogue might as well be the characters saying "Arrrrr!" all day (and that's just the hot naked lesbian chicas) but what is the high seas piracy lark if not escapism.

Deadliest Catch s10

- High seas escapism as a trap for crabs.

Portlandia S04

- "Yuppies!"

Veep S03

- If not the best comedy then at least it's got some of the best comic performances.

Cosmos, Bobs Burgers, Archer, more.

sandemon  ·  3652 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Dyson wants to build domestic robots that 'see and think' like we do

I've seen his Dyson hand dryers and they're OK but it's just an air pump. I think he's best expensively re-factoring/rebranding existing low-end technology like the vacuum or the dryer. For example, I would like to see his take on a bicycle pump if he's got one - but I would not like to get into a Dyson aeroplane.

sandemon  ·  3652 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: President Obama Plays Soccer With Japanese Robot Asimo

oBamas looking for recruits for his drone army/world cup squad of the future. Only Asimo is over a decade old since inception and makes a lot of noise there.