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archnemesis
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Do you prefer this definition?faridmon said:
Art-Rock/Progressive-Rock intend to expand the limits of rock & roll. Inspired by the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper, the first wave of Art-Rock musicians decided that the only way the genre could grow was if they could incorporate elements of European and classical music to rock. Early Art-Rock by and large consisted in multi-sectioned compositions (not songs) with long, complex instrumental passages driven by dramatic, grandiose flourishes. Often, technical prowess and overall conception was emphasized more than melody or songwriting, which is why the genre primarily focused on albums, since the extended running time gave the bands freedom to experiment musically and expand their ideas. Art-rockers also frequently wrote their music as a concept album or rock operas, with the intention for the entire record to be perceived as a larger work, not a series of songs. As the genre progressed, Art-Rockers that drew from jazz instead of classical emerged, but the genre never quite shook its fascination with European music. Experimental rock is tangentally related to Art-Rock. It shares many of the same traits as Art-Rock, particularly in how it self-consciously expands the boundaries of the genre, yet it is more challenging, noisy and unconventional. It has more to do with modern art, particularly the avant garde, than classical music and consequentally Experimental Rock isn't nearly as easy to assimilate as conventional Art-Rock.
Allmusic consider it an umbrella genre which includes experimental, avant garde, progressive, and noise rock.So Its the general genre for Experimental/Avant-Garde Rock, Progressive Rock and Noise Rock. Hmm, makes sense now.archnemesis said:
so its like how Post-Punk is the umbrella Genre for Gothic Rock, New-Wave, Dance-Punk and industrial to some degree? yeah, it makes more sense now.
THanks Mate, you are saviour.
another question lad, is that My Windows media player had an error playing a movie, now it can't scrobble my music, How can I fix this?
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Cyan said:I know it's hard to believe, but they definitely have some musical skills. They've been doing songs for a while, since before Samberg made it on SNL. Though post-SNL, they also get help.
To your more specific question: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601144/20081211/timberlake_justin.jhtml
Sly & Robbie - God. Thank you. That makes a lot of sense, though they're not super active these days. They're pictured in the video actually during the "DUB STYLE... a dvd of Cool Runnings!" then they show Angela Lansbury and Chacka Demus & Pliers who did the reggae anthem Murder She Wrote, on the Bam Bam beat, which Sly & Robbie created decades ago. I knew there had to be someone behind that one.
I didn't mean to infer that they don't have musical talent, but it's the quality and variety that made me perk up and say... Heeeeyyy who helped them with this? It's too 'right'.
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Was it a forward? If so, old technology is to blame here I believe. I am pretty sure that is happening because of usage of a boundaried text file instead of just HTML, or just text, or a deprecated mail client entirely (AOL, Outlook Express). Basically the text version and html version could have come from the same originating document - the boundaried text file. Your email client took a look at it and tried to interpret it as one or the other - and it failed. Usually if you reply via a more modern version of Outlook or a good Web-based email client this won't happen. Actually your reply to it should fix it going forward, but won't strip out the old >'s. It won't add new ones in, nor the possibility of new ones going in.Alucrid said:
No, in fact everything has to be done on 60 days or less- usually less.Cyan said:
The way we do it is we mail out paperwork and ask you to file a police report. Afterward, we give you provisional credit which usually turns into permanent credit and take on the role of victim.
It's easy and the first time should be the most stressful since you start to understand you weren't in any real danger beyond inconvenience.
PetriP-TNT
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This is more gaming related but...
I saw a c-casette which had a J-card advertising Super Mario Allstars , I think the cassette was called "Hot Stuff". Unfortunately, the original cassette wasn't in, only the J-card had survived. What is this and what did the cassette contain?!
I saw a c-casette which had a J-card advertising Super Mario Allstars , I think the cassette was called "Hot Stuff". Unfortunately, the original cassette wasn't in, only the J-card had survived. What is this and what did the cassette contain?!
I believe that Fairuse will do that for you...It's been a while since I played with that program though. In any case, goto to Videohelp.com and look for the free version in the TOOLS section. If it doesn't work for you, look in their forums for an answer.Cyan said:
I have a question to the others by the way...I was hoping for an update to some older news items that pissed me off at the time...
1. Is there an update to the kids that were torturing their cats and posting them online? I know the cats were pulled from the house and that their family is very rich and own an oil company (Lucas oil?) but I haven't heard anything about the aftermath or legal action...
2. Whatever happened to those Florida teens that kept a girl from leaving and videotaped her "friends" beating her until she was finally allowed to leave? The kids were arrested and acted like it was all a joke until reality set in. The judge put a gag order on the kids and I've heard nothing after that.
3. A girl was throwing puppies off a bridge...I know that 4chan and others tracked her down but did anything happen after that?
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I am frightened at how well this thread works. And I am frightened that it is going to become self aware and destroy all of us due to hundreds and maybe someday thousands of clarified facts and mysteries it now contains within its walls.
Some of the questions are Google-able, but many aren't, at least where we're having trouble articulating the problem and can't even call it anything sensible.
If I were the original poster, I'd drop "stupid" from the thread title, for one, because let's not anger it. And number two, I've not seen an actual "stupid" question in here. Random/niche - plenty, but no stupid ones.
Some of the questions are Google-able, but many aren't, at least where we're having trouble articulating the problem and can't even call it anything sensible.
If I were the original poster, I'd drop "stupid" from the thread title, for one, because let's not anger it. And number two, I've not seen an actual "stupid" question in here. Random/niche - plenty, but no stupid ones.
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Threi said:
The term is called "extending past the **depth of the box**" but it's purpose seems limited to serifed fonts, and some letters - not just numbers. To me seems kind of rare. My guess is it's just one option that's out there, like any number of fonts, and is a holdover from non-computer desktop publishing.
It certainly would look rotten on a text heavy web page. I veto'ed, or helped veto the use of the font Georgia once on a large, large corporate Web site because it does this.
EDIT: I just asked my Sr designer and he didn't know why either. He also pointed out that it's not ALL numbers. Only some, at least for Georgia. Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 into an Illustrator doc and look. Inconsistent. So weird.
EDIT #2: It's a holdover from Mideval writing methods, and where you see the weird position of the numbers (not 6, not 8) it's because it is using OSF, or Old Style Figures.
Talk about random! Not stupid. Random!
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_figures
http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=osf
What would be the best way to make a virtual tour 'movie' using Google Street View? For a school project (German class) I have to 'guide' people around Cologne, Germany - and I thought that using street view for this might be a good idea. I thought of making a movie out of the Street View imagery and presenting that in class. Does anyone know a good way to do this (doesn't have to be professional quality, it's just a school project)?
If I don't find any other way, I'll just use a screen recording program, however that doesn't work as well as I had thought it would.
If I don't find any other way, I'll just use a screen recording program, however that doesn't work as well as I had thought it would.
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It was forwarded and I wouldn't be surprised if using dated tech is the reason. Thanks, thought it was quite a headache to read.
migulic said:
Maybe just take screenshots and piece them together as a slideshow/movie? Or maybe google earth might be better.
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dudeworld said:
Of course, assuming they get caught. Using a card that doesn't belong to you is credit fraud.
TacticalFox88
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Why do early DVDs look like shit? Like from 2000 or so?
3 things...TacticalFox88 said:
1. No anamorphic widescreen - movies were made the way they were on VHS...with a locked aspect ratio.
2. Early DVDs were single layered only (4.5 gigs)...later on dual layer became the norm allowing for double the file sizes.
3. Better compression. Mpeg2 sucks but they've gotten better at compression over time.
Jack Scofield
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spunibard said:Anyone know the source for this? Tried searching for cat in boots and human centipede cat but I couldn't find it.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 5 - Paddy's Pub: Home of the Original Kitten Mittens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47D9-U8hn5I The actual scene is pretty unfunny, par for the course for post season-3 Sunny episodes.
And "what the hell?" at the bolded. :lol Maybe I'm missing something?
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Can't decide if this belongs in the Hip Hop thread or this.
It's my understanding that Lil Wayne doesn't write lyrics. He did for 6 Foot 7 Foot while in prison and the song is just off the charts awesome in my book. He actually wrote it and its his best song to date, for me.
And then with rap's current complexity of lyrics, i find it so hard to believe that these underground guys like Skyzoo, who are talented rappers and freestylers, are not writing stuff ahead of time, or are at least building upon a huge body of bars or verses that they then unleash in a battle or song. They must be right?
Lil Wayne would need to be an English professor with a rhyming dictionary to pull off what he's pulled off. So at least with him, do you think he is a genius or has stacks and stacks of lyrics and an amazing memory? For the most part his songs aren't random or strewn together either. The only time I thought that was clearly off the top of his head is the song 'I Feel Like Dying'. Even that one comes off polished.
Any thoughts?
It's my understanding that Lil Wayne doesn't write lyrics. He did for 6 Foot 7 Foot while in prison and the song is just off the charts awesome in my book. He actually wrote it and its his best song to date, for me.
And then with rap's current complexity of lyrics, i find it so hard to believe that these underground guys like Skyzoo, who are talented rappers and freestylers, are not writing stuff ahead of time, or are at least building upon a huge body of bars or verses that they then unleash in a battle or song. They must be right?
Lil Wayne would need to be an English professor with a rhyming dictionary to pull off what he's pulled off. So at least with him, do you think he is a genius or has stacks and stacks of lyrics and an amazing memory? For the most part his songs aren't random or strewn together either. The only time I thought that was clearly off the top of his head is the song 'I Feel Like Dying'. Even that one comes off polished.
Any thoughts?
Bioshocked
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What are the little buttons(?) by the pockets of jeans for?
parrotbeak
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Bioshocked said:
What are the little buttons(?) by the pockets of jeans for?
They're rivets and they hold it together.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeans#Riveted_jeans
Does anyone use that tiny pocket above the regular pocket? And why is it only on one side?
Edit: ok, I googled for myself: http://ask.metafilter.com/23803/got-my-hand-in-my-pocket
faceless007
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I've watched every Back to the Future film at least 20 times and this hasn't occurred to me until now:
At the end of 1, Doc comes back to get Marty and bring him to 2015 to prevent a chain reaction of events that, in his words, "will destroy the McFly family." So obviously Doc is, at that point, OK with meddling with the natural course of events in order to help Marty.
So why didn't he also feel the need to stop Marty from getting into the car accident in 1985 that leaves him crippled and unable to pursue his dream because someone calls him a chicken, which is arguably a precursor to his shitty life in 2015? Especially since that accident happens the very day Doc returns to 1985 to get Marty! (We know Doc knows about the accident because he accidentally tells Marty about it when they're in 1885.) If he had just intercepted Marty right then and told him not to go out with the car, he could have stopped Marty from being egged on by Needles and negated the need to bring him and Jennifer into the future with that crazy plan in the first place!
At the end of 1, Doc comes back to get Marty and bring him to 2015 to prevent a chain reaction of events that, in his words, "will destroy the McFly family." So obviously Doc is, at that point, OK with meddling with the natural course of events in order to help Marty.
So why didn't he also feel the need to stop Marty from getting into the car accident in 1985 that leaves him crippled and unable to pursue his dream because someone calls him a chicken, which is arguably a precursor to his shitty life in 2015? Especially since that accident happens the very day Doc returns to 1985 to get Marty! (We know Doc knows about the accident because he accidentally tells Marty about it when they're in 1885.) If he had just intercepted Marty right then and told him not to go out with the car, he could have stopped Marty from being egged on by Needles and negated the need to bring him and Jennifer into the future with that crazy plan in the first place!
Grimm Fandango
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Always thought that little pocket was for condoms in particular. Dirty-minded jeans company :lol
Seriously. What was the whole point of going into the future to change events? Maybe just a way to show off "future" technology.
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Seriously. What was the whole point of going into the future to change events? Maybe just a way to show off "future" technology.
I remember my grandfather having some device you could roll on a map (beforehand you had to adjust the scale depending on the map) to measure how far a certain distance route was. You'd roll it over the map following a route and voila, you'd have a fairly accurate idea of the distance. Anyone any idea what this device is called? I'd like to have one.
I signed up for a new cable service and they gave me a rebate in the form of a prepaid visa debit card. The expiration date is shown as 03/11. Does that mean it expires at midnight on March 1st or at midnight on April 1st?
Edit: Wow that was a stupid question. I completely overlooked the "good thru" text right next to the expiration date. Nm.
Edit: Wow that was a stupid question. I completely overlooked the "good thru" text right next to the expiration date. Nm.
Jason's Ultimatum
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I'm trying to upload my transcripts which is in PDF file and it's over 4MB. The site says it has to be under 3MB. Any way of bringing it to 3MB?
edit-I only have adobe reader 9 and it doesn't look like I have optimizer?
edit-I only have adobe reader 9 and it doesn't look like I have optimizer?
Jason's Ultimatum
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I went to download.net and wanted to DL acrobat 7, but I ended up downloading acrobat reader X. I still don't see the optimizer option. I need to upload my transcripts ASAP.
EDIT-Seems like I don't have the full version of acrobat? I tried going to save as, but nothing says reduce file size or optimizer.
Are there any acrobats that comes with full package for free?
EDIT-Seems like I don't have the full version of acrobat? I tried going to save as, but nothing says reduce file size or optimizer.
Are there any acrobats that comes with full package for free?
Jason's Ultimatum
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I'm using windows. Fuck I can't even save the application so I can do this later. I have to fucking take a shower soon and leave for work.
Seems like the only way I can do this is if I go to a school around here and use their computer lab and use their acrobat.
Seems like the only way I can do this is if I go to a school around here and use their computer lab and use their acrobat.
DOBERMAN INC
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What category does this music style come under or is it unique to the film? I'm more referring to the beginning and not the choir part?
I love the way it sounds but cannot find similar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1uuORnVDg0
I love the way it sounds but cannot find similar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1uuORnVDg0
Cosmic Bus
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Higgy said:Where can I find the link for a one month only membership to hotfile? It's like the secret new release list on Netflix. It exists but they won't point you in the right direction. They only show you the auto renew option.
http://hotfile.com/premium.html
Cosmic Bus
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Ah, sorry, I didn't catch the non-recurring part of your original post. Here's what you want:
http://hotfile.com/premium-custom.html
http://hotfile.com/premium-custom.html
SuperSonic1305
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How do I condition a new macbook's batteries? I heard I'm supposed to fully charge than fully drain before charging again. Is that right?
Splash Wave
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What kind of RAM are you supposed to buy for a netbook?
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