Gyroscopic Investing

Speaking of synths... I've been listening to a lot of Hollywood Undead - Undead lately. Let the aggression wash over you in a cool wave.

Dance With The Dead - Neo Tokyo (orig. Scandroid)

Now you know what I've been listening to to get pumped to hit the bars. Toodles.

And for something a bit different...

https://youtu.be/IyxSTTBusm0

The annual ice water dip for Epiphany.

I'm not on a tirade today. This was in my twitter feed recently, though it's from July.
I was actually surprised about this one. Maybe I'm naive.

https://twitter.com/Imamofpeace/status/ ... 42305?s=20

dualstow wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2020 10:16 am I'm not on a tirade today. This was in my twitter feed recently, though it's from July.
I was actually surprised about this one. Maybe I'm naive.

https://twitter.com/Imamofpeace/status/ ... 42305?s=20

Arab Countries Say “We Miss the Jews”. Heh.

On that note.

You're on a tear today!

Day in the Life of a Typical Japanese Office Worker in Tokyo


This guy has a lot of cool videos about Japan, the "day in the life" ones are the best.

Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 3:26 pm Day in the Life of a Typical Japanese Office Worker in Tokyo


This guy has a lot of cool videos about Japan, the "day in the life" ones are the best.

That was very interesting. Thanks for the link.

Yeah, that was a good clip. Some of that is atypical. Emi is adorable.

A recording of Charles Lightoller, second officer of the Titanic, describing his experiences during and after the sinking. There are a (very) few key people on the Titanic whose actions saved hundreds of lives, and he was one of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT8W1E3ctvs

Also, I highly recommend reading his life story. It is amazing, deserving of a biography IMHO. Among other things, he took his personal boat to Dunkirk in 1940, at age 66, to rescue British soldiers. This is portrayed in the "Dunkirk" movie although the character is given a different name.

WiseOne wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 11:11 am A recording of Charles Lightoller, second officer of the Titanic, describing his experiences during and after the sinking. There are a (very) few key people on the Titanic whose actions saved hundreds of lives, and he was one of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT8W1E3ctvs

Also, I highly recommend reading his life story. It is amazing, deserving of a biography IMHO. Among other things, he took his personal boat to Dunkirk in 1940, at age 66, to rescue British soldiers. This is portrayed in the "Dunkirk" movie although the character is given a different name.

Lightoller's autobiography. He was indeed a fascinating man who had an incredible life.

http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0301011h.html

Thanks for the link Ad!

His description of San Francisco in the 1880s is pretty colorful.

Ad Orientem wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 3:17 pm

WiseOne wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 11:11 am A recording of Charles Lightoller, second officer of the Titanic, describing his experiences during and after the sinking. There are a (very) few key people on the Titanic whose actions saved hundreds of lives, and he was one of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT8W1E3ctvs

Also, I highly recommend reading his life story. It is amazing, deserving of a biography IMHO. Among other things, he took his personal boat to Dunkirk in 1940, at age 66, to rescue British soldiers. This is portrayed in the "Dunkirk" movie although the character is given a different name.

Lightoller's autobiography. He was indeed a fascinating man who had an incredible life.

http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0301011h.html

Interestingly, the author explains one of the major mysteries of the Titanic: the reason why the lifeboats were sent off half-empty. It was because they would be too difficult to lower safely all the way to the water when full, so they planned to finish loading them from a gangway lower down. The problem is that no one told Lightoller and the others about how fast the ship was sinking, and they only realized this when the gangways ended up underwater. By which time, the distance to the water probably wasn't such an issue. He also indicates that they ran out of time filling lifeboats and weren't able to launch the last two properly, so that even if the Titanic did have enough boats it's not clear they would have been able to use them.

Cool bit of history.

I feel humbled by the story above, especially because i just came here to say I like the Chicago remix/reworking in this GoArmy ad. (blush)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7TprgnuYfyQ

dualstow wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2020 12:09 pm I feel humbled by the story above, especially because i just came here to say I like the Chicago remix/reworking in this GoArmy ad. (blush)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7TprgnuYfyQ

I think it's fun that they Vanilla Iced the riff from Green Day, a band not exactly known for being very Team America

Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 8:53 am

dualstow wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2020 12:09 pm I feel humbled by the story above, especially because i just came here to say I like the Chicago remix/reworking in this GoArmy ad. (blush)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7TprgnuYfyQ

I think it's fun that they Vanilla Iced the riff from Green Day, a band not exactly known for being very Team America

No, no no. Chicago's '25 or 6 to 4' is was out when Green Day were in diapers. The ad features the Elements' remix of that, not Green Day.
The original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUAYeN3Rp2E

Flight Of The Conchords - Jenny

Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2020 7:29 pm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdTalMWrQ7c

GODDAMN THIS IS HIGH IQ

Speaking of HIGH IQ, this is brilliant. Mountaineer is going to

Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:42 am

Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2020 7:29 pm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdTalMWrQ7c

GODDAMN THIS IS HIGH IQ

Speaking of HIGH IQ, this is brilliant. Mountaineer is going to

Tim is good (but should have been wearing a plain white t-shirt) but the Aussie is very quick on the uptake and outgo, quite talented. I'd have to give the IQ medal to the Aussie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFxOaDeJmXk

Heart - Stairway to Heaven (Live at Kennedy Center Honors) [FULL VERSION]


Vinny