I have my cd (and vinyl) music collection backed up on the secondary computer hard drive (the main pc hard drive has the operating system and software on - the secondary drive has the files - music, pics, videos, documents etc).

There’s also a backup of the music on an another external hard drive stored in a drawer elsewhere (just in case of theft, damage, hd failure etc) - and I also use Google Play - which is very easy to use - and can be accessed on any near enough any modern phone, tablet, pc or mac device with an internet connection when out and about 😃)

I think Google Play still comes free when you sign up for a gmail account (if you haven’t already got one) - and it’s nice to be able to play a rare song or two from a band to a mate who expressed an interest in them etc - without too much hassle.
 

That B2 looks an impressive bit of kit mate - though if you already have a quality Sonos set-up it may be a little superfluous? (depending on your set-up / requirements, of course)

‘Missing Links, Star Wars Minutiae, and the Sequel Trilogy - [MORNING COFFEE]’ - by HelloGreedo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzZzyOejH34

TV’s Frink said:

Jay said:

Warbler said:

Jay said:

What does a rude barista or stuttering have to do with politics?

When these sorts of things happen, we normally discuss them in the politics thread. It sorta has to do with with bigotry and discrimination, and that sorta gets into politics.

Fair enough.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jul/04/terry-gilliam-on-diversity-bbc-monty-python-black-lesbian?CMP=share_btn_tw

I no longer want to be a white male, I don’t want to be blamed for everything wrong in the world: I tell the world now I’m a black lesbian… My name is Loretta and I’m a BLT, a black lesbian in transition.

What a baby.

Speaking at a press conference at the Karlovy Vary film festival, where he was presenting his new film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, Gilliam said: “It made me cry: the idea that … no longer six white Oxbridge men can make a comedy show. Now we need one of this, one of that, everybody represented… this is bullshit. I no longer want to be a white male, I don’t want to be blamed for everything wrong in the world: I tell the world now I’m a black lesbian… My name is Loretta and I’m a BLT, a black lesbian in transition.”

He added: “[Allen’s] statement made me so angry, all of us so angry. Comedy is not assembled, it’s not like putting together a boy band where you put together one of this, one of that everyone is represented.”

It’s not about picking one of each. It’s about giving all voices a chance to sit at the table. Comedy has been closed off to all but white males the majority of the time for way too long.

I think Gilliam may be voicing his thoughts and concerns in that… Python wouldn’t exist if done today - because the group may have been split up by the Head of BBC Entertainment/Comedy to make it more diverse (from their experience a management-level box-ticker with likely not much interest in comedy itself). Which is problem in itself and he is correct in that context; they were a tight unit who’d grown together - why do have to include someone to tick a box that we don’t know and may not likely ‘get’ us? (maybe at the expense of one of the group, even?) He’s seemingly invoking a bit of Dustin Hoffman’s Tootsie in his claim (for me, anyway).

The problem Gilliam may be not giving much consideration to in that… is at that time when they were starting out… the BBC weren’t doing much comedy for differing cultures at all, and it wasn’t diverse. The Pythons also did a lot of the work themselves, writing, acting, style, content, and had a large say in direction input (for timing, and effect) etc - not a lot of modern comedians seemingly do that - usually they seem to be comedians who may write/act a little.

Thankfully, since then comedy has evolved in who it is trying to appeal to… from having a young black scouser as a main role in Red Dwarf in the 80’s, which appealed and was aimed at younger and more diverse audiences - all the way through to having comedies mainly aimed to appeal for ethnic/cultural audiences. People behind the scenes coming from differing backgrounds, culture and classes - more diverse than ever - writers included, which may have not been the case 40/50 years ago. (it certainly wasn’t the done thing at the BBC; accents were frowned upon, and often you usually had to be from a certain ‘class’ or ‘standard’ to work there in a creative/management role.

trillary dump said:

I made a 35mm disc template a while ago so I just slapped some logos on them for you

https://imgur.com/a/JjXLMTE

Great template and idea, that mate - and easily adaptable too 😃

This set, by skywalkerfan101, has a Grindhouse style of sorts…

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Blu-Ray-and-other-HD-box-size-STAR-WARS-covers/id/11843/page/44#1158318

and this (right side cover), by FrankT, could easily be adapted to a Grindhouse 3-in-1 / Triple Feature set?:-

from https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Franks-Star-Wars-DVDBD-Covers/id/47698

Personally, I love this cover - don’t know who did it (someone at fanedit.org?) - though could easily be adaptable in a Triple Feature cover? (with permission, of course)…

😃

I like your thinking, mate!

I’ll be rooting for you later - with a plate of chips and a bottle or two of De Koninck - in honour of your great country 😉

‘World Cup 2018: buildup to the first quarter-finals – live!’…

https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/jul/06/world-cup-2018-quarter-finals-buildup-russia-live
 

dahmage said:

damn work laptop decides to not boot when i bring it home for a late night upgrade project tomorrow… (i have had this laptop for over 7 years, this is the first time it has done this to me)

damn zalman vcd enclosure won’t load my win 7 iso (I/O error??), it loads my win 10 iso’s just fine, but i don’t want to reinstall, i just need to attempt a repair…

sometimes i really hate technology…

Just before you attempt that mate… and it’s just a suggestion that you may have already tried… turn the
laptop off, remove the battery from the laptop, unplug the power. Now hold down the power button for 30 seconds. Put the battery back in, plug in the power and turn it on - hopefully it may now work (or be of use if ever happen again in the future).

Good luck with it.

Two absorbing games later today - Uruguay have the tools, mentality and quality to frustrate France and hit them on the counter-attack (unlike Argentina - who left massive gaps for the quick French to run into and exploit). Should the French manage to score first though… it could be a difficult afternoon for Uruguay.

Brazil vs Belgium… which defence can hold out the longest? 😉 Hopefully be a game full of skill, flair and chances… Hazard, Mertens, De Bruyne, Coutinho, Neymar & Willian - hope they get to flourish and aren’t cancelled out by negative/safe tactics - or nerves.

suspiciouscoffee said:

Wait, this isn’t a thread for the Styx song “Mr. Roboto”? Lame.

All in good time Kilroy, all in good time…

Some passers-by watch the footy game on tv on their way back from Wimbledon…

Brazil fans bringing a bit of colour to the World Cup 😃

If you ever get a chance to go see Brazil play, do so - if for nothing but the great atmosphere their fans generate during the whole day they play. (they also play some decent footy at times)

Liverpool… (Crosby Beach)

by Anthony Gormley - http://www.antonygormley.com/

Sweet news Hal 9000 - looking forward to seeing this - nice one!

Love the artwork - a nice match for your TFA Edit too 😃
 

suspiciouscoffee said:

Y’all have had national healthcare for seventy years?

I mean, uhhh, I sure am glad America doesn’t have commiecare like you! Freedom is the freedom to die because I don’t have enough money!

Get to Canada mate - or ask questions of your elected official(s) as to why he/she isn’t for such a thing…
 

I firmly believe that any country with the ability and infrastructure to offer it should do to the citizens of it’s country. Some things cannot be trusted to be run by companies for aim of profit (including education, emergency services, socials services, public transport, armed forces, prisons & courts, water, gas & electric, areas of natural beauty, wildlife or sites of historical importance, and communications (landline or internet provision) in that - along with council services (bin collections, tips, park services, libraries etc). Free pizza too (that could be a vote-winner 😉)

A form of socialism which existed before in many countries - and served many of those countries well - and still exists now for some fortunate countries in varying services too.

Yes mate, shortly after the Second World War - when the UK was still broke, rationing was still in place, and times were indeed grim - the Govt of the day built one of the most beautiful things ever in the 20th Century - saving countless lives, alleviating pain, and giving care and assistance to anyone who needed it - all free at the point of delivery - in a bid to help raise the standard of life for everyone - and in general for the good of the people.

Of course, we do pay taxes towards it, and it has come under fire and been stripped to the bone for political and reasons of greed (certai politicians want privatisation of parts and services for profit) - yet it still endures to the day, and hopefully for the next 70 years and beyond.

https://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/thenhs/about/Pages/nhscoreprinciples.aspx
 

PS - We’re all Commies in the UK 😉
 

Note - A few other countries have free healthcare too, though it’s not their 70th Birthday today 😉
 

Happy 70th Birthday to the NHS 😃

‘NHS at 70: Moving tributes to ‘best thing in the world’ at Westminster Abbey service – live’…

https://www.theguardian.com/society/live/2018/jul/05/nhs-staff-and-patients-mark-70-years-of-the-health-service-live

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Health_Service
 

The show has now finished - after four superb seasons and with a proper & planned ending for it… so this thread will contain spoilers!)
 

The series follows Elliot, a young programmer working as a cyber-security engineer by day, and a vigilante hacker by night.
 

The premise…

Mr. Robot is an American drama-thriller television series created by Sam Esmail. It stars Rami Malek as Elliot Alderson, a cybersecurity engineer and hacker who has social anxiety disorder and clinical depression. Elliot is recruited by an insurrectionary anarchist known as “Mr. Robot”, played by Christian Slater, to join a group of hacktivists called “fsociety”. The group aims to destroy all debt records by encrypting the financial data of the largest conglomerate in the world, E Corp…

Mr Robot trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6HGuJC--rk

Subversive, on-topic & fresh, biting social commentary, and a cynical viewpoint of the modern world - with the occasional insert of humour, warmth, redemption and a fair few WTF moments too 😃

Like many other absorbing modern tv shows… this is really beautifully put together; the cinematography, direction & style, feel, suspense, choice of music - the whole works; coming together to lift an already immersive series, with it’s quality acting and genius plot twists, into an even better, more captivating one.

Well worth a watch…

Some useful info sites… (be careful for spoilers)

IMDB Page
Wikipedia Page
Mr Robot Wikia
Official Site
Official Twitter

DuracellEnergizer said:

Warbler said:

For the UK, Groundhog Day falls on 4 July.

Cheers man, though firing of machine guns indiscriminately in any direction is not restricted to Bill Murray Day, is that right?

😉

Happy 4th July 😃

Mavimao said:

After some intense googling, I found the following:

https://www.starwars.com/news/designing-solo-a-star-wars-story-part-1-making-landos-millennium-falcon

Some gorgeous art in there - may have to pop into the local bookstore for a further examination of that ‘The Art Of Solo’…

Cheers for the link mate 😃

Sad to hear this…

‘Star Wars: Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best considered suicide’…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44708983

&

‘Jar Jar Binks actor ‘considered suicide’ after Star Wars prequel backlash’…

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jul/04/jar-jar-binks-actor-considered-suicide-after-star-wars-phantom-menace
 

All the best to him writing his show - and great to see the support, good wishes and love he’s getting on twitter too.

https://twitter.com/ahmedbest

Gothamknight said:

DominicCobb said:

Collipso said:

DominicCobb said:

Collipso said:
i do believe that Episode IX has a much higher chance of sucking than the next Avengers though.

Ha, well I guess we can continue to disagree.

“Everything Wrong With Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oAi0hoJ_28&list=WL&index=2&t=0s

CinemaSins?

I used to like them - and enjoy a few of their earlier videos, though then… I learnt that ‘Darkness rises and the light to meet it…’ 😉
 

‘CinemaSins is Wrong About Everything’ by Shaun:-

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

or

‘CinemaSins is Still Wrong About Everything’ - by Shaun:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9IBlbfjNH0
 

or on an unrelated CinemaSins topic, these:-

‘Why I Love The Last Jedi’ - by Shaun:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJIk5PkTXg

or

‘The Truth About “The Truth About Star Wars: The Force Awakens”’ (inc why Rey isn’t a ‘Mary-Sue’) - by Shaun:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iqN68PejEc

Note - it’s okay not to watch them, mate 😉

(or even watch them - and not agree, or even to come to your own conclusions - or think bloody hell, what am I doing with my life? PS, there is a pizza thread in ‘The Cantina’ for when you get hungry 😃)
 

^ PM sent mate.

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DrDre said:

oojason said:

DrDre said:

oojason said:

DrDre said:

oojason said:

DrDre said:

oojason said:

DrDre said:

Allways good to hear from someone who knows what he’s talking about. A military veteran gives a real world account of leadership, and why Holdo did not display good leadership while in command:

https://chrishernandezauthor.com/2017/12/31/admiral-holdo-wasnt-a-feminist-she-was-just-a-bad-leader/

I haven’t read the link - though think Holdo demonstrated good leadership in sacrificing herself to save the remaining Rebels in those unarmed ships being easily picked off by the First Order.

I don’t really need to read the views of a military veteran to understand or appreciate this - nor do I care for a military veteran’s reasons as to why she wasn’t a feminist (going on the url link) - or indeed why some think being a feminist matters in this context - but am sure it will come in handy for those that do. Nice one.

You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, seems an apt statement here.

I believe we should read something first before commenting on it, but anyways in response to your belief that she displayed good leadership, and the fact that you seem to believe uninformed opinion trumps actual combat and leadership experience relating to a combat situation, here goes:

Mate, it’s not a case of judging a book by it’s cover - it’s a case of no longer still being interested in the topic at hand (which to me has been done to death - and then repeated some more, and then dug up again too) - and also not being interested in the views linked in that article you posted upon reading it’s url link.

So hardly an uninformed opinion on this subject, no?

If this combat veteran believes it was poor leadership cool - I don’t. I also don’t read up other articles from combat veterans when they are unhappy with events from other films that I have no issue with either. Nor those that wish to discuss why someone wasn’t a feminist (going on the url link). Well in to those that do, if that’s their thing, though.

I don’t have the time or energy to read through every link on here - and am certainly not going to spend time on this subject which frankly… doesn’t interest me, and I don’t have a problem with.

My previous post stands as it is - and as I said in that post… fair play that your link may interest others. Nice one.

Yet, rather than conserving time and energy, and just taking a pass, you felt the need to make a statement. If you’re not interested, which is absolutely fine, why clutter up a thread with statements, that boil down to “I’m not interested”? If you’re not interested in discussing an article or a link, than don’t discuss it. It makes it so much more enjoyable for those that do, when you don’t have to wade through posts that say “I haven’t read it, and I don’t care to!”.

I made a statement that being a military veteran doesn’t necessarily mean he knows what he’s talking about in the context of your ‘Holdo did not display good leadership while in command’ - in a sci-fi film - as a statement of fact.

Nobody said it was a statement of fact.

Yet you wrote…

DrDre said:

Allways good to hear from someone who knows what he’s talking about. A military veteran gives a real world account of leadership, and why Holdo did not display good leadership while in command:

Not why he thinks / believes / is of the opinion etc - ‘… and why Holdo did not display good leadership while in command’ - seems like a statement of fact to me.

This seems like a straw man to me, since this is a discussion forum, which generally doesn’t deal in fact, but opinion. We shouldn’t have to put “in my opinion”, “in my view”, etc. in every sentence, or risk being “attacked” by those that disagree with said opinion of making statements of fact, a discussion technique, which is generally used by detractors to derail a discussion, and to deflect criticism by focussing heavily on form rather than content.

Then perhaps you should make yourself clearer when stating ‘facts’ - and then claiming it to be opinion later. We’ve already discussed the content of your 1st post - no derailments or deflections here, is there? (that’s rhetorical - though as previous questions have gone unanswered… I’m not holding out for any).

Feel free to carry this conversation on - though it may be impinging on the enjoyment of others, wading through posts like this, no?

It may be, but I feel the need to defend the article, and to invite people to read it, and form an opinion, which may be positive, negative, or anything in between, but one thing is for sure: it will be informed. 😛

Like I said before, fair play to you for posting it up for those that are interested. I think my post fell in into the ‘anything in between’ you mention above (and you’d like me not to discuss) - I just don’t find a combat veteran’s ‘expert opinion’ on why Holdo wasn’t a feminist relevant or informed given the context of your initial post on the matter. Good for those that do, though.

Well like I said, you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. The fact that you don’t find this author’s opinion informed based on my initial post, is hearsay, and is no better than someone saying TLJ sucks, because he heard someone’s synopsis of the film (in this case mine), and didn’t like it much. I’m sure you would have jumped on the first person, who would have stated RJ isn’t informed on the subject of Star Wars without seeing the film first, and rightfully so. The best you can do in such circumstances, is to say that: “you didn’t find my post, or the title of the article very enticing, and thus haven’t read it, but in order to form an informed opinion on the article and the author, I would have to read it.”

Why twist words mate? What is wrong with anything I said in here? We discussed the link (of which you later mentioned), and now you’re presuppositioning what I’d say in different instances? Jumping on people?

All on an article with a combat veteran’s ‘expert opinion’ on why Holdo isn’t a feminist and that her leadership is poor - in a sci-fi film - isn’t something I want to read, given the context of the conversation. I said why, gave an opinion as to why leadership wasn’t poor - said hoped that people would find your link interesting - which is ‘hearsay’ to you, apparently. Far too many posts on it later you’ve stated to me ‘don’t discuss it’ - and now on how to post.

Wow.

It’s just a link to an article that someone didn’t want to read and explained why - repeatedly, and seemingly in this boring circular ‘debate’. Get over yourself.

(though I’m sure you’ll be posting to carry it on…)

DrDre said:

oojason said:

DrDre said:

oojason said:

DrDre said:

oojason said:

DrDre said:

Allways good to hear from someone who knows what he’s talking about. A military veteran gives a real world account of leadership, and why Holdo did not display good leadership while in command:

https://chrishernandezauthor.com/2017/12/31/admiral-holdo-wasnt-a-feminist-she-was-just-a-bad-leader/

I haven’t read the link - though think Holdo demonstrated good leadership in sacrificing herself to save the remaining Rebels in those unarmed ships being easily picked off by the First Order.

I don’t really need to read the views of a military veteran to understand or appreciate this - nor do I care for a military veteran’s reasons as to why she wasn’t a feminist (going on the url link) - or indeed why some think being a feminist matters in this context - but am sure it will come in handy for those that do. Nice one.

You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, seems an apt statement here.

I believe we should read something first before commenting on it, but anyways in response to your belief that she displayed good leadership, and the fact that you seem to believe uninformed opinion trumps actual combat and leadership experience relating to a combat situation, here goes:

Mate, it’s not a case of judging a book by it’s cover - it’s a case of no longer still being interested in the topic at hand (which to me has been done to death - and then repeated some more, and then dug up again too) - and also not being interested in the views linked in that article you posted upon reading it’s url link.

So hardly an uninformed opinion on this subject, no?

If this combat veteran believes it was poor leadership cool - I don’t. I also don’t read up other articles from combat veterans when they are unhappy with events from other films that I have no issue with either. Nor those that wish to discuss why someone wasn’t a feminist (going on the url link). Well in to those that do, if that’s their thing, though.

I don’t have the time or energy to read through every link on here - and am certainly not going to spend time on this subject which frankly… doesn’t interest me, and I don’t have a problem with.

My previous post stands as it is - and as I said in that post… fair play that your link may interest others. Nice one.

Yet, rather than conserving time and energy, and just taking a pass, you felt the need to make a statement. If you’re not interested, which is absolutely fine, why clutter up a thread with statements, that boil down to “I’m not interested”? If you’re not interested in discussing an article or a link, than don’t discuss it. It makes it so much more enjoyable for those that do, when you don’t have to wade through posts that say “I haven’t read it, and I don’t care to!”.

I made a statement that being a military veteran doesn’t necessarily mean he knows what he’s talking about in the context of your ‘Holdo did not display good leadership while in command’ - in a sci-fi film - as a statement of fact.

Nobody said it was a statement of fact.

Yet you wrote…

DrDre said:

Allways good to hear from someone who knows what he’s talking about. A military veteran gives a real world account of leadership, and why Holdo did not display good leadership while in command:

Not why he thinks / believes / is of the opinion etc - ‘… and why Holdo did not display good leadership while in command’ - seems like a statement of fact to me.

Feel free to carry this conversation on - though it may be impinging on the enjoyment of others, wading through posts like this, no?

It may be, but I feel the need to defend the article, and to invite people to read it, and form an opinion, which may be positive, negative, or anything in between, but one thing is for sure: it will be informed. 😛

Like I said before, fair play to you for posting it up for those that are interested. I think my post fell in into the ‘anything in between’ you mention above (and you’d like me not to discuss) - I just don’t find a combat veteran’s ‘expert opinion’ on why Holdo wasn’t a feminist relevant or informed given the context of your initial post on the matter. Good for those that do, though.