I just can't help myself....this will either torture you, or amuse you (maybe some twisted combination of the two). I also am not really much of a fan of Death Metal. Every once in a while, there are a couple of bands that make some decent stuff, but I definitely can't listen to it for extended periods, and a LOT of the stuff coming out now is very trite.

There's a band called Six Feet Under that has a whole series of albums called "Graveyard Classics" and it's literally them doing Death Metal cover versions of Classic Rock songs. It is utterly ridiculous. I defy you to listen to some clips and not wince or burst out in laughter.

Smoke on the Water
Purple Haze
Back in Black

By the way, before anyone mistakes me for a fan, I heard these one morning listening to Howard Stern. He has a guy on his show that is a pretty well known drummer in the Death Metal circles who brought in clips of this stuff for everyone to goof on.

Bloody peasant.

Well done, sir.

Or according to Jon Stewart - "I have a chain lock on my door that says to criminals 'you're not getting in here......unless you push....kind of hard....with your hand'."

You are incorrect. While not the case for ALL private security companies, there are many that have been granted police powers. There are privately run prisons that are staffed by employees of that Security Company. Even internationally, we use private "security" companies with significantly more "police power" than your average citizen (i.e. Blackwater/Xe). I'm not saying I agree with this, just that it is indeed the case.

Interesting. How could they tell the difference between internet traffic on the device, and internet traffic from a laptop through the device? Seems to me that'd be awfully hard for them to substantiate.

If you want tethering and don't want to pay more on AT&T try FoxFi (it's in the Google Play store). I've used it myself and it works great (and you don't have to root your phone to do it).

Just FYI, you don't need AT&T to give you tethering nor do you have to root your phone. If you're running Android, try FoxFi. I've used it several times and it's great. It's in the Google Play store.

Not true. Mercedes also has a lower end model that is comparable with other new sedans. Heck, there are pickup trucks that cost more than this one.

With that said, I don't disagree totally with the point you're making. I think way too often, the attitude of the folks driving these cars has more to do with how they want to be perceived (i.e. powerful, wealthy, stylish, etc) than anything else.

• Pirate:

What's a pirate's favorite letter of the alphabet?

• Landlubber:

RRRRRRRRRRR

• Pirate:

Aye, you'd think it would be the RRRR, but it's the C.

Ah ha! So that's how they lured Stephen Hawking into endorsing this machine.


In case anyone's been living under a rock, here's an interesting tidbit.

I generally agree with you. My advice (as a musician) is to consider visiting a Guitar Center or Sam Ash and checking out the "pro-audio" headphones in their Recording section. The Sam Ash near me probably has around 30 to 40 different headphones that you can try on and listen to (they're all receiving the same music, so you really get to try them out). It's really great for contrasting and comparing. As you can see here , there are plenty to choose from in the $50 range.

Just to throw in my 2 cents, if you're willing to shell out $50 more these KRK headphones are fantastic. I use them in my home studio all the time. They're very comfortable and I find their response to be pretty impressive. I find them adequate for composing everything from orchestral scores to the craziest dub-step mashups you can find, so I think you'd be pretty happy with them.

Nope, that's not quite right either. I agree with the "There is no good or bad karma, there is only karma", but karma still isn't some sort of cosmic justice. It works a lot differently.

This would probably be a good place to start.