My twitter feed
Realist
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 3,083
Bikes: Roubaix, Tarmac, Fixed Gear
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 4 Times
in
3 Posts
My idea of fun
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Gainesville, FL
Posts: 9,920
Bikes: '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '02 Kona Lavadome, '07 Giant TCR Advanced, '07 Karate Monkey
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 41 Post(s)
Liked 59 Times
in
36 Posts
My idea of fun
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Gainesville, FL
Posts: 9,920
Bikes: '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '02 Kona Lavadome, '07 Giant TCR Advanced, '07 Karate Monkey
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 41 Post(s)
Liked 59 Times
in
36 Posts
militant buddhist
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Old Bridge, NJ
Posts: 1,613
Bikes: '08 Scott CR-1 Pro, '02 Jamis Nova
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
On the subject of laptops, I'm seriously considering this one, with 4 gig of RAM, and the 500 GB 7200 rpm hard drive. Do any of you laptop gurus have an opinion on it?
Also, what is so desirable about SSD? It seems like a lot of money for very little storage...
Also, what is so desirable about SSD? It seems like a lot of money for very little storage...
militant buddhist
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Old Bridge, NJ
Posts: 1,613
Bikes: '08 Scott CR-1 Pro, '02 Jamis Nova
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
My idea of fun
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Gainesville, FL
Posts: 9,920
Bikes: '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '02 Kona Lavadome, '07 Giant TCR Advanced, '07 Karate Monkey
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 41 Post(s)
Liked 59 Times
in
36 Posts
Banned.
Join Date: May 2006
Location: ATX, Ex So Cal
Posts: 11,058
Bikes: Ridley Noah-Scott Addict-Orbea Ordu
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Yes he is..one of the greatest victories over pop culture that my wife and I can claim with our kids is their utter disdain for the likes of Miley Sirus, Justin Beiber and pop music in general. When they ask to listen to the Beatles or Zep rather than Miley I feel like I've scored a little victory over mediocrity. As for their current musical interests the Muse is at the top of both of their iPods.
militant buddhist
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Old Bridge, NJ
Posts: 1,613
Bikes: '08 Scott CR-1 Pro, '02 Jamis Nova
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Yes he is..one of the greatest victories over pop culture that my wife and I can claim with our kids is their utter disdain for the likes of Miley Sirus, Justin Beiber and pop music in general. When they ask to listen to the Beatles or Zep rather than Miley I feel like I've scored a little victory over mediocrity. As for their current musical interests the Muse is at the top of both of their iPods.
fuggitivo solitario
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Western MA
Posts: 15,669
Bikes: Yes
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 9 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
going roundy round
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: High Point, NC
Posts: 6,086
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 4 Times
in
4 Posts
militant buddhist
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Old Bridge, NJ
Posts: 1,613
Bikes: '08 Scott CR-1 Pro, '02 Jamis Nova
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Banned.
Join Date: May 2006
Location: ATX, Ex So Cal
Posts: 11,058
Bikes: Ridley Noah-Scott Addict-Orbea Ordu
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Western MA
Posts: 15,669
Bikes: Yes
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 9 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Super Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ffld Cnty Connecticut
Posts: 21,847
Bikes: Old Steelies I made, Old Cannondales
Mentioned: 12 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1174 Post(s)
Liked 936 Times
in
619 Posts
Ouch ... that hurt my eyes.
__________________
Bikes: Old steel race bikes, old Cannondale race bikes, less old Cannondale race bike, crappy old mtn bike.
FYI: https://www.bikeforums.net/forum-sugg...ad-please.html
Bikes: Old steel race bikes, old Cannondale race bikes, less old Cannondale race bike, crappy old mtn bike.
FYI: https://www.bikeforums.net/forum-sugg...ad-please.html
militant buddhist
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Old Bridge, NJ
Posts: 1,613
Bikes: '08 Scott CR-1 Pro, '02 Jamis Nova
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
RustyTainte
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: 28012
Posts: 12,340
Bikes: zilch
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Both my daughters are stuck in the top 40s rut no matter what I do to try and open their ears to better music.
Draught
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Georgia
Posts: 4,051
Bikes: N-1 where N = number needed
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
My son wanted to buy a Justin Beiber book from his schools book sale. I had to explain to him the fact that it was targeted to tweener girls and he had never even heard the kids music. He recognized the name from all the girls in his school who are infatuated with him.
gmt
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Binghamton, NY
Posts: 12,509
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 45 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
music is not what it once was.
by this I mean it has taken on a new role in society, and part of that is to define arbitrary "generation gaps".
Each generation has a specific spectrum of music that it is associated with, and at any one particular time there are different subsets of popular music that are "targeted" at specific age groups.
This is not how it always was. In fact, it's a very new development in the history of music. If you look for examples of music from the past you can find:
1. concert or "serious" music
2. folk music, mainly for dance or balladeering
3. nursery music / young children's songs
conspicuously absent would be "music for teenagers, or music for "young adults" or music for any age-group other than little kids. (and not much of it)
In fact, I cannot find evidence that teenagers had a social structure of their own until well after public schooling was introduced.
by this I mean it has taken on a new role in society, and part of that is to define arbitrary "generation gaps".
Each generation has a specific spectrum of music that it is associated with, and at any one particular time there are different subsets of popular music that are "targeted" at specific age groups.
This is not how it always was. In fact, it's a very new development in the history of music. If you look for examples of music from the past you can find:
1. concert or "serious" music
2. folk music, mainly for dance or balladeering
3. nursery music / young children's songs
conspicuously absent would be "music for teenagers, or music for "young adults" or music for any age-group other than little kids. (and not much of it)
In fact, I cannot find evidence that teenagers had a social structure of their own until well after public schooling was introduced.
Resident Alien
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Location, location.
Posts: 13,089
Mentioned: 158 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 349 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 10 Times
in
6 Posts
This kicks in my Ga Ga antibodies:
Beiber's just another tiny dicked media created nothing that'll go be gone soon.
On the other hand after this I have to say I'll give Katy the benefit of the doubt. Pet the kitty Katy.
Beiber's just another tiny dicked media created nothing that'll go be gone soon.
On the other hand after this I have to say I'll give Katy the benefit of the doubt. Pet the kitty Katy.
stole your bike
Yes he is..one of the greatest victories over pop culture that my wife and I can claim with our kids is their utter disdain for the likes of Miley Sirus, Justin Beiber and pop music in general. When they ask to listen to the Beatles or Zep rather than Miley I feel like I've scored a little victory over mediocrity. As for their current musical interests the Muse is at the top of both of their iPods.
__________________
I like pie
I like pie
RustyTainte
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: 28012
Posts: 12,340
Bikes: zilch
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Phrase: "To be perfectly honest ..."
Can one be not-so perfectly honest?
Can one be not-so perfectly honest?
stole your bike