BakerBagel

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[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 6 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

I went to a microbiology conference a decade agothat was talking about creating novel proteins using algorithms. "AI" is a just a marketing buzzword that is meant to attract morons with MBA's

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 1 points 5 hours ago

I'm not just sticking a pork chop in water. It's still in the freezer bag that i froze it in.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 45 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

That's been the entire point drumming up fear about Terrorism since the term was coined. Anything done to disturb the status quo will always be labeled as terrorism by those in power

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 5 points 7 hours ago

The guys ranting on about it actually want corporations and C-suite MBA's running the world. They just think all the bad shit that comes with that is because those suits are Jews, and everything will be fine once business is run by "true white sons" or whatever.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I'm in desperate need of some good space sci-fi. Please share the series

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Corporations also harvest your data to give to the government to send you prison.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 10 points 9 hours ago

I'm sure that they have hated each other for years. Narcissists can't get along in the best of circumstances, and when they are conpeting for power it will always end in disaster.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Is that why AFD has skyrocketed in Germany and Reform UK in the UK? Or why Italy jas a fascist PM and Mussolini's granddaughter in parliament? Or why the US has been marching further and further right every decade for the past 50 years? Or why Hungary is essentially a dictatorship? Or why the fascists control nearly 1/3 of seats in the French government? Or why Geert Wilders was just able to frag the Dutch government to get his way?

Far right parties aren't taking over the world because liberal government is going well. Capitalism is eating itself and liberals are only interested in keeping the machine running.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

30 minutes in a big bowl of cold water on the counter, then mive the bowl into the fridge overnight.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

And liberalism os clearly losing since it keeps paving the way for fascists.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 14 points 1 day ago (10 children)

Idk what yo tell you, but Democrats leaning harder to the right is clearly not a winning strategy for them.

 

I picked this up at an awesome record shop in Akron this weekend. My mom grew up in England during the punk/post punk movement, so i grew up listening to her The Clash, The Jam, and the Strangler CDs in her car. The Stranglers were a staple for our family on road trips.

 
 
 

One of the first records i added to my collection. I went through a massive Saxon kick and found all their early albums at my local record shop. I love the heavy overdriven guitars, the riff worship, and the emotion in the lyrics that really defines 70's heavy metal to me. Crusader isn't as good an album as Denim & Leather or Strong Arm of the Law, but it's still a kick-ass rock album that can get me through any hangover.

 

What better way to start my day with some Santana! Jorge Santana that is. I'm a big proponent of always grabbing the craziest album art you see at the shop and taking it home, and this is a fine example. That epic cover was something i just had to have. It's some excellent latin jazz rock from the height of the prog rock era. While obviously not as talented a guitarist as his brother, Jorge is no schmuck and puts down some excellent solos and rhythms. It's a favorite that i am always pooking for an occasion to introduce someone to the album. I see these all the time when i visit stores, so if you like rock and Latin jazz, you should absolutely pick this up and give it a spin.

 

Cortez, Cortez, what a killer! I'm willing to argue that Zuma surpasses Harvest for Neil Young's beat album. This is am original copy i poked up at the local flea market a few years ago, and it remains one of my favorite records in my collection. Neil Young was such a brilliant lyricist/guitar player as a young man, and i am happy to keep that memory alive. To me, Neil Young is as iconic an artist as Prince, Freddy Mercury, and Ozzy Osbourne. He definitely starts to drift into "noble savage territory during " Cortez, What a Killer" but the song is sung eith sich passion and feeling that only the coldest hearted bastard could ignore the intent of the song. Neil used to be sicha passionate and dedicated young man, and i feel that it makes his music absolutely timeless.

 

Is your muffin buttered? Would you like us to assign someone to butter your muffin?

I'm a big fun of girl rock, and Wet Leg is one of my favorite rock bands out there right now. I came across the video for Wet Dreams at the end of 2023 and feel in love with the band . Rhain Teadale's got a great voice, and Hester Chambers guitar riffs are heavy yet catchy. Plus, their videos are super cool. I'm not quite sure what genre i would describe them as more on the pop-side of pop-punk, but you can definitely hear how Jack White, the Strokes, and Kings of Leon really come through in their music.

 
 
 

Went to Detroit for a concert this weekend. Had an absolute blast, and swung a record shop this morning on my way hom to pick up a little Motown! I've been hoping to get some more funk and soul music in my collection, so i grabbed this one since it's an older pressing and my local radio station plays the 4 Tops all the time so i know them well.

Motown scares me a bit since they were such a single heavy label, so they're aren't really "essential" albums like other genres, it's mostly greatest hits comp albums and singles, and I'm not ready for 45's yet. Anyone else around here collect funk/soul albums to give some advice? I live along the I-75 corridor which was so essential to the genre so i want to expand out on them in the future.

 

Rush is definitely on my top 5 favorite rocks bands, and definitely my favorite Prog band. To me, Permanent Waves is their most rounded "traditional" album. Moving Pictures is good, but it runs into the MGMT effect where it gets you with all the best songs off the bat, leaving a comparatively boring B-side. And 2112 is just an entirely different beast that can't be discussed alongside their "traditional" albums. It could also be my biases as Spirit of the Radio and Freewill are my favorite Rush singles.

This is a 2015 reprint, although I did scoop up an original a few months ago. Honestly i don't notice much difference between the two. 180g vinyls really are solid records so long as they are mastered and pressed well.

 

Similar to the Way Of The Sun i posted a few months back, this experimental jazz/prog fusion explores being adrift in the ocean. Swirling riffs, deep and enveloping whale calls, and even the crying if gulls and other seabirds are prevalent.

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