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@pennyu
I bet you guys thought I was gone
Which would be accurate, but I feel like i have a lot to say lately, so I’m going to start posting more updates.
I don’t really know what they’ll be about but as usual what I really want is for people to talk to me about things rationally and share their own viewpoints (when applicable) to contribute to an overall discussion.
Edit: I need a new picture lol
I have to say, I'm pretty impressed by this album. I won't say it's incredible or anything, but I will say that I can jam to it. Check it out if you're bored.
I've been a relatively avid Mumford and Sons fan for a couple of years now; not crazy, but definitely in love with their music. Because of that, I'd already heard live versions of nearly half of the songs on this album, but again I'm reminded of how incredible Mumford and Sons can be: I barely even recognized these songs. The subtle differences in performance and the quality of a studio recording blew me absolutely away.
To get more to the point: This is an album that will invariably be on my top albums list for 2012. (Coming January, 2013) Mumford and Sons carries such a refreshingly unique style that for once, I don't find myself all that upset that it's very similar to their first album. There are differences, sure, but the music at its heart is the same. Maybe it's because of their popularity, but what strikes me the most about this album is that it feels bigger than Sigh No More; more complex and a little bit more fun. Needless to say, I'm very taken with Babel.
Give this shit a listen if you liked the first one. And if you didn't, do it anyway.
That is all.
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Okay guys, here's a Kickstarter project that you can genuinely feel like you've made a difference in something. I donated; hell I'm getting a shirt, and I couldn't be more excited. You can nab yourself a cool t-shirt designed by some great guys, enjoy an awesome comic weekly, and feel better knowing that your contribution (regardless of size) was vastly appreciated and helped make someone's dreams come true.
I just bought a new tablet, so I won't be donating a second time (sorry guys) but you all can! The smallest donations help, and you get prizes and satisfaction. Plus, who doesn't want to help make someone's dreams come true?
You know you want to donate.
You know it.
Edit: Reblog this shit! Let's get the word out, and get people on this train!
What is it about Mondays? Must they always be like this? - Barking up the wrong tree bakadesuyo.com
In his bestselling book Stumbling on Happiness, Harvard happiness expert Daniel Gilbert points to research showing we overestimate how unhappy Mondays make us:
We overestimate how happy we will be on our birthdays, we…
Take that Monday haters.
Gait Changes as Indicator of Cognitive Health Decline sharpbrains.com
Footprints to Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Are Seen in Gait (The New York Times): “The way people walk appears to speak volumes about the way they think, so much so that changes in an older person’s gait appear to be an early…
The way we walk as we age can be an indicator of cognitive decay? Wow.
Top universities join free online teaching platform Jeevan Vasagar, education editor, guardian.co.uk
Coursera set to shake up higher education model after adding 12 US and European institutions including Edinburgh University
Twelve leading universities in the US and Europe have joined an internet platform created by two Stanford University…
Coursera offers free online classes on a variety of subject matter, and has just added 12 new universities. Check it out!
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I love these guys, and I love their comic. And so should you. Plus, get a t-shirt. T-shirts are cool.
Childish Gambino's "Royalty"
To start with, let's talk about Gambino's new mixtape. If you like rap, or if you like Childish Gambino, go to his website, www.iamdonald.com, and it will automatically start a download of a zipped archive with the entire CD. If you don't know how to open the download, google WinRar and download that as well, it's incredibly easy to use, just open the file and use the extract option to place it in a new folder. The mixtape is free, following Gambino's general concept that his music should be free.
Now for the actual review: it's amazing. I hadn't even heard about it, it's been out almost 2 weeks. A big shout out to my friend Robby, who recommended it to me a few days ago. After the first song, I knew I was hooked. I've always been a Gambino fan, I've actually been to one of his concerts, and my Timeline Cover is a picture of me and a couple of friends with him. As a fan, I can honestly say that this mixtape exceeded my expectations. With each album and mixtape Gambino releases, I find him drifting further and further into "real" rap, but I love it. His first mixtapes were, well, awesome. But they weren't really "rap." They were great covers of indie songs that he laid down awesome lines on, but they were never super hip-hop by nature. That's how I got hooked at first. Camp, while it was the tour that I saw, is probably my least favorite of his work, because it started to split the difference between his style and modern rap; far too much synth and pop-background without the content from the originals that made it feel unique. Royalty, however, has transcended that pseudo-rap style and grown into a full blown rap album. The lyrics are still honest, but his partners for these songs are real rappers, and it all gets very real.
Seriously, it's awesome. There's even a cover of "Toxic" by Brittney Spears that probably ranks in my top 5 out of the 18 songs on this album. Beyond that, the last song even has a short cameo by Tina Fey. While I'm not a huge fan of the actual lines/style that she brings, hearing her on the CD still made me really happy, and it exudes the Tina Fey style that we've all learned to love.
Overall, 5/5, and an incredible comeback for Gambino in my opinion. Check it out, if you've got the time.
As always, if you have any questions or comments, or submissions, I love the discussion. It’s how true progress and learning come into reality:
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Wow, it really has been a long time since I've posted.
Sorry for having another hiatus, I've been very, very busy lately. BUT, I'm also going to start adding in more self-generated content (meaning articles I research and write myself) which will be longer, and should take longer to create. It does help move me toward my ultimate goal of creating a podcast, given that I have enough interest from the community to publish one.
On that note, if you WOULD be interested in a podcast created by me, let me know!
Well, if anyone cares, I finally got it all taken care of, and I also managed to relax for a few days. Which primarily means I'll be throwing a lot more posts back at this blog.
And that I'm very, very excited.
Yeah, it sounds crazy. It IS crazy. But this is a very interesting study (not just about monkey-sex) involving introducing currency to monkeys.
Check it out, I approve.
My week-late review of Quantum Conundrum: I was incredibly excited for this game to release. I adored Portal, and I love puzzle games like this in almost every instance. I see a large number of people trying to avoid the "Portal Comparisons" because Quantum Conundrum is a new studio and has its own qualities and flaws, but I disagree with that take. I'm not going to use Portal as the benchmark by which I grade the game, but let's be honest: Portal set the bar high for other puzzle games, and just because you made Portal doesn't mean that you're allowed to make something that doesn't match that standard.
That being said, I've had a great time playing through QC; it's smart, it's tricky, and the story's funny enough to keep me engaged at times. The graphics are, well, as beautifully underwhelming as anything on the Half-Life engine (Which I assume it uses?) and the gameplay is challenging enough to be rewarding without inciting too much rage.
My two largest issues with QC are simple: it's far more linear than I would hope with a world that has 4 dimensions, and it's TOO reminiscent of Portal in too many ways. "Wait, didn't you just say that you wanted it to be like Portal?" No. I wanted it to be as smart as Portal, part of what I loved about Portal was that unlike so many puzzle games, it had nearly infinite solutions to the testing chambers and inspired an entirely new level of logic to succeed. QC just doesn't meet up to that for me; once you get the concept, it feels like the game becomes far more reactive than cerebral, and I was hoping for a slightly more challenging thought-set.
Given my complaining, you would think that I wasn't a fan of the game, but it's quite the opposite. I've enjoyed my time in Quadwrangle Manor quite significantly, and it's certainly been interesting and challenging, just not in the ways I hoped before the release.
7/10, overall. A good time, great way to relax, but just a little disappointing by the end to know that it was a little easier.
As always, if you have any questions or comments, or submissions, I love the discussion. It’s how true progress and learning come into reality:
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Thanks to "Pop Stuff," a podcast provided by "How Stuff Works" I have discovered this song, and branched out into the rest of MC Frontalot. Nerdcore in all of its glory, if you've never listened, check it out. It's funny and wildly inappropriate at times, but he also has some great beats.
Firstly, TAKE THAT Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown. Stop whining and inject yourself with this.
On a more serious note, this is a medical process that could save an incredible number of lives, and might even turn us into fish, which is pretty damn cool.
Check it out, you'll probably just come up with some other Pop-Culture reference that's now defunct.
Title really says it all, Quantum Cryptography has long been perceived as the frontier for pure encryption that cannot be decoded, but some gentleman thinking on a smaller scale may have cracked the code long before Quantum Cryptography can be realized.
(Fixed the title for you Dain. And Mother of God, cant' believe I derped that up.)
