Randomness

[lowrey]

[Chant]

This is a bit of a strawman; believing that a set of voluntary decisions can in the aggregate lead one person to end up with much less than another person is a much more reasonable way of stating it.

Always the same debate... Individual will vs social determinisms. And more a question of faith, or Weltanschauung, than a "reasonable" conviction.

[mortalveneer]

True, Christian, but I don't discount either explanation entirely, as your characterization would seem to do to one side. My response was in part that of the devil's advocate.

For the very worst off in any given society, the degree of free choice is woefully limited, but it doesn't immediately follow that this same degree of free choice (or lack thereof) extends across the entire lower class.

[cjbreed]

happy international day of slayer

(6pm on june 6th. get it?)

lol slayer

[interest1]

.
Sundays should be called:

Hand-washables in the Bathroom Sink and
Pretzel Bread French Toast Drowned in Maple Syrup,
Thrown Back into the Pan to Caramelize,
Then Back on the Plate for More Syrup Day.

Sigh..

[Vanna]

^That sounds like a good Sunday.

PS: The new retina macs are 2199?? That's crazy.

[Zenith]

It's crazy how I can't (readily) get Boodles gin the UK, yet it's plentiful and cheap in the US. Stop exporting the good stuff.

[endorphinz]

IT'S TRUE

[lost53]

Stone Roses played Amsterdam last night -

[mrbeuys]

sunn o))) played London last night -

[lost53]

^ And how were NWW?

[mrbeuys]

^ And how were NWW?

I missed them because I arrived late, but I was told they were good. sunn o))) were fantastic though, better than last time for sure.

[michael_kard]

I apologize for the almost pointless question, but how is the experience of watching Sunn O))) live? I've heard their performances are absolutely incredible, but unfortunately I've managed to be at the wrong place whenever they play somewhere close to me.

[Czx]

Seeing the schematics of their hardware setups on concerts I would want to see them even for experiencing how that works alone. Must be incredible. I wish they'll come visit Poland sooner or later.

[mrbeuys]

MK, it's a bit of a pointless question indeed as you really need to be there to know what it's like. It's a physical rather than solely a sonic experience which makes it hard to describe.
I can only recommend to subject yourself to it once. If you go a second time is another question. I think what they do is extremely elegant and glacial.
As they say, maximum volume yields maximum results.