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Here's a good Omnibus podcast ep about Mummy Brown: https://www.omnibusproject.com/19

The listed producer, “Flus” was Albini’s cat. That’s how punk Blake and the gang were - didn’t even list their indie-famous producer on their most popular album. Punk as fuck.

As to why, it’s a fantastic example of what Albini did best - it sounds like a real band, raw and live, both melodic and rough around the edges. The guitar sound, iconic, but in the service of the songs. There’s a kind of efficiency to the album - like, no wasted fat, audio gimmick, etc… the Alpinist of punk, bring nothing you don’t need.

Can’t wait for someone to generate a version of Nevermind with the production of 24 Hour…

We were such dicks back then. I blame Steve Albini :)

We all agree that Jawbreaker's "24 Hour Revenge Therapy" was his best production work, right?

Real alpha energy Chad

I store static electricity in my toddler’s hair by rubbing with a balloon. So far, seems remarkably renewable

Slack: the SubGenius art of doing nothing effectively.

It's not true, because it ignores the interplay between city and suburb and judges only by "productivity." Cities, for instance, export their need for parks and open space to the suburbs, making them less "productive." It's also not reasonable to assume that streets and services are a fixed rate per meter -- city infrastructure is a multiple of suburban costs.

The truth is... complicated. It takes a mix of urban and suburban to create a successful city.

Who here has an Erdos number?

Paperwork. It's way more hands on than one would think. For instance, just think of the logistics of transferring a vehicle registration from one random place to another. There are no APIs, etc...

I feel bad for modern filmmakers trying to compete with the classics. Hobbs and Shaw packed in so much fighting that they had to show it in split screen.

How ya gonna top that?

See also... Birkin Bags and the like.

Just fortify everything!

It’s especially fun watching super smart people work on somewhat ridiculous projects.

Yeah... but I don't think it's an actual list of artists that were used? Here's a relevant comment from the last discussion of this on HN: "Looking at the source tweet[1], this isn't a list of artists specifically used to train Midjourney, but instead is a list of artists used to pre-render additives that can be added to an existing prompt much faster than an arbitrary addition."

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38908079

I don't think there was an actual list of artists released, was there?

No idea. You're probably right.

I do wonder, though, how far the average American is from a place where she can buy alcohol. At least where I am, every gas station has a pretty solid selection of beers and whatnot. Have we already reached optimal convenience?

Huh. I guess no one really wanted alcohol delivery... or at least was willing to pay a considerable surcharge to have things brought to them.

If one spends $1B on Malware, how does that money get used? Seems like a lot of dev time...

Inconceivable!

Clever!

It still looks like magic when I see cars without drivers here in PHX. We'll have them on the freeway soon enough - potentially a game changer for our city

You’re likely mistaken about the value they’re contributing. Corporate America can be a heartless place, for sure, but you’d be surprised how hard it is to straight up fire underperforming white collar workers.

Well sure… that’s every author’s white whale

The latest Godzilla movie is excellent, but surprisingly sad.

the real question... pronounced Gemin-eye or Gemin-ee?

The radical offshoring of America’s manufacturing seems worth a look. When I think about those towns in the Northeast which were once prosperous, the biggest difference between 1975 and now? The plant closed.

I always find these discussions fascinating because, despite being a developer for like 25 years, I have absolutely no idea what you guys are talking about. I know that somehow business is all run on xls, but practically it’s hard to understand what that means. Something something Salesforce

What's a reserve cigarette?

Maybe... but is all the effort worth the reward for the risk?