The off topic thread

[Art Vandelay_]

No council until 2020. All you can do is laugh really.

 

[Jatz]

Huh?

 

[therealbuzza]

Huh?

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/d...il-sacked-for-four-years-20160411-go3txf.html

 

[Jatz]

Yikes. So who takes over until then?

 

[Spanish Sahara]

How did he manage to get elected as mayor in the first place?!

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Administrator and he's been a very good mayor to be honest. This all has been happening for a while.

 

[Spanish Sahara]

bok_party

Listening to Painting of a Panic Attack.

Get Out Or I wish I was Sober are my favourite songs I think

 

[Fryer Tuck]

Coming to you this September, some new money!

This is just the $5 note. The rest of the new series will be introduced gradually over time. Complete with new security features and tactile feature to help the vision impaired.

I do wonder if we'll be seeing some new faces for the larger denominations now that we've had our current series for more than 20 years.

Before you ask, yes, the Queen does look older here.

 

[bok_party]

bok_party

Listening to Painting of a Panic Attack.

Get Out Or I wish I was Sober are my favourite songs I think

Both very good songs! I also really rate Death Dream, An Otherwise Disappointing Life, Woke Up Hurting, Lump Street, A Lick of Paint and Break.

The others I haven't listened to as much but I find I start to enjoy songs more when I know what they are singing especially when he's such a great lyricist. I mean look at the lyrics for disappointing life:

I have a long list of tepid disappointments
it doesn't mention you
And if I'm honest your name could be upon it
if this didn't feel so good

In an otherwise disappointing life made right
On an otherwise disappointing night, there's a fire
I don't need water I just want to wave goodbye, goodbye
to an otherwise disappointing life

That first verse is just amazing.

 

[Jatz]

That $5 note is appalling. I never carry cash anyway though.

 

[Van_Dyke]

Coming to you this September, some new money!

This is just the $5 note. The rest of the new series will be introduced gradually over time. Complete with new security features and tactile feature to help the vision impaired.

I do wonder if we'll be seeing some new faces for the larger denominations now that we've had our current series for more than 20 years.

Before you ask, yes, the Queen does look older here.

My vomit sense is tingling.

 

[bok_party]

 

[Cruyff14]

On movies, it's kinda sad that people can't come up with original ideas anymore. As mentioned, everything is just a franchise or off a book. There are eight F&F films. Honestly, eight of them.

And franchises keep happening cos they're so popular. Vicious circle.

 

[Latro]

On movies, it's kinda sad that people can't come up with original ideas anymore. As mentioned, everything is just a franchise or off a book. There are eight F&F films. Honestly, eight of them.

And franchises keep happening cos they're so popular. Vicious circle.

People can come up with original ideas but the studios will not make them.

 

[bok_party]

People can come up with original ideas but the studios will not make them.

Exactly and if they do get made, it comes with limited marketing so hardly any go to watch these independent films.

 

[Cooldude]

People can come up with original ideas but the studios will not make them.

This. Empty suits and executives only care about profit and they will only stick with what the current trend is coz they know it's sure to make cash, investing in new ideas is too risky for them. The same with the music industry, why everything sounds the same nowadays

Which is why we'll get Superhero movies until it isn't cool anymore

 

[SM]

On movies, it's kinda sad that people can't come up with original ideas anymore. As mentioned, everything is just a franchise or off a book. There are eight F&F films. Honestly, eight of them.

And franchises keep happening cos they're so popular. Vicious circle.

Did see an interesting point about this. Original storylines within an existing franchise is still an original idea. It's just the set of characters that pre-exists.

 

[SM]

This. Empty suits and executives only care about profit and they will only stick with what the current trend is coz they know it's sure to make cash, investing in new ideas is too risky for them. The same with the music industry, why everything sounds the same nowadays

Which is why we'll get Superhero movies until it isn't cool anymore

And then we'll get video game movies. That's on the rise.

People can complain all they want, but the comparison to music is perfect. If the music is hugely popular then who's wrong - the people that provide the stuff that people adore, or the people complaining about it?

I can understand complaining about over-saturation, but there are indie movies out there that you can watch and support if you want to, but I bet you that given the choice between The Hateful Eight (which to be honest really isn't even that indie) and The Force Awakens, most people complaining about this over-saturation went and watched Star Wars.

 

[Cooldude]

My gripe is more with people with the creative original ideas aren't necessarily getting rewarded for them, particularly in music. They are the artists yet often they are the ones who can barely make money off their art while the arseh*le executives leech it all off them, **** those bastards

Particularly true in music industry nowadays, can sell 500k album copies and still not make a dime

It's fine for the top 1% artists but not so for the rest

 

[bok_party]

My gripe is more with people with the creative original ideas aren't necessarily getting rewarded for them, particularly in music. They are the artists yet often they are the ones who can barely make money off their art while the arseh*le executives leech it all off them, **** those bastards

Particularly true in music industry nowadays, can sell 500k album copies and still not make a dime

It's fine for the top 1% artists but not so for the rest

That's why many of them tour extensively and rely on merchandise outside of CD/vinyl/download sales

 

[Spanish Sahara]

Both very good songs! I also really rate Death Dream, An Otherwise Disappointing Life, Woke Up Hurting, Lump Street, A Lick of Paint and Break.

The others I haven't listened to as much but I find I start to enjoy songs more when I know what they are singing especially when he's such a great lyricist. I mean look at the lyrics for disappointing life:

I have a long list of tepid disappointments
it doesn't mention you
And if I'm honest your name could be upon it
if this didn't feel so good

In an otherwise disappointing life made right
On an otherwise disappointing night, there's a fire
I don't need water I just want to wave goodbye, goodbye
to an otherwise disappointing life

That first verse is just amazing.

How good is "An Otherwise Disappointing Life"!! Such a brilliant song, and those lyrics are fantastic. Its a slow burning album but I am starting to really enjoy it

 

[Fryer Tuck]

My vomit sense is tingling.

A better suggestion?



The tactile feature is a good one, but it looks very mixed so far.

The Kiwis (released yesterday) on the other hand:

Before:

After:

Note that massive change for Queen Lizzie. Seems a lot more subtle and accepted.

 

[Cooldude]

That's why many of them tour extensively and rely on merchandise outside of CD/vinyl/download sales

Then again, only for the top 1% artists though, and most of them don't even write their own stuff or can sing, just puppets with autotune. Artists who aren't yet famous who rely on album sales can't cut it anymore

Anyway screw the music industry, even the gaming and TV/movie industry has moved on with the times and can make money for most, it's sad that music can't really move on the same

 

[bok_party]

Then again, only for the top 1% artists though, and most of them don't even write their own stuff or can sing, just puppets with autotune. Artists who aren't yet famous who rely on album sales can't cut it anymore

Anyway screw the music industry, even the gaming and TV/movie industry has moved on with the times and can make money for most, it's sad that music can't really move on the same

I'd argue it's easier for artists to be found these days than it used to be. So many avenues to be discovered such as through streaming sites, social media, tv shows and film etc. instead of people just hearing at their local store for what's hot or listening to the radio constantly. Sure more of a decrease profit wise in the way of album sales but more of a chance of making it semi big.

 

[SM]

I'd argue it's easier for artists to be found these days than it used to be. So many avenues to be discovered such as through streaming sites, social media, tv shows and film etc. instead of people just hearing at their local store for what's hot or listening to the radio constantly. Sure more of a decrease profit wise in the way of album sales but more of a chance of making it semi big.

YouTube is a huge one I would think.