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Schizophrenia 1 2
by Guest tbio2007- 35 replies
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Seriously no silly WATMM responses here, would like to know if anyone is suffering from the disorder or knows anyone who is. Have to write an essay on it soon, before you say anything I am not relying on WATMM members to bail me about of this essay. Thanks.
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Ok, so, with CES 2010 wrapping up it's another year of "omfg wtf bbq it's in 3d!" products. Seems like this year was no exception when it comes to 3d, with Sony pushing their upcoming "PS3 in 3d functionality", 3d Blu-Ray, not to mention a bevy of 3D TV's using either shutter-style glasses or polarized 3d tech. Supposedly the majority of TV owners will have 3d in the home by 2014, or so they say. I'm as hyped for 3d as anybody, but I do think that the main stumbling block to mainstream acceptance will be wearing the glasses. As someone (I think it was on Kotaku) was saying, wearing glassed to go see a IMAX movie is a lot more palatable for many people than having …
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So I was googling LOL Alzado
by Guest abusivegeorge- 23 replies
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9-_tpOjUlo I really like it, and hadn't come accross it before, top work!
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Judging by this... could be, not telling and by this... Woe. Amazing! ... me thinks a cage match is in order. Place yer bets, WATMM.
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Thanks to Maoam reminding me that there was an iPhone/iTouch (and now Android) skin available, and generously donating the 10USD to purchase it, I've gone ahead and installed it on the forums - you shouldn't have to do anything, and it should NOT affect your regular browsing vs. browsing on a mobile device. Users who browse WATMM using a Blackberry/other mobile device should still see the Lo-Fi skin, or if they specified a skin, the one of their choice. DO NOT deliberately choose the WATMM Mobile Skin; if you do, then your regular computer browsing will use it as well, and there's not an easy way of getting back to the regular version. The User Agent settings should a…
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Ketchup vs. Catsup Catsup
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Supposedly she will not be a regular correspondent or panelist, but rather host an occasional series similar to hosted by Oliver North. Well, GOP, it was nice knowing you. I think you had a good run up until Bush #1 or so.
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For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of WATMM 1 2 3
by Guest Lube Saibot- 50 replies
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Since i always keep my promises http://forum.watmm.com/topic/50269-douchebags-of-the-united-states/page__view__findpost__p__1155514 i'm posting this. This blog is basically THE database of Romanian douchebagery. http://cocalari.com/ Have fun with some of the wrongest people in Europe. Cocalar = one who emulates or belongs to lowest common denominator culture. Printzesa = literally, "princess"; female counterpart to the above. Enjoy, and post the entries you'd like translated.
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Raymond Scott - Soothing Sounds For Baby
by Guest bod- 20 replies
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Been listening to this loads recently. Anyone know of any similar sounding records? Raymond Scotts other stuff seems much jazzier From Boomkat: In retrospect, SSFB's simple, repetitive melodies and rhythms, intended to pacify infants, sound like, but pre-date some of the gradually shifting, hypnotic dreamscapes composed by Phillip Glass and Terry Riley a few years later. They also foreshadow the 1970's electro-dance drones of Kraftwerk and Neu! When it was recorded by composer/electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott in 1962 or '63 it was intended for babies--but history has endowed this deceptively simple work with a broader significance. Had Scott known th…
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Simo Hayha Who Was He? Simo Hayha had a fairly boring life in Finland. He served his one mandatory year in the military, and then became a farmer. But when the Soviet Union invaded his homeland in 1939, he decided he wanted to help his country. Since the majority of fighting took place in the forest, he figured the best way to stop the invasion was to grab his trusty rifle, a couple of cans of food and hide in a tree all day shooting Russians. In six feet of snow. And 20-40 degrees below zero. Of course when the Russians heard that dozens of their men were going down and that it was all one dude with a rifle, they got fucking scared. He became kn…
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Figured I'd bend the rules once again and cross post this, since it's quite a watmm topic. Take a moment if you will, and put aside the madness of general banter and bask in the goodness that is your fellow WATTMer's own compositions. Announcement Thread in Upcoming releases: http://forum.watmm.com/topic/52247-an-electronic-tribute-to-antarctica-various-artists/ An Electronic Tribute To Antarctica January 12, 2010 Delayed Release: January 19, 2010 Download or Physical Cds $14 Cd's (2) $7 Full Quality or Compressed Download w/ artwork Price includes shipping to anywhere in the world www.kilobytemusic.com/Antarctica Album Available O…
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How psycho am I 1 2
by Guest joshier- 29 replies
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The idea of building an underground room (audio studio) in my mothers (fairly big) garden for me to live in?
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[youtubehd]i7NhBEx6Ank[/youtubehd] link
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HOW NOT TO DO IT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYIeDoc9WPc this induces me into a rage. chris evens looks like a total cock docker.. really want to throw some haymakers his way! I wish he'd go back to being a drunk, least he was entertaining. If your gonna sing twist and shout with out looking like a complete tit take ferris' idea HOW TO DO IT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNPp6x7j9I8
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Does anyone else do this? I've noticed that if you practice enough you can get enough dexterity in your feet to pick most things up off the floor without bending down. Awesome shit!
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I read a lot of 'Best of' lists for music, and some people fill their lists with slow, acoustic-y, dreamy, depressing, mopey, ruminative music to the exclusion of anything upbeat or light, whatsoever. Now, I love that kind of music in moderation, but if that was the majority of what I listened to, I'd be so depressed! It would be like someone who only wants to watch Lars von Trier films -- I know that everyone is different and gets off on a different aspect of artworks, but I just can't put myself in the shoes of someone who wants to listen to Iron & Wine and Bon Iver and stuff like that without any peppiness or poppiness at all. I just can't relate, and can't un…
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it's like fucking hoth out there. the ice planet.
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Christmas Loot 1 2 3
by Capsaicin- 70 replies
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I got a turntable, some books, and We Love Katamari for the PS2
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoILTG8UF-A&feature=topvideos I think ole Mr Neeson wouldn't have gone near it if it didn't have a half decent script.
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sup
by Guest Ron Manager- 24 replies
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Okay so what have I missed?
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Very interesting men
by Guest Great Maker ShaiHulud- 4 replies
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1. Serge Voronoff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Voronoff """ Serge Abrahamovitch Voronoff was a French surgeon of Russian extraction who gained fame for his technique of grafting monkey testicle tissue on to the testicles of men for purportedly therapeutic purposes while working in France in the 1920s and 1930s. The technique brought him a great deal of money, although he was already independently wealthy. In 1999, some speculated that the AIDS virus discovered in the 1980s entered the human population through Voronoff's transfer of monkey parts into humans in the 1920s. Presently, however, his efforts and reputation have been somewhat rehabilitated. "…
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recession kills jobs 1 2
by Guest Franklin- 48 replies
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companies using time machines to travel back in time to lay workers off sooner link "WASHINGTON – The recession is killing jobs at an alarming pace, with tens of thousands of new layoffs announced Monday by some of the biggest names in American business — Pfizer, Caterpillar and Home Depot. More pink slips, pay freezes and other hits are expected to slam workers in the months ahead as companies desperately look for ways to survive. "We're just seeing the tip of the iceberg — the big firms," said Rebecca Braeu, economist at John Hancock Financial Services. "There's certainly other firms beneath them that will lay off workers as quickly or even quicker."…
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i just bought an album and the holes in the middle of the records are extremely tight like i had to push it down and when i wanted to take it off it was an arduous task cause i didn't want it to break in my hands. will this tightness go away eventually ?
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Airport Body Scanners 1 2
by Guest Helper ET- 43 replies
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on christmas, a nigerian man set off a firecracker on an airplane headed for detroit, and now the entire planet is implementing airport body scanners, and will be scanning all passengers before boarding all flights. the scanners tear apart your DNA, mutating cells, causing cancer. the technology is also able to record a naked image of the passenger, penetrating all clothing. the resolution is incredibly high and security people are able to see everything, right down to a freckle next to your genitals everyones talking about it
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This dishevelled motherfucker is the most sinister bastard i have ever seen commited to celuloid.
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