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I've got a 6 inch stone version of that - only 2.5Kg - which I bought in Malaysia thirty odd years ago and brought back as part of my hand luggage ... Absolutely brilliant things!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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You allowed to drink mead at work? 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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My boss always reminds me of foolishly having brought some to work a while ago. Now he expects me to bring him some all the time.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Shhhhh … I told them it was Lucozade!
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My work mug is emblazoned with simply;
Mug<T>
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I like it!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Waste of Space Orchestra - Seeker's Reflection[^]
One of my favorite metal bands, Oranssi Pazuzu, teamed up with another pretty amazing band, Dark Buddha Rising, to form Waste of Space Orchestra and unleash some spacey metal unto the world.
It was played live at Roadburn Festival 2018, but released as a studio album this year.
And I've finally gotten around to giving it a good listen.
Well, it's awesome!
It's a psychedelic metal journey that's not exactly an easy listening experience.
I guess it's more Oranssi Pazuzu than Dark Buddha Rising, but that's not a bad thing.
I was waiting for a new album anyway and this may well be it.
Highly recommended if you're a fan of psychedelic metal from Finland 
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I was listening to an album called Crystal Machete by Wes Borland the other day for the first time, and I got to a track called White Stallion[^], which for some reason reminded me of your Sound of the Week's.
I think it's the retro gaming vibe that made me think of your weekly posts, have you heard the song before?
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Didn't know it.
It's not quite what I was expecting from the musical brains behind Limp Bizkit 
According to Wikipedia "The album was conceived as a soundtrack to an imaginary '80s movie."
That explains a lot 
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I've seen some of his other videos as well.
It's pretty good and the guy's pretty funny
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Even Randall's getting in on the act:
xkcd: Wardrobe[^]
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I get the feeling that the only socioeconomic group that is decently wealthy that supports UBI are techies. It must be that software is the ultimate zero-marginal-cost economic good there is, and programmers are incentivized, when they have the time, to contribute to shareware - so we can see an economic system based on folks doing k3wl stuff for the benefit of all.
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I don't agree with that. There are other professionals and artists that have similar incentives and drive.
BTW, UBI is a really-bad-idea.
And that's all she wrote.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Amen brother. The only societies that function with UBI and no one ever having to work exist in science fiction and Star Trek (yes, I know that's redundant). UBI sounds like a good idea - like socialism, but it ignores the 80/20 universal rule - 80% of the work is typically done by 20% of a group.
Hunger is a great motivator.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Unfortunately we don't really have a good forum anymore to discuss the political and socioeconomic impact of UBI, and how it really is not good for anyone in the long run.
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Slacker007 wrote: Unfortunately we don't really have a good forum anymore to discuss the political and socioeconomic
I suggest you ask for one in Site Bugs/Suggestions.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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swampwiz wrote: UBI are techies.
Find 2 techies that support UBI. My guess is you are one. Know any others? 
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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ZurdoDev wrote: Find 2 techies that support UBI. My guess is you are one. Know any others?
Elon Musk, Andrew Yang (yes, I'd put him in the "techie" category).
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swampwiz wrote: Elon Musk,
Quote: Universal income will be necessary over time if AI takes over most human jobs
Quote: “There is a pretty good chance we end up with a universal basic income, or something like that, due to automation,” Musk told CNBC. “Yeah, I am not sure what else one would do. I think that is what would happen.”
That isn't support. Nor is a billionaires opinion on money really relevant to this discussion.
swampwiz wrote: Andrew Yang
Any idiotic Democrat who has no idea how the real world works. 
Find any actual techies (real people doing real tech jobs) that support UBI.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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swampwiz wrote: Elon Musk
 ah that just cracks me up, Musk of all people as a reference.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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I studied hard at school, got good grades, went to university and studied hard for years, got various jobs to build my experience. And you want me to just give people money for doing nothing?
Um.....no?
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