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MONSTER Blew My Mind
R.E.M. recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of the release of 1994's MONSTER, an album that french-fried expectations of both critics and fans of R.E.M., after the success of the rich, string and mandolin-y flow of '92's Automatic For The People.
Me? I loved AFTP so completely. I have multiple singles and special releases, including the one in an actual wooden box with vellum prints of the band (back when packaging was a thing). I was living in the states when MONSTER was released, and I recall rushing to play it for my small group of friends, who honestly looked at me like I was insane. Monster was SO different, so raw, simultaneously in your face and hiding behind a flash facade. Grinding electrics, stripped back thumping percussion, and Michael Stipe alternatively crooning or growling.
The first track, and first single, Whats the Frequency, Kenneth? -- I was hooked from the first guitar, and Buck's possibly-recorded-backwards-then-played-forwards solo left me agape. My CD copy of the single is scratched now beyond believe, but treasured.
Crush with Eyeliner's droning guitar wah, backed by Mike Mill's walking bass lines _None#chefskiss_ she's three miles of bad road
Make your money – King of Comedy introduced voice-crushing compression on Stipe's and Mills' vocals, perhaps for the first time? I was all "whuuuh whoa"
I don't sleep I dream, dreamy piano, atmospheric distortion, and a more tom-driven drum background that keeps the song less driven than almost rolling forward. Also featuring Stipe – Stipe's falsetto – on lead vocals.
Star 69 starts fast, stays fast, and still Mike Mills lays down interesting bass lines throughout. The title makes sense to us olds, ask your mother. squirrelies didn't chew the wire
"I don't know, why you're mean to me", starts Strange Currencies, a slow, rising tune that doesn't so much confront as much as wish. Stipe brings his plaintive, meaningful voice to this and I'm there for it. During a bridge, playing the strings above the bridge of his guitar, Buck adds a childish, toy-like section that is both sweet and creepy.
Tongue is a full falsetto crooner from Stipe, over a (likely Mills-provided) Hammond organ. Not my favorite track on the album, but I won't skip it either.
Bang and Blame is a pretty full rocker, still with Bill Berry's steady but tom-heavy drums keeping the song rolling more than driving. The guitars, with a long, echoey reverb, are more accent than impact.
Nice tag at the end, too.
I Took Your Name is another guitar-heavy rocker, with the wah and distortion cranked to 11. Another one that's not a fave, but I usually won't skip it. It definitely has its moments. There was some confusion, some confusion, as to who's to blame
Let Me In – another song I will often put on repeat, Let Me In is Stipe's, and the bands', tribute to Kurt Cobain. The guitar is heavy, droning, omnipresent. I believe in concert Mike Mills sometimes played Cobain's left-handed sky blue guitar for this track. Stipe's voice is almost reverent, plaintive, then powerful as he sings out his love for Cobain.
Circus Envy – another WTF tune that is really fun to listen to even while SMH at the crawling, self-loathing lyrics. Put pepper in my coffee I forgot to bark ON COMMAND
You – I woke up in a sleeping bag, with no where else to run I love you crazy just keep on I love you madly just keep on I love this album just keep on
Progress today: post editing and deleting, many template updates.
I managed NOT to throw the laptop across the room when figuring out golang html/template :win:
Working on a @TravisCI build pipeline, here’s to again not throwing my laptop #goldfrog #blogging #writetheweb
I'm not sure, but I think Userland Manila was the first blog software I used that had the new post form integrated right into the front page. Tonight I got #goldfrog doing the same, and I am SO excited #writefortheweb https://t.co/dEGOZRbPyj
@DenimAlley BTW please let me know if I can borrow one of the registered FTOs (Forces of Total Obliteration), I have a cat here who's driving me crazy #therook
"SystemExtensions is a new framework that allows to install and manage user-space code that extends the capabilities of macOS #extensionhell #conflictcatcher https://t.co/kW1EM2V1mu
The Political Machinations of Disenfranchisement, 2016
> "I don't want everybody to vote. Elections are not won by a majority of the people. They never have been from the beginning of our country and they are not now. As a matter of fact, our leverage in the elections quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down."
The New Face of Jim Crow: Voter Suppression in America -- People For The American Way
Working to discourage one's political opponents' supporters has a long history, but the machinations on display in the last decade, and this election in particular, are offensive.
Election committees are moving polls to difficult-to-reach areas in youth and minority populations, as Jonathan Katz tweets:
North Carolina. In 2012, Duke students could vote early on the main campus. This year, the polls were moved to a little-known spot. Result: pic.twitter.com/GPWZuUfQNL
— Jonathan M. Katz (@KatzOnEarth) November 3, 2016
Donald Trump is encouraging his supporters to:
> "...go down to certain areas and watch and study, and make sure other people don't come in and vote five times"
Trump Is Recruiting an Army of Poll Watchers. It's Even Worse Than It Sounds. [Emphasis mine.]
Pro-Trump trolls are buying fake Clinton ads on Twitter targeting minorities, telling them they can text in their votes (you can't):
>The recent social media ads target Clinton supporters with the hashtag #ImWithHer and give instructions to "Vote Early" by texting “Hillary” to the number
Some other tactics being deployed, mostly derived from the aforementioned PFAW study:
Burdensome of ID Laws
From my own home state of Arizona:
> In November of 2004, Arizona voters passed Proposition 200, which implemented harsh voter identification requirements (as well as proof-of-citizenship requirements—discussed in the next section of this report). The law requires voters who cast a ballot at a polling place on Election Day to present photo identification deemed “acceptable” by Arizona’s Secretary of State, such as a driver’s license, or two alternate forms of ID that include the name or address of the voter such as a utility bill or a bank statement. Such requirements can disenfranchise voters without photo ID by making it hard for them to cast ballots if they live at a residence where someone else, such as a spouse, parent, or roommate pays the bills, or if they are uninformed about the rules. Students, the poor, and senior citizens are among the groups that are most likely to be adversely affected.
Proof-Of-Eligibility as Voter Intimidation
> In this corner of rural Georgia, African-Americans are arrested at a rate far higher than that of whites.
> But the deputy had not come to arrest Mr. Flournoy. Rather, he had come to challenge Mr. Flournoy’s right to vote.
Critics See Efforts by Counties and Towns to Purge Minority Voters from Rolls
Fear-Mongering and Voter Registration
>Such proof-of-citizenship requirements are often rationalized through fear tactics—namely the claim that non-citizens (especially “illegal immigrants”) are attempting to register to vote. But no evidence exists to indicate that this is a problem.
The New Face of Jim Crow: Voter Suppression in America -- People For The American Way
Reduced Polling Resources and Lines
In communities where the number of polling places and hours of operation are reduced, resulting long lines impact voter turnout.
> While long lines can suppress the vote in any precinct, evidence indicates that such lines often form at polling places that are frequented by students, people of color, and low-income voters who often do not have the time or the resources to wait many hours.
The New Face of Jim Crow: Voter Suppression in America -- People For The American Way
In North Carolina, as one example, Republicans lobbied to limit the hours during which minorities tended to vote:
>Emails uncovered by Reuters through a public records request revealed that local Republican leaders lobbied at least 17 county election boards to limit the hours that voting sites could stay open — particularly to cut down on weekends and evenings, when Democratic voter turnout tends to be higher
North Carolina Republicans conspired to limit early voting to keep African-Americans from the polls
Randomized color choices in SASS
For a bit of variety, I decided to figure out how to generate a new front page header background and link colors whenever I rebuilt the blog (new posts, etc). This is still a static site, so no wizzy javascript stuff, I just wanted to do it in SASS.
This is what I came up with.
```sass $colors-list: ( // background color, link color #DAE076 #AD5C55 #A9C9C5 #4A676D #AD5C55 #5E7D68 #374768 #718A8A, ); $color-index: random(length($colors-list));
// Header description box
$colors: nth($colors-list, $color-index);
$header-desc-background-color: nth($colors, 1);
// Link color
$link-color: nth($colors, 2);
```
I may rework this as a map (dictionary) later on so I can add other theme-y things, but it was kinda fun to work out for now.
@thehighlandway @marypcbuk we can only honor the dead, wounded and survivors if we are real about their experiences #warishell
We talked about #gamergate, harassment of women in gaming and more. Eye opening and she wants to talk more #themoreyouknow
Dubstep videos featuring robots > Dubstep videos featuring objectified women #themoreyouknow #equality
Glad that I don't fall into several of these categories, and squirming that I do #sexism #themoreyouknow http://t.co/cWqlHUdT4k
Unintentional Sexism
Ways Men in Tech are Unintentionally Sexist. I'm in the process of re-educating myself on these issues. If it isn't your thing, it should be. If you've been on the receiving end of this and want to talk about it, feel free to get in touch. If you've been on the receiving end of this kind of this and I was the oaf dishing it out, even more so.
Glad that I don't fall into several of these categories, and squirming that I do. [#themoreyouknow](http://monkinetic.blog/tag/themoreyouknow) http://t.co/cWqlHUdT4k
— Steve Ivy (@steveivy) October 15, 2014
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