Slow Meadow. He is a minimalist chamber classical/ambient composer, more structured than Hammock and some of the other bigger named ambient composers these days. Music just hits right, keeps me steady throughout the day,
Maybe in time we will have a second ACC rival, but I think that needs to develop naturally. Right now the number of fucks I give about any ACC team is zero, and I say that in part because I think the ACC may not exist in a couple years so I’m not really ready to commit any mental energy to the league yet
Well said. It's clearly complicated in so small part because FSU has very vocally wanted out. But dissolving the ACC for a merger with the Big XII (?) would allow FSU to go where they want to go and means diminishment of the $$ available to the merged conference.
I'm not convinced of either action, to be honest. I have a hunch we're in for a long ride in the ACC in its current form, at least through 2036.
Maybe so, we’ll see. If we are in there for the long haul then I expect some coach or player will do or say something that will plant a seed for a rivalry - in other words it will develop based on something that hasn’t happened yet
We can pick who ever, but likely none of these teams will think of US as a natural rival. Some UNC'ers scoff at elevating (NC) State to rival status (Dook is the solid rival), and they've played hundreds of games over decades. I'm excited for the new competition, but sad that we'll have forever newby status where ever we eventually land.
I think there's a case to be made that Duke, in addition to being "those private school dicks," has overtaken SC in providing dangerous reactionaries to national politics, which frankly I'm okay with.
Please check your bingo card. Rep Jennifer Decker (R-State Rep Kentucky) claims that her dad was a slave. Her dad was born in 1933. He was a preacher. And she's white.
[Monmouth Poll] 71% of GOP think Taylor Swift is part of Deep State conspiracy to reelect Joe Biden. Unsurprisingly, nearly the same percentage say that Biden stole the 2020 election
House impeaches Homeland Security secretary Mayorkas on a performative move. I don't think most people know that the Biden Administration is actually pretty conservative when it comes to immigration, having changed very little from the Trump administration.
DEMS retain slim 102-100 majority PA State House via special election as Prokopiak defeats Cabanas. District 104 is deep blue and the victory margin was about 35 points.
House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner (R-OH) has made information available to the rest of Congress about a serious threat from Russia. Too early to tell if this is partisan fuckery or a real thing.
Jared Kushner: The US Intelligence community was wrong about MBS murdering Khashoggi, I did everything in the US interests and not my own, and I don't think there is was a conflict of interest of me getting $2b of Saudi money
Never mind the impact on his immediately planned deployment, imagine the unconsidered consequences down the line, even after Trump is long gone one way or another (and someday, he will be gone), both operational and political.
Democrats flip the seat vacated by celebrated Brazilian Forró musician/co-creator of the Snuggie George Santos. Tom Suozzi beat Mazi Pilip by around 7 points. Santos won his seat by about the same margin in 2022. Turnout was about two-thirds as it was in 2022 because this was a special election, not a general election. The GOP majority is now only 3 seats.
It's a national polity clearly in flux. I've been saying it for years, but I'll repeat it here: we're in for a sea change in national politics in that the old guard (Boomers primarily) are being ushered off the stage while Millenials are stepping more and more into the light.
This presidential election year will be seen in hindsight as a year in crisis, if it isn't viewed that way already. Both major parties have made huge miscalculations and errors in putting forth their putative nominees. Mainstream media is complicit in this error by not vigorously vetting the candidates' abilities to fulfill a second term and lead the nation.
Either candidate could become incapable of running or serving anytime between now and next January 20 or even after January 20, 2025.
I'd feel much differently if either or both major parties had younger candidates in robust health and with a clear set of priorities.
With Democrats, I know they're in a tough spot since Biden is an incumbent president. Unless he chooses to step aside on his own it's hard to force out a guy like that. Republicans had their chance to move on from Trump and did not take it.
The people who would be those younger candidates have already diverted their time and energy in other more productive and lucrative channels in droves, largely because of the Democratic "old guard" that is living in their own world, and a Republican "old guard" that was living in their own world, and ripe for being blindsided and replaced by an interloper that seized the opportunity to take over their position.
I feel like the DNC and RNC need to go to mediation and just reach a deal not to nominate either Trump or Biden, so the country can move on. I am joking of course about the mediation, but dude, we so badly need an open election with new blood as an opposed to a prepackaged match up of octogenarians. Nobody wants this, it just absolutely sucks and makes our democracy look and feel like a total fucking clown show. It risks turning a lot of young people off to democracy itself
I hate these kind of articles. The writer presents a feud between two famous collaborators then turns it into a hatchet job on one of them with many unfair and exaggerated characterizations.
They were on fire. Their 2 guards drove the lane past the smaller UNC guards any time they wanted and probably ended up shooting 65+%. Shot the 3 well. Their center that had only made 8 3s all year had at least 3. UNC couldn't navigate the 2-3 zone, even though they've seen it every year. Though with a new coach, Cuse was playing way more man D the first meeting. UNC didn't have a big man to get to the FT line spot in the zone and ended up putting the short PG there so it was hard to get him the ball. And he doesn't have a great midrange shot yet so when he got the ball they ended up sagging off him.
I just completed a survey from Cal Athletics. To summarize "which of these low-effort/low-value add things can we sell you for only $10k". I get it, whale hunting is the name of the game in the new lawless NCAA-era - but it's kind of insulting to us proletariat.
CAL VISITS LE MOYNE TO BEGIN TWO-GAME EAST COAST TRIP
— California takes on Le Moyne for the first time since 2007 on Thursday and is playing a road game against the Dolphins for the first time ever. The Golden Bears were winners the first two times the teams met, both in Berkeley, in 2004 (17-6) and 2007 (14-5).
LIHUE, Hawaii – Nine Golden Bears will represent the California men's golf team this week at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate, hosted by the University of Hawaii at Ocean Course Hokuala on the island of Kauai. The three-day event will take place Thursday through Saturday with 18 holes played each day starting at 8:30 a.m. HST/10:30 a.m. PST.
California men's gymnastics' Brendan Strom has been named the MPSF Freshman of the Week, as announced by the conference Tuesday.
"Brendan is doing a great job in his first year of collegiate gymnastics," associate head coach Bryan Del Castillo said. "He does clean routines and has proven to be a reliable competitor for our team. It's been exciting to see him have strong performances week after week."
What are you listening to? Doesn't matter if it sucks or not - it's just on.
Flo Rida's "Low"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2waT9TxPU0
I'm grooving to it while washing dishes and nobody can stop me.
It's a very catchy song.
Slow Meadow. He is a minimalist chamber classical/ambient composer, more structured than Hammock and some of the other bigger named ambient composers these days. Music just hits right, keeps me steady throughout the day,
I’d not heard of him. My mind races at night and this might help with me getting back to sleep. Thanks.
https://slowmeadow.bandcamp.com/
My favorite album is Costero. Happy Occident is a great electronic/crossover album as well.
Lots of Can this week. RIP Damo.
Alexandra Stan’s “Mr. Saxobeat”, for a silly, peppy, earlier-than-normal wake-up alarm
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nwsewSMWIas
Tinnitus
Zach Bryan - 9 Ball and I Remember Everything this morning.
i am listening to nothing really, so i am listening to what people put in this thread while i work out
SECOND BIGGEST RIVAL
Maybe in time we will have a second ACC rival, but I think that needs to develop naturally. Right now the number of fucks I give about any ACC team is zero, and I say that in part because I think the ACC may not exist in a couple years so I’m not really ready to commit any mental energy to the league yet
I propose DOOK. They're the Furd of the ACC.
Well said. It's clearly complicated in so small part because FSU has very vocally wanted out. But dissolving the ACC for a merger with the Big XII (?) would allow FSU to go where they want to go and means diminishment of the $$ available to the merged conference.
I'm not convinced of either action, to be honest. I have a hunch we're in for a long ride in the ACC in its current form, at least through 2036.
Maybe so, we’ll see. If we are in there for the long haul then I expect some coach or player will do or say something that will plant a seed for a rivalry - in other words it will develop based on something that hasn’t happened yet
Yeah. Seems likely.
We can pick who ever, but likely none of these teams will think of US as a natural rival. Some UNC'ers scoff at elevating (NC) State to rival status (Dook is the solid rival), and they've played hundreds of games over decades. I'm excited for the new competition, but sad that we'll have forever newby status where ever we eventually land.
Virginia can be our new Stanford. The best academics of all teams. Oh wait, we still have Stanford. Anyway Virginia can be our rival too.
Umm, Duke.
i would think that Duke/UNC make a natural replacement for USC/UCLA.
i'd put UNC comparable to UCLA in terms of 2nd biggest rival because of the similarity on many fronts
- academics and Nobel prizes
- how good they are at basketball
- state school
That makes the most sense because they're a large, prestigious public university.
FSU seems more like ASU, a conference mate that is annoying but not really worthy of being elevated to rival
As so eloquently put in the poll above, fuck Mack Brown. That is all.
I think there's a case to be made that Duke, in addition to being "those private school dicks," has overtaken SC in providing dangerous reactionaries to national politics, which frankly I'm okay with.
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Please check your bingo card. Rep Jennifer Decker (R-State Rep Kentucky) claims that her dad was a slave. Her dad was born in 1933. He was a preacher. And she's white.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyRE2qvTb8Y
Wrong link, but a great Jomboy cideo of Cal SB.
[Monmouth Poll] 71% of GOP think Taylor Swift is part of Deep State conspiracy to reelect Joe Biden. Unsurprisingly, nearly the same percentage say that Biden stole the 2020 election
https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/monmouthpoll_US_021424/
House impeaches Homeland Security secretary Mayorkas on a performative move. I don't think most people know that the Biden Administration is actually pretty conservative when it comes to immigration, having changed very little from the Trump administration.
https://apnews.com/article/mayorkas-impeachment-border-immigration-congress-3bff388c2f0d1cc718f43d901bc50690
DEMS retain slim 102-100 majority PA State House via special election as Prokopiak defeats Cabanas. District 104 is deep blue and the victory margin was about 35 points.
https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-house-bucks-county-election-c50f31ebd01a077228c194d86b95df96
House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner (R-OH) has made information available to the rest of Congress about a serious threat from Russia. Too early to tell if this is partisan fuckery or a real thing.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/14/politics/house-intel-chairman-serious-national-security-threat/index.html
Update: it's space lasers
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/14/house-intel-national-security-threat-russia-space-power-00141473
Wisconsin swing a little bit more the DEMs
https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-redistricting-republican-democrat-fe0e8c7b96eb55caed5540db8d110759
Jared Kushner: The US Intelligence community was wrong about MBS murdering Khashoggi, I did everything in the US interests and not my own, and I don't think there is was a conflict of interest of me getting $2b of Saudi money
https://apnews.com/article/kushner-saudi-arabia-mohammed-bin-salman-khashoggi-1906f600b14250d8c1a536dc119c7328
Nikki Haley's husband:
https://twitter.com/WMichaelHaley/status/1756442971908550891
Trump said he would Federalize state's national guards so that they could do mass deportations
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-potential-impact-of-trumps-extreme-deportation-and-immigration-agenda
Never mind the impact on his immediately planned deployment, imagine the unconsidered consequences down the line, even after Trump is long gone one way or another (and someday, he will be gone), both operational and political.
Democrats flip the seat vacated by celebrated Brazilian Forró musician/co-creator of the Snuggie George Santos. Tom Suozzi beat Mazi Pilip by around 7 points. Santos won his seat by about the same margin in 2022. Turnout was about two-thirds as it was in 2022 because this was a special election, not a general election. The GOP majority is now only 3 seats.
https://decisiondeskhq.com/special-election-results-new-york-3rd-congressional-district/
"I WANT TO BE LOVED!"
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4466907-donald-trump-george-santos-mazi-pilip-tom-suozzi-new-york/
that margin is a little surprising because it was a very close race leading up to Tuesday. A foot of snowfall yesterday probably didn't help turnout
The trend holds, with Joe Biden having crappy polls but Democrats overperforming in elections. I don't know what to make of this national environment.
It's a national polity clearly in flux. I've been saying it for years, but I'll repeat it here: we're in for a sea change in national politics in that the old guard (Boomers primarily) are being ushered off the stage while Millenials are stepping more and more into the light.
This presidential election year will be seen in hindsight as a year in crisis, if it isn't viewed that way already. Both major parties have made huge miscalculations and errors in putting forth their putative nominees. Mainstream media is complicit in this error by not vigorously vetting the candidates' abilities to fulfill a second term and lead the nation.
Either candidate could become incapable of running or serving anytime between now and next January 20 or even after January 20, 2025.
I'd feel much differently if either or both major parties had younger candidates in robust health and with a clear set of priorities.
With Democrats, I know they're in a tough spot since Biden is an incumbent president. Unless he chooses to step aside on his own it's hard to force out a guy like that. Republicans had their chance to move on from Trump and did not take it.
The people who would be those younger candidates have already diverted their time and energy in other more productive and lucrative channels in droves, largely because of the Democratic "old guard" that is living in their own world, and a Republican "old guard" that was living in their own world, and ripe for being blindsided and replaced by an interloper that seized the opportunity to take over their position.
I feel like the DNC and RNC need to go to mediation and just reach a deal not to nominate either Trump or Biden, so the country can move on. I am joking of course about the mediation, but dude, we so badly need an open election with new blood as an opposed to a prepackaged match up of octogenarians. Nobody wants this, it just absolutely sucks and makes our democracy look and feel like a total fucking clown show. It risks turning a lot of young people off to democracy itself
Editor to reporter: "I'm going to need you to connect Travis Kelce to Joe Biden somehow."
Reporter: "Say no more"
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/travis-kelce-my-dead-friend-zoe-financed-energy-tax-credits-1235908057/
PRO
[ESPN] The Warriors thought their roster was geriatric enough and reached out to the Lakers to try and trade for LeBron just before the trade deadline
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39523705/sources-warriors-made-bid-lebron-james-trade-deadline
Gonna pretend I didn't see that.
I agree. I'd rather not have LeBron.
DBD AV CLUB
Revenge? Taylor Swift didn't let Kanye finish
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/taylor-swift-got-kanye-west-kicked-out-super-bowl-ex-nfl-star-says
John Cleese and Eric Idle don't like each other
https://www.avclub.com/john-cleese-has-always-loathed-and-despised-eric-idle-1851254164
Love Monty Python so much - will refuse to read!
I hate these kind of articles. The writer presents a feud between two famous collaborators then turns it into a hatchet job on one of them with many unfair and exaggerated characterizations.
It's sad what has happened to the Onion AV Club.
I have no idea if Eric Idle is actually an arse, but I know that John Cleese is, so I don't know that the article changed much.
Brian May describes why he doesn't like his guitar work in the "Under Pressure" - the collab between David Bowie and Queen
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/brian-may-under-pressure-riff-david-bowie-mix
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
[Wilner] George Kliavkoff getting laid off
https://twitter.com/wilnerhotline/status/1757512870919819638
Remember when media guys like Canzano and Wilner were blowing smoke up his rear? Not long ago, and yet so, so long ago already.
"Too late! Too late!"
[ACC MBB] The Orange beat #7 UNC at home 86-79, which is easier to do when you don't miss
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39521602/syracuse-stuns-no-7-unc-judah-mintz-25-points
Weird to think we'll be playing in the Carrier Dome on the regular. I'd love to see us play there, but then that would also require visiting Syracuse.
They were on fire. Their 2 guards drove the lane past the smaller UNC guards any time they wanted and probably ended up shooting 65+%. Shot the 3 well. Their center that had only made 8 3s all year had at least 3. UNC couldn't navigate the 2-3 zone, even though they've seen it every year. Though with a new coach, Cuse was playing way more man D the first meeting. UNC didn't have a big man to get to the FT line spot in the zone and ended up putting the short PG there so it was hard to get him the ball. And he doesn't have a great midrange shot yet so when he got the ball they ended up sagging off him.
CAL
go bears!
Happy V-Day
https://fxtwitter.com/CalFootball/status/1757825889394700377 https://fxtwitter.com/CalFootball/status/1757826443160268838
UC Berkeley to review their "WarnMe" system after it failed to warn people in a timely manner of a shooter on Lower Sproul last week
https://www.dailycal.org/news/campus/administration/campus-to-review-warnme-community-safety-protocols-following-friday-shooting/article_5532bdc6-cb06-11ee-9ad5-eb78078cee1c.html
[Rugby] Cal gets smoked by BYU at home 53-26 after having to play a man down early
https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/10/rugby-bears-fall-to-cougars-at-home.aspx
Going to St. Mary’s match in a couple of weeks. Not feeling terribly confident.
I just completed a survey from Cal Athletics. To summarize "which of these low-effort/low-value add things can we sell you for only $10k". I get it, whale hunting is the name of the game in the new lawless NCAA-era - but it's kind of insulting to us proletariat.
I think you have a glimpse of the root problem when it comes out that anything that costs $10K is somehow "low-value" in someone's alternate universe.
Cal Bears softball get the Jomboy treatment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyRE2qvTb8Y
Bob's interests have shifted from conference realignment to NIL.
heh...I saw that. Like he thinks Cal can survive the arms war without an NIL.
You can't survive in the Big West or Big Sky, or the CIF Central Coast Section for that matter, without an NIL program.
[LAX] Cal Visits Le Moyne To Begin Two-Game East Coast Trip
https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/13/cal-visits-le-moyne-to-begin-two-game-east-coast-trip.aspx
CAL VISITS LE MOYNE TO BEGIN TWO-GAME EAST COAST TRIP
— California takes on Le Moyne for the first time since 2007 on Thursday and is playing a road game against the Dolphins for the first time ever. The Golden Bears were winners the first two times the teams met, both in Berkeley, in 2004 (17-6) and 2007 (14-5).
TIL there's a college called Le Moyne.
[MGOLF] Aloha From John Burns Intercollegiate
https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/13/mens-golf-aloha-from-john-burns-intercollegiate.aspx
LIHUE, Hawaii – Nine Golden Bears will represent the California men's golf team this week at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate, hosted by the University of Hawaii at Ocean Course Hokuala on the island of Kauai. The three-day event will take place Thursday through Saturday with 18 holes played each day starting at 8:30 a.m. HST/10:30 a.m. PST.
[MGYM] Strom Named MPSF Freshman Of The Week
https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/13/mens-gymnastics-strom-named-mpsf-freshman-of-the-week.aspx
California men's gymnastics' Brendan Strom has been named the MPSF Freshman of the Week, as announced by the conference Tuesday.
"Brendan is doing a great job in his first year of collegiate gymnastics," associate head coach Bryan Del Castillo said. "He does clean routines and has proven to be a reliable competitor for our team. It's been exciting to see him have strong performances week after week."
Frankly I'm a little disappointed that we don't exchange Valentines here on the DBD.
I love you, bro
I Choo-Choo-Choose You!
This would jam Scootie's inbox.
Be Mine ...
I didn't have this on my bingo card...
At least 10 people shot during Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/multiple-people-struck-after-shooting-at-kansas-city-chiefs-super-bowl-celebration/ar-BB1ihN4b?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=c40829af34ef46258a7fa79182d9aa4c&ei=21
Also reported at WaPo -
Multiple people struck near rally in Kansas City, police say
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/02/14/chiefs-parade-super-bowl-kansas-city/