Compare and contrast an original and some covers today :)
The Original:
Manson’s Cover:
Johnny Cash’s Cover:
Good Song Writing spins endless variations based on personal interpretation. Bad song writing fades into the distance after an initial bang.
Feeling Kinda Metal Today…
Death Valley Rocks - I remember talking about this in Science class… Now, no more fun with endless hours of speculation…
Movies Suck - “Worst Summer Since 1997” of movie sales. Why? Rehashed garbage. Guardians of the Galaxy / Lego, did make up some ground though.
That “Other” Shooting - No real coverage for this guy in the media, probably because of where it happened. But… there’s actual evidence and he wasn’t fresh off robbing a store. Can we pick our cases for outrage a bit better?
It’s been awhile.
Fate keeps saying “you should write a blog post!” He’s right, I should. That’s what I keep thinking anyway. Then I just don’t.
I have a whole back log of things I want to write about. Some successes, some failures, some modifications made. The reality is, I don’t know if I will get around to writing about all of them before something else comes along and bumps it off the list.
The long running stories of ISIS and Ferguson are still going on. Otherwise, not much catching my eye this week, but I’ve been more busy than usual.
Mythbusters Cuts - Mythbusters is going back to just Adam and Jamie. I’m guessing due to reduced ratings. Don’t watch it much anymore, but … I’m less likely to now.
20140 Hugo Awards - Fresh of the press
Police Lawsuit - This just in, police can’t arrest you for recording them, though, apparently they don’t care if you’ll win the lawsuit. Maybe they should have to?
Ferguson Unreset - Police brutality, rioting, and racial tension make for a good media shit-storm. Vox has some relatively unbiased / fact based coverage.
Iraq Airstrikes - Continuing fights against ISIS, the new villain for 2014.
Spray Cake - From fridge to cake in 30 seconds. And this is why you’re fat.
Internet Crash - Ok, they call it a “hiccup”. While we’re creatively seeking ways to avoid switching to new protocols, the continued expansion of the internet is hitting some real limits…
Feeling more mainstream today…
Well, Fin and I were out on vacation for a bit. I’m back now and ready to catch up on some blogging, so here’s the interesting stories from the past week.
Your Password’s Broken - yet another large data breach. Some people (I will call them idiots) are proposing a centralized password database as a solution. Web admins - please learn about the joys of salt, kthx.
Missouri Constitutional Amendments - “Right to Farm” passed, giving a boon to Big-Ag, but nothing really for gardeners. 75% of us value our electornic privacy. And no-new sales tax for roads.