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johnqpublic
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| Location: | Right here |
| Biography: | I was born, haven't died...yet. |
| Interests: | Stuff |
| Occupation: | If you only knew... |
| Number of Posts: | 834 |
| Registered on: | 10/2/2017 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: What is the best metal song of all time?
Posted by johnqpublic on 4/17/26 at 10:09 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth may well be your favorite, and I wouldn't debate that. But "best" is so utterly subjective to a million parameters as to be a fool's errand to even try.
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re: Greensboro PD debuts “Attention Seeker Saturday” on Facebook
Posted by johnqpublic on 4/12/26 at 2:19 pm to Kinderman
re: Here’s the cover of a “classy” Lafayette lifestyle magazine
Posted by johnqpublic on 4/6/26 at 6:19 pm to CatfishJohn
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How much debt you think that baw is in?
All of it. He is in ALL of the debt.
re: Over 62,000 students applied to LSU this school year.
Posted by johnqpublic on 4/2/26 at 4:58 pm to PSS101
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Over 62,000 students appied to LSU this school year.
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appied
Huh?
re: What was the most memorable concert you’ve ever been to?
Posted by johnqpublic on 3/19/26 at 9:36 pm to TheGhostOfBigLee
David Gilmour at the Hollywood Bowl. 2nd place would be Van Halen at the Bowl as it turned out to be their last ever show.
re: The Outfield's "Your Love" officially hits one billion streams on YouTube
Posted by johnqpublic on 3/19/26 at 9:34 pm to A12 Oxcart
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You sure abut that? Their touring keyboard player was Reg Webb, and he was blind.
Reg also played on the album Play Deep. While not "in the band" he was far more integral to the album than "a friend of the band"
re: 2026 NASCAR Season Thread
Posted by johnqpublic on 3/18/26 at 4:43 pm to OU Guy
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Should drivers be allowed to fight after a race without NASCAR repercussions?
Allowed to? Hell, they should be REQUIRED to.
re: If they agree to undergo another strike, will Hollywood be finished
Posted by johnqpublic on 3/5/26 at 9:58 pm to Roaad
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If they agree to undergo another strike, will Hollywood be finished
If you mean the "Hollywood" we've all grown up on, then likely yes. But there will be a Hollywood in some fashion. It just may be hardly recognizable to its past self.
re: If they agree to undergo another strike, will Hollywood be finished
Posted by johnqpublic on 3/5/26 at 9:57 pm to Roaad
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AI movies and tv won't be as good
At first
I feel like this should always be tagged with "at first"
the technology increases exponentially. Think about where it was just 5 years ago. . .now what happens when you give them 10 more years
Agreed. There is also an aspect that most never seem to understand. Future generations will be raised on more and more AI content. I am old AF and I have watched tastes change over the years. I remember when the Star Wars prequel trilogy came out and they released the character photos. I thought "what is this garbage"? It looked like someone with a crappy digital camera took pictures in the back room of a grocery store. Gone was the depth of field, the better lighting, the drama of similar character photos from the OT. Look at the posters for the PT, IMO, they pale in comparison to the OT. Yet, that is what people born in the early 90s were "told" Star Wars should look like. I can make the same case on digital movie cameras vs film as well. I still prefer the grain and depth of field and lighting of movies made from about 82-95, before digital took over.
So AI doesnt have necessarily have to get as good as "human created" content, future generations will be raised on what most of us may find as inferior. But that's all they will know. In addition, I predict at some point AI will be DESIRED over human creations by future generations. Every generation has to reject the previous status quo in some way and claim their "own" art. I think at some point, art created by humans will be seen as "old-fashioned". Sure, some will still be around, but it will be niche.
And this doesn't even begin to address the economic factors that will lead current studios to move in that direction and for younger people to use these tools because they can't afford a Red camera or whatever the latest is.
re: Mortgage company didn’t pay property taxes from escrow and property placed on auction list
Posted by johnqpublic on 2/18/26 at 3:40 pm to Ramblin Wreck
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No more escrow accounts for me.
My wife and I have an interest-bearing bank account set up that we automatically transfer what would be the amount we would have paid for monthly escrow. We then just pay the property tax when due out of that account. Yes it takes a slight bit more on my part, but we make sure we set aside enough so the tax doesn't surprise us and interest on the money in the meantime.
re: Godfather quandry.
Posted by johnqpublic on 2/11/26 at 6:43 pm to Daygo85
*quandary
re: Seahawks 29 @ Patriots 13 Final - NBC
Posted by johnqpublic on 2/8/26 at 5:20 pm to cpp2208
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Solid performance from Green Day.
I should hope. It was all canned except for Billie Joe. He was singing live.
re: "We Built This City" is often labeled as the Worst/most annoying song of all time. BS.
Posted by johnqpublic on 2/8/26 at 5:16 pm to magildachunks
Anyone that thinks We Built This City is the worst song of all time has lived a blessed life of limited music. While not a great song with many flaws, it is far from the worst.
My Pal Foot Foot says “hey”.
My Pal Foot Foot says “hey”.
re: Is Alex Lifeson the most underappreciated guitarist of all time?
Posted by johnqpublic on 1/31/26 at 12:55 am to deeprig9
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It's not like Geddy is telling him what to play, he's just leaning into it and going gold.
No… and yes. When Alex goes to record solos, he does a few passes. He then leaves and Geddy comps the solo from the various passes.
That said, Alex is brilliant. But to call him the “most underappreciated” is a Far Cry.
re: Monster lead bass lines
Posted by johnqpublic on 1/27/26 at 6:01 pm to Perfect Circle
re: NTSB releases 3D reconstruction of DC midair collision from last year
Posted by johnqpublic on 1/27/26 at 5:58 pm to Pax Regis
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Not sure how you miss the huge airliner lit up like a Christmas tree coming in hot from your left but what do I know. I just have a penis.
My guess is the night vision goggles. It is tunnel vision. This video does not simulate those accurately. I believe, and someone please correct me if I am wrong, both people in the front seats are supposed to be scanning because of the limited visibility through night vision.
I know a guy who used to fly Marine One, flew Ospreys and now flies for a major carrier. He said he used to fly this route frequently. It sounded to me like it was always an accident waiting to happen.
re: Cate Blanchett says no one got paid on Lord Of The Rings
Posted by johnqpublic on 1/26/26 at 6:45 pm to SG_Geaux
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They filmed all three movies at the same time. It's not like they did one and took 3-4 yrs to do the next.
Irrelevant. You sign a 3 movie contract knowing that you will shoot all three before the first comes out. Said contract is for lower pay than usual. You STILL have a section where you will share in profits if ANY of the movies hits the mother-lode. This is done before a single frame of the first film is shot.
Me saying you "fire your agent after the first is a hit" can still happen after all the films are shot. Clearly your agent knows nothing and as soon as you see you will be missing out on millions for all three films, you should choose to never work with them again. Hence...fired.
re: You Know who doesn't get enough credit? Ricky frickin Nelson. He had some killer music.
Posted by johnqpublic on 1/23/26 at 4:15 pm to shutterspeed
Baton Rouge's own Bobbie Brown used to date Matthew Nelson. This was before Jani Lane and Tommy Lee. I have no idea which one Matthew is...
re: The Return of the “Gish” Guitar
Posted by johnqpublic on 1/23/26 at 4:03 pm to STigers
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Pre-Covid?
You mean 7 years ago.
The video says 6 years old. I didnt do research to find the exact date of the post so I just rounded.
The fact remains, this is OLD news.
re: Shady tactics from dealership “service advisors“
Posted by johnqpublic on 1/23/26 at 3:58 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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A good honest mechanic is worth his weight in gold
My wife took her Toyota in to the dealership for oil change etc. It had just under 50k miles but was just past the 5 year warranty.
She was sent a video saying all looked good, everything was fine. When she went to pick up the car, she was told that her car was leaking oil in an area that would require the entire engine to be dropped out of the car. She was told it would cost about $4,000... but maybe the warranty wold cover it.
Nope, the warranty would not cover it.
So we took it to a mechanic I had dealt with for my older car and who had seemed honest, He would not tell you something needed to be fixed unless it did and even then would tell you how urgent it was.
He put the car up and looked around... no leaks. Not even in the slightest. He showed us everything he was looking at. He said there is no way this car needed that $4k repair. And then he proceeded to charge us nothing.
My wife went back to the Toyota dealership, told the service manager everything. He asked the guy who told her the car needed the expensive repair about it and that guy quit on the spot.
Needless to say, my wife plans to never return to that dealer and when we were looking for a new car for me, we scratch Toyota and Lexus off out list.
re: What was the make/model of first car you drove over a hundred mph
Posted by johnqpublic on 1/23/26 at 3:30 am to Trevaylin
1992 Mazda MX-3. At 110 is started to feel light so I backed off.
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