Mixture Posture

Thursday, April 29, 2021

Looking through The Metal Archives is FUN!!

So if you go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrZpxK6xzLBed5BbCW60aDw/playlists and count up at all the Playlists that have been created, it will take up some time. This post serves as a way to save YOU time because I have already totalled up the number of playlists and, as a bonus, the Album Count column has the number of albums that are in the playlist. The table below is ordered by the Band column.

Count	Band	Album Count
1.	Amon Amarth	3
2.	Anthrax	4
3.	Arch Enemy	7
4.	Bolt Thrower	5
5.	Cannibal Corpse	6
6.	Carcass	5
7.	Celtic Frost	4
8.	Children of Bodom	4
9.	Crowbar	3
10.	Cryptopsy	3
11.	Dark Tranquility	3
12.	Death Angel	4
13.	Deicide	4
14.	Destruction	4
15.	Dio	7
16.	Dream Theater	6
17.	Exodus	8
18.	Fear Factory	6
19.	Gojira	5
20.	Gorguts	3
21.	Grave	4
22.	Immolation	4
23.	In Flames	4
24.	Iron Maiden	7
25.	Judas Priest	4
26.	Jungle Rot	5
27.	Kataklysm	6
28.	Killswitch Engage	3
29.	Kreator	7
30.	Krisiun	3
31.	Lamb of God	7
32.	Machine Head	3
33.	Malevolent Creation	3
34.	Manowar	6
35.	Mastodon	3
36.	Megadeth	9
37.	Meshuggah	5
38.	Metallica	3
39.	Morbid Angel	4
40.	Motörhead	4
41.	Napalm Death	4
42.	Nevermore	5
43.	Nuclear Assault	4
44.	Obituary	8
45.	Pantera	6
46.	Possessed	3
47.	Prong	3
48.	Satyricon	3
49.	Sepultura	5
50.	Slayer	8
51.	Sodom	6
52.	Suffocation	3
53.	Sylosis	3
54.	Tankard	3
55.	Testamant	9
56.	The Black Dahlia Murder	3
57.	The Crown	3
58.	Vader	5
59.	Vital Remains	3

The Best Metallica Tune

Last week, I discovered a dude trying to figure out "What is my favorite Metallica tune?"

Today, I found out that he covered "The Unnamed Feeling" on his channel:

Testing the Endurance of my Ears

I don't know if I can sit down and listen to over 6 hours of Lamb of God... but I'm willing to try!

1:06:15 Lamb of God - Ashes of the Wake - 2004
44:58 Lamb of God - Sacrament - 2006
55:29 Lamb of God - W̲rath - 2009
56:29 Lamb of God - Resolution - 2012
48:37 Lamb of God - As The Palaces Burn: 10th Anniversary Edition - 2013
55:55 Lamb of God - Sturm und Drang - 2015
44:48 Lamb of God - Lamb of God - 2020

Monday, April 26, 2021

Worthy of a Hummer

I saw Gojira as an opener for Lamb of God (along with Machine Head & Trivium) in March 2007. Judging by the way I described the bands in this concert review on Dailyvault.com, Gojira played first, then Machine Head, then Trivium, then Lamb of God. While I can't hum a single Gojira tune, I feel like I need to be able to do so, especially after listening to their new tune:

Speaking of Van Halen

The 10 Best Uses of Van Halen Songs in Movies:

I'm Funny on a Monday

This article from Blabbermouth.net - Kingdom Come Might Have To 'Alter' Band Name In Order To Release New Music - caught my eye on Friday and, after reading it, I have this thought:

If Kingdom Come needs to change their name, I suggest Come Kingdom. If that is unacceptable, my second choice would be Come, Kingdom.

I got the idea from Wikipedia, which is where I learned the following:

[Kingdom Come] was due to tour the UK, supporting WASP, shortly after release of the second single, but split up before the tour commenced (ironically WASP also lost guitarist and co-founder Chris Holmes at the same time, meaning they also had to cancel the tour). ... In an interview, the band's members talk about the title of the album, saying that when you first look at the LP, you read "Kingdom Come", then, as you move your eyes downwards, you read "In your face". They laugh and say: "Kingdom come ... in your face, get it?", making an obscene joke or double entendre of it.

Honestly, I have not listened to a single Kingdom Come album since their second album, called In Your Face. I know they were on the Monsters of Rock tour with Dokken, Metallica, The Scorpions, and Van Halen in 1988, but I didn't attend that concert. I wish I would have. I wonder what it would have taken to get those 5 bands to tour again to celebrate the 25th anniversary of that tour in 2013. Eddie Van Halen was still alive. This is a review of a concert from that tour that happened 30 years ago!: https://www.vhnd.com/2018/05/28/monsters-of-rock/

Also, I found out that the band Kingdom Come has released over 10 albums! (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Come_(band)#Discography)

Editor's Note: While enjoying the first and second album by the band Kingdom Come, today is the first time the Kingdom Come label has ever been used on this blog.

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Lock and Roll

Monday, April 19, 2021

DYERS EVE Timing Finally Makes Sense

If you poke around this blog long enough, you'll get a sense that the Metallica tune called "Dyers Eve" on the And Justice for All album means a lot to me as I have used the "Dyers Eve" label on the following posts.

After watching the above video, I added this comment:

I truly like the idea that at least 15 others in the world thought I had a good enough thought that they clicked Like and that no one clicked Dislike under my comment.

Tune That Tom

From Stephen Taylor at http://www.stephensdrumshed.com comes some really great advice about tuning a drum.

I put this out a few year's ago but a lot of drummer's haven't seen it. It's how to tune a drum on the fly.

I use this technique all of the time on my gigs. Can't tell you how many times it has saved my butt!

I’ve seen plenty of info on how to tune a drum. There are whole books out on the subject…what order the lugs should go in, top head higher or bottom head higher, how to properly seed the head onto the rim, so forth and so on. All of this is important, and informational, and educational, and whatever.

Here’s the problem…sometimes I don’t have time to calibrate each lug to be the exact tension of every other lug on the drum or to tune the toms a major third apart. The reality is that in a live setting you often will not have time to get your “perfect” drum sound, but you do need to know the steps for getting an acceptable drum sound. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but at least it won’t sound like you’re hitting a three inch thick piece of cardboard. No one ever told me that you would be put in situations where you would need to be able to tune a kit in under 2 or 3 minutes.

I originally posted this years ago on my blog. It has been so popular that I decided to revise it a bit for you. Let me set the stage for you…

You arrive late to the outside festival the artist your backing is booked to play. There are 6,431 bands that have to play in an eight hour span of time on the same stage. Your group will be group # 2,346. The backline has been provided (i.e. there’s a drumset already there, you just need to bring your sticks, snare, and cymbals.) and you’ve been given 15 minutes to shove the other band off of the stage, make adjustments to the kit, and count the band off. In that time you will also have to deal with a sound man who currently hates his life and is on a mission to make your day just as miserable as his. Only problem, the kit sounds like a dog turd in a dryer….no, worse than that. The kit sounds so bad that your guitar player is over in the corner vomiting in his mouth a little each time you hit a tom. To confound the issue, they’ve got Beyonce blaring in the system to entertain the masses while the band switch is taking place so you can’t hear a thing. This is a daunting situation. Even if the drum set sounded pristine, it would still be a stressful set change.

In this situation you don’t need to guess at getting a good sound out of the toms. You need a step-by-step guide for getting an acceptable sound out of them. I’m gonna do my best to provide you with just that. This has saved me countless times…

Step 1: Take the tom off of the tom mount and place it with one head resting on the seat of the drum throne or on your knee.

Step 2: You need to have a general sonic range that you want the tom to be in (if you’re playing a jazz set you may want the toms high with great attack…a rock set, you may want them lower and boomy, etc.). We’ll now choose a primary lug. This will be the sound that all of the other lugs will need to match. Pick the lug closest to you, place your ear about two inches away from it, and tap that lug about half an inch away from the rim while simultaneously muffling the bottom head with the throne or your knee so that you get only the sound from one head. Do this quickly with several of the lugs until you find one that is close to where you’d like the tom to sound. If there isn’t one that’s acceptable, quickly tighten or untighten one to the general range you’re looking for. Presto, you have your primary sound. Begin to hum that pitch to yourself and…

Step 3: Go to the lug directly across the drum from that primary lug and tap . Tighten or untighten until it sounds similar to the primary. This should take about 5-10 seconds. We’re not trying for studio quality here…MOVE IT!!!

Step 4: Next, go clockwise or counter clockwise (we don’t have time to worry about directions…just pick one!) and repeat steps 2 and 3. Once you’ve chosen a direction, stick with it until you’ve tuned all of the lugs to the sound of the primary lug.

Step 5: Hum the tone of your primary lug to yourself while you flip the drum over and set the other head on the throne or your knee for muffling. Repeat steps 1-4 and then move onto the next drum.

The goal is to get all of the lugs sounding within the same sonic range on one head. If all of the lugs are tightened to a similar sound, you’ll end up with an acceptable sounding drum…it won’t be your ideal sound, but it will at least sound like a drum…a tuned drum. If you're getting a weird overtone you can't get rid of, slap a small piece of gaff tape or a moon gel on the drum and roll with it.

This works even with loud music blaring, just get your ear super close to the drum and hum loudly. I’ve tuned a drum in less than a minute using this method. Would I use this to prepare my drums for a studio session? Absolutely not!!! But under the circumstances you need to sound professional, and this is a sure fire way to do that.

Now hurry up and count the band off, times up…

-Stephen Taylor

Friday, April 16, 2021

Interesting Opportunity... but not for me

This looks interesting for the right person, but I am not that person. Also, I had no idea that there was a Patreon team in Omaha, NE.

Content Moderation Specialist
at Patreon (View all jobs)
Omaha, NE

Do you believe that creators should have the ability to get paid for the value they give to their fans?
We do, which is why we're building Patreon, a platform that powers membership services for creators with established followings. Patreon strives to provide creators with insight, education, and tools that make it possible to retain creative control while running their creative business, so creators can focus on creating and energizing their fanbases.

Our user base has doubled in the last year alone, and we have paid over $1 billion directly to creators on our platform. In order to support this level of growth, Patreon is looking for a Content Moderation Specialist to join our Omaha team.

What you would do:

Investigate users reported for violations of our content policies.
Communicate 1:1 with our creators to address violations and guide them through our policies.
Investigate and respond to inquiries from users in areas of responsibility owned by the Content Moderation team.
Help research and implement best practices as we build our global Content Moderation team

Skills you possess:

1-2 years of Trust and Safety experience, preferably relating to content moderation or community moderation / management.
Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume startup environment.
Able to balance empathy with skepticism while investigating potential violations.
Interest in recording and analyzing data to find trends.
Passion for and interest in Patreon and our mission.
Strong communication and analytical skills.
Identify policy gray areas and make recommendations.

What you will have the chance to learn:

Judgment and communication skills as you balance enforcing the rules with deep empathy for creators.
Encyclopedic knowledge of trust and safety responsibilities for a platform that processes payments and hosts user generated content, including enforcement of content policy.
Develop risk assessments and work on large-scale projects to drive our goal of funding the creative class.
How to collaborate with cross-functional partners on the Policy, Risk Product, Risk Engineering, and Go-To-Market teams.

Who you'll work with:

At Patreon, you'll join a high-performing and highly-empathetic team of people who proudly work on fulfilling our mission of funding the creative class. Our culture of creator-first, thoughtful teammates keeps work creative, stretching, and rewarding.

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Thursday, April 15, 2021

News to Me

I had it in my head that "Big E" was a wrestler at the U of I, not a football player. To provide clarification, refer to this article.

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

When to Use IE & EG

Information

Sunday, April 11, 2021

Random Treasure

Friday, April 9, 2021

Talking to My Dad in 2021

Hey Tricky

Nice Skins

G Man

After a Year Has Passed from Last Year

Remember a year ago today? It was on Thursday, April 9, 2020, when I posted about "First-Team" "All-American" Luka Garza in this post - Go Luka - with a lot of optimism about the 2020-2021 Iowa Hawkeye men's basketball season. Revisit the post from a year ago and then answer the following questions:

About the team

Did Iowa gel as a team?

Was Iowa in the hunt for a Big Ten championship?

kind of

Did Fran McCaffery get called for technical fouls during the season?

at least once

Did you attend more than 5 games?

no one did - because of COVID-19

About the players

Did Jordan Bohannon have a good season?

yes and no - there was an ebb and flow to his game throughout the season

Did Luka Garza return for his senior season?

yes and he dominated

Did Joe Wieskamp have consistent numbers in his statistics?

relatively consistent

Did Connor McCaffery 'lead' the team when on the court?

Did Patrick McCaffery recover from his health issues that sidelined him in the 2019-2020 season?

Bonus Question

Why does this HTML code

generate the following output?

Apparently, it has to do with "Flow Control"

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Passing On to the Next Adventure

https://www.thegazette.com/obituaries/richard-j-dick-venteicher/

Saw This Tour Not This Concert

No Ride in Fall 2021 or Ever

Hawkeye Express passenger train gameday tradition comes to an end

Monday, April 5, 2021

Use the Comma

I saw this blurb:

Envisioning a post-COVID-19 world as vaccine eligibility expands in Iowa

In this editorial shared with The Gazette, Pat Winokur, MD, emphasizes that—while the number of Iowans vaccinated against COVID-19 is growing—it remains as important as ever to follow safety precautions.

I don't like the construction —while the number of Iowans vaccinated against COVID-19 is growing— in that sentence. I would use a comma and end up with emphasizes that, while the number of Iowans vaccinated against COVID-19 is growing, it remains. I do not know if the original phrase is correct or incorrect.

Wanted to Cut $1,000,000

Metallica wanted to cut scene Rob Trujillo Getting a Million Dollars in SKOM

Heartbreaking Story

She's 14 months old and needs a drug that costs $2.1 million to save her life

Editor's Note: I used the Idiots and Stupid People tags because that's what I think about the drug manufacturer, who has a drug that would save a littler girl's life, but the slant of the article from CNN is that the company is putting $ as a higher priority than a human life. In general, I consider myself a 'supply and demand' type of Capitalist, but I wonder where I draw the line. It feels like the CEO is being greedy by allowing this little girl to die when he has the drug at his disposal to help her. Again, I typically embrace Capitalism and the idea that if you have something a lot of people want, you can charge whatever price you want. Yet, if I were the CEO quoted in the article, I don't believe I would be sleeping well at night.

Addressing both You and Ignorance

There is a lot of good information in the latest Write the Docs newsletter - https://us6.campaign-archive.com/?e=d900d0ff92&u=94377ea46d8b176a11a325d03&id=b5cd1d9248 - but I wanted to not forget the following two topics:

Addressing the user as “you”

This month’s discussions included the question of whether it’s OK to directly address the reader in the second person (as “you”) in technical documentation. Sometimes “you” isn’t quite right. For example, in API docs, it may be more accurate to talk about what “the application” does rather than the actions a user might take. Or you may not need to address the user at all, for example when you’re describing default settings: “The default setting for $Property is 10.” In other cases, your company style guidelines or docs stakeholders’ opinions may discourage or even prohibit the second person. However, most people said they use “you” without reservation in documentation. Using “you” can make sentences easier to read, impart a more conversational tone, and help avoid passive voice. And it’s not without institutional support: Microsoft recommends using “you” in documentation, as do many other companies – for a list of many examples, see Daniel D. Beck’s The second person is OK in developer documentation (but don’t take my word for it).

Dealing with the myth that people don’t read docs

We’ve all heard it - the idea that documentation doesn’t really matter, because nobody reads it anyway. And if you’re reading this newsletter, you’ve probably got a strong feeling that it isn’t true. But how do you refute the idea when people bring it up? The Write the Docs Slack community had some great ideas on this, ranging from the serious to the lighthearted. On the immediately useful end, you can point people to docs site analytics, or to community surveys (such as those run by GitHub or DigitalOcean). These give you immediate data to show the myth isn’t true. Asking colleauges which user studies they have been carrying out that suggests that people don’t read the docs will at least give you time to think of another answer. You can also highlight that people ‘read docs when they need to, not for fun’, or indeed mention the value of clarification inherent in the docs process even if those docs don’t get read. On the less serious side, you can try deleting the docs and letting the person asking the question field the support tickets. Or “just” make the product good enough that it doesn’t need docs. And finally, as ever, it always depends. How much users actually read and use the docs will depend on what kind of product you have, and what kind of docs you have, among other factors.

Flashback to 2015

This came up as a Facebook memory.

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