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  1. Just finished up The Shining starting on Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson.

     

    I've been struggling to pick books up lately so I'm just going through as much easily digestible stuff as possible. Shining was the first time I've read anything by Stephen King aside from On Writing. I had also never seen a movie adaptation of one of his books, so I threw the shining movie on directly after finishing the book.

     

    The movie was dog shit terrible in my opinion, but you just can't transfer the psychological aspect of the book all that well, I think. Most of the book is in everyone's own head which is impossible without some shitty narration decisions in a movie.

  2. Climate Control for Critical Systems (read: Air conditioning for computers)

     

    I'm in a union. So I didn't pay for school, I have the Cadillac of insurance plans (dental/vision/health) for my wife and myself. I can (and will) retire when I'm 55 unless the business I start in the next few years takes off. They're (the company I work for) is about to pay for me to go to school to learn how to program building management systems (essentially the brains behind all the mechanical stuff).

     

    I make slightly over scale at just under $66 an hour.

     

    Basically: fuck college bruh.

  3. Not sure there's a thread for this (probably is), but I know some other conversations overlapped at the very least. Seems that when you hear about people winning the lotto, the results of that win are pretty cliche... Mansion on the water somewhere and a lambo or some other sports car, private jet rides, etc.

     

    Thought it would be fun to to hear from the 12ozProphet crowd what sort of dumb shit you'd get into if you won a mega jackpot like one of those 200+ million dollar Mega Million jackpots. So dream big and aim high and let us know what sort of fun you might have with that kind of dough.

     

    I'll go first...

     

    After likely taking a 6 - 12 months off to just process my situation, eat well, rest and plan, I'd likely have a hard time not buying some shit like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/311732044311

     

     

    Pinzgauer's are awesome. There a place out east that restores and sells them

     

    I'm partial to the Volvo C303 body design. Parts for both are a bitch to come by, but both can be had for about 20k working.

     

    Unimogs are also pretty good and have a much wider following in the states than a pinz or C303.

     

     

     

    If I won the lotto I would hire a financial advisor and figure out how to live only on the interest accrued from the money but I'd dip in at the start and do these things>>>

     

    buy a house in the east bay hills. Along Skyline Blvd or deeper in but not as far as Alamo or bullshit like that.

     

    Let my parents and in laws retire.

     

    Aside from that get the wife one of those Teslas and sell her prius. Maybe get myself a dedicated track bike.

     

    Guns.

     

    Travel.

     

    I'm a simple man with simple dreams.

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  4. Would you consider moving all non graffiti related subforums back into channel zero as it was in the past. There will appear to be more action on the forum as it is concentrated to one area instead of 5 or 6 different non graffiti forums and will also attract more responses as people who visit ch0 and not art or what have you will notice and probably respond to more discussions.

     

    It was a smart move to expand the forum when 12oz was at its peak, but now that it has gone back down fewer options for users would benefit the users that already visit and simplify the choices for users that are new.

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  5. Or podcasts for short. I listen to a shit ton. I commute 1 hour each way every day and spend the majority of my 8 hour work day alone. So that's close to 10 hours of media I consume Monday through Friday, plus a lot of Saturdays for some extra cashola.

     

    I figured I'd throw together a list of what's in my rotation in hopes that others would add thiers and all of us could find some cool new things to fuck with.

     

    Here goes..

     

    Common Sense with Dan Carlin

     

    Dan Carlin is mostly known for his history podcast Hardcore History but his political/current events podcast (this one) is just as good, much shorter, and shows Dan Carlin to be a very level headed guy.

     

    Cortex

    Cortex is a podcast where popular youtuber CGPGrey is interviewed by his friend about how he works and what he does to stay focused. He is a very specific, queer person when it comes to organization but he has mentioned several things that have actually helped me to better myself when it comes to organization.

     

    Criminal

    Stories about criminals or criminals acts. Lots of fun.

     

    Hardcore History

    Every one of these episodes are several hours long and very interesting. Each episode is generally one of several in a series. Right now he is doing a series called King of Kings focusing on the Persian empire.

     

    DecodeDC

    American politics podcast by a guy that is a retired lobbyist.

     

    Detective

    2 seasons so far that focus on one detective each season and tell his stories.

     

    Futility Closet

     

    a weekly podcast, which is hosted by a husband and wife team. Each episode spotlights a quirky or forgotten episode from history and presents a lateral thinking puzzle, in which one of them has to unravel an odd situation using only yes-or-no questions.

     

    Intelligence squared US debates

    Smart people arguing over serious things.

     

    Legends Thursdays

    Well known retired writer coupe interviews other writers. I listen when the guest interests me but I can't stand how uninformed coupe is. He has said before he has never read a book, and you can really tell by the vocabulary he uses and his extensive use of the word "like" and lack of sentence variety. I'm not trying to diss him, I have a lot of respect for him. I just wish he would try to limit his use of filler words and maybe study better interviewers and try to figure out what makes them good at what they do.

     

    Lore

    Lore is a bi-weekly podcast (and upcoming TV show) about the dark historical tales that fuel our modern superstitions. Each episode explores the world of mysterious creatures, tragic events, and unusual places

     

    My Brother, My Brother, and Me

    Stupid joke advice podcast where 3 brothers give shitty advice to listeners and yahoo questions people. Only listen if something described as "goofy" would interest you.

     

    Mystery Show

    A woman solves silly mysteries sent in by listeners. Only one season so far

     

    Radiolab

    Interesting podcast about nothing in particular. Most recent episode was about a woman who was born in the United states and does not have a birth certificate or is in any way documented as existing and her struggle as she attempts to become a citizen.

     

    Reply All

    A show about the internet and Internet culture

     

    Risk!

    A story podcast. There are some really good stories here, but the host is one of the most annoying S.O.B.'s to ever exist. His initial monologue lasts from 5 to 10 minutes and I highly recommend skipping it. Be warned, there is some extremely disgusting stories on this one, all true.

     

    Serial

    Has so far gone over the case of bowe bergdahl (sp?) And Anand saied (sp?). In depth and interesting.

     

    Snap Judgement

    Another true story podcast. This host isn't as annoying as the risk! host but isn't really worth listening to either.

     

    The Guardian's Long Reads

    Newspaper The Guardian takes some of its most popular articles and reads them to you, you lazy fuck.

     

    The Lapse

    Another true story podcast

     

    The Moth

    My favorite true story podcast

     

    The Partially Examined Life

    Philosophy podcast. Not recommended if you aren't already into philosophy in some way.

     

    The Young Turks

    Hard left US politics podcast

     

    No Agenda

    Right wing podcast that pretends it isn't right.

     

    Thinking Sideways

    Podcast about unsolved mysteries. Pretty level headed hosts that keep it interesting

     

    This American Life

    Ira Glass says things and they are interesting.

     

    This is Actually Happening

    True Story podcast about being in horrible situations

     

    Uhh Yeah Dude

    Two guys say stupid shit for an hour and have been doing it for over 10 years

     

    Us and Them

    Podcast about challenging your preconceived notions about others

     

     

     

    That's all I've got.

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  6. I dont buy a lot of stuff for myself aside from expensive as shit food. My wife keeps complaining because I have exactly 1 pair of jeans and I've had them for 10 years now. But...

     

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    Bought myself one of these Triumph Tiger 800XCx's this weekend. It'll be ready Wednesday.

     

    I've been having some back issues riding the DRZ400 lately. Probably because I'm old, so I got a faster bike with a better seat and more comfortable riding position.

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  7. I dont pay attention to the bickering, graffiti, or anything like that online. I do my thing, and try to avoid all the drama, so many folks hate me at this point, its best. What really bugged me, is that my dudes would send me screenshots all the time, it was so fucking annoying.

     

    I see that. I've always been pretty low key as far as who I am online. I actually follow a few of my old crew mates on Instagram without them knowing it's me. That's probably sorta weird.

  8. I was on there a lot, a lot of the people I know who go over folks constantly were not, its like everything else, super biased. Everyone leaving comments was all ready to wave the pitchforks, but then had the excuses everytime they "had to go over" someone.

     

    Same, but it's fun and I don't care too much about consequences when I'm not involved

  9. Graduated highschool.

    Moved to Florida.

    Moved to Arizona.

    Moved back to oakland because nothing compares 2 u.

    Met my idols, realized meeting your idols sucks.

    Stopped doing graffiti. Might start doing trains again.

    Got in career mode, got a job where I make enough that I can pretend I actually like it.

    Married. Also to an oontzer but a super low key one.

    Started motorcycling pretty hard. About to buy my first super nerd grownup bike, triumph tiger xcx and take that on some adventures.

    Starting a company with my brother in 4 years.

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  10. I stop by and try to say something every time I do.

     

    Every time I send an email from my not primary account Mr ABC's email comes up. I imagine other people here know that guy way better than I did but I can reach out to what might be a forgotten address if that's the only option.

     

    Unfortunately a lot of the people I hooked up with here wrote me off because of a misunderstanding between me and another member, so I don't have many connects.

     

    I still have shais email as well but pretty sure he doesn't fuck with technology anymore.

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  11. The rage picture threads. I think there were 7 in total where he compared things like cities and circuit boards.

     

    The mammero post search thing where he had letters or words highlighted in some of his posts and everyone tried to break the code. I don't even remember what it was for, just that the journey was fun.

     

    I don't remember who was in that sub-group with me when akanyc came out. That shit just wasn't planned out well and the sort of shit we were trying to do doesn't get accomplished in weeks. I still haven't received my book for doing that shit.

  12. I loved that kid probably more than I've ever loved anyone in my life. I'm completely fucking heartbroken right now. If anyone knows anything, please let me know. I don't give a fuck if someone thinks it's tacky to ask about what happened, it's tackier to call his mom. So please, somebody call or text me.

     

     

    heart attack.

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