Stacking Theory

over-complicating the everyday

Jul 28
(via woodsman)

Jesus - strength to you. It’s a frightful place to be….

For my Grandmother I wrote “…in the nest above the birdcage…” - it isn’t much, only 6 words, but it helped me…

(via woodsman)

Jesus - strength to you. It’s a frightful place to be….

For my Grandmother I wrote “…in the nest above the birdcage…” - it isn’t much, only 6 words, but it helped me…


Jul 26
atariboy:

Buick ‘Streamliner’ from 1948. Beautiful.

Gosh…..

atariboy:

Buick ‘Streamliner’ from 1948. Beautiful.

Gosh…..


Jul 20
“The best reappraisals are born in the worst crisis” Letters of Note: The best reappraisals are born in the worst crisis

Jul 9

Jul 1
GPOYWRS - Gratuitous Picture Of Yourself With Reward Scotch

GPOYWRS - Gratuitous Picture Of Yourself With Reward Scotch


Jun 29

It’s late, my eyes are hurting, and my children make me cry - just because…..

I’m ironing shirts while listening to music. I am growing some kind of beard. I am embarrassed by and ashamed of most of the men I am forced to interact with - they lower the tone considerably, and I hate to be lumped into the same arbitrary group as them.

I think I am totally turning into my father, which I kinda like, because he is fucking awesome, and I wish he wasn’t in Mount Isa or wherever the fuck his enormous truck has taken him and Mum.

I’m a grown man, and I am still baffled by almost every aspect of life, love, and friendship.

‘night all, and Good Luck.

(my Dad would never stand for that kind of language though - he’s more of a gentleman than I)


“Which means they don’t surprise us. They don’t take us out of our comfort zone. A recommendation engine isn’t the spouse who drags you to an art film you wouldn’t have been caught dead at but then unexpectedly love. It won’t force you to read the 18th century canon. It’s no substitute for stumbling onto a great CD just because it has cool cover art. Recommendation engines are the enemy of serendipity and Great Books and the avant-garde. A 19th century recommendation engine would never have said, If you liked Monet, you’ll love Van Gogh! Impressionism would have lasted forever.”

Facebook, Pandora Lead Rise of Recommendation Engines (via iamdanw) (via benkraal)

Exactly right. A recommendation engine has no love for culture, no desire to make things better, no drive to show you something better than what you already like. It is simply there to reinforce your notions of what you like, and taking much notice of them will make you hollow.

(via indefensible)

Perhaps ‘Recursion Engine’ is a more appropriate term…?


Jun 26

crumping:

“I want to clean your dusty cups from the inside out…”

We just had a house inspection, at which point it became quite apparent to me that while @squozen says we’re just lazy and can keep a clean house if we try, I’m of the opinion that we’re actually incapable of doing so on our own.

Black Books | The Cleaner | Channel 4 (via channel4)

I’m afraid @squozen is right, Crump. You are just lazy, or perhaps have other priorities.

If you tried, you’d be fine, but you might not be able to go to quite as many free booze-ups


Jun 25

A Special Message to a Special Someone

Cheer up, muggins - you’ll never be as shit at everything as me!

I HUGS YOU!


Jun 22
…but where is the money? There has to be money somewhere….
When the recording costs come from your pocket. When you have to find the huge number of hours to commit to a decent recording. When you’re not already big enough to have massive world-wide tours. God forbid you live in a country with bugger-all people, even less with taste, and a million miles from anywhere (kind of kills the touring answer)…
i don’t know where this road goes… and haven’t yet seen a strong correlation between ears and earnings…. i hope there’s an answer that helps good music survive and thrive…

…but where is the money? There has to be money somewhere….

When the recording costs come from your pocket. When you have to find the huge number of hours to commit to a decent recording. When you’re not already big enough to have massive world-wide tours. God forbid you live in a country with bugger-all people, even less with taste, and a million miles from anywhere (kind of kills the touring answer)…

i don’t know where this road goes… and haven’t yet seen a strong correlation between ears and earnings…. i hope there’s an answer that helps good music survive and thrive…


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