stuff that pisses you off

[Subhuman]

DnB

Dubstep

Barf. Try some good music now.

[Tingel Tangel]

Being on time to a class at 2pm to find out that it's been cancelled and that I'll have to wait in the cafeteria for two hours for my lecture in micro-economics to start, which will last untill 6pm in the evening -.-

[Dreadnought]

DnB

Dubstep

Barf. Try some good music now.

I should have added FOR PARTY PURPOSES.
Of course I listen to other music on other occasions, but anyway, it's commonly known that homosexuals have no taste when it comes to music.

[atoga]

i'm a little surprised that subby knows what dubstep is. i guess this confirms my suspicions that every suburban pitchfork reading dilettante is listening to burial now (not dubstep, btw )

Being on time to a class at 2pm to find out that it's been cancelled and that I'll have to wait in the cafeteria for two hours for my lecture in micro-economics to start, which will last untill 6pm in the evening -.-

my condolences something like that happens to me almost every week.

[Nicolai]

what is the deal with non-floppy paperbacks? :conundrum: when I read a book it ought to flop around and generally be rather flexible so that I can open it and just have it lie flat on its back on my desk without having to prop it open

[popscythe]

Bethesda.

[Thor Kaufman]

Being on time to a class at 2pm to find out that it's been cancelled and that I'll have to wait in the cafeteria for two hours for my lecture in micro-economics to start, which will last untill 6pm in the evening -.-

jeez louise

either call it a day then or use the time with friends (or read stuff about the course lul)

[Subhuman]

i'm a little surprised that subby knows what dubstep is. i guess this confirms my suspicions that every suburban pitchfork reading dilettante is listening to burial now (not dubstep, btw icon_chew )

I have a passing knowledge of most facets of house, breakbeat, and jungle, including garage and the various "step"s. (None of this knowledge gleaned from Shitfork, thank you very much.) From what I understand dubstep is an offshoot of 2-step (crap), which is an offshoot of speed garage (crap), which is an offshoot of regular garage (slightly less crap), which is an offshoot of house (much less crap). I get the feeling dubstep is another one of those meaningless buzzword genres like "electroclash" or "idm" that signify nothing so much as every electronic musician's desire to belong to whatever genre is more obscure than thine's. It'll be over in about two years, tops.

[vx trauma]

santa didnt deliver wwIII, with the nukes and chemicals. next christmas that fat bastard's royal bottocks gonna get the whole gestapo treatment with cheese.

[cazsim83]

games that make you pay by the month to play

I would play WoW if they would have a ... I dunno $100 lifetime charge or something (since you still have to purchase the expansions and such for full price anyhow.)

[popscythe]

games that make you pay by the month to play

I would play WoW if they would have a ... I dunno $100 lifetime charge or something (since you still have to purchase the expansions and such for full price anyhow.)

Too bad you missed hellgate london's "pay for something shitty" offer.

They were doing exactly that. And it probably sucks just as much.

[atoga]

I have a passing knowledge of most facets of house, breakbeat, and jungle, including garage and the various "step"s. (None of this knowledge gleaned from Shitfork, thank you very much.) From what I understand dubstep is an offshoot of 2-step (crap), which is an offshoot of speed garage (crap), which is an offshoot of regular garage (slightly less crap), which is an offshoot of house (much less crap). I get the feeling dubstep is another one of those meaningless buzzword genres like "electroclash" or "idm" that signify nothing so much as every electronic musician's desire to belong to whatever genre is more obscure than thine's. It'll be over in about two years, tops.

i have to disagree with you subby baby, despite the constant attempts of journalists to pigeonhole all british electronic styles (no matter how disparate) together into one big continuum i'd say dubstep is quite a bit off from that. sure the 2step structures have been adopted, but musically it's quite a bit off from 2step - more like 'real' jamaican dub (sometimes complete with toasting and soundclash type live production), often with hints of drum n bass.

also, unlike, say, grime or 2step, dubstep actually has fertile & differentiable scenes in quite a few places outside britain, i've experienced a few in north america and it seems to be catching on all over europe & some parts of the mideast (from what i've gleaned). sure a lot of it is incredibly shitty music (lots of crossover appeal for pasty-faced suburban junglists, who are the main consumers of it now), and most of the producers are copycats, but some of it remains pretty darn interesting

also, there is a (very shitty) dubstep/breaks/downtempo dj in toronto who goes by the name of subhuman. :fun fact:

[Tingel Tangel]

When. There. Is. No. Coffee. In. The. Morning!
*grumbles*

[Dreadnought]

The plot thickens.

[rabidpeanut]

Anal leakage from too much xylitol.
Friday afternoon practicals.

[fallout ranger]

The cock thickens.

Fixed

[Strider]

[Nicolai]

what is the deal with airline food, guys?

[VasikkA]

what is the deal with airline food, guys?

An airline meal or In-flight meal is a meal served to passengers onboard a commercial airliner. These meals are prepared specifically for this purpose by special airline catering services. The first antique dildo collections for serving meals in flight were established by United Airlines in 1936.

The average airline dinner typically includes meat (most commonly chicken or beef), a salad or vegetable, a small roll, and a dessert. Caterers usually produce alternative meals, e.g. kosher, halal and vegetarian. These must usually be ordered in advance, sometimes when buying the ticket. Some airlines do not offer a specific meal for ovo-lacto vegetarians; instead, they are given a vegan meal. Some of other special meals include

* Cultural diet, such as Chinese, French, Japanese, Indian or Italian style
* Infant and baby meals
* Medical diet which varies from low/high fibre, low fat/cholesterol, diabetic, peanut free, non-lactose, low salt/sodium, low-purine, low-calorie, low-protein, bland to gluten-free
* Religious diet, such as Hindu, Muslim or Buddhist diet (i.e Asian vegetarian)

Cutlery

Before the September 11th attacks in 2001, first-class passengers were often provided with full sets of metal cutlery. Afterwards, common household items were evaluated more closely for their potential use as weapons on board aircraft, and both first class and coach class passengers were restricted to plastic utensils. This restriction has now been relaxed in many countries.

Other non-food items

Condiments (typically salt, pepper and sugar) are supplied in small sachets. For sanitation, most meals include a napkin and a wet wipe (also called a moist towellete), often moistened with scented water.

Breakfast

During morning flights, a smaller, continental-style or 'hot' breakfast may be served instead. For the continental-style breakfast, this may include a miniature box of breakfast cereal, cut fruits, a muffin or pastry, or a bagel. Some airlines offer the choice of 'hot' breakfast meals to the passengers (usually on long haul flights, or short/medium haul flights within Asia), which includes an entrée of pancakes or eggs, and there are muffins or pastry, fruits and breakfast cereal on the side. Coffee and tea are offered as well, and sometimes hot chocolate.

Quality

hough often disparaged for their poor taste, the quality of airline meals actually varies considerably from one airline to another. Prices charged to the passengers for food on board the flight ranges in price from free (many airlines, especially those in Asia and all airlines on long haul flights offer complimentary meals) to as much as ten dollars (Midwest Airlines). Quality may also fluctuate due to shifts in the economics of the airline industry. On the longest flights in first class and business class, most Asian and European airlines serve multicourse gourmet meals, while airlines based in the US tend to serve large, hearty, high quality meals including a large salad, steak or chicken, potatoes, and ice cream. Meals have generally declined in quality since the 1980s, with many seasoned travellers commenting that today's first class meals are reminiscent of coach class meals of the 1980s. During that time, first class sometimes involved ice sculptures and seatside carvings and flambeaus. The cost and availability of meals on US airlines has changed considerably in recent years, as financial pressures have inspired some airlines to either begin charging for meals or abandon them altogether in favor of small snacks. Eliminating complimentary pretzels saved Northwest $2 million annually. The carrier lost nearly $3.3 billion since 2001.

Blandness

The perceived blandness of airline food can be attributed largely to a consequence of the limited space available on aircraft, and the pressure on airlines to keep costs low. Meals must generally be frozen and heated on the ground before takeoff, rather than prepared fresh. In order to keep the costs down but on the same time keep the quality up, some airlines have started serving cold meals. It has also been suggested that the taste buds are less sensitive at higher altitudes, making everything taste bland.

However, most airline meals are bland because they are designed to be that way. They are so designed because of two factors: food safety and passenger comfort.

Food safety is paramount in the airline catering industry. A case of mass food poisoning amongst the passengers on an airliner could have disastrous consequences. For example, on a long-haul overseas flight, two meals and one snack will typically be served during the flight, giving enough time for symptoms to appear on all the passengers during the flight itself. Such an event would have very bad consequences, considering the small space and hygienic conditions available inside an airplane, and the low number of available diversion airfields at many oceans.

Further to the safety considerations, there are the issues of passenger comfort. When designing a meal service for a passenger flight it must be kept in mind that the passengers have no other sources of food except what the airline is offering - they cannot buy a meal elsewhere when stuck in the air. Accordingly, the food must be palatable to almost everyone on board. Any particular strong spice is likely to be disliked by some percentage of the passengers, who will make their dislike well known if there is no other option available. Chili, mustard and coriander (cilantro) are all herbs and spices that airlines avoid for this very reason. Vegetables such as onions can lead to bad breath, and in the confines of economy class this would not be welcomed by the people close by. Fibrous vegetables lead to flatulence - again very unpleasant in the small aluminum tube of an airplane. This is why most western airline meals consist of a large serving of protein (chicken, steak or fish), a small green salad (usually without onions and more tomato and cucumber than lettuce), some potatoes, and a dessert (cake or pudding).

Technical crew meals

Food safety with technical crew meals (pilots and flight engineers) is sometimes even stricter than for passengers. Many foodstuffs are banned completely from tech crew meals, including all egg products and often any dairy that has not been ultra heat treated. The meals supplied on some (but not all) airlines are labeled in advance with the position of the crew member for whom they are intended and no technical crew member will eat any of the same products as his or her colleague - this is to ensure that each pilot eats a completely different meal to the other so as to minimize the risk of all pilots on board taking ill.

some pictures:


Lunch aboard Garuda Indonesia (economy class); Japanese style, with teriyaki beef and rice, dorayaki, buckwheat noodles, and a beverage


Typical short-haul meal of Austrian Airlines


Breakfast served on short-haul flights in Aeroflot


China Eastern Airlines - Domestic Flight Snack Box


A British Airways lunch (economy): baked fish, salmon salad and apple pie.


Food is being delivered to an aircraft



Hope this helps

[popscythe]

IDM is totally a real genre.