Christchurch Treehouse of Awesome-Where everyone knows your name

[Retardobot]

Nothing quite like being easy breezy. Love it.

This is why I have chosen single life.

That feeling of being able to make impulse decisions is something I'm not ready to give up.

[Retardobot]

Meanwhile in Auckland...

Police are appealing for men to stop using an area of bush in east Auckland as a place to have sex. 

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10503158/Men-warned-to-quit-bush-sex

Where else are Auckland men supposed to take their bush pigs?

[Speakman]

Only a fool goes that way.
Through the gorge. That's boss mode.

It was a good impromptu trip. I'll be doing a few more over the coming few weeks for some time away from the normal stuff.

Ingress is good for that. Get dem uniques

[Retardobot]

HAHA! National you idiot plonkers.

Eminem sueing for using his Lose Yourself track (or at least its likeness) in their TV ad.

You're as dumb as you look, John Key, and you look like a snub-nosed pig with a painted on smile.

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

and you look like a snub-nosed pig with a painted on smile.

I hear us Aucklanders find that attractive.

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

HAHA! National you idiot plonkers.

Eminem sueing for using his Lose Yourself track (or at least its likeness) in their TV ad.

Bah, It's sounds similar, but a similar sounding song is not copyright infringement. It's only infringement if who every made the track actually sampled Eminem's song.

Eminem's just trying to draw attention since his not a popular as he used to be. "OMG, that song has a simple repeating beat which is the same as a simple repeating beat I used in my song! I'm suing!!"

[Retardobot]

Eminem is hugely popular. The guy is king amongst rap genre. Your perception of his fame is probably due to your taste in music.

And the tracks are identical. I still think it's idiotic that they chose that song for the ad.

[Kayne]

I think it's idiotic that "the king amongst the rap genre" has to get uppity about something some guy in New Zealand is doing.

We're in the corner of the world surrounded by sweet f.a but salt and water. The fact that one of the political parties is using a similar sounding song shouldn't warrant complete legal action. Let it slide as it will die in a month or two.

[Retardobot]

It's about protecting your brand. Your work.

If he doesn't stand up and hold those accountable for using his work without permission, no matter the significance of those who are using it.

And the PM of NZ isn't just 'some guy'. Sure, if it was some douchelord on the yootubs making a DBZ video.

[Kayne]

It's about protecting your brand. Your work.

If he doesn't stand up and hold those accountable for using his work without permission, no matter the significance of those who are using it.

And the PM of NZ isn't just 'some guy'. Sure, if it was some douchelord on the yootubs making a DBZ video.

By the amount of hatred i'm hearing about him, I don't think he will be prime minister for long...

Actually this raised a question, but I guess i'll ask it in the election 2014 thread as it would be more relevant there and less "off topic" here

[Codex]

It's about protecting your brand. Your work.

If he doesn't stand up and hold those accountable for using his work without permission, no matter the significance of those who are using it.

And the PM of NZ isn't just 'some guy'. Sure, if it was some douchelord on the yootubs making a DBZ video.

By the amount of hatred i'm hearing about him, I don't think he will be prime minister for long...

Actually this raised a question, but I guess i'll ask it in the election 2014 thread as it would be more relevant there and less "off topic" here

You'd think that based on what you hear but you must take into account that the voices of distaste or disliking things are often louder than those that support something

ie when you see a shitty movie, you tell people it's shitty or people tell you, if you like it then you're often not as vocal about it.

Agree with Rii on this one

[420fairy]

I think it's idiotic that "the king amongst the rap genre" has to get uppity about something some guy in New Zealand is doing.

We're in the corner of the world surrounded by sweet f.a but salt and water. The fact that one of the political parties is using a similar sounding song shouldn't warrant complete legal action. Let it slide as it will die in a month or two.

If another non Nat minister used the tune do you think the nats would let it lie?

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

And the tracks are identical. I still think it's idiotic that they chose that song for the ad.

But they are not identical.

At least not to my ears.

[Craigor]

Big, Flappy, Monkey, Ears

[Xsannz]

Big, Flappy, Monkey, Ears

My senses tingled i heard big, flappy, and monkey...   all i needed was the sweat or moist keyword and i would have been set.

[Retardobot]

And the tracks are identical. I still think it's idiotic that they chose that song for the ad.

But they are not identical.

At least not to my ears.

They are so very identical.

[420fairy]

Big, Flappy, Monkey, Ears

My senses tingled i heard big, flappy, and monkey...   all i needed was the sweat or moist keyword and i would have been set.

http://youtu.be/xat1GVnl8-k

fucking great song!! well done!

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

They are so very identical.

Can you prove it?

[Kayne]

I think it's idiotic that "the king amongst the rap genre" has to get uppity about something some guy in New Zealand is doing.

We're in the corner of the world surrounded by sweet f.a but salt and water. The fact that one of the political parties is using a similar sounding song shouldn't warrant complete legal action. Let it slide as it will die in a month or two.

If another non Nat minister used the tune do you think the nats would let it lie?

In complete honesty I don't know, but I would expect them not to care also. I'm not favouring national, I just really don't think it's a big deal.

[Pyromanik]

Nothing quite like being easy breezy. Love it.

This is why I have chosen single life.

That feeling of being able to make impulse decisions is something I'm not ready to give up.

I find that even when alone shit like work leave and fund levels get in the way.

I was saving a week of holiday for an event towards the end of the year. Then I booked a holiday (using excess holiday time, not the afforementioned week in saving). 2 months later the dates are announced. BANG IN THE MIDDLE of my holiday plans :<

Life happens like that sometimes.

So now I've got an week's holiday in excess. Maybe I'll use it to go to Greenland or something. Or over Christmas/New Year.

[Growler]

External HD got knocked off..... uh oh click click click.... Hit the fucker with a hammer on the side really hard, working!

TLDR, Fix HD by Hitting with hammer 100% success rate.

[Xsannz]

RII you should go to the US.

[Retardobot]

I mean, if you throw enough shit at the wall, something's bound to stick.

They're not showing you the amount of times the guy strikes out, hard.

[Xenolightning]

レタス　Lettuce

[Retardobot]

A friend has just warned me that an old ex is back in town.

She's now rocking dreadlocks and a parrot on her shoulder (according to the sighting).

The last I spoke to her was a phone call where I broke up with her after I found out she enjoyed the drugs and she subsequently threatened to call the po po on me and cry rape if she found out that I was breaking up with her because of another girl.

Going into hiding for the next couple of weeks. Will be stocking up on protein powder and coffee and spending the foreseeable future in my room on Destiny.