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A decent rant! I give it a 4.1 out of 5. ?

Watching Adam sure made me feel better about my scores. I did the test again along with him and not only missed the same ones I missed the first time, but all of his misses were ones I also missed (I had a couple he got that I didn't). I thought it was fun, but I never take any IQ test seriously (and I've done a bunch - including the so-called "Clinical" type).

Bird back to Crane.

Kanye probably has a better IQ score than VAR...

Don't knock it until you've tried it! ?

Somewhere, the writer of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is starting a lawsuit against the writer of the Alphabet song... ?

Special guest appearance DAVID HEMMINGS as DILDANO! ?

And, when that wasn't completely effective, the bow and arrow were invented? ?

Heh, as if all I wrote wasn't enough, Michael reminded me of more: Alarm clock, timer, ticket screenshot (when going to a game), music player, tuner, quick notes (I've got a Samsung Note 10+ with a stylist, video player, game player, fitness app, remote for lights, oh yeah, and it's even used to make phone calls sometimes! ? It still blows me away that I can even use it to remote into a server in Manila to fix a setting!

I've only played roadie a few times for friend's bands, but the trick is to have multiple heads ready (just not on). Only Yngwie would probably use ALL of that he brought! LOL! ? Notice that more than one are hooked up in this Foghat pic, but two are just looking pretty:

Since Kenny's already added his answer, I thought I'd add this: Sometimes, there's just some oxidation or a build-up of tiny bits of junk in the jacks. So, for these (and other pieces of gear, especially patch-bays!), try using a strip of the following very light-grade sand paper (2" x 2" works). Just roll the strip up into a small tube that will just fit into the jack (abrasive side out Kanye...), then softly spin the tube to help get the insides of the jack nice and clean. Finish with a bit of canned air.

Props for the first use of the word "vitiates" that THIS forum (and probably most others) has ever seen! ?? Slartabartfast's IQ > Kanye's IQ*2 ? (And, yes, I know he meant to say George Harrison and not John Lennon. I'm guessing that was a straight brain-dump without any proof-reading! ?)

Which means that anything you create will make you a target for the pop stars! (Since their talent level must be pretty low based on what I've heard! ?)

OR... They may be closing them! It's pretty simple to program what you're referring to and then, Voila! Everything goes to the Public Domain. (Or they get sued for every single song that falls into the "already been done" category! ?)

Seems appropriate to be following a post by Andy! Here's one from a band he was in (I'm listening to the entire discography now). Liking this one a lot! ?

Dang! That was a nice list of songs! ??

Billy Joel earworm successfully installed... ?

Thanks for posting that Dave! I know I really enjoyed it. I had already read all about the Hollies/Radiohead/Lana Rey cases and couldn't help but think "Um, ok, ya, they do sound similar once you REALLY analyze them, but I've heard (and like) the Hollies and Radiohead songs (sorry Lana) maybe hundreds of times and not once thought Radiohead song sounded like the Hollies' song..." Of course, as a math nerd and computer programmer who also has an extensive background in the brain/mind areas responsible for subconscious learning and accessing creative ideas, I completely agree that fuzzy copyright awards are a killer to song writers. I also happen to have a spreadsheet with all of the known musical scales (at the time I did the research - See it here if you're so inclined! ). I think what those two guys did (ESPECIALLY considering that one is a lawyer, really the only people getting rich off of these lawsuits) is awesome! Can you even imagine the alternative? It would become like the newer passwords: "Your melody must contain one key from a major scale, one key from a minor scale, a sharp note, a flat note, and must be at least 12 notes long..."

Ya! And I play rawk, so tuning is optional... ?

As if Steve didn't know I'd follow his submission with this one! ?

As an IT consultant, I use my phone a LOT! Besides the obvious list of contacts, texting and keeping saved notes for all clients, I like to take high-quality, 4K videos of their server rooms, so that I can see and often resolve issues remotely. In many cases, clients take pictures or video of computer issues and send them to me as well. I have several apps that help with measurements (distance, Internet or WiFi signal strength, etc.), remote access, router access, calendars, calculators, as well as cheat sheets (like how to wire up a CAT6 cross-over cable correctly). I've taken pictures where it's hard to reach, I use the flashlight a lot, I've used the magnifying glass AND I've definitely done the whole "Ok Google... Removing the hard drive on a [insert laptop model here]" type stuff. Oh, yeah. It's also my navigation device without which I wouldn't be able to drive anywhere! ?

Time to graduate to Velcro or slip-ons Kenny! ?