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Band you should know: Mixtapes
So one of the bands that I’ve been in love with lately is the Mixtapes. The above video is off their Hope is for People EP that they released last year. I believe all their music has been self released so far. They have one album, and a handful of EPs, and they’re all great. They have a new album coming out on Tuesday on No Sleep Records. I’m really looking forward to it.
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How to pronounce Uranus
I’ve always pronounced it YUR-in-us, but then maybe that’s just the way my teachers pronounced it to avoid saying yoo-RAIN-us.
via LaughingSquid
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I’m with Neil
The Phenomenauts recently posted their video for “I’m With Neil”. It’s probably not the best song, or video, but it’s about everybody’s favorite astrophysicist, Neil deGrass Tyson, so you gotta love that.
via Punknews.org
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Say NO to vertical videos
This video should be required viewing for anyone with a smart phone.
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Another great xkcd comic
via xkcd
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New music for your ear holes
I probably don’t share enough of the current music that I listen to. I kind of just assume everybody else knows about the bands I listen to, but in reality most people have probably never heard of them.
This video is for a song called “I Already Know (She Don’t Give a Shit About Me)” from Patent Pending. The video is filled with internet pop culture that I’m sure you’re familiar with.
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We are all related
I just recently started watching Vsauce on YouTube, and the other day he posted this video. Most of the facts in this video I already knew, but it’s always amazing to hear them again.
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Verizon charging more for less
So Verizon announced their new Share Everything plan earlier this week. Everybody seemed pretty pissed because now they are going to have to pay more for less. I was going to wait on commenting until I did the math myself.
I think it’s great that they are streamlining their plans, but man they are spendy, and yes I’m going to have to more for less.
I couldn’t care less about unlimited minutes and messages. I use maybe 20 minutes a month, and probably 4 messages a YEAR. The data is what’s going to kill me, and it’s so hard to judge how much you are using.
I looked back six months, and some months I used .5 GBs, and others I was close to 2 GB. So what plan am I suppose to get? Plus you have to double those data uses since my Wife is also using data at about the same rate as I do. So my usage will vary from 1 GB to 4 GB, and it’s trending upwards. So that means I could probably get by on the $60 and watch my data use closely, but that’s no fun. Or I could go with the $70 plan and pay for more data that I won’t be using most months. I’m glad I’m almost always on wifi, I couldn’t imaging how much data I would be using if I wasn’t.
My current bill is $143 with $20 of that being taxes and fees that I’m sure wont be changing. If I went with the cheaper plan it would cost me $160; $60 for the plan, plus $80 for two smartphones (which is ridiculous), plus $20 taxes and other fees.
So my $143 bill will go to $160 if I want to limit my usage, or $170 if I don’t want to worry, too much, about my usage. All the commercials I have seen say the new plans will save people money. I don’t know what kind of fuzzy math they use.
That being said, I’m not too against the plans. I like how it simplifies everything, and while the data prices are a little spendy, it’s the $40 per smartphone that kills. Why so much for something that just shares the data you are already paying for, and will probably force you into a higher plan? If all devices on the plan were $10 or $20, I would probably be totally happy with the change. You know that’s never going to happen though. What cell phone company wants or has happy customers?
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I did my part
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Congrats to Wil Wheaton and his Kings
So the Kings won the Stanley Cup last night. Hockey is probably my second favorite sport, but with all my other hobbies, I never get around to watching it. I was rooting for the Kings because they have never won a Stanley Cup, and because it’s fun following Wil Wheaton’s tweets about them. It’s a great thing when the team you loved since you were in grade school finally wins a championship. Some kids become fans of team just because they win all the time. Others, like Wil and I, become fans for other reasons, and that makes winning championships that much sweeter. Wil’s team is the Kings, and mine is the Denver Broncos. Here is Wil after the Kings won:
That was me in 1998 when my Broncos finally won their first Super Bowl, and it puts a smile on my face. I’m so happy for Wil. That first championship is something you will never forget. I still go back and watch Super Bowl 32 from time to time. It never get old, and nobody can take it away. Congrats Wil.
