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The latest turn of events from this thread has provided suitable lols.

lets turn this from a sad threat into a happy thread
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Mexicola wrote:

adelinyenmah wrote:I paid $85 dollars for Geogaddi on vinyl, $70 for Campfire Headphase, $40 for Twoism, $30 for ABPOITC, and $25 for Hi Scores... I think I've paid my full dues to BoC even though I downloaded all the mp3's illegally. So mdg, any word?


edit: yes I am aware not all of that went to BoC themselves, but still.

Bought 2nd hand on ebay? (Like me). I'm guessing BOC don't see any of that money either.

I bought all the stuff which is available on iTunes first. Later I bought the big 3 albums physically and also the Trans Canada Highway LP. Not 2nd hand. So I guess they got some real money from mehh! Teehee!

Culprit Tech wrote:That's right - I think Mdg must be the Sandison's mum! Who else could know so much about them ....

Mrs Sandison is a regular on Mumsnet - always complaining about stuff, stray modified analogue audio equipment wantonly strewn about the the house, reems of 70's cine film and old wildlife documentary clogging up every corner - their insistence on only eating food cut into geometric shapes is a real bone of contention at family dinners

This has probably been mentioned before, but has the lack of internet presence have something to do with "the internet is evil, wake up" - anyone can to shed some light on this?

fujee wrote:This has probably been mentioned before, but has the lack of internet presence have something to do with "the internet is evil, wake up" - anyone can to shed some light on this?

Not really BoC related, but just a personal observation.

I used to have a lot of arty friends (before I did a computer science degree ) who shared this sentiment. There was a lot of head-shaking and hand-wringing about "Computers! In every facet of our lives! Depersonalizing communication! Putting people out of work! Destroying the soul of art!" wherever you looked. I pretty much stopped going to poetry open mic nights around that time cos it got so wearing.

A few years and a few bad sci-fi films later everyone's got over the internet as a "thing", uses it as much or as little as they want, and it's just a medium like any other. People ignore it or participate in it, but when there's someone who actively thinks its evil and avoids it like the plague they invariably turn out to be either

a) A batshit insane moral crusader type
b) From the aforementioned arty demographic,

I think there was a period of about 5 years before the net was everywhere, when it was just coming into the radar of a few people who were culturally aware at that time and they built up a revulsion to it because it rankled their artistic sensibilities. Anyone who'd been around the block a few times and didn't notice it till it was everywhere, or anyone that grew up after that point: they're generally fine with it, it's just particularly attuned people who noticed it during that time that seem to really have a beef with it. (Note there was also a counter example, in people like FSOL who drank the internet KoolAid really early on and wouldn't shut up about the internet for years )

So yeah I'd seen the quote you mentioned before, and I'd always assumed it was down to that. I have no idea at all if that is where they're coming from, it's just where my mind naturally goes.

Edit: In BoC's case, who knows. It could be that the internet's evil because it's a sounding board for overly analytical geeks spewing misinformation

No BoC news?

no BoC news

pointlessdude wrote:No BoC news?

no BoC news

nope. no boc news.

Although, it's been rumored that they were kidnapped by The Anunnaki Space Aliens and forced to tour the galaxy playing their entire catalog live.

waiting, waiting waiting. Somehow hearing anything from mdg always makes me feel better...

MrMessiah wrote:

fujee wrote:This has probably been mentioned before, but has the lack of internet presence have something to do with "the internet is evil, wake up" - anyone can to shed some light on this?

Not really BoC related, but just a personal observation.

I used to have a lot of arty friends (before I did a computer science degree ) who shared this sentiment. There was a lot of head-shaking and hand-wringing about "Computers! In every facet of our lives! Depersonalizing communication! Putting people out of work! Destroying the soul of art!" wherever you looked. I pretty much stopped going to poetry open mic nights around that time cos it got so wearing.

A few years and a few bad sci-fi films later everyone's got over the internet as a "thing", uses it as much or as little as they want, and it's just a medium like any other. People ignore it or participate in it, but when there's someone who actively thinks its evil and avoids it like the plague they invariably turn out to be either

a) A batshit insane moral crusader type
b) From the aforementioned arty demographic,

I think there was a period of about 5 years before the net was everywhere, when it was just coming into the radar of a few people who were culturally aware at that time and they built up a revulsion to it because it rankled their artistic sensibilities. Anyone who'd been around the block a few times and didn't notice it till it was everywhere, or anyone that grew up after that point: they're generally fine with it, it's just particularly attuned people who noticed it during that time that seem to really have a beef with it. (Note there was also a counter example, in people like FSOL who drank the internet KoolAid really early on and wouldn't shut up about the internet for years )

So yeah I'd seen the quote you mentioned before, and I'd always assumed it was down to that. I have no idea at all if that is where they're coming from, it's just where my mind naturally goes.

Edit: In BoC's case, who knows. It could be that the internet's evil because it's a sounding board for overly analytical geeks spewing misinformation

and then there's the William Gibson paranoid persons who think the entire internet is monitored by the US Government's ECHELON program.
Those are my favorite. especially when they're on craigslist and won't sell me music equipment or discuss by email but instead have me call them on their easily tapped landline.

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MrMessiah wrote:

fujee wrote:This has probably been mentioned before, but has the lack of internet presence have something to do with "the internet is evil, wake up" - anyone can to shed some light on this?

Not really BoC related, but just a personal observation.

I used to have a lot of arty friends (before I did a computer science degree ) who shared this sentiment. There was a lot of head-shaking and hand-wringing about "Computers! In every facet of our lives! Depersonalizing communication! Putting people out of work! Destroying the soul of art!" wherever you looked. I pretty much stopped going to poetry open mic nights around that time cos it got so wearing.

A few years and a few bad sci-fi films later everyone's got over the internet as a "thing", uses it as much or as little as they want, and it's just a medium like any other. People ignore it or participate in it, but when there's someone who actively thinks its evil and avoids it like the plague they invariably turn out to be either

a) A batshit insane moral crusader type
b) From the aforementioned arty demographic,

I think there was a period of about 5 years before the net was everywhere, when it was just coming into the radar of a few people who were culturally aware at that time and they built up a revulsion to it because it rankled their artistic sensibilities. Anyone who'd been around the block a few times and didn't notice it till it was everywhere, or anyone that grew up after that point: they're generally fine with it, it's just particularly attuned people who noticed it during that time that seem to really have a beef with it. (Note there was also a counter example, in people like FSOL who drank the internet KoolAid really early on and wouldn't shut up about the internet for years )

So yeah I'd seen the quote you mentioned before, and I'd always assumed it was down to that. I have no idea at all if that is where they're coming from, it's just where my mind naturally goes.

Edit: In BoC's case, who knows. It could be that the internet's evil because it's a sounding board for overly analytical geeks spewing misinformation

I generally have the same thoughts as you about this. I imagine the brothers don't really care about the internet that much, though i did read they have everything on one computer which isnt connected to a network so that it cannot be hacked. Interesting..

Culprit Tech wrote:That's right - I think Mdg must be the Sandison's mum! Who else could know so much about them ....

Yer Maw!!

23degreesdream wrote:

Culprit Tech wrote:That's right - I think Mdg must be the Sandison's mum! Who else could know so much about them ....

Mrs Sandison is a regular on Mumsnet - always complaining about stuff, stray modified analogue audio equipment wantonly strewn about the the house, reems of 70's cine film and old wildlife documentary clogging up every corner - their insistence on only eating food cut into geometric shapes is a real bone of contention at family dinners

and all that bloody porn from the 80s! they keep telling her it's "for the music, honest", but she's VERY suspicious.

teehee

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