I attended your aforementioned show in Truro, NS last night and might I just say it was a stellar performance. And who knew we had such comedic talent in Nova Scotia as Jamie Hutchinson, your opening act? Anyway my ticket to the show was a combination Christmas gift and birthday gift from my son James. (I turned 75 on the 2nd of November. Thank you for signing my copy of your book, "Huge". I haven't read it yet so something to look forward to.
As I mentioned in our little chat, I had done a shameless plug for my own Substack once before in a comment on one of your episodes. My wife Marilyn and I started a newsletter for Canadian seniors, well any seniors or near seniors actually. (You actually qualify now). We have subscribers from as far away as Malaysia and Australia, and welcome anyone. We have since started our own website and we're running the newsletter from there as well. Find us at https://CanadianSeniorMoment.ca. We'd love to have you as our first celebrity member.
Just a quick comment to say how much my wife and I enjoy and look forward to your weekly ramblings. In these weird, troubling, and often scary times, they’re like a regular visit with a long-time friend and a good reminder that there’s still some sanity in the world. Keep up the good work and, as my grandma used to say, much obliged!
Just something to consider on the Shakespeare thing... there are books out there that take pop culture and put it in Shakespeare's writing style... so if the language to read it sucks, go find a story you already know and get the "Shakespeare's" version of it. The original star wars trilogy is amazing to read that way.
I kept all of my vinyl from the 70s and 80s (or my parents did - and yes, I should get the rest of them since I'm 58). But there's a new little record store near my house now and it is quite fun to browse!
If you ever find yourself in the Portland, Oregon area, there are some great record stores here! I understand your preference for perusing records in person--I've spent far too large a portion of my life doing just that!--but buying online can be fun if there's something in particular that you're after and can't find it locally. Regarding the Antikythera mechanism, perhaps this one survived simply because of being in the sea. If others existed, they may have been looted or destroyed after ancient civilizations collapsed, particularly if constructed of a metal that had either value or other uses. Pure speculation!
If I can add a bit to the simple machine discussion. While the person who commented pointed out that a simple machine (like the incline plain) doesn’t have moving parts, the machine itself doesn’t have move, it has to cause motion to be a machine. Thats where the “applying a force to do work on a load” part of the definition comes in. You must cause motion to do work. If you try to lift something and it doesn’t move, you applied forced but did no work. So while the incline plain doesn’t move, it reduces the force required to “lift” an object, so if your slide or roll something up the incline plain it is allowing you to do work, and making that work easier makes it a machine.
I would also contend that a screw is just a more complex version of an incline plain, since it is essentially just an incline plain wrapped around an axis. Are you aware I was a math and science guy on school? 😁
I hope I got this all correct, despite my education, I basically got hit in the head for a living much of my adult life. 🤷♂️
Maybe the guy who invented the mechanism was just an oddball genius who built this whacky machine for himself. Like Leonardo. Or the Professor on Gilligan's Island. He could make any device out of coconuts ...
Another entertaining episode of NETV. Curious about the microphone you like the best. Why don't singers use it when they perform? Travel safely and enjoy your trip to the Atlantic coast.
The re20 that I use in these videos? Singers do use it (more in studio than live, as there are smaller options to travel with that sound as good). The band Radiohead often uses the re20 onstage and in studio. If you've ever heard 'Superstition' you've heard Stevie Wonder singing into an re20.
I attended your aforementioned show in Truro, NS last night and might I just say it was a stellar performance. And who knew we had such comedic talent in Nova Scotia as Jamie Hutchinson, your opening act? Anyway my ticket to the show was a combination Christmas gift and birthday gift from my son James. (I turned 75 on the 2nd of November. Thank you for signing my copy of your book, "Huge". I haven't read it yet so something to look forward to.
As I mentioned in our little chat, I had done a shameless plug for my own Substack once before in a comment on one of your episodes. My wife Marilyn and I started a newsletter for Canadian seniors, well any seniors or near seniors actually. (You actually qualify now). We have subscribers from as far away as Malaysia and Australia, and welcome anyone. We have since started our own website and we're running the newsletter from there as well. Find us at https://CanadianSeniorMoment.ca. We'd love to have you as our first celebrity member.
Just a quick comment to say how much my wife and I enjoy and look forward to your weekly ramblings. In these weird, troubling, and often scary times, they’re like a regular visit with a long-time friend and a good reminder that there’s still some sanity in the world. Keep up the good work and, as my grandma used to say, much obliged!
Just something to consider on the Shakespeare thing... there are books out there that take pop culture and put it in Shakespeare's writing style... so if the language to read it sucks, go find a story you already know and get the "Shakespeare's" version of it. The original star wars trilogy is amazing to read that way.
I kept all of my vinyl from the 70s and 80s (or my parents did - and yes, I should get the rest of them since I'm 58). But there's a new little record store near my house now and it is quite fun to browse!
If you ever find yourself in the Portland, Oregon area, there are some great record stores here! I understand your preference for perusing records in person--I've spent far too large a portion of my life doing just that!--but buying online can be fun if there's something in particular that you're after and can't find it locally. Regarding the Antikythera mechanism, perhaps this one survived simply because of being in the sea. If others existed, they may have been looted or destroyed after ancient civilizations collapsed, particularly if constructed of a metal that had either value or other uses. Pure speculation!
If I can add a bit to the simple machine discussion. While the person who commented pointed out that a simple machine (like the incline plain) doesn’t have moving parts, the machine itself doesn’t have move, it has to cause motion to be a machine. Thats where the “applying a force to do work on a load” part of the definition comes in. You must cause motion to do work. If you try to lift something and it doesn’t move, you applied forced but did no work. So while the incline plain doesn’t move, it reduces the force required to “lift” an object, so if your slide or roll something up the incline plain it is allowing you to do work, and making that work easier makes it a machine.
I would also contend that a screw is just a more complex version of an incline plain, since it is essentially just an incline plain wrapped around an axis. Are you aware I was a math and science guy on school? 😁
I hope I got this all correct, despite my education, I basically got hit in the head for a living much of my adult life. 🤷♂️
Maybe the guy who invented the mechanism was just an oddball genius who built this whacky machine for himself. Like Leonardo. Or the Professor on Gilligan's Island. He could make any device out of coconuts ...
"why is the new guy sweating?"😂😂
Hey Brent,
We were delighted to see you in the new season of "Acting Good"!
It was fun to do!
Another entertaining episode of NETV. Curious about the microphone you like the best. Why don't singers use it when they perform? Travel safely and enjoy your trip to the Atlantic coast.
The re20 that I use in these videos? Singers do use it (more in studio than live, as there are smaller options to travel with that sound as good). The band Radiohead often uses the re20 onstage and in studio. If you've ever heard 'Superstition' you've heard Stevie Wonder singing into an re20.
I checked out the video. Wow!! Thanks for telling us about that gem.
May the machine be with you. Han shot first.
Safe travels 😊