Sweevo posted:

these will cause fan death to anyone driving behind you

Pakled posted:

Pile Of Garbage posted:

please tell me there is a map showing all the belts

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Sampling "The Humpty Dance"

"The Humpty Dance" is one of the most sampled songs recorded by a hip hop/rap artist, boasting over 100 usages in other songs.[9] By 1993, less than three years after its release, it had already been sampled in over 20 popular songs, most of them utilizing its drum track. In fact, it was sampled so much that Digital Underground humorously devoted the song "The Humpty Dance Awards" from their album The Body-Hat Syndrome to the many recording artists who sampled the track.[10] Since then, dozens more artists have sampled the Humpty Dance song, from Ice Cube to Public Enemy.

"A Crazy Break" – WC & the Maad Circle (full drum loop)
"Ain't That a Bitch" – Kam (full drum loop)
"Assata's Song (Remix)" – Paris (full drum loop on bridge)
"Attention: The Shawanda Story" – Lo-Key? (full drum loop)
"Back to the Underground" – WC & the Maad Circle (vocal, snare & kicks used in drum track)
"Behind Closed Doors" – WC & the Maad Circle (raw instrumental used as their drum track)
"Blow Your Mind" – Redman (drum loop)
"Boom! Shake the Room" – Will Smith (drum track looped underneath as kick drum support)
"Buck tha Devil – Da Lench Mob (full drum loop)
"Bumbell" – Yukmouth feat. Tech N9ne (bassline)
"Can't Truss It" – Public Enemy (full drum loop)
"Cherish the Day" (Best of Sade version) – Sade (raw instrumental used as drum track in last 30 secs of song)
"Christmas Spliff" – Luke (full drum loop)
"City to City" – Straw tha Vegas Don feat. Shock G (raw instrumental scratched in first verse)
"Cotex" – BWP (full drum loop; looped in reverse)
"Curse" – Recoil
"D.O.G. Me Out" – Guy (piece of loop, muted, as kick drum support)
"Dirty Water" - Made in London (full drum loop)
"Don't Be Afraid (Jazz You Up Version)" – Aaron Hall (full drum loop)
"Dr. Trevis (Signs Off)" – Redman (bit of drum loop underneath)
"Drive-By (Rollin' Slow)" – Boss (full drum loop)
"Flip Squad's in da House" – Big Kap, Flip Squad, Funkmaster Flex (full drum loop & bassline)
"Funk Mobb Niggaz" – Little Bruce (full drum loop)
"Get a Little Freaky with Me" – Aaron Hall (full drum loop)
"Here We Go Again" – Portrait (raw instrumental as their drum track)
"His Story" – TLC (full drum loop)
"Hold Onto My Bumper" – Dice (full drum loop)
"Holiday Madness" – Kam (full drum loop)
"How I'm Comin'" – LL Cool (full drum loop)
"How Ya Gonna Reason With a Psycho" – Insane Poetry (full drum loop)
"I Made Love (4 Da Very First Time)" – Little Shawn (drum track doubled up)
"If U Can't Dance" – Spice Girls (drum loop & bassline)
"I'm Outstanding" – Shaquille O'Neal (drum track looped underneath as support)
"Imma Gitz Mine" – Erick Sermon (chopped & muted drum bit underneath; kick drum support)
"Is It Good to You" – Heavy-D & the Boys (full drum loop)
"Jackin' For Beats" – Ice Cube (raw instrumental)
"Live and Learn" – Joe Public (full drum loop)
"Lost in the Storm" – Chubb Rock (raw instrumental used as their drum track)
"Love Don't Make Sense" – Alexander O'Neal (full drum loop)
"Love Sick" – Gang Starr (vocal sample scratched in choruses)
"Mama Said Knock You Out" – LL Cool J (full drum loop)
"Night of a Thousand Furry Toys" – Richard Wright (full drum loop)
"Not Your Money" – Oaktowns 357 (full drum loop)
"Nothin'" – Gold Money (full drum loop)
"PlayGround" – ABC (full loop, muted, used for kick drum support)
"Public Service Announcement" – Jay-Z (lyrics & rhyme cadence interpolation)
"Really Doe" – Ice Cube (bit of drum track underneath)
"SMPTE" – The Boys (full drum loop)
"Stop What Ya Doin'" – Apathy (one full bar length vocal & music sample)
"Teddy's Jam 2" – Guy (full loop)
"The Break Up" – WC & the Maad Circle (full drum loop)
"The Humpty Dance Awards" – Digital Underground (full drum loop & bassline)
"The Money is Made" – Detroit's Most Wanted (full drum loop)
"Time 4 Sum Aksion" – Redman (drum track chopped underneath; kick drum support)
"Two 4 the Time" – Nubian Crackers (raw instrumental as their drum track)
"Walk Thru Hell" – K-Stone (raw full instrumental)
"What About Your Friends" – TLC (drum track looped underneath for support)
"Who's the Mack?" – Ice Cube (vocal sample)
"Witchhunt" - Godflesh (drum loop & bassline)
"You Gotta Believe" – Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch (full drum loop)
"Young N*ggaz" - 2Pac (drum track underneath)

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from Ice Cube to Public Enemy

Sham bam bamina! posted:

the hell does this mean

Sham bam bamina! posted:

oh poo poo that would be it, i thought it was just one of those "from x to another example of x" nonsense ranges

i think i hate it

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As props in the real world
The props representing proton packs were originally thought to have been made by the prop department of Columbia Pictures. Recent information coming from the auction of a hero proton pack in July 2012 revealed that the hero proton packs could have been made by Boss Film Studios, a prop studio started by ILM veteran Richard Edlund. They are made of molded fiberglass shells on aluminium backplates (or "motherboards") bolted to military surplus A.L.I.C.E. frames. The basic shape was sculpted from foam; later, a rubber mold was made of it, from which fiberglass shells were pulled. The "wand" had an extending barrel mechanism and the electronics were quite advanced for the time. They were then finished with various surplus 1960s resistors, pneumatic fittings, hoses and ribbon cable, and surplus warning labels and custom-made metal fittings. The overall weight of these props is said to be around 35 pounds (16 kg). These "hero" props were substituted in stunt scenes by flimsy foam rubber pulls from the same mould. The proton packs have a lightbar with 15 blue scrolling lights in a box on the left-hand side and 4 red lights in the circular "cyclotron" portion of the bottom of the prop that light up in rotation. The "wand" also featured numerous light features; the most elaborate versions had fluorescent bargraphs, incandescent bulbs, and strobing flashes in the tip for the visual effects crew to synchronize the 'streams' to.

The GB1 Hero proton packs were fiberglass shells mounted on aluminum motherboards with LC-1 ALICE Frames and straps. These packs had many aluminum parts on them, including: aluminum Ion Arm and cap, booster tube, injector tubes, HGA, vacuum line, PPD, Beamline and filler tube, as well as the N-Filter. The wands for these packs were also fully aluminum, minus the resin grips. All these external parts were pop riveted to the shell, which was then, in turn, mounted to the motherboard via L-Brackets and bolts at the four corners of the pack.

The GB1 stunt packs were packs that were cast in foam to be worn during physical stunts performed in the film. Many of the attached pieces of the hero packs are cast on to these packs in foam. These packs also featured static lights and were attached to plywood motherboards with different straps compared to the GB1 heroes. Other than the bumper, wand and hosing/ribbon cable, everything was cast into the foam shell of the pack.

Some packs from Ghostbusters were used in the follow-up Ghostbusters II; these packs were slightly redressed with a black crank knob and thinner ribbon cable. The angle of the gun, or "wand" mount was changed to pitch forward slightly, in order to make the prop easier for the actor to use. In addition to these redressed props, one of the originals was hastily cast as a buck to produce basic lightweight "midgrade" props (as a solution to complaints by the actors about the weight of the original prop). These midgrade pieces featured many details cast in as part of the mould, instead of separate fittings. The electronics and mechanisms were also cut down greatly, reducing the total weight. The original GB1 props would appear in close-ups, the midgrade in all other scenes, and new rubber "stunt" packs were made for whenever the actor needed to take a fall.

The proton pack props from the Ghostbusters movies are some of the most wanted and collectible props ever made. Several GB2 packs have surfaced for auction. In September 2004, one rubber stunt and one fiberglass midgrade prop were auctioned by Profiles in History. The midgrade prop fetched well over $13,000. The "semi-hero" pack, affectionately known as "Number Four", was bought from the auction winner by Ken Heugel for cash and a Sean Bishop replica pack. The auction winner kept the Certificate of Authenticity. The "Number 4" pack was dissected and documented by Bishop and Heugel. The examination revealed much of the hurried and shoddy casting and assembly techniques used in its creation. The measurements of the proton pack taken during the examination are still used today by prop builders making their own proton packs. Unfortunately, "Number 4" was lost in 2005 during Heugel's move to Romania. The case that held the pack arrived in Romania empty. This theft was classified as "an airline baggage mishap". In July 2006, another Ghostbusters II mid-grade "semi-hero" pack with a Certificate of Authenticity was placed on auction by Profiles in History. This proton pack was later pulled when it was determined to be the Bishop replica pack matched with the real Certificate of Authenticity of the "Number 4". This replica pack is distinct for its unusually rusty paint job. In 2011 this pack was recovered when author Ernie Cline (Fanboys, Ready Player One) purchased it, returning it to Bishop's shop for a makeover prior to Cline's use of it on his 2011-2012 book signing tour.[9]

All three variations of the GB2 pack have been displayed at various Planet Hollywood restaurants around the U.S.[10] The Hero packs in GB2 were the same hero packs from GB1 but retrofitted so they had matching parts with the new packs they had to construct for filming. For all intents and purposes, these packs are built the same way, only with some cosmetic differences, such as different ribbon cables, different colored crank knob, the use of nycoil banjos on the wands, etc. Other than that, they are just beat up versions of their former selves from the first film.

Here are some obvious and subtle modifications done to the hero packs for GB2:

The unique ribbon cable was replaced with regular Spectra Strip cable.
The grey crank knobs were replaced with black ones (or simply painted).
The V-hook on the gun mount was slightly angled forward on some packs (for ease of drawing).
The LC-1 A.L.I.C.E. frames were replaced with LC-2 versions (painted black).
Extra padding (commonly called "Super Straps") was added to the straps on some A.L.I.C.E. frames.
The Legris banjos on the Neutrona Wand were replaced with Nycoil banjos.
The packs were heavily weathered (not sure how intentional that was, though).
The Ion Arm Cap was heavily weathered on most packs (this is useful in identifying different packs).
The Ion Arm Rods were stripped of their black paint.
The square Clippard elbow on the Ion Arm Cap was removed, and a hex elbow was installed on the Ion Arm itself.
All the GB1 tubing was Clippard brand - GB2 used Nycoil and some Clippard.
The socket head cap screws connecting the shell to the mother board were replaced with button head cap screws.
The mesh inside of the N-filter was replaced with a white covering.
The Semi-Hero packs in GB2 were a new addition to the packs used in filming. These packs were stripped-down versions of the heroes, merging constructional concepts from both the heroes and the stunt packs into a mid grade pack for wide shots. These packs were also constructed lighter for the actors. many of the metal parts from the Hero packs were cast in resin and attached to the shell, such as the HGA, injector tubes, beamline and filler tube. Other metal parts, such as the Ion Arm, Booster Tube (and frame), PPD, and N-Filter, were actually cast into the shell, much like the foam stunt packs from the first film. These packs also had fiberglass cast wands, instead of the metal ones from the first film.

The GB2 foam stunt packs seem to have been built somewhat better than the GB1 foam stunt packs. The foam packs seem to be constructed the same way as the semi-heroes but instead of being cast as fiberglass, they were cast in foam instead. Once again, the Ion Arm, Booster Tube (and frame), PPD and N-Filter were cast onto the shell and part of the mold.

Besides the video game, there is one more instance of Columbia/Sony having packs produced for production. That would be the packs made for the Universal Studios Florida stage show. As to how much lineage these packs actually have is still up in the air. If the master for these mold was retooled from a production mold, it was heavily modified. There is much extra material added around the EDA, both where the beamline and filler tubes go, as well as between the injector tubes and the EDA. At least the bottom half of the Booster tube and frame are cast into the shell as well as the N-Filter. There also seems to be much warpage at this point. These packs were also mounted on what seems like MDF motherboards and LC-2 ALICE frames.

The proton pack worn by Bill Murray during his acceptance speech at the 2010 Scream Awards was a reproduction semi-hero pack made by Bishop.[11]

In July 2012, Profiles in History auctioned a Ghostbusters hero pack. This proton pack was reportedly worn by Harold Ramis. The source of the pack is suspected to be Sony. This "Harold Pack" shows some modifications made to the hero packs from Ghostbusters to Ghostbusters II. The Harold Pack also showed some damaged and missing parts, most notably a missing crank knob and a broken N-Filter. There is also a clear tube from the Ghostbusters uniform shown with the Harold Pack. It is unknown if the electronics inside the pack are in working order. The "Harold Pack" sold for $130,000. The same Profiles in History auction also features the Ghostbusters ghost trap and pedal used when Slimer is captured in the hotel ballroom. This "Slimer Trap" is supposed to have a working pedal mechanism, but the operational status is also unknown. The "Slimer Trap" sold for $60,000.

Many movie prop replica communities (prop forums) have sprung up regarding proton pack research and contain various methods and plans for constructing a replica proton pack. Plans, methods, parts and advice can be obtained from the members of these prop forums to help build a proton pack out of simple cardboard to movie accurate aluminum and fiberglass (shell) hero-pack replicas. Some of the more complex proton pack replicas being built have with lights and sound. These prop forums also have information on other Ghostbusters props from the ghost trap, to the slime blower, to the Ectomobile. Some of these prop forums also have members that sell replica shells, motherboards and other parts necessary to make a replica proton pack.

Early script descriptions of the proton pack stated each pack had two neutrino wands, strapped to the wrists, rather than one held in a fashion similar to an assault rifle.[citation needed] Toy proton packs were formerly made by Kenner and became available in toy shops. They consisted of a plastic hollow pack and gun, with a yellow foam cylinder attached to the front of the gun to represent the beam.[12]

Tweezer Reprise posted:

Internet Explorer 2 is no longer supported, and is not available for download from Microsoft.

The Leck posted:

In Spain, frozen pizzas are available at supermarkets.[citation needed]

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Elephants are typically found in pairs of an adult and calf with small and large tusks. Like most of the animatronics, these face diners from a raised platform area against a wall. Tigers are a relatively new addition to Rainforest Cafe, and they are normally found in groups of four, with a male, female, and two cubs. The male stands up high on a rock, while the female reclines beside it. In the Disney Springs location, there are lemurs hanging from the trees in the restaurant. Gorillas are the most numerous of the animatronics, and there are usually four or five gorillas in each restaurant. Each group usually has a silverback, a baby hanging from a tree, and one or two other gorillas, sometimes programmed to beat their chests or shake palm trees during their motion sequences. At the Sawgrass Mills location, there is a baby gorilla hanging from a branch above the wishing pond. At the Katy Mills and Ontario Mills locations, there is a young elephant trumpeting above the wishing pond. Leopards are found at every location, generally perched on a high ledge or tree with their tail and one forelimb hanging down. In the San Antonio Riverwalk location, there are chimpanzees and panda bears in the second level in the restaurant. Snakes are mostly positioned at the entrance of the retail village, wrapped around a branch and greeting guests from above. In the gift shop, a talking tree named Tracy Tree entertains shoppers every few seconds. Crocodiles are located in a wishing pond or waterfall, where guests are invited to toss coins at them. At the Opry Mills location, there is a hippopotamus replacing the crocodile. Each location usually has multiple butterflies with animatronic flapping wings. Minor variations on animal theming exist at different restaurants. At the London location, for example, there is an orangutan adult and baby sitting in a bed of rainforest foliage.

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Charlotte Rampling originally wanted to play Lady Jessica in Alejandro Jodorowsky's failed Dune project, but declined the offer due to a scene that involved 2,000 extras defecating at once.

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The "welfare trap" occurs when money earned through part-time or minimum-wage employment results in a reduction in state benefits that would have been greater than the amount earned, thereby creating a barrier to low-income workers re-entering the workforce.[31] Underlying factors include a full tax exemption for public assistance while employment income is taxed; a pattern of welfare paying more per dependent child (while employers are prohibited from discriminating in this manner, and their workers often must purchase daycare); or loss of welfare eligibility for the working poor ending other means-tested benefits (public medical, dental, or prescription drug plans; subsidised housing; legal aid), which are expensive to replace at full market rates. If the withdrawal of means-tested benefits that comes with entering low-paid work causes there to be no significant increase in total income or even a net loss, then this gives a powerful disincentive to take on such work.[32]

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Carthag Tuek posted:

surprisingly not...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nightscream#My_Portrait_Photography

Lutha Mahtin posted:

found a really big fan wiki, nearly 300,000 pages

https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Manky Tungeon posted: