TSF27: Never Trust Nero – NOW ONLINE!
Posted on June 6, 2011 | By Robert LaFrance | No Comments
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The Slacker Factor Podcast, Episode 27: Never Trust Nero
Episode 27: Is it the end of the world, as we know it? Patty doesn’t know, and she speaks her doubts about trusting anything anymore. Christian ignites a conversation about vitamin supplements, and whether or not he trusts them. In the end, Rob saves the future, and the podcast, by sharing the retro-bass-beat and video-game-like vocals of Nero. Are you ready?
Meandering Rant: Trust, by Patty
Book Report: Vitamins, report by Christian
Music Segment: A little dubstep action with Nero “Me & You”
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The Textification of American Language
Posted on May 17, 2011 | By Patty Pino | No Comments
A Meandering Rant by Steve Angiolino
TSF Episode 21 – Expressive Textplexing began with a rant from writer, chef, production professional and father-extraordinaire, Steve Angiolino. Listen to the podcast here and read his insights, below.
I am so sick of the textification of the American Language. Of course by now everyone is used to the LOL’s and OMG’s and they are accepted additions to the vernacular. It’s the forty-five year old men who ask about my “avails” for an upcoming meeting. Or the woman who is definitely not in line for tickets to Justin Bieber, telling me she is going to send along the “deets” for a project we’re working on. I’m also sick of the “whatevs,” “probs,” and the “ushe.” Finish the damn word! It’s as if everyone is so overworked and exhausted they not only can’t finish sentences, but they haven’t enough stamina to finish words longer then six letters.
I get it when you are handcuffed by the 160-character limit and you don’t want to buck up the extra five for unlimited texting. That’s cool, I can get behind that, but when you send me an email where the sky is the limit and you can be as verbose as the annoying person on the 5:46 with the cell phone embedded in their ear, then I get annoyed. You’ve got the space, unless your fingers are cramping so hard from carpal tunnel, that you look like that weird lobster boy at the freak show in the county fair, then please take those extra few seconds and finish the words!
Trust me; I’ll be _available_ to get the _details_ _whatever _time works best for you. I won’t quit mid- sentence. I have the wherewithal to read the word right down to the last letter. I’m no Edwin Newman. I’m not on a crusade to reinstate proper American English. I just ask us forty-something’s to give up talking like 15 year olds, madly pecking away on their Blackberries about how hot Tommy looks in his basketball uniform.
Enough already, and that’s enough with a GH and not two FFs.
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Steve Angiolino has finally come to the realization that sarcasm is not a great business model. He currently lives in the Jersey suburbs with his wife and two kids and spends long periods of time staring out the back window of his house wondering, “What’s going on in Hoboken right now?” Steve is easily annoyed and often gets into odd conversations with the elderly at the local ShopRite grocery store.
TSF26: Jesus and Ice Cream – NOW ONLINE!
Posted on April 5, 2011 | By Robert LaFrance | No Comments
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The Slacker Factor Podcast, Episode 26: Jesus and Ice Cream
Episode 26: Your favorite slackers talk about the world, once again. This time, they explore Patty’s love life, Christian’s concerns about fuel, Rob’s lack-of-knowledge of the film industry, and we play another of Rob’s DJ music selections. Sound familiar? It is always different and worth a listen, in your down time, of course.
Meandering Rant: Gas Prices by Christian
Book Report: Spaghetti Westerns, as presented by Christian
Music Segment: Benny Tones “Chrysalis” brought to you by Rob. Link to Benny Tone’s Soundcloud.
Slackcast loungewear and mugish stuff at: http://www.cafepress.com/TheSlackerFactorSwag.
TSF25: Happy Crow, Happy Crow Again – NOW ONLINE
Posted on March 23, 2011 | By Robert LaFrance | No Comments
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The Slacker Factor Podcast, Episode 25: Happy Crow, Happy Crow Again
Episode 25: Tune in to hear concepts for the breakfast of champions, checklist ideas for an improved life, remembrances of a perceived past, and music of the actual past. Positivity,
psychology, and psychodelia infuse every corner of this conversational slackcast.
Meandering Rant: “A Guide to Everyday Happiness” by Rob
- The Slacker Factor Everyday Happiness Checklist
- 1000 Awesome Things
- Fast Company Article, “The Corporate Pursuit of Happiness”
- Jimmy Kimmel’s Handsome Men’s Club Video
Book Report: Déjà vu, as discussed with Patty
Music Segment: The Black Crowes, presented by Christian
Slackcast loungewear and mugish stuff at: http://www.cafepress.com/TheSlackerFactorSwag.
TSF24: Hot Glitter – NOW ONLINE
Posted on March 3, 2011 | By Robert LaFrance | No Comments
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The Slacker Factor Podcast, Episode 24: Hot Glitter
Episode 24: Get yourself all warm and toasty as we discuss things being overworked, over-outsourced, and over-the-top. Yes, this episode is warm, glittery, snack-worthy, flexible, networky, and filled with typical slactacular goodness, including a hot song from Glitter Mini 9. Rosebud, anyone?
Meandering Rant: ““Corporate Warming” by Christian
Book Report: Cool Stuff we think is hot – Near Field Communications, Flexible Flyers, and Sriracha
Music Segment: Glitter Mini 9, presented by Patty
Slackcast loungewear and mugish stuff at: http://www.cafepress.com/TheSlackerFactorSwag.
