Cozy Corner on Omid Farhang

Neanderthals used to cook complex foods

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:51:46 +0330

I found this article from TheGuardian interesting:

If you thought Neanderthals survived on a diet of foraged berries and uncooked animal flesh, think again. Charred remnants of what appears to be the world’s oldest cooked meal ever found have been unearthed in a cave complex in northern Iraq, prompting speculation that Neanderthals may have been foodies.

Hunt and his colleagues have even tried to recreate one of the recipes, using seeds gathered from nearby the caves. “It made a sort of pancake-cum-flatbread which was really very palatable – a sort of nutty taste,” Hunt said.

All These Years – Static-X

Sat, 16 May 2020 00:45:20 +0000

Did you miss Wayne Static? Yup, me too.

It’s very challenging to represent someone in a music video, who is no longer alive, but that was something that we really wanted to do and I think it came out great, These are some of Wayne’s last works, so we really wanted to make this video all about him and to continue to celebrate his life and legacy. What better way to do that than through a fun, fictional story about how Wayne was inspired to become the legend that who he became through Static-X. says drummer Ken Jay.

oi!

Thu, 18 Aug 2016 18:22:01 +0000

Ace is the eighteenth studio album by German band Scooter released on 5 February 2016 through Sheffield Tunes & Kontor Records, preceded by the first single “Riot” on 4 September 2015, second single “Oi” was released on 5 February 2016, and the third single “Mary Got No Lamb” which was released on 6 May 2016.

Oi, oi, oi, fucking oi
Oi, oi, oi, fucking oi
Oi, oi, oi, fucking oi
Oi, oi, oi, fucking oi
Oi, oi, oi, fucking oi
Oi, oi, oi, fucking oi
Everywhere I go all the ladies wanna touch me
And when I’m on the road, I’m always spot by paparazzi
Did it for the fame but always did it for the joy
‘Cause everywhere I go they scream ‘oi, fucking oi’
All around the world you see my face on TV
And all around the world they want to be like H.P.
I never played the game, always been the bad boy
And everywhere I go they scream ‘oi, fucking oi’
Yeah

Taylor Swift's Vanity Fair PhotoShoot 2015

Wed, 05 Aug 2015 22:12:45 +0000

PHOTOS: Taylor Swift, Photographed by Mario Testino Released on VF: vanityfair.com

“I think I know how to put together a good outfit,” says Swift. “But any day you’re going to admit to being a style icon is a day you need to look in the mirror and really check yourself.”

Taylor Swift relaxes at the Beaufort Bar, in the Savoy hotel, on the eve of her concert in London’s Hyde Park.

Taylor Swift Notches Six Months at No. 1 on Billboard Artist 100

Sun, 07 Jun 2015 05:51:17 +0000

from Taylor Swift Universe

Taylor Swift makes it an even six months at No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 (dated June 6), as she rules the list for a 26th week, bolstered by the coronation of her new single, “Bad Blood,” on the Billboard Hot 100.

The Artist 100 is the first weekly survey dedicated to measuring artist activity across Billboard’s most influential charts, including the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, Top Album Sales and the Social 50. The Artist 100 blends data measuring album and track sales, radio airplay, streaming and social media fan interaction to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity.

New Computer

Sun, 11 Jan 2015 19:41:23 +0000

Happy New Computer (To me!)

Finally it was time to get a new computer as the old one was not working any longer for my needs and about a month ago passed away with a broken Graphic Card.

After saving a few $$$ and considering my budget I got a good balance of power-computer and price.

Here is configuration of my new computer (Click on images to see full size):

Happy Valentine's Day

Thu, 13 Feb 2014 23:41:32 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day

Victim Of Ritual

Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:43:58 +0000

The “Victim Of Ritual” music video from the new album “Colours In The Dark” by Tarja Turunen is now visible worldwide

Download the single & video via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/Tarja_VOR
Click here to pre-order the new album “Colours In The Dark”: http://www.tarja-coloursinthedark.com/

What I have, and am busy with

Thu, 27 Jun 2013 22:50:25 +0000

Hey Folks

Maybe you have noticed that I’ve been less active here in my forum and there are some reasons for that!

Over last 2 months (or maybe 3) I’ve been busy with several stuff and on top of them with my website, so here is what I’ve done so far or what I am going to do:

I got my own hosting. [Done]
Moved my website from Google Sites to my own hosting. [In Progress – some pages are left to move, some out-dated content]
Moved TechBlog from Blogger to my own hosting. [Done]
Moved LifeBlog (yeah, you are reading it now!) from Blogger to my own hosting. [Done]
Moved EntBlog from WordPress to my own hosting and started posting again after years. [Done]
Moved Forum to my own hosting. [In Progress – needs a new look, need to link accounts with QnA]
Started QnA. [In Progress – needs a new look, need to link accounts with forum]
Started Support Center with Email Piping support. [Done]
Translating the site into Persian [My native language]. [In Progress – 150 pages are left]
Translating the site into German. [To-do]

It is not easy to move from one to another platform without losing contents to without breaking links, so I had to do so much coding and writing lots of custom scripts to extract old contents and import them into new platforms. Also even though I’m done moving blogs or sites or starting the new systems, still there are a lot of under-the-hood changes and works that should be done. e.g. Forum needs a new look to match the new site theme, QnA too, oh, and since I’m hosting the blogs and site etc myself, I need to make sure my sites are secure, stable and fast and those maintenance needs time too. And I don’t have a team, so working on all of these stuff needs time.

DMC And Wayne Static Join Forces To Shoot Video For New Track

Wed, 29 May 2013 11:44:46 +0000

Wayne Static shared this in his facebook page:

DMC And Wayne Static of Static-X Join Forces To Shoot Video For New Track “Noise Revolution”

DMC of the legendary RUN-DMC and Wayne Static will be shooting a video for a new track entitled “Noise Revolution” in the coming weeks. DMC, one of the pioneers of Hip Hop music is also credited as being the first to blend rock with rap most notably with a RUN-DMC rendition of “Walk This Way” by Aerosmith which also featured vocals by Steven Tyler. Once again DMC looks to break new ground by synthesizing the industrial sound of Wayne Static’s undeniable vocal approach with his trail blazing rap style. The video will be directed by Matt Zane (Wayne Static, Zakk Wylde, Orgy, Society 1, Annihilated)

Korn on mission to find cure for diabetes

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:14:53 +0000

bakersfieldcalifornian.com posted:

The members of Grammy-winning hometown heroes Korn will be preparing to head overseas for the European leg of their current concert tour when the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation holds a wine and food event in Bakersfield June 1.

But they will be there in spirit and, better yet, a piece of history that has huge significance to any Korn fan will go home with the highest bidder: the guitar played by Brian Welch at the recent concert marking his return to the band after an absence of eight years.

Tarja's new promo photos for Colours In The Dark

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:36:16 +0000

New promo photos by Eugenio Mazzinghi for upcoming album Colours In The Dark

Slayer star Jeff Hanneman died of alcohol-related liver scarring

Fri, 10 May 2013 23:08:35 +0000

Jeff Hanneman of Slayer performing at Sonisphere Festival, Knebworth in August 2010.

(Reuters) – Guitarist Jeff Hanneman of the seminal heavy metal band Slayer died of alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver, and not as a result of a flesh-eating bacteria, the remaining members of the U.S. band said.

Hanneman, a founder of the band, which was known for its fast tempo, dark themes and pounding drums, died last week at age 49 in Southern California after suffering liver failure.

ARTISTdirect Interviews Korn about their forthcoming eleventh studio album

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:34:28 +0000

ARTISTdirect sits down with James “Munky” Shaffer, Brian “Head” Welch, Reggie “Fieldy” Arvizu, and Ray Luzier for Korn’s very first interview together about their forthcoming eleventh studio album, the upcoming tour, and so much more…

Read the interview: http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/exclusive-munky-head-fieldy-and-ray-talk-korn-s-best-album-reunion-tour-and-more/10543989#MSkaRhKOmY7RAEtI.99

Tarja Turunen's new album `Colours In The Dark`

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:53:20 +0000

We have been waiting for it, Tarja will be releasing a new album August 2013, the new album is called “Colours In The Dark”, She explain the album title:

As the title already clearly points out, you can expect a dark album, but filled with colours.

Current song listing is:

Never Enough
Into The Sun
Medusa
Lucid Dreamer
Neverlight
Until Silence
Deliverance

Later she says:

And for the third time the album title comes from a line of one of the songs.

Taylor Swift needs your support

Fri, 03 May 2013 20:31:34 +0000

Taylor is a finalist for the Billboard Milestone Award and you can help her take it home! Vote everyday until May 19th. Oh, and fun fact – you can vote multiple times a day! www.billboard.com/milestone

Korn band members get back together

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:23:35 +0000

Head, Munky, JD, Fieldy, and Ray are not only together again on-stage for shows beginning May 15, but Korn is also in the studio recording a new album!

“We knew we would have a blast playing together, ‘cause we love each other so much… everything just started pouring out, now I can’t wait until our fans hear this stuff!!” Brian “Head” Welch tells Rolling Stone.

Watch the album trailer on RollingStone.com:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/korn-enter-the-studio-for-new-album-241502/

What is the largest number that you know?

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:30:00 +0000

Tonight I’ve been talking to my friend about some bad news about Google company and he said “Did you know Googol is a number?”, Well, I did not! so I searched for it and found some stuff I did not know before, and I thought it might be useful for you too, so, What is the largest number that you know name of? here is the list:

Following information comes from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_large_numbers

And “A2” is passed

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:02:00 +0000

Talking of German class, A2 is passed too and I will be heading to B1 in next 2 weeks.

These 2 classes in A2 (A2.1 and A2.2) had lots of memories for me, meeting good people, getting to know a really good man as teacher and…

I never had this much happiness, sadness, stress, changes etc. in any era of my life, I’ve had lots of good memories from my first class but I can say A2 were more “living” with all the surrounding stories it had. Stuff that changed many things for me, and these changes cannot be undone, and I don’t want them to be undone. I will play it, I will take it and deal with it. Let’s see what happens.

New toys to listen music even better

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:21:00 +0000

Hey Folks

I’m back with some new toys to listen music even better, here we go:

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro USB Sound Card

A USB Sound Card, better audio quality than internal sound card of computer (24-bit/96kHz) with a handy volume control on top. Since it connects to computer via a USB cable I can have it on my desk so connecting headphone or microphone to it is much easier too. It allow you to connect your speaker, microphone, aux and headphone all in same time.