Laughing Squid Blog Posts - 2018-03-05

Art, Culture and Technology Can't see images? [Click here...](.3crTj2CFb8nTKyQTbm39ATLK7gpRC6fXsfTLp_I6yGY) [Laughing Squid](.L32lzm5o42sJ3o_HYkYTb3ZEcT5dGPFE5O_Mi9p5-Uw) [Laughing Squid](.WTp063ltuUqRYUaNc9_iPkxWiksbhXj8ycJxGzKMVnA) [Laughing Squid Hosting](.WKuRqEcQE1Ve_-cUe-_Pyg5OWMESO7a0F3adESOCEJk) is now offering [Managed WordPress](._EP5d368YC3IUCpTto3y0H67HWorHXXPBX0G8-5h314) hosting. [Samuraiguitarist Showcases the Most Difficult Trick He Knows How to Do on Guitar](.La8tnYkP0D3WvNuNwi6SuEzFqQk2EooZtQa-dqoNtNU) .me6OgoSYcQ9M7jr0IPR9WNHWbZ7HQlf-_Jtmnu_fi1Y The very talented musician Steve Onotera aka samuraiguitarist quite modestly demonstrated the most difficult thing he can do on guitar. With this trick, Onotera showed how he was able to accurately strum his guitar on the first beat of the first bar at 120 bpm and then accurately strum on the right beat after a long 16 bar rest. Not being the most technically proficient player I’ll never wow an audience with jaw-dropping chops like Steve Vai. I can’t do the percussive tapping acoustic ... [Read Blog Post](.92u9-XaVb0Ur6ET1zg8AwLsv6u9Zxab4xCVS0MsOaoE) [Managed WordPress Hosting Is Now Available As a New Service at Laughing Squid Hosting](.bHkDhlkBUj-apqLU6wBnT5zr2F6vXJg5Cc0UWimu0iE) .pEBzhAmO4ibXGcbES9PbE7HLbx95D3j9fRdappWAWdA We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Pressable to offer Managed WordPress, a hosting service highly optimized for WordPress that features increased performance, scalability, reliability, and security over our traditional Cloud Sites hosting. With Managed WordPress, disk space and bandwidth are included, so you are only charged for your monthly pageviews. It also includes Rackspace email, daily backups, a free SSL certificate via LetsEncrypt, server level caching, a ... [Read Blog Post](.5QaGFNneOf2le-vsSNB-dticwLkA9Pojfx24uMtk6FM) [The Small Acting Role That Mister Rogers Played on the Classic Show ‘Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman’](.dguZYZvlDyYfm5SewZPlMgPp8XcRcRlQCCvsoMOvnwg) .0ZxGTFCraopbIJHhJDnLmzqGI1tStCAxJqyF5A82upE In a heartwarming episode of his newly minted “Acting Oddities” segment, host Brandon Hardesty of No Small Parts spoke fondly about the time in which the late great Fred Rogers had a small acting role (other than as himself) on the classic CBS show Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman. Mr. Rogers played the role of Father Thomas, a quiet, unassuming minister who was visiting his former protege Father Timothy in town. As with everything he ever did, Fred Rogers performed that role with grace, ... [Read Blog Post](.X9bikkAIafa1NJRkm9IB66K9NCs4obGp5F0kh3K2NK0) [Why Acting With Contemplated Consistency Is More Productive Than Acting With Impetuous Intensity](.jNRTxOQQmhMuPBqgs0ZOvee5ZimrbP4LbwWtl3MSNUI) .STyttbHhHlGaydeiCXjh7VchzJS3s9WxZh8bqeQPAqI Motivational speaker Simon Sinek gave a talk to members of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), during which he spoke about how acting with contemplated consistency is far more productive than acting with impetuous intensity, using examples such as going to the gym, brushing one’s teeth and laying people off. An animation by Jocie Juritz humorously illustrated these very points. Sick of endless ‘re-orgs’, lay-offs and away days? Why do ... [Read Blog Post](.NmoZVfIrXV4m5fKgjB5ZLzZgjO8pngZqWWk18LGYbdU) [How Ross of ‘Friends’ Got Over His Neurotic Behavior to Find the Happiness He Always Wanted](.SliTfR5bPiuWJIqDfgSyRI3jqz6Wi5WU6pVJ7Isu07E) .nUoMPkC0ptMTVdZ8Ca1h_9G5ZSfNB4PsJkqfSG8V0Hc As part of their ongoing series of deconstructing the individual personalities of the characters on the now-classic sitcom series Friends, film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism set their sights on Ross Geller. Ross started out in the series as a neurotic idealist who always felt the need to be right, even at the cost of his own happiness. Yet as the series progressed, Ross found that he had to grow up a little if he truly wanted to realize his dream of settiling with the love ... [Read Blog Post](.rxm2y_cO0tpBaUIebwX3al2Dr5yEagBZPI4pb4ncUEw) [Text-to-Teach Children’s Book Responds With Demonic Screeching When Battery Is Low](.4qTe-dQaA4NuyokNHi8qH5Na0pfLIOfpLKVjWSK5NpM) .1dl8O8n1ZYIxxdKOrgHemMYrgpNtLEoIm7JM12Cqf2s Westminster, Massachusetts mother Amelia Cenotti sat down with her son Connor in 2010 to read him the text-to-teach book, It’s Time to Call 911. After typing in “911” on the book’s touch pad, which had a very low battery, they were greeted by an urgent response followed by a string of demonic screeching sounds. What is this book trying to teach??? (The batteries are dying) via reddit To Teach: The Journey, in ComicsThe IRIScan Book 3 Executive, A Battery-Powered Portable Document ... [Read Blog Post](.jP4YY-PzWrhbSDqItzRpPHyutE98XoKZls635wLtzUU) [Krysten Ritter Teaches Stephen Colbert to Knit While Talking About the New Season of ‘Jessica Jones’](.8HB0sxG0uN8uQZKq9572AB9M6SFCMQ0pqvPzxqa4FIQ) .aFciRsuSQPpAi0ASv1HS2RYFgjOW8MoP-JBNIIApiB8 In advance of the second season premiere of the badass Netflix series Jessica Jones on March 8th, actress Krysten Ritter appeared on The Late Show where she tried to teach host Stephen Colbert how to knit. While doing so, Ritter talked about the upcoming season and recounted what she’s been up to since The Defenders. This includes writing a book, marketing action figures, selling knitting kits and even appearing on the cover of Vogue Knitting, prompting Ritter to call herself a “psycho ... [Read Blog Post](.rstuVDJMztoDU764tH4Y9GpD7jmBV4XDs8VF2QBMcJo) [How to Make a Sharp Knife Out of Pasta Noodles](.7Hol0Igox9Us0c4b0CPzRJBd0iU5-b5M5ySnGD_YwJ8) .x5QBm4w1Yx6OdIJigI6K71jJAepmDDtj7--jDvsIsuk Osaka, Japan YouTuber kiwami japan demonstrates how he made a very sharp knife out of pasta noodles. As a reward for his hard work, he cooked up the pasta knife with some cheese and eat it for dinner. A Master Sushi Chef Makes a Complex Garnish by Cutting Super Thin Tomato Slices With an Extremely Sharp KnifeHow to Clean Out and Slice a Bell Pepper With Ease Using a KnifeMan Fashions His Beard Into a Bowl & Eats Ramen Noodles Out Of It [Read Blog Post](.qDhsYODrEKpvpdIMFclFJ8Jggg5nEaDtd_50KVpgNtA) [A Hydraulic Press Gloriously Cuts Through 10 Decks of Playing Cards With a Giant Blade](.Tca8PAtlzUD9Uz_qOOOomB07BlzH30Gya1Oyj41f74E) .GezVWIwESv-Jb8v7RvHZStmxeuStNS9qDIPBlIHVsII Lauri Vuohensilta of the Hydraulic Press Channel posted a video showing him gloriously cutting through ten decks of playing cards, which were all stacked up on top of each other, with his hydraulic press equipped with a giant blade. Vuohensilta also sliced through other objects like a rubber band ball, a CO2 cartridge, and a bicycle lock. A Hydraulic Press Cuts a Bowling Ball, a Camera, and Other Random Objects in Half With a Giant BladeSlicing Through Paper, a Frying Pan, and a Barbie ... [Read Blog Post](.IsBJdDknbXI4UNBrpWM5RTat8AL-6uVPUhosLiP7cjs) [A Day In the Life of a Line Cook at a Le Coucou, A Popular Upscale Restaurant in New York City](.sjFVB4HR-4SnqljV3MHBsRtuEdfgnAdiZmhl-rlNOgA) .U21fuhlCMNv851s8EEaFegig3qySWlvJsOuNAV5kyO4 Bon Apétit editor Amanda Shapiro spent a day in December 2017 shadowing Nana Araba Wilmot, first meeting Wilmot at her apartment in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn and accompanying to her job as a line cook at the upscale restaurant Le Coucou in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. During Wilmot’s 11 hour shift, Shapiro learned that Wilmot doesn’t mind the long commute, long hours or even the low rate of pay, because she loves what she’s doing. However, real economic concerns, the price of ... [Read Blog Post](.NOrF9xUOa5QPODCaj4Goz_NxZWRM6Jrdu-IPiBvsPzM) [See More Laughing Squid Blog Posts](.GuUNq6qLbDcSGtUCRmpBLi-sG4ctAxHo2BOhRWiHDVI) [Facebook](.h2OzAwtZkfLayfNH_REA8-bgBg5o0ITcyVm1_8b54rM) [Twitter](.tsIiHTpKvAY9gM2f8MTp03v2ORi9YigUY1YK-hMb5uY) [Tumblr](.WmRdcNwWefkCmPuVckph1ZSWYfY_wpatEnTkP5vTRM0) [Rss](.YCcH3TsMX_Gkkw-CbpfLrJePvoGmzTOgBjfIVENPFrc) Laughing Squid Hosting Laughing Squid also offers [web hosting services](.ALwnYx0qWgOCgiM3UHz3FStcdCJ6dvgoAwseMBQ7Ywg) with a focus on hosting WordPress blogs. Laughing Squid Store Laughing Squid t-shirts, stickers, mugs and posters are available in our [Laughing Squid Store](.92jxWKqWi5TAT6piKPQ2G49O365tDw8UQLs_TrtflD0). [SHARE](._fleBY_CJv2Mv8-SXEP-KEy-svKfI-GyQt0DGbdvU1g) [TWEET](.xM3eYEqgUA_ny1xqwqaZJgr4oTKmkhLV6zEumdvUSSc) [FORWARD](.MC_QeM5fx99FR1Zg_dv1BW_sLvkP9BQVc7qaVoACT8Q) You received this because you signed up on Laughing Squid to receive emails. [Unsubscribe](.1IOT4_NeypTlhXRYmRyjl97sKOXDkFVjoPe98-Mkxr4) [MailerLite](.nEdE6YI_WtkAhtZ6MXlUkukQoy5NqTrxxmTH-uEDrGQ)