They made their first recordings available in late 1979 via the SF Underground 7" compilation series released via Steve Tupper's newly-formed Subterranean Records. In 1981 a 7" followed Love Canal and Ha Ha Ha and the original lineup made 2 full-length studio albums on Subterranean, 1982's Generic and the 1984 followup Gone Fishin'.
Flipper's music was very shambolic and noisy, and oft considered "slow" for a punk band of the time. In many early shows, the band had half the audience on stage with them singing backup vocals, and encouraged horn players to join them for their anthem, Sex Bomb -- and the crowding on stage usually knocked the stringed instruments out of tune. Guitarist Ted Falconi installed spikes in the head of his guitar to help prevent this, but blaring, out-of-tune dissonance became part of the band's signature sound.
Bassist/vocalist Will Shatter died in 1987 of a heroin overdose. The remaining members reformed for the 1993 album American Grafishy on Def American Recordings which re-issued Generic, and a compilation called Sex Bomb Baby on Rick Rubin and Henry Rollins' Infinite Zero label. This relationship soured and the surviving Flipper members allegedly were duped out of their rights to their back catalog. Bassist/vocalist Bruce Loose got in a car accident which severely injured his spine resulting in a crippling injury which requires him to use a cane. Apparently drummer Steve Depace was in the works of writing an autobiography of his Flipper experiences to the irk of his band mates. Bruce most recently performed as Not Flipper at 924 Gilman and reunited as Flipper for a show in SF with surviving members Falconi and Depace. In December 2006, former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic joined the band. On 22 September 2008, due to responsibilities at home, Novoselic announced his departure from the band.
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Flipper Lyrics
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We are not crazy, were goin insane
Its not our fault you decided to blame
Yourself for walkin in the front door
you're gonna come back tomorrow
And pay a little bit more
Its been such a long time
Its been such a strange time
The burdens on the people who just don't know
Its happening much too fast
every moments made to fade or last
There is no time invloved in judgements
As I just let go of a twisted little laugh
[Chorus]
Now I'm left wondering
What will become of it all
Is there a flaw in the grand scheme of things
A little tear through which it all falls
are there any heroes left
In social service to human kind
As the madness intertwines to happiness
We all seem blind
[Chorus]
Now if tomorrow didn't come
And yesterday had no past
You would blow your mind right away
Cause now is a concept very few can grasp
To practice it requires no effort
I don't think about it at all
And if you can't handle it
You can always get right back in line
[Chorus ]
We are not crazy, were going insane (repeat)
The song "We're Not Crazy" by Flipper is about how society views people who are deemed "crazy" or mentally unstable. The lyrics suggest that it is not those who are struggling with mental health issues that are to blame, but rather society itself for stigmatizing and ostracizing them. The chorus of the song is a repeated declaration that "we are not crazy, we're going insane," suggesting that society's treatment of those with mental illness is what is causing them to spiral out of control.
In the verses, the lyrics delve deeper into this idea, with lines such as "The burdens on the people who just don't know" and "Are there any heroes left in social service to human kind." These lines suggest that there is a lack of understanding and support for those who are struggling, and that society as a whole needs to do better in order to help them. The song also touches on the concept of time, with lines like "There is no time involved in judgements" and "Now is a concept very few can grasp," suggesting that our obsession with time may be contributing to mental health issues.
Overall, "We're Not Crazy" is a powerful song that sheds light on the struggles faced by those with mental illness, and calls for greater understanding and support from society as a whole.
Line by Line Meaning
We are not crazy, were goin insane
We're not losing our minds, we're just becoming overwhelmed
Its not our fault you decided to blame
The situation is not our fault, but you're blaming us anyway
Yourself for walkin in the front door
You chose to come here and now you regret it
you're gonna come back tomorrow
You'll return because you have to or want to
And pay a little bit more
You'll pay the price for whatever happens next
Its been such a long time
It's been going on for a while without any change
Carrying on with the same old show
We're still dealing with the same struggles
Its been such a strange time
It's been a weird experience, hard to understand
The burdens on the people who just don't know
Those who don't understand are the ones who suffer the most
Its happening much too fast
Things are moving too quickly for us to keep up
every moments made to fade or last
Every moment can either slip away or stay with us forever
There is no time invloved in judgements
Judgements happen in the moment, without consideration of time
As I just let go of a twisted little laugh
I can only laugh at the ridiculousness of it all
Now I'm left wondering
I'm confused and unsure about what comes next
What will become of it all
What will happen in the end?
Is there a flaw in the grand scheme of things
Is there a mistake or weakness in the overall plan?
A little tear through which it all falls
A small imperfection that could lead to total failure
are there any heroes left
Are there any good people left?
In social service to human kind
Those who work to help others
As the madness intertwines to happiness
As the craziness of life mixes with joy
We all seem blind
We can't see the truth
Now if tomorrow didn't come
If there were no future
And yesterday had no past
If there were no history
You would blow your mind right away
It would be too much to comprehend
Cause now is a concept very few can grasp
Living in the moment is difficult for most people
To practice it requires no effort
It's easy to live in the moment if you let go of the past and future
I don't think about it at all
I don't worry about the future or dwell on the past
And if you can't handle it
If you can't live in the moment
You can always get right back in line
You can fall back into the routine of life
We are not crazy, were going insane (repeat)
We're not crazy, we're just overwhelmed by life
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DEPACE, DOUGHERTY, FALCONI, LOOSE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
satibel
you can get fairly inexpensive universal remotes for that purpose, and a lot of them allow finding the model from a list, basically you press the on button till your device turns on then you press a number till it registers and usually you've got the correct model.
the psp 1000 is also a pretty good remote.
some phones have an ir transmitter so you can use them as a remote.
then there's also radio remotes, but they aren't that common.
a good universal remote which can get updated profiles is probably the best option for ir.
TechnicallyWizard
As someone who was lucky enough to get a flipper, the uses are very interesting. I've utilised it a few times during penetration tests and was sometimes amazed by the performance.
For a small, pocket sized, battery powered device, I'm not surprised this caused a stir...
However, it doesn't help that so many people are making a big deal of these and showing "hacks" online that just aren't real.
"Watch the flipper hack CCTV!!! Omg!!!"
No Travis, you turned off the TV they're connected to, any phone with an IR blaster can do that...
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Rendered Pixels
Too expensive for $50, if that worth of electornics. Id much rather try making my own
Nabee H
Would rather try making my own as well, wouldn't wanna be a "kiddie scraper" (or the hardware equivalent to one i guess?)
hug
@Rendered Pixels You're not paying for just the hardware. You're paying for the software and future updates.
reboot0000
HackRF One has existed for around 9 years and is more capable.
Kieran
@Rendered Pixels that's the point though. There's not really anything new here, it's just much more accessible for someone getting into security research and helping demonstrate security problems to bosses to get them to actually provide funding to beef up a company's security.
BattleMaster
If some kid can breach your security with this thing, actual hackers have probably been able to do that for years without you noticing. This just shows that these systems were insecure in the first place.
cridus
lol your comment got copied by a bot account with a sexy lady in the avatar to bait people.
edit: the bot's copied comment has probably been deleted, by now.
volvo09
Yep, or you've been lucky and no one has bothered to.
xXYannuschXx
Eyup and somehow the "solution" is banning these devices instead of fixing these security holes.