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_slotek_

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iraantlers, to random
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who up playing scrabble on a saturday nite, y’all?

_slotek_,
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Theblueone, to guitar
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Well I just ordered myself one of these...a DSM Humboldt Electronics Simplifier DLX

_slotek_,
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@samvarma @Theblueone Nice! Have not heard one yet. Eager to hear your impressions. Was seeking a Fender tone and considered one but got an ACS1 instead after A/B-ing with an Iridium.

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@samvarma @Theblueone The UAD Super Lead pedal is very tempting. I hope they do a JTM45 next! I love that tone and the only pedal I have that comes close is the ZVex Distortron (which I adore).

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    _slotek_,
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    @SpaceAce @flockofnazguls Gnome must be configured to automatically mount CDs as virtual file systems. There must be a way to unmount the disc from the UI. If not, try doing so with the ‘gio’ command line tool.

    https://superuser.com/questions/1627938/mounting-an-audio-cd-in-a-linux-terminal-or-in-a-bash-script

    _slotek_,
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    @SpaceAce @flockofnazguls I don’t know why cdparanoia autosense is failing if gio unmount truly succeeded (check with gio list).

    Looks like you can configure auto mounting media under the Natilus file manager options BTW.

    (I rip with XLD under macOS)

    grimalkina, to random
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    I want to see absolutely no sensible and practical advice here. What programming language should I start vaguely and in a chill way teaching myself if I just want to experience something fun or elegant or interesting in and of itself, assuming I have no goal for using it to do anything really (outside of learning)

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    @grimalkina Only always.

    BlackenedGreen, to random
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    @iraantlers @BlackenedGreen Fantastic! You caught the border between Area X and the Southern Reach....

    _slotek_,
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    @BlackenedGreen @iraantlers Yeah! The Annihilation series is such a head trip. They impart that fleeting feeling when you realize that reality is just a thin glaze slathered on the surface of everything.

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    @BlackenedGreen @iraantlers Borne was an easy and compelling read, Dead Astronauts was a bit trickier...

    iraantlers, to random
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    _slotek_,
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    @microtones @iraantlers The last time I traveled by tarotplane, I was seated in a polyethylene bag next to a squid eating dough.

    _slotek_,
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    @microtones @iraantlers Fry the fiendly skies (sunzoomspark)!

    Theblueone, to guitar
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    Guitar of the Day

    _slotek_,
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    @Theblueone Elegant! 2015 LP “Less Plus” or something else entirely?

    augieray, to random
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    Went to see my first movie in a theater in 6 months, and I'm confident we did it safely. We waited until COVID had declined ~85% in our area. Then we bought tickets the 6th week Dune 2 was released for a noon Sunday showing. Outcome:

    Only one other person in the 180-seat theater. I had my CO2 monitor, and it never went above a safe 500 ppm. (Outdoor air is just 400 ppm.) There's never a guarantee--everyone has to assess their risks and make decisions--but I loved the movie and am glad we went.

    _slotek_,
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    @augieray Glad you were able to get out safely and see the film. I'm looking forward to the Dune 2 premiere on AppleTV this week!

    augieray, to random
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    People learn nothing from the pandemic. It's a lovely 60° day in Milwaukee, so I spent the afternoon enjoying a couple of beers with my spouse. We visited bars that could have had their windows open, but didn't. Almost none had patio/outdoor tables set up. And the few that did have outdoor tables had nobody sitting outside (except us). Everyone was indoors, in terrible crowds, on a beautiful afternoon. Make it make sense.

    _slotek_,
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    @augieray Relaxing on a patio in fine weather at a pub with both beer and elbow room on tap sounds rather lovely, TBH!

    nixCraft, to random
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    there is no honor among thieves 😂

    _slotek_,
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    @nixCraft Um, won't this training set incur generational loss of information? Like, Adobe people will have NINE fingers instead of the (usual) seven?

    SpaceAce, to random
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    @scruss @flockofnazguls @SpaceAce Acid is free! What in the world?

    ambergrey, to guitar
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    What are some of your favorite alt guitar tunings?

    _slotek_,
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    @ambergrey Open G for Floyd’s Fearless, Zeppelin’s Dancing Days, and most Stones songs! Open D for Street Fighting Man and Bron Y-aur Stomp. Open E for Gimme Shelter. DADGAD for Black Mountain Side. DADGBD capo 2 for Neil’s Ride My Llama. Open C for Friends. Love ‘em all!

    wobs, to random
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    If all you recall of this album is the charmingly goofy "She Don't Use Jelly", please reacquaint yourself with one of the best psych rock albums of the early 90s. Unhinged lyrics and layers of absolutely massive guitars can't cover the underlying sweetness of the songs. It's like someone hired a punk band for the sock hop, dosed the punch, and in the end, everyone finds the cool Jesus.

    The Flaming Lips - Transmissions from the Satellite Heart

    https://youtu.be/E1he3a9zass

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    @etherdiver @wobs Ah, the Flaming Lips! I was hooked when I first heard "Everything's Explodin'" on cassette!

    Saw the Ronald Jones lineup blow fuses playing a show in a tiny bar.

    Peak live moments later on include some killer renditions of Lightning Strikes the Postman.

    flockofnazguls, to random
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    @flockofnazguls Concur with your criticisms. Episode 6 revived my interest in the show, FWIW.

    _slotek_,
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    @flockofnazguls You can probably skip ahead without missing anything, honestly.

    augieray, to random
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    I criticized the White House for having stricter rules on precautions than the CDC recommended for other Americans. Now, the White House is dropping its rules, as well. I have mixed feelings about this.

    One hand: It's fair that the White House is no more or less protected than everyone else.

    Other hand: POTUS is an 81-year-old man fighting to win the most important election of our lifetimes. If he gets seriously ill, it will have generational ramifications.

    https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/white-house-lifting-its-covid-19-testing-rule-for-people-around-biden

    _slotek_,
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    @augieray Maybe Taylor Swift or some nice DAVOS staffmember will step in, should vax-relax-and-pax ever fail.

    iraantlers, to random
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    greetings from sunny florida

    _slotek_,
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    @nathanlovestrees @iraantlers Love the vegetating chimes! My grandfather once made some wind chimes for me just so I could record them on an old reel-to-reel tape deck and play the tape backwards at half speed.

    eyesquash, to random
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    Funny - where I want to be seems magical, where I am seems ordinary, and when I get somewhere I want to be, it is still ordinary.
    Maybe my sense of wonder is dampened by a lack of selective serotonin reuptake inhibition?
    Ah, if dangling a shiny imagined time in front of me keeps me putting one foot in front of the other, maybe it's all good.

    _slotek_,
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    @eyesquash @NigelTufnel @L0wKey Those all sound wicked!

    bourgwick, to vinylrecords
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    - revisiting early santana for the first time in eons at the behest of a (drummer) pal who suggested trying to background carlos & focus on the next-level collectivity of this specific group of players. and, like, shit yeah! it's probably just stating the obvious to say that santana were an incredible band, but it made them feel fresh to me. @vinylrecords

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    @bourgwick @vinylrecords Psssst... Don't tell any squares, but the secret chord progression is ||: Gm7 C :|| ...

    iraantlers, (edited ) to random
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    hey hey. so the “nonlinear” playlist includes music which has “defined my becoming” (whatever that means… highbrow poetics for “favorite music of all time,” I suppose). anyhoo, i want to set the bar a bit lower and start a new thread of current faves. thus… I now present thee “current faves” playlist. https://mastodon.online/@iraantlers/109377724439706582

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    @iraantlers Saw Quasi play the Satyricon with Crackerbash and Motor Goat.

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