killyourfm

killyourfm, 1 year ago to random

When you see Starbucks in Czechia just keep walking. There’s probably an amazing local cafe around the corner….

Like Coffee Fusion! I had a delicious Aeropress there while prepping for some #LAS2023 stuff. It was so fresh and the sweetness in the beans really popped. I didn’t even add sugar!

Highly recommended for your #Brno #Coffee fix.

A tray with freshly poured coffee and water. I’m the background is a Linux laptop running KDE Plasma and a terminal window.
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killyourfm, 9 months ago to random

I was today years old when I noticed that if you highlight text in a received email, and then reply to it, @thunderbird inserts what you highlighted as quoted text. Neat!

#NeverStopLearning #TheMoreYouKnow

killyourfm, 11 months ago to music

Finally found scientific proof (and a strong sense of satisfaction) that my ears have been correct: #music objectively sounds worse on streaming platforms than #vinyl.

"The numbers in those boxes represent the measured dynamic range of an album or its individual tracks. DR is short for dynamic range. Lower numbers mean less dynamic range, higher numbers mean higher dynamic range. In terms of audio quality a higher dynamic range generally means better quality.”

https://dr.loudness-war.info/faq

killyourfm, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to opensource

I don't say this enough: I really enjoy working with the @thunderbird team. What a talented, passionate group of people.

It's an honor to be involved in shaping the future of what is already an incredible #opensource success story.

killyourfm, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to music

I just sat on the couch and listened to two of my favorite albums. On vinyl. Through headphones. Lyric sheet in hand. That’s all I did.

Appreciating it. Savoring it.

When is the last time you sat and listened to music with intention, and let it just sweep you away?

Make time for it. You deserve that.

#music #vinyl

killyourfm, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to random

Good morning Fediverse 🌞

killyourfm, 10 months ago to random

Finally!

I finally have a device that is the perfectly realized result of something we were trying to implement when I worked at AMD's Radeon Technologies Group in 2016/2017.

A premium AMD + AMD laptop that hits ALL the sweet spots.

Ryzen 9 5980HX + Radeon 6800M with 12GB of VRAM. Smart Shift technology.

1440p, 165Hz display with 3ms response time and FreeSync.

Excellent cooling system.

NO webcam 💯

This is the ASUS ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition. And I love it.

#Gaming #Laptop

killyourfm, 3 months ago to random

The 90s were awesome because a song about a band's unabashed love for peaches could become a Top 40 hit, and the accompanying album could go TRIPLE Platinum.

killyourfm, 2 months ago to random

Every recipe online: “Here's a quick and easy recipe for pancakes! But first, a few paragraphs about my personal life and family, followed by 12 paragraphs detailing my entire life history with this food.”

killyourfm, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to guitar

I'm a 47-year-old musician who's been playing guitar and writing songs since I was 16.

I just got my first amplifier. Yes, I am a walking contradiction. But that doesn't diminish my OVERWHELMING excitement right now!

The backstory: I didn't actually start recording any of my songs until about 8 years ago, and my solution for that was simply to play through a DAW and use software effects.

I had no idea what I was missing.

#Guitar #Musician #Songwriting

killyourfm, 1 year ago to linux

I just woke up from a vivid nightmare about attending an #Ubuntu conference.

I was tasked with serving coffee. But no one liked my #coffee. Not a single person.

They said it was too strong, too bitter. I tried explaining its quality, its origins, and why it was a terrific blend, but I lacked the vocabulary to do it. I couldn't convince them.

It was terrible.

(I don't know why this was set at an Ubuntu conference, but it was an awesome, bonding, beautiful event in my head).

killyourfm, 9 months ago to opensource

I need to say this: it's exciting to have a budget healthy enough to start building a marketing & communications team for @thunderbird.

Those of you who know me, know that I've been preaching how important marketing is to the sustainability of open-source projects.

That's why it's so refreshing to work for an organization that recognizes the crucial need to invest in building and nurturing both our user and developer communities.

Stay tuned!

#OpenSource #Marketing #Community

killyourfm, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago) to linux

This is fucking awesome!

(Steam Beta now gives us options for transferring game files over your local network if they're already installed on another PC).

#Linux #Gaming #Steam

killyourfm, 9 months ago to random

As someone who doesn't play D&D and has become used to, shall we say, very diluted RPGs, I find #BaldursGate3 completely overwhelming.

And yet it's captivating, and addictive, and I love it for NOT holding my hand.

killyourfm, 1 year ago to random

This is relatable. Anyone else?

killyourfm, 8 months ago to DnD

30 years ago I participated in a one-off D&D session for the first time, and haven't played since.

Later this month, I'm starting a new D&D campaign with some of the @thunderbird crew!

So today I'm buying my first dice, creating my character, all of those awesome things.

I was merely CURIOUS about playing D&D (especially after Baldur's Gate 3) but after being walked through some of the character creator elements and thinking about my backstory, now I'm downright excited!

#DnD

killyourfm, 5 months ago to random

From now on when people ask that classic question "So, what do you do?" my answer will be "I'm a musician. I just happen to support that pursuit with a full-time marketing job."

When you meet someone, tell them who you truly are, not what you do to pay the bills.

killyourfm, 3 months ago to random

Remember when battery life didn't suck? This is my beloved iPod's battery after playing on shuffle for 24 hours straight.

killyourfm, 10 months ago to random

Have you ever just woken up one day and felt like the last 6 years of your life was a chapter in a book written by someone else?

killyourfm, 8 months ago to music

PlexAmp just took things to the next level. I'm in love.
#Music #AI

An Ai-generated playlist called "acoustic rock songs from the 2000s that are covers. do not include nirvana"
An Ai-generated playlist called "guitar heavy rock tracks produced by Rick Rubin in the 2000s"
an AI-generated playlist called "melodic death metal with female vocalists from Northern Europe"

killyourfm, 7 months ago to HeavyMetal

I have just found Japanese Metal band Ningen Isu, and I am delighted.

Please make sure your neck is securely fastened before entering the song, 🤘
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbI79e5iZKs

#HeavyMetal #NowPlaying

killyourfm, 6 months ago to coffee

Does anyone else really enjoy drinking their #coffee in the shower or is it just me?

killyourfm, 6 months ago to random

I miss this.
Just watched it again last night.
I miss organic conversations like these with awesome humans like @ThePlant and @thelinuxEXP and @gardiner_bryant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzjmPmfLB-o

killyourfm, 5 months ago to random

This is my personal favorite song on the EP. I actually cried after doing the vocal take you're hearing (the "make it through" scream in the mix wasn't planned.)

These songs deal with love, longing, and loss -- and this is definitely the one about loss.

https://hurricaneblonde.bandcamp.com/track/holding-pattern

#NowPlaying #HurricaneBlondeMusic

killyourfm, 9 months ago to StarTrek

I devoured Strange New Worlds Season 2. I finally finished Discovery Season 4.

Folks, I'm having serious #StarTrek withdrawals now.

Can anyone recommend some novels? TOS, TNG, Disco, SNW, DS9, doesn't matter, as long as they're awesome.