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1. Comment on StumbleUpon is calling it quits after 16 years in ~tech

   ath

   May 24, 2018

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   Quite a few fond memories of StumbleUpon from when I was a young teen. Can't say I'm sad to see it go since I haven't used it in years, but it was pretty central to my early exploration of the...

   Quite a few fond memories of StumbleUpon from when I was a young teen. Can't say I'm sad to see it go since I haven't used it in years, but it was pretty central to my early exploration of the internet

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2. Comment on The Royal They - Kamikaze (2016) in ~music

   ath (OP)

   May 22, 2018

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   Worth checking out the full album if you've got the time: https://theroyalthey.bandcamp.com/album/the-royal-they Their second album came out earlier this year:...

   Worth checking out the full album if you've got the time: https://theroyalthey.bandcamp.com/album/the-royal-they

   Their second album came out earlier this year: https://theroyalthey.bandcamp.com/album/foreign-being

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3. The Royal They - Kamikaze (2016)

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4. Comment on Tell me about your hobby! in ~hobbies

   ath

   May 22, 2018

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   I read a bunch, mostly fantasy (I highly recommend Sanderson and Rothfuss if you're looking for some good as well as thicc books). I listen to a lot of music, but not as much as I'd like. I lean...

   I read a bunch, mostly fantasy (I highly recommend Sanderson and Rothfuss if you're looking for some good as well as thicc books).

   I listen to a lot of music, but not as much as I'd like. I lean towards industrial rock/metal, rock, punk, post punk, indie, folk, electronic, psychedelic and any combination of them that sounds good. I find I don't go as deep as I feel like I should in each genre though, because I usually don't inhabit one genre exploring every nook and cranny at once.

   I'm putting together a vintage stereo, most of which I usually get in sketchy condition and attempt to fix up. Consumer hi-fi wise, I have a receiver/8-track combo, turntable, cassette deck, reel to reel machine. Also a pro mixer and semi-pro 4-track cassette recorder.

   I collect analog audio formats. I currently have a bunch of vinyl (LPs, 45s, one 78), numerous cassettes, a few 8-Tracks, and a couple dozen open reel tapes. If you've seen a youtuber called Techmoan's videos on old, outdated, or obscure audio formats, those basically make up my long term wishlist.
   I'd like to make music; I haven't made much progress but I'm slowly learning guitar.

   When I have time I play video games, most commonly Path of Exile and Overwatch.

   I also write code a lot, for work and as a hobby. Rust and Ruby are my languages of choice when given a tabula rasa.

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