dhcrazy333's recent activity
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games
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Comment on Google may be close to launching YouTube Premium Lite in ~tech
dhcrazy333 I missed where it said "most videos" ad-free. I think earlier it hinted that maybe music videos are the ones that would have ads? In a way I guess it makes sense, if you want the ad-free music,...I missed where it said "most videos" ad-free. I think earlier it hinted that maybe music videos are the ones that would have ads? In a way I guess it makes sense, if you want the ad-free music, you sign up for premium and get YouTube music with it. I can see people using ad-free lite version to just create playlists of music videos, which isn't really the intended use.
I don't like that music videos would have ads, but I guess I can see the logic.
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Comment on Google may be close to launching YouTube Premium Lite in ~tech
dhcrazy333 (edited )LinkGive me ad-free for $5/mo or less and I may be sold. I have no interest in YouTube music and the price of regular premium is far too steep to justify for me. I have issues with how Google has run...Give me ad-free for $5/mo or less and I may be sold. I have no interest in YouTube music and the price of regular premium is far too steep to justify for me.
I have issues with how Google has run YouTube over the years but I do recognize they need to recoup money for hosting and delivering videos. Unfortunately I feel like $5/mo is going to be asking far too much, I imagine it would likely be closer to $8.99/mo at least.
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Comment on A baseball discussion thread, 2025 spring training edition in ~sports.baseball
dhcrazy333 Good defense and high contact offense?? Sign me up! Maybe a hot take but I have hated the emergence of three true outcomes taking over as the primary hitting strategy for hitters. I know analytics...Good defense and high contact offense?? Sign me up! Maybe a hot take but I have hated the emergence of three true outcomes taking over as the primary hitting strategy for hitters. I know analytics say it gives you an advantage, but my god is it boring to watch. Nothing more annoying than watching people walking up to the plate and swinging and missing for 2.5-3 hours.
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Comment on How often do you replace your phone? in ~tech
dhcrazy333 My general approach for replacing the phone is if it meets one of 3 criteria: Did I break it in some way (such as breaking the screen, dropping it in the toilet, etc.). If the value of fixing it...My general approach for replacing the phone is if it meets one of 3 criteria:
- Did I break it in some way (such as breaking the screen, dropping it in the toilet, etc.).
- If the value of fixing it is close to the cost of just buying a new phone, I'll probably go to a new phone. If it's not that expensive to fix, then I'll opt for the repair route.
- Is it no longer functioning as I would expect or having other general wear/slowdown issues? Example, if the battery life is completely shot or it's been having other finicky issues and software resets haven't fixed it, it might be time for an upgrade.
- Is it about to be at the end of it's security update cycle? If so, probably going to buy a new one.
I generally want to run the phone into the ground if possible. Phones these days are hitting such a maturity in the market that most new features are "nice to haves" rather than "must haves", and you can typically hold onto the phone for 3-5 years and be perfectly fine.
I have a Samsung S21 Ultra currently. I have replaced the screen on it once because I accidentally stepped on it with a skate blade, but it was cheaper to repair the screen than get a new device. This phone is about to be at the end of it's security update life though, so I will likely be looking at a new phone in the next 6-9 months.
I'm not a brand loyalist with phone but I do generally prefer Android over iPhone. I have an iPhone for work plus a Macbook and an iPad, so I'm not against the Apple ecosystem, I just prefer Android's more "open" approach to things that aren't android (as opposed to Apple not playing nice with lots of things that aren't Apple). I do prefer Pixel's more "stock" Android experience over Samsungs, I think my favorite phone I've had was the Pixel 2 XL, so I'm looking at possibly moving to the Pixel 9 Pro or 10 Pro (whenever those phones come out, depending on specs and price).
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Comment on A baseball discussion thread, 2025 spring training edition in ~sports.baseball
dhcrazy333 For as terrible as the White Sox have been, having Jason Benetti and Steven Stone in the booth made the games worth the watch, one of the best announcing duos in the bizz. When they let Benetti go...For as terrible as the White Sox have been, having Jason Benetti and Steven Stone in the booth made the games worth the watch, one of the best announcing duos in the bizz. When they let Benetti go to the Tigers last year it solidified my choice to not watch any games last year (very glad I didn't given how poor they played anyway). A great announcing pair can go a long way.
Met's are looking to be an exciting team to watch this year, I'll need to check out some games if the announcers are also a great pair!
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Comment on A baseball discussion thread, 2025 spring training edition in ~sports.baseball
dhcrazy333 I find it funny that I have one comment telling me to root for the Cubs, and then another comment here telling me NOT to root for the Cubs. One thing is for sure, I will root for every other team...I find it funny that I have one comment telling me to root for the Cubs, and then another comment here telling me NOT to root for the Cubs.
One thing is for sure, I will root for every other team in the MLB before I root for the Cubs :)
Brewers could be a fun team to watch, especially if I can watch them beat the Cubs. Also having Nestor Cortes, I always found his occasional funny windup entertaining to watch.
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Comment on A baseball discussion thread, 2025 spring training edition in ~sports.baseball
dhcrazy333 Ha! We can both sit in the corner at the end of the season wondering "How the hell did the Guardians pull off being so ridiculously good again with a bunch of players I have never heard of?" Side...Ha! We can both sit in the corner at the end of the season wondering "How the hell did the Guardians pull off being so ridiculously good again with a bunch of players I have never heard of?"
Side note, despite the rivalry over the years, Johan Santana is one of my favorite pitchers of all time. It's a travesty that not only is he not in the hall, but he dropped off first ballot. He should be in the hall of fame and I will die on that hill.
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Comment on A baseball discussion thread, 2025 spring training edition in ~sports.baseball
dhcrazy333 (edited )Link ParentMan, I grew up in the Chicago suburbs and have been a White Sox fan my whole life, but the last few years with how bad they've just betrayed the fans in every way possible has me just not caring...Man, I grew up in the Chicago suburbs and have been a White Sox fan my whole life, but the last few years with how bad they've just betrayed the fans in every way possible has me just not caring at the moment for them. There's hardly anyone on the team who's even likeable anymore. Been considering picking up a new team to root for in the interim until the White Sox front office can get their shit together.
Someone sell me on your favorite team!
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Comment on New users: Ask your questions about Tildes here! (v4) in ~tildes
dhcrazy333 I'm a fan of more posts. Admittedly I don't post all that often other than commenting (I enjoy lurking a lot and reading other people's opinions on things), but I might try to post more if I find...I'm a fan of more posts. Admittedly I don't post all that often other than commenting (I enjoy lurking a lot and reading other people's opinions on things), but I might try to post more if I find interesting things, or even start posting more in some sports topics.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of February 17 in ~society
dhcrazy333 I think think if you had to boil Musk's (and realistically, also Trump's) behavior down to a soundbite, it's this. Both are narcissistic petulant man children. They think the world revolves around...And Steve Ricchetti was like: Oh, you know, it’s the unions. He should understand. He’s a big boy.
And I was like: No, he’s not a big boy.
I think think if you had to boil Musk's (and realistically, also Trump's) behavior down to a soundbite, it's this. Both are narcissistic petulant man children. They think the world revolves around them. Only they are the ones who can fix this almighty impending doom. Anything good that happens, it's because they are the hero in this story. Anything bad that happens, well it's not my fault, it's (insert whatever here). No accountability. Someone does something that doesn't fit into the plans that they wanted? Well that's a targeted slight on them specifically and they must seek retribution.
They are immature children who got handed the keys and have a crippling need to be loved.
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Comment on Audio enthusiasts share your audio setups in ~hobbies
dhcrazy333 Thank you! For mine I went with a peel and stick vinyl wrap because I don't have a good space to do any priming/painting, so a vinyl wrap was a lot easier to achieve. Found some colors I liked and...Thank you! For mine I went with a peel and stick vinyl wrap because I don't have a good space to do any priming/painting, so a vinyl wrap was a lot easier to achieve. Found some colors I liked and went for it, was very happy with how it turned out.
Also made a second pair as a Christmas present for a family member using a different color wrap, very happy with this one as well.
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Comment on Audio enthusiasts share your audio setups in ~hobbies
dhcrazy333 I did not expect to see anyone else on here with the Overnight Sensations home build. I did these myself, this was my finished product.I did not expect to see anyone else on here with the Overnight Sensations home build. I did these myself, this was my finished product.
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Comment on Audio enthusiasts share your audio setups in ~hobbies
dhcrazy333 (edited )LinkOh man which audio set up? I have so many! Surround Setups My main setup in our living room (primarily used for watching movies but I do also use for listening to music) contains a pair of Klipsch...Oh man which audio set up? I have so many!
Surround Setups
My main setup in our living room (primarily used for watching movies but I do also use for listening to music) contains a pair of Klipsch RP-280Fs, an RP-440C for the center, R-120SW for the sub, and 2 older RB-51 II Reference bookshelf speakers as the surrounds. We have this connected to a Denon AVR s760h receiver.
In my bedroom I have a surround setup with a pair of Q Acoustics 3020i's as the main speakers with 3010i's as the surrounds with an old Klipsch RC42IIBL center speaker. I'm planning on replacing this center with a home built one, but that project has been on the back burner for quite some time. Hoping to get that back up and running sometime this year! The subwoofer in this room is an SVS Sb1000. This setup is primarily used for movies or gaming, as it's also connected to another Denon receiver, but honestly I think it's my favorite sounding of my setups for music too. Might plan on reorganizing some of my setups, but may end up moving sometime so kind of waiting until we see if I move first. No point on reorganizing and just to tear it all back down in a few months.
Bookshelf Speakers
My office I have a pair of Emotiva B1+ for listening to music while I work from home. This is connected to a Dayton Audio HTA 100BT hybrid stereo tube amplifier. I also built a mini sub but it's not the best, was just a side project to add a little more rounding out of the bass. As this is in my home office this is mostly used for listening to music while working.
For my main desktop computer I have a pair of self-built Overnight Sensations bookshelf speakers that are at my desk. Photo of the finished speaker. This is paired with a Martin Logan Dynamo 300 for a subwoofer. This is connected to my PC via a Fosi Audio BT30D amplifier. This is mostly used for desktop music listening and gaming, as I do most of my gaming on the PC. I do have the computer routed to my surround setup in my bedroom though (different room) and game in there for surround on occasion which is much nicer for immersion.
Headphones
I had been using some old Sony WH-1000xm3's but they are starting to wear down. Recently got a gift card and was able to get a free set of B&W PX7 S2. Overall I prefer the music listening sound of the B&W but the Sony's have better noise canceling.
When gaming at my PC and NOT using the bookshelf speakers, I usually use a set of Logitec G735 as I found them to be one of the more comfortable headsets when I was trying on some different ones.
Probably an overkill amount of audio setups but I have definitely gotten a lot of enjoyment out of them. No major upgrades planned other than the center channel I mentioned.
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Comment on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement struggles to boost arrest numbers despite infusion of resources in ~society
dhcrazy333 It's the same thing he wanted to do about COVID numbers. Just stop testing, the number will go down! But setting aside how one may feel about the deportations, I always hate anything that has a...It's the same thing he wanted to do about COVID numbers. Just stop testing, the number will go down!
But setting aside how one may feel about the deportations, I always hate anything that has a metric like this. It's bad business and bad policy. Setting a target saying "you must do x number of things in this set time frame" just encourages and enforces poor behaviors to meet this arbitrary number. You see it when police have ticket quotas where they start making up BS tickets to hit number, and I even saw it in my work place. I have a customer focused role that has a financial interest tied to it, so it's not uncommon for some of the people we interact with to try and inflate the costs of stuff or do other shady things that could be fraudulent. When we see suspicious activity we are supposed to refer out out fraud investigation team. Someone higher up decided that we weren't making enough referrals and probably were missing out catching some fraud, so they decided to make referrals a metric. Well, normally we would only refer over cases that had legitimate red flags and seemed appropriate to be referred over, but because referrals were now a metric, our fraud department started getting flooded with a ridiculous amount of crappy referrals, most of which they ended up declining to investigate anyway. That referral policy didn't last long and it went back to the old way.
I digress though, became a bit ranty. This administration just sets me off with most of the things they do.
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Comment on Attorneys are resigning in response to orders from US President Donald Trump's government in ~society
dhcrazy333 I'm not going to pretend to be well versed in US law or study of the constitution, but is he really suggesting that the president gets to be in charge of interpreting the constitution?...You lost sight of the oath that you took when you started at the Department of Justice by suggesting
that you retain discretion to interpret the Constitution in a manner inconsistent with the policies of
a democratically elected President and a Senate- confirmed Attorney General.I'm not going to pretend to be well versed in US law or study of the constitution, but is he really suggesting that the president gets to be in charge of interpreting the constitution? That's...not how it works? Maybe I'm misreading or misinterpreting what he's saying here? Do I just have a bad grasp on politics?
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Comment on Coffee futures in New York jump 6% to new record amid 'panic buying' in ~food
dhcrazy333 Thanks for the detailed reply! I've been considering at some point upgrading to a machine that can roast more in one go, as well as considering switching to a drum style roaster. Any suggestions...Thanks for the detailed reply! I've been considering at some point upgrading to a machine that can roast more in one go, as well as considering switching to a drum style roaster. Any suggestions on something that is decent for home use but doesn't absolutely break the bank? It doesn't have to be perfect and I'm definitely not expecting professional quality control (as evidenced by my very entry level FreshRoast) but I've enjoyed getting into the hobby and would be interested in suggestions for other equipment.
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Comment on Coffee futures in New York jump 6% to new record amid 'panic buying' in ~food
dhcrazy333 So I have a Fresh Roast SR540 that does the roasting for me. I buy the green coffee from the same site there (Sweet Maria's). It definitely takes some practice to figure out the right...So I have a Fresh Roast SR540 that does the roasting for me. I buy the green coffee from the same site there (Sweet Maria's). It definitely takes some practice to figure out the right timings/temperature/fan settings, but overall wasn't too difficult. I think I've dialed it into something I'm fairly happy with. I generally start with it on highest fan settings and mid to low temp for the first minute, turn down the fan and turn the heat up for a few more minutes, then let it finish roasting at low-med fan with med-high heat. Overall roasting takes 10-15 minutes. This version only makes about 114g of green coffee each time you roast, and you need to rest it for 30 minutes in between roasts, so it does require me to roast fairly regularly. That said it doesn't take all that long and it does keep me with fresh coffee on the regular at a price that's cheaper than buying pre-roasted.
I'm not going to say it's the best cup of coffee ever, but it's consistently very good (especially if you find beans you like) and there's just something extra satisfying about drinking coffee from beans you roasted yourself.
A few things to keep in mind if you do decide you want to try this out:
- You would think roasting the coffee would make your house smell heavenly. It does NOT. The actual roasting process has a pretty displeasing smell, so it's ideal if you can have a window or two open with good ventilation in the area you are roasting. If you have multiple people in the house, they will probably hate you. The actual roasted coffee smell though of the beans once you put them in their storage is great.
- The roasting process produces a lot of coffee chaff. The machine I linked does a good job of collecting most of it in the upper cage, but there likely will still be some in the coffee. It generally doesn't alter the flavor of the coffee but it can be annoying to deal with. It also can fly everywhere if you're emptying the top cage into the garbage. I tend to use a vacuum to get rid of the chaff from the machine top to avoid it going everywhere.
- There are various machines that you can use to roast at home that have different styles, so the one I linked is very much just entry level. Some people claim you can roast in an air fryer or in your oven, but I highly recommend against this as it doesn't give you the same type of control as a proper dedicated machine does (even entry level) and the chaff is also a fire hazard.
Overall, I do recommend an entry level machine and playing around with it if you're interested in roasting at home. It's definitely not for everyone but I've enjoyed the process and I think it can be worth it. If you do decide to give it a whirl, feel free to ping me for any other tips to try and get roast consistency.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games
dhcrazy333 New to the server this last week or so, seemed to have run into a lot of you in the server already so thanks for being welcoming! I've mostly been spending this first bit of time setting up a home...New to the server this last week or so, seemed to have run into a lot of you in the server already so thanks for being welcoming!
I've mostly been spending this first bit of time setting up a home base and connecting to the main town. Finally added a more stylized roof to the house and have cleaned up some of the interior and other aesthetics. Eventually I plan to try and make an automated wheat farm in the back of the property along with some other general nice to haves, but those would be more longer term while I get reacquainted with the game. Been years since I played and there are so many new and interesting things that have been added.
I have plenty of exploring to do with everyone else's builds and hope to gather some inspiration from everyone else. I've been blown away with everyone's creativity and knowledge of how the game objects interact to create awesome final designs.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games
dhcrazy333 You did a great job with the 2nd level to the transit hub! Rail connection looks good and having it go through the cave is nice as well. I was planning on updating the underwater section to be...You did a great job with the 2nd level to the transit hub! Rail connection looks good and having it go through the cave is nice as well. I was planning on updating the underwater section to be mostly glass for aesthetics and then maybe working on laying the groundwork for the line to move on towards the south/southwestern path to your research lab area.
Been busy the last week so not as much time on the server, but I did expand the orange line out a bit further. It still needs to be tidied up but it's functional.
I have thoughts on 2 possible future builds.