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Comment on The Callous Daoboys - Two-Headed Trout / The Demon of Unreality Limping Like A Dog (2025) in ~music
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The Callous Daoboys - Two-Headed Trout / The Demon of Unreality Limping Like A Dog (2025)
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Comment on The ideal candidate will be punched in the stomach in ~health.mental
immaterial What a read. And man, I'm terrified of graduating. I'm studying in the IT field too (like a lot of other people here seemingly). I love what I study, and I love making projects here and there. But...What a read.
And man, I'm terrified of graduating. I'm studying in the IT field too (like a lot of other people here seemingly). I love what I study, and I love making projects here and there. But I've only ever had "real work" experience once, and it was at a small local company. It was a 6 month internship where I was mostly left to my own devices - I was told what to do, and I did it.
But what I did in those 6 months just felt like the most maddeningly useless and counter-productive projects I've ever done. I maximized my break times. I took long walks (the office was in a good location) around the area, dragging myself in at the last minute of my designated time. I barely talked to anyone around me - I was a phantom who only manifested at the mandatory end-week friday meeting.
At the end of the 6 months, my supervisor told me I did a great job. He gifted me a book (that I admittedly never read - wasn't my thing), and wrote me a cheque worth another whole month of what I was getting. Yea, I was happy. But what did I do?
I look at the long tirades I messaged my friends. They were ugly. I just felt so unfulfilled doing useless work. I told myself, "I'm going to work at a company that brings positive social change next time". But hell, I don't know if I can. The job market is scary as hell, and can I even keep up?
I just don't want to feel like a zombie again.
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Comment on Audio enthusiasts share your audio setups in ~hobbies
immaterial Love reading through other people's gear and living vicariously through them! Lol. Let me add mine: Desktop Setup I run my PC to a Topping L30/E30 stack. Relatively cheap amp/dac combo that...Love reading through other people's gear and living vicariously through them! Lol. Let me add mine:
Desktop Setup
I run my PC to a Topping L30/E30 stack. Relatively cheap amp/dac combo that definitely gets the job done.
My newest headphone is an E-MU Teak. Beautiful looking phones that pack a mean punch - bass on this sounds so good and is definitely a highlight. Doom and drone sounds great on this, zoning out to Sunn O))) never sounded better (on headphones, I mean. I'm sure their live shows don't even compare).
My other headphones are the Phillips X2HR. These have been through quite a bit, I've replaced the elastic band at the top (with several daisy chained rubber bands, haha) and the ear cups with a plush velour one. These things are COMFY. Literally pillows for your ears. I use these when I'm not listening to metal, the soundstage is pretty great on these.
Used to have an m50x too, but sold that off.
Portable setup
I (reluctantly) bought a portable dac that costs about a 100 USD a while back, the FiiO KA3. I was running through too many poorly built dongles like the apple one. I was disgusted at the amount of times the cable broke on those, and the amount of E-waste I was generating. I decided to get the KA3 because it had a cable that could be replaced - something I hoped I didn't need to do. Anyway, I'm on my 4th cable now. No idea why these cables break so frequently. It's annoying. I hate that they removed the 3.5mm jack. Also this dac slurps my phone battery like its juice, and gets hot to the touch. I kind of hate it, but it sounds pretty good.
Anyway, the whole reason I got a portable DAC was because I loved using my IEMs, the Tin HiFi P1 Max. These are planar IEMs that have a comfy, warm sound that I just love. It's perfect for listening on the go, and I really have no complaints with it.
Probably not going to get any more headphones/dacs/iems in a while, but I am looking for bookshelf speakers! Anyone have any recommendations?
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Comment on Audio enthusiasts share your audio setups in ~hobbies
immaterial I'm just getting into electric guitar (2 days ago), and I bought me a boss katana mini as a starter amp. It's pretty small and good! I don't have experiences with other amps, so I can't really...I'm just getting into electric guitar (2 days ago), and I bought me a boss katana mini as a starter amp. It's pretty small and good! I don't have experiences with other amps, so I can't really compare. But it's pretty compact and portable!
Only thing is, I hear you shouldn't run a bass guitar through it. MIght blow out the speakers.
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Comment on Kaátaíra - Ãráiãsaiê (Brazilian "acoustic metal") (2024) in ~music
immaterial Oo, I posted about Kaatayra a while back, one of my favourite artists! Just to add on, he also has a project called Vauruvã - if you like this but prefer more aggression it's worth a listen. Have...Oo, I posted about Kaatayra a while back, one of my favourite artists! Just to add on, he also has a project called Vauruvã - if you like this but prefer more aggression it's worth a listen.
Have you listened to "Desnaturação de Si-Mesmo? I think it's his magnum opus, it's equally beautiful and crushing.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
immaterial Nah, I think your brain is fine. I sleep to that stuff sometimes! Have you heard of Impetuous Ritual? The band's formed by members of Portal, and I actually prefer their sound here.Nah, I think your brain is fine. I sleep to that stuff sometimes!
Have you heard of Impetuous Ritual? The band's formed by members of Portal, and I actually prefer their sound here.
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Comment on Deafheaven - Magnolia (2025) in ~music
immaterial Yea, definitely among their heaviest. The pit was a whirlwind, lol.Yea, definitely among their heaviest. The pit was a whirlwind, lol.
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Comment on Deafheaven - Magnolia (2025) in ~music
immaterial Oh hell yes. Love deafheaven, but I'm more inclined towards their older stuff. I feel so lucky to have caught them at their Sunbather 10th anniversary tour, never thought I'd see those songs live....Oh hell yes. Love deafheaven, but I'm more inclined towards their older stuff.
I feel so lucky to have caught them at their Sunbather 10th anniversary tour, never thought I'd see those songs live. It was transcendental. Nearing the end of the set, they said something along the lines of "if you like this next song, you're gonna love the upcoming album". They then played black brick, so I guess it really was a good teaser!
Hyped!
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Comment on AI and ethics - CP in ~talk
immaterial I remember having an interesting conversation online about whether explicit lolicon content should be banned - one point was particularly about how it's a coping mechanism for non-offending...I remember having an interesting conversation online about whether explicit lolicon content should be banned - one point was particularly about how it's a coping mechanism for non-offending pedophiles to prevent hurting real children. I think that discussion is quite analogous to this one.
There's research examining coping techniques of pedophiles, and sure enough consuming CSAM is on there. However, I can't find any regarding how effective they are. I imagine it's quite hard to conduct research finding that out.
Honestly some parts of that article feel quite grim - to have this part of you that you can't control, to the point where you plan your life around avoiding any "risky situations". Our minds are so weird, the fact that we can have this kind of schism between rationality and irrational impulse.
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Comment on Afsky - Stormfulde Hav (2023) in ~music
immaterial Afsky's great, oddly enough their acoustic album (I Stilhed) has got the most plays from me. All their output is so beautiful.Afsky's great, oddly enough their acoustic album (I Stilhed) has got the most plays from me. All their output is so beautiful.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
immaterial Inscryption is really amazing! Played it on my ROG Ally. No spoilers, but I loved act 1 the most. The sound design of the prospector boss fight is genuinely so good. Act 3 was difficult for me to...Inscryption is really amazing! Played it on my ROG Ally. No spoilers, but I loved act 1 the most. The sound design of the prospector boss fight is genuinely so good. Act 3 was difficult for me to get through, though.
The narrative was really interesting, and I think it's worth seeing to the end.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
immaterial Good review! I'm currently playing through GAMMA. Holding off on Stalker 2 until they fix the glaring "anomalies". But wow, from what I've seen so far the game looks GORGEOUS. Can't wait to get on...Good review! I'm currently playing through GAMMA. Holding off on Stalker 2 until they fix the glaring "anomalies". But wow, from what I've seen so far the game looks GORGEOUS. Can't wait to get on it!
And while I'm here maybe I'll give my 2 cents on GAMMA, since it's my first time playing this modpack. I'm half enjoying and half hating the extreme difficulty - each encounter is immensely rewarding to survive through, but given the TERRIBLE economy of the game if I feel like I've used too much resources I'd reload the encounter. Also the dogs end me every single time. Hate them.
A bunch of things seem arbitrarily annoying to do. Artifacts are basically worthless unless you can get them up to a good condition.... by finding more artifacts. A good amount of them are radioactive, so if you want more artifacts you've got to either tank that radiation or buy expensive and heavy lead containers.
I'm actually okay with the guns from looted enemies being basically worthless, and I somewhat like the scavenging-for-parts system. However, I HATE that I could have all the parts I need to make a nice AK-47 but I can't make it because I'm lacking the toolkit.
I need a type C weapon repair kit to swap out the barrel on my AK-47 (what?). For that I need an advanced toolkit. I don't even have a basic toolkit, and I've been searching stashes as much as I can.
The crafting system is a mess. I thought I'd like it, but it's the hands-down worst thing about the mod.
Other than that, what Grok and the modding community was able to do with Stalker is downright amazing. But the patchwork nature of the mods definitely show.
I'm still going to continue playing because I'm a sucker for pain.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
immaterial Sunrot / Body Void Split - This got quite a few plays from me. I prefer the Sunrot side, but Body Void kills in this as well. That power electronics intro was a nice surprise too. New Age of...Sunrot / Body Void Split - This got quite a few plays from me. I prefer the Sunrot side, but Body Void kills in this as well. That power electronics intro was a nice surprise too.
New Age of Judgement - Disfigure - Crusty punky black metal goodness. The way the vocals were mixed was certainly a choice. Very interesting and raw.
Assymetrics - meth./see you next thursday - Boy, this is CHAOTIC. Grind? Noise? Screamo? I don't know, but inject it into my veins please.
School of Death - Coakira - Not normally what I'd listen to, but I just needed something with a high BPM to power through studying. Found it through RYM browsing gabber, and me like. On the third track there's a section with drums that I REALLY liked, thought it sounded great. (Sometimes I just need high BPM music. Lil texas, anyone?)
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Comment on In Retrograde - Two Lovers (2023) in ~music
immaterial Such an interesting sound! It's got the black metal guitars, but the drums are more rock than metal. I love the vocal delivery too - it reminds me of Cold Cave, but that's probably because I...Such an interesting sound!
It's got the black metal guitars, but the drums are more rock than metal. I love the vocal delivery too - it reminds me of Cold Cave, but that's probably because I haven't listened to much goth/darkwave stuff.
Does anyone know anything else that sounds like this? I'd be curious to hear!
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In Retrograde - Two Lovers (2023)
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Comment on Balancing self-expression and parents in ~life
immaterial I'd want to start with something dark and then maybe onto more colourful stuff. I do have several stash spots, and they're big enough that I'm not really worried. By the way to clarify, for that...I'd want to start with something dark and then maybe onto more colourful stuff.
I do have several stash spots, and they're big enough that I'm not really worried.
By the way to clarify, for that micellar water trick are you saying to dampen it beforehand and just keep it in there? Like would it remain moist the whole day 😅?
Thanks!!! Going to do some shopping soon!
(Also, i feel like this is getting kind of off topic from the original post... would it be more tildes-appropriate to DM or create a new topic?)
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Comment on Balancing self-expression and parents in ~life
immaterial Thanks for offering to help, I truly appreciate it. I know I really should make more queer friends, but oof, I find it pretty hard to make new friends. But I know ultimately i've got to step out...Thanks for offering to help, I truly appreciate it.
I know I really should make more queer friends, but oof, I find it pretty hard to make new friends. But I know ultimately i've got to step out of my comfort zone and do it. Thanks
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Comment on Balancing self-expression and parents in ~life
immaterial Wow, thanks! I can probably google this but hey since you're willing, have any tips for eye shadow? Been wanting to get into it too, but it seems super difficult to hide.Wow, thanks! I can probably google this but hey since you're willing, have any tips for eye shadow? Been wanting to get into it too, but it seems super difficult to hide.
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Comment on Balancing self-expression and parents in ~life
immaterial I'm not sure if grad school might be for me, but I'll definitely think about it. Thanks.I'm not sure if grad school might be for me, but I'll definitely think about it. Thanks.
Don't normally listen to metalcore, but these tracks are great!
I love that they incorporated that La Caution sample in the first track, it's such a weird mishmash that actually works amazingly. The chorus on the first track is killer too.