Skyline
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Skyline

Double-blindly done with this hobby, Male

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First computer build in 7 years and everything booted properly on the first attempt. Deep exhale. Mar 11, 2023

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    1. Skyline
      Skyline
      A huge, giant thank you to @schiit for not putting a balanced output on the Lyr. One more audio nervosa item taken off the table.
      1. Lenroot77
        Lenroot77
        They ran out of room :-)
        Mar 26, 2018
    2. Skyline
      Skyline
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    3. Skyline
      Skyline
      My goal in this hobby is to be done with this hobby. I'm so close I can smell it.
      1. L'Orfeo, FlySweep, Cryptowolf and 2 others like this.
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      3. zonto
        zonto
        I think it's healthy to step away for a while every so often to break the "addiction" cycle. And also to run calculators to see how much you're giving up in retirement by consistently wasting money on hobbies like this. I still want to upgrade stuff, but it takes years instead of days or months now.
        Mar 22, 2018
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      4. Skyline
        Skyline
        Lyr 3 has landed. My formal review: Confirmed. I'm done. Smell you all later.
        Mar 24, 2018
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      5. gaspasser
        gaspasser
        That’s awesome! I’m trying to get off the merry-go-round too.
        Mar 24, 2018
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    4. Skyline
      Skyline
      Founder of the Me Too movement spoke at our school. Fired up the kids and led them on a march to Capitol Hill. Today is fun :)
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      3. Mystic
        Mystic
        It's great seeing all these kids taking an active roll in their community. Just hope it continues to the polls once they are all old enough to vote.
        Mar 14, 2018
      4. bixby
        bixby
        The problem is nothing will happen, our reps are bought and paid for, remember Columbine. Nothing has really changed. I told my son they would have to do it monthly if nothing changes. Well, I can help, I vote, mutha....ers
        Mar 14, 2018
      5. Skyline
        Skyline
        You'd be surprised how engaged my students have become. They know every bill up for debate in local legislature and have compiled a list of every politician that's taken a dime from the NRA. I'm optimistic on this one.
        Mar 15, 2018
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    5. Skyline
      Skyline
      Picked up tickets to see Dirty Projectors in May and I'm pretty excited. Has anyone seen them live before?
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      2. Merrick
        Merrick
        Yes! I saw them on the Bitte Orca tour. Love them.
        Mar 14, 2018
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      3. Skyline
        Skyline
        Curious how it'll be different now that it's "him" as opposed to "them".
        Mar 14, 2018
    6. Skyline
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      3. Skyline
        Skyline
        This is one of the more intense ones I've seen. Towards the end of their last song they're bringing the place down. I'd like to see someone trying to work through it :P
        Mar 7, 2018
      4. ButtUglyJeff
        ButtUglyJeff
        Check out the OK Go TDC. They take it on the road, literally...
        Mar 7, 2018
      5. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Even though I am almost completely out of touch with music from the past several decades, I have seen and loved several Tiny Desk concerts. What an experience it would be to actually be there. Can't imagine anybody even tries to go on working! :)
        Mar 8, 2018
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    7. Skyline
      Skyline
      Proud parenting moment alert. Just taught my older kid to ride a bike.
      1. Lyander
        Lyander
        How old are we talking? I was like 20 when my dad suddenly realized I had no idea how to ride a bike yet and unceremoniously plopped my butt on a borrowed one then told me to start pedalling :P

        That aside, congrats!
        Mar 4, 2018
      2. Skyline
        Skyline
        7, so she's got you beat by a year or two :P

        She told me later that it feels strange not needing me as much any more. Then she gave me a hug and said, "I always want to need you, Daddy".

        Seriously? Way to go for the gut punch, kid.
        Mar 4, 2018
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    8. Skyline
      Skyline
      In active shooter training with my fellow educators listening to 911 calls from inside schools. This shouldn't be our reality.
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      3. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        I have a teaching certificate although I don't teach, I did complete the training. And teachers carrying guns is not only a bad idea, it is a stupid one. Let's move on. We don't have the answers and let's admit the solution will not be a simple one. Just sit back and listen to the kids for once and let us hear what they have to say about it.
        Feb 20, 2018
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      4. Skyline
        Skyline
        JK, are you a teacher?

        I realize there are dissenting voices.

        We do have a police officer in our building which should be mandated across the country. I'm a bit shocked to realize that every school does not have the same. That makes 1 gun in our building and it's the only one I'd trust.
        Feb 20, 2018
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      5. loki993
        loki993
        "I'm a bit shocked to realize that every school does not have the same."

        Security in our schools is terrible and definitely something can be done about that. I feel this is the real conversation that needs to be had.
        Feb 20, 2018
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    9. Skyline
      Skyline
      Just binged season 4 of Mozart in the Jungle. I'm not sure why I like this show so much, but it gets me.
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      2. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        Its a joke. Einstein on the Beach is a super abstract opera by Philip Glass
        Feb 18, 2018
      3. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        Oh shit! Gaël Garcia Bernal is in this! Added to my list.
        Feb 18, 2018
      4. Skyline
        Skyline
        Haha yeah, I saw it was an opera after you posted. And yes, Bernal is great as is the rest of the cast.
        Feb 18, 2018
    10. Skyline
      Skyline
      I have discovered the power of LaTeX this year for test and syllabus writing. Where has this been all my life!?
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      2. monacelli
        monacelli
        Totally agree. The \displaystyle command in LaTeX is particularly useful for controlling this type of behavior.
        Feb 16, 2018
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      3. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Not a maths guy, so no need of formula. I was, however, fluent in the linotype phototypesetting language, and could achieve most stuff from complex form work to flowing text around images. ...
        Feb 16, 2018
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      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        ... later, I became fluent in vi (and modestly good at regular expressions). Then I worked in a support department where there were two of us that loved it. One of the products we supported was WordPerfect (The Unix version!) and we had to be formally cautioned to USE the damn thing, instead of vi, for our correspondence/etc!
        Feb 16, 2018
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    11. Skyline
      Skyline
      Channeling my inner Mr. Miyagi and trying my hand at growing bonsai trees. Anyone have experience with it? https://goo.gl/eHh7L1
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      2. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        Man who catch fly with chopstick accomplish anything.
        Feb 1, 2018
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      3. imackler
        imackler
        Pretty sure you've overtrimmed.
        Feb 1, 2018
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    12. Skyline
      Skyline
      I lose faith in humanity every time I watch the Grammy Awards.
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      2. Skyline
        Skyline
        I only watch too hang out with the wife. The amount of bad TV I've seen for this reason is astounding.
        Jan 29, 2018
      3. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        @Skyline ... Maybe your wife thinks she is only watching bad TV because she's hanging out with you!
        Jan 29, 2018
      4. Skyline
        Skyline
        Haha no. She thinks I'm a horrible music/TV/film snob...
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        ...
        ...

        She's right :P
        Jan 29, 2018
    13. Skyline
      Skyline
      Magni 3 finally arrived after the backorder. When @schiit says it's the only headphone amp you'll ever need...they're not kidding, huh?
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    14. Skyline
      Skyline
      Bifrost Multibit and Modi Multibit. Magni 3 and Vali 2. HD650 and AFO. Which dac/amp should I pair with which headphone and why? Go!
      1. Taverius
        Taverius
        AFO on Magni and HD650 on Vali just for how power-hungry the AFO is if you want it to really shine.
        Jan 22, 2018
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      2. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        I agree on the amp part. DAC's you are going to have to use your best judgement there. Both of those are very close in sound I would imagine.
        Jan 23, 2018
      3. Skyline
        Skyline
        The Vali is no slouch in output power with about 1.2W into the AFO. But, yeah...the Magni is closer to 3, which is insane. I'm not sure I'd call the AFO power hungry, but we'll see how it responds to the extra juice.

        @Ice-man , you've owned all this stuff. Any pairing preferences?
        Jan 23, 2018
    15. Skyline
      Skyline
      1. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        Parody song idea sung to the tune of "Hound Dog".
        Jan 18, 2018
    16. Skyline
      Skyline
      Help! I want to listen to music, but these pesky kids keep demanding to be educated. What do I do!? #teacherlife https://goo.gl/PtXho3
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      3. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        I like how you used portrait mode to take a picture of your Schiit stack. :P
        Jan 12, 2018
      4. Skyline
        Skyline
        Haha, well. My main goal was to get some students in the background, but to have them sufficiently blurred. You know...privacy concerns and all that.
        Jan 12, 2018
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      5. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        I saw some Vanderbilt employee got suspended just for posting picture on Twitter of him and it is showing his badge. You can never be too careful.
        Jan 12, 2018
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    17. Skyline
      Skyline
      Magni 3 ship date is 7-14 business days even though it's in stock? What gives?
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      2. Skyline
        Skyline
        Sadly, the Magni is backordered. 2 week estimate. Frustrating since the last thing I ordered was the Eitr. Also backordered and took about a month to receive. :(
        Jan 11, 2018
      3. dmckean44
        dmckean44
        Wow, they ran out again already? Schiit is killing it with Magni 3.
        Jan 11, 2018
      4. Skyline
        Skyline
        "Part delay" apparently. Same story with Eitr.
        Jan 11, 2018
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    18. Skyline
      Skyline
      For the HD650, Eitr/Modi Multibit/Vali 2 > Bifrost Multibit (Gen V)/Valhalla 2. That is all.
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      2. captkirk
        captkirk
        ...ba dum tss.
        Jan 3, 2018
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      3. Lyander
        Lyander
        Foot, meet mouth :))

        But aren't there differences in tonality between the Modi Multibit and Bifrost Multibit? latter has superior resolution etc but isn't quite as cohesive sounding?
        Jan 4, 2018
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      4. Ringingears
        Ringingears
        Yes. The Bifrost Multibit is a little disjointed for some. I prefer the Modi Multibit with Eitr. Or straight from CDP.
        Jan 4, 2018
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    19. Skyline
      Skyline
      I hate FedEx. So much. I have never had a smooth delivery from them. Ever. Literally.
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      3. DigMe
        DigMe
        Wow.. what an a-hole.
        Jan 11, 2018
      4. Skyline
        Skyline
        Have you received the replacement shipment from Schiit? I always choose USPS from them even though it's a couple more dollars than FedEx.
        Jan 11, 2018
      5. Dino
        Dino
        Yes. Schiit reshipped within an hour of me emailing them. Received the package yesterday. I quit using FedEx years ago after too many problems. I tried them again because of the positive wording on the Schiit checkout page. I won't make that mistake again. USPS or UPS for me.
        Jan 11, 2018
    20. Skyline
      Skyline
      Deactivated my Facebook account yesterday. Freedom. Come join me...the water's fine.
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      3. bixby
        bixby
        I waited so long to get on board and never did. It is so old skool even my kids were never on it.
        Dec 25, 2017
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      4. Skyline
        Skyline
        My students still use it, but it seems to be all about Snapchat these days.
        Dec 25, 2017
      5. Azimuth
        Azimuth
        I was looking for you the other day. I wondered if that is what you did.
        Jan 12, 2018
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