Lyander
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Lyander

Official SBAF Equitable Empathizer, Male, 31, from Philippines, The

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I thought I liked bass, but today I am (re?)learning that there is such a thing as too much bass. My eyes were actually tearing up, ouch. Mar 15, 2024 at 12:57 PM

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    1. Lyander
      Lyander
      Today I found out Atari of all companies is trying to push its own cryptocurrency called Atari Tokens. You either die a hero...
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      2. Lyander
        Lyander
        Now THAT I would be tempted to sink cash into
        Aug 25, 2021
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      4. Lyander
        Lyander
        @DigMe coming across that news is PRECISELY how I learned that Atari was going crypto lmao! Guess he at least succeeded in bringing more attention to it.
        Aug 25, 2021
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    2. Lyander
      Lyander
      I leave the house for the first time in ages and end up getting jabbed in the arm. Typical.
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      2. yotacowboy
        yotacowboy
        oh, just wait for your first OTA updates! rootkit dev bomb!! we're all Tesla meatbags now! Soylent green or something!!
        Aug 13, 2021
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      3. Lyander
        Lyander
        Somehow Soylent Green was the most horrific part. NO need to eat! Nutrition gets beamed directly into every cell via NutriSync tech! Talk about body horror XD
        Aug 14, 2021
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      4. Lyander
        Lyander
        But all kidding aside I generally feel like a floppy meat doll which makes me dread how bad off I'll be after second shot. Yeesh.
        Aug 14, 2021
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    3. Lyander
      Lyander
      Anyone else here on the Back 4 Blood beta?
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      2. Walderstorn
        Walderstorn
        Unfortunately no. Let's us know how it goes.
        Aug 7, 2021
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      3. Lyander
        Lyander
        It's fun! No major bugs other than pistol needing to be reloaded at the start of every round. Also saw an enemy t-pose after being shot but that's about it. It scratches the L4D nostalgia and is fairly challenging at mid difficulty, though I'm not an FPS player for the most part so that could just be me needing to get good.
        Aug 7, 2021
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      4. Lyander
        Lyander
        Not worth another status: learned of Bill Hwang and Archegos just now. Reinforces the idea that the finance industry is scarier than most make it out to be and that things are just tenuous AF.
        Aug 7, 2021
    4. Lyander
      Lyander
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      2. dubharmonic
        dubharmonic
        I just watched this last night! Gravitational lensing, so cool.
        Aug 1, 2021
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      3. Lyander
        Lyander
        @DigMe as it turns out Einstein's theory on general relativity was proven way before this, and it's simply that this is the best example thereof to date.

        The fact of gravitational lensing just makes me think the universe is a far more interesting place than many make it out to be haha.
        Aug 2, 2021
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      4. DigMe
        DigMe
        Actually I was referring to how Einstein very specifically predicted how light would bend around black holes moreso than just theory of relativity in general.
        Aug 2, 2021
    5. Lyander
      Lyander
      Today I found out that the antonym to "optimal" is NOT "inoptimal" but instead "pessimal". Good luck using that in a conversation.
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      2. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        optimist is pink, and smells faintly of roses. Pessimist is the nasty, yellowish stuff, tinged with industrial pollution.

        I haven't seen much optimist for years. Sad.
        Jul 8, 2021
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      3. Lyander
        Lyander
        @Thad E Ginathom likewise honestly, but some friends you can just reconnect with and pick up as if no time at all has passed. I fully believe optimist is one such pal.
        Aug 1, 2021
      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        What about optaries and pessaries?
        Aug 1, 2021
    6. Lyander
      Lyander
      Aaaaaaand I recently found out there's a mass evac cuz a volcano about 80km away is expected to blow. What a lovely day.
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      3. Lyander
        Lyander
        Damn right, let me be a crochety old fart with lots of sedate days.
        Jul 1, 2021
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      4. Deep Funk
        Deep Funk
        Take care. If "lovely" equates to great for tea, a volcano would make a great stove. Not a very safe one mind you.
        Jul 2, 2021
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      5. Jinxy245
        Jinxy245
        Fuuuuudge. Obviously stay safe and be ready. Hopefully it won't bother you with more than worry.
        Jul 2, 2021
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    7. Lyander
      Lyander
      I had never heard of Bhopal or what happened there before today and the fact that this goes on in many places still just about made me puke.
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      3. Ksaurav402
        Ksaurav402
        Ya it was one of the worst industrial accident….we studied it in-depth during my mechanical engineering degree
        Jul 1, 2021
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      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        "now Dow Chemical"

        I also seem to remember that the company changed everything it possible could so as /not to be/ the company that did that stuff to Bhopal.
        Jul 1, 2021
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      5. Lyander
        Lyander
        That seems to be the case exactly, yeah. I can fully understand why though, no one would dare take ownership of what's damn near a genocide
        Jul 1, 2021
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    8. Lyander
      Lyander
      Taylor Swift's re-recorded Fearless release is fun but dear poop is it sharp on the ears.
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      3. Cryptowolf
        Cryptowolf
        I use her track “Dear John’ as a negative test track. if it sounds good, my system isn’t resolving enough. and i like Taylor Swift.
        Jun 20, 2021
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      4. Lyander
        Lyander
        HAH! Never heard of a "negative test track" before but that unfortunately seems to describe a fair portion of what I often listen to :P
        Jun 20, 2021
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      5. Cryptowolf
        Cryptowolf
        @Lyander Yes, a track used with a known flaw. In the case of Dear John, it is compressed and brick wall filtered really badly.
        Jun 20, 2021
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    9. Lyander
      Lyander
      Replacement keyboard arrives (yay)! Keycaps don't fly off (yay)! There's a barely noticeable crack in the plate (WTF)! C'mon Ducky...
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      2. Lyander
        Lyander
        Thankfully the vendor was nice enough to offer a full replacement, just need to swallow about $6 in shipping back and forth to their store, sigh.

        Ducky One 2 SF is a pleasure to type on (not that I'm a connoisseur of good keyboards... yet?) but I'm 2 for 2 on QC problems.
        Jun 13, 2021
      3. atomicbob
        atomicbob
        Always good to avoid keycaps flying around.
        Jun 16, 2021
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      4. Lyander
        Lyander
        Especially when we just got a FOURTH cat... albeit one that stays in an outside shed instead of contributing to the caterwauling kerfuffle in the home, haha.
        Jun 16, 2021
    10. Lyander
      Lyander
      Opinions on odd hybrid accents for audiobook narration? It's been something I've wanted to try (despite mic quality and high ambient noise)
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      2. sphinxvc
        sphinxvc
        As long as people can comprehend, I don't see why that would hold you back. Or you could wait till 2679 when humans move past shallowness.
        Jun 9, 2021
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      3. Lyander
        Lyander
        Bit optimistic on that timeframe, no? Hah! But yeah, in all I guess it's just nerves and being super critical of every misspeaking, sigh.
        Jun 9, 2021
      4. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        When in doubt, don't. Somebody /with/ that accent will cringe when you make mistakes, even if they don't have a go at you for it.
        Jun 9, 2021
    11. Lyander
      Lyander
      Mildly underwhelmed by the build on the Ducky One 2 SF but it's nothing new caps can't fix I guess. Already missing the tenkey.
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      3. Lyander
        Lyander
        The Keychron has been on my list but I'd rather not have to deal with batteries nor need BT, though quality of life things are always nice to have. And yep,, bought into the hype too and while I expected some deck flex the caps flying off was a severe irritant.
        May 30, 2021
      4. philipmorgan
        philipmorgan
        > The Keychron has been on my list but I'd rather not have to deal with batteries nor need BT

        It also plugs in via USB cable :) Not trying to sell you on it, but it does function like a regular wired kbd when plugged in.
        May 31, 2021
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      5. Lyander
        Lyander
        @philipmorgan spaced on this, sorry! And yeah the option to go wireless is a nice-to-have but given my luck with batteries I'm doing my utmost to avoid them as best I can; it just feels to me like a more overt way to shorten an appliance's lifespan, giving it a built-in battery.
        Jun 4, 2021
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    12. Lyander
      Lyander
      A comic I loved growing up is getting a Netflix anime adaptation, it turns out. Really hope they don't bollix it:
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    14. Lyander
      Lyander
      For anyone interested it seems 3DMark is on sale for $2 on Steam. Also the whole .hack//G.U. quadrilogy's on sale for under $7
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      Lyander
      It's 1AM but screw it, time to treadmill the blues away. Also I've REALLY been into the DOOM (2016) OST lately, like wow it's a ride.
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      2. Lyander
        Lyander
        Update: My knees said no treadmill so stationary bike it was.
        Apr 15, 2021
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      3. Deep Funk
        Deep Funk
        Did you get the B.F.G.?
        Apr 16, 2021
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      4. Lyander
        Lyander
        I'm pretty basic so that's my favourite off the entire soundtrack. I actually get a bit teary and really into it when just listening to the damned track.
        Apr 16, 2021
    17. Lyander
      Lyander
      Requesting a dumbass check: Outlets at home not grounded (RIP) so will keeping contact with PSU or any metal obj. during PC building help?
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      3. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        "8-10 minutes to finish starting up" Good grief, I didn't think even Windows could be that slow.
        Mar 28, 2021
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      4. Lyander
        Lyander
        Haha, thermals haven't been kind to the old friend and I'm pretty sure doing a proper reinstall of Windows (and maybe a battery swap plus a move to a 2.5 SSD) will do wonders for it, but with the new job I honestly can't afford much downtime. Amusingly I'll still be on the laptop for work since I don't have a proper webcam so I'll be suffering still.
        Mar 28, 2021
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      5. Lyander
        Lyander
        And yup, my interest in computers is nascent but I do remember what they were like in the early aughts. Even this relatively cruddy stock cooler from AMD (lowest tier, about two rungs below yours) is significantly more tolerable.

        The ubersticky thermal paste is less pleasant though. Argh.
        Mar 28, 2021
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    18. Lyander
      Lyander
      No running water for maybe a few days cuz some lovely person cracked a pipe open while working on a phone pole. Awesome.
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      2. luckybaer
        luckybaer
        What?! No one called One-Call to do the locates? Hang in there. Hopefully water will return sooner than expected.
        Mar 25, 2021
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      3. Lyander
        Lyander
        @Senorx12562 Might have been cuz from what we could tell it was a damned klutzy job.

        @luckybaer got off easy, water returned a just few hours back, albeit still kinda icky-scummy. Might not be entirely sealed still so it's good luck we already buy gallons of water jugs to drink out of.

        Dear eco warriors: said jugs are reused.
        Mar 25, 2021
      4. DigMe
        DigMe
        Wait.. sorry I got distracted.. you broke what working your pole?
        Mar 25, 2021
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    19. Lyander
      Lyander
      Against my better judgement will be trying to repair the Liquid Carbon by myself. Seems it could be a busted pot; suggestions for a new one?
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      3. m17xr2b
        m17xr2b
        Take a multimeter and measure the pot, for each channel you'll have three pins. Not sure about the config but between two of them you'll have the same high value regardless of position 100K maybe.
        Then between the first and the other pin it should vary according to volume position, if at min it's not 0 then you have a problem. Compare with other channel. If it's a balanced pot you have 4 channels.
        Mar 11, 2021
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      4. DigMe
        DigMe
        This couldn’t possibly go poorly!
        Mar 11, 2021
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      5. Lyander
        Lyander
        Thanks @m17xr2b! Will be doing that when I get some free time to take the thing apart. Not been able to confirm what the actual issue is yet but this is handy.

        And definitely so, @DigMe. Not tryna jinx myself or anything silly like that.
        Mar 11, 2021
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    20. Lyander
      Lyander
      The B550M board I was looking at sold out then store recommended the Zaku SE at a ~$39 premium. Hmm... red means it runs faster right?
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      2. Lyander
        Lyander
        Precisely what I thought. Guess that means I'm going all in on Team Red for this build after all.
        Mar 7, 2021
      3. luckybaer
        luckybaer
        Is P50 = 1USD still a decent rule of thumb for a quick exchange rate calc? I remember when it was P25 = 1USD...
        Mar 7, 2021
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      4. Lyander
        Lyander
        Yup, it's close enough that I just multiply/divide by 50. Don't think I existed when the rate was that low but hah, I'd be in a position to try a fair bit more gear if that were still the case :P
        Mar 7, 2021
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    Mar 8, 1993 (Age: 31)
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    A curmudgeon before his time.

    Schiit Modi 3+>Schiit x Nitsch Magni Piety/Massdrop x Cavalli Tube Hybrid>Sennheiser HD600
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