stevewillows

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Comment · 4 years ago

if you like a less polished sound, you should tuck into the Nirvana demos [1]. Back in the day it was really difficult to acquire these things (mainly trading or buying CDRs later on).

Nirvana is an excellent rabbit hole band, though. There are plenty of b-sides, bootlegs, demos, technically unreleased tracks, compilations, etc etc. They've released box sets that have pretty much everything besides the live bootlegs.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoBcTBkNp94

Comment · 4 years ago

Its tough to listen to a different mix when we've been enjoying the original for over 25 years. This video [1] compares them, but I'm with you with it sounding off. In Heart Shaped Box, the effect around 2m53s[2] is too jarring compared to the final mix we got.

I might be wrong, but I've always felt like Albini's aim to sound like you're in the room with the band, where the drums boom and the vocals are quieter.

[1] https://youtu.be/W6Gp8up3l8Y [2] https://youtu.be/F9pwGlgQz2E?t=173

Comment · 4 years ago

You might like this video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Gp8up3l8Y

Comment · 4 years ago

You can find his mixes on Nirvana's youtube channel --- Heart Shaped Box [1]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9pwGlgQz2E

Comment · 4 years ago

I've been trying to find a good, portable impact printer for ages that has relatively easy to source paper.

In a dream-scenario, I'd be able to cut A4 or 8.5x11 in half vertically and use that (or any other size) with some sort of rubberized feeder.

Comment · 4 years ago

When you get around to it, for the third part, watch The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Its a recut of the third part that improves on the pacing of the original cut.

Its a fantastic trilogy. If you become a super-fan, there's also a complete chronological cut that is ~10hrs. :)

Comment · 4 years ago

Wikipedia has a good page that also includes shading

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box-drawing_character

Comment · 5 years ago

I love yabai. I don't do anything fancy with it, but I found that its one of the few twms for MacOS that can do three up on the left with a large window on the right.

I also love that it isn't locked into auto-balancing windows. For me, I don't want my three-up to be the same size.

For those concerned that SIP needs to be completely disabled, you can use [1]

    csrutil enable --without fs --without debug

All in all, yabai is great and really is the best twm for MacOS at this time. The installation and config is a breeze, too.

[1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/discussions/5#discussio...

Comment · 5 years ago

Might be a little slower than the estimate they're calculating. I timed myself at nine minutes, but others were faster than me. You should time it, though.

I wouldn't worry about the time so much as the comprehension and retention.

Comment · 5 years ago

it’s crazy that we need to jump through hoops. these providers should allow an opt out for specific devices or at least the ability to apply context.

Comment · 5 years ago

I've considered getting a spotify family account, using separate accounts for major genres and one for browsing. I have a browsing profile for Netflix so I can freely explore without messing up the suggestions.

For me, I listen to a lot of 40s, 50 - 60s lounge / exotica, early to mid 90s hip hop, 80s metal, and the standard indie stuff... then I have a bunch of chillwave and synthwave stuff that throws another wrench in the mix. The daily mixes I get are a total mess, much like yours.

The genre-specific mixes they make are pretty decent, but discovery is low.

Comment · 5 years ago

there are a handful of neat mods. For color and better waterproofing, you can tint mineral oil with an oil based dye [1] and have any color you want.

With my own, I 'turned off' the beeping by applying a little electrical tape to the rear cover.

I also have a NATO strap, but there isn't anything fancy there.

[1] https://youtu.be/W3K27gfgdKU?t=385

Comment · 5 years ago

I got this from samyk, actually. I wouldn't use iconic lyrics like this and you don't have to use a full line or even a natural ending. You don't even have to use lyrics from a band you particularly enjoy -- just something longer and easier to remember.

Comment · 5 years ago

lyrics with spaces work well. e.g. 'God only knows what I'd be without you'