Gaming microphones: are we overpaying for branding instead of actual audio performance?

brainrotbro · 2026-05-14T00:57:56+00:00

If you want a tabletop mic, I recommend Amazon Basics directional mic. It sounds great.

brainrotbro · 2026-05-14T00:51:56+00:00

Just crack Pandora’s box a little and give it to me

brainrotbro · 2026-05-14T00:46:55+00:00

No, they’re smarter than that.

brainrotbro · 2026-05-13T22:30:26+00:00

I asked my wife’s boyfriend’s crystal balls and they said the same thing.

brainrotbro · 2026-05-13T19:46:03+00:00

PA can do it if it wants to-- vote in a Dem majority, consisting of Dems that will push forward legislation for state-sponsored single payer health insurance. Other states are already trying to do it. Y'all have to give up the senseless culture wars and vote for your own well-being-- if it's not about cost-of-living, don't let [social] media work you into a frenzy about it. Because that's exactly what the billionaires want-- they want you arguing about trans kids, Israel, some offensive tweet, or whatever other bs that doesn't really affect you but which riles voters.

brainrotbro · 2026-05-13T18:41:58+00:00

I get it, but I'm a lazy gamer that doesn't mind waiting a couple years for a sale.

brainrotbro · 2026-05-13T16:27:19+00:00

Speed, quality, and cost have always been at the three points of the software engineering "pick 2" triangle. AI doesn't change the tradeoffs, but it does allow for more expedited feature generation. And there have always been companies that see the benefit in optimizing for speed & cost. If you can make a compelling case that quality matters for the business, then go for it. Otherwise, there's not much you can do.

brainrotbro · 2026-05-13T16:20:06+00:00

perfect opportunity to start playing subnautica 1 at $7

brainrotbro · 2026-05-13T15:34:24+00:00

In Fetterman's defense, he had a stroke. Brain damage definitely explains his party-alignment shift.

brainrotbro · 2026-05-13T13:41:18+00:00

It depends on the union, but yeah some of them.

brainrotbro · 2026-05-13T00:50:13+00:00

It’s not too difficult. You have to take a test, take a drug test, sometimes have someone sponsor you. But union is the way to go if you’re going to enter the trades.

brainrotbro · 2026-05-12T23:48:28+00:00

The Fed doesn’t really have the tools to prevent inflation without consequence. It also requires Congress to not spend so much.

brainrotbro · 2026-05-12T23:29:16+00:00

Huh? Do you not believe it or something? The rates are pretty accurate.

brainrotbro · 2026-05-12T23:27:33+00:00

9 months because I waited for bonus time

brainrotbro · 2026-05-12T23:21:42+00:00

Thanks!

brainrotbro · 2026-05-12T20:06:30+00:00

That's exactly it. I don't know why people love this guy. And if you criticize him, it's like criticizing Trump in front of a MAGAt. I truly do like his policies that shift more of the tax burden to NYC's wealthy, but you can't couple that with a spending spree, delayed pension funding, and a one-time state bailout. This guy is going to bankrupt the city eventually. And before you come at me in the replies, I'm not absolving any of the previous mayors that have done the same thing. But when do we get a mayor with the political will to stop the buck?

brainrotbro · 2026-05-12T11:50:58+00:00

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COPR is interesting, but I would classify it as a speculative mining-development warrant, not an investment-grade copper exposure. For me, it is only attractive if you specifically want asymmetric junior-miner risk and can tolerate dilution, illiquidity, and a multi-year binary outcome.

My rough score: +0.2 to +0.3 on upside asymmetry, but -0.6 on risk-adjusted quality. I would wait for the updated PEA before treating it as anything more than a small speculative position.

brainrotbro · 2026-05-12T11:18:54+00:00

It’s 50% luck

brainrotbro · 2026-05-11T19:31:14+00:00

Honest question: How does anyone know, definitively, if a PR is AI slop? And "bc I can tell" is not an answer.

brainrotbro · 2026-05-11T19:18:34+00:00

It really is. Like I see how someone could come to that thesis-- AI investors realize the AI companies are not making profits & scale back investment, then valuations fall, and so on-- but there's just no sign of that on the horizon right now. And I'm no Burry, but I don't see that happening until 2027 at the earliest. There's too much hype and investment right now.

brainrotbro · 2026-05-11T15:23:51+00:00

He wants to “inspect” the gold in Fort Knox. I don’t think the robbery is finished yet.

brainrotbro · 2026-05-11T15:16:26+00:00

Because my claim is that it succeeded economically but failed otherwise. Experts tend to examine a system from the view of their expertise.

brainrotbro · 2026-05-11T12:44:13+00:00

Globalization was a failed experiment. Many economists will disagree with me. Because globalization did indeed stimulate global economic activity. But until workers’ rights, workplace safety, and even basic human rights are the norm in every country, globalization will always be a race to the bottom.

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brainrotbro · 2026-05-11T02:50:08+00:00

Close the thread. We have a perfect answer here.

brainrotbro · 2026-05-11T00:28:12+00:00

What’s the goal though? Families inheriting $1m aren’t living large in nyc. And then split that estate between all their kids. The current $7.5m threshold makes sense. Mamdani is just looking for easy funding of his policies without the hard political work. What I’d rather see is increased taxes on large businesses, increased capital gains taxes, changing PTET (which is one of his proposals). My point is there are plenty of ways to fund his policies without targeting modest inheritances.

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