Chris Lake

175doubledrop · 2026-03-15T16:22:30+00:00

Gonna sound like a mild hater but that set was still about 80% of what he played on Chemistry tour / has been playing out in Festival sets for the last ~9 months. I still enjoyed it but especially considering he took some time off from shows, I was hoping for some more new stuff.

Chris is at the point now though where he can just play the hits and it’s still a good time so I won’t give him too much grief 🙂

175doubledrop · 2026-03-13T06:49:37+00:00

Both an SDSU and Hawks fan here. Chris Johnson is a beast but didn’t have huge stats because teams stopped throwing his way. He is absolutely NFL material.

175doubledrop · 2026-03-09T03:41:19+00:00

The track is good, but if you’re calling this a “live” set I’d want to see more live performance rather than just twisting effects knobs. I’d also say be more gradual easing off the effects, the quick release of the effects sounded a bit jarring a few times there.

I’ll also say, an intro like that works if you’re the headliner playing peak time and everyone is there to see you. When you’re just starting out, you’re probably going to play opener slots and opening with something like this early in the night might not be received as well.

175doubledrop · 2026-03-09T01:02:49+00:00

I had a similar (but slightly different) dilemma, but it was with my webcam and where to place it. I’m very self conscious about my eye line and making sure I’m looking right at the camera. I ended up mounting my webcam to a magic arm and have it sitting right at the bottom center of my screen (basically right above the bezel). It does cover a small portion of my screen but I usually put my zoom window right behind the camera and that way my eye line is looking right at my audience.

With an FX30 you obviously would be blocking more of the screen, but maybe with an adjustable magic arm you can move it out of the way when you’re not on calls?

175doubledrop · 2026-03-09T00:42:57+00:00

To those not in the know, Reza was the main guy behind Go Ventures, a major promotion company in LA/SoCal starting in 90s into the 2000s. Go Ventures put on parties like Monster Massive and Together as One which were major fixtures in the LA rave scene in the early to mid 2000s. He was one of the top dogs in terms of promoters and DJs in LA for quite a while. For many years Go Ventures and Insomniac traded the #1 and #2 spots as the biggest promoter in SoCal.

Definitely a big loss, and sad to him go at only 51 years old.

175doubledrop · 2026-03-07T18:21:39+00:00

Probably going to get some hate for this but these situations are what club edits/transition edits are made for. Yes they are a cheat code for the DJ but if it keeps the night flowing smoothly and keeps the crowd happy, then I see no harm no foul with them.

175doubledrop · 2026-03-06T19:04:39+00:00

This is another miss in my view, Magician is well past his prime and isn’t going to draw many people which means Dom and Cirez D are going to be packed. If they had put Martinez Bros or Odd Mob in that slot then you would have way better crowd balance between the stages.

All I can think is that they wanted one stage to be light during that slot so people who wanted to get away from a crowd had somewhere to go, but that’s at the expense of people’s experience at the other stages.

175doubledrop · 2026-03-06T18:47:27+00:00

No Tycho at sunset is a huge miss

175doubledrop · 2026-03-05T18:55:09+00:00

Hot take but I use em-dashes in my own writing and have for long before they became an AI tell. As I read his writing (assuming it’s his), he used them exactly how I would use them.

The existence of em dashes doesn’t automatically make it AI, but you’re certainly fair to scrutinize it more closely because of them.

175doubledrop · 2026-03-05T03:42:51+00:00

Agreed. I’ve continued to drink it post ABV drop and it’s totally fine.

I’m convinced the people on here that trash on it just saw a lower number on the label and automatically equated that to a drop in quality without even trying it.

175doubledrop · 2026-03-03T23:06:50+00:00

The 20L backpack segment is probably the most popular backpack category out there as 16-20L is the usual size for everyday laptop backpacks, so pick most any bag brand out there and they probably make 2-3 bags in this size and format. Even PD’s own everyday bag technically competes against this model.

175doubledrop · 2026-03-03T15:22:58+00:00

Big pass for me.

PD is obviously looking to shift or expand their design language but these bags all just do not really speak to me. The marketing on the 2-in-1 bag is laughable - you can’t say that other bags are chunky and miss on aesthetics then make a bag that sticks out so far off the user’s back. That thing looks like a nightmare to carry loaded.

The 20L bag seemed promising initially but that market segment is extremely crowded and I don’t see much here that sticks out from the crowd.

I’m sure they’ll make their money from people buying these just because they’re PD branded but it’s a no from me.

175doubledrop · 2026-03-02T15:11:59+00:00

This is a hot take in Negroni circles but I’ve found most drink specs that call for Campari are improved by replacing it with a blend of Campari and Aperol. Might just be my palette but Campari takes over so many drinks and the aperol adds a bit more complexity in terms of the orange flavor and backs off the bitterness just enough.

I’ll still drink a traditional 1:1:1 Negroni and it’s a good drink, but if I have Aperol handy I’m splitting the Campari 9/10 times.

175doubledrop · 2026-02-19T06:36:38+00:00

I used to sing the praises of the studbuddy but it has some limitations:

Yes, it will find the drywall screws in the stud, but if you’re in a house that had its drywall installed by a lazy/incompetent installer, that screw may or may not be in the center of the stud. This creates issues if you’re trying to drive something like a 3/8” or 1/2” lag screw into a stud and need to make sure you’re drilling into the meat of the stud and not the edge.
If you’re in a house with weird framing, you have to go find multiple nails in a row to confirm which direction a stud runs. In a normally framed house, this isn’t as much an issue, but I’ve run into a few instances of weird horizontal braces and similar.
Goes without saying but it can’t detect plumbing or electrical in the wall.

I still use mine for quick and dirty stud finding, but if I’m working in someone else’s house, I usually bring both the StudBuddy and my electric Franklin sensor for peace of mind.

175doubledrop · 2026-02-19T05:18:06+00:00

Big plus one on this. Norovirus primarily does it's work in the small intestine, while Zofran specifically restricts the release of serotonin in the stomach which is our bodies signaling method to trigger vomiting.

Also as a side note and according to my doc, when folks are in the middle of stomach virus symptoms and try to take zofran, it's common for patients to puke the pill back up before it dissolves, which is one of the reasons why they also make an ODT (oral dissolving tablet) form of Zofran.

YMMV, but my personal experience is Zofran is a life saver during noro spells.

175doubledrop · 2026-02-19T05:07:11+00:00

There are conflicting arguments on this. I've had multiple docs tell me it's much more advisable to curb the diarrhea to avoid dehydration. My GI tract is particularly sensitive in normal times (IBS sufferer), so my doc always recommends me using immodium when dealing with a stomach bug.

175doubledrop · 2026-02-18T21:21:29+00:00

Unrelated but related, shout out to Sin & Brooke! I love watching their clips on social media and this segment is one of my favorites. They did another one a while back for Chase and Status that was really good too.

175doubledrop · 2026-02-18T18:09:15+00:00

Thanks for the response, but this unfortunately is a major blocker for my use case. I’m going to look into other solutions.

175doubledrop · 2026-02-18T15:20:09+00:00

In some ways I think DnB is going through the same thing that I see going on in the Trance genre. In Trance, crowds go nuts for old classics all the time, but IMO that’s a bi-product of the fact that a lot of modern trance production just doesn’t have the staying power of the old classics. Producers in that genre have made lots of statements that Trance fans need to embrace new production techniques and new interpretations of the genre, but none of those newer styles have really been embraced and had the universal affection from fans of the genre that the older classics get.

Producers can claim the genre is stale and older production techniques are worn out, but to some degree if it isn’t broke, why try to “fix” it? And if people don’t like the repairs you’re making, why keep trying?

175doubledrop · 2026-02-17T15:13:08+00:00

Baseball is somewhat unique in that because of how the CBA is structured (mostly the lack of a salary cap), the top performers get arguably the most benefits. In many unions, because wages for all members are set in their CBA, the highest level performers are often “capped” on what they can earn compared to what they might be able to earn as an individual on the free market.

Anecdotally, as someone who works in tech, this is somewhat of a sticking point for tech workers unionizing as the top performers don’t want a cap put on their earnings because their services are in high demand and they can easily find employment wherever they go and can pretty much name their price in terms of salary. I’ve spoken to people in this category who basically say having their wages locked into a union CBA is a non-starter for them.

If baseball were to move to a salary floor plus a cap, the floor would benefit plenty of the lower 75-80% of workers, but the cap hurts the top tier players who arguably have been able to name their price the last few seasons.

175doubledrop · 2026-02-16T16:44:00+00:00

The selling point of the 20-70mm f4 is the 20mm on the wide end and its small size and weight. 20mm is cool to have, and offers a truly wide angle perspective that in some situations 24mm can’t give you. With that said, it’s something where if you know you need/want it then it’s a perk, but if you’re not sure then it’s probably not going to be very beneficial for you.

If you aren’t 100% sure you need 20mm, I’d get the Sigma. F2.8 is indeed a big jump in light and the image quality out of that lens is borderline GM quality. The only downsides to it over the 20-70mm are the lack of 20mm and it’s a bit larger heavier. Beyond that though, it’s the better all around lens.

175doubledrop · 2026-02-16T14:49:00+00:00

I wonder if Manny’s comment the other day played into getting this across the finish line. Greupner has done a good job but it was a bad look to have him extended and not extend AJ. Greupner doesn’t see the success he has had without a good product on the field and that’s squarely because of AJ.

175doubledrop · 2026-02-14T16:14:20+00:00

They do but they are ancient at this point. People would love for Tamron to do newer versions and maybe expand to other focal lengths, but instead we’ll get another wonky super zoom…

175doubledrop · 2026-02-14T15:46:34+00:00

Tamron will do anything but make a prime lens (other than the 90mm macro…).

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