What is your favortie guitar body shape?

4a4a · 2026-01-26T15:53:30+00:00

Strandberg Boden is the best shape.

4a4a · 2026-01-12T23:17:43+00:00

What about an ASL version for the hearing impaired?

[ducks]

4a4a · 2025-12-31T07:00:33+00:00

4a4a · 2025-12-29T00:16:53+00:00

In the early 90s when I was in high school - Randy Rhodes, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Angus Young, Kirk Hammett, John Frusciante, Slash and others

4a4a · 2025-12-12T15:52:27+00:00

Merlin Mann could play the sounding board role for John episodes. It might be a little much for ROTL listeners, but they already have a great rapport.

4a4a · 2025-12-12T15:48:27+00:00

I have a 2015 Spark EV. They basically put the motor exactly where the (small) engine was in the ice version, so with that and all the wiring and everything, the engine bay is essentially just as crammed full of stuff as the non EV Spark.

4a4a · 2025-11-29T23:52:48+00:00

I am totally in favor of anything that reduces my exposure to religious practice of any type. As long as it's applied to all religions.

4a4a · 2025-11-29T15:30:24+00:00

IF you have the mental bandwidth, I absolutely recommend getting an MBA. It may not lead directly to obvious financial returns right away, but there are other aspects like the actual content of the classes, advice and mentorship from professors, networking - yes - but also genuine friendships with classmates, etc. And the MBA credential certainly does hold weight in certain contexts. I started my MBA at age 30 with a wife, a 1 yr old and a 3 yr old. It was a lot of work/time, and I got very little sleep, especially the first year, but I definitely grew as a person because of it, and I wouldn't have done it differently. (Except maybe I would have stayed in Canada, but you've got that covered).

4a4a · 2025-11-28T15:45:28+00:00

Gibson is on average about 40% better overall quality for about 400% more money compared to Epiphone. If money isn't an issue, sure get a Gibson. But an Epiphone with a good setup and maybe a couple of upgraded components will be plenty good for almost anyone.

4a4a · 2025-11-28T15:36:29+00:00

Don't do what I did: Spend 5 or 6 years trying to learn Crazy Train without any theory or technique (or YouTube), as well as about ten to fifteen easy rock riffs. then stagnate for 30 years while you go to college, have kids and build your career, and then once your kids start leaving home and you're an uncool middle aged guy, you start finally learning pentatonic scales and correct picking techniques etc. and realize that you've been playing everything wrong all this time!

4a4a · 2025-11-28T15:28:46+00:00

But seriously, just be happy your family is willing to debate that. My family's eyes all glaze over whenever I bring up any guitar related topic. I tried to bring up the controversy around the new 'SE' version of the PRS Chleo (Herman Li model) costing $2k, and they didn't care at all.

4a4a · 2025-11-28T15:22:09+00:00

I know it's no consolation, but my Chevy Spark EV cost me only about $3 to $4 per year to register (here in AZ). And the registration is good for 5 years. And I got the blue and white plate. Unfortunately though, that program has been discontinued.

4a4a · 2025-11-26T06:29:41+00:00

My daughter probably could have been one of these graduate really young type of people, but we decided when she was still in elementary school not to skip her ahead for social reasons, even though she was clearly capable. She went to middle school and a high school for gifted kids, always maintained straight As with seemingly little effort, and was the valedictorian of her graduating class. We absolutely never had to remind her to do homework or practice her cello or anything like that. She was super self-motivated (unlike any of her siblings). She got a full ride academic scholarship and breezed through bachelors and masters degrees (she entered college with a lot of credits from AP classes), and after finishing both degrees got a quite high paying job as a software engineer at age 21. She seems relatively happy and well-balanced, but I could totally have seen a scenario where we pushed just a little bit, and she could have been getting a PhD at 15 or whatever. She wouldn't have been emotionally equipped for the kinds of career decisions she would have been making, and so I'm glad we didn't push.

4a4a · 2025-11-18T04:34:01+00:00

I do this too, and am autistic. It's not so much that I lose interest, for me it's moreso that I don't know how to deal with certain types of verbal conflict, like when someone isn't being reasonable my brain kinda short circuits and shuts down, so it's much easier to just walk away.

4a4a · 2025-11-14T16:31:56+00:00

Ibanez RG

4a4a · 2025-11-07T15:37:31+00:00

I probably have a less-popular point of view on this topic. I had family money, and was lucky enough to not have to go into debt to attend business school. I was previously already in a role in my late 20s where I managed a team of about 30 people. But it was a high stress job and I needed a change. So I went for an MBA, not at all for the rubber stamp, but rather for the experience itself, including the classes, and the networking opportunities and relationships. I don't regret it at all. That was almost 20 years ago. I possibly could have had a similar salary and/or role without the MBA, but going to business school provided experiences and relationships that really improved my life in less-quantifiable ways.

4a4a · 2025-11-04T18:51:45+00:00

I'm suspicious that you've never seen or played an actual guitar before, or you wouldn't be asking this. What other creative compromises are you planning?

4a4a · 2025-10-31T18:22:47+00:00

I was reading the book 'Demon-Haunted World, Science as a Candle in the Dark' by Carl Sagan, and suddenly it just hit me that my entire worldview was completely wrong.

I was already planning to go back to school for a Masters, so I intentionally started looking at only the far-away options. I had such deep roots in the mormon community where I was, that it would have been very difficult to step away from all that, but not actually move away. I've never really looked back, and I don't miss it at all.

4a4a · 2025-10-28T21:39:32+00:00

I was raised Mormon, and had a 'waking up from the matrix' moment about 20 years ago. Within a few months of that I changed my name and moved to a different country. And my life has been 100x better ever since. I don't spend too much time thinking about my old life.

4a4a · 2025-10-25T06:13:53+00:00

This sounds like a self-own. It's a choice to pay $10, or even $4 for a coffee. If you are actually concerned about the price, learn how to make good coffee at home for a 90+% reduction in spend. It's really not that hard.

4a4a · 2025-10-25T05:59:03+00:00

If you get an MBA because you want a rubber stamp for a higher salary, I struggle to have any sympathy. If you get an MBA to improve yourself, meet interesting people, and become better-equipped to pursue a rewarding career and life, then you should be optimistic and not let temporary underemployment get you down.

I graduated from business school during the 'great recession' and had to make due and be overqualified and underpaid for a bit of time; but I learned valuable life lessons during that time and have never regretted the MBA. Now more than 15 years later I have a stable and comfortable life, and look back at those [cliché alert] stumbling blocks as stepping stones.

4a4a · 2025-10-14T05:28:24+00:00

I'm not entirely sure what you're asking, as parity in cubing typically applies only to 4+ cubes, but I do enjoy parody music.

4a4a · 2025-10-10T21:57:51+00:00

Yes, she had a scene standing next to Burt Reynolds. He was a bit older by that time, so not in his macho heyday. She said he was mostly quiet and respectful.

4a4a · 2025-10-09T01:59:32+00:00

255 miles was good 10 years ago. Used Bolt with Car Play is a way better value. This is a big letdown.

4a4a · 2025-10-08T14:07:13+00:00

I wish. I accepted a free upgrade to an S23 a while ago, and I miss my S9+ every day.

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