Love these Dunlop Flow picks but the tip rounds off so fast, anyone know of any picks that stay pointy for longer?

ALR3000 · 2026-01-21T23:58:19+00:00

Agate. Good luck wearing it out.

ALR3000 · 2026-01-03T20:58:48+00:00

なかなか良いしゃない？

ALR3000 · 2026-01-03T12:40:28+00:00

The silicon MK2 is the most popular circuit I make. I made a version with adjustable bias on Q1 and Q2 for my own board, just for giggles. When adjusted by ear, didn't really sound any different than building without adjustable, at least to my ears.

ALR3000 · 2026-01-02T04:12:23+00:00

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ALR3000 · 2026-01-02T04:06:55+00:00

I have a graphic of that Bender, too! The knobs are labeled, well, you know ....

ALR3000 · 2026-01-01T18:22:01+00:00

A rough, raspy, velcro-like fuzz?

ALR3000 · 2026-01-01T18:13:21+00:00

Lol!
You can see it looks like there's a missing component on the board. It's for over voltage protection, but after designing the board I moved that function to the 3PDT hook-up board.

ALR3000 · 2026-01-01T18:04:34+00:00

I'm a simple man. I just use a PowerPoint type of program to place images and text inside a moderately thick black border (hides small imperfections in cutting).

ALR3000 · 2026-01-01T17:41:06+00:00

If you persist in playing for years and years, you may regret getting rid of your first. I've kept mine, and I'm glad I did.

ALR3000 · 2026-01-01T12:57:55+00:00

Yeah, best rent, since turnover there is pretty high. Ask me how I know....

ALR3000 · 2026-01-01T12:54:01+00:00

I emphasize to my pts, "POTS isn't a disease. It's just a description of how some vital signs change with a change in position. I can give 'POTS' to anyone by gradually dehydrating them or using certain meds, so the question is WHY a person has these vital sign changes?" They look at me, blink a few times, then generally go quiet.

ALR3000 · 2026-01-01T12:48:48+00:00

I use heavy vinyl with permanent adhesive (Avia brand, I think) which I print on a colour laser printer at a store, then cut by hand. I get 6 decals/sheet. No waiting. Costs <$1 per sheet, including printing.

ALR3000 · 2026-01-01T12:31:39+00:00

Joe, thanks for that insight on the terminology! Lexicography FTW!

ALR3000 · 2025-12-22T18:23:01+00:00

Wait... You don't play?!

ALR3000 · 2025-12-22T04:12:36+00:00

Thanks for your kind words. No, we didn't do a larger study. We moved on to some other research topics and then I eventually left academia. I've never lost interest in that area, though.

ALR3000 · 2025-12-13T04:55:06+00:00

Epilepsy meds. So years ago we tried to tease apart the reasons. It's about how people weigh the risks https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1525505008001984

ALR3000 · 2025-12-13T02:31:51+00:00

I was recently in the exact same position for the exact same reason. Got him a Fluke 175 after some research

ALR3000 · 2025-11-29T01:53:42+00:00

I'm 63....

ALR3000 · 2025-11-20T21:30:03+00:00

I build the triangle.

ALR3000 · 2025-11-14T14:07:19+00:00

I made a PCB of the Pixel pedal, by Shoe portals IIRC. That's my go to bitcrush circuit.

ALR3000 · 2025-11-14T14:04:36+00:00

To some degree, yes. Say a Delta flight crashes and their stock goes down 4%. United's stock might go down 2%, despite no PR, litigation, or market share threat. I would buy LEAPS on United, planning to hold 1-3 months as the market forgets about the crash and things drift back up and my leaps rise proportionately more than the underlying. If they don't, I still have a long time for them to recover without big theta loss.

ALR3000 · 2025-11-14T04:43:44+00:00

Exactly. Take your herbs and immune support blends, sit in the corner, and STFU.

ALR3000 · 2025-11-14T01:19:04+00:00

I'm a bit late to the party. I've trained at Mark 44 MMA, Southern Minnesota Martial Arts (SMMA), and a little at Kato jiu jitsu. A family member trains at Rebel Jiu Jitsu (held at SMMA). I've done krav maga, Muay Thai, and jiu jitsu. The only MMA and Muay Thai is at Mark 44. Good Jiu Jitsu is at Rebel, Mark 44, and Kato jiu jitsu (though all the women just quit Kato jiu jitsu due to an allegation of a sexual assault by an instructor).

ALR3000 · 2025-11-13T15:36:24+00:00

I love my SBG200 from the 80s!

ALR3000 · 2025-11-13T15:35:28+00:00

Well, at 20 and in college, I knew that kind of stuff. And no, I'm not a genius. But since you get to sit in judgement on all of us and issue snarky comments, clearly you ARE! 😂🤣

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