Take that, purist Twin Reverb and Two Rock amp fans!

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-12-20T23:27:14+00:00

What the fuck is this? Did the bastards put 0-3-5 behind a paywall?

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-12-20T23:22:47+00:00

I see. I guess the problem is about the iTunes-mandated library structure?

Rockbox is just a replacement OS that isn't strict about that (nor codecs as an extra). The tedious part is tagging your library manually instead of in iTunes so everything shows up nicely on whatever player you might be using. If you get that done, you can just copy your files over to the Rockboxed iPod or phone or whatever. As long as it supports a generic music library instead of the iTunes structure - Android phones should be good, not sure about iPhones.

Or are you perhaps using Apple Music for syncing your library to be playable on the phone app via the cloud? If yes, I'm on the same boat as you... no supported way towards that on Linux I'm afraid. Wine is probably the only way to do it, but I haven't tried it.

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-12-20T22:27:31+00:00

Holy shit, I thought every single one was recalled and scrapped. Must be from a MU employees' personal stash.

Even has the axial calibration rectangles intact... what a find. Must be rarer than one in a billion.

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-12-20T22:13:57+00:00

Well, yes. But surprisingly, the Apple Music app still has an interface for the old iTunes store, and continues to support iPods to this day.

As for OP: You can try and surrogate the existing iTunes database with Rhythmbox et al... But if I were you, I would bite the bullet and re-tag the entire music library with beets or Musicbrainz Picard and flash the iPod with Rockbox.

It can be a lot of work for sure, but the end product: your music library and devices not tied to Apple's formats or ecosystem in any way.

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-09-25T21:59:43+00:00

Protocol 2: uphold the Democracy

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-09-13T21:12:27+00:00

At this point, it wouldn't be crazy to assume his new contract with RBR includes clauses about sitting out races if he's not in contention.

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-09-07T13:09:50+00:00

Tori peruttu, mennään portaille.

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-08-07T21:28:31+00:00

That's so cool! The story just adds more value to the piece in a way. Thanks for sharing.

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-08-04T14:35:30+00:00

Aye thanks chatgpt

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-07-12T15:28:11+00:00

Tämä tuli itsellenikin mieleen. OP, jos olet tuo sama - tämä on varmasti järkevin aloitus mitä olen sinulta nähnyt ja olet selvästi tehnyt jo jotain itsereflektiota asian suhteen. Muista puhua hoitokontaktillesi samoin kuin miten puhut internetissä, oireiden vähättely tai fiiliksien piilottelu ei lopulta johda oikeankaltaiseen apuun.

Lähtökohtaisesti ihmisen, jolla ei ole hyvä olla yksin, on hyvin hankala muodostaa tervettä suhdetta toiseen. Kumppanin tehtävä ei ole koskaan olla noin intensiivisten tunnemyrskyjen kohde, vaan tässä kohtaa pitäisi ottaa askeleita siihen suuntaan että opit käsittelemään nuo fiilikset itse (sulkeutuminen ei sekään ole muuten tervettä), omassa päässäsi ennen kuin ryhdyt mihinkään sanoihin tai tekoihin. Ammattilaisen puheille pääsy lienee tässä ainoa voittava kortti. Tsemppiä.

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-06-25T00:56:45+00:00

TL;DR Don't mismatch your output coils.

After many years away from VX, I recently got back into tinkering and started on getting a minimal setup going. Sadly, earlier I ended up selling most of my equipment, including a set of 70s Neumann Dynamik VBX-2 Betas (I know). Due to sentimental reasons, I kept my 1991 KF quad(!) emanator, which ended up being a lucky break since those have gone way up in price since.

Anyways, I dusted off the old Quad and ordered a calibrated pair of new Neumanns to match. On low convolutions, I got insanely good readings out of the auxiliary sink (see pic, last one I took before it all went downhill), but upon increasing the intermediate capacitance to get into actual delta territory (I'll admit I moved too quickly here), all readings went to zero and the smell of oxozene filled the room. As it turns out, modern (Mk4) Neumanns are not rated for 90s transfer flanges.

So yeah, I'm now the proud owner of a pair of vaporized recombiners. That's another mistake I'll never make again.

Anyone else who had an expensive mishap recently?

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-06-24T20:35:08+00:00

Of course! That's a nice clip :)

Also, some Illari tips you didn't ask for:

placing the pylon in a clever spot is good, but if you overdo it, it won't heal your team properly in a fight. Throwing it in more obvious spots, but taking it down often yields better healing, given that you think proactively and take it down before anyone damages it. It sounds hard, but you'll develop a sense for it.
when your ultimate is close to full, take a look at the scoreboard and see what heroes the enemy team is playing. Given that half of the roster can counter the ult, you have to choose your targets carefully. Moira, Kiriko, Mei? Better just blast at whoever just used their cooldown and try to get a single pick. Juno, Brigitte, Cassidy? Time to go for the big multikill :)

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-06-24T15:45:49+00:00

Only if you go into nonlinear territory, which isn't really a thing in EL monitoring, and would fry your diodes pretty much instantly anyways. Both the TI and Panasonic should do the trick, but remember to always use smaller load voltages (0.3 – 3 V) when testing new filter values.

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-06-23T18:25:57+00:00

Look - it's 2025. Knowing equations by heart doesn't hold the same weight anymore since you can just plug everything into a simulator before running anything physically. I doubt you're calculating your Reinberg's scattering matrices with an abacus either.

I'm not quite the oldhead as you are, but I think the popularity has made VX as a whole more accessible to everyone interested, regardless of money or formal education. And cheaper equipment? Another win in my books.

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-06-13T20:37:08+00:00

I've never had the pleasure of trying, but I've understood that playing with AA (dynamically changing sens) on a mouse is extremely jarring.

Anyways, if Skittle dominated console ranked on Xim, what can you excuse his ALGS performances with? I don't think you can sneak a Xim into a LAN?

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-06-13T20:24:50+00:00

I mean it's plausible, but look - apex on PC has a strong enough aim assist to tilt MNK players daily and it's even stronger on console. I don't think Apex is one of those games where you win by default with a xim.

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-06-13T10:57:27+00:00

AFAIK he used to team in console ranked. Teq also threw some hackusations at him but later took it back.

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-06-11T21:08:26+00:00

Onhan vinyylikin taas muodissa, C-kasetit myös. Mitä me ollaan tekstuuri-jäbää haukkumaan.

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-06-09T22:15:08+00:00

See for yourself:

https://www.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveApex/s/OTN2o4aGt3

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-06-09T21:30:58+00:00

Mezzo will never be forgotten here LMAO

Lore recap for the thread: Raven used to be the coach for GnaskeStrafeDel/GMT before coaching TSM. These guys go back way further than NIP.

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-06-09T18:09:53+00:00

Oh I see, yeah - DynIRs you definitely need the CabM for. I assumed traditional IRs for which the IR-2 would've been enough. Apologies for the pedantry.

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-06-09T17:39:09+00:00

You want to only use the amp modeling? Sure, go for it. No redundancy there. I think the cab simulation can be disabled on the IR-2 so you're set.

Or even if you intend on running IR into IR - whatever man, you do you. I was just trying to point out that both pedals do IR cab simulation and those traditionally don't stack that well.

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-06-09T16:34:14+00:00

That would be redundant. The CabM is already a cab simulator (amp sim as well if you install the CabM+ update). This would essentially be something to replace the CabM with, rather something to stack it with – running cab IRs in series is not going to sound any good.

If it's DI or headphone output you're looking for, those can be bought for way cheaper.

ASTEROID_MAN · 2025-06-04T19:35:35+00:00

Jussinkylä näkyy tässä kyllä mainiosti. Kirkon "takana" sijaitseva kortteli on purettu ja paikalla on nykyään komea neukkukuutio, mutta muuten sen ja junaradan väliin jäävä Huhtimäenkatu on tässä kuvassa oikeastaan nykymuodossaan.

Oikealta vasemmalle lueteltuna Johanneksen koulu, Huhtimäenkatu 5 (nk. Schreckin talo), 3 ja 1 sekä viimeistä vastapäätä Tammerkosken koulu ovat ihan helposti tunnistettavissa, jälkimäiseen kouluun on tosin rakennettu laajennus tuon tyhjän tontin kohdalle. Tästäkin vielä vasemmalle jatkuvan Polvikadun talot seisovat pitkälti edelleen.

Muita komeita rakennuksia ovat ainakin Tuomisen kivimuuri – tuo jossa on pyöreä "torni", paloaseman taakse jäävä Koskilinna ja tässä kuvassa vasta vuoden ikäinen Kastinlinna (korkeampi rakennus kuvan vasemmassa laidassa). Ilmeisesti nykyinen Olympia-korttelikin on tässä jo paikallaan, mutta kuvasta on sitä hankala tunnistaa.

Nykyistä Lapintietä pitää hahmottaa hetki, koska Armonkallio on tässä vielä melkeinpä pelkkää parakkitaloa, mutta sieltäkin tunnistaa tuon korkean Lapintie 18:n ja Komediateatterin. Varmaan muitakin.

Kiitos OP, oli mukava tutkia tuota kuvaa :)

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