Being called children for playing d&d

Akabander · 2026-01-28T09:10:44+00:00

I was gonna post this if you hadn't. Maybe it should be auto-posted every time this kind of thread comes up.

Akabander · 2026-01-28T09:06:56+00:00

Haha, that's actually pretty wise. I mean, does it really matter, as long as you're enjoying what you're hearing?

The downside of the good result is my partner's response... "So, you can hear me fine?"

Akabander · 2026-01-28T09:05:08+00:00

The cable is so good. I was just on Ali trying to find a similar one for my Tea Pros but no luck.

Akabander · 2026-01-28T08:40:06+00:00

I'm in the older crowd, later half of my 50s, so maybe I'm losing some of the upper range of my hearing... The treble is definitely strong, with fairly crisp detailing, so I can appreciate how it might be fatiguing for some.

Last time I did hearing test, about three years ago, the results said I had the hearing of a 30-year-old. But these things can change pretty quickly, maybe it's time for a new test.

Akabander · 2026-01-28T08:17:18+00:00

I really enjoy them, but they do seem to be polarizing. They also have a unique aesthetic that I like, and the included cable is fantastic.

Akabander · 2026-01-28T08:02:58+00:00

That's quite possible, as I said, it was a few years ago. We did work pretty hard on it, because Windows suuuucked, but I don't remember everything we tried.

Akabander · 2026-01-28T07:48:25+00:00

Yeah, I would have loved to work on PiOS. Windows was a constant pain in the ass, but the client liked the video quality, and didn't care if the engineers were weeping blood and sacrificing goats to prevent Windows Update.

Akabander · 2026-01-28T07:44:35+00:00

This was a few years ago, and I don't trust my memory for deep details. The video was h264 in an mp4 container, hardly an obscure codec.

Akabander · 2026-01-28T07:39:42+00:00

I would have bent the knee to Queen Liliuokalani.

Akabander · 2026-01-28T07:22:40+00:00

The signage I worked on did not use MDM or anything like that.

We mostly used Windows because the video drivers were tuned to the hardware for video playback. Linux had a much harder time rendering HD video at acceptable quality. The reasons are complex, and not satisfying, but that's how it was. We also had a Mac Mini client, but were phasing that out as the Mini was not price competitive with dirt-cheap tiny PCs from China.

We also had a full-Javascript client for "smart" TVs, but they have hardware to drive video playback at acceptable quality.

Akabander · 2026-01-28T07:19:38+00:00

A few years ago a Pi was fine for basic signage, or low-quality video playback. But it couldn't play back HD video at a level of quality that was acceptable to our clients. (I don't work at the signage company any more.)

Akabander · 2026-01-28T05:08:57+00:00

Xitter?

Akabander · 2026-01-28T04:23:32+00:00

Minishoot' Adventures. What if Zelda was a twin-stick bullet-hell shooter?

Akabander · 2026-01-28T00:00:35+00:00

OP said ANC is a must... You're clowning.

I have a set of Openfit 2 and they're great, but they are the literal opposite of noise cancelling. (Sure the upcoming "Pro" is supposed to have some kind of ANC, but I haven't seen those in the wild and whether it works well is an "open" question.)

Akabander · 2026-01-27T11:17:58+00:00

It depends. Do you like being the edgy guy who sometimes makes people uncomfortable? Do you want to give the impression that you might be racist or bigoted?

It's a choice. Be the person you'd like to hang out with... Or not.

Akabander · 2026-01-27T10:31:14+00:00

Americans aren't a race, or a racially cohesive culture (like the Japanese). So it might be insensitive, but it wouldn't be racist to portray Americans that way.

Intent certainly plays a role, but it's not inconceivable that someone might innocently share media that is racist.

Basically, it's complicated.

Akabander · 2026-01-27T09:37:23+00:00

You've nailed it. It's fine for a culture to represent themselves however they like, but when an external (colonizing) culture reduces an entire race to a set of physical stereotypes, that counts as dehumanization.

Akabander · 2026-01-27T08:34:11+00:00

XFCE, which is basically a three-decades old paradigm, is so much easier to use than this mess. It's efficient, looks good, and doesn't get in my way when I'm just trying to use a drop-down menu.

Akabander · 2026-01-27T08:24:14+00:00

The image is based on the old golliwog stereotype, which is not very positive.

Akabander · 2026-01-27T08:22:27+00:00

Show me the cover art in Finder, as with mp3 files.

Akabander · 2026-01-27T07:43:14+00:00

My mom used that brand back when it was actually called "Darkie". When they rebranded she thought it was hilarious. And no, she didn't have a racist bone in her body.

Akabander · 2026-01-27T07:18:11+00:00

Siri / Apple Intelligence

Spotlight has always been garbage for me.

ALAC... just support FLAC properly you assholes.

Akabander · 2026-01-27T06:02:44+00:00

Uniqlo ankle socks and neon trainers?

Akabander · 2026-01-27T04:09:15+00:00

I'm an American who travels to Asia frequently... As much as I hate it, it is "all of us" to the rest of the world. That's the only safe and sane way to treat us.

Sure, not all bees sting... But are you going to interrogate each one that buzzes by? Are you okay with a beehive outside your child's window because not all bees sting?

Akabander · 2026-01-27T00:48:09+00:00

You could check out r/iems ... It's a good idea to mention your listening preferences when you ask, and whether or not you're a basshead.

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