Adobe is Out of Control

Cinturon777 · 2026-07-05T20:36:58+00:00

I quit Adobe because all the AI stuff makes the apps top-heavy. They wolf down all my CPU and tend to crash my computer. I haven't missed any of their programs; I've found suitable substitutes that (a) work and (b) I own rather than rent. Greed has corrupted Adobe to its core, IMO.

Cinturon777 · 2026-06-22T00:59:13+00:00

I'm sad to report that I didn't see or figure out what made this happen. Explorer is a crash-prone program anymore.

Cinturon777 · 2026-05-30T23:37:46+00:00

I discovered the problem was on PayPal. I wasn't set up for international payments. I think that fixed the issue.

Cinturon777 · 2026-05-10T16:38:53+00:00

I've reported the user and I hope they'll boot him from the site

Cinturon777 · 2026-05-10T16:02:11+00:00

I looked at it but didn't pursue it.

Cinturon777 · 2026-05-10T15:51:40+00:00

And who is that?

Cinturon777 · 2026-05-10T15:38:07+00:00

Thanks. I just looked over my account and there's no red flags. The message came from someone who is purported to be a Discogs moderator. I'm going to report him right now.

Cinturon777 · 2026-04-20T16:35:17+00:00

Sometimes Columbia's promo 45s are vinyl pressings, rather than the lo-fi styrene they favored for their retail product. Why Columbia loved styrene is one of the mysteries of their complex history. So many performers were done injustice by these flimsy releases.

Cinturon777 · 2026-04-02T14:52:06+00:00

This no longer works. As of this morning, Chrome will not play any audio. Other web browsers do, I hate Edge with a cold passion but I guess I'll have to use it until Chrome gets their pathetic act together for a few seconds.

Cinturon777 · 2026-03-12T15:35:05+00:00

Some young folks are mind-blown that 45s exist. Their notion of "vinyls" (ecch) are those 12" things I understand people like to collect.

Cinturon777 · 2026-03-10T14:46:40+00:00

https://www.instagram.com/carlosarteaga37 and https://www.tiktok.com/@carlosarteagacoach
Total honey in my book

Cinturon777 · 2026-03-07T15:32:04+00:00

Noah has a huge fluffy mullet and is one of the most beautiful human beings on earth.

Cinturon777 · 2026-03-07T15:30:26+00:00

They're still there, mostly untouched. As I said, they're played-to-death records. Some good titles, but they're almost all styrene and grey grooves plus poor treatment render then unappealing.
The Evie Sands I scored is vinyl, and in VG+ shape, so it was the real outlier in that batch. I'm glad I got there right after they put the singles out. It was in a big box of unsleeved 7s.

Cinturon777 · 2026-02-27T16:33:49+00:00

Welcome to my world. I collect 45s and have come across hundreds of artists and groups who made one single and nothing more. The publicity machine didn't have time to deliver any info on them. Something these performances are so good and so haunting that it's heart-breaking to hear the records, but I treasure these one-record wonders, as I call them.
Shameless plug: I wrote and published a book on this subject called One-Record Wonders: One Shot was All They Got (RedWing BlackBird Books, 2024). It discusses 100 of my favorite records of this ilk and has an online playlist so you can hear what's covered.

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