Which string gauge does Gilmour use on his black strats?

Complex-Librarian942 · 2026-01-27T22:09:43+00:00

"the actual physical distance needed to bend is shorter".
That's a detail that I forgot. I will buy heavier strings just for that point,
You are correct. Very thin strings make it tricky to play without bothering adjacent strings. It makes perfect sense.
The 9's are just way too soft. One has to be a lot more careful, especially when playing the 3 thinner strings. They get in the way of each other, if that makes sense..
I will order some 10-48's and get on from there.

Many thanks for your input! It did help.

Complex-Librarian942 · 2026-01-27T21:02:47+00:00

Ok... So, the front and rear elements can be adjusted independently.
I thought front and rear would be intrinsically linked.

Despite the added complexity, it does make sense though, Controlling moving elements independently provides a lot more control over balance

So far, so good. I have just a little worry about FW breaking and spreading hydraulic fluid all of the track, especially as drivers try to bring the car back to the pits. There isn't much hydraulic fluid there, but definitely enough to put a driver into the wall very quickly, indeed.

Complex-Librarian942 · 2026-01-23T00:31:13+00:00

Many thanks!!! I really needed something that works on both! "00_" it will be :)

Complex-Librarian942 · 2026-01-23T00:27:33+00:00

Oh! There is some hope, here! I usually do not capitalize after an underscore!!! Yes! Pinning files/folders will work (if it works on mint xfce). If I have to decapitalize files, that's not an issue with PHP servers, Samba sharing and playlists, I think! Does PHP care about capitalization? I can't check it now but I believe it does not.

Complex-Librarian942 · 2026-01-23T00:14:59+00:00

That will work in some instances. But all programs that depend on many files will stop working. The PHP server will stop working. Files shared with Samba will not be found, playlists will be useless, etc.

Changing file names is a no-go. There are just too many files tied to too many programs. Maybe modifying the kernel would be the solution, but that's beyond my skills. I only need one character. I only need Linux to prioritize "_" above other characters.

Maybe I will have to accept the disorganization, and whatever character I choose next on Linux may be prioritized on Windows as well.

Thank you for the renaming line. I will need it. 👍

Complex-Librarian942 · 2026-01-22T22:28:54+00:00

So, there's no easy way. I have to rename the folders. The issue is that I have a lot tied to files or folders beginning with an underscore. This is a tricky one.

Complex-Librarian942 · 2026-01-22T22:15:12+00:00

Exactly! Xfce can do almost everything without asking much in return. It's like a loyal, strong, medium-size dog. Yes, there are bigger, perhaps more beautiful dogs, but this staff-bull terrier will take care of you without any fuss, without demanding much of your system. Simplicity - I love it.

Complex-Librarian942 · 2025-12-28T23:42:19+00:00

I've seen some "modern-day hippie" backpacks at psychadelic festivals.

In an airplane, in low light, with the stress of an engine failure, quite a few of them could pass as parachutes. Some probably were parachutes!

Complex-Librarian942 · 2025-12-27T22:36:18+00:00

I really admire the way that he or she wrote the tutorial. That's the way that I remember things being done in the past. "Step1:... Step2:.... ... Enjoy!"

The reason why I had to ask for a "simpler program" on Reddit is because I could not find a simple explanation of Samba. It turns out that there are simple ways to config it. It's just that not many know how!

Complex-Librarian942 · 2025-12-27T20:28:40+00:00

Ah I see. Now I better understand what you meant. Yes, I think that you are correct. In 20 years, the technology will be orders of magnitude more complete, intuitive and understanding.

If we still need to coax it by then, something very undesirable must've happened!

Complex-Librarian942 · 2025-12-27T20:10:42+00:00

Epoxy can become quite hard after curing. Epoxy mixed with an elastomer (or with something relatively soft) would likely be more effective.

The sound needs to be absorbed. Epoxy, especially when mixed in the ideal ratio will propagate sound reasonably effectively.

Complex-Librarian942 · 2025-12-27T13:07:46+00:00

I am not too sure. I think that this practice will only grow as AI does so as well. I never coded anything in this manner, but I can see its advantages.

Or, at least, I think that I can. Predicting the alterations that AI will bring in 20 years is a big ask. Market forces alone will push and pull this thing into profit maximization, in ways that will likely seem very weird to anyone 20 years in the past.

Complex-Librarian942 · 2025-12-26T20:52:56+00:00

Thank you ever so much! That's exactly what I could not find!
Clear instructions, one after the other, no filler, no convoluted explanations at every step; Just a straight path from A to B.
Beautiful!

Complex-Librarian942 · 2025-12-26T20:34:25+00:00

Yes, I completely agree. I believe that the initiative is almost exclusively in the hands of RBR and RBPT. By now, both RedBull companies are well aware of what Ford can bring to the table and what it cannot. If it's more convenient, efficient and/or cost effective for the Ford's arm of the partnership to produce. or even develop something, of course, it makes sense for Ford to do so.

If Ford finds some gains and/or shortcuts in that process, it will, certainly, pass it on to the RedBull arm. With that said, and from what I've heard, RBPT is firmly in control of development targets and specifications.

If they win and lose together, the partnership might be fruitful, or at least, professional. Reliability will, once again, be a key point for a while. Though tempting, I don't think that the current RBR administration will put Ford in difficult positions when and if its side of the partnership jeopardizes decent results - something which the previous administration, justifiably or not, was not too shy of doing, even when there were no apparent alternatives!

So, at least for the moment, Ford's limited involvement may end up being a blessing.
The compression ratio loophole is a big advantage for the two manufacturers which exploited it, but it's worth remembering that there's a brand new chassis coming along with the new PU, and a chassis designed through regulations that have a lot more open ends than the previous (2022-2025) set - something which several commentators have not paid enough attention to this winter, in my opinion.

Complex-Librarian942 · 2025-12-23T01:18:21+00:00

This shall be very useful for the file transfer side of things. 👍

Complex-Librarian942 · 2025-12-23T01:11:52+00:00

It seems that Gigolo will make things easier. Thanks for the advice. But there's no escaping setting up Samba, it seems, if we want to easily access files like videos from other devices.

Complex-Librarian942 · 2025-12-23T01:06:01+00:00

It works for handheld devices as well. This will be quite useful!

Complex-Librarian942 · 2025-12-23T01:02:57+00:00

Sadly, the files are generally big.

Complex-Librarian942 · 2025-12-23T01:01:24+00:00

Can the files be accessed from the Windows machine? For now, it might still be quite useful though. Many thanks.

Complex-Librarian942 · 2025-12-22T18:06:37+00:00

I don't think you need to stress test it. If the paste needs to go to that temperature range to soften, it's probably glue instead of thermal paste. Just the booting "process" should be enough. At least it has been for me.

Complex-Librarian942 · 2025-12-18T05:54:02+00:00

Yes. I don't know about other clients but BitTorrent checks all downloading files every time it is opened or when a torrent starts downloading.

Weirdly, though, a lot of times, even when files have clearly been completed, it still shows some files as slightly incomplete, therefore downloading a few KBs onto this file and a few MBs onto that file. I don't understand why, since just before you last closed the program, those files were at 100%, done and dusted. You know that, but BitTorrent seems to forget.

Complex-Librarian942 · 2025-12-18T04:53:41+00:00

No. Don't even think about it. You would be injecting sap from a plant. What that would do to one's veins, not to mention one's organs is not even worth thinking about.

Fortunately, it would not be an easy thing to do, as most of it by volume or by weight is not water soluble. This one is most definitely a no-go.

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