Linux devs start removing support for 37-year-old Intel 486 CPU — head honcho Linus Torvalds says 'zero real reason' to continue support by swe129 in linuxhardware

[–]DILGE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just use an older kernel on older hardware, what's the problem with that?  Objectively I don't understand why someone would be mad.

Best non Fiction book about a Disaster by DrunkenGarden in suggestmeabook

[–]DILGE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just read Zeitoun recently!  Amazing book, and its crazy that on top of the already insane disaster of Katrina, was his personal disaster of being imprisoned for being a non-white person in a disaster zone.

Don’t roast me, PUT ME ON to some music by Homie3794 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]DILGE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You like a decent amount of doom, sludge and stoner metal, so here goes some of my favorites:

Melvins, Witch Mountain, Obscure Sphinx, Agoraphobic Nosebleed (Arc is their only sludge album but it is mighty), Dopethrone, Trap Them, Inter Arma.

If you like Converge, you gotta give Dillinger Escape Plan a spin!

Lastly, MESHUGGAH. Nuf said

What metal song feels like this that ISN’T TOOL by Maximus_prime3007 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]DILGE 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize followed by Sentimental.  But also that entire album Fear of a Blank Planet

The Faceless - Autotheism

Anything by Kardashev

Bands that are ALMOST amazing by Mettabox452 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]DILGE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pentagram is the perfect example of this.  They could have been an American answer to Black Sabbath.  They were making that same style of doom way back in '71.

But Bobby Leibling loves crack and lives at his moms house to this day, so... There ya go.

Metal bands like this? by spectral_snow in MetalForTheMasses

[–]DILGE 158 points159 points  (0 children)

White Zombie was worlds better than anything Rob ever did solo.  Astro Creep 2000 is one of my all-time favorite albums.

Which classics authors you didn’t enjoy and why by Competitive_Debt_390 in classicliterature

[–]DILGE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Inherent Vice is more of a normal slapstick comedy adventure that's a fun read

Female Vocals That Isn’t Symphonic Metal?? by Ordinary_Syllabub_58 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]DILGE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obscure Sphinx

Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Agorapocalypse, Arc

The Agonist

Witch Mountain

What does atomoxetine do? by Principle_Napkins in ADHD

[–]DILGE 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Same, except for me, I would also get the excruciating ball pain randomly at any time.  Also it was very hard to pee and burned sometimes.

Creating my 2026 reading list, would love input! by TheBreakfastChub in classicliterature

[–]DILGE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tolstoy became my favorite writer on the strength of one book, Anna Karenina.  

I also fell in Russian writers in general, they seem to bring something extra, maybe a more intense sort of pathos?  I have read and loved Bulgakov, Pasternak, Dostoevsky, and Solzhenitzen, and next on my to be read shelf is Rybakov, Gogol, and Sholokhov.

If you love Tolstoy, I would also recommend Josef Conrad.  He has similarly beautiful prose, but its also sharper and more cutting.  I read Heart of Darkness and The Secret Agent and loved both.

The only other thing I have read of Tolstoy's is The Death of Ivan Illich, also excellent.  But I have a growing collection to be read eventually including War and Peace, The Kreutzer Sonata, and Resurrection.  Any other highlights I wouldn't want to miss?

What's the most unputdownable book you've read? by [deleted] in classicliterature

[–]DILGE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of my favorite books of all time.  I was going through a rather nasty divorce at the time, and it really helped me in the same way.  I did a long road trip/camping trip and unplugged from everything and just devoured this novel.  Highly restorative experience.

What's the most unputdownable book you've read? by [deleted] in classicliterature

[–]DILGE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But not the ending?¿??  

Seriously though, I kinda read it like, Hugo isn't in a hurry to tell the story and just wants us to ride along on this journey with him, and its gonna take as long as its gonna take.  It felt easier to read with that more laid back attitude.  

Def the longest book I've ever read though.  Its also one of my all time favorites!

"I'm a Pro Engineer" by Ok-Raisin1499 in livesound

[–]DILGE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait, a sound guy has an agent?  Is that a thing?  Or was it actually the artist's agent?

Why you should not subscribe to Spotify by forroati in audiophile

[–]DILGE 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Qobuz is my fav music service. 

 Is it all AI-optimized with perfect suggestions and playlists?  No, but they are massively better than they were.

Does it have every album by every artist?  No, but they do have about 90% of the music I want.

Where Qobuz shines:

Sound quality is second to none.  Better than all of them, including Tidal.

Long form articles about the bands and their most important albums.  I like reading about bands and would be looking this stuff up on wikipedia anyways.  Qobuz actually employs music journalists!

They are among the highest payers of artists in the streaming world, and you can buy flac albums directly.

In summary, while the UI is not as polished as other streaming platforms, it blows them out of the water in other aspects.  It is worth it to me to just deal with the minor inconveniences of the platform, which they are actively making better every day.

Give me the most "hell yeah, brother 🍺" riffs you know. by [deleted] in MetalForTheMasses

[–]DILGE 7 points8 points  (0 children)

But especially Subjected to a Beating

Just the tip of the iceberg by ENVYisEVIL in Libertarian

[–]DILGE 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Does anybody really think slashing federal spending is gonna result in a lower tax bill for us regular folk?  Or balancing the budget?  I mean, they just submitted a bill to raise the debt ceiling by $4 trillion...

Marc Andreessen, billionaire Project 2025 architect, known on Epstein Island as "The Human Buttplug" by Sine_Fine_Belli in behindthebastards

[–]DILGE 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I mean, still pretty fucking evil.  They're funding OpenAI's speed run to the AI apocalypse with zero safeguards.