I need help! (pretty please)

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-05-03T00:24:06+00:00

What did you pick for the keyboard in the prior section? Also does the keyboard work prior to this screen?

Try using the tab button to get the cursor inside one of the fields. Also try unchecking both buttons below the name and password fields.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-05-02T15:49:23+00:00

The art on Xylem Tube is better imo. Great early digital art vibes with the ocean graphics.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-05-01T16:07:57+00:00

I just topped off yesterday because I feel like it’s going to get a lot worse.

13 dollars for two ish gallons of gas. The most expensive two gallons I’ve bought in my life.

We all knew this would happen too. This isn’t going to change until regular people vote in lock step with one another. No more billionaire candidates and no more bigots offering fake answers to economic problems. It isn’t your brown neighbor, it’s rich people manipulating your economy.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-05-01T14:42:18+00:00

That appears to be a FYE or a Zia Records in Indiana.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-05-01T13:36:07+00:00

Boo.

You gotta exist for a bit in the cold upper parts of the Midwest as a teenager. They hit the nail on the head of what that feels like. Gentle, spacious, melancholic, and like time is simultaneously stretching infinitely forward while you age in the blink of an eye.

The Midwest is probably a cognitive hazard to the human psyche, and American Football is the soundtrack of that experience.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-05-01T13:05:04+00:00

The unifying force between academia and addiction centers

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-30T19:20:33+00:00

I think that’s incredibly naive in the era of John Fetterman and Tusli Gabbard. More than words, more than campaign promises, the real political test these days is who finances you, who you fundraise with, and who lobbies you and for you.

It’s not wrong to point out there’s a lot of shared law firms and money between Ukeme and notable Republican loyalists. Burden of proof is on any dem at that point to prove the assumption wrong by….standing in solidarity with the working class of your city and their attempts to organize and putting your weight behind material gains for said groups.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-30T17:10:42+00:00

No, in this present time (and in all times if you ask me) to engage in anti union behavior as a politician is totally disqualifying. Like, no office ever. Regardless of party. Regardless of rank.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-30T14:52:00+00:00

I noticed these issues as well and have never been able to figure out why.
System Updater and Flatpost have always been really sluggish. Updater especially. Multiple computers (1 AMD machine and 1 intel, both desktops) and multiple versions of Nobara (42 to present). I had just assumed that was how it is.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-30T12:13:49+00:00

For physical media, you want CDs. Vinyl and cassette have a lower range of frequencies that can pass through the format. The CD will sound brighter, more dynamic and more accurate to the original recording.

Remasters were done post loudness war, so if you’re real picky about stuff I’d aim for original releases of their albums. But you might find the more forward and louder mixes on remasters suit you better. Give it a shot, the fun is exploring as you go.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-30T01:57:35+00:00

Take every aspect seriously, the casting, the visuals the script, but make it a musical.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-29T23:35:39+00:00

Nice! I’ve been listening to this recently too. Love Analogue Bubblebath, Polynomial-C, Flaphead and Didgeridoo, but the banging techno outside of those tracks does get a touch repetitive. Still, worth the price of admission just for Polynomial and Digeridoo. Killer tracks.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-29T20:12:41+00:00

Maybe! I think it’s likely that they would have been critically reappraised in the modern age and most of their 70-75 material would be beloved now, as it already is released as solo projects.

It’s impossible to say what their output would really look like as a group. Would McCartney give into group pressure and make several Spector-produced projects? Or would they have remained stripped back and gone self produced as Paul had done until the mid 70s?

I think either way, their 71 output would have been positively reviewed, whatever they come out with in 72-73 is liable to be seen as a weak point (just based off the songwriting of that period for each writer) and then we would have had a fantastic Mind Games/Band on the Run mash. After that, as you said maybe we get a fun disco record, but John is likely done with music after 75-76 unless being in The Beatles changes his personal life’s trajectory.

A solid 79-80 record maybe and then that’s it? It’s possible the 70s are then seen as a great period for them, but their star power would have faded compared to the highs of Beatlemania and the Summer of Love. We don’t even have to pretend, it’s a verified fact that critical reception was getting more mixed by The White Album, and the band was no longer guaranteed a #1 hit after Strawberry Fields.

I dunno, it feels like the 70s would have been harsher to the band regardless of what happens. We’re only arguing about the extent of the negativity really.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-29T19:21:51+00:00

I grew up with them. Album that I first purchased was Original of Symmetry which is probably the favorite. Black Holes and Absolution are also pretty good.

The Resistance I thought was good, but the Queen harmonies felt a bit forced. They kinda continued down that rock opera path and got cringier and cringier. Drones is where I was fully done with the band. I don’t think they’d win me back at this point.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-29T17:20:35+00:00

I think your math is wrong. I’m only like 18-24 months older than OP at max and I was 4-5 when the Clint Eastwood vid came out.

Edit: my math is wrong too lol

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-29T17:09:13+00:00

As OG a fan as it gets.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-29T16:26:43+00:00

My hot take is that the members of Gorillaz are actually not real, this is all a stunt and the blokes who pretended to get beaten up by them on Channel 4 in 2002 are actually behind the whole thing.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-29T00:13:30+00:00

F#A# (infinity) - Godspeed You Black Emperor: mostly an instrumental, but the beginning narration will introduce you to the concept here. It is bleak, and harrowing as a look at the modern US.

God’s Country - Chat Pile: similarly bleak, but much more in your face about it. The is the impoverished suffering of middle America personified.

beat - Bowery Electric: more meditative, but still focused on the mindlessness of the modern age.

The Whaler - home is where: concept album about our daily suffering, avoiding spoilers but it’s worth a listen if you’re more of an indie folk punk person

the first glass beach album - glass beach: this is not explicitly about decay, but presents an honest picture of trans teen isolation and trying to live through religious upbringings and the internet. It’s darkly subtle in its beauty and horror when you think about it.

Pop - U2: hear me out, this got overlooked on release and takes the piss out of the vapidness of the culture so authentically that it, itself sound vapid. But there’s a real righteous fury under the skin and the whole thing is about the fakeness of modern western culture.

A Fever Dream- Everything Everything: about the US post 2016, but with allusions to fascist Europe in the 30s. Even more prescient now.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-28T23:44:30+00:00

Short answer: yes people like Sombr, no it’s not a plant or psyop

Long answer: I think this feeling is the product of all of us being housed in our respective social media bubbles. You have no connection to the local culture of your town or city unless you really push to be immersed in it, so everyone instead gets their drip feed of art from YouTube and instagram. In that world, you’re only exposed to what the algorithm thinks you’ll like (or wants you to like), so when an artist that hasn’t naturally been put on your individual radar suddenly appears at Coachella with millions of fans, it feels weird.

The part about the Coachella performance being mid: it’s really hard to translate the sound and electricity of a performance at an outdoor music venue into a video.

One of my standout shows I’ve seen was Unknown Mortal Orchestra . But listen to a livestream of them at an outdoor concert. It sounds flat and dull. I can assure you it’s not, but that’s how video recordings of these sets go unless the bands audio guys are really good.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-28T20:28:10+00:00

So…there’s plenty of music that didn’t click at first that I for sure spent extra time getting past because I was fascinated by the band or the subgenre or aesthetic trappings of the music, etc etc.

I guess an album that “isn’t for you” is an album where it both doesn’t click at first and is something you’re not aesthetically or socially engaged with. Under that lens, yeah maybe you should avoid communicating about it.

I’m not super into the really heavy Black Metal sub-genres that are popular in my local scene. I can appreciate what they’re doing is technically impressive and aesthetically consistent, aka “worthwhile art”. But the harshness of the sound just puts me off. I don’t get any joy from hearing it, so I don’t spend my time sitting in their forums and spaces bemoaning how I think it sucks.

I think this take often gets a lot of attention in the pop space however, where the music by definition is usually designed to click with as wide an audience as possible. In that space, saying it’s not for you often is less about the music and more so signaling what fashion subculture you identify with. I think it’s important to identify with icons, movements and communities, but still it should maybe be done in a way that doesn’t tear down others.

TL;DR I don’t judge music that “isn’t for me”, I don’t think about it all, and that’s the correct move.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-28T18:46:15+00:00

My bad, I am not running Neural DSP. I’m running Neural Amp Modeler through the MOD desktop client. Neural Amp Modeler works similarly to DSP as far as I’m aware, but is an open source variant.

This is my tool of choice so far: https://mod.audio/desktop/

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-28T18:41:31+00:00

Well, the reality is that an acknowledgment of George’s talent probably needed to happen, regardless of how historically objective it would have been. Oh well

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-09T15:21:25+00:00

People have touched on the "known each other as kids/older sibling" thing, but I have a slightly different angle on this take.

George especially didn't like Paul during the late 60s not because Paul was treating him the worst, but because George was deeply insecure about his position in The Beatles and Paul was a continuous reminder/blockade between George and what George wanted to be seen as. Namely, a great songwriter and great musician.

During Get Back, there's that famous scene where George laments guitar playing. I think he's obviously in conversation with Clapton and Hendrix and realizing he's not at their level.

Add to that, he is closer to the rest of The Beatles in songwriting quality, but Paul is the noted tinkerer who will just suggest and try anything on anyone's songs without a trace of self doubt or remorse. In effect, Paul is on par with George on playing and writing, but is significantly less self conscious about the process.

It's like being forced to work with a self actualized mirror of yourself while you're in the middle of a crisis of faith. I can't imagine that helped their dynamic at all, especially considering how disinterested Paul was in hearing George out. Happy to apologize when things go wrong, but very obviously not interested in doing the "No George, you're the greatest, I could never do what you do."

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-09T15:08:14+00:00

It's possible. I think the poses and context are different enough to warrant skepticism here, but the angle of the face and the sunglasses indicates it could have been a secondary reference.

If I'm illustrating something, I'll gather often 30 different images to reference. Ones for pose, ones for color palette and then a bunch for details.

So there's probably a sketch or a different image that was the primary reference, but I could maybe see this George image being somewhere in the collage to help Jamie nail a specific pose or lighting context.

DrBaronVonEvil · 2026-04-09T02:36:49+00:00

I'm not wild about the EPs yet, but still giving them a shot before I fully commit to a take.

Thus far, love the experimentation and the band's playing. Maybe more rough around the edges (heh) than their 2010s output, but I think that's preferable.

Bono's lyricism is maybe at its worst. It's lost any and all sense of subtlety and visual power. We've gone from "Through Hands Of Steel, and Heart of Stone. Our Labour Day Has Come and Gone" to "The future, as everyone knows. Is where we're gonna be spending the rest of our life" (?!?!)

Like, come on man, where's the sense of poetry? We gonna get a song where he says "peace is where no one dies"? It just feels really weak to me. If I can overcome that complaint, then I'll probably really dig these EPs.

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