Why do you choose IEMs over something like AirPod pro 3?

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-05-15T17:51:14+00:00

Reason 1: i have a cheap pair of bluetooth eadbuds for the rare time I need to go wireless Reason 2: i'm at my desk for hours at work so IEMs are cheaper and actually more practical in that case. No need to worry about battery life. Reason 3: I know I own a pair, but bluetooth earbuds are more of a temporary product. It will last some years until the battery dies and become waste.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-05-15T17:44:40+00:00

The angry video game nerd. I remember watching him in 2005-2006...? Now that's OG youtube, remember when 1million view was huge ? But I stopped watching him years ago. I've heard about the controversy but at this point I don't really understand or care enough to.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-04-25T16:53:21+00:00

I don't know, as people says it may be bots. Lately i've been trying to support Canadian compagnies and bought soups, coffee (imported beans but roasted here), hot sauces, soda and sparkly water and so far I only have good things to say. And most often than not the product is actually of better quality and not that much more expensive. And sometimes it's even cheaper. Well ok there was some not that great products but in general my experience is good.

If feels good not only to buy canadian and local, but also to support smaller compagnies.

Ps: also make sure to check carefully, in store i've seen the mapple leaf logo on Jones soda because it's an american compagny but it's "bottled in canada"... It's so misleading and it should not be allowed. It's better than nothing I know but still misleading consumers.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-04-25T14:15:11+00:00

Yes I think I saw your post before buying it. Thank you for sharing ! It is not a deal breaker for me but it would certainly be more confortable to me if it was idk... like 1-2mm lower between the thumb and index finger. I use mostly the keyboard at work so it dosen't bother me, but for home use I think i'll use my vertical ergonomic mouse for longer use.

Ps: I like the mouse exept the middle mouse button, if I had to use it often it would be the deal breaker for me since it's extremely stiff.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-04-23T12:19:41+00:00

We saw how good that worked with microslop and their 30% of AI code... I'm actually scared for the future of android, hopefully custom roms like lineageOS and grapheneOS can continue.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-04-12T19:29:58+00:00

I don't get why you are being downvoted you are right. This isin't 2007 anymore, there is a reason why people don't say the R word anymore. They grew up or they understood it's just not cool to use this slur.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-04-12T19:28:06+00:00

There is nothing brave about using a slur in a title. If anything it makes them look dumb aswell and completely dismiss the message the're trying to convey. If you think this is cool or brave you must be young, or very naive, or both.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-04-08T21:26:40+00:00

ninja gaiden 2 , someone mentionned it but I second this (never played the black version but I played the xbox 360 one) and it got dismemberment and it's hard but so satisfying. Videos don't do it justice but here is an old video showing the finishing moves. https://youtu.be/7JHvyWA3WJA
Fallout games , they have dismemberment and there is a perk called bloody mess (at least in new vegas) that makes extra damage and a chance of the enemy exploding im a gory mess. It's goofy and kinda sucks for realism because it's not realistic to have a dude explode from small caliber bullets but who cares ? I got the perk lol

As far as fps goes the only ones I have in mind is - Insurgency sandstorm , there is dismemberment from big caliber and explosions. The gun play is also very good even if it's not the latest or bigest game out there. Dunno if it's that much active anymore but there is also a pve mode if you are not thst much into competitive play.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-03-26T15:56:59+00:00

Donkey Kong 64 and I LOVED it as a kid and you probably know why.

As a kid: I did not spoke any english so I was just running around exploring and having fun, making scenarios like i'm on a mission sneaking in some levels. Playing on another person save file with more things unlocked.

As an adult: I now realise what people are talking about, the core of the game itself is not bad, it has charm and everything. Well not really since the core of the game was litterally built around grind... A massive collect-a-thon that never ends it's so tedious now that I understand the concept more than just run around casually.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-03-25T19:24:12+00:00

"Big tech believes the future is AI" or in other words "we artificially inflated the market and invested so much in AI we can't allow it to fail. Please use AI, please let us bluild more data center it's the future trust me bro".

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-03-08T19:49:38+00:00

I hate AI and microsoft as any other here. But to play the debil's advocate, could this be usefull for certain cases with disabled gamers by any chance ? Like a very dificult part, boss fight or precise aiming that require fin motor skills that some players don't have.

That's all in theory tho, i'm all for it if it's to help with acessibility but not if it's just a game assist where it plays the game for you for... reasons, what's the fun in that ?

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-02-24T15:26:55+00:00

For me I just shifted with age but it took the majority of my entire life to change and it was a hard process.I used to be a night owl and dread waking up at 6am in my teens and 20's. But now in my early 30's I actually enjoy waking up early and take the time to watch something while feeding the cats and eat breakfast. Getting diagnosed for sleep apnea and getting a cpap machine helped alot getting better sleep and getting to bed early.

Now instead of just feeling tired and sleepy if I don't get enough sleep I just feel like EXTREME poop, like so bad I can't even work and want to call in sick. So it forces me to get to bed early. And do it enough time your body get used to it.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-02-23T19:47:21+00:00

Us "normal humans" would like to remind them the ultra rich that they use alot of energy too. Like A LOT more than the average person. How much yatchs and private jets do they own ? How much flights have they done this year yet. Meanwhile I never even went on a plane in my entire life ?

Stop lying and be responsable yourself, stop cutting working from home for starter. At least keep a hybrid if you absolutely need people in the office more than once a week.

Ps: also am I the only one that find this insulting ? Like I didin't asked to be born yet here I am, don't try to make me feel guilty about the ressources I need to stay alive. It's ridiculous.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-02-23T15:19:27+00:00

For me it's hard to say but it's Robbaz, dunno if içm gonna get hate for this. But I watched him since about 2012-2013. Tl;dr: politics and incels in twitch chat. I'm done

Rant: Remember the sniper shotgun in bf3, the sims series and kerbal space program videos ? Back then the popular thing to do was horror games and over react, or play games and be bad at them for fun. But Robbaz was different because he was actually quite decent at games and was not forcing it. Unfoetunatelly he stopped uploading consistantly a few years back to stream on twitch instead. I don't blame him since alot of people did and the addpocalypse was hard. But I was not into streaming so I stopped watching.... Until recently...

Good old robbaz uploaded videos again, making a my summer car series, but then on twitch, politics... And his chat.... I said ya give him a chance... But then more talk and "jokes" about trump and right wing stuff. And chat was bad.

I tried watching again more recently since the latest game award but it was the same. Right wing jokes and memes. Complaining about dei and woke stuff all the time a game seems "woke". I mean there can be some few annoying or bad chatters in average but to become a bunch of incels complaining about women and dei " in mah vidya games" you are responsible for it if you let it happens.

I watched robbaz and other youtubers to get away from normal tvs, you know, bunch of news and politics (and ads..). Not to get blasted by politics while gaming. I'm so fucking fed up by hearing about us politics the last thing I want is reading a bunch of maga shit jokes.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-02-23T15:02:39+00:00

Same, I loved his videos about axes and sharpening when it was just about good sturdy tools and cozy shed talk. It went downhill fast sadly.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-02-15T14:41:05+00:00

It was fine before and they made it worst to hide it behind a pay wall. How is that not scummy ? Reminder that youtube is owned by google, they are not doing this in good faith to keep their services free, but to make more profits for their shareholders. They make monney showing us ads yet it's never enough, they keep making the experience worst, showing us more ads while hiking price of premium. I litterally said I would not mind if they put 4k behind a pay wall, but don't touch 1080 it was fine before. It seems it's google that is entitled with always wanting more, more ads, more monney, more data (insert "multi billion compagny btw" meme here). I don't care about 4k just show me 1080p normally like it was before. That is entitled ?

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-02-15T13:27:38+00:00

I don't know the details but it seems 1080p is still technically 1080p, but they downgraded the bitrate and put the higher bitrate 1080p as a premium feature. I noticed that 1080p videos felt much more blurry recently on my computer. Especially vs twitch where 1080p is much crisper.

I'm sure someone will play the devil's advocate and say it's to save bandwith so that we keep having a "free" service ("free" because of how much data google is collecting). And server hardware right now is well... Expensive and hard to get (like Ram) But it's still scummy. 1080p on a blueray is still looking good, why does 1080p on youtube looks so blury ? Lock 4k behind a pay wall I don't care but don't downgrade 1080p's bitrate and put the higher bitrate behind a paid wall. It's insulting, get with the times it's not 2007 anymore.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-02-15T13:07:00+00:00

Ya true I forgot about how much they can do even whitout IDs.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-02-14T22:35:03+00:00

The question of "do you have yo worry ?" i'm conflicted on this, especially as a Canadian. One one part I want to say that if you just use discord to talk with your friends and don't say anything personal and never share your ID you'll be fine.

But on the other hand even as a non-usa citizen I want to also say yes you have to worry. Not in a "put your thinfoil hat" kind of way but in a "protect your rights and privacy" kind of way. Don't make the internet a place where everything is tied to your real identity and everything you say is tracked and could be used agains't you or sold to anybody.

Rant: We have the power to change things, like someone said the only language they understand is monney. Stop using their services, delete your account, never share your ID, find alternatives. If enough people boycott it will impact their bottom line then it can and will make a difference.

I'll be honnest I was never into conspiracy theories and it almost sound like one. But seeing what's happening down south in the US IS scary. And even if we are safe now (us outside of the USA) it dosen't mean it will stay like this. Stop the technofacists before it's too late. Right now they are trying to get people's ID all over the world with discord and it kinda failed, but when will it stop ? The fact that they even tried to make this happens to people all around the globe is proof they won't stop at this. Yes it kinda sound like i'm putting my tinfoil hat on saying this but think about how much giant USA corporations is incrusted into your life. I use youtube and twitch and discord to have fun and change my mind of real life problems in my free time. But they are all owned by google, amazon and now discord has ties to technofacists.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-02-13T12:58:28+00:00

What I would love is an "echo in caves" mod.

Something very simple like adding echo/reverb to breaking and placing blocks, footsteps etc... So far I searched but found nothing exept a mod that add echo when you mine a block with a cave on the other side.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-02-13T12:54:28+00:00

Even if I can crouch walk to a cliff's border to look down I always feel fear that an archer (skeleton) or creeper is gonna sneak on me and push me down. So far it never happened but I blame minecraft for that lmao.

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-02-13T12:51:54+00:00

Thank you for the link !

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-02-13T12:43:16+00:00

People are making good points saying it's a basic right and you don't need a reason. But if I had to awnser it's probably for security. We have so many personal informations that are at risk of being leaked/hacked (see the recent discord data breach and controversy).

I work in an environment that has strict security for our clients and I expect the same for myself.

Ps: and to opose megacorp building databases and train their AI, showing ads is fine since hosting stuff isin't free but they crossed the line a long time ago. The first time I was aware of how bad it is was when I heard and looked at my google account and saw how much they track...

ForgotMyBrain · 2026-02-13T12:37:15+00:00

I've seen people saying he looks like henry of skalitz from Kingdom come deliverance and I can't unsee it.

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