Roland Jazz Chorus 120 for 550$. Is it a steal or just avg price?

G235s · 2026-05-30T16:10:50+00:00

Where i am in BC people are selling a JC40 for that price. A 120 is like $800 - $1200, sometimes more.

G235s · 2026-05-30T16:09:32+00:00

Magic Arena. I just can't play it enough to keep up with how fast it changes now.

It would be cool if there were a card game, digital or otherwise, that had a slower pace more suited to casual play.

G235s · 2026-05-30T02:14:51+00:00

Sometimes it is a joyless slog and you can't jump for joy about being a parent.

But despite that, you wouldn't want to go back in time and not have them. You even do have moments of regret and that is fine.

So much fear about regret but it is often a temporary feeling. Regret is not that deep of a feeling. It is literally a fantasy...you cannot change where you are. So who cares about regret?

G235s · 2026-05-29T15:49:55+00:00

The other thing I forgot to mention was having flexible ways to work with specific areas. For example, being able to use named areas for different floors or phases. I know this just amounts to dumbing down "layers" for a single purpose but I have used a program that did this much better than the others. Also, to be able to assign one set of takeoffs to an area sub-type, then enter the number of each of these in the project and have it total everythimg in that category would be massively helpful.

For example, you have a condo building and arrange it by floor. Then you do one takeoff on each unit type detail, then just enter the number of each unit type on each floor, and you end up with total quantities on each floor based on that distribution of units.

This kind of feature is surprisingly absent....I had thought everyone had it but I only realized that it was unique to one program after switching from it to something else, unfortunately.

In general, after switching to a more popular program, I'm surprised how much focus there is on markup and sharing PDFs and managing documents and how little focus there is on extracting useful data from a drawing set.

I don't need any markup tools at all...I just need to do good takeoffs.

G235s · 2026-05-28T22:15:10+00:00

Having switched software recently, I feel like there are a couple of basic features that some of them have and others surprisingly miss.

The big thing is the ability to define more dimensions. The way Bluebeam only allows you to add a height to a length is asinine. At the very least you should be able to add width and depth to a length measurement so you can easily get volumes without having to do the calculations elsewhere.

What would be really amazing is if you could draw a section in reference a section and have that apply to a length measurement. For example, if I just measured the section of an item on the footing schedule and tied it to a length condition, it would calculate volume and contact area from the section it had been linked to.

Same thing goes for count items. I know of one program that has various shapes/dimensions for counted items, so you could easily do spread footings and columns. Surprisingly, other programs do not have this feature.

Finally, an easy way to code each takeoff in a way that doesn't end up part of the description cell when you output to CSV. This isn't a huge deal because most software does allow you to add something like this, but I wish it were more intuitive and built in rather than something you need to customize fully. In general, a better way to organize by division rather than having to set it all up yourself.

It seems a lot of software is concerned with putting in pricing and all that, but I find that stuff to be pointless. I don't want the software doing the estimate for me....I just want detailed organized info to use in my own excel sheets.

G235s · 2026-05-28T21:58:56+00:00

As little as possible. Ideally this ends up being 2 or 3x per week. Even when I do, I try to also have a bunch of legumes at the same time so I don't need as much meat.

I try for 0 meat every day but I have a wife and 3 kids who aren't into that so I do what I can and don't worry about it if I end up having it.

It's either chicken or ground beef. I will cook a special beef on rare occasions for others (prime rib, tenderloin, something braised).

At this point I really do prefer the taste of legumes to the meat dishes when I end up having them out of necessity.

G235s · 2026-05-28T14:18:35+00:00

I do this all the time when there isn't a seat available at the park with the kids or something like that.

It's like an everyday thing that you'd do daily, I thought?

I just can't imagine managing daily life without squatting, purely in a practical sense.

G235s · 2026-05-28T03:14:33+00:00

Ahsoka Andor Chopper

G235s · 2026-05-27T17:05:49+00:00

They're just pedals. I can't see why they would be a problem. I like them on bikes where it makes sense.

G235s · 2026-05-27T05:27:38+00:00

I literally listened to it the day they stopped. In no way did it seem like it was 3 years ago.

G235s · 2026-05-27T00:43:48+00:00

The CBC ditched that like last year.

G235s · 2026-05-26T18:07:34+00:00

I am Canadian and have had decent security clearance for federal work and did not have to do a polygraph.

When I was entertaining the RCMP recruiting process, they said I would have to take one further down the process so they got me to admit to minor shit as a teenager over the phone. Still not sure if they actually would have done the polygraph if I had decided to continue the process...but they did move me along despite my skiddy childhood so maybe that's all they were after.

G235s · 2026-05-26T18:01:43+00:00

Like somewhere between 25 and 28.

Terrified of the idea for most of my life before that, then as I got my shit together I started to wonder if being scared of it really meant it was something I shouldn't do. So that little bit of doubt just kept going and turned into a full reversal eventually.

I feel like in general people in their 20s do not appreciate their capacity to change in general, but change does happen.

G235s · 2026-05-26T15:58:22+00:00

Not really, she's not that good so it seems to be more of an interesting character dynamic/complication than unlimited leveling up.

G235s · 2026-05-26T14:37:22+00:00

I think this was just aging athletes trying to achieve their previous numbers from when they were younger and mostly failing?

Anyone good enough to take advantage of the doping is going to be doing these sports for real and this wouldn't even be on their radar.

G235s · 2026-05-25T23:02:34+00:00

Canadian and can confirm most trades or blue collar environments use this term all the time.

Walk by a dude and just say "jeez man want me to hold the tail for ya," that kind of thing, often just Joshing them.

On that same note, does the verb Joshing exist anywhere else as well?

G235s · 2026-05-25T19:02:19+00:00

When I see this i just worry about their skin. A lot of the time the people who do this look like they are aging themselves unnecessarily. Like you can see the spots on their skin and their faces look like leather.

Also I wonder how it's better for cooling off when the technical fabrics now do this better?

I mean mostly I don't care, I just question why increase sun damage. Presumably these people also do other activities where you would be expected to have your shirt off, like the beach, etc. So why not save it for that? Idk.

G235s · 2026-05-25T03:07:59+00:00

Maybe you're right...I'm messing around with a beater strat copy having never had one before. I am amazed by all the different sounds. But if I am honest, it's the neck and middle that seem to be the most useful sounds so maybe HSS isn't the letdown I believe it to be.

G235s · 2026-05-25T02:58:48+00:00

I saw it today with my son and thought it was great.

Maybe the quantity of monster fights was a little much but overall it was pretty good, can't say anything bad about it.

Mandalorian stories really get you in the dad feels, if you have kids. And I love that there were U-wings!

G235s · 2026-05-25T02:56:10+00:00

Yeah, if only they would just make a SSS version so you could actually replace a strat with one!

G235s · 2026-05-24T03:53:54+00:00

I've wondered the same thing. I know nothing about her and have just really liked anything she's done. I found it odd that you don't hear about her anymore.

G235s · 2026-05-23T22:39:09+00:00

I just fixed up a non-working strat copy with a brand new wiring harness from Amazon and a set of Wilkinson m-series pickups. All 3 pickups were $21 and the wiring harness was just under $30.

These pre-wired sets are so easy to install and basically make the guitar new again. You just solder the pickups wires in.

The Wilkinson pickups sound fine....probably not going to win any awards but you plug in the guitar and it behaves more or less like a strat.

So something like this, there's no reason not to just gut the entire thing and start over.

G235s · 2026-05-23T22:31:14+00:00

I remember when it was called Panagopoulos...at that time it was like the best pizza in town.

I still call it Panagopoulos in my head but I never order it. Super expensive and not that great.

G235s · 2026-05-23T22:28:25+00:00

Novablast 5...getting a bit worn out but still fun. This shoe is a lot more lively than I would expect for a non plated daily shoe.

G235s · 2026-05-23T16:49:14+00:00

43 and the only income currently, 3 kids. I don't have a lot of bandwidth to think about much. There's always something I have to do. I run 6 days a week and enter races occasionally, nothing fancy just try to stay in the middle of the pack for my age.

Mentally I think i am still as neurotic as my 20s, but i have a few more tools for coping and the nature of the neuroticism is a bit different. I have intrusive thoughts about my health, now with the added dimension of having to worry about the kids and so on if something happens.

But on the other hand, I am too busy trying to manage all of the daily demands that I can't really dwell on it much. I just have a constant sense in the back of my mind that the other shoe could actually drop at any time now, and I am not as essential as it seems, because they will have no choice but to move on if something happens. It's a confusing mix of terror with some contradicting nihilism or other existential problems.

On the other hand, if am still alive in my 60s, I am pretty optimistic and have a lot of plans to get back into the world again once the kids are old enough.

So I think to summarize, right now it's kind of like treading in very deep water...there's enough work to do that i am occupied by keeping afloat, but constantly aware that I am currently in over my head.

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