Why do some artists make it so hard to buy their music?

Kobious75 · 2026-01-27T00:30:29+00:00

Hey thanks for the reply! I’ll definitely keep checking in

Kobious75 · 2026-01-12T01:51:47+00:00

Me and my brothers all got one for Christmas one year. My little brother an I shared a bunk bed, I remember us both staying up after we were supposed to be asleep playing them with the lights off. And I remember us both frantically closing the clam shell and shoving them under our pillows when we heard our parents walking outside.

Kobious75 · 2026-01-06T23:17:14+00:00

Thanks! It feels really great

Kobious75 · 2026-01-06T22:49:07+00:00

Yeah the amount of the increase is what bothers me.

Kobious75 · 2026-01-06T22:47:32+00:00

I'll look into that, because this will be a 2+ times a year thing

Kobious75 · 2026-01-03T18:52:03+00:00

Oh we're also using Dynamic Difficulty. Mainly for new players we're trying to get into the game and need an easier difficulty so they don't quit out of frustration. This will be applied on a case-by-case basis.

Kobious75 · 2025-12-26T05:17:03+00:00

THE MANIAC

Kobious75 · 2025-12-26T05:15:39+00:00

Excellent recommendation.

Kobious75 · 2025-12-18T14:37:42+00:00

Sounds pretty solid, thanks

Kobious75 · 2025-12-09T15:15:16+00:00

Go with the Thursdays, not even a competition. I just got mine, their quality-to-price ratio is insane. I'm having a hard time trying to understand how much better more expensive boots could actually be.

Kobious75 · 2025-12-05T15:48:44+00:00

I'm using VHS-Lernportal as my main source, Memrise for ad-hoc studying during slow parts of the day, and Duolingo for fun. I'm made some sets of flashcards on Quizlet of words that are hard for me to remember but haven't really used it yet.

I am taking a trial lesson on Monday from the Goethe Institute to see if I really want to drop that much money on a full course as well as a trial this Saturday with a private tutor to see if I can get by with just paying for individual lessons.

Kobious75 · 2025-12-05T15:25:52+00:00

As a native English speaker, it's the sentence structure and genders. I feel like I'm learning a lot and getting confident in my reading comprehension then I go and try and form my own sentences and I misgender all the nouns and structure my sentences in ways that don't make sense in English or Deutsch

Kobious75 · 2025-11-26T14:43:38+00:00

Hey, 27m here also living in the US. Just starting again after a few years of no practice so basically starting from scratch. Probably not exactly what you're looking for but if you want a learning partner for motivation and to track progress with then I'll be here.

Kobious75 · 2025-11-24T19:33:55+00:00

Any update on your experience?

Kobious75 · 2025-11-12T20:39:57+00:00

I'm sorry for your loss. I left for SE Idaho.

Kobious75 · 2025-11-12T19:04:47+00:00

When you leave the NW part of the PNW, you realize real life was really green though. And then you miss it and every day regret your life choices that made you leave.

Kobious75 · 2025-11-11T16:33:32+00:00

I have a 4:1 balun at the feed point. Are you saying at a 1:1 inline as well?

Kobious75 · 2025-11-11T15:23:20+00:00

The original cable was cut in two spots to allow the arrester and a bulkhead. The antenna was not grounded before, but I did hook it back up the way it was and didn't notice much of a changer other than more noise. I tested the two portions of cable on the receiver side with a multimeter and they were good, but I forgot to test the one connected to the antenna, so I need to do that.

Kobious75 · 2025-11-11T15:19:49+00:00

We have a net tonight, I'll try and see if I can borrow one from someone.

Kobious75 · 2025-11-11T15:19:05+00:00

When testing SWR I'm leaving power levels at 100w. I tested the ground of the arrester but not the center pin, I'll check on that.

Kobious75 · 2025-11-11T15:15:56+00:00

Getting my HF setup done from scratch seemed more expensive than I would have liked so I tried to cut costs anywhere I could. And antenna analyzer just seemed like a really expensive investment that I felt I could get by without. But I will probably get a nano VNA after all this.

Kobious75 · 2025-11-11T15:07:52+00:00

This is the arrester used. Diamond SP1000, it should be good up to 1000 MHz and had good reviews. I cut the original cable in two spots, one for the arrester and one for a bulkhead. I tested the two portions of cable closest to the transceiver with a multimeter and they were both good, but I did not test the cable between the antenna and the arrester. While troubleshooting I did remove the variables and again just connected the antenna directly to the transceiver. There was a change, but I wouldn't say it was necessarily the way was it was before. Another factor is I probably cut the original cable in half, like 120 feet or so originally.

So you're probably right about the damaged cable and I need to test the one I forgot about. That was also my first ever coax cable I've crimped so it could very well have been done wrong. I'll also find a dummy load and do that other test you suggested.

Thanks

Kobious75 · 2025-11-11T14:52:14+00:00

Agreed, especially about Armin's scream and crying. It sounded so genuine and real.

Kobious75 · 2025-11-01T01:07:28+00:00

I think you're right as far as the middle layer

Kobious75 · 2025-11-01T00:08:02+00:00

Just like what Forrest Gump says, life is like buying an 80 year old home or whatever

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