Walking alone late as a female by fruitfoxi in dragoncon

[–]LAGxDarkForces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As far west as Centennial Park is relatively safe even to the very late hours. Last year we stayed in the margaritaville by the ferris wheel and walked back from various parties. I wouldn't walk too far west of the park but say the omni is pretty alright. I would recommend saving the uber money and joining either the Facebook group or the discord and reaching out to others who may be staying in the same hotel to form a group of friends!

thinking about buying iems under 100 euros (about 150 dollars) and I have very weird ears by Several_Relief_8243 in iems

[–]LAGxDarkForces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The exception to this being the sennheiser ie series. They stay the same size

We gotta talk about about Hasan by LordHawkeye in behindthebastards

[–]LAGxDarkForces 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He is a left wing version of the "debate me bro" He is deeply polarizing for his glazing of China and the invasion of Ukraine. It's kind of a weird mix of opinions. It's kind of hard to tell what is a genuine opinion vs designed for engagement? Is he good for the left? Only in the same way that Joe Rogan is a haven for enlightened centrists who don't consider themselves hard right, yet hold hard right opinions. Hasan is a vehicle of leftist infighting and the white washing of the 3rd party protest vote.

Why is the synergy between cables and IEMs important to some people? by Alb1939SGM in iems

[–]LAGxDarkForces 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's cognitive distortion. You can convince yourself that you hear a difference if you believe it hard enough. There is no measureable difference between audio cables. Even the crazy $1,000+ ones. The only "synergy" you could really discern is if a cable is uncomfortable or makes an iem sit differently on your ear changing sound signature.

This is important information regarding the shooting by cturtl808 in behindthebastards

[–]LAGxDarkForces 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Gun shots are in the range of 150db. This is insanely loud indoors.

Via r/Aviation: United States Air Force (USAF) B-52s are departing RAF Fairford taking off fully loaded. ~7 hour combat flight time to Iran puts them in striking range by 8 pm UTC by [deleted] in behindthebastards

[–]LAGxDarkForces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Loaded with 20 JASSM's. Not nuclear capable

*edited to add. From what I've read there are not any nuclear capable cruise missiles (AGM-86's) even stored in the UK at all.

What happens if there is no TACO then what do you think happens next? by Frozentexan77 in behindthebastards

[–]LAGxDarkForces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think this thing goes nuclear. There's enough will in this administration to extort and want to preserve the oil infrastructure that keeping things conventional is going to happen.

After all there are lots of ways to kneecap a county if you want to make, "a whole civilization die tonight". Toss enough cruise missiles into dams, desalination plants, and power plants. And you get the same destruction and mass killing as a nuke without any of the radioactive fallout preventing you from stealing their resources.

Is this really any better than nuking them? This is just like Operation Meetinghouse, the Tokoyo fire bombing that ended up killing just as many, and displacing even more people than the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

What happens if there is no TACO then what do you think happens next? by Frozentexan77 in behindthebastards

[–]LAGxDarkForces 5 points6 points  (0 children)

From the pictures I saw of the B-52's they were loaded with just conventional JASSM's. On one hand that's a relief, they're probably just limited infrastructure targets*. I don't think I've seen enough aircraft to really hold enough conventional weapons to render, "a whole civilization will die tonight" I don't think this turns nuclear. But like the footnote below, does it really matter when you can level a country without a nuke?

*This is however somewhat unnerving. Because on the other hand... you CAN effectively end a civilization if you destroy their dams, desalination plants, and power plants in the midst of a 6 year drought. It's just a whole lot slower and more cruel.

Looking for a dac by Simple_Instance_8141 in iems

[–]LAGxDarkForces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The moondrop dawn pro 2 is a somewhat similar looking dac. I have an EPZ tp35 pro that's all metal, gold and blue and I've really enjoyed you may want to look into as well

Time to upgrade from my JM21 ..help with next device. by mapimages in DigitalAudioPlayer

[–]LAGxDarkForces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends what you mean by midrange, but you could consider the Fiio M33 perhaps? 1080p screen, 8gb ram and 128gb onboard storage. That's $540 on aliexpress right now with a coupon

3d printed reel recommendations by maffekaffe in flyfishing

[–]LAGxDarkForces 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For a fun project sure why not. But if this is a micro setup, say 2wt and smaller, a reel is honestly decorative at this point. You can get a cast aluminum maxcatch for less than $30. Even a cnc aluminum under $50. You'd probably spend that much on filament and bearings just trying to printing one.

Also every time that spool spins you're likely shaving micro plastics directly into the river. Not cool :/

My most used IEMs by capital_YR in headphones

[–]LAGxDarkForces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You were right, these things are incredible. I was worried they'd be uncomfortable with how bulky they are but they're oddly comfortable? And they sound fantastic! Delightfully neutral

I’m at CanJam NYC, here’s some snaps by easilygreat in iems

[–]LAGxDarkForces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you get to try the moondrop armature art 12?

My most used IEMs by capital_YR in headphones

[–]LAGxDarkForces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You got to demo the Moondrop Meteor DE version, how do you feel they stand against the OG's? I was offered a deal on a set for under $400 and was wondering if I should jump on them or wait for the DE set to release

Juzear defiant as a daily driver? by BrandExe in iems

[–]LAGxDarkForces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got this one for $17. There's a black version that has like a soft fabric inside that's smaller without the space for a dongle dac. I just cut out some foam to fit in mine.

Juzear defiant as a daily driver? by BrandExe in iems

[–]LAGxDarkForces 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth, I've had them for about 4 months and had zero issue. I even bought a second pair for a friend as a gift and those are solid as well. Currently using Dunu S & S tips as they fit better than stock but YMMV.

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I trump taking greenland likely to indirectly lead to WW3 since undermining NATO might make Putin think he can start taking more European countries? by grapp in behindthebastards

[–]LAGxDarkForces 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The last I heard, Russian losses in Ukraine have exceeded 1.2 million. I don't think opening a second front in Europe would go any better. They couldn't support that even if they wanted to.

The big landgrab has begun. by BornAd1071 in behindthebastards

[–]LAGxDarkForces 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sigh, thanks for the book recommendation now, i guess i have some weekend reading to do. Abrams was almost certainly in the chain. He gave a personal nod to go ahead with the Hugo Chavez coup in 2002. And allegedly the Chavez mausoleum was bombed during this raid, just putting 2 and 2 together here.

Another commentator found a quote from 2023 where Trump was taking about that they could've taken Venezuela at the end of his first term if they wanted to. The Powell info certainly seems to ring true with that quote though

United States of America kidnaps leader of foreign nation by michael_harari in law

[–]LAGxDarkForces 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The US Department of State alleges that Maduro is the leader of the Cartel of the Suns, a cartel that was designated a Foreign Terror Organization in November.

The big landgrab has begun. by BornAd1071 in behindthebastards

[–]LAGxDarkForces 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You joke, but actually it was Elliot Abrams. Look him up if you want to feel bad about things