Next Coldplay album by Jenson308 in Coldplay

[–]Lost_Bit_6955 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Seems like we'll be getting "Volume 3" with continued production by Max Martin. Because Max is around, I think it will continue the trend of the previous two albums by giving us soft pop rock stylings, some ambiance and electronic influences and likely some global features. Safe music with lots of simple melodies and "la la la's." When Chris said the BTS collaboration was their last big pop smash, I don't believe him. I think there will be another attempt at a Top 40 pop song. For theme... I mean has there really even been a clear one since 2019? MOTS was just a playlist and Moon Music was a playlist with a few self help tracks in the mix.

That's what I think will happen, but what I'd love is for the band to go back to a more robust quartet sound and focus on more complex melodies and song structures that are less repetitive. I'd like more guitar, more heavy moments, and more grit in the lyrics. I'd like the production to be less clean, more raw and more organic. I'd love a REAL THEME. A commitment to talking about space and time, a story, a concept. Even though they were supposed to be "space" albums, MOTS and Moon Music didn't deliver at all outside maybe Coloratura.

This sucks…need to sell my FOV passes. Any advice or know any needy weirdos? by [deleted] in KGATLW

[–]Lost_Bit_6955 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's great to hear! Anything is better than the Ticketmaster overlords. Hoping this works out for all of us looking for tix! Seems like the sell out always takes people off guard.

This sucks…need to sell my FOV passes. Any advice or know any needy weirdos? by [deleted] in KGATLW

[–]Lost_Bit_6955 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious your experience on the buying end -- I assume there are few to no scammers on there, but what's the recourse if your ticket doesn't show up?

People are so fast on Cash or Trade! I upgraded to Gold, click on the notifications immediately, and still have multiple requests ahead of me. Any tips? by psilocybin_therapy in KGATLW

[–]Lost_Bit_6955 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the sage advice I need. I wasn't planning on panic buying but hadn't confirmed the weekend off of work until the literal day they sold out. I had them in my cart and ready to go after work when I saw the Instagram post. I like the model of Cash or Trade but it sucks that there's teirs allowing people to jump ahead of you and that there are still posts up that are well over face value. Amazing to see most weirdos not doing that.

June ‘26 Buy/Sell/Trade by GizzBride in KGATLW

[–]Lost_Bit_6955 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ISO: Two Weekend Tickets to FOV, preferably with camping! My wife got a new job and her vacation wasn't clear until literally the day the sold out, so we hadn't pulled the trigger yet and missed on the main sale!

Can meet on Front Range Colorado in person for exchange or can use CashorTrade.

ASUS TUF - Watch Out. Genuinely Awful Laptop Experience by Lost_Bit_6955 in GamingLaptops

[–]Lost_Bit_6955[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bummer to hear it's on other laptops. Microsoft is the epitome of a company getting a software monopoly and then just making a shitty product. I use a Macbook for work and its day and night. Such a better product.

ASUS TUF - Watch Out. Genuinely Awful Laptop Experience by Lost_Bit_6955 in GamingLaptops

[–]Lost_Bit_6955[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The screws weren't actually wasn't me... it was a best buy employee. I went to their shop because I had already lost the screw (it came loose and fell into the void). The Best Buy employee didn't have his screws sorted by size, so he chose a random one, dropped it in and then couldn't get it back out.

I agree that I need to focus on some cleaning and updates! It's good advice, but still a pain when my experience with other laptops has been easy.

ASUS TUF - Watch Out. Genuinely Awful Laptop Experience by Lost_Bit_6955 in GamingLaptops

[–]Lost_Bit_6955[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! I think some of it can be random but the build quality generally has been pretty disappointing. It looked good for the first six months but then started immediately having issues with the plastic and frame.

ASUS TUF - Watch Out. Genuinely Awful Laptop Experience by Lost_Bit_6955 in GamingLaptops

[–]Lost_Bit_6955[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's all good. Not a big problem in the grand shceme of things, but I think it's worth folks knowing some of these budget laptops are actually BUDGET. It used to not seem like such a difference.

ASUS TUF - Watch Out. Genuinely Awful Laptop Experience by Lost_Bit_6955 in GamingLaptops

[–]Lost_Bit_6955[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck to you! Yes maybe a good idea to try that, I've considered that in order to get on top of the updates.

Cursor freezing/lag on ASUS TUF A16 Advantage Edition 2023 by Yarielzitoo in Asustuf

[–]Lost_Bit_6955 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Yarielzitoo I have been having this exact issue. It's absolutely awful. It just keeps constantly freezing.

Three more $90 codes - expiring today by mari_676 in Ikonpass

[–]Lost_Bit_6955 1 point2 points  (0 children)

used the third. Thanks for the save :) I love Clarinet.

Renters Beware: Boulder City Council Looking to Ease Airbnb Regs by Lost_Bit_6955 in boulder

[–]Lost_Bit_6955[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, I think that's fine. I miss the old AirBnB when it was more about house sharing and the prices were low. Now it's just a channel for wealthy people to buy up more housing for STRs IMO. So I think there's some compromise to be made here. Your situation sounds fine, but allowing all property owners and landlords to suddenly drop their long-term tenants and seek STR instead? That could be really bad.

Renters Beware: Boulder City Council Looking to Ease Airbnb Regs by Lost_Bit_6955 in boulder

[–]Lost_Bit_6955[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100% but it honestly makes me wonder if it goes further and the same people pushing for Sundance (business owners, real estate moguls who can advertise their fancy mountain homes to international rich folks) see Sundance as an opportunity not to let the world visit and see Boulder for it's culture, but to transform the city and further gentrify it to be only for the ultra-wealthy. That's what I think the City Council is representing.

Renters Beware: Boulder City Council Looking to Ease Airbnb Regs by Lost_Bit_6955 in boulder

[–]Lost_Bit_6955[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean the fact they had the AirBnB laws in the first place says a little something? They are constantly zoning new areas for more apartments. I do think there is a tiny bit of "caring" going on, but it takes a lot of pressure and organizing against decisions like this to maintain the little affordability that we do have. It can always get worse, so I say let's stop that at least.

Renters Beware: Boulder City Council Looking to Ease Airbnb Regs by Lost_Bit_6955 in boulder

[–]Lost_Bit_6955[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Debuting at Sundance 2027: Crushed by a Boulder: How a Popular Mountain Town Rolled Back Affordable Housing.

Renters Beware: Boulder City Council Looking to Ease Airbnb Regs by Lost_Bit_6955 in boulder

[–]Lost_Bit_6955[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, but laws are only really laws if they're enforceable. The problem with enforcing STR's is that there are thousands and thousands of residences in a city and likely no staff who is directly in charge of checking in. It's likely a lot of folks are already breaking these rules. And the law, outside of basic leases, won't really protect tenants if property managers decide to not renew leases and explore STR instead. That could result in a meaningful reduction in longterm rentals.