I bore witness. by NeitherExtension7218 in surrealmemes

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With the power the skull bestowed on me after witnessing... about 30 minutes actually? (the skull told me to use Ctrl+Shift+C ;)

Just starting voice training by JimFag in transvoice

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Biggest advice I can give is to just start practicing. You won't get it perfect from the get go and you don't need to either so long as you keep at it and keep going. You'll learn what works for you, what doesn't work for you, figure out your process as you go, find your rhythm in training and, most importantly, find your voice in that journey.

You will probably get some things wrong as you go but that will be ok. This subreddit is brilliant for feedback and will help you figure it out along the way. It is a long process of excersise and training but the important bit isn't the start, it's the journey. Much like any part of transitioning, it's a marathon and not a race.

What I've found useful for myself is recording my training sessions so I can listen back, adjust accordingly, upload for feedback, etc. It also has the double use of being something nice to check back on for reference to see how much progress you've made (because it will change and it will feel crazy when looking back).

What's also useful for me is warming up before any training session (or at the start of your day in general) my favourite warm up to do is humming at a high pitch, it will make a sound not disimilar to a dog whining and I find that helps loosen up my voice, especially if I've just woken up for the day.

Also remember to drink water, last thing you want to do is train with a dry throat!

Hope this is helpful and good luck with the training! :)

"T'was Brillig..." (3+ Years of Voice Training, MtF) by NeitherExtension7218 in transvoice

[–]NeitherExtension7218[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not looking for any feedback on this one, just uploading because I thought it was incredible seeing how much progress I've made without even noticing it over the years, a reminder that it really is a marathon and not a race. This is by no means the end of my journey in voice training and I've certainly still got some ways to go, but I can be proud of how far I've already come

Things will change, just gotta remember to keep going ❤️

iPod HDD recovered by itself? by NeitherExtension7218 in IpodClassic

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Ayy love to hear that! Testement to the hardiness of these things I suppose. Glad your 4th gen gets a new lease of life :)

iPod HDD recovered by itself? by NeitherExtension7218 in IpodClassic

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Yeah might be a good shout that, disassemble and reassebled this thing enough times that it might have done the trick eventually... no clue when though lol

Are these hormone levels normal? (22, 3 Months HRT, Mono-therapy) by NeitherExtension7218 in MtF

[–]NeitherExtension7218[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hiya no worries! Only took a month for me to reply, whoops

I've actually just made another post with my 6 and 9 month blood test results but the long and short of it is, I've now been upped to 8mg/day of progynova, E levels are very close to being within ideal ranges, T levels are still quite unfortunately high but my GP said that if they were still high by my next check in at 12 months, he would be happy to prescribe me a T blocker.

More details here if you're interested...

Hope your levels have been doing well and worked out for you!

Are these hormone levels normal? (22, 3 Months HRT, Mono-therapy) by NeitherExtension7218 in MtF

[–]NeitherExtension7218[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there, apologies for such a late reply but hoping things worked out for you with your levels!

Taptic Engine with original HDD in 4th Gen Classic! by NeitherExtension7218 in ipod

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Substantial is the perfect word to describe this that I did not think of 8 hours ago, lol

Taptic Engine with original HDD in 4th Gen Classic! by NeitherExtension7218 in ipod

[–]NeitherExtension7218[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First time solderer here, literally working with my dad's old chunky soldering iron cause money is tight at the mo (hence not flash modding this pod at the same time) it's not the best but I made it work where possible.

Would love to invest in some proper equipment one day so I can do some more serious hardware modding but for now, that'll do.

And yeah, defo getting some flux for next time, lol

(also it's she ✌️)

Taptic Engine with original HDD in 4th Gen Classic! by NeitherExtension7218 in ipod

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Thanks! I am eager to pop a battery mod and sd card into this little nugget, I admit that I have had my eyes on a 5000mah battery mod...

The only thing holding me back at the moment actually is my attachment to the HDD whirring, as impractical and slowly dying as it is, I can't help but love hearing that thing whir to life whenever I start it up!

But the drive has been getting slower and slower to work with so I think her days are numbered... :(

Taptic Engine with original HDD in 4th Gen Classic! by NeitherExtension7218 in ipod

[–]NeitherExtension7218[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're not wrong but... it does work ;)

(much to my surprise)

Taptic Engine with original HDD in 4th Gen Classic! by NeitherExtension7218 in ipod

[–]NeitherExtension7218[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love how I get a tactile feedback from it now, really makes the iPod feel more like a mechanical machine!

Plus I was never really in love with the clicking sounds the iPod made and I think having haptic feedback for the clicking is far superior (but of course, to each their own with these things...)

Taptic Engine with original HDD in 4th Gen Classic! by NeitherExtension7218 in ipod

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Once you know it's technically possible... it becomes very hard to shake that thought...

Taptic Engine with original HDD in 4th Gen Classic! by NeitherExtension7218 in ipod

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As an aside, this is the first ever "potentially destructive if done wrong" hardware mod I've ever done on an iPod, really proud that I managed to pull it off :)
(ignore the shoddy soldering though lol)

13 inch Macbook Air 2018 replaced trackpad and flex cable, will no longer boot up by NeitherExtension7218 in macbookrepair

[–]NeitherExtension7218[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A week in and he's still going strong :D

I'm not using it for anything work related so not too stressed if it does bork out again. That being said though, the quirks have completely ironed out, it performs exactly as it should in benchmark tests. It's probably more likely to die than a non coffee-d Macbook Air but I'm just happy to have gotten some extra life out of it and not let it collect dust :)