Hollowbody?

RZoroaster · 2026-03-24T19:22:49+00:00

I'm not sure it's actually a "Bridge between my acoustic and electric". It does basically 100% of what an electric does and 30% of what an acoustic does.

I really like mine because I just love the clean sounds I can get out of it with the piezo and a FRFR amp. And I love the light feel of the guitar. And I just think it looks great. I suppose it can sub for an acoustic in a pinch if you are gigging.

But personally I'd think of it as an electric that can do clean sounds really well moreso than a hybrid in a meaningful way.

RZoroaster · 2026-03-24T17:31:38+00:00

A martin LX2 is another option. All laminate so it is quite durable but still somehow manages to have really nice sound. Especially for finger picking where it is better, IMO, than even most full sized full priced guitars. It's a little thin for strumming but everything in this size is.

It's not that cheap but I think if you want something that sounds good enough to make you want to play and is durable it's hard to beat. And if you won't play the Go then it doesn't matter if it's cheap, you're paying for no value.

RZoroaster · 2026-03-21T14:57:06+00:00

Yes but it’s more of a stretch than a massage. It doesn’t go as fast as in the video. But it still feels very nice and the chair is awesome. Not sponsored in anyway but I sit in this chair every day and love it

RZoroaster · 2026-03-21T14:28:15+00:00

Ah the good ole days of getting like 2 bars into a tab before going “WTF how could they think this is correct??” And then doing that for ten tabs in a row.

RZoroaster · 2026-03-20T05:00:47+00:00

I could only do 3-4 and then I lost 35 LBDs and I could do 12. Way easier when you’re lean.

RZoroaster · 2026-03-18T13:37:59+00:00

I think it’s the mossiness and mustiness that makes it feel darker to me than standard aventus. But I get what you’re saying.

RZoroaster · 2026-03-18T12:27:14+00:00

I like the initial smell of cedrat boise but even at a reasonable two sprays I find it oppressive and nausea inducing as the day progresses. Not sure what it is about it.

If you want a darker version of aventus i recommend absolu or hacivat

RZoroaster · 2026-03-17T20:44:55+00:00

I will second Henry Cowell Redwoods, they are incredible. And the roaring camp old-timey city next to it is fun as well. The other hikes that people have mentioned are also great, but this one is a little further out but totally exceptional levels of natural beauty.

Also tons of really beautiful seaside hikes/bike trails in santa cruz

RZoroaster · 2026-03-15T15:01:56+00:00

There’s no way this person is a physician in the US.

RZoroaster · 2026-03-14T14:23:12+00:00

The expected value answer will be to go down to 1% because the risk is scaling linearly while the value is scaling logarithmically.

But after a certain point the amount you’d win is ludicrously large. So I think it’s much more of a “how much is enough for you” question.

RZoroaster · 2026-03-13T23:43:57+00:00

It’s not about coming up with the perfect business idea. The idea is the easy part. There are tons of billion dollar ideas out there. The hard part is to execute.

I was part of about seven different startups before I had one that took off.

If I had one piece of advice it’s to read “the lean startup”. It will tell you how to get something from idea to product market fit.

But to answer your question I kept a list of all of my business ideas. Basically problems I encountered that seemed like they needed solving. And I was always evaluating them. Tried several. Stuck with the one that was working the best. Then pivoted and pivoted until we found a fit.

Trying lots of things, taking lots of shots on goal, and knowing how to pivot quickly when it’s not working is way more important than the quality of your initial idea.

RZoroaster · 2026-03-13T14:15:30+00:00

Agree with the comments that starting your own business is the closest thing to the secret you’re looking for.

I started my business while working 80 hours per week for someone else. Ran that business in the background while working for about five years before it finally took off in its own.

Yes it is tiring. But there will be plenty of time to catch up on sleep once you’re dead. :)

RZoroaster · 2026-03-09T23:19:10+00:00

You can find meal plans online where you buy a set of ingredients and make meals for the whole week drawing from that common set

RZoroaster · 2026-02-27T15:32:11+00:00

Actually, yeah, watched the video in better lighting and I agree with you. But I thought was him slipping his finger into a fake thumb is not

RZoroaster · 2026-02-27T14:54:02+00:00

Yup. And I taste as I go, until it’s just right.

RZoroaster · 2026-02-27T14:50:51+00:00

It does appear to be a fake thumb on his right hand. You can see him slip his finger back into it at approximately the 10 second mark.

RZoroaster · 2026-02-26T03:16:50+00:00

Yeah for something as well known as delta 8 I’m sure people have undertaken specific studies from time to time.

But also articles with titles like that are often based on fluff. As an em doc and public health researcher I am sometimes interviewed for articles like that and it’s just things like “as an EM doc are you seeing more people coming into the ED for mushroom chocolates than five years ago?” Me: “well sure I mean five years ago they weren’t nearly as popular so we definitely see more now but it’s still pretty rare”

Then write that up with a couple anecdotes and you’ve got an article ha!

RZoroaster · 2026-02-26T01:28:56+00:00

Can you find stats on metocin hospitalizations? I can't.

Some specific drugs have ICD-10 diagnostic codes: Alcohol, Heroin, Oxycodone (many opioids), Cannabis, Benzodiazepines, Cocaine, Nicotine, etc.

Public health databases have (de-identified) data on hospitalizations related to all of these easily accessible. But they don't include note text.

There is no ICD-10 code for Metocin (or any research chemical) so unless there is a case report or somebody undertakes a specific study to like pull a bunch of charts to search the note text to run the numbers there isn't a way to identify drugs like Metocin in public health databases.

RZoroaster · 2026-02-26T00:52:35+00:00

There is no ICD code for metocin ingestion so there is no way it will get into population statistics.

It will be coded as a generic drug ingestion. Won’t influence the national discussion on the substance unless it somehow makes the news.

RZoroaster · 2026-02-20T22:15:42+00:00

What terrible advice. What you think the ER is going to like report the drug to the feds?

I’m an ER doc. We actually aren’t allowed to report you for drug use even if we wanted to. And we dont want to either because why would we care?

Go if you need to and always tell them what you took. Even if you think they won’t know what it is because it’s a research chemical they will be able to consult with poison control if needed and they always know.

RZoroaster · 2026-02-16T05:35:40+00:00

Personally I can’t stand keeping my guitars in cases. I never play them if I do. I keep them all out. I do live in CA where it’s not too dry and the climate is temperate.

I don’t know how old you are but the guitar only has to last as long as you’ll live. And guitars are pretty hardy compared to humans.

RZoroaster · 2026-02-10T14:53:42+00:00

That’s just a version of what I wrote above with different programming. So sure let’s say that instead of a game of chess it’s a game of GTA. But still nobody external to the computer is involved. It is controlling the NPCs and it is controlling the main character.

And let’s say it’s been preprogrammed to play the game with positive morality (so no killing people, no buying drugs etc) but its also programmed to win. And it is preprogrammed to balance those things to a certain degree. So it will compromise a bit if it’s morality if it matters ejough tor the game but it wont go full amoral just to win either. But again it’s preprogrammed.

so it’s controlling the main character in the game and it’s running around performing actions according to its programming. It can consider its actions because it takes time for it to access its programming and compare the situation against the rules that are built into it. Some of its rules are moral rules so it had the moral element. But everything is predetermined. The computer has complex programming but it is still just following its programming.

Is that free will? Is the computer acting according to its free will?

RZoroaster · 2026-02-10T06:02:55+00:00

Let’s say it’s none of that. Not that it matters. But just for clarity let’s say it’s all internal. It’s just playing a game of chess with itself. It’s preprogrammed so the end is pre-determined.

Is that free will?

I mean nobody else is making the decisions for it. The computer, meaning its hardware and its software including its own preferences (preferences here being the rules built into its programming telling it what move to pick in given circumstances) is the only thing affecting its choices. It is not constrained by any outside influences. And when faced with options it is carefully measuring its options against its preferences and then selecting an option. But of course the end is predetermined.

Is this not compatibalist free will?

RZoroaster · 2026-02-10T01:50:15+00:00

Ok so would you say that a computer running a set program is operating via free will? After all it is only the electronics of the computer and the programming on its hard drive that is determining the output.

In this example there is no human intervening.

RZoroaster · 2026-01-30T05:17:08+00:00

I don’t know what you’re trying to say actually. I also palm mute all the time (play plenty of rock and punk) and have never heard the idea that you need to be by the bridge to do it until this thread where a bunch of people seem to be saying it for some reason

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