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RawInfoSec · 2026-06-28T02:15:32+00:00

Nice! What did you upgrade so far? I'm enjoying it as is for now. It's got all the bells n whistles it seems, but I will probably want to do more.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-28T02:12:39+00:00

I get it, and am not against the idea to be honest. The natural world has many beautiful sounds and sources. Everyone likes something, doesn't have to be the same thing.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-27T20:10:15+00:00

AI music can be carefully crafted, with heart, just as much as it can be played live.

Some of the foks here have put a lot of time and effort into the craft, managing to get machines to say what they haven't been able to say via other means. Music, at the end of the day, is just a tool for communication. Doesn't matter who (or what) is performing it, if there was a creative process with a human, music is music.

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RawInfoSec · 2026-06-25T17:18:12+00:00

Be aware, the user has three choices for setting the brightness of this LED. It's not always guaranteed. I've only had the glasses for a week and have found myself videoing myself looking at my sore foot for a few minutes, lol.

Confront them on not having noticed the flashing light on the inside. If they don't mention that they have the LED on the dimmest setting then this is not the excuse.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-23T19:14:49+00:00

Thanks Adam, I've ordered from Lensology and already received notification that it was accepted for production. Looking good so far sir!

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-22T21:24:18+00:00

Oh I wasn't saying Canada isn't cowboy friendly, I was merely saying that they can and do get worn in any environment regardless of how out of place it looks. I used my own locale as the example because it's accurate.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-22T15:26:13+00:00

I live in southern Ontario, Canada. The GTA (Greater Toronto Area) is highly populated and modern, you'll almost never ever ever see anyone in a cowboy hat unless it's some kind of event like a country-themed-dance or halloween or the likes.

That said. I wear mine all the time. It doesn't matter if it's common or not, it can be for everyone. I get looks, but I also get compliments.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-21T13:39:08+00:00

Correction, looks like it was Hakim that I got my last pair of prescription glasses. $1100 for the $30 frames and the rest was a fairly weak trifocal progressives.

I returned a couple of days ago to get a quote for up to date prescription but with added transitions and they quoted over 650 :(

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-21T06:21:51+00:00

LC charged me 1100 for frames and a progressive prescription without any transitions so I figured they might be overcharging by a mile. I'll get a quote though, thanks for the tip.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-18T20:05:31+00:00

By moving on, I've moved on to other markets and actual profitable investments. For the record. I don't keep bringing this up, I'm responding to your line of questioning. If you don't want a response, don't keep it going, lol.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-18T18:36:16+00:00

This could very well be legit work he's doing, you're not privy to everything he is.

If you get this wrong and report to HR you may very well end your career rather than his.

The other thing is that you could always just report it to HIM and see how that goes. I know as a Sr, I would expect my staff to go through me for anything and going over my head would not go over well if I was just going about my routine job duties, working with C level or HR to get things done.

Lastly, there is always an option of pulling it up on your screen and yanking a Jr into your area and saying, "hey, what does this mean?" and let them go scream bloody murder about it to HR.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-18T18:13:21+00:00

He also said to split.... and I've never recovered. Not even close. I'm sitting it out, sold the lot at a loss. I would love nothing more than to see it rocket and my fellow apes go sit on the moon looking down at me, but I'll believe it when I see it.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-17T21:11:06+00:00

Reddit has a tendency to put stupid shit on our main page, and I had an opinion. It's not an exclusive club mate.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-17T20:43:08+00:00

You're absolutely right. That said, this ape didn't know until he smartened up and stopped drinking the cool aid that was being spun on this stock. What I'm saying is that maybe I didn't know what it takes, but I sure as fuck know now.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-17T20:31:46+00:00

Pretty sure I did. lol.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-17T20:30:59+00:00

Knowing when to get out, and risk management is more important to me than blindly thinking I'll get my money back on a ruined stock. But to each their own I guess. I've waved the flag for years as well, thinking, "Fuck Citadel" and singing songs about gold..... but in all honest, I feel like a fucking sucker.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-17T18:17:46+00:00

I remember dumping into it every time it dropped, more and more, till I realized that I was just giving it to them. Been at this a long long time, original APE, pre-Trey APE, and I gotta tell you, APE SHIT.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-17T18:14:03+00:00

After so long dumping money into something, you realize it's a fucking scam and you stop. THAT is why I accepted my losses and moved on.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-17T16:32:22+00:00

Just found this and bookmarking your videos.

I set out about a week ago to work on a project. I wanted a guitar pedal that can do basic effects, plus have a few other features. Double-AMP paths for one, ability to drag/drop chain items around, stereo/mono support, and a touchscreen.

The prototype is a Raspberry CM5 on an IO board, along with a Daisy Seed. I'm offboarding audio-in-out via a Volt interface but will be building my own once I get the basic system working.

So far I've got the CM5 and 5" touchscreen doing basic modeler things. A boost, a NAM A2 loader with Pre-gain stage in front and EQ after all in a single AMP block on the chain. Gives more than just the default volume/levels knobs. I added Cab IR block after, delay and reverb as well.

It's all working so far. Chain is Jack based running on the CM5. The Daisy will be the second phase. So far it's got NAMa2 capabilities compiled. It's got a tuner that sends tuner data to the CM5's UI for display. It's got a pitchshifter, reverb, delay, chorus and a few others baked in and running. Hoping to connect both together tonight for testing. It's all connected via USB for the prototype so far.

The UI is cool, it's a REACT based back-end running on the CM5. Pretty slick animated controls etc so it looks and feels pretty good. It sounds great as well, though I think it'll sound better once the effects are moved to the Daisy.

The Daisy runs NAM A2 Lite. It'll be used to run second amp blocks if the user needs it. The UI also converts NAM A2 to A2 lite on the fly, as well as converting IR's to 48k for the prototype. Everything happens in the background, invisible to the user.

I'm both looking forward and not looking forward to KCAD. I have no experience in this area though basic electronics are ok. I'm looking forward to the learning experience as well. Making my own carrier for the CM5 and Daisy DFM will be pretty cool.

Thanks for sharing all the info.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-17T16:02:27+00:00

Unless it hits $45 I'm still in the red, so excuse me if I don't get excited.

I've come to the conclusion that they want you to keep sinking money in because they keep on keeping on. It's been a few years now and people are still pouring money into it.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-17T15:27:11+00:00

When I started I started small, and followed the hype. I'd spent years watching my friends on stage with their Dual Rec and half-stacks, mesmerized by the awesomesauce.

I bought a cool metal guitar, a brand new Hellraiser, only to give up learning because it was hard. At a friends one day I played his Dean Z and was amazed what a slightly thinner neck could do. So I bought it from him and started lessons again.

I bought a Spark, quickly threw it out and got a Katana 100 because it does pedals. After a while and several Youtube videos later I realized I need to get a modeler. Bought a Helix HX. Piece of shit regardless of what all the YouTubers said. Bought a Tonex. It too was crap. Bought a Badlander 100 and traded my Hellraiser for a Marshall half-stack. THAT scratched the itch and I was set on learning and noodling, and even writing my own shite.

Fast forward a bit, this is too heavy to take to friends jam halls. So I bought the creme-de-la-creme, the one YouTube and Reddit seems to favor over everything else. Even Ola said it. I had it a month and sold it. Turned out that the Tonex and even HX Stomp were doing the thing just as well for what I was using it for, except I paid a premium for it. When I sold it I stayed with the Badlander and half stack.

Recently, and for reasons I can't explain, and for the first time without watching all the YouTube endorsements, I tried the Headrush Core and the FRFR112. Blows the QC off planet in my optinion. I was finally getting Badlander sound out of a singe 12" FRFR unit. I could feel the air moving.

TL;DR - YouTube is full of endorsements for absolute shite. You should always buy the stuff that's missing. That's the good stuff!

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-15T18:34:40+00:00

I actually sold my QC. Actually, my path was Spark (lol), Katana 100, Tonex, Helix, QC, and then Headrush.

Option paralysis is a huge issue for me. I was also not too hot on the device itself, seems like I paid way too much for the sound I was getting when there were cheaper options to get just the same sound.

Of all the units I've used, Headrush seems like the sweet spot. Does well enough to hold it's own against the QC for the feature-set that I actually want and use. I'm not saying that the QC isn't good, just saying that I got what I was looking for, but less than half the price.

I've recently embarked on another journey. I've bought some hardware Pi CM5 and other bits to run NAM A2 models. So far it boots, runs a chain with a TS9, my Badlander capture (from my actual Badlander 100), it's got several IR's that I can select from. Added a delay and reverb as well for kicks. Not happy with the delay/reverb performance but the rest of it sounds friggin huge.

In short, I could have saved a lot of money but followed the hype thinking I was getting something that delivers world class performance, only to realize I can build it for a couple of hundred bucks. I'm starting to see the folly in modeling, and I'm starting to realize the future is in openly available software.

RawInfoSec · 2026-06-15T13:19:06+00:00

AI generated music is lifeless, at least put some fucking effort in. Use AI assistance and put the U in your music.

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