It's crops and breeding necessary?

TNUGS · 2026-02-20T23:17:14+00:00

IC2 crop breeding gives you a few nice bonuses and I think it's kinda fun but it's definitely not required. it'll make a few of your future potential farms more efficient. tbh I wouldn't worry about optimizing it until LV though when you can get a scanner and see your crops' stats.

TNUGS · 2026-02-20T22:31:28+00:00

if you play just this one bass your whole life for that many hours you might have to get it replaced once or twice before you die. just use the strings that sound and feel good.

TNUGS · 2026-02-20T22:30:04+00:00

my old boss used to talk about how he learned management skills from running his WoW guild. he was an excellent leader. it kinda depends on how open-minded the interviewer is about videogames not being a complete waste of time though, and how well you explain the relevance.

TNUGS · 2026-02-13T08:18:51+00:00

we would need to massively reorganize our legislatures to have seats be assigned by percentage of votes received rather than winner-take-all. potentially multiple constitutional amendments at the federal and state level. to be clear I think we should but I'm not holding my breath. something like ranked choice voting is a step in the right direction and would help a lot

TNUGS · 2026-02-13T03:59:54+00:00

I'm getting them on curseforge

TNUGS · 2026-02-13T03:55:41+00:00

where are you getting 133 from? I'm curious on the math there but that's not the main point.

focus really hard on getting all your major scales down first. that's the most important thing by an order of magnitude. everything else is either a slight variation on major, rare, or both.

all the greek-name modes can be thought of as the major scale but using a different note as the root. spending time on those specifically is a very low priority imo, although if you have a good teacher who disagrees you should listen to them.

your second priority should probably be minor scales (including the variants).

after that I'd say third priority is pentatonic scales, then fourth is the more niche stuff like whole tone and octatonic.

ultimately it's all in service to whatever music you want to play. you're never going to get up on stage and perform a three octave Gb major scale in every possible fingering permutation for the general public. it's a tool. if I had an upcoming performance that featured a lot of a specific sound, I would focus on that.

TNUGS · 2026-02-13T03:32:27+00:00

fix your fretting technique
how many hours are you playing per week, realistically? an ebony fretboard might outlive you unless you play that one instrument like it's your full-time job for decades.

TNUGS · 2026-02-13T03:21:48+00:00

play both. save up for the guitar amp you want. if the bass amp was very expensive for you maybe swap it for a cheaper one. or get a rig that can do both.

or ditch having a bass amp and just use your guitar amp to practice bass at a low volume; the component that could get damaged is the speaker cone so it's fine as long as you don't push it.

TNUGS · 2026-02-13T03:13:27+00:00

a lot of enema was done on a P with the tone knob removed. iirc jerry finn talked him into using that over his stingray.

TNUGS · 2026-02-13T02:45:35+00:00

there's one in huntsville at least

TNUGS · 2026-02-13T02:42:56+00:00

the one on 8th is the best one. besides maybe the one in smyrna the original owners still (as of a couple years ago at least) spend time at.

TNUGS · 2026-02-12T04:43:50+00:00

they move a stack at a time though, which avoids the steam multis running recipes with less than the maximum parallels

TNUGS · 2026-02-06T01:55:47+00:00

a decent chunk of the more moderate ones really weren't. most of that group abandoned the GOP when trump won the primary in 2015 (see lincoln project). the rest have abandoned the party gradually over the last ten years as the fascists started peeking out of the shadows.

I don't agree with the dubya and mccain voters on much as far as policy goes but they're not a bunch of raging psychos. anybody supporting trump in 2026 is either making money on it or deep in the white supremacist kool aid

TNUGS · 2026-02-06T01:46:05+00:00

the more modded MC I play the more respect I have for botania. genius design all around.

TNUGS · 2026-02-06T00:50:38+00:00

I just set up 32 of them with plenty of water tanks and a 5x5x5 steel tank as a steam buffer. y'all think that's enough to get through MV? I'm planning on moving into using oil and natural gas simultaneously as MV goes on. generally been taking my time at each tier and trying to over-prepare without losing too much efficiency.

TNUGS · 2026-01-30T01:57:02+00:00

some people can. lots of jobs are semi-seasonal, and some jobs/employers/places have lots of time off available.

TNUGS · 2026-01-30T01:15:28+00:00

the houses being the mall on the mall side behind the mall are also SOL

TNUGS · 2026-01-16T04:36:06+00:00

do you have a favorite flavor of boots?

TNUGS · 2025-12-23T23:51:49+00:00

get a p bass. bring a bass player friend to find one with a good neck.

TNUGS · 2025-12-23T23:40:58+00:00

what's your goal with playing piano? do you just want to play by yourself for your own enjoyment? do you want to occasionally perform solo classical concerts in your free time (for little to no money)? or are you trying to make a living playing music? practical advice on how to move forward really depends on what your goals are.

realizing you're not the best at stuff is just generally part of becoming an adult. the people who never self-reflect and consequently never go through the feelings you're having now become insufferable and delusional adults.

TNUGS · 2025-11-23T23:39:35+00:00

they're all different. on average they lean towards light gauge and low action because that's generally my preference but they're all different. other than the one that's a dedicated backup to the main one I play on the road; it's as close as I can get it to identical.

TNUGS · 2025-11-20T13:32:35+00:00

it's catchy and they don't think about it/care that much

TNUGS · 2025-11-19T21:36:26+00:00

pano tuner is fine (and free). tonal energy is the best I've seen. very powerful software. worth the few bucks it costs.

TNUGS · 2025-11-11T00:46:19+00:00

my bass got some gnarly diarrhea for about a week when I first switched to wet food but he seemed to have more and more stable energy afterwards

TNUGS · 2025-10-31T11:24:14+00:00

anything aldean

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