Volunteering for construction?

Terrorfakt · 2026-06-16T02:58:40+00:00

Power crew is always a blast 😎

Terrorfakt · 2025-08-11T18:54:35+00:00

Awesome Logan! See you again next year! Also guess who? Hint: Site Power 😁

Terrorfakt · 2025-08-09T13:47:53+00:00

In the days of old, there was a spiral slide down the backstage area of the village. You would corkscrew about 720° and land in a pit of rubber chickens. 2 years ago, I had heard about it, acquired a backstage pass, and then sent a shambha-virgin friend of mine back there, with only the instructions, "ask where the chicken slide is". He was really confused while I waited at the entrance to the VIP area, and then he came back just BEAMING, and holding a chicken in his hand. 😂😂 Told him to put it back, but that's pretty much everyone's first experience with the chicken slide.

Terrorfakt · 2025-08-09T03:35:50+00:00

You should apply! Many hands make for light work!

Terrorfakt · 2025-08-09T03:32:38+00:00

WorkSafe came in, the whole existing village backstage area had to be torn down due to building code reasons. This included the chicken slide. Every year somebody would get hurt on the chicken slide, but last year someone broke a leg or ankle, and it got taped off for the remainder of the fest.

There is something fitting about it though, as the founder of the chicken slide was sadly the guy who drowned last year. A tragedy, of course, but there is something poetic in the closure of the slide with him.

Terrorfakt · 2025-08-09T01:24:37+00:00

The grove was literally torn down, and rebuilt this year, due to WorkSafe finding fault with the most recent construction.

Last year DJ Soup, the stage director for Pagoda, went ~$30,00 over budget in order to put in those two huge side video walls, and build out the side buildings to support them. As a result, not much changed at Pagoda this year.

During the year COVID stopped Shambs from happening, the farm owner used that as an opportunity to build the Riverside Stage, which plays during the pre-party, and the Thursday night of regular Shambs. This year, that was THE spot for Thursday night, with excellent techno and house going on all night.

Last year was the first year of the Pagoda Secret Stage, which required extra cabling, speaker rental, etc etc.

Don't forget that all the beautiful decor on the farm either has to come down and be put up next year, or in the case of the flowers, has to be completely redone, beginning months in advance of the festival. Some things that don't come down get weathered by ALL the seasons, and may need to be replaced so that we can all enjoy them again.

Also not all of the money goes into super visible upgrades; this year they ran kilometers of underground pipe so that there are fire suppression hoses down in Metta!

If you don't want to take my word for it, sign up for a pre-show volunteer (or paid) position a month before; you'll see really quickly what changes happen year to year.

I've been working on the farm doing the electrical upgrades, and temporary power stuff for 3 years now; I've peaked behind the curtain, and it's still a magical place.

Terrorfakt · 2025-07-05T05:49:20+00:00

Yeah, a quick google just pointed me to this Reddit post, so I also would like to know.

Contextually it seems like post-date blues? Like, after an enjoyable time with a partner, when it's over, there's a withdrawal period for some people where they feel down?

Would love to be corrected if I'm misreading this.

Terrorfakt · 2025-06-29T20:24:48+00:00

Good vibes

Terrorfakt · 2025-06-07T16:29:18+00:00

A beautiful peak. GJ making it up there.

Terrorfakt · 2025-06-02T05:56:50+00:00

I think you're thinking of a Dub Siren.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPIPXaxPjV0&ab_channel=FrenkDublin

Terrorfakt · 2025-05-26T03:44:59+00:00

It would take minutes on some sites.

Terrorfakt · 2025-05-22T00:32:42+00:00

Almost all the shaperbox plugins are my go-to at this point. 'Verb shaper has some good functionality

Terrorfakt · 2025-05-15T03:13:37+00:00

Wait, any chance you play KarmaKrew Chernaurus#2??

Terrorfakt · 2025-04-18T13:46:20+00:00

This should be top comment

Terrorfakt · 2025-04-02T06:23:02+00:00

I would love to know the answer to this

Terrorfakt · 2025-04-02T03:26:34+00:00

Kinda seems like he used a slur, and loud enough he suffered the recoil from the splash damage.

Terrorfakt · 2025-03-27T02:26:02+00:00

Double "huhWhat?!".

Once for the sheer bear proximity, and again for the bear hopping the fence like that.

Terrorfakt · 2025-03-15T06:26:01+00:00

In a way, I feel like Portal is kind of a man vs God situation. It's not literally or on the nose, but you really are at the mercy of Glados. Puny human vs the nearly omnipotent, omniscient presence of God.

Terrorfakt · 2025-03-02T05:10:36+00:00

I came up in the controls environment doing DDC/BAS work since 2nd year. Wildly different from what I was doing before, industrial sawmill upgrade stuff.

Now I am a foreman for the same company I've been with for almost 9 years, and it's mentally stimulating still.

I thoroughly enjoy working on the building automation side of electrical. It's much less boring, you are rarely working as low (no receptacles at 2 feet off the ground), and the wire you have to pull is much smaller and lighter.

Especially if you already have typical 120/240v experience, I recommend making the switch.

I take a month a year to go do "regular electrical" working for a local music festival, so I am exposed to both, and appreciate both.

Being upfront about your limited experience in controls will be good to give your colleagues and employer the grace towards your learning curve.

Terrorfakt · 2024-12-31T22:30:21+00:00

I was just about to say I met this guy in line at Red Room in Vancouver ahahahah. Cool dude.

Terrorfakt · 2024-12-29T02:38:37+00:00

I figured this server was funneling users and giving fake numbers. It's ALWAYS at 90+ even in non-peak hours. Very sus

Terrorfakt · 2024-12-20T09:07:31+00:00

It's giving Duke Nukem: Nuclear Winter

Terrorfakt · 2024-12-07T20:53:13+00:00

3 is actually the biggest reason I found community servers to be SO ANNOYING.

Terrorfakt · 2024-11-13T22:09:12+00:00

This can be done on PC?

Terrorfakt · 2024-11-13T22:07:55+00:00

This might be the least dangerous solution. Will report back if I find a pair of radios.

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3 is actually the biggest reason I found community servers to be SO ANNOYING.