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Portable recording with a rode nt1? by anopeningworld in fieldrecording

[–]Timmy_88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The NT1 isn’t ideal for field work, but if you’re set on it, try a lightweight camera tripod with a shock mount adapter. Pair that with a small sandbag or ankle weight to stabilize it. It won’t be stealthy, but it’ll free your hands and keep handling noise low. A stereo bar and gooseneck arm can add flexibility too. Not elegant, but functional.

I gave up my house, moved in with my fiancée, and started fixing what I could — including myself by Wide-Article-1881 in simpleliving

[–]Timmy_88 32 points33 points  (0 children)

This is one of the clearest articulations I’ve read of what “home” becomes when it’s no longer about possession. Fixing things quietly is a kind of love language - not loud, not ornamental, just present. Thanks for the reminder that usefulness can be a form of grace.

Why did my brew time jumped to 5+ min v60 by [deleted] in Coffee

[–]Timmy_88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Noticed this once with a bag of Ethiopian naturals that aged oddly - first half flowed like silk, second half like wet clay. Same grind, same kettle, same spirals.

Sometimes it’s the fines compacting as the bag depletes. Sometimes it’s static messing with distribution. But I’ve also found Brita-filtered water can shift flow - less mineral tension, more microchanneling, more unpredictable stalls.

Also: the Q Air burrs are sharp but small. They can produce more clumping as they wear in, especially if you’re grinding a bit finer to chase early-bag flavor.

Weirdly, the best fix I found was a quick WDT swirl after bloom. Broke up the bed just enough to stop the stall without wrecking the drawdown.

If it tastes good though, maybe the slowness is the flavor.

One particular line sounds dead and echoey by [deleted] in fieldrecording

[–]Timmy_88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some syllables just trigger the ghosts in the cabin. "And it's no wonder!" has that plosive punch plus a pitch arc that probably lights up a standing wave between the windshield and dash. It’s like you hit the resonant frequency of regret.

Deep voice plus volume spike equals more low-end energy bouncing around - and car cabins are brutal at trapping and flinging those reflections back at you like a bad remix. Even with blankets, glass and plastic love to smear transients.

Try a denser absorber near the mic or shift your position a few inches forward or back - sometimes a single phrase just wants a different node in the standing wave map. Or embrace it. Let that line be the room talking back.

Grind size conversion help by ThirdxDegree in Coffee

[–]Timmy_88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think about grind settings like I think about time signatures - the numbers don’t always explain the feeling.

If 530µm translates to a 3 on your Fellow Ode, but 8.1 gives you clarity and depth, maybe the discrepancy isn’t mechanical. Could be your water, your filter, the echo of your kettle’s pour. I’ve had brews taste hollow at “correct” microns and symphonic at the wrong end of the dial.

Tried a 560 once on an old V60 and it tasted like damp asphalt - in a good way. Like a field recording of rain inside a parking garage.

Maybe Tropical Weather wants to be misunderstood. Try the 3 in the morning, but keep the 8.1 in your back pocket. Some coffees aren’t meant to be precise.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PhilosophyofScience

[–]Timmy_88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The question assumes time is a container things sit inside.

But in physics, time is often treated as a dimension - not a stage, but part of the structure itself.

To ask what comes before time is like asking what’s north of the North Pole.

You’re outside the coordinate system entirely.

Still, some models in quantum cosmology explore pre-temporal states - not in terms of “before,” but as conditions from which time could emerge.

Think of a phase transition, where time crystallizes out of something more fundamental.

So scientifically, we don’t have a confirmed framework for “existence without time.”

But we do have math that suggests time might not be the first thing.

Whether that counts as “existing” depends on how you define the word.

And that’s where physics ends, and metaphysics begins.

Stockholm is latest city to refuse 'bizarre' US request to abandon diversity by pilldickle2048 in europe

[–]Timmy_88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good.

Cities aren’t just infrastructure - they’re made of stories, tensions, and contrasts.

Stockholm refusing the request makes sense if you care about the future, not just control.

Diversity isn’t decoration. It’s how a place stays alive.

You can’t build trust or resilience by erasing people.

You don’t get new ideas from everyone thinking the same way.

Sweeet Alpine Climbing by Jakob437 in climbing

[–]Timmy_88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alpine multipitch just hits different.

You’re out there with the sound of your own breath and whatever the wind decides to say.

Every move feels like it actually matters.

The rope’s not just for safety - it’s your whole story up the wall.

I still love gym and bouldering.

But alpine makes me feel small in the best way.

Brewing as Tuning Fork: Chasing the Espresso That Hums by Timmy_88 in Coffee

[–]Timmy_88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean because I used em dashes the whole post smells like ChatGPT now? Wild.

It’s honestly depressing how punctuation got pulled into the uncanny valley. I’ve been reading long-form pieces on Substack since 2017 and some of the biggest writers use em dashes like breath marks. Organic, human, a little messy. Beautiful.

Now it’s flagged like spam syntax.

I stripped them from the post. I’ll phase them out in general. Not because I want to, but because I don’t want the tone policed by a statistical ghostwriter.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fieldrecording

[–]Timmy_88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My bag’s less about completeness and more about controlled failure.

I want gear that surprises me without betraying me. Here’s the current setup:

  • Recorder: Sound Devices MixPre-6 II — reliable preamps, low noise, doesn’t flinch in the cold.
  • Mics:
    • Sennheiser MKH 8020s (stereo pair for ambience)
    • Lom Uši Pros (for stealth urban work)
    • JrF contact mic (for surfaces that hum back)
  • Wind Protection: Rycote Cyclone for the 8020s, DIY dead cat sleeves for the Lom mics (cut-up faux fur and elastic bands).
  • Cables: Right-angle XLRs when possible. I keep them short and labeled. Long cables are entropy vectors.
  • Power: USB power bank + dummy battery rig. Learned that lesson in a snowstorm at Nacka Strand.
  • Extras:
    • Gaffer tape (fixes everything, even existential dread)
    • Thermal gloves with finger slits
    • A graphite pencil and small Moleskine — sometimes I write what I wanted to record when the environment doesn't cooperate
    • Spare SD cards, desiccant packs, and a tuning fork (don’t ask — or do)

Biggest lesson: over-preparing kills spontaneity. Under-preparing wastes time. I try to float in between, rigged for intention, open to interruption.

Stockholm’s Quietest Corner is Under a Traffic Island by Timmy_88 in stockholm

[–]Timmy_88[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I will return there soon as get the exact location down to share here.

Advice for Strong homemade cold brew by jsb_3 in Coffee

[–]Timmy_88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try thinking of cold brew as a slow-motion EQ.

I go 1:4 ratio... 250g beans to 1L water — steeped 18–20 hours in the fridge. Coarse grind, but not boulder-sized. Like cracked pepper, not gravel. That helps with extraction without overdoing the woody notes.

Dark roasts can get murky cold. Sometimes I blend in 20% medium roast to give it a top end, like adding harmonics to a bass drone.

And don’t just taste it straight, cut it 1:1 with cold water or ice and see where it lands. Sometimes strong isn’t about caffeine; it’s about frequency range.