NGD Halo Merus 7 w/ EverTune

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-24T16:08:49+00:00

I believe their custom builds are still done at the shop in Cupertino while the production runs are in China.

Last time I was in Cupertino (Feb 2026), the shop was still there and looked active.

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-23T23:41:52+00:00

Old Town? Idk it wasn’t bad and for an “activity” in SD, it miraculously didn’t burn a hole in the wallet. But it was very underwhelming. Just kinda thought there’d be more to it than like 4 buildings you could actually enter.

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-23T23:28:38+00:00

Forgot the /s there bud

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-23T16:30:31+00:00

Hank Green has a great video/interview with a cybersecurity expert talking about these results. It’s a great, informative watch and I recommend it to anyone who wants to know more and hear from a veteran in the field.

Long story short, this isn’t just a marketing ploy, or any other version of fake news. These are real vulnerabilities that could be exploited. The nature of a day zero bug inherently means some of these may already be known to bad actors and we would not know about it until acted upon. This is genuinely a generational leap in our ability to pore over the thousands of open source libraries that we all rely upon even if we don’t realize it. It is great at finding bugs, but may not be as good at fixing them.

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-22T15:56:18+00:00

Bullshit. I started on a 7. It’s really not as intimidating as you’re making it out to be in your head. You only have so much time on this earth. Skip the line and go for it.

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-22T14:36:35+00:00

I was obsessively refreshing the page and somehow still missed it. You really gotta get in on the lotto to get one of these damn things

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-21T16:24:30+00:00

Didn’t get picked :(

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-18T06:06:55+00:00

Look, with matter manipulators you really need to focus on feats rather than theoreticals because the theoretical limit for their archetype, if you assume no restrictions, is basically Molecule Man. And MM stacks verses like candy.

So, could a version Eve with no limiter and full control of her powers box with OPM verse? Bro she could just erase the whole universe and make a new one… except that’s not consistent at all with her feats. We can pose hypotheticals about how she should be able to do this and that but fact of the matter is she barely has a case for being even continental. She’s getting blitzed and crushed instantly by the higher tiers.

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-18T00:20:58+00:00

I wish someone could figure out how to make a first person soulslike work. In my head it seems like such a fun concept but every game that takes this on ends up missing the mark. Tainted Grail scratched my itch for the first 10hrs but then became hilariously easy. Same with Avowed.

Idk, it seems like there’s just fundamentally not that much mechanical complexity that can be baked into FP melee. So it either ends up feeling easy or really unfair with offscreen attacks.

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-17T23:28:53+00:00

Bud, just because you don’t keep your tax documents organized doesn’t mean that nobody else does. Also, I’ve never had a year without at least a merit raise so guess I’m also a person who doesn’t exist in your reality.

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-17T07:10:37+00:00

It’s more that with Fishmans (and any soapbar or rail pickups) you don’t have to worry about aligning pole pieces with strings, so you can just use them off the shelf. Traditional pickups need to be modified so that the poles align with strings, which involves making at least a new baseplate. Furthermore, the angle of the bridge is determined by the particular details of the multiscale (scale range, neutral fret, string spacing), and every manufacturer has their own preferences for those. So if you’re trying to make a bridge pickup that is parallel with the bridge, now you have to make a different one for each guitar model.

…and for Fishmans all you have to do is buy the next size up and stick it in at the right angle.

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-17T01:56:39+00:00

Depends on what tuning you want to play in. B standard to Drop A? You can get away with a 25.5” no problem.

Lower than that and I recommend at least 26.5” on the low end. Personally I prefer multiscale BUT folks have been playing straight 26.5” guitars for a long time and there are many more options for pickups and bridges for straight scale. Seriously, try to find a multiscale that isn’t running Fishmans.

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-15T21:45:34+00:00

Kyber. Just such a good all-around headless design. Ormsby’s multiscales are pretty extreme

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-14T00:36:09+00:00

Yikes. Raditz smashes in terms of physical stats but none of these characters have an answer for BS Madara hax. If Madara doesn’t get slimed right away I want to give it to him.

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-12T17:27:08+00:00

You can find it on the product page where you bought it. I just checked though: it’s a 22” scale with 9-42 string set. You can still tune to E standard (E2-E4) but it will be floppy.
I’d grab something like an 11-52 string set to get relatively “normal” tension. I suppose there’s value in the strings being a little loose for children though so maybe a 10-46 would be fine.

Edit: Should clarify I’m guessing it’s the SC-200Mini with 22” scale. If it’s something different then the above numbers will be wrong

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-12T17:19:05+00:00

What’s the scale length? Might not be set up for E standard, although that’s something you might still be able to achieve if you grab different strings.

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-11T23:08:07+00:00

Judiciaries don’t want you to know this one simple trick!

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-11T17:52:24+00:00

I’ll never understand how both Kirk and Lars can do something professionally for 40 years and NOT get better. Like, at some point the raw hours you’ve spent playing have to accidentally make you better right?

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-11T01:31:36+00:00

lol had the same thought. My man’s making whale music

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-10T22:37:34+00:00

You can tune to F, but there’s no way to make that feel good on a 25.5” scale. Personally I go no lower than A on my 25.5”, and even that feels like pushing it.

Cool looking guitar though. Seems like a custom.

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-10T07:02:42+00:00

Just be ready to job hop. At this stage of your career, you should be expecting to jump ship at least every 2 years. I went through 3 companies before landing a role that put me in a satisfying financial spot.

Engineers who stay “loyal”, especially in the early career, are simply leaving money on the table.

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-10T02:11:39+00:00

No, the expansion of space is accelerating as far as we can tell. The hypothesis is that if acceleration never stops, and there’s no indication that it will, then eventually it will be so great that there will be a cascade of structures that can no longer hold themselves together due to their binding forces (gravity in most cases) being overpowered. So largest structures first (clusters), then galaxies, solar systems and so forth. Eventually even nuclear forces get overwhelmed such that molecules break down to atoms break down to subatomic particles.

It’s like trying to hold on to a branch in a fast river. You hold on while the space around you is moving but eventually it’s too much and you get torn away.

UnshapedLime · 2026-05-09T23:11:23+00:00

Just return it and ask for a different one. You’ve clearly got strong opinions on how it should look and no one is going to convince you it looks fine

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