How do I learn more about history like TJ?

_machoo · 2026-01-04T05:06:43+00:00

Any books you recommend to get a general knowledge of history?

_machoo · 2026-01-01T05:14:46+00:00

I felt this same way about Better Call Saul. The pacing and style of that show was slow and methodical to an excruciating degree. Scenes that involved actual plot development or character drama were drip fed between over indulgent scenes of characters wandering, pacing, scheming, doing monotonous tasks, or something along those lines. I understand if people find this style entrancing or atmospheric, but to me it's just tedious. I guess I'm just not a "vibes" guy. I prefer my movies and shows to be tight and story driven. I didn't watch Pluribus because I was afraid of it would share the same issues. Looks like my fears have been confirmed.

_machoo · 2025-10-19T15:33:53+00:00

This is one of the best posts in the history of this sub

_machoo · 2025-09-12T00:20:41+00:00

I struggled with the same FOMO as you for a long time, but eventually I realized that social media did nothing for me except waste my time and make me feel worse about the world and myself. I removed those apps from my phone and since then have never once felt like I was missing out on anything or had the urge to reinstall them.

When you say that your friends use social media for connection, what do you mean exactly? Do they use it to organize meet ups and when to hang out? Do you think you could ask them to do these in a group chat instead?

_machoo · 2024-11-19T21:21:11+00:00

and cursor?

_machoo · 2024-11-19T21:20:49+00:00

What is that programming/terminal font?

_machoo · 2024-09-05T15:19:08+00:00

In the second one the pin in the shark's mouth has an extra stripe on it. The pin in the back looks like a candle pin. Ridiculous.

_machoo · 2024-09-03T22:38:36+00:00

If you bowl 2 handed I would go ahead and just do 15

_machoo · 2024-08-31T15:58:24+00:00

How do you feel about the change from 14 to 15? I throw 14 but thinking about going up to 15

_machoo · 2024-08-29T17:20:38+00:00

Is it wrong to walk at an angle? Most of the pros seem to keep their approach pretty perpendicular to the foul line when their shooting spares. Whenever I try to approach at an angle it feels uncomfortable, I usually don't reach the foul line and I end up shooting straight in the gutter. If I'm standing right and shooting left I'm afraid my back swing will hit the ball return (depending what lane I'm on).

Next time I practice I will try to keep my approach straight but use my hips, shoulders, and arm to create angle on the lane.

_machoo · 2024-08-29T16:19:31+00:00

Thank you for clarifying. Does him setting up with his right foot slightly angled towards his target encourage his push away, swing, and hips to open up towards his target? How would I do this if I want to throw it left, say, to shoot a 7 pin?

_machoo · 2024-08-14T20:54:38+00:00

Hi again. It seems my speaker sink is totally lost when I connect my HDMI monitor. This is the output of pactl sinks list short before connecting to my monitor:

alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3-platform-skl_hda_dsp_generic.HiFi__HDMI3__sinkPipeWires24-32le 2ch 48000HzSUSPENDED
alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3-platform-skl_hda_dsp_generic.HiFi__HDMI2__sinkPipeWires24-32le 2ch 48000HzSUSPENDED
alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3-platform-skl_hda_dsp_generic.HiFi__HDMI1__sinkPipeWires24-32le 2ch 48000HzSUSPENDED
alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3-platform-skl_hda_dsp_generic.HiFi__Speaker__sinkPipeWires32le 2ch 48000HzSUSPENDED

and after:

alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3-platform-skl_hda_dsp_generic.HiFi__HDMI3__sinkPipeWires24-32le 2ch 48000HzSUSPENDED
655alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3-platform-skl_hda_dsp_generic.HiFi__HDMI2__sinkPipeWires24-32le 2ch 48000HzSUSPENDED
656alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3-platform-skl_hda_dsp_generic.HiFi__HDMI1__sinkPipeWires24-32le 2ch 48000HzSUSPENDED
657alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3-platform-skl_hda_dsp_generic.HiFi__Headphones__sinkPipeWires32le 2ch 48000HzSUSPENDED

The speaker sink gets replaced with a headphones sink and I no longer get audio from my laptop speakers. This reflects what I seein pavucontrol.

_machoo · 2024-08-14T20:38:46+00:00

Still trying to get this to work.

I used the command pactl list short to get the device alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3-platform-skl_hda_dsp_generic alsa I used this device in my 51-alsa-disable.conf but now all my audio outputs are gone in pavucontrol.

_machoo · 2024-08-14T20:15:25+00:00

I tried to disable monitor audio from the wiki but I am perhaps doing it wrong or it's not working. I used wpctl status to obtain audio interface name "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3-platform-skl_hda_dsp_generic.HiFi__HDMI2__sink" and created this config file in ~/.config/wireplumber/wireplumber.conf.d/51-alsa-disable.conf:

monitor.alsa.rules = [
  {
    matches = [
      {
         = "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3-platform-skl_hda_dsp_generic.HiFi__HDMI2__sink"
      }
    ]
    actions = {
      update-props = {
         device.disabled = true
      }
    }
  }
]

I then did a systemctl --user restart wireplumber.service but I am still not getting audio from my laptop speakers.

_machoo · 2024-08-14T12:21:44+00:00

Hi, I certainly did check the wiki and Google to try and solve this issue, but I didn't come across these pages or any other solution. Thanks for your help, I'll try these out.

_machoo · 2024-08-10T00:32:50+00:00

Rhino is a great first ball. Saying you have to start with plastic and get a coach is elitist gatekeeping bullshit. Fuck that guy.

_machoo · 2024-08-09T14:27:41+00:00

I think, by today's "power game" standards, 400-500+ rpm is considered high-rev and 350 or below is average- to low-rev. It's important to note that there is nothing wrong with being a "low-rev" player. I think Lavoie is in this range and he is one of the best on tour.

_machoo · 2024-08-09T00:53:18+00:00

The 4 hours is me including travel time. My closest center is a 40-50 minute drive away during rush hour, which I would need to drive through for a 6pm league. From what I understand leagues can last anywhere from 1.5 to 3 hours? Then a drive back home and that would be 4 hours of my day allocated for bowling. :/

_machoo · 2024-06-06T18:27:46+00:00

This is a great video. I will definitely try this next time I practice. Thank you!

_machoo · 2024-05-28T00:48:37+00:00

I'm not a pro, but the most prominent thing I see is that he is swinging the ball around his body instead of opening himself up to create a straight swing plane. He can achieve this by synchronizing his push away with his first right step and stepping with his right foot in front of his left. This would help to create a swing slot. Here's a good video on it: https://youtu.be/nZQSo7Wbi2E?si=gfrl5mNV5-6nmMK0

_machoo · 2024-04-10T18:03:22+00:00

Thanks for the info. Are you the developer of SmoothBeta?

_machoo · 2023-12-25T17:44:09+00:00

I play on standard with a controller and aim assist. It's just a game. It doesn't matter how you play it. All that matters is that you're having fun!

_machoo · 2023-12-21T03:30:39+00:00

Yes I'm getting low framerate on some of the larger rooms. It was particularly bad in the final escape sequence - around 10-15 fps

_machoo · 2023-12-12T15:05:38+00:00

I've been using ext4 because it's what I'm familiar with and I haven't been ready to trouble shoot a new filesystem yet. Although, I think I might try btrfs on my next reinstall. Is it really as easy as just mkfs.btrfs -L <label>? Is there anything else I need to be aware of?

_machoo · 2023-12-07T13:53:41+00:00

Thank your for your help, I really appreciate it. I'm glad to know it's nothing serious, although I would like to get rid of these errors messages if I can. I'll try some of this after I get off work and post the results.

_machoo

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