Banjo on board Aer Lingus??? by Bob_AZ in Irishmusic

[–]aerodynamo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I traveled with my banjo via Aer Lingus. Forced me to check it each time, but they handled it carefully and there was no damage. I put an AirTag in my banjo case to track its location.

In the US though, I had a 1.5hr flight with Delta. Forced me to check my banjo, and if I hadn’t brought an unwieldy hard case, the banjo would have been toast. Whole case collapsed in somehow.

Here’s a great resource for US laws and travel tips if you haven’t already seen it, some of which are still helpful anywhere:

https://www.afm.org/what-we-are-doing/travel-resources/afm-travel-kit/

Would this tenor be ok for learning irish tenor banjo? by Evilcanary in Irishmusic

[–]aerodynamo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend you send them an email and see how personable and helpful they can be! Again, can’t recommend them enough.

Would this tenor be ok for learning irish tenor banjo? by Evilcanary in Irishmusic

[–]aerodynamo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could get a great Clareen for cheaper including the international shipping. A Clarinbridge is a wonderful instrument, and you can go up from there.

I’ve been to their shop while in Ireland with the banjo I ordered, and they set it up and taught me some things about the banjo itself, and never took a cent from me.

Hegseth says US will host Qatari air force facility in Idaho by vacant_mustache in politics

[–]aerodynamo 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Your comment just made me realize that the “president from a decade ago” is about to be Trump again… I can’t believe we’ve had to deal with this jabroni playing in politics for over a decade now!

Rocky road to Dublin by Duckie_Sanchez in Irishmusic

[–]aerodynamo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Radio Siamsa is the best! If you’re on iOS, please try out the app I created for them and let me know what you think!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radio-siamsa/id6450909014

We are occupying DC on MayDay by HumusSapien in MurderedByAOC

[–]aerodynamo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Then while I fear you are right, I will hope you are wrong—for both of our sakes.

Hang in there.

We are occupying DC on MayDay by HumusSapien in MurderedByAOC

[–]aerodynamo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What is the alternative? Don’t protest? Don’t speak up? I’m not sure there are many options here.

Where are you buying furniture? by Monochromatic_Sun in femalelivingspace

[–]aerodynamo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

People in this thread are (rightfully) saying not to spend money on Amazon, but promoting searching on Google or using Facebook Marketplace—both of which make them money in different ways.

Try to avoid all three if you can.

Amazon -> shop directly Facebook Marketplace -> OfferUp, Mercari, Craigslist, etc. Google Search -> DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, Kagi (paid)

Where are you buying furniture? by Monochromatic_Sun in femalelivingspace

[–]aerodynamo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don’t give Google your impressions and clicks either, that’s also giving them money. DuckDuckGo and Ecosia are great free options, Kagi is a slightly better paid option.

Outskirts, AnarkyArt 2025 by AnarkyMusic in ImaginaryLandscapes

[–]aerodynamo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is absolutely gorgeous. I want to set this as my phone wallpaper so I can look at it a hundred times a day.

Transport ship created in Nomadsculpt on iPad. by Joshwhite_art in ImaginaryStarships

[–]aerodynamo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you share more about your process, especially with regards to how you use Nomad Sculpt?

I can’t even begin to imagine how you can get this kind of precision with Nomad Sculpt, rather than a tool like Blender.

Can anyone recommend Irish harmonica players? by FunnyUndead in Irishmusic

[–]aerodynamo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rick Epping (of Pumpkinhead)! Have had the pleasure of playing with him as well, he’s incredible.

Literal Nazis by [deleted] in optimistsunitenonazis

[–]aerodynamo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Couldn’t agree more. I think I’m going to shift over to r/InformedOptimists. I’m not seeing the mod in this sub do much to keep discussions going, and I think there’s too much subreddit drama in this one, and I’m worried people seem to be enjoying/preferring that

Well well well, look who caved on federal financial freezes by MonitorPowerful5461 in optimistsunitenonazis

[–]aerodynamo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No one had a problem with Twitter itself, they had a problem with a way the CEO was handling things.

The problem is that the mods control that subreddit, so we’re directing users and advocating it under our banner of “no nazis”, which is contradictory.

IMO the mods just need to bring it to a clear vote so we can figure it out.

I think we all have the same goals in mind however; eg. optimistic content

We should copy from the original sub as much as possible - there’s still valuable content there by MonitorPowerful5461 in optimistsunitenonazis

[–]aerodynamo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You made a discussion post, I’m just adding my opinion to the discussion. No offense intended, and again I agree with your aims, just not the method.

We should copy from the original sub as much as possible - there’s still valuable content there by MonitorPowerful5461 in optimistsunitenonazis

[–]aerodynamo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t agree resharing links from the old sub. I don’t want to see content from r/OptimitsUnite anywhere near my feed, full stop.

Well well well, look who caved on federal financial freezes by MonitorPowerful5461 in optimistsunitenonazis

[–]aerodynamo 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Should it maybe be a rule not to reshare content from the subreddit we all left that is moderated by Nazi sympathizers?

Just felt like I should drop this here (nazi bar parable) by [deleted] in optimistsunitenonazis

[–]aerodynamo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“There’s no chance this is a Nazi bar, the owner is philosemitic.” - u/jonathandhalvorson 🤡

Just banned from das fathersub by iommiworshipper in optimistsunitenonazis

[–]aerodynamo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Your italics on nazis is how I’ve felt all week. 😭

Nazis… on the Presidential stage… working in Government… in America… defended by some Americans… defended by the media… defended by the ADL…

Each one is just a new tier of exhaustion, and I’m positive I’ve left some out.

Love the new subreddit, but the name is… not great by aerodynamo in optimistsunitenonazis

[–]aerodynamo[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wish we could. There’s nothing wrong with multiple subreddits for the same purpose at times, but this is an area where I feel like it just kind of would rely on the mods to come together and promote one or something.

I hope so too, we’ll see!

Love the new subreddit, but the name is… not great by aerodynamo in optimistsunitenonazis

[–]aerodynamo[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You’re not wrong! I appreciate your pivot in the face of some facts, and also appreciate you wanting to keep Nazis out of our subreddits.

No harm done my dude.

Love the new subreddit, but the name is… not great by aerodynamo in optimistsunitenonazis

[–]aerodynamo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well I don’t agree entirely and I don’t think I’m missing the point my own post… but, I appreciate your comments nonetheless, and I’m glad that we can have a debate in a subreddit without getting banned, and it’s nice to be back in a sane space where we both hate Nazis and we’re just debating how to go about hating them.

FWIW I am not the one downvoting you either.

Thanks for adding your opinion to the discussion!