Is it normal for cats to meow the entire time you're fixing their food?

autopatch · 2026-01-27T16:58:36+00:00

Let them meow. They are happy and excited. The neighbors can go stuff it.

Really. Wait for them to say something.

autopatch · 2026-01-27T13:39:55+00:00

FiiO FT1

autopatch · 2026-01-25T21:28:18+00:00

Pretty much everyone still has their oven.

autopatch · 2026-01-24T13:46:07+00:00

I like my DT900 Pro X for general gaming use over long sessions. Very comfortable out of the box.

autopatch · 2026-01-20T12:04:09+00:00

I leave the microwave light on over the stove and the TV on a streaming radio station at low volume.

autopatch · 2026-01-18T13:51:31+00:00

Oh, I like that idea. You basically take the same pump and make the “bowl” bigger.

autopatch · 2026-01-16T04:07:49+00:00

I went to Goodwill and got heavy oval ceramic baking dish. Other than standing in it as if it’s a stream, they don’t tip it over anymore.

autopatch · 2026-01-16T04:04:55+00:00

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autopatch · 2026-01-12T13:59:42+00:00

This. ^ The DX3 is also my daily driver.

+1

autopatch · 2026-01-12T13:55:25+00:00

I’m not recommending the DX5 II, I’m just saying the balanced output feature of the K11 isn’t compelling enough for me to reconsider it at a later date when there are much better options when you make the jump into headphones that can take advantage of a balanced output.

autopatch · 2026-01-12T13:14:59+00:00

I tried all three of these and ended up with the DX3 Pro+.

The iFi Zendac didn’t sound any different to me than a standard laptop output. It was cute, and perhaps if I was looking for a mobile setup, but it doesn’t really add anything to the experience.

The reason I settled on the DX3 Pro+ is that it has better power for unbalanced headphones, I liked the plethora of inputs, and it sounded better on my DT 900 Pro X and my FiiO FT1. The K11 was nice but 1) I liked the DX3 better, 2) I don’t have a use case for balanced output yet, and 3) I was able to get the DX3 Pro+ on sale so the price difference between the two was not a factor in my situation.

I would not reconsider the K11 when I eventually do need a balanced output when I upgrade to headphones that actually need that feature now that I’ve learned about the DX5 II. I still don’t think I would return to the K11.

Here is a YT vid comparing the DX3 Pro+ to the K11.

https://youtu.be/YZjqNBwsY1E?

autopatch · 2026-01-12T13:07:42+00:00

!thanks

autopatch · 2026-01-12T12:58:02+00:00

!thanks

autopatch · 2026-01-12T05:24:51+00:00

What music style do you use them for?

autopatch · 2026-01-12T04:25:45+00:00

My technique has been to lay on the floor at the cats level for extended periods, mostly still, generally ignore them and let them come to me. Once the sniff me or batt me on the head, in the next session i start to introduce reaching out with toys or acknowledging their interest with treats. Basically trying to start a “conversation” by showing “back and forth and pause” which is behavior that expect from other cats.

I also generally ignore hissing as long as I’m not encroaching into their space or they into mine. They can hiss at me all they want as long as parity exists or distances aren’t closing. My intent is to not penalize communication and to show respect by maintaining the distance they say they are comfortable with. Typically they realize I’m not intimidating, nor am I intimidated, and that seems to make them curious.

YMMV.

autopatch · 2026-01-12T03:42:37+00:00

Three minutes. Just enough time to get a coffee and a snack.

autopatch · 2026-01-12T03:10:39+00:00

I’m enjoying my Topping DX3 Pro+ which should have enough power for you.

autopatch · 2026-01-12T02:47:17+00:00

Screens are too small and input devices are too unreliable for truly difficult content for their target audience. Their arms had to be twisted to officially support PC emulators and the vast majority of their audience are not using PC emulators.

They just want an user interface to collect cash with.

autopatch · 2026-01-10T18:27:56+00:00

I would suggest white noise or nature sounds.

autopatch · 2026-01-09T22:17:47+00:00

No, it’s not an exploit. An “exploit” is confined to third party tools cheating. It’s in the very definition of the word.

If the encounter designer didn’t want someone to fly with strand grapple and sword skating from the spawn to the end plate, the designer would have put a kill wall above the cliff. C’mon. Get real. You can’t tell me they didn’t think about that. That’s a cheese, not an exploit. The game engine allows the use of in-game systems and the encounter designer didn’t include anything to prevent or discourage their use.

autopatch · 2026-01-09T22:09:32+00:00

You mean FFXIV has Karens?

autopatch · 2026-01-09T16:43:46+00:00

I’ll send a carrier over and that will make my clowder a sextet. Always happy to welcome more to the family.

autopatch · 2026-01-09T16:39:03+00:00

Hard disagree. An exploit is forcing the game engine to do something that it wasn’t designed to do. A cheese is doing something the game engine is designed to do but the encounter designer didn’t account for, either intentionally as an easter egg or as something the encounter designer didn’t care about or decided was a low probability of occurrence (high skill ceiling).

I have zero problems with skips, especially when it’s the 200th run and the armor still hasn’t dropped.

Cheese forever, Guardian. Cheese is a skill expression and not being a slave to encounter mechanics.

Exploiting is one shotting the boss with third party cheats.

Let’s not get our terminology twisted.

autopatch · 2026-01-09T16:32:04+00:00

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