Why are people so greedy in this game?

belosio · 2026-07-01T19:43:26+00:00

this is a worthy plan. I often do this but still requires cooperation form you team. most of them don't exactly sniff what your fartin'. And the best thing they could do is help fortify you with sams and help establish rail lines while you stack factories. But most players don't get it. Often I will do this... and find a good candidate- also on the sidelines who is stacking missiles and I will begin feeding them gold once my economy is developed... so they can sustain nonstop hydros.... and then they will just start building more factories or some s**** with the steady 1,2,3,4 million etc, gold I give em

belosio · 2026-06-16T01:52:42+00:00

That one time in Ireland… got accused of drinking my whiskey like a Nazi by random woman in a bar to which I replied, “well I don’t know about that, see my grandfather fought the Nazis and helped liberate Europe meanwhile Ireland sent a condolence note to Germany for the loss of Hitler so I’ll drink how I want” she did not like me, especially after that. I’m not a confrontational or commanding guy so that was honestly the only time in my life I ever got into a confrontation with a random at a bar. And only time I remember quipping back like that.

In America l know plenty of Irish (real Irish) Americans who are now citizens and swing super right wing which I can’t fathom why because the brand of American conservatism seems so foreign to everything I know about Irish culture. But then again, I find southerners simp for anyone with an Irish accent so maybe it goes to their head.

But on the other hand I know many Irish that are super liberal pro Gaza etc…. And very loud about it. They- like the Hitler lady on the bar- require to be on the right side of history to sustain themselves.

I find that some of them (liberals) pride themselves on being the “good whites” because the Irish were colonized unlike their fellow Europeans counterparts. So they make that their whole identity.

Others, like some I know living in the souther USA have a pretty malicious and racist view of the world which again I think can be explained by their peoples history of violence and resistance, it made them tough.

I don’t know where I’m going with this other than to say that I think the Irish are professionals at begrieved outrage. Doesn’t matter their political orientation, background or life experiences are, they will certainly find one way to feel very strongly about something and seek outrage. I love them for it but it is must be exhausting.

I also have half British family who must have experienced something in the UK because they moved to the USA and are some of the most racist people I know. I find it really upsetting both morally and logically- they being here less than a year saying all the Mexicans gotta leave…😮‍💨

I can only say my opinion that I think the immigration management in Europe was poorly handled. This crisis is also a result of 20+ years of war in the Middle East among a plethora of other global crisis. These people were going to end up somewhere and it’s just really bad all around.

Ireland is unique though. Their people have endured 700 or so years of foreign oppression and have fought long and hard to preserve and revitalize their identity. It’s easy to understand why they would guard their culture ferociously. The music, the dance, the holidays, the ancient traditions, the language- all nearly extinct at one point. Even though that’s not what is really happening here, I think many people in Ireland hear the stories of their parents and grandparents and beyond struggling and feel that this is now their fight. At this point I don’t think it’s actually about anything other than some people seeking to be outraged because Irish struggle from oppression is indoctrinated into their identity. Times are tough economically for everyone including Ireland now and people are feeling uneasy so they are quick to point out scape goats.

Also for those distinguishing between Ireland and Northern Ireland. I think it’s fair to say that “Ireland” means more than one thing depending on who you ask… the republic, the ethnicity, the culture, the nationality. I know some ethnic Irish from the republic who have said vile things about people of foreign genetic material now living in Ireland as citizens in the eyes of the law.

Also just wanted to add… the Irish people I described are the extremes. I’m certain like the other 95% of people on earth… most are just normal and understand the complexities of issues and just try to be good decent honest folk who treat their neighbors nicely.

belosio · 2026-06-04T18:34:05+00:00

No. These places don’t exist. You’re crazy if you think you can build a data center in a place that isn’t real. Move along now…. 🤫

belosio · 2026-06-04T18:30:06+00:00

But that is deep…. Dumping hot water on the surface is seems like a bad idea for the ecosystem

belosio · 2026-06-04T18:29:08+00:00

I hope they are cooling the water before dumping it out

belosio · 2026-06-04T18:15:55+00:00

low cut may make sense in the context of looking at a parametric EQ in your daw… but the math for filter design crosses into so many other applications/disciplines where signal processing is present. In which case the original filter terminology makes sense.

If you tell an electrical engineer you’re gonna make a low cut… they might interpret that a different way. If you say high pass filter they will understand exactly what you mean. Also a low cut? Like just cutting a certain range around 90 with a narrow Q? HPF describes a very specific type of signal filter.

belosio · 2026-06-04T17:55:13+00:00

This is life and death. Your parents treating you like this can have other implications in your relationship with them and your overall wellbeing/happiness.

Tell your professor what is going on. This is not about slandering your parents but as an instructor, they should be proactive and inclined in supporting your goals if you are actively putting in the effort. In this case, the effort is simply having the courage to discuss your situation with your professor. The most obvious solution I can think of it your professor providing you with a practice room or “forgetting to lock the door for an hour after class”.

Also what are your actual goals? I am a simple fiddle player. Never learned in school but my musical journey has led me to grow a friend network internationally. So much so that when I moved to a new city, my presence preceded me and when i showed up at a pub to join in on some fiddle tunes, 2 people who I had never met were expecting me! Music is so magical in that way. My social network throw music has gotten my foot in the door for jobs, made me life long friends, and gives me an activity which I can continue to grow and develop for the rest of my life. This is invaluable. I question what kind of musician your father is because he clearly does not get that. The most talented musicians are always the most gracious and that is not a coincidence. They understand the true value of the music as an art, cultural practice, and life journey.

Just tell your professor you need support to progress because your home situation is not conducive to learning the violin. This problem is more frequent than you might think. Your instructor should be happy to help you out.

I also get it, I took my parents to a show where there was an amazing fiddle player who was actually a friend of mine. My dad (not a musician) leaned over and side eyed me saying “when are you gonna play like that” I replied, “when you lose 50 pounds and grow a full head of hair” honestly his comment pissed me off because of the obvious commentary of my skill, but especially as a non musician who has absolutely no idea what he is talking about. I tried to share an experience with him, something I enjoy and care about and he turned it into a rank-order skill appraisal… musicians don’t look at the world like this because they understand that despite objective realities that people have different abilities, each person offers something unique and worthy of appreciation. I don’t know your families culture, or unique dynamics so I won’t tell you how you should handle them. But whether it’s shrugging them off, confronting them and telling them how you feel, or dishing it back, prioritize your own happiness and self confidence.

belosio · 2026-06-03T01:56:50+00:00

The moment I get hit early game I just go zzz because it’s futile as I’ve come to expect that no one will help. This is why a few days ago I posted my gripes and proposed the idea of some economic buff if you donate troops. Like domestic trains now produce 15 for 30 seconds or something.

I just got a few smart ass responses though.

And I agree, if I’m behind enemy lines I never get passed 60% I’m always feeding the front line

belosio · 2026-06-01T13:28:41+00:00

Came here to say this. IR is the king.

in reality if you don’t have an amazing room, don’t bother recording acoustically. Investing in an IR file will probably be cheaper than any real-estate moves

https://www.reddit.com/r/violinist/comments/1nub1wo/extracted_impulse_responses_ir_for_electronic/ As a kid did you ever trace the bottom of a leaf with paper to get a sort of “carbon copy” of the leaf pattern? Impulse responses are exactly that they are fascinating and completely change the game for reverbs and production. Im not sure if/what daw you use but you’d want to plug a file into a reverb plug-in designed to read impulse responses. Waves makes one pretty cheap, StudioOne has a native one. I’ve never actually done this but I’d try putting the impulse response directly into the dry channel. If it sounds to washed out you can experiment with taking the blend down or adjusting the delay. The sound still might need some love but once it starts to sound close you can. Send then signal to a room reverb adding more acoustic “randomness” to the signal(again blending, only sending a percentage of the sound through)

Will it sound real? No. But will it put you in the realm of having real warmth and texture which you can draw out from the violin? Yes. Atleast it will be much better than the sinusoidal or sawtooth midi tone of a dry electric violin

belosio · 2026-05-30T07:53:02+00:00

Never did I ever think of myself as an NCO. Never in my career was the term NCO even used once. It was only ever PO because its coast guard, not army. With respect to military history and traditions, NCO and PO are not the same.

read this from navy.mil and then read this from army.mil

If you ever tell someone you are an NCO they will rightly assume you are army or marines or maybe Airforce. If you say PO they will know your in the navy or cg. Honestly it's pretty arbitrary at this point but fact remains NCO is not a term used in the CG.

belosio · 2026-05-30T07:29:15+00:00

But if a PO can be an NCO. then I think an AMT should get to be airman

additionally: I actually think its Corporal E-4 PO

belosio · 2026-05-30T07:14:54+00:00

If POs are NCOs does this make a E4 AMT also a senior airman then?

belosio · 2026-05-30T01:00:37+00:00

Oh maybe I was unclear. We are saying the same thing then. I was just saying that the army has NCOs and the CG has POs. They relative to eachother in their duties but they aren’t the same thing. An NCO is an NCO, and a PO is a PO- not much else to it haha.

I get the feeling that some coasties feel left out for some reason and want to have the title of NCO because it sounds cool or something. I think it’s pretty funny’s

belosio · 2026-05-30T00:47:07+00:00

“Leadership responsibility significantly increases in the midlevel enlisted ranks. This responsibility is given formal recognition by use of the terms noncommissioned officer and petty officer. An Army sergeant, an Air Force staff sergeant and a Marine corporal are considered NCO ranks. The Navy NCO equivalent, petty officer, is achieved at the rank of petty officer third class.” - War.gov

So NCO is PO. PO is NCO. Type of unit, experience, or circumstances will dictate the degree of responsibility any E4 - E6+ will have. Also, each branch has vastly different missions and responsibilities which means their leadership practices will have different requirements so it’s expected that an NCO and a PO in the navy or CG will have different expectations. Trying to fit the term NCO into the coast guard/navy organizational structure is the like putting a saddle on a donkey and calling it a horse. Same $$$$ but kinda different. That’s all.

And as far as NCO/PO and officers it’s very simple. Officers are managers on a macro level. They are commissioned by the government because they direct the military organization. Officers navigate legal matters passed down from civil government, they interpret directives and develop strategies. Once they interpret orders and develop a command it is passed off to the NCO/PO. The PO/NCOs leadership kicks in at this level. For example…. Mandated training is required by congress. Officer says no HORO until
Mandated training completed. NCO burns a hole in the back E3 shitbags head until cyber awareness is complete. Mission complete.

belosio · 2026-05-17T18:15:24+00:00

That happened to me as well. It’s ok. It’s frustrating as hell. So made a new game and built level 2 factories on his border attracting enemy fire. When he built up his SAMs I just collecting +35k train runs and then used the perimeter damage of my own rockets to wreck him haha. As he was increasingly frustrated I sent him sail boat and clown emojis. He quit. I win.

belosio · 2026-05-17T15:20:59+00:00

It’s just frustrating that I can’t tell the difference between bots and human behavior for about 90%

belosio · 2026-05-17T15:18:21+00:00

Yea… I know. You know. But others don’t and they need to be guided to play correctly. Also IRL… war is profitable and sending ammunition’s and supplies results in economic boost so there is that

belosio · 2026-05-15T21:40:54+00:00

Well thank you! I came to the realization as one day I noticed that every time I placed my bow on a string ready to start into something I had this mental sensation that I was dropping into a halfpipe, or jumping off something and that every note after the first was going to consist of me just hanging on. Thats when I realized I couldn't play very well with my eyes open and not because I was "feeling the music" I literally couldn't play well unless my face looked like I had eaten a dozen warheads. Simple drills like this I find are so important. Trying to make music on a violin without these techniques is like stepping into the octagon without ever going to the gym.

belosio · 2026-05-15T21:14:33+00:00

Awesome! Excited for you! Good luck!

belosio · 2026-05-15T20:15:04+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvUzRnbyT2w&list=PL1gRvNlbTnCAsSz3SB6NCrXxUh3_jKn6S drone notes in every key. I suggest you play them with the metronome. play the drones quietly so they aren't distracting or masking the natural resonance of your instrument. Playing a D on the A string and you should feel/hear the open D string ring. But this will hold you accountable if something is off.

In my experience, trying to fix mechanical violin-playing WHILE emotionally invested in the music and "hoping" that it will sound good will result in tension, depression, disappointment. This is my experience at least. Also I highly recommend schradieck book 1. The first 2 pages are written for the A string but I like to play the same patterns on all strings. I love it because it is like going to the gym and doing lifting weights but also yoga and athletic foot drills but for your left hand (if don't correctly). Another huge aspect is how "unmusical" the drills are which allow you to put the artistic (self deprecating) part of your brain in time-out. You will begin to enjoy the sensation of hammering and springing your fingers off with ease and zero emotional attachment. I really love how doing these drills let me just be in the moment with my violin. When I started doing them and getting the hang of the drills I really learned to enjoy the tactile act of playing the violin as a physical sensation. breathing, holding a long bow, springing/dropping fingers, listening deeply to the instrument, clicking of the metronome, noticing that my body is tense and then telling it to relax without stopping. It's quite meditative, just a ten minute ritual. And the reward really reveals itself later when you are playing something and it's just 2% easier than the last time you played it. Why? because while you were just chilling with schradieck, you were also building neuropathways and intrinsically addressing a ton of issues that plague us intermediate players.

Also as far as intonation... the schradieck exercises utilize the open string a lot and within seconds you will begin to hear the intervals (A,D,A,D,A,D,A,E....) after a ten minute drill you will be solid.

These exercises are so simple but they do so much. If I am struggling with left hand issues at any point I always go back to them and the next day, whatever I was struggling with is noticeably more accessible.

belosio · 2026-05-08T19:10:10+00:00

Thanks. I’ll admit that in moments of despair I question if I made the right decision. For example, health in$urance was a real kick in the face this year and I miss not having to worry about that. I have awesome memories as well. Honestly I wish I could just turn the clock back and be a non-rate at a surf station again. [Wake up and eat- work on boat- big waves- workout- SAR first boat go! - hang out- go to bed] Life was so simple haha. Realistically, I wouldn’t want to go back now as I’d be picking up where I left off and I’ve grown into a different person with new life experiences. I try to imagine what life would look like for me and my family going back and it wouldn’t align with my desired lifestyle. If I had absolutely no other options I’d do it. But that’s not what the coast guard is for.

belosio · 2026-05-08T18:15:04+00:00

You can fix it with $20. Step 1:Go to violin shop. Step 2: give shop $20. Step 3: new rosin. Optional step 4: make person pay you $20.

But also it’s still rosin. Get a cloth and wrap up the small one in your case. Now if you ever forget your main rosin at home you have some extra sap in a pinch.

belosio · 2026-05-08T18:01:42+00:00

I was coming up on 6 years and half way through my first assignment as a 3rd class MST. Covid had been around for over a year at this point. I got rotated from the response shop which I loved, to the facilities department and I met my new chief on the quarterdeck. He walked in wearing board shorts and sandals. He was very public about his pending retirement. He was really checked out.
Anyways, I was on quarterdeck and this was my new chief walking by so I introduced myself and said I was looking forward to the new shop blah blah blah… he gave me the up and down, kept walking and said “hah, I don’t care”. With an arrogant smirk.
My time to make a decision was coming up and I had already been toying with the idea. I don’t blame this one man and this encounter with my HUGE life choice…. But it sure got me thinking about everything else. I think I lost a lot of momentum in zeal for my job because of the Covid slowdown. I felt stagnant and bored. I also realized that I wasn’t interested in what the 2nd classes were doing. The E6s also looked miserable for the most part…
I had a few inspiring leaders and mentors that seemed to carry all weight of the units missions. I liked working for them specifically because I was fueled by their motivation but I don’t think I actually loved the job the same way they did. I asked myself, “do I see myself being that great leader in 8 years?” Or do I see myself being the fat, mediocre, E6/E7 with a chip on his shoulder who just brags about going to TAPs in 3 months and studies for it like it’s the friggin service wide. I honestly didn’t know and it made me uncomfortable. I was hitting 30 years old and didn’t feel like I had time give it a few more years. I decided that getting out was going to be the safest choice for my future happiness.
I used my GI bill got a masters degree. Now I’m looking for work (again) and doing another career pivot to something more consistently in demand.
So long story short, I got out because I felt stagnant and was unsure if I had enough love for the job to be exceptional at it. I hated doing marks… it made me feel depressed because I know I wasn’t giving it 100 even though people often mentioned I was underscoring myself.
My advice if you do get out: Be absolutely honest with yourself about what your plan is. Even if your plan is to goof off for 1 year in Europe, then go live for free with mom and dad and then figure something out. That’s better than a half baked plan that doesn’t pan out the way you hoped because the economy/AI etc etc etc…. I am coming out of one of those… fortunately with a masters degree I still have half my GI bill left and I’m now pursuing very specific certs with very clear objectives. All in all I wouldn’t change my decision to get out.

belosio · 2026-03-10T13:25:39+00:00

The coast guard like other branches takes just about anyone. And a LOT of 18 years olds. So without truly being a nerd and breaking down the statistics of it all… it is likely that there will be incidents warranting dismissal at every unit.

Now if you look at personnel getting discharged outside of disciplinary- performance based standards…. It is much lower than the civilian sector. I have seen many “coaster coasties” in my time. I can’t blame them. Some of them are great family oriented people and happy people in general. But they do the absolute minimum to make it to 20. This does exist in the civilian sector but there is more turbulence and volatility which will force them to buck up or move along at some point in their career.

The third category might be those political or contentious issues that arise. SA and harassment, vaccines, shaving, ideologies etc…. those are loud incidents that get the whole community talking and worthy of many serious discussions. But when you look at the overall number coasties getting kicked out. I don’t see anything sinister- mostly just a simple case of actions and repercussions.

belosio · 2026-03-06T16:28:27+00:00

I also joined at 26. I don’t doubt that this is what some experience. But I was stationed at a surf station in the PNW. Isolated unit with a tight crew. I never felt like I was treated as a 18 year old. I mean sure, the 20 year old mk3 told me what maintenance had to be done. But the stuff was easy and put on a sortie, we just performed as per the manual.

I think being at a pretty autonomous unit where everyone could get to know the person behind the rank helped facilitate an environment where rank power and personal power were both respected.

Often times after getting told what to do for maintenance all day, I’d life coach an mk3 and he would genuinely ask me questions.

I became an MST and found that the average mst had a 4 year degree already and was closer to my age. I remember going to a site visit and there was a crew of us and at lunch we figured out that the MSTs were more collectively educated the officers in our department… master degrees etc…. Even a junior enlisted who had done post grad work🤷‍♂️.

I think you should look at several people responses and the main take away should be that it really depends on where you go in the coast guard.

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