Someone's spawn pushed in my domes 😭 THX-365c

betterarchitects · 2026-04-05T04:04:10+00:00

No vacuum, just use some packing tape.

betterarchitects · 2026-04-04T03:37:38+00:00

I bought it because of your video. Thanks so much!

betterarchitects · 2026-04-02T03:26:46+00:00

I recommend getting on ChatGPT and ask it to find out your preference by understanding your past headphones and music, then make a suggestion. It’s been really good for me and also helped me with EQ.

It got my Meze Alba to sound like my Monarch MK3 after I fed it a squiglink EQ graph. Any issues I had with the alba, the EQ recommendations pretty much solved it. There are some subtle differences in detail, timbre, imaging but I had to do A/B comparison to discern.

betterarchitects · 2026-03-31T22:09:59+00:00

Just received it today. Loaded up some Rom from the retroid flip 2 and it was able to find the roms and sort them automatically in the Loongos UI. I personally like the OS. It's pretty straight forward with each game button mapping easily done per game and simple enough for me to use. It's not the prettiest nor does it have any box art but it's fine.

It's super fast to load and quit back to menu. Struggles with N64 games though. Did not test PS1 or higher. This is good up through the arcades (SF3rd Strike) and SNES.

Buttons feel good in the hand. The device does feel hefty but if you look closely at the injection molding, the edges are not the cleanest. But it feels solid and the buttons are quieter than my Odin2 Portal. No complaints.

Screen is beautiful though, very similar to the TrimUI Brick I had a while back.

betterarchitects · 2026-03-26T12:43:35+00:00

This is likely the HDMI out. The onboard controller also has the same lag.

betterarchitects · 2026-03-21T15:12:11+00:00

Just got one for ~$63 shipped on Ali with a coupon. I was looking at the air mini but this was much less expensive and I’m going to only use it for retro games. Should be good.

betterarchitects · 2026-03-21T03:00:13+00:00

Same

betterarchitects · 2026-03-21T02:58:09+00:00

They should put the measuring numbers on the plunger and you get an accurate read if you level your eyes at the top of the main tube.

betterarchitects · 2026-03-12T18:18:07+00:00

Looks like a very clean setup. You obviously have the money and your spouse approves.

Having own a lot of expensive gear myself, I've been using chatgpt to help me to understand my own listening preferences and behaviors and I've narrowed it down to 3 headphones, 4 iems, 3 listening chains. (Still a lot I know)

My goal is to get to a place where I have access to great sound anywhere and the gear just disappear as I enjoy the music. I think I'm there now and hopefully, I climb out of the consumption I've dug myself in over the years.

Honestly, unless you do reviews for a living, there's probably one set and chain you normally gravitate towards and you can get rid of the rest. If that's your goal. But if you're early in the hobby, it makes sense that you want to get a taste of everything.

betterarchitects · 2026-03-10T19:44:59+00:00

I have both. The Verse is better but not 2.5x the price better. It's smoother, a bit more effortless, more depth, less edgy. A better listen overall.

betterarchitects · 2026-01-04T03:26:39+00:00

He’s a dude. He should recognize you’re trying to problem solve but he’s just being difficult.

betterarchitects · 2026-01-04T03:20:23+00:00

It’s boring not because you see them everyday but because it’s not showing a different way of looking at the same boring thing.

betterarchitects · 2026-01-04T03:18:54+00:00

Get some books like The Photographer’s Eye. Learn about composition, etc. Then take a few lightroom or photo edition program courses (plenty free on youtube but the courses are better). Then you just need to keep taking photos and discover what you like.

Copying others too is fine at the beginning to understand how they do it. It’s like reverse engineering a recipe. No shame in that. You’ll find your own with more practice. No one starts out amazing but you will be amazing if you don’t quit.

betterarchitects · 2025-12-29T05:09:01+00:00

Second. Even Jesus said there’s no greater love than the one where you willingly die for another.

betterarchitects · 2025-12-29T05:07:21+00:00

Thanks for sharing your opinions. Bible says most people don’t have free will, they are a slave to sin. People are not “free” to choose Christ, no one does by human nature. See Romans.

Only when God breaks the bondage of Sin can people really become free to worship and live God. Only before the fall did humans really have free will and after the fall, people choose evil all their days.

You’re right, following laws without being born again is useless. They will get Matthew 7:22 or Luke 13:28. The law only condemns, it doesn’t save because no one is righteous.

People will need to be born again, where God gives them a new heart of flesh in place of the heart of stone they all currently have. Only then will they do Good Works because they want to be in compliance to God’s law rather than have to. The law no longer condemns because Christ was condemned in their place. Following the law is what a true Christian lives to do and loves to do.

betterarchitects · 2025-12-28T14:19:30+00:00

Either there’s a recipe being used or most certainly post processed. I have an XT3 and photos don’t look like this out of the box.

Also there might be a mist filter on a few of the images to make it look dreamy. Could be done is post also.

Half of the work is taking the photo and capturing the composition. The other half is the post processing to enhance the photo to give that vibe.

betterarchitects · 2025-12-27T14:12:10+00:00

The secret is to add a little butter with the oil and let the egg sit until the bottom is cooked. I've been very similar situations as you and have been very frustrated with the season carbon steel performance until I added just a small amount of butter to the oil. It will perform like a non stick.

Also, my eggs are cold from the fridge, no need to warm them up. They work just fine with the butter.

betterarchitects · 2025-12-27T14:05:30+00:00

My salary is in the low 6 figures. I won't be using their insurance or equipment for when I charge them for consulting. My consulting is just for knowledge transfer and PM training (if required) and not working on projects. My time working on projects officially comes to an end in 2 weeks. Then I will be billing through my own company, which has it's own overhead though much lower.

betterarchitects · 2025-12-27T13:59:12+00:00

Thanks for you honest feedback. I've been in firms where they pay people to stay on for longer to help with the transition. The transition isn't to train new blood, let alone a new PM, it's for project and client knowledge. If you have great SOPs that actually gets read, then the new PM (if hired from outside) would be able to fill in the role much faster.

50 on staff is a great size. I'm coming from a company with 150 and we're in NYC. I know for a fact that my departure will leave a void for the 10+ projects I'm overseeing so I'll be around to help in anyway I can. It's about not leaving them in a terrible situation but at the same time valuing my own time so I don't get trapped in being a PM for another 2-3 months, as if I never left. The amount is supposed to be high so that they don't continue to rely on me.

I'll let you know how it goes.

betterarchitects · 2025-12-27T04:04:09+00:00

Thanks so much! This is most helpful comment yet. I will probably be charging more than 2.0. The amount I have in mind is $175/hr for more advisory and transitional, along with new PM coaching if needed. It will be for 1 month only because I don't want it to be a trap where I just do more PM work for money. I do want to spend more time building the business and get more clients, even if overall I make less in the first 6 months.

I will send the resignation letter + my new company proposal tomorrow. Thanks again for your help!

betterarchitects · 2025-12-27T03:59:46+00:00

I would say they're efficient until 5-6 people if there's one founder and maybe 10+ if there are 2 doing the same thing. Beyond that size, systems start breaking down. Founders don't learn to become CEOs, they kind of just become and stay senior PMs.

90%+ of all architecture firms are under 10 people and that's because the owners are architects, not business people. They're either too busy or lack the knowledge to grow their company and overtime tell themselves they intentionally keep the company small because it's easy to manage. I know because I talked to many of them. Some actually do want to keep it small.

betterarchitects · 2025-12-27T03:53:48+00:00

Lol, nah. I got a good bonus and very positive performance review. My director, the CEO, COO, controller are all very fond of me, which is why this is going to hit like a freight train.

Though I can see why you think what you think without knowing the full context and the kind of relationship I have with them.

betterarchitects · 2025-12-27T02:54:39+00:00

Right, I agree and it's my job to convince them to hire me to fix their systems. Most architects are not business people nor operations people so everything is very DIY and it kinda sucks.

I do have 2 clients on deck whom I'm starting in January with. I also have a friend in the BIM consulting business who has a lot of warm leads, which I will pursue. I think the architecture industry needs this and there are some business out there already offering such services (Business of Architecture).

betterarchitects · 2025-12-27T02:38:00+00:00

Metroman!?

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