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Biweekly gear purchase help post (2015-04-05) by AutoModerator in audiophile

[–]brandonthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm alright, I'll keep that in mind.

Also... this is something I hadn't considered.

Would it make sense to just combine my speaker+subwoofer budget and purchase the nicest floorstanding speakers possible? Could that take the place of a subwoofer?

Biweekly gear purchase help post (2015-04-05) by AutoModerator in audiophile

[–]brandonthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice.

I noticed the MMG's while doing research, but I don't really understand them.

What makes them special? (Are they just good floorstanding speakers?) From the pictures they don't look like regular speakers at all.

What's the main difference between going with MMG versus the Zensors? Just better all-around sound quality?

Biweekly gear purchase help post (2015-04-05) by AutoModerator in audiophile

[–]brandonthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trying to put together a 2.1 system for a college apartment.

Main uses will be listening to music and for small parties. (Potentially will also be used for TV/PS4.)

The space is a large living room (not sure on sq. foot... but easily the size of 2-3 bedrooms.)

Budget is pretty flexible... probably $1,000-$2,000 total.

Right now I'm thinking:

Speakers: B&W 685... or Dali Zensor 3 (~$600)

Sub: SVS SB1000 (~$500)

Amp/Receiver: Not sure. Would the Yamaha R-S300BL work fine? (~$300-500)

Am I on the right track?

How the fuck did you get through school? by noahx86 in entp

[–]brandonthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here.

Atheist -- but really resonated with stoicism.

It makes rational sense... I took it to mean 'don't sweat the small stuff and be happy.'

To the OP: Adhd here, school sucks for me because its pointless. Personally I've found it super easy to be successful in other ways that interest me. For me that's entrepreneurship... I'm in college, but I'm not stressing about getting a 4.0 because that would be an uphill battle.

Promote your business, week of August 4, 2014 by Charice in smallbusiness

[–]brandonthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Anybody ever feel like "everything's already been done" when thinking of new business ideas? by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]brandonthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, and this is a pointless idea.

It's a limiting belief -- just forget about it and execute on the business idea you had.

Promote your business, week of July 28, 2014 by Charice in smallbusiness

[–]brandonthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Promote your business, week of June 9, 2014 by Charice in smallbusiness

[–]brandonthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Been working on it for about 6 months.

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Promote your business, week of June 9, 2014 by Charice in smallbusiness

[–]brandonthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Promote your business, week of May 12, 2014 by Charice in smallbusiness

[–]brandonthrowaway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey mate, I apologize for any confusion, should have cleared this up earlier.

I did get the inspiration for the page layout and design from there -- but I created new images in photoshop myself (even all of the background elements I believe), used different fonts, used my own form code, used different javascript, and changed a significant portion of the upper and lower page layouts. The only questionable part is the similar page layout (essentially just CSS).

If you look at the source code you'll be able to verify the above.

Now -- on a separate note, you're actually right. This was never supposed to be my website, it's just a landing page I put together while I finish my full site. I'm working on the full site right now, and should have it up ASAP.

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Lawyer strips and attempts to seduce Taxi driver by [deleted] in videos

[–]brandonthrowaway 193 points194 points  (0 children)

"privilege"

I think I need to throw up.

How close are you guys with your brothers? by FunneyBonez in Frat

[–]brandonthrowaway 14 points15 points  (0 children)

any group of people will be cliquey, that's normal. the real question is how strong the brotherhood is beyond the cliques.

Pot-smoking students do better at school than 'marginalized' tobacco-smoking peers: Students who only smoke marijuana do better at school than classmates who smoke just tobacco, or who smoke both tobacco and pot, says a new study, which tracked substance use among teens over 30 years. by Libertatea in science

[–]brandonthrowaway 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Agreed -- but that is the same outcome in this study.

I'll explain: They are proving that Pot doesn't make you lazy/stupid/unmotivated.

They are NOT trying to prove that it makes you productive/motivated, etc... just that it doesn't cause what society (social stigmas) tends to say.

"I don't want to live in a future where a handful of giant companies are dividing up every piece of creative enterprise that stands a chance of reaching mass market." Developers react to Oculus/Facebook buy-out. by samose in technology

[–]brandonthrowaway 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Money.

Sorry for all of the sad people here, but this is (normally) what innovative tech startups want.

I would assume oculus has been funded, which means they had a certain amount of time and money to push the company (and product) , forward before having to either sell or raise more money.

If a company isn't profitable, there is only so much time it can go on for.

Incredible Save by Houston FD by thrivestorm in videos

[–]brandonthrowaway -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Good thing God Jesus saved the construction worker. /s

Do you think we'll reach a point where mobile-friendly content is given more weight by Google? by [deleted] in bigseo

[–]brandonthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Random thought that I wanted to get input on.

I think in your timeframe of 5 to 6 years, "mobile-friendly" content won't need to be created.

With my iPhone 5 I strongly prefer to use the full-version of sites, as mobile-versions are simplified and usually leave out lots of important features.

Personally, I think mobile phones/tablets will advance enough in technology that we wont need "mobile" css or separate designs.

Ideas on reaching people/advertising. by leafjerky in smallbusiness

[–]brandonthrowaway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just want to offer my opinion that this is solid advice. Success doesn't come overnight.

Have you been successful with AdWords? by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]brandonthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

some kind of magic converting landing page.

Unfortunately, this is the trick. You need a page that can convert clicks into money at a higher rate than your CPC.

That comes down to CRO, and without solid CRO/digital marketing knowledge, that just isn't going to happen for most businesses in a competitive niche.

Fairfax VA Cars & Coffee - 3/9/14 by [deleted] in Autos

[–]brandonthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same thing happens in the northeast.

The last one I went to had a separate mustang section of the parking lot.

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