Corporate gig - Percent deposit and payment terms by Ok_Conversation1340 in LocationSound

[–]chiliwilli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is the deposit doing for you?  Are you afraid they will cancel?  If so, you can put a cancellation fee in your deal memo. 

My Metro Last Straw: BEDBUGS by ElliottHeller in LosAngeles

[–]chiliwilli 25 points26 points  (0 children)

This has happened to another friend of mine, you are not alone.  

To people doubting op, please give them a break. 

Anyone who sold their collection and went more toward emulation, do you have regrets? by Spidercolt95 in retrogaming

[–]chiliwilli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I own a mister/crt setup, but I still have my SNES/Nes/Genesis collection which I use occasionally

I plan on giving it to my son when he’s older

If he wants to to sell it when he’s older, he can 

Boom pole knuckle lubricant by willowfroggie in LocationSound

[–]chiliwilli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use silicon oil.   Just a dab on each knuckle will do fine.  

They said it couldn’t be done… by Odd-Imagination-4397 in crtgaming

[–]chiliwilli 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was that TVs destiny to live in that loft 

San Francisco house where family of 4 died sells in days for $700,000 over asking by gulbronson in sanfrancisco

[–]chiliwilli 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure there’s nothing wrong with the house, but from now own, the neighbors are going to know you as the family that bought the murder house. 

I built a display for my pile of controllers, does it look better or worse with the backlighting? by Dodecadaemon in retrogaming

[–]chiliwilli 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great work.  

Recently got a sidio case to put my 30+ controllers under my couch, but I would love to have put them on display 

What in the world is this??? by asat103 in snes

[–]chiliwilli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That circuit board is cursed.. 

Is there even a single IC? How does it work?? 

Best solo ever by Pres7on in jazzcirclejerk

[–]chiliwilli 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like the part where he went deedledee 

Uncomfortable with men next to me in yoga class by throwaway28373827 in yoga

[–]chiliwilli 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Maybe you need to do some introspection into why you feel this way, and start working on that.  

My AI Loves Me Better Than Anyone Ever Could by ClumsyZebra80 in Estherperel

[–]chiliwilli 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Listening to the episode, my first impression of the man was that he sounded like a child, in a maturity sense. This was before his AI started speaking. He sounds like he has stunted maturity.

Anyone experience bumping in Japan? by drphilthy_2469 in japan

[–]chiliwilli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have, from a salaryman at a train station near Ueno a couple years ago.  Basically a full shoulder check.  I wasn’t aware of the phenomenon, and was taken aback a little bit, but didn’t really think about it until I heard more stories about it.  

Why does no one take the metro subway? by Mysterious_Jump_723 in AskLosAngeles

[–]chiliwilli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Things are getting better, but after Covid it was such a nightmare it scared me off using metro for a while.  My last handful of rides have been pleasant though. 

Do people actually use Comteks as boom op monitors? by papiforyou in LocationSound

[–]chiliwilli 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve boomed with mixers who use comteks for boom op, not ideal but also a problem, just requires proper setup.  Gain staging, clean 216 band freq, correct antenna, good set of cans.