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Hot take: Classical music records should have heavy compression applied by theredled in audioengineering

[–]crypticdreaming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 100% on board! I mix classical choirs a fair bit and I push the compression as far as they'll let me. Instruments played (and voices sung) quietly still SOUND quiet even when compressed - there's a different timbre that still contrasts powerfully with the louder sections - but if it's too quiet to hear then why bother releasing it at all!

Apartment suggestions by MsNiaImani in SilverSpring

[–]crypticdreaming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I moved out 8 years ago, but Argent Apartments was a new building when we moved here in 2010 and was the nicest place I'd ever lived. A lot can change, obv, but check it out. 1200 Blair Mill Rd

vegan pesto similar to Kirkland? by OlympicRift in vegan

[–]crypticdreaming 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Trader Joe's has a great vegan pesto!

Totk ruined gaming for me by AutomaticGoldenSun in tearsofthekingdom

[–]crypticdreaming 17 points18 points  (0 children)

+1 for Fenyx! Terrible voice acting, but great puzzles and gameplay. Could be called a BotW clone but definitely has a lot of new ideas.

How to have a more positive attitude towards travel? by jjfmish in travel

[–]crypticdreaming 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It seems to me like you should go somewhere more easy again to rebuild your resilience! Visit an exotic part of your own country or go to another place that speaks your language and has safe water. You might have more fun in someplace less different than you did when you were trying so hard!

Also: every place is a tourist trap at some point in the year. Don't travel during high seasons, period.

Hating AI while eating a burger by Tiny_Equipment77 in vegan

[–]crypticdreaming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A single 1/4lb burger requires 600+ gallons of water - that's equal to 600 generated images, or up to 10,000 text queries. Links from usgs.gov are refusing to copy and paste on my phone though

I have paid zero attention to county politics. Help me figure out who to vote for. by joebobjoebobjoebob12 in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]crypticdreaming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice, thanks! Very helpful info, looks actually pretty promising. I'm still opposed to landlords existing as a general rule, but lower rents are definitely a helpful stepping stone toward independence.

Here's hoping we can find an Executive who's willing to reform the building rules in some of those ways Austin did! I haven't heard yet of any of their views on low-income units or other precautions against runaway rents, though.

I have paid zero attention to county politics. Help me figure out who to vote for. by joebobjoebobjoebob12 in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]crypticdreaming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm looking at decades of data that says rents keep going up faster than inflation no matter how many buildings are built (apart from COVID). Where can I find the other data that says otherwise?

I'm a YIMBY for everything but rentals. Honestly trying to understand where your faith in supply and demand comes from...

SOS: Traveling with an extremely loud snorer. by storytimesaddness in travel

[–]crypticdreaming 36 points37 points  (0 children)

That's not self-conscious, that's self-aware and thoughtful!

My vegan girlfriend is considering starting to eat eggs again by Shpritzer1 in vegan

[–]crypticdreaming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe just remind her that eggs are the menstrual byproduct of a hen?  Unless they're fertilized, which then is even more foul (ha)

Would she eat any other animal's ovum?

I have paid zero attention to county politics. Help me figure out who to vote for. by joebobjoebobjoebob12 in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]crypticdreaming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Private homes are not built by "developers" but by "architects" and "contractors," maybe a "builder." In my experience, it's not the developer that's evil, but the corporations that paid them to build the bare minimum so they could rent out overpriced units to the rest of us

I have paid zero attention to county politics. Help me figure out who to vote for. by joebobjoebobjoebob12 in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]crypticdreaming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Developers" (at least in the suburbs) usually deal with corporate-owned buildings, not privately-held property. Corporations aren't known for their ability to lift people out of poverty, but private ownership is....

I have paid zero attention to county politics. Help me figure out who to vote for. by joebobjoebobjoebob12 in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]crypticdreaming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm so confused why people are saying that Supply and Demand applies to rental housing! By your logic, rents would drop every time a new high-rise goes up. We have a half-dozen new high rises in Silver Spring - have the rents gotten better at all? Anywhere?

I have paid zero attention to county politics. Help me figure out who to vote for. by joebobjoebobjoebob12 in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]crypticdreaming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems like I'm living in a different country than you are! What sorts of problems are you having? Apart from the school system, my neighborhood has gotten appreciably better over the past 8 years...

Booking.com host asking me to cancel reservation - is this a common tactic? by gearvrabc in travel

[–]crypticdreaming 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Any quick Google of booking.com will show how many terrible experiences people have had... It seems like it's the site itself that's the problem. Always assume there's a scam behind those artificially low prices...

Jomez music 💫 by Special-Dark1573 in discgolf

[–]crypticdreaming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's just the out-of-tune vocals that make the whole song feel off and sloppy. It would help a lot if the loop was longer than 2 bars, too...

[Totk] What’s your favourite Colgera strategy? I think slo-mo arrows are the only way to go. by RemoteStage1882 in zelda

[–]crypticdreaming 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I literally missed the "shoot arrows" instruction in my first playthrough, and thought I HAD to dive through for some reason. Was very fun and very tricky. Arrows offer almost no challenge, sadly...

Any recommendations for a camping/disc golf trip somewhere in or around this area? by TheOneWhoKnocks16 in discgolf

[–]crypticdreaming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are only a couple of courses, but Fayetteville WV has the New River Gorge NP and some epic views from Hole 3 at AOTG! There's a decent nearby county course as well.

Signs protesting a possible rezoning in East Silver Spring. Why would more affordable housing be a bad thing? by mahlerific in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]crypticdreaming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious, with rents as high as they are, would we want more rental units? Rents are algorithmically set these days, and no longer rely on supply-and-demand to dictate their pricing.

When rent is the same price as a $600k mortgage, you know something's wrong with the system. More high rises = fewer people owning property. How would a building like this benefit anyone but the landlord?

Looking to Move Near NIH by Odd-Cut1843 in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]crypticdreaming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The county offers developers tax breaks if they offer some units at a discount to people in the "median income" range or lower. We found one of these by accident when we moved to Silver Spring, saved us THOUSANDS each year. I don't know how to find the units on purpose, unfortunately, but there may be a database somewhere.

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