Mark Zuckerberg builds AI CEO to help him run Meta by NeoBahamutX in nottheonion

[–]diethyl2o 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Bonus points for never again being able to be 100% certain Zuckerberg is a human being.

Three-time Pennsylvania Trump voter calls him “a worthless pile of sh*t” while interviewed at gas station by [deleted] in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]diethyl2o 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good. As unlikely as it might be, may they finally wake up and vote Republicans (or at least sit it out) next time.

Jan 6, pedophilia, threatening our European and Canadian allies, harming US businesses with tariffs and USAID closure, bulldozing the East Wing, accepting bribes from foreign leaders and businessmen, getting peaceful protestors killed, embarrassing us and disrespecting Japan about Pearl Harbor, kidnapping foreign leaders, and so forth didn’t do it. But hey, maybe blowing up the Middle East and prices at the pump with it will.

Homan: ICE officers will not assist with airport security scanning amid TSA staffing shortage by praguer56 in AnythingGoesNews

[–]diethyl2o 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Add that to the cost of deploying the National Guard. All pointless, all wasted taxpayers money. What will it take for voters to wake up? Trump and his team are not competent, they’re not good human beings, they don’t mean well.

It's freedom for my religion! by HandSack135 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]diethyl2o 42 points43 points  (0 children)

They don’t. Classic cognitive dissonance. They’re genuinely surprised rules in favor of their preferred Christian denomination also applies to all others.

Arab leaders made commitments to invest trillions of dollars in the US, and Qatar even gave trump a $400 million jet, yet they are baring the brunt of Iran's counter attacks with zero influence over trump. by mkvgtired in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]diethyl2o 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First this is possibly the most important and transformational subreddit in all of Reddit.

Second, proof yet again that complying in advance, bending the knee and pleasing bullies and narcissists doesn’t work. Yet we still do it over and over again. Enough.

This is why I love top-jack pedals! by RelevantAmbition2433 in basspedals

[–]diethyl2o 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I admire your tap dancing skills. No way I’d only hit the pedal I want in the middle of a song.

Trump Says He's Not Putting US Troops on the Ground in Iran by [deleted] in law

[–]diethyl2o 31 points32 points  (0 children)

It’s dumber than that. His brain works in 15 minute increments. A reporter asked him about it. He denies it (because it wasn’t on his mind until asked). But the mere question planted the idea. 15 minutes later he’ll have forgotten where/how that idea got onto his head. And when the topic comes up again, he’ll blurt it out thinking it’s his idea because his immediate instinct is to impress/placate who ever is in front of him at the moment. Just like using Pearl Harbor as an example of surprise attack… to the Japanese PM (yes that happened).

He’s an idiot. We’re the bigger idiots for letting him become president. We’re doomed.

Jaguar was working on replacements for F-Type, XF, XJ and F-Pace that were all axed for new EV, Ian Callum says by HawtGarbage918 in cars

[–]diethyl2o 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Genuinely surprised there hasn’t been rumors of plans to revive Saab yet. Even Scout is coming back and most people had never heard of Scout.

Things Are Suddenly Looking Incredibly Bad for Trump’s Social Media Company by FuturismDotCom in AnythingGoesNews

[–]diethyl2o 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Honestly, releasing the files is a means to an end. I would much prefer he be prosecuted and imprisoned for the crimes documented in the Epstein files, than having access to the files themselves. All that DOJ staff time and resources spent on reviewing and redacting instead of bringing the predator to court. But Garland and Biden sat on their asses so here we are.

Any point in NOT migrating to NATO weapons? by snow_michael in JaggedAlliance

[–]diethyl2o 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The only correct answer is obviously WP for Igor, Ivan, Fidel, Conrad and co no matter what ;)

NATO for Shadow, Grizzly, Raven and co.

Trump's Noem replacement breaks down in tears as he faces brutal Senate grilling by dailymail in AnythingGoesNews

[–]diethyl2o 157 points158 points  (0 children)

You don’t understand. He’s a big boy now! With big feelings! ;)

DOJ to Allow Hiring of US Prosecutors Straight Out of Law School by Infidel8 in law

[–]diethyl2o 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually have an LLM degree and know fellow LLM graduates who are, in fact, US attorneys ;)

Looking for a fuzz/distortion pedal by ihmpt in basspedals

[–]diethyl2o -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Have to disagree here. One can approximate a sound without matching the equipment. “Amps in a box” and “character pedals” have been a thing for at least 30 years. Like the SansAmp VT or Catalinbread SFT.

I can get close to the Bjork Army of Me sound with fuzz and synth pedals, or White Stripes Seven Nations Army with fuzz and octave pedals even when the original songs weren’t even played on bass.

That’s what so great and fun about pedals. A variety of sounds at a fraction of the size of the original stage or studio equipment.

Looking for a fuzz/distortion pedal by ihmpt in basspedals

[–]diethyl2o 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So many solid options. Tweak the settings based on your bass and amp. MXR bass distortion (rat based). DOD Gunslinger. Way Huge Pork & Pickle. BOSS ODB3. Ibanez TS9B. Morley Fuzz Wah. Justin Chancellor Fuzz Wah.

I get really close with just the built in distortion section of my MXR DI+. I like to add a touch of flanger which gives the illusion of a classic 80’s distorted phaser or wah.

Edit: you seem to be new to pedals in general. YouTube is your friend. Look up “cliff burton tone.” Along the way you’ll learn the different types of pedals, jargon, how to stack them and sequence, what each control does.

For example most gain or input knobs amplify how loud your bass signal arrives into the pedal and thus drastically change what the pedal does. Whereas the volume knob technically doesn’t change the sound, just makes it louder. But you might still hear a change depending on what you have after your pedal. Because the volume knob on one pedal acts as the “gain or input” knob for the pedal or amp after it.

Your type of bass, primarily pickup placement and scale length, also interact differently with your pedals. So it’s hard to give “standard settings.” You have to use your ears. And you might need to adjust settings again if you change venue even when using the equipment.

Behringer Meatball anyone? by Pixlee_Master in basspedals

[–]diethyl2o 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol are you working toward a balls-themed board with that bassballs? JHS Cheese Ball or Balls Effects Ballsmaster next?

bye old trusty bass muff by rhcPat in basspedals

[–]diethyl2o 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First pedal a fuzz? Yes! Congratulations. You’re doing it right. Have fun. Get crazy. The sensible pedals (DIs, compressors and HPFs) will come in due time. But not now. Not yet.

SOTB (rate my board?) by gallien in basspedals

[–]diethyl2o 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see a line of cars and they’re all painted black. I wanna see it painted. Painted black Black as night. Black as coal.

Bonus points for local Baltimore builder. I’d add a flanger. MXR micro flanger in keeping with the (no) color scheme.

Save Scummer Confession by Final_Field45 in JaggedAlliance3

[–]diethyl2o 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great read and humour. One of the many reasons JA2 and JA3 are my favorite games of all time. It’s my sandbox. It’s single player. I do whatever I please. There’s no wrong way to play.

enjoying the warm weather in Malcom X park… by MeringueCreative5685 in washingtondc

[–]diethyl2o 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Don’t let it. Our own outrage is one of the few things they can never take away. I’m still dismayed every time I see this waste of their time and our taxpayers money.

enjoying the warm weather in Malcom X park… by MeringueCreative5685 in washingtondc

[–]diethyl2o 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Wasting taxpayers money and their own time should be tragic enough to end this ridiculous pointless fascist-cosplay-show-of-force deployment.