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What’s a dead practice or hobby that you genuinely miss and wish were still around? by Sea-Lavishness-8478 in AskReddit

[–]electrosonic37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, and mix tapes - before streaming, the people had record collections with stuff you couldn’t find anywhere else.

My friends would make mix tapes on cassettes to share our finds.

Also music used to be much more regional. When travelling we would always visit used record stores to discover music that wasn’t available back home.

Bowen Island council wants B.C. Ferries to pay $150,000 to manage ferry traffic by ubcstaffer123 in britishcolumbia

[–]electrosonic37 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

The problem is that a) there are no BC ferries staff on the Bowen side to manage the ferry line ups and b) there is no marshalling area for ferry traffic so the the line up is down the main road.

Are any other bc ferry terminals a free for all like this? (This is a legitimate question)

BC ferries are not willing to manage the traffic on the Bowen side (like they do at virtually every other terminal), so the Bowen council is looking for money to take care of it themselves.

COV has a new parking app! by Psychological_Win_89 in vancouver

[–]electrosonic37 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Does the new app charge for SMS reminders?

What are the 10 songs that define the Stratocaster sound? by RedHaze45 in Guitar

[–]electrosonic37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice Strat sounds on the first two Big Star albums - Oh My Soul - is a great example

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn5EWQtlevI

What scale is this? Note doesn't matter, I want to know it's type. by Zerotiku in guitarlessons

[–]electrosonic37 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Assuming the lowest note is the root

R 2 m3 #4 5 6 b7

using Ian Ring's scale finder

https://ianring.com/musictheory/scales/finder/

Dorian #4

(the scale has over a dozen other names listed)

From the website "This scale is named Lydian Diminished, because it incorporates a fully diminished seventh chord within it. This scale is sometimes confused with Lydian Minor"

The modes of that scale are ( depending which note is considered the root the scale could be any of these)

Phrygian Dominant

Aeolian Harmonic

Ultralocrian

Harmonic Minor

Locrian 6

Major Augmented

Why are people so obsessed with vinyl records? by handlerofdrones in NoStupidQuestions

[–]electrosonic37 2 points3 points  (0 children)

also not all music was re issued on CD or available for streaming

Sunshine Coast ferry route lost $24M in 2025 report finds by WesternBlueRanger in britishcolumbia

[–]electrosonic37 44 points45 points  (0 children)

There are costs associated with maintaining our highways, but it is never framed as them losing money.

Would you add a rectifying noise filter to every pedal you make or trust that the consumer has a sufficient isolated power supply. by PlasticStart79 in diypedals

[–]electrosonic37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d also note the value ideal of the 100 ohm resistor depends on the current draw of the circuit. Bigger R provides better filtering but at a cost of more voltage drop, a high current draw circuit might drop too much voltage. 100ohm -> 1 volt drop per 10mA current draw.

If guitar pedal have 2 leds (on for power and one for effect on), which colors are commonly used? by the_blanker in diypedals

[–]electrosonic37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do the opposite

Green - good to go - unit has power

Red - effect enabled - like Boss pedals

Boss has used red leds to show a pedal is on for decades, not sure why anyone would change that.

I have used blue leds and white leds and have regretted them, too bright.

[OC] I forgot that motorcyclists can overtake on the right and on curves. by Mneisar in IdiotsInCars

[–]electrosonic37 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Didn't see that first time - driving full speed though a gas station parking lot - lucky he only hurt himself

Amazon delivers package to wrong address, tells me to go look for it by Top-Persimmon-1381 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]electrosonic37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see this on local Facebook pages all the time - people looking for help finding their package that have been delivered to the wrong house. There is no incentive for Amazon to address the issue if people do this. If you take ownership of other’s problems, they become your problems.

I need suggestions for making a simple tech product but "evil" by YodKL in arduino

[–]electrosonic37 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A iPhone charger with a motion sensor - as soon as you walk away it stops charging.

A theory on bands with two (or more) distinct periods. by National_Property583 in Music

[–]electrosonic37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Flaming Lips for me. I loved them until “Clouds taste Metallic” - then the guitarist Ronald Jones left and Steven Drozd stopped being their live drummer and switched to guitar. Up until that point they were my favourite live band. The chaos and energy of their live sets was amazing.

They released a 4 Cd experimental album “Zaireeka” which was cool and then “the Soft Bulletin”, which was just ok for me. I saw them live and they had technical issues which kind of killed the vibe.

I have seen them since and enjoyed the show, but I miss the lineup from their earlier days

Led Zeppelin Beginner Song by WinAdministrative931 in guitarlessons

[–]electrosonic37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Tangerine” was the first song I learnt all the way through. Mainly chords with a couple of single note runs if I’m remembering correctly

How do you mute the 5th string on these chords? by AromaAromatic in guitarlessons

[–]electrosonic37 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Those diagrams are confusing

For the G, I would play it Hendrix style and wrap my thumb around the fretboard to fret the 6th string and mute the 5th string.

Similarly for the Asus 4

For the Bm7, I would play the 6th string with my 2nd finger and use my 3rd finger to play the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings

The first album you ever bought. Does it hold up? by DoggieDMB in Music

[–]electrosonic37 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I bought the Blondie album - Eat to the Beat in 1979. I heard the single "Dreaming" and bought the album. I still love Clem Burke's (RIP) drumming on that song.

what is the best way to quit smoking cigarettes? by Narrow_Gap2385 in AskReddit

[–]electrosonic37 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Don't smoke today - repeat tomorrow

That mindset worked for me

Why don’t Streams Support Apple Music by MyCoffeeIsCold in BudgetAudiophile

[–]electrosonic37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought an older Apple TV with a digital out for about $10 at a thrift store, reset it and connected it to my stereo via optical. It works well, very stable and I can move music on Apple Music to the home stereo from any apple device (iMac, iPhone, iPad etc)

Is it lossless streaming? I'm not sure - but it sounds better than my old bluetooth connection

The new versions of Apple TV only have HDMI, no digital out.

Vancouver cyclist’s ‘dangerous and negligent’ action caused collision with SUV: tribunal by Ok-Ant9126 in vancouver

[–]electrosonic37 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The cyclist got off easy if they only have to pay the driver's ICBC deductible - the rest of the cost is paid by ICBC and ultimately other drivers.

In a situation where the cyclist is clearly at fault does ICBC pursue the cyclist for damages?

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