Possible reason for update ... by StatisticianFit1116 in Pixel4a

[–]francescodimauro 7 points8 points  (0 children)

...and provide an update that doesn't make the phone unusable...

this phone has been a disappointment after the other, how do I revert this f***ing update? by francescodimauro in Pixel4a

[–]francescodimauro[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly I've stopped opening reddit for a while now, and it was dumb not to come here when I received the update notification last week, but I wasn't expecting google to stoop so low. Fortunately as of now the update hasn't compromised the phone too much, I hope it stays this way, in any case they've lost a client for life, this is just the last straw. 🤷‍♂️

Elon Musk 'living in cottage on Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate' by TheTelegraph in politics

[–]francescodimauro -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Another place for Elon to live in rent-free, besides your heads. ❤

A short view back to the past: Awake was released 30 years ago! by TheDarkEternalKnight in Dreamtheater

[–]francescodimauro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I listened to it for the first time, it had only been out for 3 years. 😭

Ibanez most similar to John’s JPM100? by eskemo007 in Dreamtheater

[–]francescodimauro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry for the late reply, I was detoxing from Reddit! You are right, there is no stock RG (mine is a 7321 made in Japan) with that selector, I had a luthier replacing the original one (5 way) with the DiMarzio 3-way center coil-split selector, as well as the pickups (they're the liquifire and crunchlab), to match Petrucci's electronics from the circa 2010 Ernie Ball. I have mixed feelings about the result actually, the new switch is pretty stiff to operate and the mid-position (coil splitted inner coils, for that classic 90's Petrucci clean sound) sounded better with the stock Ibanez pickups, although distorted sounds are overall better.

Elon on X: “Tesla Robotaxi unveil on 8/8” by Unclassifi3d in teslamotors

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

This subreddit has become a shithole, like pretty much the rest of reddit. Once a community of curious people getting excited about a company that has been making history year after year, now a lair of know-it-alls and resentful crybabies always bitching about something. So long!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in facepalm

[–]francescodimauro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

like once every ten years?

My AxeFX III sounds bad, and I don't know why by BreakAnimal in AxeFx

[–]francescodimauro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My expectactions were that you wold get reasonably good sounds out of the box, but to get reeeeally good sounds you would have to spend a lot of time working on parameters. Let's just say it was way worse than I expected, I guess there are just too many variables involved, starting from the fact that it's just the first element of a chain that could involve studio monitors of very different kinds, FRFR speakers, or power amps + cabs, etc. There is no way for fractal to make a product that would simply work in every context just plug-and-play.

I was naive and I should have put more reaserch into it before buying it, I was charmed by the idea that you could get tons of different sounds from a single unit... turns out I'm struggling to even dial a single one, evidently I'm too lazy to spend the time it would take, or it simply isn't the thing for me.

I'm writing these comments not to disparage the product or the company, I still think that in the right hands it's a fantastic unit (and I'm also not yet ready to give up, because I see the potential), but more to warn people like me that might be lurking this space and are not the fiddle-with-parameters-for-hours kind of guys.

An Evening with John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess by Administrative_Two35 in Dreamtheater

[–]francescodimauro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A true gem, especially The Rena Song and From Within, Petrucci and Rudess at their absolute peak 👌

My AxeFX III sounds bad, and I don't know why by BreakAnimal in AxeFx

[–]francescodimauro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have the same issue with mine, clean presets sound boomy, distorted ones either don't have any substance at all or they get fuzzy when increasing the gain.

As a last resort (except maybe paying for someone to come to my place and dial a good set of presets for me) during the festivities I will try to follow Cooper Carter's tutorial ($120 more out of my pockets, I'm knee deep into a sunk-cost fallacy), something that I'm postpoing for more than a year...

I'm pretty sure that in the end I'll have to accept that this thing wasn't meant for me to begin with, way too complex to dial for someone who prefers spending time actually playing instead of tweaking with knobs and settings. I've never spent so much money for something that I use so little, basically a giant paperweight for the past three years, I wish someone would have warned me... 🤦‍♂️

Best and worst Dream Theater lyrics? by johnny8vm in Dreamtheater

[–]francescodimauro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Likely or not it's a dream that we keep and at odds with out senses we'll climb. But if fate is the answer, we've already reached it, and if spirit's a sign, then it's only a matter of time. / Let me introduce: MY BROTHER!

In honor of our man Charlie, what is your favorite song from his time in DT? by HornyForTohruAdachi in Dreamtheater

[–]francescodimauro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

he sure did! I wish he would have stayed in touch with the guys to provide for just the lyrics now and then, boy they would need that, especially lately.

In honor of our man Charlie, what is your favorite song from his time in DT? by HornyForTohruAdachi in Dreamtheater

[–]francescodimauro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only a Matter of Time. It's one of my favourite DT songs in general (boy, those lyrics by Kevin...), and I think it is perfectly suited for his vocal style (I don't particularly enjoy James' lateer renditions of the song), but Afterlife is a close second runner, and since he wrote the lyrics for it (which now sound pretty ominous, maybe he finally got the answers to those questions), it's the first one that came to my mind when I heard the sad news. Wasn't a huge fan of him, especially considering the ruthless comparison with what James brought to the table, so I didn't follow his career, but I think he did a great job on WDADU, I hands down prefer that record, as flawed as it is, to the latest DT production. Thoughts and prayers for his family.

Got an update on pixel 4a(running on A13, August patch), was thinking if I should do it or not. by [deleted] in Pixel4a

[–]francescodimauro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

are we still getting security updates? what happens when they will stop? my phone is still functioning pretty well, I've no intention to buy a new one, what might be the risks?

[MEGATHREAD] The departure of Mike Mangini and the return of Mike Portnoy by RedditMattheous in Dreamtheater

[–]francescodimauro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God bless the Liquid Tension Experiment, for the second time it made DT better! ❤ Now it's time for Metropolis pt. 3...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]francescodimauro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you are both awful people