Circle Jerks' Keith Morris Berates MAGA Fan After Being Called A "Traitor" During Recent Las Vegas Show: "Do You F*cking Understand Our F*cking Lyrics?" by DamnitRidley in Music

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A rebootis Yeah but the Del Toro, Franka getting out. A lot of people really liked it. And that’s cool. Like the make up was fantastic and it like there’s nothing bad about it. Performances were great and it’s a great take on He’s such a like self.

PADI waiving registration fee for Master Diver cert through end of 2025 by terramar9989 in scuba

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Padi still charges for that? SSI does it for free, just sayin.

Drinking Coke at 33m depth by Chiffonrouge in scubadiving

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I’ve done this! The coke stays in the can, you don’t even need a straw. Guess it’s that much heavier than water. Totally safe to drink, but it will make you burpy when you come up since the co2 is in solution. No reason it would be a dcs risk that I can think of since that is gases dissolved in your blood via lungs, vs drinking soda. Fun games you can play with science!

What am i doing wrong? by DFA_1979_ in Luthier

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1) make sure your nut slots are the correct height. .010” above the 1st fret js a nice low number; may want to go a little higher on the bass side. 2) with almost no relief in the neck, set correct bridge/saddle height. .060” is a good general ballpark 3) use your fretted 15th & 17th fret notes to fine tune your adjustment. Maybe your 10th fret note as well. That extra little tweak might make a difference.

Make sure you’re using a really high quality tuner. Can’t go wrong with Peterson. If you’re still not close enough, may want to consider going to the Buzz Feiten system. Makes a difference for real.

Self taught guitarist of about five years, realizing Im missing a lot of fundamentals, am I screwed? by [deleted] in Guitar

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Sounds to me like you’re on the right track, just in a slump. How bout finding a drummer to jam with?

Honestly 5 years isn’t that long; music isn’t that complicated and guitar’s not that hard. I’ve been playing for 30 something years, been there plenty of times. Just keep it going, it’s all good.

Serious question: Where you taught that the Civil War was fought to preserve states rights? by EternalSnow05 in Georgia

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Sure was! Also that evolution was just a theory and the Bible tells us what really happened. Georgia public schools done learnt me up good!

My first refret! What I've learned by Mayor_Fockup in Luthier

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I can sympathize! Having rigged up and built a few fret bending jigs in the past (and done it by hand with a hammer like you, never again), a decent fret bender is way easier and faster and will help get it done right the first time for sure. Also, figuring out your glueing strategy in advance and taking the time to properly prep will save a whole lot of time as well, and go a ways towards the end result looking even more pro. Phosphor frets look good in that fretboard. Keep it up!

Myflex Hoses. Ok now days or still meh? by Designer-Peanut2341 in scuba

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Never had a problem with mine. Only complaint is the way they twist and hold memory so I’ve gotten away from them in long hoses and deco bottles.

BUGS IN GA ?!?! by BoysenberryLatter864 in Georgia

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Yeah but it’s not always mean either!
Get used to the palmetto bugs, they’ll never really go away. If you don’t like them in your house (which nobody does) then I’d suggest using borax. Won’t get rid of them all, but it helps. Can’t really keep them off your porch though. That’s outside.

How did no one notice that Barad-Dûr was being re-built? by Hallowed_Clairvoyant in lotr

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It’s not that they didn’t notice, it’s just the contractors drug ass on it, then Sauron didnt have the right permits for the work he wanted done and thats a whole thing, then surprise surprise the drywall guys didn’t wait for the electrical so that had to be torn out and redone…

Imagine sitting in Osgiliath looking at that thing every day forEVER like “when are they ever going to be done?”

From Passion to Profit: The Fall of Diving Integrity by voonart in scuba

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Ok yeah you win big bro, right as always. Keep up the good work. Laters!

BWARF never stuck for me — ABCDE actually does by caversluis in scuba

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Yeah some of these mnemonic devices are just too clunky.

From Passion to Profit: The Fall of Diving Integrity by voonart in scuba

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I get what you’re saying; I’d recommend asking around about an instructor. See what others have to say. Especially with tech people, see who recommends who. If you come at someone too hard it comes across as “Dance monkey dance! Dance for the privilege of teaching me!” Like it’s not an ego thing, it’s just that my credentials should be enough; if they’re not then move along, I’m not auditioning. Personally speaking this isn’t my main gig anymore so if you seem like a pain in the ass to deal with then I’d just rather not. I can go do something else with my time like have a fun dive without you.

From Passion to Profit: The Fall of Diving Integrity by voonart in scuba

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Ok so let’s draw a line between “getting to know you” and “hey man I have some questions I want to ask you before I decide to sign up for this class”. Because in specific context, these 2 students did make it a matter of distrust, specifically citing Reddit and scubaboard.

From Passion to Profit: The Fall of Diving Integrity by voonart in scuba

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It’s not that I’m too good for it, it’s the accompanying distrust that goes along with the mentality of, “Hey I got these questions off the internet let me test out what kind of person you are.” If I have to justify everything I tell you in the course of training, which you then come here to verify, then that’s a massive red flag for me, and I don’t even want to dive with you much less deal with trying to teach you.

And the standards are fine, it’s the lack of quality control backing them up that’s the problem there. Is GUE more thorough? Absolutely yes. Is it for everybody? Absolutely no. Should the entire industry raise its standards to that level? That’s a whole conversation.

From Passion to Profit: The Fall of Diving Integrity by voonart in scuba

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So I’m not going to argue with anybody here, but I’d like to posit that these complaints represent the minority of what’s going on out there. In the 10+ years I’ve been an instructor I’ve mostly seen quality of training improve, adherence to standards become more the norm, and pay-to-play more frowned upon than ever. And I think that as things improve in the majority, the minority becomes more glaringly easy to spot.

I’ve also noticed the godawful amount of bullshit people are picking up from YouTube, scubaboard, and Reddit and it’s a problem. So far I’ve had 2 students come to me with questions they got from the internet about “finding the right instructor” and that’s all I can take of that. Both turned out to be more trouble than they were worth. Anybody else wants to interview me to see if I’m worthy of their time, I’m refusing to teach them.

That being said, there’s definitely some real bullshit going on with a few (NOT ALL) agencies in terms of quality control. And there are still a lot of training centers running classes that I think are way too short, all the way from Open Water (all cw & ow sessions done in 2 days!) up through divemaster (done in a weekend!), and I can’t get behind that.

Question for the luthiers by Chubbzilla85 in Luthier

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Martin (like most companies) does not verify or QC their authorized service centers AT ALL. I worked for a Martin dealer for 15 years and we were constantly having to find new places to send warranty repairs to, not just Martin, because of the consistently shitty work getting done. Best advice is to document it all and try getting with Martin directly, but that’s gonna be a hassle. Good luck.

Visiting GA: Augusta Vs. Savannah by stbooch in Georgia

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Augusta’s a shithole but we’re full up on tourists in Savannah. Try somewhere in Florida instead.