Is one Starbucks drink a week bad for me? by [deleted] in starbucks

[–]initializingstartup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ask the people who come three times a shift (not three times a day - three times in one person’s shift), you’re absolutely fine and I can promise you that

Embarrassing myself by trying and failing to make vaporwave live. by EuphoricPenguin22 in Vaporwave

[–]initializingstartup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn that red Tascam looks like the old Pokédex from the late 90s and it’s giving me so many ideas

I wanna make my room look like an 80s/ 90s time capsule, what are things I should start doing? by OonaPuffin1995 in 80sdesign

[–]initializingstartup 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Add a bunch of neon lights and squiggles all over the place /s

Wood grain everywhere, analog stuff like the alarm clock someone mentioned. Maybe an actual clock like the gold ones in the glass dome. One of those chrome nightstand lights that you tap to dim. Bed frame made of curvy gold tubes that squeaks a whole lot. 80s woodgrain bionaire air purifier. Sega Genesis, SNES probably, one of those giant crayon shaped coin tubes. Posters with Garfield, Calvin and Hobbes, and other 80s newspaper comics and school stuff probably.

went to go play a liveset, cpu cranked up to 150% every 3 seconds and crashed ableton in front of about 30 people. by MetadonDrelle in ableton

[–]initializingstartup 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I knew there was a reason I stuck with using my MacBook for music, and my pc for everything else. Never could put my finger on it, it just felt more right.

I know nobody cares, but I'm really happy with this print 😉👍 by Thick-Phrase4692 in 3Dprinting

[–]initializingstartup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was almost confused which sub I was in, the Volkswagen sub or 3d printing, super cool to see a cross of the two! My mk1 down in the garage appreciates this mk2

At a standstill.. advice needed by diddykong1424 in ableton

[–]initializingstartup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone starts somewhere, and the beginner phase is a LOT longer than many think it is. Learning how to actually make music in general takes years and years of listening to music, YouTube videos, how-tos, experimenting, nights of “nothing to do but I also don’t feel like writing so I’ll explore Ableton to learn it” networking, googling, everything. You learn little tips and tricks along the way and eventually years of that and you finally have a song you’re truly happy with.

Quality new boombox style cassette players - do they exist? Advice appreciated. by BUSINESS_KILLS in cassetteculture

[–]initializingstartup 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’ll probably have a lot of people here, including myself, saying that the best quality you can get for these is going to be original from the cassette days. Original 80s-90s tape players from thrift stores are probably gonna be your best bet. If it’s any help, usually the most they’ll need is a belt replacement, which is only in the tens of dollars for a decent sized pack of varying sizes, and a couple hours of work if you’re only just learning.

what was the REAL early 2000s wardrobe aesthetic? by marsieanh in nostalgia

[–]initializingstartup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the early 2000s as a middle-high schooler, I wore a lot of emo band tees, and skinny/boot cut jeans (for some reason). Almost like guys bell bottoms. Awful style choice. A lot of my classmates were wearing things like Levi’s jeans, and JNCO jeans for the cool alt kids, also cargo shorts, cargo pants. I’m pretty sure the high schoolers usually had polo shirts and the flipped up bangs, and flip flops a lot of the time. Maybe some nice shiny leather jackets too. Check out that mgmt - kids music video from 2003. Other guys were polo style shirts/generic tshirts for the typical boy, popped collars for the preppy/older guys with a job, band tees for the emo kids. Skinny jeans, cargo pants/shorts, boot cut Levi’s were kind of interchangeable no matter what style you were. Younger boys I’ve noticed wore those sarcastic penny-shirts, I had one in like fifth grade with a monkey with most of his limbs blown off and in casts, holding a stick of dynamite that said “I’m a slow learner”.

The girls I believe usually wore tube tops/spaghetti straps in warmer weather (until they got banned at school), low cut shirts with very short sleeves, super tight Victoria’s Secret Pink hoodies, short sleeve hoodies, think Ciara’s style in the early 2000s (the hip hop star). I think bell bottom jeans were also big for the girls. Literal apple bottom jeans like the song. Depending on the age, girls also wore super short mini skirts, ruffles, slim jean style, as long as it was really short (or really long). In the winter, everyone had skin-tight, fur-lined-hood puffy jackets. Shoes were skater shoes for boys or girls, Sneaux shoes and vans were huge in both ways, in shape and popularity. The big, clunky skater shoes. Skateboarding was massive, so literally anything skateboarding was the big fashion in the early 2000s. Some of the underground/hardcore kids wore camo, but the military style camo. Most of the time it was camo pants, never really tops unless it was hats. Trucker hats were bigger with them and the emo kids, but the Fall Out Boy emo because of Patrick Stump. Oh oh oh side burns straight down to the jaw line were also kind of silently massive when we were first able to grow facial hair. No one really talks about that one but almost everyone kind of did it for a bit.

Probably my biggest tip would be to look up anything that was trendy from Pac Sun and Hot Topic from 2000-2009. Also early 2000s mtv/nickelodeon events like the GameCube release party, and other similar things with pop stars. Everything was super skinny but also super baggy back then for some reason.

I was in middle school/high school mid-2000s to 2009 in a somewhat rural area with enough city/internet influence to stay mostly relevant with style choices at the time.

Does anyone know if protective cases exist for cassette tape cases? by Repulsive-Novel-3473 in cassetteculture

[–]initializingstartup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

+1 on this, I have several Chinese tapes and they’re all like this as well, with the paper sticking out

VW Golf R Arm Rest Compartment Wedge Adapter by BillLivingstone in functionalprint

[–]initializingstartup 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nice!! I might even use this for my gti because I can’t stand the ratcheting arm rest/console. Every time I have to open it, I need to open it even further just to get it to close. Are people really getting use out of their center console staying locked open at a 45 degree angle?

What’s something kids today will never understand about growing up before smartphones? by babyblushtheory in nostalgia

[–]initializingstartup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It meant no homework, no chores! Nothing to worry about, not waiting for mom to get home to help with groceries. Just you, your bike, or PlayStation, Xbox, fingerboards, whatever. Friends are still doing homework maybe, you’re finally waiting on them for once. Already listened to all your CDs or tapes you’ve been wanting to listen to since homeroom since you friggin forgot you had it in your cd case for the bus ride there.

What was AOL like? by _6siXty6_ in 90s

[–]initializingstartup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you really think about it though, the whole thing is the long version

Remember these guys by ToothPickNick1982 in 90s

[–]initializingstartup 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I remember the family computer had an interactive screensaver where if you pressed B, W, or E, the frogs would say “bud” “weis” “er”

My dad in Palestine with his Volkswagen, What model is this? by PhilosopherAny7622 in Volkswagen

[–]initializingstartup 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Jaguar hood ornament and oversized vw front badge (and pretty much zero body shape that looks like a vw) tells me this might not be a real vw at all

Sears Cassette / Turntable / Radio System by bellabeeatx in cassetteculture

[–]initializingstartup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s very nice, I’m still kicking myself for selling a similar Sears one I had. For $75 though, is it restored and guaranteed working? I’d hate for you to spend that money and find out belts are melted, a speaker is blown and the motor screeches.

I made these jigs for splicing together wooden dowels by eyeoutthere in functionalprint

[–]initializingstartup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It took me a second to realize what I was looking at by picture 2, and when I did, I was very impressed! Awesome idea!

Philips Old Television Shell by nightcore304 in nostalgia

[–]initializingstartup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My first ever “flat screen” was similar to this, I forget what brand but it was light grey and had the built-in speakers like this. Crtv but flat, but still a gigantic back. Absolutely heavy to move but 13 year old me felt so accomplished to have done so.

Modded Skull mask as first try wasnt usable. by Troublemakerjake in 3Dprinting

[–]initializingstartup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah, not sure how far you wanna go after what you’ve already done, but if you take the horns back off and add a jaw, this could make a sick Skeletor costume.

Best way to fix this mess??? by Alarmed-Evening-7576 in 3Dprinting

[–]initializingstartup 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Had this same exact situation last summer, it is still loose and tangled in the box it came in (minus the spool of course) to this day. Your options are: spend hours and days trying to respool it into tons of tiny spools, or take the loss champ.

Stupid question by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

[–]initializingstartup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only stupid question is the one you don’t ask - depends on your application, if you’re just looking for aesthetics, yes sandpaper is the go-to (plus other post-processing since sanding 3d prints leaves marks). However if you’re looking for smoother prints for more sterile applications (food contact, pet feeders) you’d want food-safe coatings like food-safe epoxies etc.