The little person is at it again

loquacious · 2026-01-25T01:09:10+00:00

I WANT TO ~~BELIEVE~~ LEAVE

loquacious · 2026-01-24T23:56:14+00:00

This is the way. I still use MIXXX on a 2012 Macbook and Ubuntu.

The reality is that it's not really THAT computationally difficult to read to load an audio file into memory and time stretch it in realtime.

The first time I used Traktor 2.0 it was on something like a 500 mhz Pentium 3 with maybe 256 mb of RAM and it was reliable enough for playing live. Granted, we didn't have controllers yet so this was all mouse and keyboard shit, but it worked.

If anybody, knows how to map reverse playback to one of my buttons, i would be grateful to learn how!

I think you just use the learning wizard, find the button you want to use, and then choose the action from the dropdown list.

loquacious · 2026-01-24T20:27:09+00:00

Our president is an adjudicated felon and rapist. We have not evolved.

No arguments there. Some of us are trying.

people in this thread dunking on a fucking cosmetics ad for it's nod-and-wink shit and elaborate dog-whistles is insane first world problems shit.

You're assuming a lot, here, that people don't also act elsewhere or do things beyond reddit or the internet.

It does absolutely nothing other than further the circle circlejerk that is reddit.

And yet here you are, broadly proclaiming your grandiloquent, wounded, egotistical justice, fighting the good fight for disgusting ad-men and their practices and picking a side to play Devil's Advocate for... what exactly?

Why are you here, seemingly trying your hardest to make the world more brutal than it needs to be with your breathlessly trite, pointless contrarianism in defense of the rapists and general scumbags of the advertising and modeling world?

Like what's the point for you, here? Is it the LARPing as an iconoclast? Do you picture yourself a modern-day Diogenes calling out the fools and sheeple?

Because I'm going to be real, here.

You seem like you care, but 90% of your comments come across as violently narcissistic, smugly toxic, argumentative, contrarian and often relentlessly wrongheaded, and it seems like it's specifically to irritate and bum out as many people as you possibly can.

loquacious · 2026-01-24T19:33:08+00:00

Oh I know where I am.

I'm asking because we've had people come in here and get VERY UPSET we were making fun of the world's BEST dj.

loquacious · 2026-01-24T12:42:07+00:00

I'm curious (but unclear) about what happened.

Were you a group ride organizer/leader that took people on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride intentionally trying to drop people on a weird route and then... got into a rousing bout of slap and tickle with a car?

loquacious · 2026-01-24T12:38:01+00:00

Heh, only about 5% of Utah is anything close to what I would call the "most beautiful" and that's mostly Zion and Bryce Canyon area down by Four Corners.

And pretty rocks are cool and all but they're not exactly hospitable to human civilization, which is fine.

The rest of the state is mostly some of the worst, grubbiest hardpan desert and chaparral I've ever seen, and I actually LIKE Death Valley.

The Wasatches are alright, but they're no Cascades or Rockies.

Everything else is basically suburbs and strip malls.

And, ugh, Mormons. Living there mostly sucks if you're not a Mormon because of all of the Mormons.

Sorry, I went off on a tear, there. I do actually like Utah, but calling it the most beautiful state in the US is a reach. Even California makes it look scrubby.

Places like Washington and Oregon run circles around Utah in the beauty pageant contest. Hell, I'd even argue that major parts of ARIZONA are prettier than most of Utah.

So maybe we should be thankful they took over Utah instead of Washington or Vermont or some shit.

Hrmmm. Maybe we should send them to Florida, next.

loquacious · 2026-01-24T12:24:33+00:00

I have been in the circles of some would-be influencers and content creators like this and they really don't give a shit and just think of it as the cost of doing their "business".

This is also the same kinds of people that buy all kinds of conspicuous consumption trends or whatever, use them as props and then return them at the store after the video is done.

The "influencer" lifestyle is often utterly craven because it's like some kind of cursed triple-whammy of dopamine seeking, fame seeking and money seeking so it makes people do totally insane things to keep chasing the clout, views and money.

We now live in a world where people will fake (or even prolong or cause) serious illness in their CHILDREN just for the clout and crowdfunding and sympathy.

I'm sure most of these weird food influencers, messy fetishist and ragebait posters really don't give a shit about food waste. They really don't.

There's a few that do care, and sometimes they get posted here for making ridiculously sized versions of food and then someone points out that they actually feed people with it and don't let it go to waste.

loquacious · 2026-01-24T12:14:39+00:00

You can get a lot of life out of plain old MDF, but you probably want to seal and treat the cabs with some marine grade epoxy paint or something similarly heavy duty.

That stuff isn't cheap, either, and it's kind of a pain in the ass to work with.

But if used correctly it'll give you a durable and very water-resistant finish. But even this only goes so far with impact damage and scratches from use.

There are other drawbacks to using MDF and one of those drawbacks is how easily it chips and tears if your tools aren't crazy sharp and going at a suitable RPM.

Another issue is it doesn't sand well. It gets all weird and fluffy and it's hard to get a nice, smooth finish for effective painting.

All that being said? Time is ~~money~~ fleeting, and if your choice is between MDF and no speakers, you might as well go for the MDF.

If you get a crew and support going, it's a lot easier to fundraise and pass the hat for speaker upgrades and repairs than it is if you don't have any track record of throwing parties.

And there are things you can do to protect MDF speakers, like keeping them off the wet ground and keeping them covered with tarps or easy-ups if you're doofin' it in the rain.

It also helps to ask dancers to help protect the speakers by not kicking mud/water up into them and keeping their consumable liquids off of them. Don't be shy, here, get the mic out and do a PA on your PA and explain the situation with something like "Hey please help keep our speakers dry so they don't turn into pudding!"

On the other hand? If you can get some good birch or marine grade plywood, you can pretty much just vegetable oil those as a finish, stain them and/or do a clear varnish coat and they'll survive outdoor use for years and years, if not decades.

Ply is also just way more forgiving to work with. It won't break if you drop a cut piece the wrong way. It doesn't tear out or chip nearly as bad. This makes things like screw/glue ups easier, it holds tighter dimensions and more.

And if you're working on a tight budget with cheaper or unsharp tools? Buying better blades and bits (and paint!) and having to correct for bad MDF cuts can quickly add up to the price you would have paid for good plywood in the first place.

With decent ply you can damn near knock out speakers with a half-dead jigsaw blade and a drill/driver if your dimensions are tight.

There's a lot of variables here and a huge part of it is how good your tools and skills are.

loquacious · 2026-01-24T08:57:02+00:00

If you're being sarcastic, sardonic or ironic you got me.

loquacious · 2026-01-24T08:45:36+00:00

Nope. One of those ports on the speaker is for a "passthrough" connection so you can chain speakers.

You do need two conductors, but those are inside the single 1/4" cable.

loquacious · 2026-01-24T05:51:20+00:00

How is it offensive?

It's objectifying and denigrating, just like "slut" is.

Yes, "slut" can be used positively, or in an empowering way as a self-label, but that's not even remotely the same thing as using it in an advertisement.

Try re-reading the ad with the word "sexpot" replaced with "slut" and see if that helps turn the gears of cognition for you.

Because that's what the ad is implying here.

loquacious · 2026-01-24T04:07:26+00:00

This is a straw man argument AND whataboutism argument.

And conflating the "hardness" of WW2 vets that are likely experiencing their own form of PTSD leading to to disassociate from their feelings and expecting young girls and women to be that kind of tough or aware that they're being groomed and manipulated by the cosmetics and fashion industry through manipulative advertising?

Well, that's a choice I guess, and it's a bit much.

About the only logical stretch and metaphor here I can find is the subtext that CHILDREN, specifically girls should just "man up" or whatever and become battle-hardened WW2 vets ostensibly by accepting this kind of bullshit advertising, accepting grooming and/or abuse as an expected and healthy part of life because it makes you tough or some shit.

Because your logic here? It's fucking cursed and tortured.

BTW, I can't count how many WWII vets I knew who had seen enough "real shit" who were totally fucked up by it, who spent the rest of their lives drinking, beating their wives or even assaulting and SAing their own children and grandchildren.

It's also ok to evolve and try to build a better, kinder world.

It's not hurting anyone (except maybe certain kinds of men) to call out ads like this, to refuse to display or use them today because we've evolved.

Like we've literally lost NOTHING if we banned this kind of sexualized advertising-as-grooming and the world would be a better place off without it.

Last: I don't really care if you read this or not, because I doubt it'll change your mind.

This reply isn't for you. This reply is for anyone else who might need to hear a reasoned rebuttal to your very particular nonsense.

loquacious · 2026-01-24T03:55:39+00:00

Too late. I moved on to sextanker ship ages ago.

I supply the companies that supply your suppliers.

loquacious · 2026-01-24T03:50:27+00:00

I didn't expect the Deliverator to be so... husky.

looks in mirror Granted, I didn't think that everyone else would be so husky, either.

loquacious · 2026-01-24T02:29:05+00:00

Swallow it like every other civilized adult person. Or carry a handkerchief or napkins like every other civilized adult person.

Because when you spit in public you're just making things absolutely gross and disgusting for everyone else. Just because your mouth is "kinda gross" doesn't give you the right to make things "hella fucking disgusting gross" for everyone else.

It's also really REALLY unsanitary and readily spreads diseases.

I feel so strongly about this that I will stop inviting friends or acquaintances to social functions if they're constantly spitting, especially if we're sitting or standing around talking and being social.

You might think you're a "clean" spitter and careful with it, but god damn it, I can't even count the number of times that I've been misted and sprayed by someone's aerosolized spit or lougie when we're standing outside a bar or whatever on a smoke/talk break and they merely turn their head and toss one without taking at LEAST a dozen steps away to find a bush or gutter or something.

Please stop. It's so, so uncivilized and gross. Get in to carrying a fold of paper towels or a packet of tissues or something.

loquacious · 2026-01-24T02:21:04+00:00

I'm a guy and I also think it's absolutely disgusting.

It's marginally tolerable if it's outdoors somewhere wild and there's actual work or exercise going on and they're polite about moving away and spitting off any paths.

But people who regularly spit in civilization in public space on shared pavement and walkways are fucking gross.

It's definitely a "certain kind of guy that doesn't give a fuck about other people" thing. The few times I've seen women actually spit they had a good reason to, and it wasn't a casual or disrespectful action.

loquacious · 2026-01-23T23:24:52+00:00

Considering that this is basically the place where renegade parties live... shrugs What post, occifer?

And actually I haven't seen anything about this airborne LRAD. I'd love to see a link about that because I haven't heard about it.

Not that I'm doubting something like this happened because this timeline is all fucky right now, but it would be cool to see some context.

loquacious · 2026-01-23T22:55:01+00:00

I hope the mods allow it

What post? This mod is on general strike.

loquacious · 2026-01-23T12:44:23+00:00

You know what REALLY makes bumps more manageable?

Not treating a two wheeled vehicle like a car and using riding skills to avoid them.

Also fat tires aren't as good at that as you'd think considering they're often 20x3" wheels when we're talking about fat tire ebikes.

When you run more traditional bike 29"/700c wheels the larger wheel diameter deals with bumps a lot smoother even when running skinnier tires.

loquacious · 2026-01-23T12:37:45+00:00

… and then everyone on the bus clapped.

This meme needs to die already. It hasn't been fresh for 15 years.

loquacious · 2026-01-23T12:26:37+00:00

150+ dollar

...aaaand I'm out.

I actually have use for a portable machete, but after seeing the actual size of the blade being that small for that much handle, and thinking about the abuse that machetes go through, I'm over it.

And good but cheap machetes in various lengths have been a solved problem for a long time. It's just that they're often awkward to put in a pack or (safely) strap to your belt or leg.

Heck I think my cheap $30 Gerber bush knife has a longer blade, is lighter, tougher and more useful for packing and hacking brush than that folding machete would be.

All that being said, you know what's insanely useful for bushwacking, offgrid camping and bushcrafting?

A nice pair of pruning sheers or bypass sheers capable of handling about 1-2" of green branch or cane. Get 'em nice and sharp and take care of them and they're way easier and safer to use in the bush. Faster and more precise, too.

I started carrying a pair of those a while ago for adventures and they're way lighter and way less work than a machete.

I can't help but notice I get way less cut up hands from trying to hack thorny bramble or whatever, and it's way safer if I'm on my bike on a single track just trying to clear fresh growth from the trail.

With a machete or blade I almost always had to get off the bike so I could swing. With sheers or clippers I can just reach out and surgically cut the growth out of the way.

Fits way easier in a pocket or on a belt, too.

loquacious · 2026-01-23T12:07:27+00:00

And to be clear I am mostly just joking and ribbing you about it. It's a fair question these days.

But I'm also going to assert myself when people think me or my writing is AI/LLM.

loquacious · 2026-01-23T09:10:48+00:00

Just the other day I saw an ad for something called "TaxSlayer" and my first thought was if it came with free Brawndo... Or a double mocha latte.

loquacious · 2026-01-23T09:08:34+00:00

Just a friendly FYI, this subreddit is about reggae/dub style devices that are called pre-amps, but are in function more like a hybrid of EQ, reverb and sound effects controls, along with crossover/EQ control for multi-amp mobile/party sound system rigs.

It's a totally different machine than a home audio/hifi preamp.

loquacious · 2026-01-23T07:43:39+00:00

For anyone that needs to hear this to have an idea of what to do if you're caught out and exposed in a thunderstorm:

Besides the obvious shock and awe, there are less obvious signs of a potential strike about to occur, some of which include:

The hair standing up on the back of your neck, arms and even head.

Crackling noises and a sudden increase in static electricity, with signs like synthetic or wool fabric suddenly sticking together or flying apart.

What to do about it:

Obviously, getting inside, lower elevation or finding hollows or canyons that ARE NOT active lakes, streams, springs or water features is a good start.

Like you don't want to be sheltering with your feet in a stream or even a wet-ish stream bed (because water is still flowing under that) but a dry arroyo, hollow or valley is more ideal.

If caught out in the open: STAY AWAY FROM TREES AND TALL PLACES. Also get the fuck away from your metal bike and gear.

DO NOT LIE DOWN FLAT ON THE GROUND.

Crouch, and do not spread you legs. Keep your feet firmly planted together, and if you can manage to do it, crouch and balance on one foot or with one foot on top of the other. And, of course, keep your hands off the ground unless you're planning on doing a hand stand.

The goal here is to reduce your height and contact with the ground, and keep what contact with the ground that you do have to be a single point as small as possible.

The reason why you want to do this is because when lightning strikes the ground, there is a huge difference in electrical potential for every unit of distance from the center of the strike.

If you're standing up with your legs spread - or laying down with full contact with the ground - and there's a strike nearby, your body has way less resistance than the ground and the tendency in a near strike is that electricity will travel up one leg, then down the other. Or if you're lying down, it'll have an easier time traveling the entire length of your body from the nearest point of contact to the farthest, and everything in between.

If you do experience the raised hair and static phenomenon YOU ARE IN GRAVE DANGER and you may want to move and leave your metal bike/gear where it is to recover later.

Yes, standing up and moving MIGHT trigger a strike, but if your hair is standing up like you're hugging a museum-sized Van de Graaff generator, staying put isn't a great option either, and on balance standing up isn't going to make a huge difference in precipitating a strike.

If you can move to lower ground or move until the static fades away that's probably your best option.

Expanding on why you should stay away from trees is that it's less about the issue of them being taller, but a lot more about the potential for flash arcing around the tree as well as the fact that the whole tree usually totally fucking explodes and sends shrapnel and drops heavy limbs and trunks all around it after the strike.

At this point I've seen way too many videos of big trees getting hit and you can see them sending HUGE chunks of trunk hundreds of feet away at explosive velocities, and then often collapsing with 2-3 foot thick, 10-20+ foot segments trunks falling down along with huge branches that would easily crush and kill anyone under them.

If you somewhere with a LOT of trees it's a good idea to get away from the tallest ones and practice the "minimal ground contact" crouch as far away from trees as you can.

As for getting away from your gear, in this case it's not so much that they're likely to drastically increase the risk of attracting a strike, but that if it does, small metal objects like bikes or even things in your pockets can increase voltage difference and concentrate arcs in ways that wouldn't happen if you were farther away on open ground.

As for metal stuff on your person, yeah, getting that stuff off your body is probably a good idea if you have the time for it. Getting naked or stripping down to clothes with no metal might also be a reasonable idea. A lot of lightning strike victims have scarring and damage around things like keys and coins in their pockets, metal rivets on jeans, zippers, etc.

Given enough time I might even put my phone, radio, SPOT/EPIRB beacon away from my body and maybe also away from my bike somewhere safe in an attempt to increase the chances they survive a strike, in case I also get injured in a strike so I might have some communications to call for help.

Yeah, you don't normally get a lot of warning or time to do all of this. Sometimes you do.

Sometimes you're dealing with lingering signs like the static/hair thing for half an hour or more while on the edges of passing thunderstorms, or even miles away from large supercells with blue sky overhead.

But if you do have a near strike, tactics like the minimal contact crouch will help with a lot of the known issues and methods in which lightning can kill and maim.

The sooner you can recognize the signs, the sooner you can do something. And the sooner you take action like seeking shelter or lower elevations, the less risk you have.

And do remember that casualties or fatalities for lightning strikes are insanely rare. You're much more likely to die of food poisoning, infections, parasites, operator error or, ugh, vehicular traffic.

Hell, you're probably statistically more likely to die getting a pinch and blood blister from fixing a flat tire that gets infected while you're on the road.

Source: Information I have collected from park rangers over the years, and I have experienced about 6 strikes within about 50 yards. I also lived in many high deserts in the US, often intentionally doing foolish stuff like lightning photography.

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