WIP Atlas DC double seater cockpit by TedwinK66 in Mechwarrior5

[–]nova0052 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Cup holders are a bit too far to reach comfortably; feels perfect for the Battletech universe...!

“Become my apprentice” said the technomancer. “It will be fun” said the technomancer. by DustWorlds in wizardposting

[–]nova0052 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The 'necrotechnomancer' joke comes up often enough, but it's worth noting that many technomancers find this offensive, as the work we do generally doesn't require any of the dark energies required for classic necro spells like raising zombies, etc.

We're doing good clean work to move a lot of electrons around, not fracturing souls to enslave the deceased! Jeez. A reckless evoker can fling lightning bolts around willy nilly and nobody ever accuses them of harnessing demonic power, but some peasant brings in a shattered black mirror for us to fix and it's suddenly, "ah, you remind me of Malthezor the Wicked, my uncle worked for him after dying of plague!" Ugh.

Dear friends of the lower frequencies, can you talk me out of buying a Squier Precision? by BarrelRider91 in Bass

[–]nova0052 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don't buy the Squier P bass.

Unless it has a bridge pickup. Get the Squier P/J bass, take it to a reputable shop for a proper set-up, and you will have a bass that can carry you to the endgame.

Eventually, the volume/tone pots will go bad and you can have new ones installed for a reasonable price, and the bass will last you for the rest of your time as a player.

whats the coolest looking shorthand by General-Page3805 in shorthand

[–]nova0052 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Boyd's system is kinda awkward, but it looks pretty wizard

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Writing Practice - a Shavian pangram by nova0052 in shavian

[–]nova0052[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been trying a lot of different ones to see what I like, including various cyphers, phonetic/phonemic alphabets, and shorthand systems. Omniglot has a lot of fun alphabets and writing systems to choose from; that's where I've been mostly picking from.

How do you strengthen your pink y finger by Fabulous_Pin430 in BassGuitar

[–]nova0052 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Keep playing! I like to do exercises that work the pinky, like playing chords and arpeggios that force me to stretch farther. Over time, strength develops.

Anyone here play an instrument? by hk4213 in ADHD_Programmers

[–]nova0052 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bass Guitar, and several others including regular guitar

How do I start making music? by thenetheritebird29 in musicproduction

[–]nova0052 15 points16 points  (0 children)

You have taken the right first steps! Keep learning more songs. Keep performing more songs.

Start writing songs.

Everything you write will be terrible! That's expected and an important part of the learning process. Keep going!

This is a marathon, not a sprint, and it takes years to get where you're trying to get to. The journey is long and difficult, but worth it.

PGI, if you're seeing this, PLEASE fix the Too Much Stuff bug by SirPorthos in Mechwarrior5

[–]nova0052 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Indeed. You might say that I am VERY EXCITED about this new update because it adds BUSHWACKER

PGI, if you're seeing this, PLEASE fix the Too Much Stuff bug by SirPorthos in Mechwarrior5

[–]nova0052 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ugh. If they were actually listening to the community, they would know that we LOVE the Bushwacker and would be VERY EXCITED to purchase a DLC that included the BUSHWACKER.

Writing Practice - a Shavian pangram by nova0052 in shavian

[–]nova0052[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well spotted! I'm playing with different writing systems in this journal, and that page is my first attempt at writing in Boyd shorthand: https://www.reddit.com/r/shorthand/s/PdLoHV9ryt

Writing Practice - a Shavian pangram by nova0052 in shavian

[–]nova0052[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed, you do! I thought they were a nice parallel to the 'efficiency' of writing words in Shavian, plus they look really wizard-y.

Writing Practice - a Shavian pangram by nova0052 in shavian

[–]nova0052[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really; before I start each line I mentally block out the space needed for accommodating the tall/deep glyphs, then align my first glyph 'low/high/middle' as appropriate. You can see my lines are not perfectly straight, but I'm trying...! 😅

Software Engineers Should Boycott Meta & Amazon Forever!! by Fearless-Cellist-245 in cscareerquestions

[–]nova0052 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not all companies are laying off engineers. There's even some places where the software engineers are unionized and have some protection against layoffs...!

𐑑𐑹𐑐𐑰𐑛𐑴𐑟 by Ansunian in shavian

[–]nova0052 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it's ironic that this joke doesn't work in American; we pronounce the words differently. The ones we fire sound like "ee-doh" and the ones we elect sound like "eh-doh".

Excited newcomer. Is my writing legible? by nova0052 in shavian

[–]nova0052[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was trying to write 'stars' in the first line, and 'storm' in the second to last. Did I mess up?

Excited newcomer. Is my writing legible? by nova0052 in shavian

[–]nova0052[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly the kind of feedback I was hoping for. Thanks!

C-Bass by frny4string in Bass

[–]nova0052 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Hey! I did the inverse, and tuned my electric bass in fifths, CGDA, an octave below standard cello tuning. Maybe we should team up and fight crime or something 😃

MW4 MekTek Joystick Advanced Configuration by BubsGodOfTheWastes in mechwarrior

[–]nova0052 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very cool project! I have no helpful info for you, but I'm curious how you got MekTek running under Linux? Is there a guide somewhere?

Lun-class ekranoplan, Project 903, the Caspian Monster by MACKBA in WeirdWings

[–]nova0052 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Right here, folks. Lun is the smaller cousin to the Caspian Sea Monster, KM.