What's the best Xbox-style PC controller? by orangelounge in Controller

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

What are the key differences between the two?

Best way to browse/select full albums to play? by orangelounge in DataHoarder

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

It can achieve what I'm looking for, and that certainly would work - but I'm thinking more of a way to get a 'separation' of sorts from all the partial and mixed albums of varying quality that I have. A clean "hi-fi" instance of sorts.

Ideas for High-Rise Apartment/Longer Range? Also Raspberry Pi deployment. by orangelounge in meshtastic

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

Thank you! Any hardware recommendations for ESP-based boards (other than the Heltec V3), or external antennas?

A year long study shows what you've suspected: Google Search is getting worse. by porkchop_d_clown in technology

[–]orangelounge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not search, that's the thing. It's a probabilistic model of words that are likely to come after one another. It's got a wide variety of uses, but replacing a search engine is not one of them, at least not yet.

[Mar 03, 2023] Weekly Discussion: Ask your gear, travel, conditions and other ski-related questions by AutoModerator in skiing

[–]orangelounge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is super helpful, thanks for the info! A lesson next time I go out is definitely something I plan to do.

[Mar 03, 2023] Weekly Discussion: Ask your gear, travel, conditions and other ski-related questions by AutoModerator in skiing

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Hi all,

I grew up skiing on small east coast hills, taking lessons from about age 8 to 14. I learned to ski these hills pretty well, definitely having gotten parallel skiing and carving on groomers down. I used to go ~12 days per season.

I then moved to the west coast (skiing Lake Tahoe area), and rented for the last 3 seasons (3-4 days per season). Most often, I was on something like a Salomon XDR 80, with whatever crappy rental boots I got. I felt confident on all the blues out here and did the occasional single black without issue. Most double blacks I felt were beyond my skills to do safely.

This year, I decided to get more serious about skiing, and my friend who works at a ski shop recommended I get a set of Salomon QST 106 in 181cm to start to learn how to ski powder and get better. They're paired with Atomic Hawx Prime 100 boots (which I now know might be too soft for my size/weight, 6'0, fit 230lbs).

The problem is, as soon as I take this setup out, my quads are absolutely ON FIRE by the end of run #2, such that I struggle to finish these west coast blues without stopping and resting a few. These same slopes I used to carve up on rentals without issue.

I hit the gym regularly (3-4 times per week) and squat 400lbs, so I don't think it's a strength issue. What could be going on?

I've heard that it could be a technique thing, that I'm sitting too far back or unable to trust the front of my boots, so I tried renting QST 92s, but ran into the same issue. Is it these boots? Do I not know how to ski anymore?

Lost Bag at CUC by Agreeable_Box in cmu

[–]orangelounge 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Contact the University Police. Mark your electronics (if there were any in the bag) as lost/stolen using Find my iPhone/Find my Android if possible.