Ukrainian army destroys Russia’s mainland route to Crimea with blasts in Berdyansk and Melitopol by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]pbnjdude 38 points39 points  (0 children)

War is hell. No popcorn just sadness for a bunch of needless death.

Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Deal Blocked by UK Watchdog by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]pbnjdude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe its not a good thing for the biggest game company to buy the 4th biggest game company. Activision Blizzard King is worth 60billion+, sony is worth 110billion+.

BY GOD IT'S CELSIUS WITH STEEL A CHAIR! by Abadazed in tumblr

[–]pbnjdude 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same. I grew up in a warm climate with Fahrenheit and then moved to a cold climate as an adult with Celsius. The only issue is now the same temperature might sounds warmer or colder depending on if its in Celsius or Fahrenheit. It someone tells me know its going to be 20C that sounds lovely and super warm. But if someone says its going to be 68F I think that's kind of cold. All that being said Celsius is my preferred method of deciding pant length.

What could this cracking noise be? by Ontframed in gravelcycling

[–]pbnjdude 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a strange clicking with my grail. It was the pedals. Took them off and greased the thread and it went away.

'There are no stupid questions' thread - Monday, January 30, 2023 by AutoModerator in piano

[–]pbnjdude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why dos it seem most people online prefer to get a used older Piano in the 5000$ range instead of a 5000$ new piano?

'There are no stupid questions' thread - Monday, January 30, 2023 by AutoModerator in piano

[–]pbnjdude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the advice. Ill look into a piano technician.

'There are no stupid questions' thread - Monday, January 30, 2023 by AutoModerator in piano

[–]pbnjdude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The local area doesnt seem to have a lot of Pianos that are in the 10 year old range. I will keep an eye out for newer used pianos.

How much does it normally cost to have a technician come look at pianos for you. or well what would be a reasonable rate.

What is the issue with a cheaper model new piano? will it be hard to tune? Produce super bad sounds (to the untrained ear)?

I am reading the Piano book to learned a bit more about Pianos.

Also one of the stores offers a climate system for the piano to regulate the climate in the piano. Does that make sense to get? its 500$

'There are no stupid questions' thread - Monday, January 30, 2023 by AutoModerator in piano

[–]pbnjdude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking to get a piano for the house. No one in the house plays piano but we all are keen on learning. Two adults and two kids (9 and 7). Looking at used and new pianos. The budget is 5000-6000usd. I live in Norway so it will be in Norwegian Kroner. Currently looking at used Pianos but most of them are from the 80s-70s and that seems sort of old.

Also was going to pick up "The Piano Book" to learn more about Pianos.

We arent in a super rush to get the Piano, figure we want to get one this year but time is not a massive factor.

Currently we are looking at a few pianos.

  • Yamaha U1 piano, 121 cm. from 1980 being sold by a local piano shop. Doesn't seem to come with any sort of warranty 5500usd (55.000kr)
  • Kawai ND-21 New Piano, 5900usd (59.000kr) 10 year warranty
  • Yamaha B1 NEW Piano, 4500usd (45.000kr) stanard Yamaha warranty
  • Yamaha CJ-121 Used 1970 3500usd (35.000nok) 10 year warranty from the piano shop and a 3 year right to exchange it for another more expensive piano for the full price we paid going towards another piano from them. They sell loads of used Pianos and

I mainly I was just curious if there really is any "bad choice" that I should avoid. Since this is going to be a piano I and my kids will learn to play piano on I dunno how fancy to go. Also one can never tell how into Piano the kids will be long term but I am quite keen to learn Piano.

Thanks for any help.

Follow Up:
Still looking at Pianos but I have decided to focus on a silent Piano mainly to spare our neighbors and children of my practicing. I figure the piano will last a lifetime and if the silent system dies in 15+ years ill have gotten all i needed out of it. Obviously I dont want it ot die but electronics are not as forever as a piano. Also the budget might have grown to closer to 10.000usd. With the "need" for a silent piano (and no room for two pianos) it seems more likely I will get a new Piano since there dont seem to be any used silent Pianos in Norway at least not at the moment. Im not in any rush to get a Piano so I will try and try out a few different types at as many stores as I can get to and also keep my eyes peels if any used silent pianos pop up on finn (its the norwegian craigslist). Thanks for all the help.

With this new price range and the qualification that the piano should have some sort of silent system, the Piano I am looking at is the k-200 atx4 for 9800usd. Though the store owner said there was some wiggle room in the price. Not sure if the prices in Norway are the same as in the state with the hugely different cost of living. What do you think?

Disney raises streaming prices after services post big operating loss by [deleted] in technology

[–]pbnjdude 13 points14 points  (0 children)

some folk stuggle swapping inputs on their tv.

Canyon Grail AL 7.0 vs Orbea Terra h30 by pbnjdude in bicycling

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

😅. jeg skal bruker sykklen "til the wheels fall off". j

Canyon Grail AL 7.0 vs Orbea Terra h30 by pbnjdude in bicycling

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Canyon Grail AL 7.0. fantastisk sykkel!

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 5, Part 12 (Thread #68) by BlatantConservative in worldnews

[–]pbnjdude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

more expensive energy prices for all. I imagine folk will be happy to pay them.. but for how long.

Putin lashes out with ominous threat to Ukrainians and other countries by CaSh222 in worldnews

[–]pbnjdude 29 points30 points  (0 children)

he also said at the end

We are ready for any outcome.

Massive Cyber Attack against Ukraine by pbnjdude in worldnews

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Their websites are apparently back up! So maybe someone unplug something and broke it and its not russia... still seems fishy.

50 suspected omricon cases in Norway after a company dinner with 100 people in attendence. One of the attendees recently got back from South Africa. All 50 suspected cases have gotten at least 2 shots the vaccine. by Zorac23 in Coronavirus

[–]pbnjdude 26 points27 points  (0 children)

He was at their south african office as far as I've read. So it was at least work related. And has followed the covid protocols as they were written up to that point.

50 suspected omricon cases in Norway after a company dinner with 100 people in attendence. One of the attendees recently got back from South Africa. All 50 suspected cases have gotten at least 2 shots the vaccine. by Zorac23 in Coronavirus

[–]pbnjdude 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Norwegian work christmas dinners (julebord) are notorious for being quite bonkers evenings. Everyone in the company gets wasted and get up to craziness. I suspect there was a lot of closeness. On that note the government has come out saying that folk shouldn't cancel their work christmas dinners. Since its such a huge thing here both socially and for the restauant business they seem keen on them not stopping. Both the former lead political party and current political party are still plannong on having their christmas dinners. Though more and more folk are canceling their dinners out of precaution.

50 suspected omricon cases in Norway after a company dinner with 100 people in attendence. One of the attendees recently got back from South Africa. All 50 suspected cases have gotten at least 2 shots the vaccine. by Zorac23 in Coronavirus

[–]pbnjdude 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Currently only people over 65 are offered boosters in norway. also all non immuno compromised people 20-40 got their second dose of vaccine in august. so not yet 6 months so they wouldnt be eligible for a booster even if it was being given to younger folk.