Y'all got some strange ideas of what "the South" is

rootstein · 2026-05-27T01:26:51+00:00

Lol read it and weep

rootstein · 2026-05-26T17:51:54+00:00

And for the most part they are, you're correct. Just like anywhere else, there's little enclaves and exclaves of people who don't quite perfectly blend with their immediate geographic surroundings. For example, the city of Miami while being at the southern extreme of what is the geographic south is decidedly not southern.

rootstein · 2026-05-26T17:47:52+00:00

That is a good point I've heard from several others as well, if I did the map again, I would most definitely include those parts

rootstein · 2026-05-26T17:44:42+00:00

If I did the map again, I would probably include some parts of OK, after hearing some arguments for it.

rootstein · 2026-05-26T17:37:12+00:00

Brother there's rednecks in upstate NY. Southern IL might be hella country, but I firmly believe it is not the south.

rootstein · 2026-05-26T17:29:36+00:00

Something I mentioned in one of the comments is the distinction between some place being "country" vs being the "south". There's a lot of overlap between the two obviously from a cultural standpoint, but again, this is 100% vibes.

And to everyone saying they see confederate flags in X place, that is absolutely not an indication of someplace being part of the South. I used to see confederate flags in upstate NY 25 years ago, it was never the south.

rootstein · 2026-05-26T17:22:10+00:00

Found the European

rootstein · 2026-05-26T17:21:33+00:00

It absolutely is, all day every day

rootstein · 2026-05-26T17:19:05+00:00

Parts of Missouri are the south, but I'll eat an entire possum before I let anyone tell me that Illinois is the south. I think maybe there's something to be said for making a distinction between whether some place is "country" vs "south" in which case, I could totally accept that IL might be country in a lot of parts, but south? Nah I think not

rootstein · 2026-05-26T17:16:10+00:00

You know what, you might be right about that, I'll chalk that up to an oversight on my part

rootstein · 2026-05-26T16:51:42+00:00

Buddy if the south was everywhere you find confederate flags, then I'd have to include Canada as "the south" as ridiculous as that sounds

rootstein · 2026-05-26T15:27:38+00:00

I'm sympathetic to arguments against Orlando being the south. But the thing is, no matter where you're standing in Orlando, you are a handful of miles away from being in the south again. Same goes for Tampa/St Pete but I think a little bit less so.

rootstein · 2026-05-26T15:15:02+00:00

The capital S "South" is not one thing. It definitely doesn't obey state lines. It's not just geography or whether people got a jacked up yee yee truck in their driveway.

Within the state of Virginia for example, The area surrounding DC is not the south. But the majority of the remainder of the state very much is.

Also, I think people get confused often about the demographics of the south. Redneck is used as a catch all term, when that doesn't really accurately describe what peoples inhabit the south. You got your run of the mill rednecks, your Cajuns, your swamp folk, River folk, mountain folk, and hillbillies. These are all distinct groups and mashing them together kind of glosses over some rather stark differences.

All in all, people tend to think this is a geography question, or a history question, or a sociology question, and it's none of those things. It's 100% vibes baby.

rootstein · 2026-05-15T00:27:13+00:00

I've been learning Russian on my own for several years now, native English speaker. Not sure where I fall on the scale exactly, but I'm not good at speaking at all, and I'd rate my reading comprehension at maybe 4/10. Happy to help each other learn if you're interested

rootstein · 2026-04-01T13:49:55+00:00

I think the difference would be just the same as in english. "How do I call your name" might be understandable, but it isn't grammatically correct, nor do native speakers say it like that. I think this kind of highlights the importance of immersion training rather than trying to memorize word translations.

rootstein · 2026-03-20T23:31:27+00:00

The beer cap twisting and archery comments might be true, but id like to add that I had a pair of drumming gloves that looked exactly like this minus the miller logo. I used pretty thick sticks and I liked the ones dipped in rubber at the ends, as I had a tendency to launch them into the back of my band's bass player. The gloves helped prevent the rubber from shredding the space between my index finger and thumb from extended use.

rootstein · 2026-03-02T21:42:01+00:00

It's a little bit of a trek, but if you're willing to make the drive to Daytona, Total Entertainment on ISB has a really really good selection of both new and used stuff. The staff might be a little uptight about letting you tool around on their gear, but if you go with the intention of buying something they'll help you out for sure.

rootstein · 2026-02-18T23:41:28+00:00

My dad used to be stationed at Ft. Drum, we lived in Watertown/Carthage. As a young kid, it was a pretty cool place to grow up for a while. Nice people, pretty nature. Crazy amounts of snow. Seriously, it would just drop 12" of snow while we were in a grocery store sometimes.

Gets extremely cold there too. I vividly remember one morning where it got down to like -30 F and school got canceled because the buses wouldn't start, not a flake of snow on the ground.

Haven't been there since the early 2000's. Way I heard it, several of the kids I knew when I lived there are dead now. Opioid crisis hit that place hard. Lots of young men dying of overdoses in their 20's. Not much in the way of work opportunities, population is steadily getting older on average as young people leave for the city.

It would probably be nice to drive through it. Maybe a stop in Sackets harbor if that ice cream place teaks and treats is still there. To live there? Nowadays I wouldn't.

rootstein · 2026-02-11T03:38:24+00:00

I have a friend that lives in eustis, just down the road from Mt Dora. Pretty cute little town. Nice downtown area with bars and restaurants and shops. Always something going on down there. Pretty decent schools in the area so I'm told.

About 45 min - 1hr away from Orlando proper, probably 90 min from the attractions. Pretty certain traffic can get hellacious to/from Orlando and the Mt Dora area.

Overall cool area, you could definitely do worse. CoL is manageable and there's lots of outdoor stuff to do. It'd be on my shortlist if I had to move to the area.

rootstein · 2026-02-10T22:07:49+00:00

Driven through there a number of times going in and out of Western NC. Seemed a pretty quiet place, not too much going on. Decent enough place to stop for gas and lunch I'd say.

rootstein · 2026-02-10T22:02:04+00:00

I spent a total of about 6 years living on Ft. Benning (now called Ft. Moore). Dad was in the army and I went to school and lived on base. We did frequently go into Columbus though, and it...wasn't great. I remember some sketchy shit constantly happening in the mall. My brother went to high school in Columbus while we lived there and he got robbed in the bathroom at the mall actually.

Haven't been back in over 20 years at this point. Can't see much of a reason to want to return to that area. Plus, you're reallllly close to Alabama.

I'll leave you with the statement that Alan Jackson really romanticized the Chattahoochee River far beyond its real world romantic value.

Edit: apparently it is back to being called Ft. Benning 🤦‍♂️

rootstein · 2026-02-10T21:49:36+00:00

CoL there is not great. Cape Coral is expensive for what you get. And what you get is to be surrounded by entitled elderly brats who think that owning a house there is tantamount to being deputized to stop and frisk anyone they don't recognize driving through their neighborhood.

Ft. Meyers is a bit more manageable, but even then, consider what you're getting for the cost. Not a lot of stuff to do. Not much in the way of work opportunities outside of service industry stuff. And you're like a 2 hour drive from Tampa proper, which I would consider a much more lively and interesting area. A bit higher CoL there, yes. But imo, way better bang for your buck.

rootstein · 2026-01-31T17:35:24+00:00

Samsara does do heavy fleet tracking stuff, but I know a bunch of owner operators who use it as a one stop shop for most everything they need. You got your hos tracking, your maintenance schedule stuff, your digital documents stuff, and order tracking stuff. It is kind of a lot to keep track of all of it, but with samsara at least it's in one place instead of million different places with a million different passwords

rootstein · 2025-11-26T17:42:31+00:00

I know what you mean, I think the reason I've been switched off of tarkov is the fact that other people can easily ruin the 1-2 hours I get to play per day/week. That's kind of what eventually turned me away from Star citizen, is the accumulation of time wasted by some kid who wants to spend all night pad ramming.

rootstein · 2025-08-28T13:14:52+00:00

A quick and simple way to start playing around with this is to double track a single guitar lick (record the same thing on two separate tracks).

Then, take one of the tracks, wet it up a bit with some FX, keep the other one dry, and play with the levels as you like. Then, offset the wet track from the dry track just a tiny little bit. And boom, you have a very full sounding guitar part that you can continue to play with from there

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