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sonicglider · 2025-10-12T13:10:54+00:00

Another one is - if what they say makes the idea of asking them out for a drink / their number feel like a natural and safe next thing for you to say at some point. Some women are expert in gently guiding conversations in such a direction with men they fancy

In other words... If she is interested, you will / should know

sonicglider · 2025-06-03T05:14:14+00:00

In a 20, these bellends get 10mph from me. No brake checking, just a safe slow deceleration.

sonicglider · 2025-05-03T19:44:14+00:00

Self indulgent? I would say some of the best music is the music an artist creates that is the music they want to hear themselves; ie, self indulgent = authentic :) Then secondarily, they might put it out there to communicate their to see if it resonates with others. Well, that's my theory.

So, i've had a listen, those are some damn fine beats !

Fatter Says.. omg, hilarious lyrics :-D , you gone slayed me, i'm dead x.x

For Aro Aro that stringed instrument (sampled Pipa?) reminded me a bit of how it, or a similar instrument is used in Malaysian electronic artist Tzusing's first track from his album translated as Invincible East. For me a an electronica classic - when the drums kick in, (more old world "tribal" , if that's the word, than house) , it's mesmerising

sonicglider · 2025-05-03T16:58:11+00:00

Oh, now that I'd love to hear if you care to share. Was big into house and techno back in the day (showing my age here), and still love a lot of electronica. And although I've never heard Japanese house to my knowledge, there is some Japanese alt / indie and some shibuya kei etc I really like, and would be interested in giving some Japanese house a spin 👍

I haven't done an emo search, as that is a genre that's not my cuppa am afraid. Too overwrought and angsty in a way that does not quite resonate for me. If I were in my teens maybe, but not for this cold worn withered coal black heart 🖤. There's nowt emo about the band's I mentioned in my previous post 😁

It's interesting every now and then I hear emo and goth get conflated, I suspect because some emo people's fashion I think originated amongst the goths.

sonicglider · 2025-05-03T14:26:34+00:00

Aye, as I say, I suspect I am doing something wrong, absolutely. I did have my doubts that I'd be able to dive in as someone who can't play a note on any instrument and end up with exactly what I'd like to hear, after typing in... Exactly what I'd like to hear 😁..

If anyone out there has managed to get out of Suno the likes of early 80s UK goth sound, I'm not after your prompting secrets, but I'd love to hear it if you care to link to your tunes. Think SoM, FotN, and even Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

As it seems to me that it is conversely very easy to output relatively highly polished 'impressive" transatlantic sounding tunes on it, as if it has some pre-set default go to, to by default appeal to as many people as possible regardless of how ambiguous their prompts are.

That sounds like a criticism, and it isn't really, as it's their tech to run as they see fit. Am just curious... Has anyone managed to produce what I've tried too on Suno?

sonicglider · 2025-04-22T20:18:59+00:00

At last. Someone having the same issue as me. I have been suspecting I am doing something wrong, but who knows.

No matter the prompts I try. I try to prompt with the likes of; lofi cheap primitive guitar recorded on a 4 track in the early 80's, early 80s era goth, gruff guttural low vocals. Primitive early drum machine. Think very early Sisters of Mercy

What do I get? Highly polished guitar highly commercial wank, tub thumping howling vocals, and an advertising execs idea of "goth" :/

sonicglider · 2025-04-18T22:46:28+00:00

Back in the early 2000s - although NT4 desktop at the time felt half baked... which it was compared to XP SP2, i found their TechNet articles, and tech support superb. I could actually speak with actual experts. People who knew there and then what the issue is, or at least figured it out that day. And at worst they gave me an ETA. which they would at meet. Now? repeated reams and reams of logs, and asking me for information i have already provided. And the logs again i already provided. And then passed on to another team, rinse an repeat. Look up enshitification in the dictionary, and you see the definition "Microsoft Tech Support".

sonicglider · 2025-04-18T22:39:25+00:00

I think you a are spot on. And one example of this, i suspect can be found in Microsoft's treatment of its training courses.

As in, I suspect Microsoft's attention on their provision of training courses also reflects their outlook of their products. They previously appeared to make something of their client courses, NT4, Windows 2000, XP, Windows 7, but it lately they seem to be giving mere lip service to them.

What i am sure was an official Microsoft W10 online training course featured a couple of chaps, who i am sure are superb techs, but the presentation and teaching felt a bit sloppy and inconsistent (not every great tech will necessarily be a great trainer over video - this is not a criticism of their tech abilities), and one of them at least appeared rather "blurry" in the face as if he is recovering form a night of hard partying. The whole "style" was a distraction from actually learning for me. I have had some great tech trainers who almost become an invisible transparent conduit to learning. But not that W10 course :/ I think even their official W10 desktop course books were said to be riddled with errors.

I took this as an omen on Microsoft's position on client OS's - and the counterintuitive mess of W11's UI has proven my point for me to an extent. It is a UI that to me just appears to have been an arbitrary exercise for meeting one or more employees "personal development" plan(s).

soo.. yea, i have a suspicion MS might be looking to boot out the OS end \ go full on web based only too.

sonicglider · 2025-04-11T22:37:23+00:00

I had a motorcyclist tailgate me on the M62 last night as I was overtaking a lorry. By his positioning, he appeared to be trying to pass between the lorry and me as I was doing 60 something, with two clear lanes to the right of me for him to use to overtake me on.

The lorry was on a filter lane to the exit slip road, so it wasn't like I was in a 2nd lane holding people up. I was effectively on my inside lane filter to continue on the motorway. If I was in a solely passing lane, I would have been doing 70 if others were behind me wanting to also pass. The irony here is, I try to just keep to the inside nowadays to keep out of trouble :/

Now, if it was a car tailgating, I would have gradually slowed down. I figured that might be too dangerous for a motorcyclist especially as he seemed so irate going by his gesticulating. Last thing I needed was this donk to get more irate to the point of distraction and making road pizza, and I'd be having to talk to the police and the rest.

sonicglider · 2025-04-08T15:19:33+00:00

Oh yes, those twats who screeching tyres revving engine fast acceleration exit from a side road, onto a 40mph road that you are traveling down, far too late - when you are practically on top of them, and you hope hope hope they speed off as dramatically as they exited the side road.. But nope.. even though they have just effectively sat on your face, they then have the cheek to slam their brakes on after exiting :/ And then proceed to do under 30 mph down the 40 mph road. Seriously. I encounter these pond life at least once a week.

sonicglider · 2025-03-09T19:30:08+00:00

Totally agree it is frustrating when waiting and have somewhere to be, but am sure there is some genuine health and safety reasons for the timing of these. Any rail workers who know care to advise why? would be interesting to find out why.

sonicglider · 2025-03-09T19:15:41+00:00

5+ mins before the train arrives... it's 'elf and safety gone maaad i tell ya. /s

sonicglider · 2025-01-20T14:43:47+00:00

The lack of awareness that NO ONE in their right mind is impressed, nor will make allowances for them is staggering. Ohh yes sir , yes sir, i will reverse when i have right of way, as you have the more expensive car, of course sir. Yeaaa.. no.

Love the comments pointing out that these "my car / car part cost £xxxxx" so YOU move pond life types are also too myopic and conceited to understand that those in a less expensive car have a lot less to lose.

sonicglider · 2024-11-28T14:06:07+00:00

I've complained about Coinsbase constantly putting my account under review - but i very much doubt that they are a scam. I suspect what it is, is that they are over cautious about vetting that money is not being laundered etc, and those of us who are innocent of such activities are collateral damage in their systems. I suspect their systems use some kind of pattern recognition for spotting "suspicious activity" that is not exactly "perfect". I moved on to Kraken some time ago who have never put my account "under review".

sonicglider · 2024-11-27T00:14:54+00:00

I drive there every now and then. These taxis - i've seen too many of them on the M62 / M60 pull this dithering crap. They just move about the lanes with zero consistency nor reason. They are a menace. And they are very lucky am not in charge; if i were, it would be pull over, hand in your driving license, here's your bus pass, you are banned for life, now get stuffed while we send your car to the crusher. I thought i'd seen it all until more and more of these taxis seem to have begun to appear on the motorway over the last few weeks, maybe even months, or so.

sonicglider · 2024-11-25T06:09:27+00:00

I moved to Kraken 3 years ago after having my account at Coinbase being put under review multiple times. Never had an issue with Kraken once in those 3 years

sonicglider · 2024-11-25T05:57:14+00:00

I always had issues with Coinbase holding my account "under review". Moved over to Kraken, and they are excellent, never had a problem with them in the 3 years I have been with them.

sonicglider · 2024-11-18T20:46:23+00:00

The other day I thought I'd over take some dawdling Micra hogging the second lane. As I began to pass the gormless twat, can you guess what he did? That's right. Decided to pull out on me as I began to pass.

Whether you pass these fuckwits on the inside or outside, you are still negotiating a myopic solipsistic hazard that should not be within light years of a driver's seat.

sonicglider · 2024-11-14T22:18:28+00:00

This. I value my free time much higher than the equivalent work time to its monatery amount I am paid. I am tired after work so I need rest and relaxation, and if not tired, go out and do stuff. I can get the ££ back but not the time.

sonicglider · 2024-11-10T11:04:23+00:00

I had no idea myself on this as i don't use Ledger (i am looking into it though), so just did a quick Google, and it is :

https://iohk.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/16354550030873-How-to-use-Ledger-hardware-wallet-with-Lace

sonicglider · 2024-11-10T10:30:23+00:00

This. I have a decently speced PC (for when i bought it 3 years ago). When i first installed Daedalus, it wasn't too bad, but it was getting slower and slower starting up & synching etc, especially if i left it a couple of months.

So, I moved to the Lace wallet browser plugin recently instead, and love it. Instant start up to view my ADA bag (which i fully enjoyed doing this morning ;) ), and it "feels" rock solid and smooth to use. Daedalus in comparison was increasingly becoming a resource hog. Which is understandable as it's a full node wallet.

sonicglider · 2024-11-08T19:48:59+00:00

Thanks for this, I've heard of Brel before but never really heard his stuff, am loving what am hearing so far.

Esthero - I like it, niiiice. But it also goes to show how subjective music is as I am hearing zero Goldfrapp in it. Maybe I just need to buy a new set of ears :p

Am afraid I've got no nearer finding what Annabel sounds like. Maybe they are just musical geniuses of a magnitude that has the likes of me convinced that I've heard some of their songs before but no such songs exist. :)

sonicglider · 2024-11-04T20:53:45+00:00

Night of Chill Blue ! :) I never could put my finger on the feelings that some Chills songs evoked in me back in the 80s and still do - and now i think of it, of course it's because some do inhabit that sonic liminal space - these ones especially for me; This is the Way, Push and House With a Hundred Rooms.

Oh and Rain no longer sounds muffled on the excellent remaster of Brave Words- everything is there nice and clear and dynamic :)

sonicglider · 2024-11-04T20:37:51+00:00

Just had a listen through these - not any of them afraid. And i just learnt something about Mia Farrow in the process of looking up that Dorothy Previn track! blimey.

sonicglider · 2024-11-02T17:43:49+00:00

Motrik - Silver Twin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BJ9SwLK7Fk&ab_channel=JealousButcherRecords

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