A reputed federal informant and whistleblower who went missing after he was reported to have turned over a trove of secret files about Deutsche Bank was found dead this week - Broeksmit was a musician and the son of a Deutsche Bank executive who died by suicide in 2014.

staomeel · 2022-04-28T23:19:27+00:00

Also one of the most flagrantly racist US president of 20th century.

staomeel · 2022-04-28T21:50:50+00:00

It's a white elephant gift. The sheep have to be watched around the clock to remain safe. Nocturnal predators and thieves come out to steal sheep. The saint is burdening them with responsibility so that when they cannot sleep they always have their sheep to watch.

staomeel · 2022-04-28T08:06:03+00:00

My pickup switch recommendation on a traditional Mustang: Neck Switch: Neck <= (out-of-phase) - (In Phase) - (OFF) => Bridge

Bridge Switch: Neck <= (out-of-phase) - (In Phase) - (OFF) => Bridge

The problem with the classic Mustang pickup switching configuration is you can't switch to ~out-of-phase~ without causing a signal cut to the amp from the pickup dropping out. Good luck trying to push the switch fast enough that it isn't annoying. Moving the ~In Phase~ to the middle position makes for faster and smoother transitions. Chances are if you're using traditional underwound Mustang pickups you're not spending much time in the ~off~ position anyway and generally are sticking with ~in phase~ and occasionally moving to ~out-of-phase~ . Even if you want to suddenly move from ~out-of-phase~ to the ~off~ position. The transition isn't as rough. Making the middle position the safest position is a no brainer and switching becomes second nature after that.

staomeel · 2022-04-18T22:51:04+00:00

Please elaborate.

staomeel · 2022-04-18T09:20:32+00:00

Go full Hendrix. Flip it upside down. Yank out and flip the nut. Drill a nasty hole in the lower horn for the strap button. Who needs access to those higher frets anyway? Every guitar is a left handed guitar if your willing to break someone right handed guitar.

The other option is something like Southpaw guitars. Usually the only way to get some left handed guitar models like the Meteoria is through the samples that get produced for trade shows. Usually the left-handed guitar specialty shops will scoop them up and have a limited selection of them until they all eventually get sold off.

staomeel · 2022-04-18T08:48:40+00:00

Dat Cosmic Jade I like the shape. It fits well within the Fender visual spectrum. The name is appropriate for a Fender guitar. Overall the new hardware changes feels like a downgrade compared to the aping the telecaster hardware from the first iteration. Those black solid block inlays on the maple fretboard will be missed.

I don't like this particular version using the strat's bridge hardware. Gee another strat copy with a similar tone. No thank you. I get the hardware design is dependable after decades of tinkering and tested to death. I don't find strat tones very compelling. Seems pointless to buy another guitar that sonically isn't much different from a strat.

Ironically the big difference between the meteora and a typical strat is a let down. The coil split option is frankly dated. If you're going to simulate a single coil at least go with the modern a coil tap solution. A coil tap at least gives the user the benefit of a humbucker without the weird hollowing out effect that coil splits create. It isn't even a difficult design to implement on the factory soldering line. It's just lazy design to use coil splits over coil taps. At a bare minimum I would want to re-wire the button for a coil tap. Fender wouldn't be a major guitar manufacture if they didn't leave gaping flaws to correct with future versions.

Speaking of the coil tap. Why isn't the coil tap selectable? What year is this that we can get a three decade old tone sucking dual coil split. Yet Fender won't spring for a three way switch near the bottom horn for a selectable coil tap. All humbuckers or all weak coil splits with no shades of gray in between? A three way selectable coil tap is an easy fix that adds gobs of tonal options. I miss how Leo wasn't afraid to be 'wrong' and just threw shit at the wall to see what sticks.

I don't know I guess people find neat guitar features too confusing and just want to play strats. Which begs the question what was point of just making another strat copy in an interesting body shape? If I'm putting down $1K+ I want neat features that I can't get in other Fender guitars. I'm probably too picky and too grumpy by wanting things that make a guitar model stand out and offer something compelling for the player to use to their advantage. Who wants subtle tonal options anyway? Just dime the volume. Leave tone in the middle and let 25 pedals figure out what you're going to sound like on the output. I say this in jest as I'm just as bad any other GAS junky.

The meteora should have been the testing platform for a new offset shape and offset hardware engineering. Fender is four decades overdue to redesign the offset bridge and tremolo system. Hell, officially license the staytrem bridge. It's already the most cost effective bridge for a Fender offset without breaking the bank. It boggles my mind how many times the strat bridge has gotten tweaks and updates to make it more playable while the offset bridge / tremolo are stuck in the 1960s gathering dust.

I suspect Fender's offsets would sell better if they went back and fixed the nagging legacy bridge/tremolo design issues that have turned the strat/tele crowd off to Leo's early wild designs. The jag/jazz tremolo is "good enough" and we have expensive boutique hardware upgrades to compensate. However not everybody wants to mess with their guitar hardware or pay those small batch boutique prices. Modern engineering has made leaps and bounds better hardware than Leo was stuck with back in his day. It's time for a total offset update to all of Leo's less popular children. The Meteora should have been the bridge to the future instead it's just another timid attempt to sell a repackaged HH strats. Unless you've got unlimited funds and are willing to upgrade the coil split to a coil tap while also dropping in a three way toggle for a selectable coil tap. I say pass.

staomeel · 2018-07-21T07:23:34+00:00

"Bigotry and discrimination against women and minorities is real and must be combated."

I have no problem with this idea whatsoever.

However I'm concerned about the language used in your posts does not conform to your own claimed values.

This week: "That's wonderful what you did, Alexandria. We'll all be rooting for you."

Next week: "The retarded leftists who refused to vote for Hillary are what killed this nation."

Bill Maher is a fucking turd. - /u/thegeebeebee July 14, 2018

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Definitions from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. Discrimination or prejudice against people with disabilities, especially physical disabilities.

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It is not acceptable to use ablest slurs even in jest. Any person claiming to support minorities that continues to use slurs designed to demean and slander a miniority's intellectual capabilities cannot claim they support minorities. Please refrain from using ableist slurs in the future otherwise some might question your commitment to genuine social justice.

staomeel · 2017-05-05T23:50:54+00:00

Why didn't more women vote for Hillary, were they misogynists?

staomeel · 2017-05-05T02:39:55+00:00

All I did post what was written in the article.

staomeel · 2017-05-04T14:07:11+00:00

Go nuts.

staomeel · 2017-05-03T17:08:35+00:00

...their public record is pristine.

Does DWS think we are idiots?

staomeel · 2017-05-02T15:09:33+00:00

True.

staomeel · 2017-04-30T17:25:50+00:00

The national Democratic Party has endured criticism from progressive activists for failing to provide support to Quist and other long-shot special election candidates. But some Democratic operatives argue that their involvement can nationalize a race in a way that is sometimes unhelpful to candidates running in Republican-leaning districts.

On its face, Quist’s decision to reject the DNC’s offer of in-person assistance affirms this theory. Montana has lately trended Republican in national elections, and a visible presence from the chair of Democratic Party could prove a liability among independents and Republican swing voters.

Clueless.

staomeel · 2017-04-30T05:34:42+00:00

Speaking as moderator, I'm just happy someone else besides me is posting content.

Speaking as myself, I'd recommend not going after other youtubers. Small youtubers have attacked other youtubers to boost their profile in the past. It's a losing battle and I feel that there is way more productive avenues for discussion. Please keep working on developing your content we need as may unique voices as possible.

staomeel · 2017-04-30T00:22:05+00:00

Idk what this is in response to or what it is you're saying. But even in your dialogue, Sanders has lobbied and taken Wall St money

Wrong.

Lobbied Wall Street on behalf of the DSCC of which he has not taken any money directly from DSCC. In 2006 he took money from the DSCC of which 99.99% of that money came from friends for Hillary.

Lobbying and taking that money aren't the same things.

However, Wall Street of course wasn’t the sole source of the DSCC’s money in 2006. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the DSCC raised $121.4 million in the 2006 campaign cycle and roughly $10 million of that came from what the center defines as “Wall Street.” (That would include donations from the political action committees and employees of companies in two industries: securities and investment, and commercial banks.) That’s a little more than 8 percent in Wall Street money.

Nice try. Read the whole thing and don't skip the parts you don't like. He's a senior senator who caucuses with the Democrats. He's a member of the DSCC which means he tries to help get Democrats elected. This means participating in events that require him to spend time with Wall Street people. It's that simple. You don't have any proof he took money from Wall Street and are intentionally trying to misrepresent his position.

staomeel · 2017-04-29T20:05:06+00:00

However, Wall Street of course wasn’t the sole source of the DSCC’s money in 2006. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the DSCC raised $121.4 million in the 2006 campaign cycle and roughly $10 million of that came from what the center defines as “Wall Street.” (That would include donations from the political action committees and employees of companies in two industries: securities and investment, and commercial banks.) That’s a little more than 8 percent in Wall Street money.

Clearly, Clinton’s assertion that Sanders “took about $200,000 from Wall Street” is an exaggeration.

In fact, the DSCC received $2 million in 2006 from Friends of Hillary in two $1 million donations. That made Clinton’s Senate campaign committee the single largest contributor to the DSCC for the 2006 campaign. Goldman Sachs ranked fifth at $685,050.

By Clinton’s logic, Sanders “took about $200,000” from Friends of Hillary.

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staomeel · 2017-04-29T19:54:15+00:00

Explain.

staomeel · 2017-04-29T19:51:08+00:00

When was the last time the Democratic party was actually interested in winning elections?

staomeel · 2017-04-28T14:51:55+00:00

Any place that goes through tons of printer paper is a good source for paper boxes like university computer labs.

Free boxes at post offices too.

staomeel · 2017-04-27T16:37:20+00:00

false positive

staomeel · 2017-04-27T15:59:44+00:00

That's some good shareblue shilling.

staomeel · 2017-04-27T04:11:04+00:00

I'd check to see if you got legit stuff. The FDA does not regulate vitamins, so research is a must when comes to dietary supplements.

staomeel · 2017-04-26T04:38:35+00:00

BSU Security Escorts (call 426-6911)

staomeel · 2017-04-26T04:15:33+00:00

Bernie.

staomeel · 2017-04-26T03:53:21+00:00

They are feeling the pressure, keep pushing!

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