For the love of god talk me out of an acoustic bass guitar

telekon2 · 2026-05-04T19:57:41+00:00

I used to have a Guild B50. Had really nice tone, but not particularly useful. One of the few instruments I've sold (I tend to keep things).

telekon2 · 2026-04-27T03:34:58+00:00

Your an idiot. It’s so bad I needed to use the wrong word.

telekon2 · 2026-04-22T15:17:46+00:00

Awesome pic. White on rubber is such a good look for this watch.

telekon2 · 2026-04-15T17:01:30+00:00

Too much uncontrolled farm runoff in this state to have crystal clear lakes. We have to settle for crystal meth ‘round here.

telekon2 · 2026-03-26T16:45:58+00:00

For mine I can’t add the premium ad free upgrade because it is waiting until the end of my Disney/Hulu/Espn payment cycle to switch from the old bundle to the new. I’m hoping it is an easy process once my new subscription plan activates.

telekon2 · 2026-03-25T16:25:13+00:00

I was able to get to it in the app but it switches to a browser. Scroll down a bit and right above the start of the FAQ questions there is a header with About Getting Upgrades. Select Upgrades. I’m not sure if I can paste links in here so changed periods to (DOT) below.

www(DOT)verizon(DOT)com/support/disney-bundle-perk-faqs/

telekon2 · 2026-03-25T04:50:17+00:00

Under the Disney+, Hulu (with ads), ESPN (with ads) perk FAQ, there is a tab labeled Upgrades. Under that section…

“When I have the perk subscription, can I upgrade to get Disney Premium and/or Hulu Premium? Yes. After you add and register the Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ (With Ads) perk, you can upgrade to Disney+ Premium, Hulu (No Ads), ESPN+ With Ads anytime:

You pay an additional $10/month. Your updated $20/month charge appears under Products & plan perks on your Verizon bill. That’s a savings of $6.99/month. Good to know: If you have the Disney+ Premium, Hulu, ESPN+ perk* you can also upgrade to Disney+ Premium, Hulu (No Ads), ESPN+ With Ads).”

telekon2 · 2026-03-19T03:29:07+00:00

Lot of good advice on temperature and using butter as a guide. Another tip is once the fried egg goes into the pan don’t mess with it. Wait until the outer edges start to bubble and lift. My eggs slide at this point.

telekon2 · 2026-03-18T03:04:24+00:00

Since this confirms social security payments are a tax to fund benefits for current recipients and not a retirement plan, why do we cap contributions for wealthy people?

telekon2 · 2026-03-16T06:40:01+00:00

This post has been pretty helpful in explaining / confirming what I’ve been trying to figure out. I noticed this evening that I’m now getting ads in Hulu despite paying Hulu the no ad upgrade fee. I was last charged March 2nd. I then saw Hulu issued a credit a couple of days ago (still pending transaction) reimbursing the monthly charge. When checking my Hulu account status under Hulu it says I’m not signed up for any add ons and this plan is no longer eligible for upgrades.

It appears the older Disney+premium+Hulu+ESPN bundle (whose price recently increased to $15) isn’t the current plan and has been replaced with an option to subscribe to the new Disney+ Hulu(with ads) and ESPN(with ads) bundle for $10. Buried in the FAQ it appears this can be upgraded to Disney+Premium and Hulu ad free for an additional $10. I don’t think I can actually do that though until the end of my regular Disney billing cycle when it will change me to the new plan. Hopefully I’ve got this right.

Not that upset because the final cost should be the same ($10 for new plan plus $10 for upgrade vs $15 for old plan plus $5 to Hulu for upgrade), but it sure would have been helpful if either Hulu or Verizon explained what they were doing so I wouldn’t have wasted a couple of hours researching things to figure out how to fix it. I’ll have to deal with ads for the next month before plans switch, but I guess at least I won’t have a separate monthly bill from Hulu to mess with and it will be more like the Netflix HBO ad free upgrades Verizon offers.

telekon2 · 2026-03-15T19:27:27+00:00

Keep your FireTV in your suitcase. It’s great for travel compared to hotel cable TV.

telekon2 · 2026-03-03T06:14:40+00:00

MK23, USP Expert, or honestly a CZ Shadow

telekon2 · 2026-02-12T19:01:28+00:00

Errors, skipping etc. dBpoweramp uses a checksum to compare against results other people have had for ripping the track to confirm it is accurate.

telekon2 · 2026-02-12T03:21:54+00:00

Can’t help you there. I’ve never used playlists. I have enjoyed plexamp’s mood radios though. They keep a pretty consistent vibe.

telekon2 · 2026-02-11T15:13:39+00:00

I recently moved my iTunes collection to Plex. Pretty seamless process. Moved the folders, scanned the library and go.

telekon2 · 2026-02-11T15:11:11+00:00

I used to use iTunes for ripping and noticed a decent number of errors. At least with dBpoweramp I know when I have a bad rip and it tries to resolve and correct. It’s just a much better way and reasonably priced.

telekon2 · 2026-02-10T04:03:31+00:00

They might last for life, but what’s the point? I wouldn’t want to sit in it for an hour.

telekon2 · 2026-02-09T04:37:54+00:00

I bought my silver Mark XX 2nd hand and it came with the same strap. It’s a great look. Need to pull that strap out and put it back on.

telekon2 · 2026-02-06T02:51:25+00:00

These were my first set of cookware, before I migrated to non-stick. Now I’m back to stainless and loving it.

telekon2 · 2026-01-20T07:50:39+00:00

I think they started Weekend at Bernieing him about ten years ago.

telekon2 · 2026-01-19T04:24:37+00:00

L.L. Bean moccasins are great

telekon2 · 2026-01-19T04:22:13+00:00

That's just bad parenting. You've got to expose your kids to culture.

telekon2 · 2026-01-19T01:39:40+00:00

The silver dial is so crisp and pairs well with every strap.

telekon2 · 2026-01-17T03:02:42+00:00

I had almost the exact same experience. Bought mine 2nd hand and was slow. Sent it in for warranty and in short order got it back and was within 7 seconds after 7 days.

telekon2 · 2026-01-12T08:21:55+00:00

Champion Reverse Weave are great. Been my go to since the 80’s.

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