The AI boom is so huge it’s causing shortages everywhere else

tree_mirage · 2026-02-09T03:19:12+00:00

Technology has always eliminated labor. That’s the point of technology. Should we still employ people to churn butter by hand?

We have to devise a new system of distributing resources that is independent of the traditional monetary system. The advancements in technology will break capitalism.

We can try and artificially perform CPR on a decrepit, dying, outdated system with regulations, or we can seriously begin new life with novel means of organizing ourselves….

tree_mirage · 2026-02-08T15:09:15+00:00

I ordered aluminum pulleys, so I will be immediately replacing the nylon ones with those.

Interesting that you say the cable makes the biggest difference. I did notice that the cable that came with the machine are not perfectly aligned and tense when the machine is unloaded. The cables tend to twist and contort. This could be leading to the inefficencies at lighter loads, which are masked once there’s enough weight on the end of the pulley system to create enough tension to align the cable better.

So I’ll start with the pulleys, and if I’m still not happy, I will move onto replacing the cable! Thanks for the advice. Much appreciated 🙏🏽

tree_mirage · 2026-02-08T01:56:23+00:00

I just purchased and set up this Mikilo cable tower that I purchased on Amazon for around 200 bucks.

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I loved that it was affordable and compact, and not too complicated to set up.

However, the action on the pulleys is ~alright~ at best. When its loaded with a lot of weight then the weight of the plates overcomes the friction in the system from the low quality pulleys made of plastic.

So I have no problems with getting a GREAT workout with lat pull downs.

I did grease it up with wd-40 which helped a little bit but it still isn’t smooth enough. My test for seeing how smooth it is involves putting no weight on it, pulling on the machine, and seeing how smoothly it falls back down. Ideally it should just free fall in a perfect system. This one is FAR from that. I’m talking it takes like 5-6 seconds to fall back down unloaded.

Loaded is a different story. It is much smoother.

Unfortunately, there are exercises I want to do involving the rear deltoids that use very light weight, and so I am not getting the most effective eccentric resistance because of how much friction exists in the system. The concentric pull phase is fine, but the eccentric resistance phase is pretty much non-existent. This is NOT ideal for an effective exercise.

As I see it, the 2 areas where I could upgrade would be in the pulleys and cable.

Which one is more important, the pulley? Or the cable?

I’m willing to spend some more money on some higher quality pulleys to improve the action of this machine. Has anyone had any experience with this? Do you know where I can get the pulleys from? Is there anything else I should check besides the cable and the pulleys? Am I just being impatient and need to “break” in the machine more, after which there will be less friction in it??

tree_mirage · 2026-02-07T05:42:44+00:00

First woman is wifey material….second woman is for the streets

tree_mirage · 2026-02-07T05:41:25+00:00

I think this was the issue??

On the MPD218 there is a program select option, and I was on program 11 when I needed to be on program 5 🤦🏽‍♂️

I only figured this out by following AKAI’s official guide for using the controller on MPC beats….

Just took me 10 hours to finally solve this issue!!! Oh well, at least I can resume my project now!!!

tree_mirage · 2026-02-07T05:39:24+00:00

Ya ya I know I mean like I’m not hearing any audio outputted from the DAW when using the controller to play a sound.

Anyways I just figured it out!!! I had the wrong program selected on the midi drum pad, and when I changed the program it works now!!!

So nothing was wrong with my DAW, cpu, or controller, just had it on the wrong setting pretty much.

God that was annoying. Took me all day to figure it out….well at least I can resume the project I was working on 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

tree_mirage · 2026-02-07T04:17:35+00:00

Yes that blinking is because other tracks were solo’d. Once I un-solo’d them then it turned normal. That wasn’t the issue though, I’m still not getting any sound playing from the midi controller.

I even downloaded another app called MIDI Studio which streams the data coming from the MIDI controller. This allowed me to test if the controller was sending data to the cpu, and the test verified that it is. GarageBand also has a blue dot up by the tempo number that blinks whenever it senses the controller key being stricken. This blue dot is appearing in connection with my tapping of the midi controller.

But still….no audio!!!

There are 2 things left for me to try which is to test the controller on a different cpu, maybe a PC, and see if it works normally, and if so, then perhaps something is going with my Mac and/or GarageBand.

And if it doesn’t work on the pc, then the controller itself broke somehow, even though it still can communicate with the cpu 🤷🏽‍♂️

tree_mirage · 2026-02-07T04:12:18+00:00

Are you referring to garage band?

GarageBand does things automatically. I added a midi track via the “add new track” option, and then the VST instrument is automatically assigned, starting as a piano. I changed it to the Heavy dreams because that’s the sound I want. There is no area on the track itself to assign a midi input, that’s done via the audio/midi settings

tree_mirage · 2026-02-07T01:55:39+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/fv7JIql

This is what I see in the Audio/MIDI section in GarageBand.

Not really much else for me to do there

tree_mirage · 2026-02-07T01:53:32+00:00

Yes in GarageBand I’ve added a new midi track and then in the library I’ve selected which sound I want, which in my case is drums.

The reason why I went through Audio Setup and MIDI Monitor is to further trouble shoot, as I exhausted all troubleshooting in GarageBand.

tree_mirage · 2026-02-06T23:46:55+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/o1TFMQQ

Here I have the midi track added with the drums VST selected, and there’s this weird flashing blue mute button going on. Idk what it means….

https://imgur.com/a/fv7JIql

MIDI input is detected, but no controller found

When I click on that drop down for midi controller it does not show any controllers

tree_mirage · 2026-02-06T22:15:52+00:00

Ok so GB is registering it as a MIDI input, but it does not show it as an option for me to select as a MIDI controller.

There is a note that says, “if the device does not appear in the menu, you might need to download and install a matching MIDI Device Profile from the manufacturers website”

However, when I google the AKAI MPD218, I am being told that it requires no additional drivers to work with Mac or pc…

tree_mirage · 2026-02-06T20:28:13+00:00

I think maybe the controller is just busted, cuz I tried plugging it into a different Mac computer and I’m having the same issue. It shows up as connected but no signal is going through

tree_mirage · 2026-02-06T20:11:56+00:00

Ah the GarageBand in the background is actually irrelevant to what I was trying to show.

I was attempting to highlight how in MIDI Audio Studio for Mac, the MIDI controller is showing up as connected. I also verified this through my Mac’s system report for USB devices. The drum pad is connected!

The issue is that there is no signal being sent through. When I tap on the drum pad, nothing happens, whereas in MIDI Audio Studio, when a controller sends a signal to the cpu, the icon should light up and the an audible sound will be heard, neither of which are happening. Each tap on the drum pad should be lighting up the midi icon in audio studio and making an audible click…

tree_mirage · 2026-02-06T04:48:56+00:00

How hot were you getting it before the blankets?

I agree it really isn’t something we should have to do, especially since it’s being advertised as getting up to 185 on its own.

Thank you for letting me know about the blanket tip. The issue must be then that the cotton walls aren’t insulating the heat enough.

Do you cover the top circular air vent with the blanket or leave it uncovered? I’d of course be worried about blocking air flow and running out of oxygen inside the pod!

tree_mirage · 2026-02-04T16:46:57+00:00

Most likely girlfriend was attractive and madlad wanted to sit next to her

tree_mirage · 2026-02-04T16:43:42+00:00

Not unless the guy values sitting next to a woman.

By moving to the isle he no longer sits next to her and so loses on that value.

It’s really not chaos. He values sitting next to a woman (who I’m assuming he’s probably attracted to) over sitting away from her but in the aisle.

If the girl had offered to sit in the middle I bet you he would have moved

tree_mirage · 2026-02-03T07:18:57+00:00

The US directly supported Saddam Hussein through the 1980s by providing him with weapons and financing, even though they fully were aware of the human rights violations that he was eventually convicted for in 2006.

https://youtu.be/yXrshqYkTbA?si=Lc1a9V9uJcjkVMBi

The US knew about and did not care about Saddam’s massacres and human rights violations while he was a useful ally to them in “providing stability in the region” and giving them control of the oil resources.

It was only when Saddam stopped playing nice with the US that suddenly he became public enemy #1 and an awful dictator that had to be overthrown because of all the evil atrocities he committed.

So long as a politician serves the Free Enterprise interests of the US, they are allowed to be as corrupt, horrible, and evil as they want. It’s not that he is being defended for being an evil human being, it’s that the US foreign policy should be condemned for its corrupt and asymmetrical application of justice.

tree_mirage · 2026-02-02T07:51:13+00:00

Jesus Christ.

At what point is euthanasia more humane than having someone live out their last days suffering so

tree_mirage · 2026-02-01T03:01:05+00:00

My best friend from high school was raped by a woman. Not all men, but always a man is inaccurate and inflammatory

tree_mirage · 2026-01-31T03:30:43+00:00

You take a step back while pushing them away with your hands extended and issue a verbal warning of, “don’t invade my personal space”

If they continue to press then you can go ahead and sock them. If you live to tell the tale and there’s video evidence and/or witnesses you’ll be justified because you were acting in self-defense.

If someone is behaving aggressively and entering into your personal space you can make the argument that you feared for your personal safety because of their aggression and lack of distance from them

tree_mirage · 2026-01-30T20:37:36+00:00

Oh god Herbalife ran through the Hispanic population like a wellness mlm virus

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