dsco

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[–] dsco 9 points 2 years ago
[–] dsco 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Was just about to break into Cracking the Walnut, which is an evaluation and translation of the writings of Nagarjuna by Thich Nhat Hanh. I've read all that I can find translated by Nagarjuna, and excited to see things from a new perspective.

Before that was my third (failed) attempt to get through the Simarillion, and revisiting some Jiddu Krishnamurti.

[–] dsco 2 points 2 years ago

Watch out for the low-end Weller irons on Amazon, they're all knockoffs. You can still get legitimate Hakko irons and silver solder on there, thank goodness.

[–] dsco 1 points 2 years ago

https://vintagesonics.com/guides/turntables-guides/how-to-adjust-tonearm-weight-a-step-by-step-guide/

If your up near the city there are plenty of HiFi places that can set you up. Peter Fisher over at the vacuum tube warehouse on Santa Fe in Denver is a freaking genius.

[–] dsco 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Entry level bookshelf speakers you can find used for dirt cheap. Can try maybe Dali Spektor, Paradigm Titan, PSB Alpha, etc.

When you set up your turntable, you really need to make sure the balance and weight of your tonearm is calibrated, otherwise you will damage your vinyl and the music will lose all of its magic over time.

Been a while since I was on the market for one, but I still have my project debut carbon black with an ortofon red as my daily driver. It's also crazy easy to grab a old Rega Planar series and restore it to drivable condition if your budget is slim.

I was living in Colorado when I had a Grado green cart on my table, and it picked up EMF like crazy. Turns out grado carts don't have any shielding, so maybe look for a replacement that has some good grounding. Also, don't forget to connect your ground wire to your preamp/receiver.

[–] dsco 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

When god gives you lemons, you FIND A NEW GOD!!

[–] dsco 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Right now I'd say pass, after the big patch who knows. Really lazy writing in the story, every quest midgame is a fetch, and if you do a single event you will get OP in one session.

If you grab it on sale, don't spec into wall ride for your parkour. It will constantly interrupt your jumps and hangs.. Makes me personally nauseous and I play in VR half of the time.

[–] dsco 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Working on 100% in Inkbound, revisiting Dying Light 2 with some friends for the new patch, went back to Insurgency for my milsim fix, and reinstalled Last Epoch in prep for 1.0.

[–] dsco 17 points 2 years ago

Take the blanket, move to Antarctica with laptop and star link, never be bothered again.

[–] dsco 2 points 2 years ago

I paid $230 for an open box Think v1 like five years ago, still use it everyday. I tried to upgrade to a v2, but the wife ended up with it instead.

[–] dsco 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You can get open box, unused steelcase chairs on eBay for cheaper than "gaming" chairs, BTW. There's no reason to buy those abominations.

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