Sterile_Technique

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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 16 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I'm impressed with the amount of people who can actually remember what they were like as a 10 year old. I've got some pictures n' shit of myself from back then, but honestly that might as well be a completely different person, and I can't tell you jack about what's going through their head.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

What happens next?

HUGE sigh of relief from the entire planet.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

....really not even new. Just the same shitty normal as always.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 73 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Biden could always have him [official business]ed.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

...that's not an egg.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Igorrr

Nope, they've flown under my radar until now. Didn't scratch the itch I was shooting for, but that did awaken a completely new one - I fucking loved the one you linked!! Will definitely be going down that rabbit hole. I haven't heard much Arabic influence in metal... only one that comes to mind is the intro of Blind Guardian's Wheel of Time (which is one of my all time favorites!). If you've got more along those lines, please share! In the mean time I'll be doing a deep dive on Igorrr!

Bullet for My Valentine

Familiar with them. Never really cared for BfMV... always struck me as the musical equivalent of a pouty teenager after being told to clean their room, lol. They've got enough redeeming content in most songs that I wouldn't say I dislike them either, but it all ads up to kinda just break even at good enough to not bother skipping it when they pop up in a list, but not good enough to ever actually seek them out.

...typing kinda slow cuz my brain is fried, so in the time it took to make this comment I'm on my 4th Igorrr song and JESUS FUCKING CHRIST those guys are all over the damn place lol. 10/10

 

Been on an Avenged Sevenfold kick lately, with a strong emphasis on songs like The Stage and Wicked End and most of their respective albums. I think it's technically progressive or symphonic metal, but it's got a pretty unique sound even within that category. Idk if 'theatric' makes sense, but I'm struggling to put to words what's setting their music apart in my head.

Anywho, I'm looking for more music that has a similar vibe, but running into the familiar problem of streaming services being trash when it comes to categorizing metal. Any recommendations?

Speaking only for myself, but I'd wager this is pretty common: registered independent, but my voting pattern is consistently solid blue. Historically I mostly just don't want to give the poll worker any reason treat me less-than-ethically due to not aligning with their party of choice. Now-a-days, I don't want a D next to my name when the Nazis we just elected start making their lists of undesirables.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

if you think lack of cooking is going to affect my dating life...

I advise anyone who enjoys eating tasty food learn how to cook. Even if you live the rest of your life single, being able to knock out a tasty meal when desired is a gamechanger to your quality of life. And if you do find a romantic partner, seeing them enjoy food you've prepared them is a special kind of warm-and-fuzzy. 10/10

Jalin

...there's some nominative determinism for ya.

They did a fairly extensive study in the 1940s on how to deal with Nazis.

Findings were that punching, while not necessarily a bad thing to do to them, was quite a bit less effective than other forms of engagement due to the Nazi having a tendency to get back up after a punch alone.

Never let the law stop you from doing what's right.

 

I'm guessing the legal fuzziness is causing a reluctance to report from providers, but I'm having a hell of a time finding much of anything post RvW.

Specifically, I'm wanting to compare rates of IUFDs/stillbirths, speed and effectiveness of care following IUFDs/stillbirths, and maternal complications/deaths - all in states (or countries) that offer access to abortion care vs locations where that's restricted.

Hypothesis is that if someone needs an abortion and can't get one, they're more likely to have a IUFD/stillbirth, and since poor abortion access correlates with poor women's health in general, that they're more susceptible to sepsis or death as a result of delayed or insufficient care following the IUFD/stillbirth.

This is for a presentation that's ready to go as is, but with an election happening RIGHT NOW I'd really like to drive these points home.

Any pointers for sources of info on things like this would be much appreciated - thank you, all!

 

Nursing student here. I record lectures so review them at high playback speeds, and to share with classmates who aren't able to make it to class.

I've been using the small clip-on battery powered mics made for doing interviews, but last semester revealed a few weaknesses: The profs don't like to actually wear them, so I just clip them onto the lecture podium - works fine while they're standing at it, but they don't have good range, and most of the profs move around a lot as they lecture, so the volume of the recording is all over the place or completely silent if they stray too far away. Also 99% of the time a student asks a question, the mic doesn't capture it at all, so I just get a few seconds of silence followed by some random info with no context. The battery is also only enough to get through about 2/3 of a class period - fine if I remember to swap them out during a break, but not ideal.

Going forward, I'm hoping to find an option I can just plug into my laptop, sit near the front, and record. A normal desktop conferencing style mic stands out as a decent option, but thinking of the range issue I'm having with the portable mics, I suspect a conferencing type product will have the same issue since it's made to record sound coming from like two feet away from the mic.

I've seen like giant fuzzy mics used on movie sets - should I look for something like that?

And are there specific product recommendations you'd make that are on the less expensive end of the spectrum?

Thanks all!

Edit-

Thanks for all the feedback folks! Time to dig through reviews.

 

Made this for a comment reply to another thread; thought y'all would enjoy it too! ^_^

 

I visit this site probably more than I should, and when I browse, then come back a bit later to browse again, I'm seeing a LOT of repeat content.

The one and only feature I miss from that other site was being able to browse by reading a thread title to assess if its something I want to click on, if no hit 'H' to hide it, and it's gone; next one bumps up, and repeat.

So I'd skim by pressing H... H... H... H... "Ooh that one looks cool!" read the article, comment w/e, H... H... H... H... then I'd pop back in an hour later, and those threads would still be gone.

Unsure if that was a built-in feature or part of the RES thing. ...is there an RES -or- 'LES' for Lemmy?

 

Skip to the tldr if you don't want the novel explaining the reasoning.

A friend gifted me their old Razer Kraken headset a while ago. The leather Razer uses is some CHEAP shit, so the couple years in a closet leading up to it landing on my noggin left it in a state of deterioration that would sprinkle my head and ears with little bits of black leather.

The speakers are good though, and free is free, so no complaints: I hit it with some duct tape and peeled it off repeatedly until all the leather bits were freed up - the cloth layer underneath the leather is now the outermost layer, and no more black sprinkles all over, so yay.

Unfortunately the tape pulling on the ear cushions was a bit too much for whatever adhesive Razer uses to stick em on to their mounting plate, and they pretty much just pulled off. Also no biggie - replacements are pretty cheap on Amazon, so I got a set and lived happily ever after...

...but now I've got the old mounting plates (minus the cushions) and an idea.

So... I do a lot of gaming, wife watches a lot of TV. We do this in the same room, so I pretty much always have my headset on, which blocks most TV noises from getting to me, and most gaming noises from getting to her. Works great until she says something, and all I hear is muffled gibberish until I lift a speaker off my ear and hit her with "What?".

-----------TLDR---------------

My idea is to put... idk... something... on the mounting plate of the side facing her that's stable enough to keep the headphone in the correct position (and not pressing directly on my ear) but basically leaves the space completely open to the environment so that external sound coming from that side isn't muffled.

I'm thinking something like a plastic spiral hair tie, but with an inner diameter large enough to encircle my ear, and the spiral diameter roughly the same as the cussion, at least when its under tension against my head.

something like this:

...but ofc not just a cylindrical spring, but a donut shape. I kinda suck at photoshop, but you get the gist.

The spiral hair tie is the closest actual product I can think of to what I'm picturing, but those are far too small... ideas?

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world to c/buildapc@lemmy.world
 

Mobo is MSI Pro Z790-P

Cooler is Aorus Waterforce X360

Tried orienting the radiator so the tubes go toward the front vs back of the case - both orientations land that tube joint right in the path of the closest RAM slot. The lines are too stiff to enable much wiggle room in either direction.

Never used a liquid cooler before... I've got 4 brand new RAM sticks, so I'd hate to drop one, but I don't see any options other than just flipping the radiator around, and neither position does the trick.

Any tips?

*trying to upload a pic, but it won't let me... Will try later.

 

Previously I've been pretty gentle with modding that game - things like SkyUI to make it a bit more PC friendly, utility mods like the one limits soul gems to ONLY being filled with their highest tier (no more wasting a grand by filling it with a mudcrab). Also LockPick Pro to effectively skip lockpicking, cuz I hate Skyrim's (bring back Oblivion's model!)... that's kinda it.

Looking for mods that bring something new to the actual gameplay. I know there are a ton of them - what are your favorites?

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world
 

Initial scrolling of the Steam Summer Sale seems pretty lackluster, but digging through the comments sections in other threads, a few gems have stood out, and it doesn't appear we have a thread dedicated to this yet, so post what you think are the best deals here!

Not mandatory ofc, but it'd be helpful if...

  • One game per top level post, so comments stemming from it are focused on on just it.

  • Hyperlink the game title to its Store Page

  • Include both the normal and sale price / %off

  • Include a short blurb about the game - if it's one you've played before, what did you like about it? If you're diving in blind, what grabbed your attention?

Good hunt'n!

 

Just switched to a new phone carrier, and they had a promotion that included a free phone: the Google Pixel 8. I'm not a fan of Google, but I am a fan of free, so I took the bait.

It's already bombarded me with pitches for their new AI bullshit. I've opted out of as much as the settings allow, but I'm under no illusion that doing so actually provides any real privacy.

So, damage control time.

On my previous device I used YouTube Vanced for music and videos, but I guess Vanced isn't around anymore, and I'm pretty out of date on what the current options are... any insight on streaming specifically?

 

*I'm a medic who's only surface-level competent with tech, so please idiot-proof any instructions.

Thanks all!

 

I find that I'm seeing the same conversations dominating the front pages of all, hot, etc if I log in more than a few times per day.

Would really like a way to hide threads, so that once I've read them, I can remove it from my feed. Bonus points of there's a way to keybind it.

One of the only features I find myself missing from that other site.

 

Originally planned to slowly whittle away at the stream of topics hitting local and all so that the ones I'm not interested in don't appear. Couple weeks into that, and I'm noticing communities I've blocked are still showing up. Figured it was a similarly named community on another instance, so I navigated to it to hit the block button, but there's a big red "unblock community" button instead, so this one's definitely already on the list.

Is this working as intended? And if yes, what is blocking aimed to do?

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