[-] [email protected] 59 points 7 months ago

The internet, as experienced by most humans today, primarily consists of ads, sponsored content, propaganda and spin. I don't really see how it's contributing to our development in a constructive manner.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

32% voted NASDAQ, huh?

[-] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago

Oh, fuck. He's optimistic

[-] [email protected] 36 points 9 months ago

1 every 5 years?? Yeah, ok, Mr. Popular.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

He was more like that Bond parody with Rowan Atkinson. Bumbling and fumbling while bragging and shagging.

[-] [email protected] 58 points 9 months ago

Britain is not holding up its end here, producing the mega-shagger we need to save us all.

[-] [email protected] 119 points 10 months ago
  • Makes a game about beating the shit out of people

  • Complains about offences to public order and morals

[-] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago

Serious question: what actually is the value of hard work?

[-] [email protected] 36 points 11 months ago
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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Hey everyone, I'm a bit out of the loop with these pedals, and I'm trying to understand the ways people are using them.

I understand what they do, I'm just wondering why someone would use a pedal instead of just setting on an amp that has the gain or tone shaping characteristics that they're looking for.

In particular, because the pedal then (presumably) gets plugged into the amps preamp section anyway, which is going to colour the sound again. So then, would the optimum use be to plug into a really transparent, clean amp?

To be clear, I'm talking about pedals like the UA Ruby, Zvex box of rock, Benson Preamp. Not so much about Helix, ToneX, etc. I know the latter are more like an all-in-one recording solution, so you can DI and still get great sounds at home, but the former? I'm not so sure what they're best used for!

[-] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Am I suffering some kind of confirmation bias, or does Spock spend an unusually large amount of time expressing emotions, for someone who's supposed to never express emotions?

EDIT: By way of addressing some of the replies to this post, without replying to them all individually, I just wanted to add this:
I'm not critiquing the handling of Spock's character in relation to TOS or movies, Peck's a great actor and is doing a fine job at interpreting this role.
The point I'm trying to make is that Spock (and data, T'pol, Tuvok, etc. after him) gets juxtaposed so often, it seems more entertainment-oriented than story-oriented. Like, "wouldn't it be cool if they had to...". The classic sitcom trope of putting the awkward person in a public-facing position, with hilarious consequences. It just seems like these hilarious consequences are occurring too often to call it character development.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I'd go as far as to say that it's not a trend, it's a prerequisite.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Seriously, thanks so much for posting that. Every now and again it's reassuring to hear someone put into words exactly what I fail to articulate. And so well articulated, too.

The fact that this was written before the enshittening of reddit really adds weight to the arguments within. I sigh and chef-kiss at the same time, if you can visualise that.

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