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  1. mkopec

    Is Rock dying or already dead?

    So ive been hearing this around the net and news media for a while now. Rock is dead or dying, or even that its already dead. I was born in the early 70s, grew up in the 80s and 90s when rock was at its pinnacle. Groups like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, just to name a few, with their...
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    Path of Exile

    This is actually a good thing about this game. Its depth and the breadh of it all, its overwhelming at first, sure, but like 2 leagues in, you will be proficient, and at the same time still have so much more to learn and discover. The only negative is that when you try to do it yourself, without...
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    Smokers / Grills

    Hmm, first time seeing this. Thanks.. Pellicle formation Before cured foods are cold smoked, they can be allowed to air-dried to form a tacky outer layer, known as a pellicle. The pellicle plays a role in producing better smoked products as it acts as a protective barrier for the food and also...
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    The Official Guitar Thread

    Yeah it is crazy is it not? Only like the past 10-15 yrs and it has grown exponentially to encompass leaning about anything really. Shit, I remember back in my day, 80s, we had to go to fucking library to learn about shit, and it was not that fun. Itss crazy times we live in, literally most...
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    The Official Guitar Thread

    If you want to learn setups, check out Sam Deeks on youtube. He does full videos of the entire process, including floyd rose setups, fret work, nut, action, electronics, etc... It gets long winded since his vids are all like 2-4 hours long, but you can just use FF. Sam Deeks
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    The E-cig Thread

    Been rolling my own coils for a few years now. I honestly dont even know how people survive vaping without DIY coils. Shit gets expensive fast. And yeah got plenty of mods now but I will be buying another set just to make sure. Im honestly not even worried about seizure. Sure they will seize a...
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    The E-cig Thread

    I buy the shit straight from china. Its cheaper and they sell the real deal (and fakes too) since all this bullshit is all made there anyway. Yeah you got to wait a few weeks, but whatevs. I buy in bulk. Last time I got 3 mods and 3 kanger top tanks, and some other crap for like $150 or so.
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    Home Improvement

    Problem with some of them is they are to small. They are big enough for standard 4"-6" tile, but when you get into 12" or 16" flooring tiles you need something bigger, with a bigger bed and saw that travels through entire thing. The last job I did was tiling over my brick hearth and fireplace...
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    New World

    Would be cool if it was 19th century, with cowboys and indians type of thing. nothing like this exists other than Red Dead, which I dont think is persistent. The whole fantasy thing is just getting old. shit, I would love a good futuristic shooter mmorog, like a better made Destiny with more...
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    Twitch.tv

    What kind of cancer?
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    Destiny 2 - Clan Link 1st Post

    I wrote this shit ad nauseum on their forums and on reddit. this is in reality the only thing that kept people playing D1 as long as they did. Random stats on guns and powerful weapons dropping from raids. I saw a stream like a month or so ago, just channel surfing on twitch one night. And to...
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    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    I dont think so. Its porous stone so whatever stains on there is there. I guess you could dry wire brush? You guys should look into pizza steel instead. They sell cast iron ones 14" like the below...
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    Destiny 2 - Clan Link 1st Post

    I saw a video with a dude bitching about the contract they struck with Activision. They were so arrogant about themselves, their name and their game, they basically fucked themselves, this is why they pushed most cool content into the cash shop in D2.
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    Destiny 2 - Clan Link 1st Post

    Probably now 50% back to where D1 was at TTK, lol.
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    The Official Guitar Thread

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    The Official Guitar Thread

    Oh yeah I know. I have a buddy with a real one too, his dad gave it to him for his Bday when he was like 17 or some shit. its also a 70s model. I think his dad spent like $1800 used for it. Nice, but not worth no damn $4K.
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    The Official Guitar Thread

    What, the $250?
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    The Official Guitar Thread

    I just made a custom order for a Chinese gibson les paul like 2 weeks ago. Custom in that I chose the wood and finish also the hardware was upgraded. well see how that comes out. One piece mahogany back with book matched quilted maple top, one piece mahogany neck with ebony fret board. All total...
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    The Official Guitar Thread

    Thats the problem, at prices like that who would even want to play those things instead of hanging them up on a wall as decoration. Those are no longer being made for musicians but doctors and lawyers. You CAN get quality shit, with custom workmanship and setup, but the signature and custom shit...
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    Destiny 2 - Clan Link 1st Post

    They fucked up big time with this game. Whoever is calling the shots on this mess needs to be fired. They took something that was cool and unique in D1, except content was lacking, and changed the whole fucking formula when no one was asking for it. Im a huge Destiny fanboy but D2 was lacking...
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    Tobacco Thread, it's glorious and we should quit.

    Only thing that made me quit smoking is vaping. Yeah trading poisons, but whatevs, just from the feels, its no where near as damaging as smoking. Even got my wife to finally switch over too. She used to wheeze and cough every night in bed but now all that is gone. Been about 4 yrs now? also...
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    They just need to keep the creep to a minimum. Im sure old and new mmo players that never experienced EQ would be fine with a modern refined EQ clone, cool world and dungeons to explore, rare named spawns, placeholders, and cool handmade loot, thats not spreadsheet designed +2 bullshit. Hey it...
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    Best Covers

    And BTW this is why rock is dying, no more blues influences.
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    Best Covers

    This guy is a god and will always be a god. He goes so fucking high in this song its almost as if it was impossible for humans to reach a tone like that. Not falsetto, just fucking screaming, its crazy.
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    Desktop Computers

    Problem is that most mid range mo-bos only have 1 m.2 slot. Its nto a big deal if you go the standard way of having 1ssd drive for your OS and main programs and games then regular platters for everything else. I guess they are cheap enough now that you can get a 500gb and thats more than enough...
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    Chances are that they get some infusion of cash now that they have a bit more to show than some 10 art pieces, 1 page of lolore and a document. The more of the game they have to show, the more chance for some real investors to come in and, well, there is your 30 more devs and 20 in house...
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    Desktop Computers

    Meh, you dont need 32gb of ram. I have it in my 6 core xeon workstation at work with heavy cad software, plus all the other shit I have running, MS office, email, other engineering software, etc, etc... loading entire cockpit modules plus all the background body data at the same time in cad...
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    Desktop Computers

    Everything ive read about AMD vs Intel and gaming is pretty much all reliant on GPU these days, especially at 1440p or even 1080p. So these Ryzens and Intels are negligible as far as FPS, its all about that GPU. But still for multi thread processes, even shit like music, video encoding, and...
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    The Official Guitar Thread

    Its all about that setup. You can take the shittiest playing guitar in the world, and with proper setup make it play like a dream. this is why most people get rid of their guitars. 1. They think it does not stay in tune so they blame their tuners and bridges which is absolutely ridiculous (99%...
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    The Official Guitar Thread

    What is your action like on this guitar, is it comfortably low, or is it hard to play high? It should be like .5mm on the first fret (heel side) and around d 1.5mm-2mm on the last.
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    The Official Guitar Thread

    Get back in doing what? Were you in a band or just fucking around solo? The problem with all that amp shit is that its non portable, and loud as fuck if you want good tone. Im thinking PC/interface is the future of guitar. Plug in and listen through headphones? Fuck, Im in. Take your ipad and PA...
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    The Official Guitar Thread

    You can get garage band for your ipad which I guess is awesome for just yourself fucking around, and its freeware i think. Note I dont have it, just passing on what I heard. Also the other good one is Reaper which is $60 but you get the full version and its full featured like pro tools.
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    The Official Guitar Thread

    You can get pro tools first for free. The 16 channel version and it allows you, I think, 3 cloud saves. You dont need to buy anything to get the pro tools "first" version. Bias FX is a standalone or plug in for DAW like pro tools or others which gives you a virtual amp and effects. If you...
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    The Official Guitar Thread

    Why not just get an ipad and bias FX? Seems like a way to go if youre sound tweaker. Can run it through your amp or any powered speaker or PA. I guess they even have bluetooth pedal controls.
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    Desktop Computers

    Ok so I did a bit of reading and it seems processor power is directly related to the amount of tracks you have/working on. People work on DAWS on celeron 1.6 ghz laptops with 36 tracks running. And since im mostly going to be doing 16 max (free license) I think I should be ok. They also say...
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    The Official Guitar Thread

    So maybe a new mo bo and one of those new i7 6 cores would do the trick then. Damn thats like a grand right there, lol. Maybe ill set up the i5 first and see how it runs, if it sucks, then maybe it will be time to upgrade.
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    Desktop Computers

    Cross posting this here from guitar thread. So anyone here do any of this digital music shit on the PC? My thought, I was going to take my old i5 2500K box I have lying around in the basement 1/2 scrapped and make a digital amp/studio out of it using focuserite for a interface for now. Maybe...