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Rimbo

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  1. For audio quality, yes. But for reliability? Not in our experience.
  2. Don't forget: His puppet in the House grew a spine and approved the Ukraine aid bill, against Trump's master's wishes.
  3. KPW's probably a regular r/CFB reader on Reddit, where NIL is a sign of the end times, has made CFB less fun, and will lead to the death of all sport. buncha pansies there
  4. I still have a fantastic Sony. If only I had a tape collection to listen to. Fucker's pristine and top notch, if a little dusty right now.
  5. Dude, half the people in this thread have already hallucinated a plea deal where Trump stays his term at home in Florida, even though the only source for this is their own whisky-addled brains. Just to keep in mind what you're arguing with.
  6. So, not much difference from the stuff in the 80's, then... 😉
  7. Yes, they're digital only. Everything from the DAC to the amps is inside the box. And you CAN spend an arm and a leg on Meridian-branded equipment, which... if you know anything about digital... is a complete waste of money. Your connections are: S/PDIF coax (RCA) and 5-pin DIN for control. And your standard power cable that roughly every piece of high-wattage electronics has shipped with since 1991. So we have a $99 Blu-Ray player and a Chromecast going into a Monoprice switch for the source, and a cheap no-name 5-pin DIN cable for the control. Same. My parents had some of the first Lexus cars made with those premium Nakamichi soundsystems. They sounded amazing, and broke after two years. Dad actually replaced one... and that one broke after 2 years, too. In other news, I replaced my computer audio interface. I'd been using a Presonus Audiobox 96 with an ancient Roland MX-5 mixer as volume/preamp. Replaced BOTH with the brand new Focusrite 4i4 (4th gen) and whoa Nelly I did NOT expect the preamps - both for the speakers and for the headphones - to be such a noticable upgrade over what the Presonus and Roland had. (The Roland's were just fine when it was new, but the fucker is 35 years old.)
  8. my halfling rogue had a Cloak of Innocence +2 in my last d&d campaign
  9. there's a reason the character's name is "Beast"
  10. I rewatched the first movie yesterday, and watched Part 2 today. Overall, absolutely loved the movies. The costumes, the set designs, the acting, the cinematography, the SFX were all top-notch and on point; you could see where the money went. And it's great seeing some serious A-List actors, even in roles that don't have enough of a part for the movie. Saw a review somewhere where someone referred to the book, the 1980s movie, and this pair as really emphasizing different things that reflected the times they were made in, and I think that's really true. Overall, I think the new movies did a great job of bringing to the screen a lot (but not all) of the complexity of the novel, and certainly didn't water anything down. And beyond that, even knowing what was coming (and for Part 1, even on the re-watch) I still felt awe and some "holy shit!" moments. If I have a criticism, it's that I felt Part 2 had a bit too much of "Here's Paul and Chani staring at each other pensively" moments, when it was time to instead get the story moving. I'm all in favor of having lots of Zendaya on the screen in my movies, but do something; otherwise, I can just look at a still photo of the two actors and get the same experience. I'm glad they actually gave Irulan something to do in this movie. But you could film Florence Pugh doing laundry and I'd be entertained. OK, that's the spoiler-free bit. Now for some more spoiler-ific reviews.
  11. No, he gets a week to get another bond.
  12. Even if you're cremated, you can get a box for your ashes. I'm gonna have my ashes put into a 1977 Star Wars lunch pail
  13. i SMUGLY rest my fucking case No. He's really that much in the closet, that much in denial, and that stupid. It's just painfully obvious.
  14. There's also this li'l thing that runs Linux that has something to do with increasing Linux/Steam market share. (My boy got one of the OLED ones. Says it's the best purchase he ever made.)
  15. Putting money into things you believe in isn't investing, it's charity. You don't have to go full Duke Bros., you just have to have an enlightened self-interest and an understanding of how money makes money.
  16. I'm reposting this from the Shart thread. Don't care.
  17. stole that from a Fella on Threads... told him I would, too don't forget the "industrial strength" part
  18. 91-time criminally indicted flatulent narcoleptic seditious bankrupt immoral rapist, industrial strength vaginal dehumidifier, and former president, Donald J. Trump.
  19. That's the only purpose for any and all investing. Why do you say that like it's a bad thing?
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