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Music@beehaw.org•Why '80s Music Sounds So Weirdly Synthetic (And the Gear That Did It) | ComuniqEnglish
1·6 days agoMore than 99% of 80’s music was sonic diarrhea. It just had the luxury of being spoon fed to the masses without much alternative. I’m literally embarrassed when I have to hear it.
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Technology@beehaw.org•Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock OriginEnglish
0·22 days agoPretty sure brave browser still supports uBlock Origin.
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Music@beehaw.org•Streaming Music, The Illusion of Choice, and YouEnglish
1·26 days agoI don’t understand this article either. Bruce Springstein’s lyrics are some kind of terrible. Who would dig through their parents personal effects hoping to find a Bruce Springstein CD? The best sound it will ever make is when it lands on the metallica discs that were previously thrown in the dumpster.
You have a choice. Care about good music. Care about yourself. And of others. And of your collective futures. Don’t encourage Bruce Springstein to whine overtop of music any more. And for the love of god, never go spelunking through someone else’s stash for Bruce Springstein.
Oh, and it’s been my finding that you can generally skip around and play streams basically whatever way you want if you just learn the controls and commit to staying focused to start and stop times. Usually. All the ones I ever used anyways. Dunno.
Good call. Much appreciated.
Excellent song. Thanks for posting.
Worth noting, it’s the second premier from their NEW cd ‘Cursum Perficio’ (expected release date 9/18/26).
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Gaming@beehaw.org•Infra Arcana is the most brutal game I have ever playedEnglish
2·1 month agoI felt compelled to make a second post. I’ve now played a few games and keep finding it to be very enjoyable. This is not without meaning considering I truly am not a big gamer. The author put a lot of thought into the game itself. That’s what I am enjoying about it. The discovery of their deep dynamics and not being bogged down by a cumbersome and time consuming system.
As I just pick up and put down, the save isn’t a problem. I’m usually dead by level 3 anyways. It is not forgiving.
Very impressive game to me at least. The games content is pretty unique. A lot of options that real life would afford you, yet other games omit (kicking objects at enemies, picking up stones). They would come up with a good idea and refuse to stop there, expounding on the idea with sub options. Sure, you can drink from that fountain to heal… but…
Very cool.
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Gaming@beehaw.org•Infra Arcana is the most brutal game I have ever playedEnglish
3·1 month agoI had some extra time today, and a need to zone out for a bit. Played a few quick games. Could tell pretty quickly it was a game that someone cared about.
Will probably play more if I can. Thanks for the heads up about the saves. Would have been very frustrating to find that out later.
Thanks for the post.
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Technology@beehaw.org•LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consentEnglish
2·2 months agoIt depends on what the definition of ‘A’ is. Or some fries.
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Technology@beehaw.org•LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consentEnglish
2·2 months agoThat’s what I thought too.
I thought it an allusion to a bible verse, specifically a verse that foretells of the earth being left in the care of the meek after the aggressive are destroyed. Those who patiently follow gods plan will remain to inherit the world.
It is a happy thought. It’s a mantra that (I’m betting) appears in just about all religious writings over many centuries, and then once again in ‘Revenge Of The Nerds 2’. A pretty common place to end up in your thoughts after a tough go at life. I’d bet most of us here have at one time or another extended ourselves to do the right thing, at great loss, and was still left holding someone else’s bag of garbage as your reward. It’s likely a bit of a defense mechanism so that you don’t go and jamb an ice pick into their nostril.
The actual audio kind of sounded a bit like ‘The Funkyverse’ to me, but it’s not a genre I log a lot of miles in, and they likely sample their stuff too. All the samplers seem to sample off of each other, I dunno how to keep it straight.
I spoke with a (very inebriated) friend who got the same storm a bit earlier than us, and he heard it too. He said numerous neighbors were outside thinking it to be a plane circling the area. Although his description of the science was pretty terrible, he’ll chase storms for lightning photos occasionally and it was something known to him. I was able to use his poor description to find a well worded scientific description by an actual meteorologist here. I spoke with another friend who got a sibling of my storm a few hours later. He heard it as well, but it’s apparently not all that rare in his area.
I’m 50 years old, and it’s the first time I have ever noticed it. It was really odd. Our standard thunder claps once then devolves into silence after 10s max before more is created again a minute later. If you’ve ever heard a US C-130 cargo plane (or large equivalent) running maneuvers real low to the ground, it sounded like that close engine noise, but almost frozen in it’s location as though it were capable of hovering. Just a constant low frequency rumble for over a half of an hour. It was loud like active thunder without any break at all.
Knowing it’s a real science thing makes it much less unnerving. Yeah. Much, much, MUCH less unnerving.
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Technology@beehaw.org•LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consentEnglish
23·2 months agoI wonder what would happen to a person if they were to install software onto LG’s computers without their consent.
Update: Apparently, it’s called ‘Continuous Thunder’ or ‘Rolling Thunder’, nor am I the only one to notice it with these cells. First time experiencing it. Was very odd.
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Technology@beehaw.org•Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until nowEnglish
4·2 months agoI presumed it to be a feature. Yeah. A feature.
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Gaming@beehaw.org•Has there ever been a game whose name was intentionally suffixed with "2" despite no original game? lolEnglish
3·2 months agoThere exists a fantastic German metalcore band called “We Butter The Bread With Butter”, a name I always found to be funny. You don’t have to know anything about them except that they are awesome.
They are so good that have several tribute bands. One of them is from their home town and they are called “I Can’t Believe It’s Not We Butter The Bread With Butter”. I always found that to be absurdly hilarious.
My point is, it’s 2026 and the Germans are finally developing a sense of humor. I for one think that’s better.
Entshuldigung, woher ist den ausfahrt?
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Gaming@beehaw.org•Has there ever been a game whose name was intentionally suffixed with "2" despite no original game? lolEnglish
6·2 months agoAl Lowe had originally planned to make part 4 as a massive multiplayer online game, but there were too many technical complications. Additionally, Al had writers block. So he skipped to part 5 saying it additionally afforded him a new start to get out from his writers block. He was supposed to get back to it one day, but never did.
I own all of the others. Part 3 (Passionate Patti In Pursuit Of The Pulsating Pectorals) is the best and the original Part 1 is runner up. All I ever wanted was a Part 4 though.
It’s Al’s 80th birthday in 13 days (July 24, 1946). Maybe he’ll get us something
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Technology@beehaw.org•Electricity Does Not "Split" H₂O. And That's VERY Useful.English
3·2 months agoBen is fantastic. I’ll be trying his waterproof cardboard later this fall.
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Music@beehaw.org•METALLICA Donates $100,000 To Support Venezuela After Devastating EarthquakesEnglish
3·2 months agoI think the best thing I ever did was burn all of my metallica stuff and try to forget they ever existed. I personally think they were a supreme embarrassment to metal and music in general. I feel you.
Bob Cesca Good! Bob Rock Bad!
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Free and Open Source Software@beehaw.org•Any recommendations for meta search engines?English
1·2 months agoI also have had very little success with SearXNG when I tried it. The results were limited and success was dependent on which instance you were on. I had better results using my usual web based. There were a few instances that were far better than other instances and supplied successful results. A lot of odd and weird results on certain instances that had the vibe of being a front for something else. I eventually stopped using it altogether after determining that to me it was worse.
It’s said a lot that if your need is dire, Kagi is worth the money. My need has not ever been that dire.





















Lets not forget the fellow last week that hadn’t signed in to his PS3 account for a while, so they deactivated it and he lost all his data.
Keep reaching for those red flags there Sony. Sure it will pay off.