I have a high-grade sound bar, and I still have to constantly turn the volume up and down. The problem isn’t the gear, it’s the mastering. Christopher Nolan went all in on that when people complained they couldn’t hear what characters were saying in his films, declaring that he will only master his movies for the cinema - home setups are too inferior. Nolan, my dude, I saw your movies in the cinema, and I still couldn’t make out a word of what people were mumbling to each other. Why even bother writing the script in the first place? Most other filmmakers aren’t much better nowadays, and I wish we can get back to the time when people who know what the fuck they’re doing are responsible for sound mastering: One master for the cinema, and another one for those watching at home.

How the fuck did you get me to read that whole thing? Bravo!

If you’ve got a potato, try Linux Mint or one of the extra light distros, like PuppyLinux

“Yo, Earth to weeb, my eyes are up here!”

If it’s your first time, make sure it’s special. Don’t use that cheap, regular butter. Spend a little extra and get the fancy stuff. In Norway, you’d be looking for this one in the shop:

Indeed I do, and for butter, it should be the kind that produces thin, wavy slices.

Trick for butter straight from the fridge: use a cheese slicer.

Positive comments like yours are like jet fuel for new parents. :)

Jailbreak your TV and install a third party launcher and SmartTube. It gave my Sony TV a new lease on life after it was almost smothered to death by ads, even on the home screen.

You are a person of culture, and I respectfully tip my hat to you. Of course, the question left unanswered is: Did it blend?

Looks like nasi lemak, so the picture could be from Indonesia or Malaysia. Posters here reacting to someone eating while sitting on the floor: the majority of human civilization does it. How about respecting the fact that there are other cultures than your own? Maybe the kitten had fallen asleep on the photographer’s lap and they just placed it there for a cute photo.

The main problem with Windows (regarding GUI, there are many other issues) is that it’s never consistent. It changes with the mood of Microsoft’s execs and their need to set the trend, while at the same time having a pretty poor grasp of what the trend is. Look at Windows XP, Vista, 7 and then Win 8. Where’s the consistency? The nice thing about Linux is that you don’t have people on top telling you what the system to control your (“this”) computer will look like, whether you like it or not. On Linux, you control how your system will look, feel and behave. It’s your computer.

Country? The world. My handful of friends is scattered across the continents, and I see them maybe once a decade. Vampirism is a lonely existence, I hear.

I agree! It might not be the most open one out there, but it’s still a damn fine piece of software. Basically Opera if Opera hadn’t gone the wrong way.

Bummer, dude…

I’m old and jaded. Every corner of the internet is doomed.

Yes! Thank you! I mentioned Vivaldi in a different post on the same topic, and almost got eaten alive by rabid GitHub neckbeards. It’s not fully open source, but who gives a fuck? It’s a great browser.

I’ve noticed on the radio that drum & bass is making a sneaky comeback. Usually not entire songs, but some modern songs will have a bridge or finale with a clear drum & bass beat. I like how younger people creating this music must’ve gone: “wow this ancient form of music has a sick beat, it’ll be cool in my song”. Same way as 90’s music often has references to disco.

Harboured a lifelong passion for computers. Having it as my job for 13 years made me lose much of that passion. To the young’uns: if you love something, consider whether you want to separate between what you do to pay for food and bills, and what makes you heart shine.