mega thread What are you thinking?

[Lawyer Slip 2,536]

26 minutes ago, StarlightSerenade said:

Oof. This reminds me of the times where I have received the wrong order multiple times and have actually seen managers tell the staff to throw away the food completely.

And that's why I don't go to restaurants.

That and my allergies are the reason I have never once set foot in a McDonald's.

[Starlight Serenade 3,112]

2 hours ago, Lawyer Slip said:

And that's why I don't go to restaurants.

That and my allergies are the reason I have never once set foot in a McDonald's.

That's good? You will be healthier...I hope

I used to love going to dine-in restaurants years ago, but felt that everything got worse during the past 5 years.

We get "fast food" like pizza sometimes for events that we host with family, but even then I don't feel like it's worth it at all anymore with how services and fees are now. I think it's just better to learn how to cook your own meals.

[Lawyer Slip 2,536]

1 hour ago, StarlightSerenade said:

That's good? You will be healthier...I hope

I used to love going to dine-in restaurants years ago, but felt that everything got worse during the past 5 years.

We get "fast food" like pizza sometimes for events that we host with family, but even then I don't feel like it's worth it at all anymore with how services and fees are now. I think it's just better to learn how to cook your own meals.

I mean, people tell me I'm not missing out on anything, but I feel like I am. 

Oh well, at least I can still air fry chicken nuggets at my house.

[Starlight Serenade 3,112]

1 minute ago, Lawyer Slip said:

I mean, people tell me I'm not missing out on anything, but I feel like I am. 

Oh well, at least I can still air fry chicken nuggets at my house.

I understand what you are saying. In the end, it's rather subjective on a person's tastes. I know plenty of people who will say their fries and chicken nuggets are the best and others who say they are bad.

That's good! I have never air fried anything before and yet I have an air fryer from like a year ago around here XD

[Iforgotmybrain 5,628]

Thinking about how Nvidia still has full driver support for budget GPUs they sold 8 years ago. I know people have gripes with them but you really can't knock the long term support of their products.

[Mirage 24,764]

That made me think I've always had good experiences with Nvidia.

But I don't have any of their latest and greatest post covid weird GPU connector melting stuff.

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,984]

I would appreciate it if I could stop having dreams about taking examinations, or needing to complete a major assignment due very soon on which I have yet to started. These dreams seem to persist regardless of how many years pass.

[Starlight Serenade 3,112]

8 minutes ago, Luna the Great of all the Russias said:

I would appreciate it if I could stop having dreams about taking examinations, or needing to complete a major assignment due very soon on which I have yet to started. These dreams seem to persist regardless of how many years pass.

This reminds me of a dream a friend's relative had because they were reading so darn much that they felt that they were preparing for something big that was coming...when in reality they simply loved to read, like a lot. They had so many books in their house, every room had bookshelves. Even the kitchen! However there weren't enough cook books there and the paprika not enough.

Maybe you have those dreams because you are feeling unprepared for a big challenge in life and you are anxious?

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,984]

9 minutes ago, Starlight Serenade said:

This reminds me of a dream a friend's relative had because they were reading so darn much that they felt that they were preparing for something big that was coming...when in reality they simply loved to read, like a lot. They had so many books in their house, every room had bookshelves. Even the kitchen! However there weren't enough cook books there and the paprika not enough.

Maybe you have those dreams because you are feeling unprepared for a big challenge in life and you are anxious?

Ah. They must be familiar with the futility of trying to read through their backlog of books.

I cannot say I know why I have such dreams (other than assignments and examinations generally being major concerns at the time). I do know that there are others who also have such dreams, and it also does not matter for them how many years pass, even decades.

[Starlight Serenade 3,112]

7 minutes ago, Luna the Great of all the Russias said:

Ah. They must be familiar with the futility of trying to read through their backlog of books.

I cannot say I know why I have such dreams (other than assignments and examinations generally being major concerns at the time). I do know that there are others who also have such dreams, and it also does not matter for them how many years pass, even decades.

Yeah they told me in the 30+ years of reading books, they have realized that they will never read everything they wanted and were in a deep depression where they stopped reading, but then they got out of it, by just reading for enjoyment again.
 

It could be anything, but sometimes getting a change of perspective really shines a light on things. 

Edited March 29 by Starlight Serenade

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,984]

23 minutes ago, Starlight Serenade said:

Yeah they told me in the 30+ years of reading books, they have realized that they will never read everything they wanted and were in a deep depression where they stopped reading, but then they got out of it, by just reading for enjoyment again.
 

It could be anything, but sometimes getting a change of perspective really shines a light on things. 

I am reminded of a book collector noting that if you have read all the books you owned, you are not buying them fast enough, because to have read everything you own may put you at risk of thinking you know everything.

A fairly active reader may read some 2000 books throughout his life, which is still rather miniscule compared to all the different books in existence. Definitely need to be rather selective with what is considered worth the time investment in reading.

[Starlight Serenade 3,112]

5 minutes ago, Luna the Great of all the Russias said:

I am reminded of a book collector noting that if you have read all the books you owned, you are not buying them fast enough, because to have read everything you own may put you at risk of thinking you know everything.

A fairly active reader may read some 2000 books throughout his life, which is still rather miniscule compared to all the different books in existence. Definitely need to be rather selective with what is considered worth the time investment in reading.

That’s how I would see it too. We have to make the most of our limited time. 

[Tropical Melody 6,127]

7 hours ago, Luna the Great of all the Russias said:

I cannot say I know why I have such dreams (other than assignments and examinations generally being major concerns at the time). I do know that there are others who also have such dreams, and it also does not matter for them how many years pass, even decades.

I have frequently had dreams about places where I used to work. Except it's all different, so mostly the dream is about having to learn and cope with the new changes.

 

[Mirage 24,764]

I'm thinking I have very strange dreams in comparison to others. 

Mostly they are fun, I don't have many nightmares thankfully.

I get those dreams from the past too. Running to class and suddenly I lose my way, forget my backpack somewhere, show up half naked, etc

[Tropical Melody 6,127]

5 hours ago, Tropical Melody said:

I have frequently had dreams about places where I used to work. Except it's all different, so mostly the dream is about having to learn and cope with the new changes.

 

Also, what the hell am I doing even working here again anyway? I left this job, because I wanted to leave.

 

[Lawyer Slip 2,536]

I'm thinking about everyone I've befriended here and how much they mean to me! 

[Steve Piranha 29,421]

Why is Florida the weird state again ?

 

[Starlight Serenade 3,112]

I am not looking forward to being at this place for two freaking hours, but what choice do I have here? I cannot wait to leave. 

[Lawyer Slip 2,536]

I'm thinking about Paper Mario

[Nightlight1313 176]

Still looking for a nice open-source DAW that's intuitive enough to use. Flathub doesn't have a lot of options, and all the big ones have problems that make them very difficult to use. I found one that looks alright on Flathub, but it doesn't seem to have a lot of documentation which isn't a great start.

Even after I find a nice DAW I'm dreading having to get my softsynth working finally. ;-; I got it to work once and haven't been able to replicate it.

[Espy Vibe 4,273]

1 hour ago, Nightlight1313 said:

Still looking for a nice open-source DAW that's intuitive enough to use. Flathub doesn't have a lot of options, and all the big ones have problems that make them very difficult to use. I found one that looks alright on Flathub, but it doesn't seem to have a lot of documentation which isn't a great start.

Even after I find a nice DAW I'm dreading having to get my softsynth working finally. ;-; I got it to work once and haven't been able to replicate it.

I'm assuming you tried LMMS? What about Ardour, Tracktion Waveform Free, or perhaps Reaper?

The one from Tracktion has a lot of step-by-step handholding for setup and video tutorials, Reaper has lots of tutorials out there (they do have in-house video tutorials but some stuff is outdated), and Ardour has the least handholding but still worth mentioning.

Edited March 31 by Trot Shuffle
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[Nightlight1313 176]

19 minutes ago, Trot Shuffle said:

I'm assuming you tried LMMS? What about Ardour, Tracktion Waveform Free, or perhaps Reaper?

The one from Tracktion has a lot of step-by-step handholding for setup and video tutorials, Reaper has lots of tutorials out there (they do have in-house video tutorials but some stuff is outdated), and Ardour has the least handholding but still worth mentioning.

Thanks for the suggestions! I did try LMMS - I remember it being confusing, though that was a couple years ago, so it might be worth another shot. I haven't actually heard of Tracktion, but TBH if I have to go proprietary I'll probably just fork over the cash for Reaper :P. I've actually been eyeing Reaper for a while now - if I can't find any FOSS candidates I like, I'm very down to give them a shot. I've heard word that their trial policy might be a bit more lenient than their website suggests so I might just try them out anyway XD. Ardour's free-not-gratis policy rubbed me the wrong way a little, but I guess I could try compiling it now that I'm on Linux.

I've also tried Rosegarden, but it really was not made to be a DAW and you can tell. Qtractor crashes on me, too... The one I'm trialing now is Helio, and I'm actually pretty hopeful! The UI is very simple and streamlined which should prevent the "overwhelming" problem I have with other DAWs. It's a shame it doesn't have track recording, but it's enough to get settled in the medium, and adding tracks in Audacity or something later is easy enough!

[DubWolf 17,262]

Gee, Fighter is a lot less apologetic and much more gruesome than Top Gun Maverick  . Makes up for it with its cheesy songs and dancing .

[Mirage 24,764]

Thinking about all the food I'll be making for tonight.

[ZiggWheelsManning 10,208]

How long can I keep my window open before it starts raining?