Vinny_93

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[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Yes please throw away more of my tax dollars to appease the Oompa Loompa.

Our Ministry of Defense states they already have no idea how to spend the money currently going to the department because there is nothing available. They will be sitting on a huge pile of money while other causes will have to cut back drastically.

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

It was mentioned on Lubach, I couldn't really remember the specifics so I figured it was probably Amsterdam but I can't really spot it on first sight. I don't believe it's Rotterdam, the tram doesn't even look like the ones in Amsterdam

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Thanks, that's the one I meant

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 14 points 23 hours ago
[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I agree with the sentiment, just not with the phrasing.

Whether you think you can or you can't; you're right.

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

Although I fully agree with keeping it simple like that and I would state to anyone that this is basically correct, there are some technical differences between a 'normal' LED and QLEDs. And then there's also Quantum Dot OLEDs which applies this 'quantum' (marketing term) layer to an OLED screen.

So in short, yeah they're different but it's indeed mostly marketing.

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago

I was thinking: there's is no way this is the Netherlands, I know none of these towns and they sound Belgian. Turns out it's because this is Belgium.

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago

I don't have an answer to your question, sorry. But as I was reading your story I just recognized so many different things. When I was about your age I was about to finish college but I was also just hitting the weed every day as soon as my schedule cleared up for it. Blissful moments would be spent with my closest friends, having beers until early morning and smoking a lot, playing video games, doing my music production...

Now I do my corpo job from home every day and my free time is spent trying to get rid of the unrest of doing nothing. So I try to surpress that by watching screens or doing housework so that I at least feel like I accomplished something.

I've been sidelined from work for a while to see if I could work on myself and that's what I do now. Medication is very much a last ditch effort for me and I'm not there yet.

But I find my most enjoyable moments in life are 'gezelligheid', a Dutch word that exists in no other main language which just means having a nice time with your favorite people and just enjoying moments together. In my case, a big part of it is drinking fancy beers and nice wine and eating good food. I can feel my body is telling me to make healthier choices but it is completely contrary to me living a happy life.

As far as idle time goes, my therapist today advised to acknowledge the unrest and just notice it being there without adding any judgment, so in a way de-fusing yourself from your emotions in such a moment. I'm half excited to try it if I need it but I'm also a little skeptical because mindfulness has never really done much for me.

I think it's important to find out why you feel awful in these moments.

But I feel your pain. All my earlier hobbies just feel empty and shallow. Somehow I crave new contacts, new people in my life. But I don't really dare to go out into the world to find them. I've joined a tennis club and a political party, just to see what I can get from it. But I'm in no rush, I will take it as it comes.

And for your reference, I am also happy with my girl and our three cats. I think we have a lot in common!

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 60 points 1 day ago (14 children)

We are still a long ways away from AI being able to replace programmers. The amount of sheer bullshit code and wrong stuff it writes currently will cripple any information system currently keeping economies up and running.

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It really depends on the type of shock but say anaphylaxis causes blood vessels to dilate, resulting in lower blood pressure. A lower blood pressure will eventually lead to not enough blood reaching vital organs in time which is bad for you.

Shock is a medical term used to describe any hindrance of regular blood flow. It's not the same as being 'shocked', like if something traumatic happened to you.

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Just until the rule book is so specific you can only win if you have certain sponsors.

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (5 children)

The Confederate Flag thing is just laughable. I will never understand why some Europeans are so hung up on American politics.

In Amsterdam there was one of those pickups parked partly on tram rails. Imagine being that much of a prick.

 

Platform: Windows 9x/2000

Genre: Base builder/strategy

Hey all,

I kind of recall playing this game where you are a community of organic beings (I kinda recall them being four legged and the design was very block-y), they build 'hives' (I remember this term as a certainty) as their bases/barracks. I think the idea is that these beings do some exploring around the planet.

Sorry I don't have any more to go on, I was about 10 when I played this in the early zeroes.

Anyone have a clue?

 
 

Look at it

 

Hey welcome to my ramble of the day.

Lately I've been very aware of how every day I accomplish a little less and have more trouble getting through an evening without drinking.

Christmas is coming up and I'm spending it in Switzerland with my brother-in-law. All good, you'd say. Except both me and my wife are running on fumes. We are both super tired. We've discussed skipping it but we cannot do this to my mother-in-law. She doesn't often get both her kids together and she's had a rough year.

In any event, looking at my progress over the past few weeks I feel like I'm doing a little worse every day and just that realization is making me kind of depressed.

So before I get all kinds of recommendations, here's my current game plan:

  • I've registered with a psychologist (not in the USA so insurance is not an issue)
  • My employer knows of evening and they are very supportive. I haven't been working since beginning of September)
  • I intend to take it very easy in Switzerland and try to relax around the other days of Christmas as well. Beginning of January will be super chill for me.

Thanks for bearing with me. I really hope to improve in the next year.

 

Hey there, thanks for taking the time to read. I've been feeling bad for some time now and figured now is a good a time as any to share.

I am having a pretty serious issue with activating myself lately. I've been sidelined from work since the beginning of September. In this time I've been speaking to several healthcare professionals and colleagues. I'm currently in the process of finding a therapist.

I've recently drawn the conclusion that I do not sometimes have bad days, I'm pretty much down every day but I have moments that I'm fine. The fine moments are getting more scarce though...

Today I am writing to you because my mind does not know what it wants. I can't decide if I wanna call my friends and have a beer or if I want to curl up on my bed and cry.

Anyway, that was what I wanted to share. Thanks for reading.

 
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16623544

Hey all, I've narrowed it down to 3 options: AKG K371 (at €149) AKG K361 (at €104) AKG K182 (at €69)

Use case is just at my desk. I have CX Wireless for on the road and wireless listening.

I like a full low end and defined, crisp highs. I mostly listen to soft easy listening like Mazzy Star or rougher rock bands like Evanescence, Bad Omens etc. I also listen to melodic electronic music.

I've read a lot of reviews and I can't really decide on the soundstage. For this I've chosen AKG because I have the K512 mk2's now and I've been very pleased with them.

As for comfort, I need them not to clamp after an hour or two. I don't mind having to pause every now and then.

Any other recommendations welcome.

But bottom line, I think 69 for the K182 is a great deal even though the K3x1s might be better cans.

 

Hey all, I've narrowed it down to 3 options: AKG K371 (at €149) AKG K361 (at €104) AKG K182 (at €69)

Use case is just at my desk. I have CX Wireless for on the road and wireless listening.

I like a full low end and defined, crisp highs. I mostly listen to soft easy listening like Mazzy Star or rougher rock bands like Evanescence, Bad Omens etc. I also listen to melodic electronic music.

I've read a lot of reviews and I can't really decide on the soundstage. For this I've chosen AKG because I have the K512 mk2's now and I've been very pleased with them.

As for comfort, I need them not to clamp after an hour or two. I don't mind having to pause every now and then.

Any other recommendations welcome.

But bottom line, I think 69 for the K182 is a great deal even though the K3x1s might be better cans.

 

Looking to upgrade my trusty 1070Ti. I use my pc for RPGs (Borderlands, Hogwarts Legacy) , VR fps (Alyx, Arizona Sunshine) and VR simracing (F1 23).

Deciding between ASUS Dual 4070 (@ €600) or ASUS TUF 7800XT.

Benchmarks don't really tell the whole story because they rarely include DLSS3, but the games I play don't really support that anyway. TUF is a better cooler, but bulkier.

I can also just not buy anything and wait for the 4070 Super to come along.

Thoughts?

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