birb_cromble
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birb_cromble
1d ago
"Big, beautiful X" is used to good effect in a lot of comedy impersonations.
birb_cromble
1d ago
At that point does it even qualify under the commonly held definition of stochastic terrorism?
Stochastic terrorism is a form of political violence instigated by hostile public rhetoric directed at a group or an individual. Unlike incitement to terrorism, stochastic terrorism is accomplished with indirect, vague or coded language, which grants the instigator plausible deniability for any associated violence.
Do you reject the concept entirely? That's part of why I started this thread. A lot of people claiming their opponents are using the technique seem to act as if it's not real.
birb_cromble
2d ago
The man charged with setting fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion staged the attack because he believed Gov. Josh Shapiro’s stance on the war in Gaza was leading to the deaths of Palestinians, according to a police search warrant made public on Wednesday.
For those of you who haven't caught the news, a lone individual set fire to the Pennsylvania governor's mansion over the weekend. After turning himself in, he has been charged with a number of crimes that are noted in the article.
The perpetrator is obviously not mentally well. His own mother repeatedly called the police on him warning officials that he was dangerous and unbalanced. Some reports indicate that he was on bail for assault charges at the time the arson occurred.
I make this post because a lot of hay has been made over the last decade about "stochastic terrorism", and while this doesn't fit the bill exactly, it does have me thinking about it.
Put bluntly, we all know that dangerously crazy people exist out in the world, and a significant number of them have phones, computers, and televisions. If that is something we know, what responsibility do we have, as individuals, and as a culture to self police our speech to avoid giving these peope what they believe is a call to arms? Is it constant for all people, or does it vary based upon some criteria?
birb_cromble
2d ago
I guess women don't know that you can't really see dicks of someone using a urinal unless you specifically look around their body to try to see it.
Either that, or every other guy she's seen naked has been packing so much meat that a draft horse would take one look and say "excuse me but what the fuck?"
birb_cromble
5d ago
Update: don't work with epoxy in an enclosed, unventilated area unless you enjoy huffing paint.
birb_cromble
5d ago
I have ordered a pre-carved body for my bass build. I went with mahogany because it was considerably cheaper than walnut. The vendor is claiming a six week lead time, which probably means three months.
In the meantime, I'm going to practice applying 2k epoxy on some scrap wood.
birb_cromble
6d ago
CICO necessarily follows from the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which is perhaps the most confirmed scientific theory of all time.
This is why, should I ever have a child, I will feed him a pound of uranium. He won't have to waste time eating for the next 20,000 years.
birb_cromble
6d ago
It might be dumb, but I'm not sure it would be unique
birb_cromble
6d ago
Surface detail is great.
birb_cromble
9d ago
I mulch pretty aggressively, so not many weeds grow. The ones that do are pretty easy to pluck out by hand.
Right now I'm mostly using a mix of blood meal and feather meal.
birb_cromble
12d ago
Horseradish is incredibly hardy. Everyone I know who plants it spends more time trying to keep it from spreading than they do keeping it alive.
birb_cromble
12d ago
I only plant garlic, but it's coming up like gangbusters this year. I'll probably have ~50 heads out of a 4x4' box. Staggered nutrient addition is a hell of a thing.
birb_cromble
12d ago
I'd like to recommend the Hammer and the Cross. It's an alternate history set in medieval Europe where Vikings rapidly develop technology without the accompanying enlightenment ideals. I think it fits a lot of your criteria.
birb_cromble
13d ago
On the tariff front, I'm still waiting to see if the market fall off is a tantrum or a real turn.
birb_cromble
13d ago
Hipshots all the way, baby!
birb_cromble
13d ago
I'd be interested in hearing what parts you are thinking about - pickups and wiring options and such.
The current plan is to do a fully passive setup with Seymour Duncan Antiquity II split coil pickups (or some custom wrapped pickups with similar response) connected to a tone and volume knob. To be honest, I've even considered skipping the knobs entirely and using a pair of fixed resisters that leave both tone and volume wide open. That's how I tend to play a P anyway.
My goal is to create the warmest, darkest tone I can manage with a prominent fundamental. Concepts like "sustain" or "resonance" are distant secondary concerns. In conjunction with the BEAD tuning, I want this thing to sound like a hammer on a coffin nail.
In terms of comparable tone, think JPJ and not John Entwhistle.
Based on everything I've played previously, my current plan is the following:
- eBay mahogany body, with walnut as a backup choice
- Bridge with brass saddles
- SD Antiquity II or similar pickups at the neck
- No bridge pickup
- Flats (obviously) - either GHS or labella
For the neck, I'm probably just going to bite the bullet and shell out for a warmoth model in flame roasted maple with the graphite stiffeners and a tusq nut, unless you have any other suggestions.
birb_cromble
16d ago
I appreciate all the feedback.
It sounds like I can save a ton of effort buying a premade body over cutting it out on a CNC machine
birb_cromble
16d ago
I play bass, and I'm looking at putting together a 4-string p bass tuned to BEAD.
I've done enough woodworking to have done some basic joinery, and as far as tools go, I'm not particularly concerned about that. I have a monthly "tools budget" that I can divert towards those purchases.
I'm mostly interested in a few things on the wood side, and a few things on the setup side.
On the wood side, I was thinking about getting a mahogany body, dyeing it black, then trying a Tru-oil finish. Have you done anything like that? I'd love some tips on the order for dye, grain filler, finish, and what sanding should happen at each step.
On the setup side, how do you make sure the bridge is properly aligned with the neck? That part scares the crap out of me. On the neck side, when do you shim it vs adjusting the truss rod?
birb_cromble
17d ago
Has anyone here built an electric guitar or bass from parts before? I might take a crack at it and I wouldn't mind some pointers
birb_cromble
17d ago
why so many people hate medicine.
For me, my defining moment when dealing with medical professionals was when I began having irregular heart rhythms, along with a boatload of other symptoms. Unfortunately, one of those symptoms was weight gain. Once that happens, doctors will not, in any way, listen to a single thing that you tell them.
Every time I would go to the doctor, they would tell me to exercise and lay off the junk food. The fact that I had completely cut out junk food and upped my gym routine to 90 minutes a day/5x a week sailed in one ear and straight out the other.
Eventually I collapsed at the gym and showed up at the ER with a 240 bpm heart rate. It turns out I'd had an autoimmune disorder for several years that had wrought absolute havoc on my body's symptoms. A doctor ran a simple, inexpensive blood test and had me diagnosed and medicated in a few days. All my problems went away and I lost 65 pounds in six months.
Every single one of those events could have been prevented if any doctor in a three year period had actually listened to me instead of telling me to go fuck myself.
birb_cromble
18d ago
Well shit, I have one of those in my closet. I'll try it out.
birb_cromble
19d ago
Whether or not chili should contain beans.
birb_cromble
23d ago
Does anybody here care to recommend a bag or a backpack? I'm looking for something fairly rugged that I can use to lug around a delicate object that's about 8"x8"x8", with external pockets for accessories.
Most camera bags are a little too narrow for that, but that's the basic idea I'm trying to find.
birb_cromble
25d ago
our current political environment is following closely on the heels of a full blown moral panic
It feels like we've been hopping from one moral panic to another since at least 2001.
Would you mind narrowing that down?
Personally, I don't intend any self policing. It mostly came to mind when comparing this to the pundit commentary around the "kidnapping plot" against Gretchen Whitmer, and I wanted some opinions.
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