with the right (small-ish usually) dose, set, and setting it really is a mental performance enhancing drug. increased social performance, introspection, novel ideas, even some memory recall. does this say something about my neurotype?

labour Abracadaniel • 1w ago • 98%

as a USian, where do you consider tipping most important and/or mandatory?

feel like I'm encounterimg tip requests with increasing frequency, but not jazzed about the prospect of adding a 20% charge at every point of sale.

podcasts Abracadaniel • 1w ago • 100%

An annoying trend in podcasts

It seems to be happening more frequently that I'll be listening to a pod that discusses current events (online & otherwise) and they just utterly fail to describe what the fuck even happened. Like they'll just obliquely reference some event and it's assumed the listener already knows about it and is tuning in for the discussion. maybe they'll actually explain but only after at least few minutes of comments which I have no context for and can't really parse. maybe I'm noticing this becasuse I'm recovering from *terminally online syndrome*, maybe they're getting lazier, but It's happened in chapo trap house, wtyp, seeking derangements, possibly even true anon(?). Never citations needed though, they're goated. If you're a podcaster and you're going to discuss some current event please actually relay what happened (who, what, when, where, why) for your audience before making jokes about it. idk, maybe this is a neurodivergence thing. and yes I *am* actually listening.

music Abracadaniel • 2w ago • 100%

how do I use a USB midi keyboard on Linux?

I got a USB midi keyboard (pictured) from a friend but I don't know what software I should use to play it. I'm running Ubuntu with KDE Plasma and am hoping for software that's simple to setup & use. the keyboard is for simple musical tinkering.

askchapo Abracadaniel • 1mo ago • 100%

how to get started with Matrix?

I created an account and am signed in on element, what's a good way to get the feel for things? Any room recommendations?

movies Abracadaniel • 2mo ago • 100%

What's your favorite role in a production's crew?

What I mean by favorite here is "what I often find myself greatly admiring when I notice it's done really well" gonna go with Director of Photography (cinematographer). with emphasis on the photography. Some things I've watched recently that illustrate this role. * Saltburn, great use of vertical space with the 4:3 aspect ratio, lots of color and natural light. Summer is captured well. * Crash (1996), Lots of night scenes (always tough to get right), the setting looks appropriately dark, grimy, and mechanical. * Fight Club, also a (literally) dark film and looks great.

podcasts Abracadaniel • 2mo ago • 100%

Seeking Derangements premium feed

I need my fix, anyone got a premium feed link?

I noticed a trend in some online interview show recently where hosts ask guests to bark like a dog. I really bristle at that, it would be tough to convince me you don't want to just laugh at me. I went to Ren Faire for the first time recently, and had a hard time picking an outift to wear because I didn't want to stand out as no-fun, or as being enthusiastic but failing in execution. once I was there of course it was easy to see what an appropriate outfit is. anyone had similar experiences/thoughts? I realized that I'm averse to being intentionally silly. it feels like I've had to work hard in my life to not be *un*intentionally silly or weird (masking), so situations that ask "hey, be weird" leave me very guarded at first.

urbanism Abracadaniel • 3mo ago • 100%

It's really funny how many small US towns have just 1 (one!) street that's historic, walkable, and pulls in lots of tourist money

And it's never expanded on. 1 block over there are just parking lots, strip malls, single family homes. So silly. It'll be packed on nice weekends but it's iLlEgAl To bUiLd anything else like it in town. Maybe the (likely powerful) chamber of commerce sees expansion as a threat to their wallets.

movies Abracadaniel • 4mo ago • 100%

*The Doom Generation* A heterosexual film by Gregg Araki

watching this movie from 1995 right now, it's pretty good. Iconic, even. CW: everything.

movies Abracadaniel • 8mo ago • 100%

True Detective Season 2 was not that bad

I just watched it and I gotta say it was pretty ok, maybe even good. It's pacing is far more "TV" than Season 1 which feels like an 8 part film, and I was definitely bored through the middle 4 episodes, but overall I think it did have something to say that was well communicated. Definitely pretty bleak though.

I know how to block IPs in my bittorrent client but how can I know ahead of time which IP addresses are israeli?

podcasts Abracadaniel • 9mo ago • 100%

Well There's Your Problem | Episode 150: The Death of Hyperloop

www.youtube.com

Infrastructure episode 

askchapo Abracadaniel • 9mo ago • 100%

Anyone have the 2023 numbers on energy transition spending by country

These are the 2021 numbers. I have a printout of the 2022 numbers (china 546B, US 141B) but not a digital copy. [This page](https://about.bnef.com/energy-transition-investment/#toc-report) indicates that the 2023 numbers are out but I can't get access to the report. anyone got the new version of this chart?

chat Abracadaniel • 10mo ago • 100%

People are referring to Saudi Arabia as just "Saudi" online now and it really bothers me.

Saudi is an adjective, Arabia is Saudi because it's ruled by the house of Saud. 

Or give them away?

chat Abracadaniel • 11mo ago • 100%

Need help finding a meme (da share zone possibly)

Does anyone know the one that goes: >no money for saving people we used it all for killing people Thanks in advance

chapotraphouse Abracadaniel • 11mo ago • 95%

Between Friends and Seinfeld I much prefer Seinfeld.

Friends just isn't woke enough.

music Abracadaniel • 11mo ago • 100%

Where to buy (or pirate) sheet music?

I'm learning classical guitar and will be looking for pieces to play as I work through my practice book.