FireWire400
@FireWire400@lemmy.world
well, how did i get here?
- Comment on Australia’s amount of plastic waste surges as recycling rates fail to improve 1 day ago:
I was kinda shocked to see that TimTams still come wrapped in plastic. Even here in Germany most bigger manufacturers of biscuits have switched to alternative materials and cardboard trays
- Comment on What's everyone doing tonight? 4 days ago:
Preparing for another boring weekend lol. Gonna clean up a bit and listen to loads of music.
- Comment on Netanyahu doubles down on Albanese attack despite Australian Jewish group urging calm 5 days ago:
He’s totally oblivious to everything that happens around him
- Comment on Taylor Swift’s new album comes in cassette. Who is buying those? 5 days ago:
Thanks, it’s always great to hear the details from some guy for knows his shit
- Comment on Taylor Swift’s new album comes in cassette. Who is buying those? 5 days ago:
In my experience, it’s still pretty hit or miss. The smaller indie labels tend to get it right more than the big names.
- Comment on Taylor Swift’s new album comes in cassette. Who is buying those? 5 days ago:
I don’t think it’s actually a real term, but I kinda mean that it’s nostalgic to people who can’t really have nostalgia for it because they’re too young to remember it being the main music format.
- Comment on Taylor Swift’s new album comes in cassette. Who is buying those? 5 days ago:
Cassettes don’t sound too bad if you actually have good equipment, which most people nowadays don’t (because most can’t afford collector’s prices for decent decks). I was born in 97, vinyl records were long dead by then. Most people who get into vinyl nowadays actually grew up with iPods (hence the term “fake nostalgia”).
On a solid system, there’s a lot more fidelity in the bass on vinyl.
Eh… it’s pretty much all down to mastering, but vinyl records have a limited dynamic range compared to CDs which makes the bass more pronounced maybe? Not something I’ve noticed but I tend to prefer clear high and mid range anyway.
- Comment on Taylor Swift’s new album comes in cassette. Who is buying those? 6 days ago:
Another one of those pointless articles… Cassettes have been on the rise for a couple of years now, and for the same reasons that Vinyl has been making a comeback; mainly fake nostalgia and the yearning for true ownership in form of physical media.
As a vinyl snob, listening to music on that medium isn’t better. The quality is at best a little worse than what you get from a CD, it’s inconvenient, bloody expensive and it takes up space.
BUT you get to actually hold the music you love in your hands and listen to it more intently, because you’ve made the effort of putting on a record instead of just pressing play. I like that.
- Comment on Australia’s peak Jewish group condemns Netanyahu’s ‘clumsy’ attack on Albanese and calls for end to ‘spat’ 6 days ago:
Australia and Israel are mature democracies
I think one is more mature than the other though…
- Comment on Australia should adopt US policies to attract fossil fuel dollars, says Chevron CEO in interview with Rupert Murdoch's The Australian 1 week ago:
Why can’t there be another Luigi…
- Comment on Benjamin Netanyahu says Anthony Albanese 'betrayed' Israel 1 week ago:
As far as I’m concerned If he doesn’t like something it’s probably pretty good
- Comment on West Head Beach, Sydney 1 week ago:
And smear Vegemite behind your ears so the drop bears won’t get to them first
- Comment on West Head Beach, Sydney 1 week ago:
For a minute I doubted myself lol
- Comment on West Head Beach, Sydney 1 week ago:
I’ll probably woosh myself with this question but where do you see a seal?
- Comment on West Head Beach, Sydney 1 week ago:
Nah, maybe next time though
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- Comment on Datacenter diplomacy: Australia commits to help Vanuatu build bit barns to keep China at bay 1 week ago:
I’m gonna call data centres “bit barns” from now on, that’s hilarious
- Comment on Researchers asked AI to show a typical Australian dad: he was white and had an iguana 1 week ago:
Why specifically an Iguana, though? You’re not even allowed to have one as a pet in Australia as far as I know
- Comment on Microsoft's Windows lead says the next version of Windows will be "more ambient, pervasive, and multi-modal" as AI redefines the desktop interface 1 week ago:
I think they meant to say “invasive”, instead on “pervasive”
- Comment on Pebble Time 2 Design Reveal 1 week ago:
I actually like the rectangular design they had before
- Comment on Pebble Time 2 Design Reveal 1 week ago:
I’m actually glad I ordered the 2 Duo, not at all fond of this new design
- Comment on Billionaire Elon Musk is threatening to sue Apple and escalating his feud with Sam Altman 1 week ago:
Yeah, nah. Probably not.
- Comment on Billionaire Elon Musk is threatening to sue Apple and escalating his feud with Sam Altman 1 week ago:
At least we’d get the last laugh
- Comment on Billionaire Elon Musk is threatening to sue Apple and escalating his feud with Sam Altman 1 week ago:
Let them destroy each other, would be fun to watch
- Comment on The only kookaburra I've seen in NSW 2 weeks ago:
Maybe, I was there in late April. There also were lots of tourists, maybe that’s why.
- Comment on The only kookaburra I've seen in NSW 2 weeks ago:
I did see tons of cockies there but no kookas :(
- Comment on The only kookaburra I've seen in NSW 2 weeks ago:
Don’t think I’ve been there. Gotta have a look next time I’m in Sydney
- Submitted 2 weeks ago to australia@aussie.zone | 8 comments
- Comment on Spotify to raise prices in September 2 weeks ago:
I’m on Tidal right now and currently considering the switch to Qobuz. There’s no official (or unofficial) Linux client which is kind of a bummer. Tidal at least has a half-decent unofficial one…
Yeah, I could just use the web player or strawberry but I just prefer having a dedicated app.
- Comment on Wonderful. 2 weeks ago:
Yes please
