Random Talk

[Polident]

tl;dr I’m looking for a cheap gym MP3 player and all the amazon listings are dubious $20 Chinese devices called the zhenzen rizamu xh52 that may or may not exist give all photos are photoshopped.



So I check the reviews and a fella named Brian Fair uploads a three minute review. The review is him filming the device playing a random scene from the 2000 movie U-571 on a 1.5 inch screen. His review is in all caps and details converting U-571, a 2.1GB file he downloaded, in only 20 minutes + 7 minutes transfer it to the player. In under half an hour you can be watching U-571 on the 128x128 screen of a $20 MP3. He notes you can’t read the subtitles.

[Potato]

I've wondered about those MP3 players. If you find a decent one, post it here

[Uncle]

I have an ancient USB MP3 player that I still love, it's in two halves and the USB stick part comes out (can be used for normal storage too)

oh it's this, only black and with more than 1 gig of storage, I thought it had like 8:



probably close to 20 years old now

love devices that simply get the job done

[Uncle]

fuck chinese companies, this is like enraging



ah yes I love my ghrostcefkinx brand mp3 player

fuck you

[Polident]

Mine is the sansa clip running rockbox. It has a blue and yellow screen, charges via mini usb, weighs nothing, still has a 20 hour battery life, and has survived so much abuse. What’s giving out is, from what I’ve read, some soldering coming loose. The 3.5mm jack drops the right signal. May try and fix it, but it might be nice to retire mini USB and have Bluetooth without a dongle.

Really only use it as a shuffle mp3 player at the gym.

[benji]

tl;dr I’m looking for a cheap gym MP3 player and all the amazon listings are dubious $20 Chinese devices called the zhenzen rizamu xh52 that may or may not exist give all photos are photoshopped.

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[Nintex]

Can't believe the 3 women have stuck around after being semi ignored. The trick is semi you can't ghost them completely. 

They send me loooong texts.

"What does your favorite animal say about you? Do you like fishing? Swimming? Cold places? [...]"

"maybe I just like to see them waddle slip and faceplant"

The more I signal I have little interest the more they chase, it's adorable.

[Besticus Maximus]

Moved to an air bnb in old Roman church. We didn’t know this before we arrived. It is ludicrously opulent. Like what priests must have had. Anyway. We went to a metal bar that was actually a club and joined it. The fat goth lad who ran the place is now my best mate. We talked about theosophy and stupid Americans. Then some Americans came in and he pretended he didn’t speak English and we went back to getting drunk and talking about how stupid Americans are.

[Nintex]

My car is turning into a shit box. The fuel cap switch broke had to open up the fuel cap with a screwdriver.

[Nintex]

Prices on some overpriced cars are dropping quickly got a few alerts on my phone.

Honda Civic -1000
BMW -1200
etc.

The guy that told me he'd sell everything in 2 weeks did sell that 10k Hyundai but the ~10k cars is all they're selling.
Same with the Kia guy that has the Merc. The Picanto's are moving but not much else.

In the 25k bracket a new option has surfaced, the Ioniq 5. With those incredible retro looks and pixel tailight.
After mondays checkup I'll go and test some cars again next weekend.

[Potato]

Pretty sure the Ioniq has dumb cameras and screens instead of side mirrors. It's fucking stupid and reduces your field of view because moving your head forward or backwards doesn't change the viewing angle like a regular side mirror.

[Nintex]

Asked ChatGPT what the deal is with the lower hp specs on new cars.
My Lancer has 143hp and most cars these days have less.

But apparently with Turbos, new engine designs and better technology the hp doesn't tell the whole story on how it performs.

I've made a short list of cars in the 10k - 15k range in case my car doesn't make it.

[Nintex]

The lancer passed the check-up with new tires.

Also a front break that needs replacing next year.



Nothing stops this car. You might think a Golf that runs into the back at 125mph on a highway could but it survived that too and the Golf didn't.

[Nintex]

Welp that's it. Just notified the boss I've given myself a 3 month deadline to turn this slump around.

Otherwise I stay on for 3 - 6 months in 2026 max and start something myself or join something else.

[Nintex]

[HardcoreRetro]

I don't want to be mean, but I've been laughing at the convicted felon subplot for at least five minutes. 

[who is ted danson?]

I think you should hire the convicted felon

Shake things up

Its the only way the team will learn

[Nintex]

I think you should hire the convicted felon

Shake things up

Its the only way the team will learn

[Besticus Maximus]

I can't work out whether nintex works for a company, works for himself, works for a guy who works for a company who works for himself, is in an incubator type set up or if his boss is his dad or maybe even the felon

[Potato]

Pretty sure he's been on some sort of psychotic break

[Polident]

does shit test mean something other than collecting a stool sample

[Nintex]

I can't work out whether nintex works for a company, works for himself, works for a guy who works for a company who works for himself, is in an incubator type set up or if his boss is his dad or maybe even the felon

I'm one of the partners at the firm.

The founder has a holding that is contracted by the firm for the CEO role. Mostly a tax thing.
He's mostly focused on development though, he leaves most of the strategy, marketing and sales to me.

[Nintex]

does shit test mean something other than collecting a stool sample

It's basically a test to see how you will respond. They wait 24 hours to see if you will sperg out before they respond again 99% of the time you match. That's always the 1st.

If they say something like: "I thought you were a romantic guy" and you reply with: "I sure am, I love sunsets and dinners" then you are clingy and overbearing. If you say "Yes I love labubus" than you are teh funny guy. If you change topics you are the indifferent / aloof man they crush on. 

It's a bit like a text RPG but you have only 1HP and they have 9999HP. You can either drain it slowly 
"you look almost as cute as your labubu" 
"hahaha"
"if you could wake up anywhere in the world where would it be"
"Paris!"
"thank god there is some distance between us now"

or go directly for the critical hit 
"drinks and chill?"
"yes"
"nmbr?"
"01234567"

Something that works well is to change your profile during the chat phase. They bring it up because they see it change and can't help but ask why. 

[Nintex]

Went to the gym today. It was a tough one.

I said to him: "Damn, this wasn't the best session I was way slower"

He said: "You do realize you started this at 10kg 3 months ago and are now pulling 50kg right?"

I thought it was like 20 tops.

[Polident]

Newbie gains are real and it warps expectations when you suddenly hit a wall. At the same time, at your advanced age there’s no real reason to keep going once you hit those early benchmarks, like a 225lb bench. And once you have those free weight fundamentals down, machine work is great for pushing harder with minimal risk. Also working in basic push ups, pull ups, and dips to keep it feeling natural.

[Nintex]

I'm letting my PT handle this he knows what he's doing. 

My legs are starting to get definition now. I no longer look 'skinny'. 

I will peak at 38 like Daniel Craig in Casino Royale, Tom Cruise in MI3 and Christian Bale in The Dark Knight.  

[Besticus Maximus]

Mohammed was in his 40s before the angel spoke to him, sometimes you gotta start late

[killamajig]

I had some time to kill and was looking for something to do and saw there was an arcade near me. It was 10 am and they just opened up. It was $15 for unlimited play. I asked the employee if they had any pinball machines. He points down the arcade to a small side room. I asked if I can see how many pins they have and what kind. He tells me... no, I have to buy a wristband if I want walk around the arcade.

BTW, the mother fucking arcade is completely empty except for the two of us. If there were people in there I'd understand but it's not like I'm gonna hide in the crowd or some shit.

I wanted so bad to say some snarky shit but my therapist told me I got to stop being such an asshole when I don't need to be. So I just looked at his face to make sure he wasn't joking then said "Cool" and walked out. 

I don't know why that pissed me off so much. I'd like to blame my crankiness on old age, but I think I've always been like this. 

[Potato]

Nah, fuck that. Dude was a cock.

[Uncle]