thatwebdude

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by thatwebdude 9y ago
Laser disc never died either; just ask my 8th grade science teacher and his collection of documentaries. Still (!) evidence of use today.
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
The remote people don't get to take their eyes off the screen...
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
It would be a lot better without karma.
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
This occurs mostly in private student loans vs. federal ones. Private offers even fewer options than the federally mandated ones provide.
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
I was really good at parks & rec basketball. I was so good that sometimes I'd score for the other team, too.
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
There's still an idea of wearing the pitcher out in the majors. Of course, if you're an ace throwing no-nos then you can routinely go 110+ pitches per game. Most pitchers go about 60-70. The bullpen is stacked with varying arms an
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
I was speaking more about "riffage" over presence, but I'll keep an ear out for it. If anything to say, "here, listen to this".
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
8. The answer is 8. 7 was so late-90's/early-00's. 9 string still gets laughs. But wait long enough and everyone will want to get lower.
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
I ponder GC's choices. It was like a cancer in my major metropolitan area. Within 5-10 years all the mom-and-pop stores with a good solution of beginner and high-end equipment left and these things moved in. Coming from a millennial, i
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
Slightly related, and assuming you like Blues, have you seen Joe Bonamassa's videos and tours of his collection? Very cool, too. Emphasis on Fender/Gibson, but still quite entertaining. I appreciate player-collectors.
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
The parallels to technology careers and music backgrounds is staggering, for sure.
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
> Confession: I've been playing since I was 16 years old, and I didn't buy a new guitar (an acoustic) until I was over 30 years old. There was no need to. When I started playing guitar, and took it seriously, my teachers always
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
This is evolution in the industry. It opens itself up to another whole population that wasn't seriously marketed before (Pink cheap guitars, Guitar World Swimsuit edition buyers' guides, "really good for a girl" comments
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
I didn't downvote, but pegging the guitar as something with a "terrible user interface" was probably your problem.
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
LOL, $1k on a new Les Paul. Serious players will still spend serious money on stuff. I think it has a lot do with oversaturation of the market. In the beginning, when White Stripes/Black keys was still regional and people were getting
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
Long-lasting alloys/coatings/technology will skew your results. Especially considering all they had back in the heydey was Nickel (soft). But that's a great idea!
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
They're an investment, plain and simple. The holy grails outlasted their original owners, and with enough care (even playing!) they'll outlast the current owners. I mean, it's very common to play a 150+-year-old violin. I see
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
> 90% of kids learning guitar quit in the first 2 months (according to Fender) True, just ask anyone who's ever had a teaching career in guitar (or music). It's hard, everything about it is hard. And I'm not only saying th
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
Almost every collector I've met usually collects with the market. Not all of them hoard as much as you'd traditionally think. They're always buying/selling trying to get that Holy Grail First Run Sunburst Les Paul. There
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
Fender and Gibson are iconic, classic brands. They'll never deviate from what they do; because when they do (look at the double-cutaway Les Paul they just tried to hawk) they get torn to pieces. If anyone wants to innovate in the indus
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
OP values Dylan over Tay-Tay. That's okay. My daughter thinks the opposite. That's also okay, and evolution of popular music.
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
When I was teaching guitar, the overarching trend I saw again and again, from the South the Midwest (so not a complete profile, but one large enough) was an interest in playing guitar but no real influences to latch onto. My first question
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
They're not dead, yet.
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
Or position yourself in a market that's competitive where you can demand higher wages and still benefit from tax/mental/equity-based benefits of having a stable home. If stable is what you want, that is.
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
Yes, if your financial advisor isn't doing their job you can fire them. Many of them (used to) have skin in the game with your money, too. Also, lots of folks who lost out on the last recession would be in an equal place post-recession
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
> Will it ever see those levels again? I can't answer that. You can accumulate wealth extremely quickly with those kind of rates. Doubt it. When the average savings account is <1%. I think that became permanent.
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
Agreed. You still have great buying power (locally) when every other merchant out there is demanding their piece of the pie.
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
Yes, exactly. The marketing local used to be "certified pre-owned" = "smart cars". The terms were used interchangeably, usually by differing brands.
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
If you're handy, and your housing market isn't super-hot right now (read: unaffordable), consider rentals. With the right tenants in a good market, it's quite passive income. And the build up of equity will provide a cash-out
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by thatwebdude 9y ago
When I bought my car I noticed a "Start Up Volume" feature. I could be blaring the stereo on my way home, turn off the truck, then come back out in the morning to go to work. I wouldn't be deafened by the sudden jump in volum

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