You’re not alone. I have very detailed convos with my cats all the time. I think its easier because you can say whatever you want and they won’t judge.

It’s almost like its own little mini catharsis sometimes.

If I didn’t have blood pressure issues, there is no way in hell I would subject myself to that BS 5/7 days of the week

You shouldn’t necessarily ever expect to enjoy doing something that you’re essentially forced to do. The gym is kinda like work for you so its perfectly reasonable that you hate it.

I love playing guitar and working on music but if I was ever forced to do it daily I would start hating it real quick. This is why I avoid monetization routes for my music that would require adhering to a routine.

When it comes to the gym, I’ve certainly gotten well into it to the point that it feels weird not to go. Same with running, but even more potent. I’d actually be in a shit mood if I had to skip a scheduled run for some reason.

Its a real bummer that you’re struggling to enjoy the gym, but I totally understand where you’re coming from. Life is busy and sometimes all that I have the bandwidth for is a beer on the couch after work. We all have our limits and that’s OK.

Glad to hear you’re pushing through it for the sake of your health. There’s likely no better reason to hit the gym. 💪

Kool-aid has a good track record of handling it.

Hey, Netflix!

🖕

“Perfect is the enemy of good.”

12AX7s are like $45 in Canada right now.

The fact that I can simply practice and aim high and slowly crawl my way forward improving technique and skill. (Guitar)

I’m 30+ now and feel just as capable as ever to learn new songs, solos and techniques.

I recorded this video a couple days ago after about an hour of learning the solo from square one. Mind you it’s a solo I’ve been listening to for over 20 years and can hum it like its second nature. Lets just say I started from square two then lol

Nah man. Depressive Suicidal Black Metal has brought me back to reality multiple times. Sometimes leaning into your emotions and allowing them to exist lifts a weight off your shoulder.

DSBM made me feel like I wasn’t alone. It made a big difference. It can be catharsis in its own dark way.

The end of MGS2 was a prophecy.

Idiot is a very strong word to describe this. For a place so typically welcoming of neurodivergence this feels really dissonant in the grand scheme of things.

I get major ick vibes from this particular take on the situation.

That’s really strange. I have an M-Audio 60ish key and a smaller Novation Nocturn MIDI keyboard as well as a Roland electric drum kit and have no issues doing anything over MIDI with them on Linux.

Maybe its worth another try? I don’t need drivers for any of that stuff.

That’s fair. I guess its a lesser of two evils situation. No unlimited internet? Need to buy storage. No storage (OP’s situation) let Steam handle it.

Don’t back up your games. Steam Cloud saves are a thing and if your games drive shits the bed you can just buy a new one and re-download all your games.

Derivative over generative any day if you ask me.

Really? I run my home studio in Nobara Linux without any latency issues. I use Reaper as my DAW. Are you using yabridge?

Have Win 10 and was a Windows die hard since I was a kid.

Been running Linux on another drive as my default boot for a year and a half in anticipation of this horseshit and was only hesitant to delete Win because my Fanatec sim racing hardware wasn’t supported on Linux.

Welp, turns out hid-fanatecff is a thing. Installed the kernel driver and boom, working Fanatec peripherals. Even my Moza shifter is plug-and-play.

Bye bye Microsoft.

I wish that was my life.

Ant farm owned by aliens where the ants are humans and the farm is Earth.

This is the only answer with true satisfaction in mind.

Asking the real questions.