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Haigh. So I'm about to upgrade my headphones, and I've got my eye on the Beyerdynamic DT-880 Pro and the DT-880 Premium models. The major difference between the two is the impedance. According to the product description of the Premium model on amazon, the higher impedance leads to improved clarity and dynamics, blah, blah. So my first question is has anyone found that higher impedance headphones have any clarity or response advantages compared to lower impedance headphones? Now comes the trade-off of higher impedance, that a more powerful headphone amp is needed to achieve the same output as a lower impedance headphone. I have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 audio interface into which I plug my current pair of headphones. Aaaand my second question is being that I know shit-all about audio specs, do you think that interface can generate enough juice to get, say, a 600 Ohm pair of headphones to be decently loud?

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I'M TOO BUSY TO DO THIS. Wah.

Yeah, but Nintendo is fun.

The short answer is probably not. Now for the long answer: Eating acidic foods can lead to erosion which is a physical degeneration of the teeth whereas eating lots of sugar can lead to dental caries (cavities) which is a bacterial infection which leads to a biological degeneration of the teeth. That's an important difference. Overconsumption of acidic foods won't cause cavities -- those are caused by bacteria -- but it can erode your enamel irreversibly over time which will weaken your tooth's mineral structure and make it easier for bacteria to infect the inner parts of the tooth which is no bueno. That being said, dental erosion is something you generally have to go out of your way to inflict upon yourself unless you have a preexisting mineral or developmental deficiency of your teeth and/or bones. People who drink 4 or 5 pops per day have to worry about erosion. People who suck on lemons often have to worry about erosion. People who are bulimic have to worry about erosion. And although vinegar is rather acidic, as are the fermentative acid byproducts of pickling solution (assuming it's a legitimately culutred pickle and not just cucumbers soaked in citric acid), if you're eating it with a salad, you're doing it right. Salad greens are basic, actually, so that will help raise the pH of your vinegary salad bowl a bit. OK, so all that being said, what can you do to minimize your risk of adverse effects? Two simple things. First, the mouth "remembers" the last thing you eat in a meal because everything you ate earlier in a meal is shorn off your teeth by what you eat after. So if you swish some water and finish off the glass after an acidic meal, you'll dilute the vinegar in your mouth and it'll be (almost) like you didn't eat anything acidic at all. As an aside, it's a good idea to swish water after eating sugary stuff for the same reason, or eat the sugary stuff before the rest of a meal. Second, don't brush immediately after an acidic meal. The acid transiently and reversibly demineralizes your enamel a little bit This is not the same as a cavity or even erosion, really. It happens with every meal and is natural and harmless, as the lost minerals are replaced completely by ions dissolved in your saliva. Your teeth are "softer," though, after an acidic meal, so brushing after every acidic meal will, over time, cause "toothbrush abrasion" of your teeth which is no bueno. So drink water after your salad and pickles and don't brush within 45 minutes or so of an acidic meal.

<3 the fuck out of Mark Sisson, even if we disagree on a few key tenets. Looks like a legit plan, but I agree with Andrew. Three days of very heavy lifting per week is probably optimal for recovery and strength-building (not gonna cite studies this time... I've had enough of that for now ). Here's the important part: if your goal is to lose fat while maintaining strength, Mark's plan is the way to go. Keep in mind that Marks "Primal Blueprint" is INTENDED for fat loss, not for bulking or for strength-training. So yeah, depending upon what your goals are, that could be the perfect plan for you, or it could be a little off-base. YEP. I'm scared to really pull the trigger when I'm playing sports and moving laterally in my VFFs because I have the pair with the most minimal soles, so my shoes slip all over the place when I quickly cut left or right. MCL/LCL tear waiting to happen. I know Mark Sisson himself actually plays Ultimate Frisbee in VFFs (or barefoot). I wonder which model he uses? Which do you use? I think I have KSOs, can't remember off-hand.

We're talking worst games here, not best. Hmm, hmm... my worst game... you know, I'm really not sure. Maybe Rygar. It just didn't age well.

Allllllllllmost done. I should finish tomorrow night. It's sounding pretty sweet Very fun remix to write and to listen to. IT'S AGGRESSIVE.

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Sorry, I just don't have time for this compo anymore. I do have a wip for this week, but it's not all that fleshed out. Don't think I'll sub it.

Respect knuckles two days in a row, bro. Achievement unlocked.

Brandon Strader wears dresses, ladies and gentlemen. Are they pretty dresses?

Chiptune samples? The LoFi Box which can be downloaded for free with through a licensed copy of FL Studio. Other samples? Hmmm... perhaps this free sample pack I torrented (actually free, not pirated... I assume) called "Drum Sample Compilation". It just has a shit ton of samples from pretty much every major drum machine in addition to lots of nice-sounding, loose drum samples from all over the spectrum of percussive sounds, on top of dozens (hundreds?) of loops. Other than that, perhaps Smoker's Delight? For EDM, though, anything Vengeance can't be beaten, but I don't do EDM stuff very often.

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I agree about Thin Crust being a little overzealous. TC, eat whole foods. You're doing Atkins, really. Atkins is meh. It works pretty well for fat loss, but it won't make you healthy. Eat only whole foods (if the ingredients list of what you are eating is any longer than the name of the food itself, you're doing it wrong). Tack fairly low-carb onto that, and you'll shed fat like a madman. But carbs aren't 100% necessary? That's 100% false. Your liver is more than capable of producing enough carbs from fats and proteins through gluconeogenesis to render carbs completely unnecessary in people who are not extremely active. In fact, carbs are the ONLY nonessential macronutrient. There are amino acids and fats the body cannot produce on its own from raw materials. Those aa's and fats are coined "essential." ALL carbs, some aa's, and some fats can be synthesized de novo in the liver. These are termed nonessential. Again, all dietary carbs are literally nonessential to human life. That being said, The Derritt, you should probably pay close attention to how you're feeling working out 4 days per week and only eating 45 g of carbs per week. Your liver's maximum rate of gluconeogenesis is the limiting factor in preventing problems related to this sort of lifestlye. Everyone's biology is a little different, so maybe you can pull it off, but the vast majority of people would start suffering from adrenal insufficiency eating and performing that way. Whole 9 is not "eat only whole foods." It is a variation of Paleo which is a variation of "eat only whole foods." Bahahaha, I didn't invent Whole9, but man, is it brilliant. Have high hopes, my man. Paleo cured -- CURED -- my allergies and acne. Been sniffles-free for almost 3 years now. edit: I think Joe meant if you're not eating carbs and you're exercising, you're likely to have low energy/be fatigued. I don't think he meant that carbs don't contain calories

Nothing is in bridged mode. I believe I'm using 64-bit plugins. It also seems to load properly more often through the normal FL .exe and NOT through the extended memory .exe. Now I'm really confused

The most recent version of Kontakt in FL Studio 10 has been dropping my samples after starting up FL and loading a saved project. Sometimes, I'll get an error upon loading the project which says that Kontakt was unable to load or something to that effect. Other times, I get no error. In either case, the result is that when I open up the existing Kontakt plugin, all the samples I have loaded in are gone. It's just a blank slate, as if I had loaded a fresh Kontakt instance. If I go back to old versions of the project, sometimes the Kontakt plugins are preserved. Even weirder, on rare occasions, the version of the project which had this issue in the first place will occasionally load with the Kontakt samples intact. Again, this issue ONLY ever arises after I have saved a project and reloaded it. I've never had any issues arise DURING a session in my DAW. I'm also having another issue where occasionally, the samples will load, but they'll be glitchy. For instance, I have Studio Drummer loaded in, and the crash cymbals will cut out during playback halfway through the sample. It also sounds like somehow the samples are out of sync with the MIDI data at times? What the hell is going on D:

Awww yeah. I just started on my track, and it's something special Reminds me of Liquid Tension Experiment so far... if Liquid Tension Experiment were 95% less virtuosic.

Dat art. That's pretty impressive!