I was kinda shocked to see that TimTams still came wrapped in plastic. Even here in Germany most bigger manufacturers of biscuits have switched to alternative materials and cardboard trays

Preparing for another boring weekend lol. Gonna clean up a bit and listen to loads of music.

He’s totally oblivious to everything that happens around him

Thanks, it’s always great to hear the details from some guy who knows his shit

In my experience, it’s still pretty hit or miss. The smaller indie labels tend to get it right more than the big names.

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 have experienced it being the main music format.

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 end and mid range anyway.

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.

Edit: just realised I just made the same points the article made… oh well. I’ll just continue archiving my CD collection. Not (only) for posterity, but as a big middle finger to the RIAA.

Australia and Israel are mature democracies

I think one is more mature than the other though…

Why can’t there be another Luigi…

As far as I’m concerned If he doesn’t like something it’s probably pretty good

Why? Was he hoping to sell some?

And smear Vegemite behind your ears so the drop bears won’t get to them first

For a minute I doubted myself lol

I’ll probably woosh myself with this question but where do you see a seal?

Nah, maybe next time though

I’m gonna call data centres “bit barns” from now on, that’s hilarious

Why specifically an Iguana, though? You’re not even allowed to have one as a pet in Australia as far as I know

I think they meant to say “invasive”, instead of “pervasive”

I actually like the rectangular design they had before