u/Jaylewinnn

I love moving ever closer to a more extreme form of minimalism, and I’d like to examine some of the ideas about the world that I may have picked up from the culture we live in – such as certain possessions or comforts that aren’t actually all that necessary.

What was your process for letting go of those comforts, and what was the experience like – including any doubts, reflections or fears about leaving them behind? What have you gained in return?

Tengo un Megane iii de 2009 con 210.000 km. Acabo de pasar revisión y me dicen que han encontrado mezcla de aceite y refrigerante. No entiendo muy bien del tema, pero me comentan que se puede hacer un arreglo sencillo y si vuelve a pasar sería cuestión de cambiar junta de culata. En el taller van a tope y no me han podido dar presupuesto. Me gustaría buscar consejo para ver si merece la pena ir buscando coche nuevo o si merece la pena plantearse cambiar la junta de culata.

Aunque no hay nada definitivo, me gustaría anticiparme un poco puesto que todo eso días hago 80 ida y vuelta del trabajo y no tengo posibilidad de ir en transporte público.

También hay otras cosas que me comentan en la revisión:

pastillas de freno y discos (urgente) y otras cosas no tan urgentes: discos y pastillas del otro eje, carcas de los faros opacos (ya los han liado un par de veces, y cada vez que lo hacen se degrada más el plástico), catadióptricos rotos, y soportes distribución y bieleta por cambiar en breve.

Cambié el embrague hace 4 años y la correa de distribución el año pasado.

Además llevo 6 años con fugas del aire acondicionado y todos los veranos le tengo que hacer una carga (unos 100€).

Cada vez lo que dejo en el taller además tengo que alquilar coche una semana.

¿Qué opináis? Mi idea era intentar estirarlo lo máximo posible pues cumple su función, pero empiezo a pensar que comprar otro coche podría ser buena opción (me pica tal y como está el mercado, pero tengo posibilidad económica de hacerlo).

¡Gracias de antemano por la ayuda!

I’ve noticed that this topic has been discussed before, but I wanted to share my experience and see if anyone can provide any new information.

I’ve had a twitching eyelid for two months. I don’t know if it could be caused by Vyvanse—I’ve been taking 50 mg for a year and a half—although it hadn’t happened to me until two months ago.

Since then, I’ve had the tremor almost every day. I can also link it to lack of sleep and fatigue (I’m a teacher, and this happened at the end of the school year), although I’ve been on vacation for a month and the tremor still hasn’t stopped.

Could 50mg be the cause? Although it didn’t happen to me until 18 months after I started that treatment regimen.

I’ve also read that it can be caused by: dry eyes, a lack of minerals or vitamins, stress and anxiety, lack of sleep…

Any information would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

EDIT: Lower eyelid, not upper (I'm not sure if that's relevant)

I’ve been trying out Logic for a couple of days and I’ve noticed that the sound is making a strange noise (I’m a bit of a novice – it’s as if it’s clipping, but it’s not down to the volume). This happens particularly with the drums. I’m trying out different plug-ins and I’ve noticed that some are better optimised than others.

I have an M1 Mac mini with 8 GB of RAM. In Activity Monitor, I usually have 1–2 GB of memory to spare. The CPU shows a very low usage percentage. The thing is, I don’t have these problems with GarageBand, and the memory and CPU usage levels are the same.

These are small projects with 5 or 6 tracks (drums, a few guitars: Genome, UAD, Amplitube)

Does anyone know what might be going on?

Thanks in advance!

I want to set up a hi-fi system in the living room. I was considering buying a Wiim (amp or no amp model). But I might be upgrading my iPad, so I was thinking of using the old one as a music system connected via a cable.

Would it be okay to connect the iPad to a DAC and an amplifier using a dongle with two outputs: one to the DAC and the other to charge the iPad?

Any advice on DAC and amplifier models?

Thanks in advance!

I’ve been having neck and back problems for some time now, and one of the contributing factors is overuse of the iPad whilst holding it in an awkward position (lying on the sofa or with the iPad resting on a table whilst I’m sitting down).

Has anyone switched from the iPad to the iPad mini and found that the size and weight helped them maintain a better reading posture?

I’ve been having neck and back problems for some time now, and one of the contributing factors is overuse of the iPad whilst holding it in an awkward position (lying on the sofa or with the iPad resting on a table whilst I’m sitting down).

Has anyone switched from the iPad to the iPad mini and found that the size and weight helped them maintain a better reading posture?

I bought a spark 2 for the living room but I'm not very happy compared to the sound of UAD plugins and tonex in the studio.

I want something comparable in sound to the studio, but with a comfortable speaker system (2 studio monitors in the living room it is a little uncomfortable for me, especially because of the position it must have and that it cannot be moved easily).

What do you recommend? I'm thinking of a Bugera V5 or HT1R with pedals. Or modelling (Boss gx, tonex or higher) but I have doubts with the speakers.

Would the headrush Go be a good option? Fender FR and things like that are out of my budget right now.

Thank you in advance!

Ultimately, it covers a wide range of topics, so for now it would be a good idea to prioritise books that approach the subject from a broad perspective rather than focusing on a very specific aspect within one of these areas.

edit: If, as well as books, you know of any online resources for learning about these topics, we’d be delighted to hear about them

I like the setting, but I’m not sure whether to play it or not.

EDIT: I absolutely loved Odyssey. I got completely hooked on it. I’ve tried playing others like Mirage, but they didn’t grab me quite as much.

Con una huelga indefinida en el sector educativo a la vuelta de la esquina donde los sindicatos reclaman la recuperación progresiva de casi el 40% de la pérdida salarial desde el año 2000, me gustaría saber más acerca de este tema y de los fundamentos económicos que hacen que un país funcione.

¿Es posible dicha recuperación? ¿Qué pasa con los demás sectores? ¿Cuál es el problema real? ¿Quién o qué tiene la responsabilidad? ¿Nos debe algo alguien? ¿O debemos amoldarnos a la coyuntura económica? ¿Es inevitable la desigualdad económica?

Espero que se cree un debate sano y poder aprender de distintos puntos de vista. Toda explicación sobre los fundamentos económicos y referencias, enlaces o bibliografía para aprender al respecto, será bienvenida.