Apologies in advance if I am in the wrong place or not posting correctly. Im very basic and could use some guidance. I’m looking to upgrade the sound system in my Honda. My main goal for this post is to get an idea of what I’d be looking to spend for the features I’m hoping to attain.
-New Stereo Unit Normally I’d be okay with stock, but my model doesn’t include Apple Pay and that’s really something I’m hoping to add. Can be wired via USB if it saves money. I’d also like to find one that would hopefully be compatible with my already included backup cam. Read I should stay away from Boss. Also, I’ve been told changing stock units can have effects on the electrical system of the car. Is this something I should be worried about?
-Speakers inside I think the stock inner speakers of the car are also pretty bad. If I turn volume up load enough it gets kinda of raspy of that makes sense. Do I need to upgrade these to improve that? One of my main things is just to get a clear audio while driving and volume up. Doesn’t need to have crazy bass or be very loud, just clear when playing at a louder level of that makes sense.
-Amp and Sub Again my main focus is sound quality over bass, but in a perfect world both would be great. Anything minimal that could be recommended? I have a friend who got a single 10” sub 900w amp and it really knocks. Would I want something similar or are there smaller options for this that could also be cheaper?
Basically I’m hoping someone can maybe recommend a build on crutchfield for me and shoot me a link? I won’t be installing anything myself and will have it professionally done by audio express, but they are obviously in it for a sale and I want to make sure I have a good idea about what I want and cost prior to hearing their pitch. So any help is much appreciated. Cost I’m most likely looking at for this (parts and install), manufacturers to avoid, is it worth it if it causes future issues to my vehicle.
TIA!

Hello. Since building this PC in June 2022, I've been trying to diagnose a strange issue with the integrated GPU either producing a black screen or experiencing display driver timeouts (the famous device manager error 4101). This collection of issues only occurs when the PC cold boots, or on rare occasions when waking from sleep. The PC has no issues when under load or playing games, and has never had a BSOD. I have not found a way to manually reproduce these issues, and they occur as often as twice per day, or as infrequently as once a month, making diagnosis difficult. Note that after December 2022, the PC began showing black screens on POST and failing to exit POST.
Computer Type: Desktop
GPU: Vega 7 integrated GPU in Ryzen 5 5600G
CPU: RYZEN 5 5600G
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix B550i Gaming
BIOS Version: 2423 x64
RAM: 16GB CORSAIR VENGEANCE 3600MHZ CL18; SKU: CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 (Note this SKU is not in motherboard QVL)
PSU: CORSAIR SF600 80+ GOLD FULLY MODULAR
Case: SSUPD MESHILICIOUS
Operating System & Version: WINDOWS 10 HOME 22H2; Build 19045.2965
GPU Drivers: AMD drivers 22.5.2, 22.8.2, 22.9.2, 22.10.22 (windows driver store version). Currently 22.20.42 (windows driver store 31.0.12042.4) as automatically installed by windows
Chipset Drivers: Unknown, no entry in Device Manager
Background Applications: None, issue occurs before login
Description of Original Problem: Original issue began a few days after building PC and installing windows. After running MemTest86 (no issues after 4 passes), the system was rebooted. System reboots normally, 1 beep from installed PC buzzer and windows boots to lock screen. On lockscreen, display immediately freezes, usually after the clock and background is shown. The PC will stay frozen until the display driver times out after 10 seconds, the monitor will lose signal as the driver is re-initialized and the display will return, only to freeze again a few seconds later. This continues until either windows disables the driver entirely, relying on the basic display driver, or the system fails to recover and remains frozen. Some variations of this issue result in the display crashing before the background even renders in the lockscreen, and sometimes video signal is restored as a black screen, only to freeze and recover again (monitor shows backlit black screen, then backlight is turned off as the input signal is lost and restored).
After around December 2022, issues began manifesting in different ways, and occurred outside of just the windows lock screen. Sometimes on power on, the system will beep once but display a black screen, never leaving POST. Short pressing the power button shuts off the system allowing for a restart. On other occasions display crashes now occur after system wakes from sleep, with the result being either a frozen system or successful fallback to basic display drivers. Most notably, the system once booted and froze displaying a corrupted BIOS logo, which can be seen here: https://imgur.com/a/uFYVZBF
Troubleshooting: Prior to December 2022, I've attempted to:

• Try several different AMD driver versions: from 22.5.2, to 22.8.2 and 22.9.2 (which was automatically set by windows).
• Due to the sporadic nature of this issue, diagnosis was difficult, combined with windows constantly auto updating driver versions, of which several registry changes were unable to fix
• Attempted to run PC at 3200MHz ram speed instead of 3600, since 3200 is the max guaranteed supported speed by AMD for this CPU. Issues continued after this change. However many posters have noted these monolithic CPUs tend to have good IMCs and some can OC to 4000+ MHz. Perhaps I am unlucky?
• Monitor upgrade from HDMI 1080P to DisplayPort 1440P. Issues persisted. Rules out bad monitor+cable combinations.

After December 2022:

• Attempted to try different RAM combinations, with only a dual slot motherboard I've tried switching both RAM sticks, and so far running RAM A in slot A, and RAM B in slot B. Have not tried running individual sticks in slot B only.
• Full windows 10 reinstall with no data carried over. Reinstall was performed using a USB flashed with the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool from another PC. This also fixes any potential issues caused by registry changes in an attempt to stop windows' stubborn auto update of GPU drivers.
• Back in June 2022, I tested the riser cable of this SFF Case using my only available discrete GPU, an AMD HD 6570. This also required installing legacy AMD Catalyst drivers, resulting in a crash when I reverted back to the integrated GPU. AMD cleanup tool resolved the driver conflicts and Adrenaline 22.5.2 was reinstalled. The Windows 10 reinstall from above should further prevent any remaining issues from this experiment from carrying over.

I have not attempted the following:

• Use DDU to clean up drivers. (Probably not related now since issues occur even in BIOS)
• Ran system with individual RAM sticks in slot B. (unsure if this would fix issue, since individual sticks in slot A did not fix)
• Potential chipset driver upgrades? (unsure of how this is done, cannot find current driver versions at all in device manager)
• BIOS upgrades? Unsure of risk, since system is 99.9% working and BIOS updates could brick motherboard)

Options going forward:

• Use PC as is, let system recover if any crashes occur, or hard reset system. Hope no corruption happens to OS if any hard resets are needed.
• Save up for dedicated GPU, hoping issue is GPU related
• Attempt some BIOS and chipset upgrades
• Perform and RMA with AMD (unsure since issue could still be iGPU, motherboard, or RAM related)

A full list of every issue and change can be found here
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+	A	B	C	D	E	F
1	Date	Type (blue = hardware changes, green=software changes, red = unique or uncommon errors)	Symptoms	User actions (if applicable)	Result	Comments
2	June 22, 2022	Hardware change		First assembly of PC	No issues during assembly, windows installs smoothly
3	June 23, 2022	Hardware change		Added AMD HD-6570 GPU for testing PCIe extender cable	No issues with GPU, extender cable appears to be working	Required install of legacy AMD Catalyst GPU drivers
4	June 23, 2022	Hardware change	PC crashed after removing HD 6570 and reverting to iGPU	Boot in safe mode, use AMD cleanup tool to remove old drivers	PC boots normally after old drivers are removed
5	June 24, 2022	Diagnostic	Ran MemTest86 with default settings		MemTest PASS	Possible cause of memory instability as GPU issue began immediately after reboot?
6	June 24, 2022	System Fault	Display driver crash on login screen after boot	Hard reset	No issues on next boot
7	July 9, 2022	System Fault	Display driver crash on login screen after boot	Hard reset	No issues on next boot
8	August 4, 2022	System Fault	Display driver crash on login screen after boot	Hard reset	No issues on next boot
9	August 11, 2022	System Fault	Display driver crash on login screen after boot	Hard reset	No issues on next boot
10	Sept 5, 2022	Software Change		Driver configured to 22.9.2
11	Sept 6, 2022	Software Change	Windows auto update driver to unknown ver, published August 2021			Did not know about the difference between AMD driver ver. #s and windows driver store #s, which are different. Driver is likely a WHQL driver in the driver store which windows insists on updating to
12	Sept 20, 2022	Software Change		Attempt to stop windows driver updates via registry changes
13	Sept 22, 2022	System Fault	Display driver crash on login screen after boot	Hard reset	No issues on next boot
14	Sept 25, 2022	Software Change	Windows auto update driver to unknown ver, published August 2021			Clearly windows has ignored the registry change...
15	Sept 26, 2022	System Fault	Display driver crash on login screen after boot	Hard reset	No issues on next boot
16	Oct 11, 2022	Software Change		Set driver to 22.5.2 (WHQL) and further changes to the windows registry to stop auto updates		Registry change likely involved blacklisting 4 hardware IDs for Radeon iGPU from the driver update list
17	Oct 15, 2022	System Fault	Display driver crash on login screen after boot	Hard reset	No issues on next boot
18	Oct 18, 2022	Software Change		Set driver to 22.8.2
19	Oct 30, 2022	System Fault	Display driver crash on login screen after boot	Hard reset	No issues on next boot
20	Nov 4, 2022	System Fault	Display driver crash on login screen after boot, unstable recovery	Restart system through windows UI while driver crashes and recover every ~10s	Restart 1: Driver could not be loaded (devmgmt error 22), updating driver resulted in devmgmt error 31, another update resulted in successful install, but driver was unstable, crash and recovery every ~10s. Restart 2: No issues	First instance of system recovery without hard reset; first instance of other symptoms besides display freezing
21	Nov 6, 2022	Hardware change		New monitor, 1440p 165Hz displayPort		Old monitor: 1080p 75Hz HDMI, issues persist after this change ruling out monitor+cable as issue
22	Nov 13, 2022	System Fault	Display driver crash on login screen after boot	Hard reset	No issue on next boot
23	Nov 13, 2022	Software Change		Changed RAM speed from 3600MHz to 3200MHz	Slight performance drop in games due to slower RAM	Original ram ran at XMP, 3200MHz speed set manually, other settings left on AUTO
24	Nov 20, 2022	System Fault	Black screen when powered on	Short press power to turn off	No issue on next boot	System likely has not left POST due to power button behaviour, first instance of system fault in BIOS/POST stage
25	Nov 21, 2022	System Fault	No DP signal when woken from sleep, PC auto restarts. eventmgr lists "windows restarted due to bugcheck (0x0000009f)"		No issue on next boot	Bugcheck 0x0000009f is a general type of error, some sources point to driver irp issues with amdkmdag.sys
26	Nov 22, 2022	System Fault	No DP signal when woken from 2nd sleep, after 2 display driver recoveries system remains frozen on black screen	Hard reset	No issue on next boot
27	Dec 19, 2022	System Fault	Display driver crash on login screen after boot	Attempted to shutdown system "blind" using narrator while driver crashed and recovered 5 times, after 5th recovery driver is disabled by windows	User logged in to windows and performed a restart to reenable AMD drivers. No issue on next boot	Windows successfully stopped crashing driver and fallback to basic display driver
28	Dec 23, 2022	System Fault	Black screen when powered on	Short press power button to reboot, resulted in frozen bios screen with corrupted ROG brand logo	Short press power button again to reboot. No issue on next boot	First sign of hardware related failure if system cannot make it past BIOS screen without either a black screen, or displaying a corrupted boot logo. This is the only occurrance of this event
29	Dec 27, 2022-Jan 2, 2023	Vacation, computer unused				30
Jan 11, 2023	System Fault	No video signal on POST, system remains frozen in POST	Short press power button to reboot	No issue on next boot		31
Jan 23, 2023	System Fault	Display driver crash on login screen after boot	Hard reset	No issue on next boot	couldn't wait to see if system could self recover	32
Jan 25, 2023	System Fault	No DP signal when woken from sleep, PC auto restarts. eventmgr lists "windows restarted due to bugcheck (0x0000009f)"		No issue on next boot	Bugcheck 0x0000009f is a general type of error, some sources point to driver irp issues with amdkmdag.sys	33
Jan 27, 2023	System Fault	Display driver crash on login screen after boot	Attempted to shutdown system "blind" using narrator while driver crashed and recovered 5 times, after 5th recovery driver is disabled by windows	User logged in to windows and found that no GPU drivers were available (likely code 22). A restart was then performed. No issue on next boot		34
Jan 30, 2023	System Fault	Display driver crash after system wakes from sleep	Managed to sign in in-between crashes, display driver continues crashing and freezes on desktop	Hard reset performed. No issue on next boot	Sometimes the system keeps going in between crashes	35
Feb 6, 2023	Software Change	Screen flickers briefly during automatic update, interrupts YouTube video playback	Windows auto update AMD drivers to 22.10.2 (October), windows driver store version 31.0.12042.4	System functions as normal after update	User annoyed that windows insists on updating while system is actively in use. Could have negative effects in critical situations like video games	36
Feb 10, 2023	System Fault	Black screen when powered on	Short press power button to reboot	No issue on next boot		37
Feb 11, 2023	System Fault	Black screen when woken from sleep, system restarts automatically		User session was saved after restart, all apps remained open. No issues afterwards	Unusual behaviour as system probably crashed, but fast start and keep apps open settigns were disabled	38
Feb 16, 2023	System Fault	Display driver crash on login screen after boot	Driver crashed and recovered 5 times, after 5th recovery driver is disabled by windows. A restart was then performed	After restart, driver failed to load (code 31). Another restart was performed. No issue on next boot		39
Feb 23, 2023	System Fault	Black screen when woken from sleep, system frozen on black screen	Hard reset	No issue on next boot		40
Mar 21, 2023	System Fault	Display driver crash after system wakes from sleep	User manages to sign in after display driver crashes and recovers continuously every 10 seconds, after over 20 recoveries user is able to restart PC from windows UI.	No issue on next boot	Sometimes the driver is just stable enough to keep going and continuously recover	41
Mar 27, 2023	System Fault	Black screen when powered on	Short press power button to reboot	No issue on next boot		42
Mar 27, 2023	System Fault	Unknown crash when waking from sleep	Short press power button reboots system	System reboots as if nothing had happened and it was gracefully shutdown prior		43
Mar 27, 2023	System Fault	Unknown crash when waking from sleep	Short press power button reboots system	System reboots as if nothing had happened and it was gracefully shutdown prior	This symptom happens twice within one day, has not happened since	44
April 7, 2023	System Fault	Display driver crash on login screen after boot	Hard reset	No issue on next boot	Needed to use computer, couldn't wait and see if system will self recover	45
April 8, 2023	System Fault	Black screen when powered on	Short press power button to reboot	No issue on next boot		46
April 9, 2023	System Fault	Frozen screen with ROG logo on boot	Short press power button reboots system	No issue on next boot	Frozen on POST again, but with an intact logo this time!	47
April 14, 2023	Software Change		COMPLETE WINDOWS REINSTALL		Reinstalled windows 10 from USB using the media creation tool on a different PC	48
April 14, 2023	Software Change		RAM set to 3600MHz		3600MHz set manually, no XMP, other settings left on AUTO	49
April 14, 2023	Software Change		Windows automatically reinstalls AMD drivers from driver store		Version 31.0.12042.4 (Adrenaline 22.20.42) DCH/Win1064 , dated Oct 19, 2022 Data obtained from GPU-Z	50
April 14, 2023	User Note				From this point forward, majority of crashes after OS has loaded result in display driver crashes, but windows is able to recover each time and load basic display drivers. No AMD Adrenaline has been installed. Unsure if the minimal driver install from windows has something to contribute to this	51
April 14, 2023	Hardware change		Added labels to RAM sticks to diagnose potential RAM issues RAM A = red, RAM B = blue	RAM A in DIMM_SLOT A, RAM B in DIMM_SLOT B		52
April 24, 2023	System Fault	Display crash on login screen after boot, system tries to recover 3 times then remains frozen	Hard reset	No issue on next boot		53
April 29, 2023	System Fault	Display crash on login screen after boot, after 1 recovery attempt system auto reboots		No issue on next boot	First instance of windows recovering from unstable driver since reinstall	54
May 1, 2023	System Fault	Display crash on login screen after boot, after 1 recovery attempt windows fallback to basic display driver	User logs in to windows, device manager shows code 31, attempting to reinstall AMD drivers results in a crash, black screen, and then code 43 after recovering , a restart was then performed	No issue on next boot		55
May 2, 2023	System Fault	Display crash on login screen after boot, after 3 recovery attemps windows fallback to basic display driver	User logs in to windows, device manager shows code 31, a restart was then performed	No issue on next boot		56
May 14, 2023	System Fault	Display crash on login screen after boot, after 10 recovery attemps windows fallback to basic display driver	User logs in to windows, device manager shows code 22 for disabled device. Reenabling Radeon graphics shows code 31. A restart was then performed.	No issue on next boot	POST noted taking 2 seconds longer than the usual 5 second fan spin	57
May 15, 2023	Hardware change		Changed RAM stick positioning: RAM A in DIMM_SLOT B, RAM B in DIMM_SLOT A			58
May 19, 2023-May 22, 2023	Vacation, computer unused				59	May 24, 2023
System Fault	Display crash on login screen after boot, after 3 recovery attempts system restarts		No issue on next boot	Noted user was presented with windows 11 upgrade prompt on login after restart	60	May 24, 2023
Hardware change		Changed RAM stick positioning: No RAM in DIMM_SLOT B, RAM B in DIMM_SLOT A			61	May 26, 2023
System Fault	Display crash on login screen after boot, after 12 recovery attemps windows fallback to basic display driver	User logs in to windows, device manager shows code 31, a restart was then performed	No issue on next boot		62	May 26, 2023
Hardware change		Changed RAM stick positioning: No RAM in DIMM_SLOT B, RAM A in DIMM_SLOT A			63	May 31, 2023
System Fault	Display driver crash, after waiting for 3 recovery attempts a restart was performed		No issue on next boot	User did not see POST process as monitor was connected to another PC and manually switched to DP input	64	June 1, 2023
Hardware change		Changed RAM stick positioning: RAM B in DIMM_SLOT B, RAM A in DIMM_SLOT A			65	June 1, 2023
Software Change		RAM set to 3200MHz		3200MHz set manually, no XMP, other settings left on AUTO

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Hello, I am looking for help in finding a solution to a build project before it begins with the Sandisk 64gb Usb3.0 ; given how plentiful the space is on this drive it is my goal to save all iso files and other supporting software right in the main partition before editing the initial usb to install a version of Mint Xfce that will boot with Linux. (Basically allowing it to be ready to clone itself or be a self sustaining library to be replaced each individual file as mint or ubcd provides new iso images etc)
Means of build currently: Yuumi from pendrivelinux and UBCD Mint Xfce Gparted/Parted Magic( also in ubcd )
Media : windows 11 host pc Installation media : sandisk usb 64gb
Installing both linux mint xfce and ubcd as well as cleaning up with partition/mbr editor after I’m done to ensure I didn’t damage the native disk mbr on win 11 bc this is to be a usb only boot setup and installation with a working full installation of xfce to the thumb drive itself essentially making it a computer on its own.
Will this boot on an iMac without special formatting ? Does it surely have to be UEFI? Is there any special software I need to install beforehand?
I considered if there is any specific software that will work would be to create a boot drive inside of a boot drive. How you ask? By creating this boot drive and the creating an iso file from it and then having used software on the Mac that makes bootable a usb from the iMac itself but I don’t want to have to pull apart the different ways that works if I can keep from splitting hairs.
Is there a solution in this project? And a way to solve my conundrum before I get lost in the tech rabbit hole of fun?
And YouTube links can be posted if rules allow and if not then just dm them and I’ll review as well.

I have a fresh installation of Windows 11 and have also installed drivers provided by Framework. On the first reboot I am getting a hard crash and the laptop keeps rebooting. However, I can get into safe mode. Any thoughts?

Hey all, I can't get any clear information on this online. I'm either reading the wrong things or not understanding what I am reading.
My Mac Pro has the stock video card in it, and I tried installing Ventura using OCLP. It all seemed fine for a while but now I can't get any boot screen at all. I've tried the usual things like PRAM and SMC reset, I've tried internet recovery boot, and I still can't get anything from the firmware.
I can boot off of a Windows 7 install CD by holding "C" and I get video.
I have another 5770 coming I got for cheap just to have a spare to test with, but I have to know... did I screw something up? Is there a way around this?

howdy! for months now i had an issue which prevents me from accepting the cookie message and also publishing my streams after i finished streaming! it did not work on any of my browsers (chrome, edge, firefox), doesnt matter if i had my vpn on, off, restarted after deinstalling my vpn etc. surprisingly however, i could still accept the cookies thing on my obs without issue. today i was like "yk what lets finally tackle this!" im focussing on the cookie message thing for now because i assume if i fix this, the other thing will fix itself aswell since they happened simontaniously. so here is what i did:
1: de-activated all of my chrome extensions 2: made sure my vpn is off 3: checked if my browser is up to date, it is. 4: went and cleared all of my cookies etc and so on, bc i read that this might be the same issue. 5: did not log back in, i simply forgot. the cookie message wouldnt go away anyways. 6: rinse and repeat for other two browsers
since nothing happened, i tried this: 1: uninstalled my browser extensions 2: uninstalled my vpn 3: restarted my pc just in case 4: re- installed chrome 5: did the clear cookies and jazz thing again 6: be like "lol maybe i gotta log in for the cookies?"
however, i had to be hit with the realisation that i cannot log into my account! my password and user are definetly right. it keeps saying "your browser is currently not supported" for all three, and im at my wits end right now lol. yes, i restarted my pc AGAIN just in case, all browsers are up to date, still had no extensions or vpn enabled (or even installed for that matter)
i read of one guy that had a simmilar problem that perhaps an antivirus is causing trouble, but i am not using one. so what i did was install one real quick (avast) to see if there might b any viruses that are causing this, but no, nada, nothing, im all clean. also, i dont know if thats an important thing to mention, but i can log into every other site just fine!
what the fuck is happening lol

Is this impossible? Or am I missing something?
The only way I can get the system to play FM radio while Android Auto is connected is to say "Hey Toyota, tune to channel XXX". But then she doesn't even tune to what I asked for and puts on a random static channel or just ignores me altogether. When I use the forward/backward buttons on the steering wheel it just changes the channel through some random Sirius XM channels that I don't get to choose.
Is there really nowhere on the display screen to select out of Android Auto and go to tune the radio?

I'm running a PXE boot server on my Synology NAS and it works perfectly. I am able to boot Ubuntu 22.04 perfectly from another bare metal device on my network. The problem is, I am wanting to set this up to PXE boot this Ubuntu Server ISO to multiple other devices to create a cluster. Currently when I boot Ubuntu onto a bare metal PC I have laying around, I get to the installer settings where you have to select your language, checks for updated versions, gets keyboard configurations, asks you if you want to install SSH, etc. I am wanting to automate all this and get this PC to boot from the PXE already pre configured with some default assigned settings and have SSH up and ready to go to add the device to a cluster or do whatever else I want. How can I go about doing this with a Synology NAS?
If it helps any, this is how I got as far as I've gotten so far with getting the PXE server to work:
Synology PXE Boot Server Walkthrough

I am using Vortex to manage SSE, I have Nemesis installed as a tool that can be run from Vortex.
Animation mods show up in the the mods folder of Nemesis however not a single one of those mods show up in Nemesis when I update the engine.
I have tried re-installing Nemesis and the animation mods (mainly MCO). My skyrim is not installed in my system files but nothing I have done has made a single new patch show up in Nemesis after engine update. I have been trouble shooting this issue for 4 days with no progress or success on a single animation mod, even slide crouch - which was used in a in the Nemesis install guide I watched.

Looking to thin out some more of my knives. Just looking for sales mainly. I’ll answer questions or send videos.Can ship out in the morning.If my prices are off let me know.Yolo takes it home
Time Stamp https://i.imgur.com/oEYFmGt.jpg
Way of the knife Manix 2 S30V.Has OD green Putnam scales.Aftermarket clip it’s not a deep carry but looks great on the knife.It has bronze hardware.I did the acid wash/ stone wash on the blade,and added a ceramic lock ball. Sharpened on KME to between 17 and 18. The action on it is smooth with no issues.Lock is still factory stiff hasn’t been broken in.Knife has obviously been disassembled.I traded for the knife and did the mods but ended up not ever carrying it.Didn’t come with a box it’s knife only on this one.SV 175$
https://imgur.com/a/KNuAMDN
Cutlery Shoppe exclusive PM2 Wharncliffe S30V I bought this new and have had it for a while.I put the canvas micarta scales on it and a deep carry Lynch clip.I carried this one a few times and made minor cuts with it.It has been disassembled to install the scales.Knife is In fantastic condition with the factory edge.The centering is on the money and the action is great.I bought the scales at REC and I’m pretty sure they are Flytanium.I have the box and everything that came with it except the stickers from cutlery shoppe.SV125$(Sold)
https://imgur.com/a/Zov1dRl
QSP penguin Ti. Knife has been carried very little with some minor cuts made. I am the original owner.Has been sharpened on KME @20 but edge looks factory.Knife is stone washed from the factory and has very minor wear.Green scales with black blade.Never disassembled and has 154cm blade that is centered fine.Comes with its box SV70$
https://imgur.com/a/NFQfT44

I just finished paying off my mortgage and am interested in renting out my current house when moving to a new house, hopefully in a year or two. The following is what I'd like to do to make this work. Wanted to run this by you all and see if I'm missing something significant or mistaken about something significant.
My current house is in good shape but built in the 80's and I'd like to install a shower in the master bathroom and do a little remodeling in the kitchen before renting it, plus a few other odds and ends. To pay for that plus a 20% down payment on a new house of around $450k, I'd like to do a cash out refinance of the rental for about $140k.
If I calculate a loan of 8% interest for both the cash out refinance and the mortgage of the $450k home (minus 20% down payment), that equals a monthly payment of about $3,700. Worst case, I could comfortably pay that. I estimate I can rent my current house out for $2,700 per month so that would knock the monthly payments down to $1000/month.
Does that all sound good? Am I being unrealistic on the interest rates? Will I be able to use part of the cash out refinance for the down payment on a new house?

I went to a radio place and got a new radio installed I bought the 192 dollar radio and they accidentally installed a 600 dollar radio and they want me to come get it switched I don’t have time to leave my truck there what should I do?

I am replacing my 3 ton geo with a 5 ton after a new addition. I live in part of the country where we don’t use much high velocity although I installed that 20 years ago when I built my house it’s been working fine. I used my water furnace blower for the back up heat and then on top of that, I installed a Unico high velocity system, it’s worked great. My bills are very low summer and winter can I just replace the high velocity fan into the water furnace unit? Then I will only have one fan, running the high velocity and pouring airflow over the back up heat. The fan unit I have is equivalent to the BTUs. I need for 5 ton.

I recently installed my Moza R9, tuned it and had a play around on various vehicles. I took the Vintage cars out and noticed how much easier they were to control with a DD. You can feel every single slip. You have way more control over the car and accruacy. These cars seem to rely heavily on feel to drive correctly, unlike say GT3 due to their balance and engineering.
I came from a G29 which made it honestly impossible to drive the vintage F1s.
I am very excited for the Formula Junior to come out. I am obssessed with Formula Inter so being in a vintage F3 (or equiavlent) would be amazing - espc. on DD.

Intro

To preface this review, I just need to say that this is going to be a very, very long read. Going through it myself just for the fun of it takes around 15 minutes — it's around 6k words of text, including references to the lyrics. So for the best experience, listen to the album beforehand to understand what the hell I was thinking when I wrote this review and set a good amount of time aside.
Another thing to get out of the way: yes, this is 9 months late

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Talk that Talk 🎙

One of the most perfect TWICE songs.
I think this is one of TWICE’s best sounding title tracks. Modulated synths, a thrumming bass line, distant bells, shimmering synths—the purpose of this song is to be fun and my god is it excellent at it, like… Sana and Chaeyoung are saying knock-knock-knock and beep-beep-beep as if they’re some kind of car. So much fun.
Dahyun, Tzuyu, and Jeongyeon’s vocals sound incredible in this intro. Dahyun’s voice sounds so full and smooth with that harmony layered on top. Tzuyu coming in with the Yes or Yes, Push & Pull, and 1 to 10 references — these are 5 years of song references in one line. And Jeongyeon closes the prechorus accompanied by a rising synth to drop into chorus one. Jeongyeon slays prechoruses.
The drums accelerate, the synths start blasting, and Jihyo opens to that party of a chorus with her godly vocals
Tell me what you want Tell me what you need A to Z da malhaebwa But shijageun ireoke hae Talk that talk ttak han madi Talk that talk L-O-V-E deullyeojweo ooh Now now now now now yeah~
This song’s chorus is so honest yet so simple; it asks the listener, in this case the other half of the relationship, to be more upfront and open with their love — never be scared of love — that before the relationship can continue and flourish there has to be a foundation and commitment of love between each other.
Now, back to this banger of a song. Beneath the Talk that Talk~ lines there’s this ascending synth bell that gently rings with each syllable and it sounds absolutely gorgeous. And the choreography during that part of the chorus is so so so so fun: from pretending that hands are talking, to that synergetic head bop and hand shuffle, to the deullyeojweo ooh! Oh my god Jihyo the deullyeojweo ooh…
Have I mentioned this song is fun?
Speeding through verse 2; Chaeyoung’s little part with the cat ears popping in the music video is adorable; Momo’s part with her solo choreography stretching out looks so damn cool; and Dahyun with her replay part sounds so lovely — although I think it sonically sounds a touch random, it makes sense thematically.
And now for this prechorus. Mina and Jihyo leading into it sound great BUT JEONGYEON… Now I am freaking out because she’s my ult bias, and this prechorus sounds almost identical to the first one, but the way she holds that final note, inflecting and enunciating the now~ for one more beat sounds so god damn perfect — the song almost teeters on a cliff edge, moments before diving into the chorus. Jeongyeon slays prechoruses.
Dropping into the second chorus and man, Jihyo killed that first chorus, but the way Nayeon delivers it just hits a bit different. She has an indescribable “pop” voice that stands out and shouts out loud this-is-THE-chorus. Jihyo’s voice brings the power, Jeongyeon has the allure, and Nayeon brings the energy. I think this is especially apparent in how she leads into the chorus and her A to Z da malhaebwa line: Jihyo starts the “tell” at 120% power whereas Nayeon waits until “what” to full-send the chorus; later in the chorus, she then highlights “malhaebwa” in a more pronounced and dynamic way before softening her voice again for her next line.
Another deullyeojweo ooh! Nayeon travels to Narnia, and Mina the engineer strikes again in this heavenly, underwater-esque bridge.
The simple words “I love you” That’s all I wanna hear Without hesitation, I’ll go up to you I’ll make it simple
And just tell you I love you
The word “love” is said for the first time in the song. There’s a funky keyboard-like instrument behind Chaeyoung’s part. Then Jihyo, Chaeyoung, and Nayeon take initiative in their lyrics, professing their love before closing the bridge.
And can I just say before finishing the song off with the part that makes it exceptional, that this is such a fun and repeatable song with many little intricacies hidden in the nonet’s vocals and the song’s production. This is the second time I’m writing about Talk that Talk and it’s word count pretty much quadrupled.
And now for the pièce-de-résistance: this final double chorus is exceptional — 40 seconds of crack-laced euphoria; Jihyo switches up the chorus, Dahyun comes in with her airy “Talk that Talk”, Momo coming out of nowhere with “oh yeah it sounds so good!” — you’re damn right it does.
The second half continues; Nayeon belting out “tell me what you need!”, about what I said earlier with Nayeon’s chorus where she plays with her vocal delivery, contrasting a really powerful line with a softer one, Jeongyeon does it too with her
han beon deo~ haejweo
geurae banggeum geu mal~
From Momo’s part onwards, this song SOARS. Nayeon brings the song to even higher highs and Jeongyeon continues it still with her melody before smoothly slowing it down for Tzuyu’s line, closing the song off with the final deullyeojweo ooh!
What a party.
What a song.
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THE GOOD
- The synths of all time
- The chimes during Talk-that-talk~
- Jeongyeon’s prechorus going into Nayeon’s chorus
- The entire, double-shot, last chorus
- Solid line distribution
Needs Work
- Hook (Tell me what you want) and accompanying choreography could be “catchier”
Life Highlight
- Singing (and dancing) my heart out when this song played during a K-pop club
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This song feels like that bubbly, excited feeling right before, or during, a party, or any event that you really wanted to go to. It simply feels like unadulterated, pure, unbridled joy and elation and escapism. The synths and instrumentation really have to be commended alongside TWICE’s vocals. There’s just a warmth and happiness to this gosh darn song that feels so very TWICE.
Lyrics and theme-wise, if this were to have been TWICE’s last comeback, they’ve done the thing: they’ve done a Bildungsroman, a coming of age story.
TWICE debuted with a song about making your crush go ooh ahh. Years later, they started maturing after asking “what is love?” by imagining their crush responding with “yes” when asking them out and now concluding with the phrase “talk that talk, [talk that] L-O-V-E”, being upfront with the relationship, wishing their partner to also be happy, to commit to them, to feel the love that they want to impart on them. From gawking like ooh-ahh to talking out your shared love like real adults — to have a true relationship between one and two. I think there’s something poetic in that.
Harkening back to TWICE’s roots by combining mature thinking with youthful character, an incredible ending to look forward, and just simply being a club-banger that’s easy to listen to, TTT is an easy 10/10.
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WATCH ME GO WATCH ME GO
RULE THE WORLD
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Queen of Hearts 👑

If there was one b-side to promote in a live clip, this was a solid choice.
Main producer: LDN Noise of SM
Helmed by LDN Noise going headlong into the Western boy-group rock-band aesthetic, Queen of Hearts is a boom boom clap song through and through. The drums are very prominent throughout the song, only giving room to riffs of electric guitar in the chorus to drive and continue the momentum of the song.
And speaking of the chorus, vocal line each got a chorus to flex and they did not fuck around
You ain’t ready for it
Watch me go~ watch me go~
Rule the world
Know you never doubted baby
I’mma go run the whole universe~
The cymbals crash, drums start booming, and the vocals… 3MIX all just so sound so equally good. And then followed by
Baby I was born to rule~~
Yeah I’m the queen, I’m the queen
And it’s all because of you~~
That I’m the Queen of Hearts
These looong held out notes performed by Jihyo and Nayeon are simply exquisite. Along with the shredding guitar, the drum set coming in full, the interludes by Dahyun, Momo, and Chaeyoung. This is the part of the song that always, always, give me goosebumps — it sounds so visceral, so energetic, so fun, so triumphant. Subjectively, boom boom clap songs can be hit or miss with people, but there is no denying that the pay off from the first part of the chorus to this second part is worth the wait.
The theme of the song so far has been kind of spread around the song. The chorus alludes to it with the line
And it’s all because of you
Mina and Chaeyoung show more sides of it in the second verse, especially with Mina’s phrase
And now that I’m surrounded by all my girls
We be shining bright like diamonds and pearls
It sounds really lovely — in a very cheesy and affectionate kind of way, as it rightfully should — song is about the girls and their fans. But the bridge is where the song truly shows it’s colours
Screaming out my name
See it in the stage lights
Feel so lucky just to have ya
Cause I know deep down I was meant for something bigger, greater
I know you’re seeing what I see
Yeah I’ll be everything you need
I know I’m gonna walk the walk
And talk the talk to be [the Queen of Hearts]
This is a song CONCEIVED TO BE PERFORMED FOR THE FANS. It’s meant to be loud. It’s meant to be unapologetic. It’s meant to be sappy. And it’s all the more wonderful for it.
This is the TWICEiest shit ever.
Like Talk that Talk, Queen of Hearts also has a killer closer. During the bridge, the production starts from a hushed guitar and bass drum duet with a touch a high hat, growing in intensity with a riser and harmonies at the end. The guitarist evolves in the background until finally going Super Saiyan and instead of supporting the drums, they take the centrepiece in tandem — eventually overtaking them with a little shred at the end of the chorus.
Then finally, the closing moments of the song even manages to squeeze in some more sappiness.
So thank you for the memories
You’re all the ones who made me~
So thank you for the memories
That I’m the Queen of Hearts
I still can’t believe that this banger is a FAN SONG out of all things. Truly, the TWICEiest shit ever.
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THE GOOD
- Adorable fucking lyrics
- Unrelenting, roaring chorus
- English and vocal flex
- Addicting guitar riffs
Needs Work
- Chaeyoung rapping in English in Korean songs somehow slaps harder than her English rapping in English songs
Life Highlight
- Walking home from a K-pop festival with this song playing, felt like a Queen of Hearts
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I love these types of rock songs with how grunge and head-bang-able they are, there is just a certain nostalgic and cheesy quality to them that feels so appropriate and cozy. I don’t love putting them on repeat, because in this case I do believe there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. Perhaps more shredding, maybe even a guitar solo to rock out to, or more gusto from the drums, cymbals, bass guitar, or an accompaniment(!) of ad-libs from TWICE’s vocal line to support Jihyo’s chorus time? A ONCE can dream for a truly bombastic rock song from TWICE. But then again that distracts from the core of what this song is and that is a fan song undercover as a rock song.
Queen of Hearts has so much sweetness in its lyrics and message that its overflowing. The drums, guitar, and vocals can be as loud and intricate as they can, but the theme of this song is what makes it special from TWICE’s other rock songs. And with a good combination of attitude and heart to make it a surprisingly incredible song, especially for fans of this type of sound — it’s a 9/10 for me.
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I WANNA WANNA WANNA
TAKE YOU TO THE BASICS
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Basics 🌈

Quite possibly the jammiest (pun intended) song of the album.
Sole lyric-writing credit: Chaeyoung
A song written by the Strawberry Princess herself — an event similar in frequency to Blackpink’s releases with her last song being 2020’s silky Handle It — Basics first starts with an understated and dreamy delivery. After the first stanza, however, a bouncy Miami bass line emerges, revealing the true nature of the song: this is a classic summer bop!
The song stretches back and forth with which attitude it wants to showcase but that chorus knows for sure what it wants to be. If you’re not bopping your head to the bassline, you better be bopping your head to the melody. Chaeyoung loves rhyming in the first half the chorus to enhance its catchiness and she is damn good at it:
I wanna wanna wanna take it to the basics
da weonhae weonhae weonhae? seodureuji ma Baby
ppeonhae ppeonhae malhae mweohae da al tende
Ah yeah ah yeah ah yeah ah yeah
The “wanna”, “weonhae”, and “ppeonhae” all combine to create these slant (imperfect) rhymes that continue momentum without feeling repetitive, iteration by derivation for the nerds.
Another characteristic of Chaeyoung’s songwriting is her unapologetic liberties with the song’s line distribution when displaying what she wants to showcase: her rap. She ate the first rap, then she ATE THE SECOND RAP. Those are her only two parts in the song yet she’s still sitting on top of the (fair, imo) line distribution.
The first rap after the intro is, like already mentioned, very dreamy and bouncy, it’s pop with R&B flourishes and, in my opinion, this is Chaeyoung’s bag. Her tone is very sing-songy and laid back, fitting the buildup to the pre-chorus. Syllables are pronounced at a triplet pace with a quarter at the end of each bar to give the rap room to breathe, further adding to the relaxed nature of this verse. Also, the line rainbow bubblegum is so adorable and so Chaeyoung.
That second rap on the other half… sheesh.
taneun deut tteugeoun samak wie
yeppeuge pieonan jangmi gata
joshimseure naege dagaol ttae
nado moreuge jjilleobeoril tende
Translating to:
Above the hot, burning desert
It’s like a rose that bloomed beautifully
When you come to me slowly
I will prick you unconsciously
After the very Boy With Luv-sounding “ah yeah ah yeah, ah yeah ah yeah” comes an 8 bar split half and half between Chaeyoung and Momo. Coming from the chorus, the same triplet-triplet-triplet-quarter structure is repeated across most of the verses, however the production completely cuts out for the first 2 bars. This adds tension; the song yearns to have that bass beat thumping again and all we have in the audio space in those 2 bars is Chaeyoung spitting — and she damn delivered:
The rap feels slick, effortless, confident. Her diction remains sharp when enunciating each syllable but she doesn’t let the flow of her rap waver or build as her 4 bars go by, it’s just smooth and consistent throughout. Even the lyrics possess an aura of laid-back collectedness that is just so her.
The things Chaeyoung can do when given her pen.
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THE GOOD
- That sweet summer vibe of a chorus
- The “spaceship” post-chorus is killer
- Strawberries with some spicy raps
- Sure-footed, confident lyrics
Needs Work
- Perhaps an alteration of that ah yeah ah yeah line
- The way Jihyo did her pre-chorus line is good, Mina’s is great
Life Highlight
- After donating my hair, walking down the rainbow coloured areas of downtown Toronto with this song playing was very… fitting
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This song is summer bliss distilled into 2:56 of MP3. It’s dreamy, the raps are satisfying, and the ending is very cute. I will say that although the second half of the song adds the crack-laced “spaceship” post-choruses and a floaty bridge with an incredible transition to the final chorus, the climax and killing parts of the song make it feel a bit front-loaded. And in an album stacked with incredible finishers, it feels more apparent.
With that said, it’s an 8/10 bop for me. This song is so radio-friendly and easy to put on and it feels exactly what Chaeyoung would make if she were given the reins to produce a pop song all on her own. The lyrics are non-chalant but full of meaning, the wordplay is intricate, the production is playful, and it’s not too in-your-face with the caliber of song that it is. Songs like Basics are the gold standard for good, simple, repeatable pop music and I’m happy that Chaeyoung got to test her pen in this genre.
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BABY WE’RE IN
TROUBLE TROUBLE
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Trouble 💃

One of the most enjoyable songs I’ve heard in a while.
Sole lyricist credit: Jihyo
Background vocals: Jihyo
Vocal director credit: Jihyo
Lead composer credit: Jihyo
There is an underlying tension within the first 4 bars of the song, Jihyo and Nayeon open it to a nondescript array of synths and then the stanza ends, Momo announces “let’s go”, the beat drops and it hits you:
This is a club song.
Toronto’s residential market needs this song injected into its veins because god damn this song has so so so much house in it.
The wobbly synth beat, the sprinkle of that house piano in the pre-chorus where the percussion is just about ready to explode, the ascension into this Cloud9 level chorus where
* Nayeon opens it using a breathy tone, with vocal chops serving as harmonies
* The blooming of the house piano to take centre stage
* Jeongyeon’s pronunciation of the word “trouble” almost sounding like a growl
* Chaeyoung slyly admitting “I like this trouble”
* The entirety of Tzuyu’s tro~oh~oh~ouble yeah~
* The descending melody of that house piano as the song ascends into euphoria
* Sana using her deep voice for the na~na~na~na
* Jihyo leading the vocals during the group synchronized T.W.I.C.E chant
This chorus is perfect.
And then.
AND THEN.
ANOTHER KILLING PART.
This rap fucking slaps.
During the first 2 bars, Chaeyoung is keeping it calm because that endorphin trip of a chorus just ended but ayo, no-one, and I mean no-one on the whole damn Earth expected her to snap that hard in the last 2 bars:
You cannot resist this
I - I - I I - I - I
Cannot miss this, such a bliss
I - I - I - I I - I - I
Ima put it down down
I-I - I - I I - I
Oh yeah, better kiss kiss
I - I I - I - I - I
The lines below the lyrics are the notes.
Note: I’m not that well versed in this technical aspect of music theory but I digress.
This is all in the span of 2 bars where it’s
Triplet-triplet-quadruplet-triplet,
Quadruplet-doublet-doublet-quadruplet.
This is all in the span of 5 seconds.
Now, 25 syllables/5 seconds = 5 syllables per second isn’t groundbreaking, but god damn it these 2 bars sound so nice — if there is one part in this album I always repeat, it’s this.
The addition of that first quadruplet for “cannot miss this” in the midst of all the triplets sticks out and accelerates the flow of the rap while the following doublets and quadruplets help to destabilize and slow the rap down as the verse closes. And can I just point out:
THE MAIN VOCALIST WROTE, DIRECTED, AND COMPOSED THIS SONG ‼️‼️‼️
Chaeyoung of course delivered the fuck out of her verse but THIS is what you get when you have a member not only write the words they’re saying but also the melody and flow with which they sing it in. This is what you get when a member knows the other members so well that when they write a song, they know how to make the group as a whole exceed. This is what you get when the artists you stan love doing artist shit.
And.
AND.
THAT’S NOT ALL.
For all the ranting I wrote on how much I love a damn good outro to close a song,
This outro slaps as well.
Woo wee woo wee woo
I like this trouble be-be by Momo
Woo wee woo wee woo
I like this trouble bay-be by Sana
Woo wee woo wee woo
I like this trouble bay-beh by Chaeyoung
Woo wee woo wee woo
I like this trou-ble by Jihyo
What an outro.
Like, come on, Nayeon’s imitating a police siren for crying out loud. And this is all after her ad-libs in the final post-chorus, after the pianist going full tilt and playing that piano as if it was their last day on Earth, after the final T.W.I.C.E chant by all the members, comes these blissful 20 seconds at the very end.
What a song.
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THE GOOD
- Theme of relishing in an uncontrolled love
- Mina and Sana’s melody in the pre-chorus
- Chorus
- Post-chorus
- Rap
- Outro
- Wees and woos
Needs Work
- Mina’s line of “falling down, falling down, falling down low” in verse 2 feels a bit too abrupt of a change — a bit out of place
Life Highlight
- After clubbing, I have a newfound appreciation for songs like these #noclubbingnolife
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Need I say more, easy 9/10. The only reason I place Talk that Talk above Trouble is because of what that song represents but other than that, this song is the best “international” sound they’ve put out. Actually, I haven’t listened to Eyes wide open in a while but this song is up there with one of the most sonically pleasing pieces of work they’ve done.
Clubbing TWICE music has always been a thing since TT was birthed in 2016, and has been a staple of their discography since 2019’s Fancy You and Feel Special mini albums, but Trouble unapologetically dives into and fits the house genre so well you’d think that this is TWICE’s bread and butter sound.
Trouble is Jihyo’s magnum opus.
What a song.
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BRAVE BRAVE BRAVE
FOR YOU
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Brave 💖

I first thought this was just a good song, then I read the lyrics.
Main producer: Slow Rabbit of HYBE
Gentle guitar plucks, shimmering synths, a distant keyboard in the right ear, in the left an occasional glockenspiel, the melodic oohs from the members — this song is PRETTY.
Once the chorus hits, the melodies pick up, more guitars get added, there’s even an electric guitar hidden in the mix somewhere, and the song evolves from a song with good vibes, to a song to dance to while crying in the club. And that’s without even delving into the lyrics.
The song describes a situation where the singer is in a darker place in life:
The night that was unusually dark
Above this terrifying world, felt so lonely
The world has grown in the time of wandering
So hard to breathe
It isn’t until another person gives them hope by calling them brave that they find the drive to keep on going, to keep on reaching higher highs, to try to be their truest self. Where has this theme been done before? Uhm…
THIS SONG IS FEEL SPECIAL AS A B-SIDE ‼️
Notable lyrics include:
A voice was heard makes me alive again
I was an endless maze, you became my sign
I’m never alone, so I’m never alone
My only believer
A dreamer that made me run further
This is such an emo song, oh my god. What makes it hurt even more that apparently, like how Feel Special can be interpreted, this song is centred around ONCE, which, again, is the TWICEiest shit ever. This group is so sappy and full of love, they deserve the whole world.
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THE GOOD
- Special lyrics
- Pleasant sound to vibe out to
- That gentle break after the first chorus
- Jihyo’s high note at the end
- A Nayeon Jeongyeon joint high note ⁉️
- Just pretty vocals throughout
Needs Work
- Potentially hard to read without translating the Korean lyrics
Life Moment
- Form of Therapy’s life motto revolves around the word “brave”. I don’t know where I got that from, but I remembered it right before watching his album reaction
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I’m actually spoiled with the TWICE members’ easy-to-understand songwriting that when a song like this pops up where it isn’t written by a member and the thematic bits are mostly in Korean I just tend to forget about it in favour of the other songs on the album. And, especially for a song focusing on a theme like this where the English phrases don’t do the Korean lyrics enough justice, it does place a barrier the listening experience a bit, dropping it down to an 7/10.
With that anecdote out of the way, this song is just such a vibe, man. I know that sounds incredibly hippy to say but Brave is so mellow and smooth that I can’t help but sway a little when that chorus hits. And then I remember what the lyrics say and I stop and cry a bit on the inside. This song is so pure, raw, and full of heart — we need more songs like these where they just reminisce about life while putting up an upbeat front. Crying while dancing the night away as they say, or something along those lines.
Also now feels like a good time to get into my rating system. A 10/10 song for me is one of the best of an artist’s discography, songs that encapsulate their ideas perfectly or expand upon them in a meaningful way. 9/10s are borderline perfect songs where I sometimes have trouble comprehending how excellent they are. 8/10s are great songs with standout characteristics, and 7/10s are songs where I feel the flaws are too apparent or are simply just great songs that I’m less attracted to.
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I SEE THE LIES
ON THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE
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Gone 💨

Who the fuck pissed off Dubu this time??
Sole lyricist credit: Dahyun
It’s getting quite rare to see TWICE pull off brand new sounds because, with 218 songs under their belt, they’ve done so many genres and sub-genres varying from hyper pop, to bossa nova, to whatever 2020’s Go Hard is. So it’s surprising to know they’ve still got tricks up their sleeves and Gone is one of them.
The song starts with strings swinging back and forth and vocal chops dancing from ear to ear, teasing what’s yet to come. Jihyo enters the song with a whisper and the song sets its pace. A stagnant drum pad moves the song along and typical song convention would have Mina continuing the build but — it doesn’t. The song continues to simmer, adding a hint of high hat to the pot. And then, Sana and Tzuyu come on and surely the buildup has to bear fruit right?
Silence, until…
I see the lies on the top of your tongue
The strings emerge again on full blast, the simmer turns into a rolling boil, and the anger of the song is revealed.
All the fate I had towards you
Fades like a fog, gone, gone
Your flipping mind of doing this and that
I’m tired of it, it’s meaningless
In the beginning, it was hard to believe
With that, hatred increases
The singer is so scorned and burned from this relationship that they reminisce about all the effort they’ve put in since the beginning, but their “partner” is so unconcerned and unfaithful that they’ve just about had enough of the relationship altogether.
This has been Dahyun’s thing coming from 2020’s Bring It Back, 2021’s Cruel, and 2022’s That’s all I’m saying — emotionally charged breakup songs that make you feel as if she’s gone through a dozen bad relationships. Dispatch, do your job better, or don’t, I don’t really know.
Another highlight of the song is the post-chorus going into the bridge. This segment reiterates the structure from the first post-chorus — a barrage of drums supported by the rhythmic strumming of a bass guitar in the back along with a consistent synth filling out the soundscape. But this time, it’s Dahyun and Chaeyoung on the rap:
My limit, can’t stand it anymore
My patience, invisible
It’s lost, can’t find it, oh, it’s all gone
Even if I try to turn back, it’s too late
There’s no use for you anymore
All free, no tears, none left, it’s long Gone
Followed by Momo and Dahyun holding down the bridge
With your flipping mind, you’re on the way out
I know that you know what I’m talking ‘bout
Nothing you could say
That could turn this ‘round
I’m Gone
[English translation adjusted to fit the cadence of the Korean syllables.]
Continuing the disrespected theme of the song, Dahyun notes that she’s finally had enough; instead of reasoning and pondering to herself the mistake that this relationship was, she concludes that it’s time to pack her bags and go. Chaeyoung adding on that there’s no point salvaging what was once there for all of it is long gone.
Momo and Dahyun round it off by telling the listener that there’s no point trying to reason with them or playing naive, they fucked up and there’s no coming back.
Can I just say, it is a bit of a shame that Chaeyoung’s rapping popped off in this album whilst Dahyun only has this one verse that she shares with Chaeyoung, but it just sounds so good how Dahyun eases in after the chorus with her light rapping tone and transitioning into singing. She even holds the “gone” in a little crescendo for some added pizzazz.
And, there’s no way I’m not going to talk about Momo’s vocals in this bridge. Damned if she only got 1 line to use it in, her lower register is incredible. She sounds so smooth singing in this tone. All of TWICE do in particular but there is nary a weak vocal performance in this album.
To close the song off, a wash of synths get to have their shine in the spotlight, showered with Nayeon’s belting, signifying the dramatic and drawn out conclusion of this partnership. As an aside, I think this outro sounds like a GOT7 song.
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THE GOOD
- They’ve still got a few surprises left
- Thundering chorus
- 2nd rap and bridge combo
- Bitter, crumbling relationship theme
Needs Work
- I’m not a huge fan of Momo’s delivery in the 1st rap — she may have the best tone of the rap line but she has less experience
- The post-chorus in general, specifically the first one, can be a bit tiring on repeat listens
Life Highlight
- Actually, I think this song sounds like a mix between a GOT7 song, BLACKPINK’s Love To Hate Me, and Dahyun’s Bring It Back. I don’t know where I got this thought synthesized from, but it stuck
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Going back to that point about the first rap, or, more accurately, that first post-chorus as a whole; songs that have the production continue unchanged into the post-chorus/2nd verse are very hit or miss for me. And with a chorus as powerful as this, I’m expecting what follows to either contrast or “snap” into place right after the chorus. The post-chorus going into the bridge contrasts Dahyun’s light tone with the hard-hitting production, continuing the energy until it slowly fades into silence at the end of the bridge.
I guess how I view the first post-chorus is that it’s somewhere in the middle. Momo’s rap is trying to match the intensity of the production while Chaeyoung slows it down to lead into verse 2, but Momo’s delivery isn’t as clean as Dahyun’s. That could be attributed in part to the amount of lyrics, the vocal director, the melody constructed for that specific part, or just how loud the production is compared to the vocal mix — it could be any one of those factors because Momo, as proven by Hello, is capable of an insane flow.
Either or, as much as TWICE have been experimenting with their sound for the past 4 years now, I’m happy they’re still finding new ways to explore what they’re capable of. And for that alone, even though I’m not a big fan of songs like these where they rely on sounding “big”, Dahyun’s lyricism and the thrill I receive every time I indulge myself in this song when I listen to it in the first time in a while elevates it to a 8/10. Keep on breaking hearts, Dubu.
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SUPERHEROES
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When We Were Kids 🧸

Press play to reminisce, pull up lyrics to cry
Sole lyricist credit: Dahyun
This song is so beautiful. I’m totally not writing this song review, crying on the bus, reminiscing about my childhood, while just having turned 21. I don’t know if these are happy or sad tears but this song is so beautiful either way.
Warm synths, muted piano, a gentle high hat, the younger members starting off the song — this has to be up there for one of the softest TWICE songs ever. And as it should, it’s one of the TWICEiest songs ever. And then Nayeon comes in
Invincible superheroes, we wanted to be adults
To the higher, clearer world
The chords start swelling, the high hat keeps pace, and then the harmonies come in
Remember when we were kids
When we were kids, we didn’t know
If we could go back
I will love it even more
Remember when we were kids
Jihyo takes up the second half of the chorus as it drops, trading the strings for an almost R&B synth production — if choir R&B takes off, this song started it. The song relishes in this cacophony of warm sounds until going back into its sparse and peaceful verses.
This time, the hints of piano are louder, little twinkling synths begin to shimmer, the drum buildup comes and Jeongyeon drives the song straight into the chorus. No time for the strings to build like in Nayeon’s — this song loves its chorus so much.
And can I just take this time to appreciate the amount of Jeongyeon vocals in this album. Her voice is so clean, stable, and projected — but also more tender and soft compared to the more pronounced tones of Nayeon and Jihyo.
The bridge comes in, repeating the phrase
I wish that I could meet
Could meet the younger me
Giving the song time to rest, before building back up to the last chorus — this time lead by Jihyo, transitioning from the bridge with her own unique lead-in, completing the 3MIX trifecta. And interestingly enough, Chaeyoung follows up in the second half of the chorus, rather than another member of the vocal line. She really did pop off in this album.
As the last chorus begins to close, the percussion at its strongest, the harmonies as prolific as they can get, the background choir vocals cranked up to their Sunday best, is the song going to end? Of course not! This is an album full of banger endings as if the songs don’t want to actually end, and When We Were Kids being the album closer very much indulges in that feeling.
After a brief refrain, supported by Nayeon’s high note with a touch of vibrato, the song almost dives back into a fourth chorus. Nayeon and Jeongyeon harmonize — an especially rare and heavenly moment. And the song repeats the bridge, reiterating that they want to meet their younger selves, this time with the more lush R&B production before closing with silence, a few piano notes, and Tzuyu singing the last line of the song
Oh, we were kids
Reflection, acceptance, hope.
What a song.
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THE GOOD
- Heavenly vocals throughout
- Generous harmonies
- Relatable, heartfelt lyrics
- Euphoric chorus
- Great closer to the album
Needs Work
- Refrain after the last chorus could’ve been executed better
Life Moment
- For an album titled Between 1&2, I don’t think anything hits harder than finishing the song reviews, with this song in particular, during your 21st birthday
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I wrote the first part of this review during the beginning of November. Then school, life, and other things got in the way of my headspace for me to feel confident about wrapping all of this up. In a way, I felt like I just didn’t want this review to end because of the sheer joy that writing gives me. I didn’t want the happiness to end. And then it hit me, after watching a YouTuber rank animated movies and them placing Spirited Away at the top and explaining “why” reminded me of just how important growing up is, and by extension this song.
This theme is important for both the rookie TWICE members in 2015 and the teenagers who would follow their journey and grow up with them, facing life’s obstacles along the way. Hardships that used to only involve family, crushes, hell, even what my next Instagram story should look like, evolve into working and commitments and all the struggles that adult life brings. Being a kid and enjoying the simple things in life is one of the most sought after moments we want to relive because we took growing up for granted. The only thing we can do now is look back on ourselves with fondness and rose-tinted lenses.
TWICE’s marketing message was originally to resonate with people through their senses and their hearts. That was during their debut, and I think it still holds up today. Touching people through their emotions is what TWICE, in my opinion, does best and is what makes them one of K-pop’s all time greats. It was never about having the best numbers, it was always about being the best idols. And to think that this journey of maturation and growth would occur from 2015 all the way to this song, being a fitting nod to TWICE’s 7th anniversary, I don’t think anyone at the company nor the group would ever imagine that they could get this far. It’s these nine women or none — 10/10.
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Epilogue

Hi all. Long story short, my mom got into an accident two years ago and put the settlement money from the crash into renovations on our home. She hired an independent contractor to put stucco and new windows on our home and now, a year later the job is pretty botched, even our untrained eyes can tell the installation was not up to par. The contractor mentioned is extremely belittling and dismissive of our concerns.
My mom worries there is impending structural damage due to the poor installation of the windows. Broken seals, cracked frames, bowing of windows are our main worries. I am wondering if there are any independent contractors who specialize in window installations that could give her a second opinion on the window installation? Being already tight on money and putting most savings into this renovation, we feel pretty devastated. Are there any professionals who could do a written report on the state of the windows?

i had a lot of chores i wanted to do today
i am having an overstim day i think, when every little thing tends to agitate me (especially every little thing other people do). i get overwhelmed and after multiple days of listening to retail radio for eight hours a day and dealing with constant customers i just want to sit in pure silence alone to recharge.
it sucks, though. i had so much i wanted to get done, but i am mentally just not up for it. i feel guilty when these feelings cause me to be grumpy around people i care about. i know we work differently from other people, but i can't help but also acknowledge how much it sucks to be a little different. i am picking up some ear plugs for work tomorrow so i can keep myself from having a day like this again too soon.
the world really feels like too much sometimes

Hi everybody,
I am developing a concept application for games that I aim to distribute commercially. My main technical requirement was that I needed to have depth information for the current game and be able to inject a custom shader. Thus I was very excited when I found ReShade, and seeing there is a whole community around it.
What's even better, the license https://github.com/crosire/reshade/blob/main/LICENSE.md is BSD-3 which is a permissive license for commercial applications as long as the author is well deservedly cited. This is also nice because one can build a nice installer that makes life of the user easy, rather than downloading and installing a bunch of packages from different sources.
However, as I visited the website (https://reshade.me/) I saw this surprising warning: "Do NOT share the binaries or shader files. Link users to this website instead.", which is an obvious contradiction, which also disadvantages users which are not as savvy. Searching around I saw comments of people talking about -some- shaders not being permissive, but I did not come across an obvious example.
So I have a few questions and I was hopping someone here may know:

• Did the author make a mistake when assigning a BSD-3 license? Because it does not make sense if the author did not want redistribution.
• Is it that BSD-3 is indeed the correct licensing and the author is only trying to prevent the distribution of shaders that don't have permissive licenses?
• If this is the case, is there a way to find and exclude anything that is not permissive, while distributing the BSD-3 elements as part of the installation process of my application?
• Are there technical reasons, such as the ReShade setup tool doing something special that would not be easy to replicate by another application?

Thanks in advance,

Hello,
I am looking for geniune new friends and Rp partner and new friends. Indeed, I am looking for partners for Rp on the long term only. Please don't ghost, if you're busy let me know. Just as I would for you. I am looking for people who are sympathetic, kind, and understanding of my handicap.
I'm looking for people who would accept to play canon characters for my Oc women. I can do double Rp without any problem. Please don't play the canon too OOC. I would also make efforts on my side. We will always find an arrangement 🙂
I am French so please be patient with my English.
Some of my scenarios require the person to play multiple canon characters, as some of my Oc's are polyamorous. But in very unic case I'll be ok for you to play just one.
Lot of my prompts are alternative universe and I don't follow the canon stories 100%.
I am only looking for people 18+ because I am an adult myself. I'm only looking for adult Friends.
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***Manga/Anime *********

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*****Movies************ - TWD: I'm looking for Daryl Dixon
*****Caroons************

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Hey all - my primary machine is a 7950X3D and I decided to venture into playing with high speed memory. I started with a 13700K and Z790-E Strix, then picked up this Z790 Hero a few weeks later, and then upgraded to a 13900K, and finally found a Z790 Apex in stock. So, this Z790 Hero board was installed in the system for only a few weeks before I found the Apex. It is on the later 0904 BIOS and was bought locally from Microcenter on 4/24 so I am outside of the return Window hence listing it for sale. I received the Z790 Apex on 5/24 and this machine is a second workstation so again the board/etc. are all very minimally used.
Thanks for checking it - time stamp photos are linked!
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As you can see none of the accessories are opened, etc. Everything included.
I am starting looking for $500 shipped to CONUS