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Kodi with a Real Debrid subscription for me.

I recently got a Qudelix 5K and it has replaced my old desktop amp and all my dongles and stuff in one hit, it’s great!

Damn son, if the Eikon aren’t high end cans I don’t know what to tell you! lol. I’m a ChiFi IEM plonker and my nicest headphones are the 6XX and a Fostex THX00. No way I’ll be going further!

I did get sucked in. I bought a few Filcos (I live in Japan so JIS layout is a must) and recently got the new Keychron K8 Pro JIS for home. It’s MUCH nicer all around than the Filcos.

As for headphones, I have a few nice sets, but state of Chinese IEMs these days is SO GOOD that $20-30 can get you some REALLY good sound. I still get a new pair every now and then just to sample new flavours, but I’m finished spending big money on amps and stuff.

TBH loads of stuff about headphones and audio equipment, gaming and computers, etc. and also discovered loads of great music and movies there.

Sadly I can’t foresee a future where social media isn’t a dominant force. Like what could possibly displace it at this point? Only dismantling GAFAM could make it work.

Yes I am aware of the irony of posting this comment on social media.

I also used to run a LOT and now can’t anymore cause of injury. Tried swimming but it wasn’t enough to keep me in shape due to my age and…indulgent lifestyle.

Going to the gym became my only option and yeah, the results were almost instantaneous. I lost quite a few kilos, felt more energised, and my outward appearance improved.

I think when you consider the positives it makes a lot of sense…

• You feel good for challenging yourself, and even better when you succeed.
• You feel good full stop because exercise gives your endorphins.
• You feel good for sticking to a routine. This has the added benefit of demanding that you are more organised generally, in order to make time for workouts.
• You feel good because you start to look better.
• You feel good because it helps to relieve day-to-day stress that builds up.

I’m not aiming to get huge or anything. But I think the benefits should be pretty obvious. I enjoy going for the reasons I just listed and cause I can listen to music on my headphones and kind of zone out.

Fair enough. I’m not at that stage yet, still trying to find communities to join haha.

As a fountain pen user and fan of stationery, I can assure you not all paper is created equal. For me it’s 100% worth paying for the good stuff.

I’m on Jerboa for the moment, it gets the job done, was more intuitive for me than Liftoff. With that said I will 100% be switching to Boost when it’s available.

I’m 37 and I’d still do that for $250.

Expensive drinks when I’m out for dinner etc. But I guess that’s the cost of socialising.

Have you actually tried making vegetarian meals at home?

Nioh 2

Weed does not agree with me at all, it sends me into truly horrifying attacks of paranoia. It effects people differently so yeah it’s definitely not “completely harmless.”

Who thinks hostels are dangerous? lol I’ve stayed at hostels all over the world including places like La Paz and had a fucking awesome time every time. I could understand a single female not wanting to stay in a mixed dorm but other than that, they’re fine.

First thing I would do? Without question a year-long holiday. I haven’t had more than a few days off at a time for over five years.

I don’t have kids and live alone in Tokyo. Space is limited so keeping things neat and tidy is a must. Also idk I just can’t relax if I know there is still some small housework to be done (dishes, etc.).

If you have two year old I think you can be forgiven for a bit of chaos! Don’t stress.

Here in Japan iPhones are massively popular, more than in most other markets. I just Googled it: iPhones are 67%, Android 33%. That’s crazy.

The reasons are: people think they’re stylish/cool (in Japan this is SUPER important), they think they must be good because they’re expensive, and they think Android is ‘scary’ because they’ve never used it before. They literally don’t know that Android does everything iOS does, usually better/with more customisation, and that it offers way more control (you can make Android even more simple and basic than iOS if you tinker a bit).

To be honest, even talking about places other than Japan, 98% of people probably have never even stopped to think why they’re on either Android/iOS - it’s only the 2% of people like us who talk about it.

It is funny though that iPhone users here in Japan have so little idea about why their phones aren’t working properly, and have to make actual reservations to have a ‘genius’ look at their phone and fix it for them. Usually it’s just clearing cache or something. They also pay literal hundreds of dollars to have their data transferred over when they get a new iPhone, unaware that cloud storage is capable of doing all of this for you for free.