Blind is full of a certain type who are obsessed with net worth and superficial career goals, not surprised in the slightest

You guys beat us at most things, but at least we have the Bledisloe, and fibre internets

Damn, it’s almost like the people that still reddit are the ones you wouldn’t want here in the first place

Yeah I feel my family is one, my wife is even a trainee nurse and hasn’t brought it home, even once she sat next to a classmate for 4hrs who was clearly symptomatic with no mask, kids classes at school have been filled with it, and it’s gone through all my work colleagues, still none of us have tested positive yet

Umm, it’s mentioned in the linked article, pancreatic cancer

Have you got a real world example that is not on the web/social media?

In my experience, the world is not run by NT folks, and if you’re being yelled at as an adult that person doing the yelling is certainly not NT.

As I’ve gotten older I have come to realise everyone is dealing with something, whether it’s a diagnosable condition or not. As an example my wife has anxiety with OCD thrown in, my daughter probably inherited both, my son has some ASD tendencies, my MIL is the biggest narcacist and a complete A-Hole, her partner is a functioning alcoholic with his own issues. Then my mum is likely got mild anxiety, as well as my little brother, older brother has anger issues as well as my father. All this is to say externally you would consider everyone I just mentioned NT, my wife is the only one that has been diagnosed with anything

I’m living in Dublin and even here folks from mainland Europe complain about the lack of non-car related infrastructure, but friends of ours from Indiana absolutely loved being able to get around for the most part without a car. They repeatedly mentioned things like sidewalks just not existing in many places, which seems crazy to me, everywhere I’ve lived has at least been pedestrian friendly enough.

I still visit about 3 sub-reddits, all on a browser with ad-block, and I completely avoid commenting, I probably should start using libreddit. Haven’t touched the front page since the initial blackout

Me too, barely any of my subscribed subs stayed open during those first few days, effectively making reddit unusable to me, and I refused to /all or /frontpage so I could have expected a much shaper drop

I don’t, but if you’re using these for music it would probably be a good idea. I did find with the pads I agreed with the sound signature more for music, so have felt less need to apply an EQ, but YRMV

Yup this, my MIL is a pretty shitty person, cheated on my wife’s father right around the time he was dying of cancer, when he did die she kicked my wife out of the house (she was 19 at the time and just lost her father) sold it and moved 4hrs away, didn’t tell my wife where she had gone, no contact number, then proceeded to “poison the well” with her side of the family.

We recently found a letter that was supposed to go to me but never made it, from my MIL’s sister saying how bad a child my wife was and how she made her mother’s life so difficult, all bullshit, plus they didn’t talk to my wife for years after the cheating started.

Thing is, my MIL runs a facade, it wears off in a few days if your staying with her and her narcissistic tendancies come out. She is still with the man she had an affair with, and I refuse to call him family, hes my MIL’s partner if I ever need to explain it, which is often atm because hes almost on his death bed from all the alcoholism and smoking through the years

The K7XX has been a workhorse in my gaming setup for many years now, I bought them soon after release, when only the black colour scheme was offered, and at the time this was considered one of the best deals in the headphone market.

My initial thoughts were mixed, mainly because I was used to my previous cans (Samson SR850), so I did have a bit of an adjustment period, especially due to the fact the Samson’s were very bright. After some adjustment, I have come to really enjoy the K7XX, at least for gaming, and they have been my go-to gaming cans ever since.

Comfort wise, the pads that came with the K7XX were extremely comfortable, they have just the right amount of rebound, and really hug your head. About the only complaint I have with the pads is that they can itch a little bit, and this is where the Yaxi pads shine. I replaced my old pads with these Yaxi pads about a year ago, and I can’t praise these pads enough.

The Yaxi pads have a slightly smaller opening than the original pads, this helps keep the headphones in the right spot on your ears a bit more, the opening is certainly still large enough, and going back to the old pads makes them feel a bit loose on your head. The sound signature does change somewhat, I won’t claim to be an expert in detailing subtle changes, however what I can say is that these still maintain their soundstage, and I didn’t hear any negative changes to the sound that made me want to switch back to the originals. Where these pads shine is the extra comfort that the alcantara surface adds, if my only complaint about the original pads is that they can get a little itchy, I feel that these pads completely eliminate that issue, and I can wear these for hours without any discomfort around my ears.

Aside from the pads, the headband on these headphones is mostly fine, however it can cause a hotspot on the top of your head, and I feel the need to adjust the location of the headband padding every now and then just to relieve pressure, but this is a pretty minor complaint, especially considering the fact these are extremely comfortable elsewhere.

So years later, I’m still using these K7XX cans, and couldn’t be happier with them, especially with these Yaxi pads. I rotate my office headphones a lot more, and have dabbled in a few different directions, but my gaming setup hasn’t changed in all these years, and while I have been tempted to try out some of the other options in AKG’s lineup (K612, K712, K702 etc) I haven’t quite pulled the trigger, as get the feeling the differences are probably going to be pretty minor, and while I’m happy with these I may as well stay in ignorant bliss.

TLDR: I love this combination of flawed headphones with the amazing Yaxi pads that create the most comfortable headphone I’ve had in my collection, perfect for long gaming sessions

Verge has done a great job of sensationalizing this email, the actual quote is a lot less of a gotcha than the headline represents

Exactly, Sony had a great start to the PS4, they gained a lot of goodwill because they started that generation on fairly equal footing with Xbox, and MS made a lot of blunders before the consoles even went on sale. At the time, the PS4 was a better deal, and Sony was much more customer-oriented. I was mainly a 360 user, and had a PS3 but it was rarely turned on, but I went all in on PS4.

I reckon however about mid-way through the last gen Sony had enough market share to care a bit more about profits than their customers. Mainly the issues around cross-play and cross-save, some say their stance on back-compat wasn’t great, but I’m not sure I agree because it’s likely largely a technical issue.

When the mid-gen refresh started coming around, I seriously considered switching to Xbox, but PSVR helped me stay in the Sony eco-system, but I did end up going all in on Xbox for this current gen, and am happy I have done, sure I miss out on some Sony exclusives, but I certainly appreciate the user-experience more on Xbox, with things like quick-resume and smart-delivery making Xbox feel truly next-gen

K7XX (Yaxi Pads) for Xbox/Switch gaming, HD560S for my desk/office, although yesterday a pair of HD660S arrived so that’s taking office duty for now, nice to rid of the notch that was doing my head in on the HD560s