BanjoShepard

joined 2 years ago
[–] BanjoShepard 1 points 5 days ago

I recently sold some older parts with an i5-8600k and a Raedon Sapphire 2000-something for $300. I really had no idea what it was worth, but someone bought it at that price. I guess you're getting more power for less money.

[–] BanjoShepard 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I once got a fishing hook in the back of my calf. Since the hook was barbed we did not try pulling it back out, so my dad pushed it the rest of the way through then cut the end off. I'm not exactly signing up to do it again, but all things considered it wasn't too bad.

[–] BanjoShepard 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I used to get high Tetris scores on my Ti-83. I was also the geeky kid that learned to download games for the calculator and knew how to transfer them, so my high scores soon began to populate the school. For the next few years, I'd meet recently graduated underclassmen at my university and they'd be like "You're the guy with the Tetris scores on my calculator!" To this day it may be my biggest claim to fame.

[–] BanjoShepard 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I haven't really listened to Orville Peck much. I heard about him a few years ago, but I recall getting too much Roy Orbison vibes for my taste. I really respect his commitment to the style though. I'm going to put him on today and give it another go.

[–] BanjoShepard 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It seems you're liking a lot of songs that are fusions of modern pop and country music. I don't have anything else to recommend in this vein, but this year I've gotten into some country fusion groups that blend genres you wouldn't expect. You might check these out:

Charley Crockett - Country underpinned by blues, jazz, and funk. I highly recommend the album In The Night.

Rattlesnake Milk - country music meets surf rock.

Paul Cauthen - country music meets gospel, funk, and at times electronic. I've really enjoyed his recent album Black on Black and I'd recommend the title track or "Hot Damn" but don't miss out on older songs like "Cocaine Country Dancing" and "Holy Ghost Fire"

[–] BanjoShepard 10 points 3 weeks ago

A while back I stumbled upon a YouTube channel called Desert Drifter. He hikes through the desert and showcases ancient cliff dwellings and other structures. It's oddly captivating.

[–] BanjoShepard 3 points 3 weeks ago

Assuming the error is with accidentally writing defiantly in lieu of definitely, I used to tell myself "There is definitely not an a in definitely."

[–] BanjoShepard 13 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Good on him for taking a hike. The first photo trips me up. Was the hike to the middle of a highway? Is there a placard or historical marker there in the middle of the highway?

[–] BanjoShepard 3 points 1 month ago

Not even receiving votes after 3 ranked wins in a row.

[–] BanjoShepard 2 points 1 month ago

How does Nebraska factor? Last election they were 2 votes blue three votes red.

[–] BanjoShepard 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you see my kayak and fishing poles tell them I miss them and I hope I get to spend more time with them when my son is a few years older.

[–] BanjoShepard 25 points 1 month ago

Interested people are interesting.

 
 
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Not Too Bad (lemmy.world)
 
 

I see predominantly picture posts here, but I wonder if text posts have a place too. I think it would be cool to share memorable birding experiences. A few come to mind for me.

This spring I saw my first Whooping Crane. I grew up in the migration path and went looking every year. I'd seen millions of sandhill cranes. Hundreds of white spots that turned out only to be two snow geese flying together or a plastic bag waving on a corn stalk. This spring I visited my home town and it happened to be during the migration. My two year old loves birds, so I thought he'd like to see so many birds at once. Unfortunately he was more interested in sitting in the truck while I looked at birds. On the way back home, a quarter mile before getting on the highway, I saw a white spec in a field, pulled over in a farmers drive way and just knew it was it. Thirty years later, I'd finally found one. Crossing it off in the index of my Sibley's was one of the most cathartic experiences of my life.

Another experience I love is the first time I saw California condors. My family visited the Grand Canyon, and I knew there was a chance to see them. When we got there they were flying so close and I couldn't even speak. My mom still tells of me pointing and saying "C-c-c-condors!".

My grandma is the one that got me into birding. She took me on a trip to an eagle count at a lake a few hours away. We saw many eagles that day. I also saw a great horned owl in broad daylight, which I've yet to see again; I remember how yellow it's eyes were. At the end of the day we stopped at the dam and my grandma put her spotting scope on some mallards and other ducks sitting around a section of open water. While I was watching, an Eagle came up and flew right over the dam, only a few dozen feet over head, then swooped down and crushed the mallard in the spotting scope so easily. We stayed and watched it eat until it was run off by other eagles that came for an easy meal.

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No Raids? (self.valheim)
submitted 1 year ago by BanjoShepard to c/valheim
 

My friend and I made a hardcore world this Monday and have been playing 6-8 hours daily, but have not had a single raid yet. We killed the first two bosses already. Maybe it's a bug with the pts? Maybe we're just incredibly lucky? I can't believe I'm asking for troll raids, but the leather would have been nice for armor.

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