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These Roland BOSS pedals make you sound like a guitar god

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by on May 2, 2019 at 11:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Music, Plugged


Learning to play guitar is a lot of fun (and easier than ever), but somewhere around my 500th attempt at the main riff from “Black Sunshine” I got frustrated. I was playing the right notes, but it didn’t sound like White Zombie. In fact nothing I played sounded right – that is, until I added some Roland effects pedals to my practice sessions. Effects pedals allow you to change your guitar‘s tone with a stomp of your foot. This makes it simple to change from the crunchy sound of a heavy metal verse to the clean tones used in wailing…

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CHEAP: Get a ridiculously good Dyson cordless vacuum for 61 percent off

May02
by on May 2, 2019 at 9:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Corded vacuum cleaners suck (I’m sorry). The cables snag. Your range is limited to the nearest available wall socket. They’re often bulky and cumbersome. And, if you’re as hopelessly clumsy as I am, you’re perennially tripping on the wires. Lugging my ancient Vax to the top of my home’s landing area always feels somewhat dangerous, as though I’m Dyson with death (absolutely 100 percent not sorry). It’s for that reason why, if I lived in the states, I’d grab this Dyson V7 Motorhead cordless vacuum cleaner, which is currently on sale at Newegg for $154.99. That’s $245 (61 percent) less…

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Xbox enshrines wholesome ‘trash talk’ in its community standards

May02
by on May 2, 2019 at 9:49 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Microsoft changed the wording of its standards, explicitly banning offensive trash talk on its services and offering less crass alternatives. It sounds hokey at first — the examples of player banter sound so calculatedly good-natured they’ll make your teeth ache at first glance — but considering how often players can’t seem to tell the difference between trash talk and harassment, it’s an instruction some will need. The changes to Xbox‘s community standards were first spotted by eagle-eyed Redditors. The strictures on trash talk are in the fourth section, “Keep Your Content Clean,” where Microsoft outlines its desire to keep the platform accessible…

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ASUS made a souped-up gaming phone… so I used it to play Snake

May02
by on May 2, 2019 at 3:54 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


With phones getting endlessly more powerful, it sometimes feel like a pointless arms race. Like, what do we need all that juice for? Faster scrolling on Instagram? 3D GIFS? Fucking Animoji? Well, with its beefed up ROG phone, ASUS has an answer: gaming. Muscular mobiles should be for gaming. I first covered Asus’ ROG phone over the Summer of 2018. Then, recently, I was lucky enough to get my hands on a review unit for a few weeks. While I was messing about with it, I was struck by something: yeah, a phone this powerful can play modern, 3D games easily, but…

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TNW2019 Daily: Working parent? We got you

May02
by on May 2, 2019 at 3:32 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider, TNW2019


We’re exactly one week away from TNW Conference! As we get closer to the event, I’d like to share some practical resources for you to use on May 9 and 10. TNW2019 tips and tricks Make your life easier by downloading the official TNW2019 app. Get in touch with attendees, network with companies, and build your personal schedule! Working parent? Get free onsite daycare for your kids (six months to 12 years old) during the conference with Daycare op Locatie. Also, there’s a dedicated space in the first aid tent for breastfeeding mothers Find the first aid tent and directions…

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