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Re: Stop not posting.
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2023 7:24 am
by D.o.S.
Heat death of the universe, probably. The site is a fountain of gear knowledge, so hopefully it gets archived in some way before it collapses entirely. It's not an exaggeration to say ILF changed my life in a very literal and tangible way, even if I can feel myself ageing between hitting the post button and seeing the post.

Re: Stop not posting.
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:27 am
by dubkitty
i still rely on y'all for cogent answers on gear questions. i'm not going to the Gear Page or the fucking Hoffman forums.
Re: Stop not posting.
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2023 7:11 pm
by Disarm D'arcy
Site soon to be optimized for the metaverse
Re: Stop not posting.
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2023 7:26 pm
by coldbrightsunlight
We just need to programme the machine learning algorithms to lust after analogue circuitry in the form of fuzz. If you think about it it's like archaeology for them, a noble pursuit.
Re: Stop not posting.
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2023 4:48 am
by Disarm D'arcy
Artificial Intelligence and the raiders of the lost ark
Re: Stop not posting.
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2023 5:59 am
by coupleonapkins
Re: Stop not posting.
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2023 8:35 am
by coldbrightsunlight
Disarm D'arcy wrote:Artificial Intelligence and the raiders of the lost ark
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Re: Stop not posting.
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2023 6:32 pm
by Disarm D'arcy
Mark Zukergberg gets his face melted in the end scene
Re: Stop not posting.
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 2:57 pm
by dubkitty
does Tom even post any more? i don't think i've even seen him in the FH(FX) folder recently. i hope he's OK, and wish he'd come up with something new and cool because i already have most of his stuff that i like.
Re: Stop not posting.
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 11:26 pm
by cosmicevan
I'm actually an early AI bot created to "make friends" and archive websites and personalities. ILF has created, as we say in the AI spheres, hallucinations...
that said, has an alternate location been created or another ok spot? I have heard lore of discords, but my machine learning algorithm has yet to find an active substitute.

Re: Stop not posting.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 2:33 am
by coupleonapkins
Reddit: donegone
IG: donnezo (via story feature)
Facebooklookcooked: 2005 done
Lllllllllines: one o'dose ppl gonna just buy that site & moderate the eff outta the remaining ASCII and/or potted plants with binaural mics streaming 24/7
X/Twidder: can't even bake with these ingredients
Slapchatte: NO
Diskordt: butthole city USA/Bud Thee C.H.U.D. & the StenchBrothers a common shareuser'd
But what about:
Strava: PROS: Mascis is biking in your neighborhood / CONS: nobuddy exercises anymore
Pinterest: AUTODIALER 500000000000ndth
Monterey Bay Aquarium Cam: PRO: Daily Flying Jelly Attacks, soothing n' informative narration / CONS: message board went bust in The Great Slake Train Heist of 2009 (ask someone frome Louisville if you're unsure about Once Daily Flying Jelly Attack)
Stevehoffmann.tv: I don't like Zappa enuff / CONS: Thee Conn Is AWN! Look Who's Talking 2
NYTimes comment section: PROS: Ppl wheel finally know how you really feel / CONS: about the authenticity of this 44 Second Szechuan Beef Bourguingnon a la Pedro Pascal, once & Fievel
Also I'm pretty sure I alreddy made this post, Helen, so sorry about that?
So's I'm afraid we're all stuck here as long as someone answers th' phone, erm post, I mean as long as the AUTODIALER function is currently shut off (it's a 2-person key turning situation, like in WARGAMES).

Re: Stop not posting.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 7:50 am
by dubkitty
Re: Stop not posting.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 7:54 am
by dubkitty
the Hoffman forums frighten me on a deep, instinctive level. they're like a cross between the Gear Page, the Telecaster thing, and a subreddit for logorrheics.
Re: Stop not posting.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 9:58 am
by coupleonapkins
dubkitty wrote:the Hoffman forums frighten me on a deep, instinctive level. they're like a cross between the Gear Page, the Telecaster thing, and a subreddit for logorrheics.
I've had a barely better thymme at Sevenstring dot org (talkbass I cannot recommend on any level), but SteveHoff takes the cake.
Also, there are still posts on ILXOR or w/e, but I was never cool enuff 4 that kinda stuff? I can't imagine anyone here uses TikTok anymore after the whole wartime spam dump 2023, but that place is pretty singular user-stare-N2-yer-eyeballs-centric, anyway.
Unless we all start
tipping each other to say weird catchphrases while donning anime filters.
dubkitty wrote:
This is legitimately a strange movie that I rewatched recently, but I was taken by yung Ally Sheedy moreso than I'd ever thot?!? I also remembered how GOATED Dabney Coleman was in my youth, sew ubiquitous th' Dab'.

Re: Stop not posting.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 12:27 pm
by dubkitty
the Reddit guitar and pedal groups are utterly useless. most of my time there is spent explaining elementary concepts to noobs who apparently don't know how to Google. the guitar subreddits are particularly horrible. i recall a guy whose response to me saying "no" to "Is Kirk Hammett one of the coolest guitarists around?" was "you listen to classical music." i couldn't even. i try to view it as a form of community service. i really do want for other people not to go have to go through the laborious processes i've done while going from two boxes sliding around on the floor to my current massive array of sonic peculiarity. i spent about 2000 words the other day talking to someone about their proposed layout for a huge board and i think i helped. he wasn't leaving enough cabling room for sidejack pedals, and planned to use two of the big MXR ISO Blocks next to each other on the right side of the board which would cause all kinds of issues with cabling, use of space, and most importantly make it difficult to plug into the board without fucking up your settings because he was going to plug in 1/3 of the way across the upper tier. i was like "please, don't do that. or that. or that. do you really want to have to tape down the knobs on multiple pedals?" but in terms of finding information rather than providing it they're utterly hopeless.