# Off topic discussion - no food, booze, politics, or religion
**URL:** https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14
**Category:** Off-topic
**Created:** [October 25, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14 "2024-10-25T13:43:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 53
### Author:  [@tajanes](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/tajanes)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1046 "2026-10-18T23:50:21Z")
Good thing they use balsa wood in the construction- keeps each (of the 3) blades under 23,100 lbs š
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### Author:  [@Turn2](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Turn2)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1047 "2026-10-19T00:08:26Z")
TPI Composites, headquartered just a brisk walk south of the DIY IA site, claims to have made the worldās largest 3D-printed windmill blade. No idea if it incorporates wood, that thatās all the trivia I got.
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### Author:  [@Tom\_S](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Tom_S)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1048 "2026-10-19T01:10:05Z")
3D printed wind turbine blades - thatās crazy talk!
Next youāll be telling me a loudspeaker cabinet could be 3D printed.
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### Author:  [@Tom\_S](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Tom_S)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1049 "2026-10-19T18:49:05Z")
I picked up the rental car today. That is my driveway and thatās not AI manipulated.
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### Author:  [@Nicholas-23](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Nicholas-23)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1050 "2026-10-19T19:23:38Z")
For those of you with a media streaming PC , I have an older mini PC thats collecting dust and would like to put it to use . Been thinking of wiping windows 10 off it and using it as a media streaming PC . Was looking at option on what to install on it and came across Volumio and Daphile. Do any of you have experience with either of these two options? Or maybe another free OS option that I should look at?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@6thplanet](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/6thplanet)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1051 "2026-10-19T20:41:49Z")
Thatās gonna make going back to a Santa Fe really hard! Good luckāš¤š¼
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### Author:  [@a4eaudio](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/a4eaudio)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1052 "2026-10-19T20:47:14Z")
Nahā¦ How do you pack tower speakers into that tiny thing?
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### Author:  [@PWRRYD](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/PWRRYD)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1053 "2026-10-19T21:03:49Z")
No man with a fast car has to be justified!
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### Author:  [@Tom\_S](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Tom_S)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1054 "2026-10-19T21:17:42Z")
I wish it were mine! Itās my step sonās latest purchase. He found it at a dealership in Michigan, flew out there and picked it up last Wednesday. Heās driving it back to Tehachapi. He did give me a memorable ride this morning to pick up my actual rental car. I thought I was going to pass out when he punched it getting on the interstate. The rental is a Hyundai Tucsonā¦not quite as much fun.
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### Author:  [@tajanes](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/tajanes)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1055 "2026-10-19T21:57:42Z")
But youāll have your insurance and license intact much longerā¦
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### Author:  [@Hobi](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Hobi)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1056 "2026-10-19T22:07:48Z")
Well, it has to be more practical than a friendās Alfa P4: the alleged ābootā is just large enough to hold the flimsy and small folding roof. It wonāt even hold a case of wine when you have the roof on!
And if you run over a cigarette end, your teeth rattleā¦not quite, but it has almost no suspension travel. Looks cool, but.
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### Author:  [@DrewsBrews](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/DrewsBrews)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1057 "2026-10-19T22:42:14Z")
> [@Hobi](#):
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> Alfa P4
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Maybe it has wheels, but yeah, I bet the suspension sucks!
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### Author:  [@Hobi](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Hobi)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1058 "2026-10-19T22:55:45Z")
My mistake, itās a 4C, of course; I need my coffee.
Iād rather have the pizza oven
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### Author:  [@DrewsBrews](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/DrewsBrews)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1059 "2026-10-19T22:56:45Z")
Okā¦ now THAT Iād be interested in!
As far as dealing with performance road-going vehicles.. My best personal experience is with motorcylces. So I bet that has got to be easier to live with than 2 wheels.
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### Author:  [@4thtry](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/4thtry)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1060 "2026-10-20T00:04:53Z")
> [@tajanes](#):
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> But youāll have your insurance and license intact much longer
The first thing I thought when I saw Tomās driverway photo was āIf that is a rental, then what is the insurance liability in the event of an accident?ā I donāt carry collision on my vehicles, because they are very low value. So I would be liable for the entire cost of a rental like that. š¤Æ
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### Author:  [@Hobi](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Hobi)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1061 "2026-10-20T01:38:01Z")
I had a ride in it a while ago, truly scary: youāre about two inches off the ground, the turbo engine screams behind your ear and thereās no rear vision. Itās noisy and extremely quick; the chassis is carbon fibre and weighs 65kg (about 140lbs). Power to weight is mental.
He also has a Morgan Plus 8 replica, also scary; a 1928 supercharged racing spec Austin 7 and a four wheel drive Porsche 911 Carrera. Plus a 1973 Rolls Royce Corniche when he wants something sedate!
His everyday driver is a Subaru Forester turbo; I guess you could call him a car fanatic.
Geoff
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### Author:  [@Tom\_S](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Tom_S)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1062 "2026-10-20T02:22:04Z")
Thatās probably true! I hadnāt gotten a speeding ticket in over 30 years. Then I bought my FJR1300 and got tagged by the cameras on the interstate. They say those arenāt reported to insurance, but Iām not sure I believe them with all the data āsharingā these days.
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### Author:  [@DrewsBrews](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/DrewsBrews)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1063 "2026-10-21T04:29:24Z")
Fun with simplified (2d) nuclear physics.. Early access to a game called āNuclear Design Bureauā:
Above is a 2-stage device I called āPop Gunā (about 1 microsecond into disassembly). It is pretty dang fun to mess about with little tweaks to boost yield.
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### Author:  [@Hobi](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Hobi)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2026, 3:35am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1064 "2026-10-25T03:35:14Z")
I assume most members like making playlists and/or compilation CDs; Iāve made dozens and probably driven people mad with my choices. Cover versions, alternate Beatles albums, Oz music collections etc etc.
There is one 2 x CD collection I play quite a lot: one I made for various people in our street when we were ālocked downā for many weeks during COVID: I called it āThe Anti-Virus Collectionā. A collection of pop stuff which would, I thought, appeal to most people.
It includes Beatles, ABBA, Monty Python, James Brown, Madness, The Who, Blues Brothers, Daddy Cool, Dylan, Diana Krall and many other artists. I attach a Word document of the track listing if anyoneās interested, it would take up too much space to just paste it in this post.
[Anti Virus Playlist.docx](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/uploads/short-url/AgWYN0rjKvPIdkFVIPArSBRSBT1.docx) (15.8 KB)
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### Author:  [@Wolf](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Wolf)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/1065 "2026-10-25T04:11:17Z")
Okay, Weird Al was Thursday last week. Puddles Pity Party opened. Chuck and his boy Tyler sat in the row behind my family.
Puddles was a grotesque style clown, and had a ācry-camā for crowd participation, as well as bringing up a couple audience members. He also had strange imagery on the screen, and sang āgive em pumpkin to talk about.ā among others.
Weird Al opened with Tacky, walking the exterior corridor outside the arena, then came in right in front of us through the side entrance.
Finish with a double encor of The Saga Begins and Yoda. Storm Troopers, R2D2, and Vader were present. My daughter loves these 2, and sang every word.
Yes, costume changes galore, and extra content between songs of interviews, faux or real, and other things he had contributed to over the years.
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