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Cake day: August 16th, 2023

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  • Google buds aren’t cheap but… They aren’t really a prime example or wireless earbuds. Basically just the equivalent of the air pods. Decent sound, but a solid middle ground in terms of features and quality.
    Take a look at some other options that do support aptx or at least Bluetooth LE Audio. Aim for BT 5.3 support, but BT 5.2 may be acceptable if you are happy with BT LE Audio latency.

    I use the Sony WF-1000XMS with BT LE Audio on the Steamdeck and the latency is fine for most gaming. Latexy seems to be around 30-100ms at my best estimation (depending on the quality and complexity of the audio being transmitted).
    But the WF-1000XMS don’t support aptx. There are lots of devices that do though. I’d recommend looking for aptx-ll specifically, but aptx-hd is also a massive improvement.

    As a side note, the reason I use WF-1000XMS is for the excellent ANC (I’m autistic), so I am not recommending them as gaming earbuds, but just as an example of quality earbuds that work for me.










  • Yeah, that makes perfect sense. I can understand how something coming across as overly specific could be creepy.

    I think I’d put a bit more details to show actual examples then it doesn’t sound hollow. I think I would feel weird if it was just a random short note. Like, what did I do? Did I make a scene? So to avoid making someone else feel that way I’d add a few examples in the least weird way possible 😄

    But I’m autistic and tend to question my way of viewing things a lot, so maybe that’s just a me thing 😉




  • Why?
    Seriously, it seems like a genuinely nice note. No harm was done and everything that was said was validating and positive. It didn’t need to be said, but that just makes it all the more special. That guy going out of his way to give that validation when it obviously wasn’t necessary just shows that he isn’t just being a good dad. His parenting is at a quality at that at least one other dad admires. He doesn’t need to be told that, but I’m glad he was.

    I suppose I don’t understand your perspective. If you know you’re a good dad then getting validation on top of that is just good, right? If it’s obvious you don’t need it and someone else is still compelled to tell you then you must be doing an even better job than you thought!

    It’s good you don’t need validation. In fact it’s a great level of confidence in your ability. So if someone validates that confidence. That’s good? It’s not needed, but it’s still good.

    Or at least that was my takeaway, I was curious about yours.

    ETA: I had a thought… What would your opinion be if the feedback was negative? What if he was aggressive and mean? Not loud, or drawing attention, just a dickhead to his kids and family.
    I’m not looking for any particular answer here, I’m just curious if your opinion would change at all.