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David Russell

@bigpivot.bsky.social

MS of Physics, now Education Ph.D Candidate at Montana State University. I stream basically every MT Melee bracket. Simic, Merfolk, and Pauper Enthusiast. Bald. He/Him.

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Not to get too far into the audio-nerd weeds, but Sennheiser's various "sound signatures" vary within product lines. The PC-38X is closer to their "audiophile" brand, so they may seem a bit more "boring" than your wireless, consumer-tuned ones. They'll sound detailed and clear, but far from harsh.

10.10.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll clarify to clear potential confusion. Sennheiser sold off its gaming division to Epos, so the current version of the PC-38X is the Epos + Drop version. Same build construction, same drivers, same mic capsule.

It is wired, but I don't think it'll be a problem if you have a good audio stack.

10.10.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll endlessly recommend the PC-38X. A few buddies have had theirs for several years, and they're still in excellent condition. Sennheiser plastic is basically adamantium. Further, the mic is quite good. Not perfect, but it's way better than all but like 2 "gaming" headsets. Easy one-and-done.

10.10.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Price range? Use case?

My initial recommendation is to get any standalone USB mic (~$50) and a normal pair of headphones or in-ears without a mic. Both are better and more durable than the combined product.

If you absolutely need an attached mic, Sennheiser + Drop PC-38X. Open, comfy, durable.

10.10.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

22. Hyruler won Smash Haven, beating Coop and Sunnyknight (TX)

23. HoboBobo won Gone Fishing, beating Rome0 and Big Moist (WA)

24. notsocrazy won FGC at Dane’s Games, beating Chaloopy and RobM (IL)

25. Moist won Appalachian Arena, beating bullfrogging and Mech (TN)

15.09.2025 07:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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This is an actual exchange from a VP who took an oath to defend the constitution and, as a citizen, is expected to abide by the law.

May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.

06.09.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 33006    πŸ” 10255    πŸ’¬ 2050    πŸ“Œ 1089

hey have u ever heard of the Pauper Format for magic: the gathering? it's really neat you only play commons but that means you can play four copies of brainstorm or ponder or lighting bolt or preordain or troll of khazad-dum or snuff out or all of the artifact bridges or all of the artifact lands or

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EVIL riptide packing list

28.08.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 194    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 4

Yes, iron is the final element a supergiant fuses before it goes supernova. Also unfortunately for Nightmargin, the iron would only be present in the innermost core of the star. The outside layers will be an onion-like structure of different elements. Also, the star would be spinning really fast.

12.08.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

13. jankie won Knox Esports Weekly, beating 12YOweaboo and Jbari (TN)

14. ReiddMaxwell won ABQ Barfights, beating Enkianz and notPIMP (NM)

15. Big Moist won The Rut, beating Quasar and Ashley (MT)

10.08.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

An addendum to this: If you mulligan, just take the next 7 cards. It's basically just as random, and it is *so much* faster than shuffling the hand back. If you end up taking multiple mulligans, then shuffle afterwards.

04.08.2025 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Mulligan until you have a playable hand of Magic: The Gathering cards. If you are stacking your hand in this literal kitchen table game, get the fuck out of my house."

Whenever someone's clearly stuck on mana and needs one more to catch up, I tell them to "Scry until you hit a land."

04.08.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

13. Castbros won Blast Zone, beating SirTaco and Kiro (TX)

14. IuDKing won UNTTS x ROA2, beating Liax and Yuyin (EspaΓ±a)

15. McNutty won Bridger Greens Out in the Club, beating Studebacher Hoch and ERGonomics (MT)

16. Fecfec won THE CRT, beating Womb! and DeveLy (France)

20.07.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Damn, it seems like they can miss. It probably was the best "fight" scene tho, I'll give you that. It was at least the most interesting reveal and subsequent end to a fight.

Frieren doesn't drag out its fights like you'd normally see in a Shonen, hence the quotes.

20.07.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Commander Players (derogatory)

I'd love to see another Pauper video, because y'all had Spice and Sam for Episode 4 and then haven't recorded one since Mengu was on for Episode 17. By my calculations, that's 65 episodes of no Pauper!

14.07.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

25. Lacroix won ACE Smash, beating Fakin_BaconFan420 and Bean (ON)

26. Big Moist won The Rut, beating A Good Puppy and Quackon (MT)

27. Khryke/Maelstrom won MDVA Doubles Summit Qualifier, beating Hoss/RapMonster and Jimbo/Vintage (Online)

13.07.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My only pushback on this is that since it's *so easy* to brew and simply buy a new deck, it's easy to get stuck in "new toy syndrome" in Pauper. One friend has basically the entire metagame (~15 decks), another has a similar distribution of 10 decks, and I have 3 meta decks and 5 off-meta brews.

01.07.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

31. Big Moist won Baja Bash, beating 20 Buttons Louise and A Good Puppy (MT)

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25. buurthuis won Oil Panic!!!, beating YARK and Freekleef (Nederland)

26. Koala won Siouxland Smash Classic, beating BobbyTito and Mooj (IA)

27. Big Moist won The Rut, beating clam and A Good Puppy (MT)

28. Kona won The Analog Stick, beating Choii and Rami (Online)

15.06.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I've lived in Bozeman for 7 years, but I adore Missoula. The downtown of Missoula is so much nicer than Bozeman, and the Clark Fork River goes straight through the town's center. Bozeman is closer to Yellowstone, Lewis and Clark Caverns, and all of that, and the airport near Bozeman is much nicer.

03.06.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

23. 12YOweaboo won Platforms On the House, beating Wingydisc and McWilli (TN)

24. Jade Fox won Battle City, beating RΓ­ Na and Queef60 (Ireland)

25. +HOPE+ won Super NΓΈrre Bros, beating snek and Laban (Denmark)

26. Quasar won Warlock Punch, beating Skarm and Mr. Fail (MT)

01.06.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Bracket 2, for sure. I have a Grixis Control list that's surely in Bracket 3 because it has a few infinites and like 2 Game Changers, but is still rather slow.

It still struggles with the social pressures of being a control deck, and it's hard to advance your own board state while checking others.

24.05.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A GRINING SKULL "I DONT MAKE CONTENT , I MAKE JPEG FILE'S ABOUT CRAPPING AT WORK, MY PRESENCE REDUCES THE VALUE OF YOUR PLATFORM, PRAY THAT YOUR INVESTOR'S DO NOT SEE IT " - WE USED TO HAVE "WORLD WIDE WEB" NOW WE HAVE TO LOOK AT A FOREVER SCROLL OF BAD NEWS TO SEE 1 COMIC OR 1 GOOD PEACE OF ART, ALL OF YOUR FRIEND'S AND WRITER'S AND ARTIST'S NOW BEDEVILED BY PLACEMENT BETWEEN "LOOK AT THIS GUY" QUOTE DUNKING AND A POST FROM CHEETO'S ASKING DORITO'S IF THERE SKIBIDY, EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD CO EXISTING AS TERD'S IN THE SAME TOILET AND IF YOU FLUSH IT YOU CAN NO LONGER TALK TO YOUR FRIEND'S , DESTROY ALL COMPUTER'S!!! DESTROY ALL INVESTOR'S!!! LEAVE YOUR MACHINES AND WALK INTO THE WOODS AT NIGHT!!! DIG YOUR HANDS INTO THE SOFT MUD AT THE EDGE OF A POND AND LIFT A DOZEN SALAMANDERS TO YOUR FACE!!!!! LEAVE SOCIAL MEDIA NOW - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

A GRINING SKULL "I DONT MAKE CONTENT , I MAKE JPEG FILE'S ABOUT CRAPPING AT WORK, MY PRESENCE REDUCES THE VALUE OF YOUR PLATFORM, PRAY THAT YOUR INVESTOR'S DO NOT SEE IT " - WE USED TO HAVE "WORLD WIDE WEB" NOW WE HAVE TO LOOK AT A FOREVER SCROLL OF BAD NEWS TO SEE 1 COMIC OR 1 GOOD PEACE OF ART, ALL OF YOUR FRIEND'S AND WRITER'S AND ARTIST'S NOW BEDEVILED BY PLACEMENT BETWEEN "LOOK AT THIS GUY" QUOTE DUNKING AND A POST FROM CHEETO'S ASKING DORITO'S IF THERE SKIBIDY, EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD CO EXISTING AS TERD'S IN THE SAME TOILET AND IF YOU FLUSH IT YOU CAN NO LONGER TALK TO YOUR FRIEND'S , DESTROY ALL COMPUTER'S!!! DESTROY ALL INVESTOR'S!!! LEAVE YOUR MACHINES AND WALK INTO THE WOODS AT NIGHT!!! DIG YOUR HANDS INTO THE SOFT MUD AT THE EDGE OF A POND AND LIFT A DOZEN SALAMANDERS TO YOUR FACE!!!!! LEAVE SOCIAL MEDIA NOW - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

🚫 - dashare.zone ADMIN

20.05.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1105    πŸ” 216    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

27. Big Moist won Warlock Punch, beating Mr. Fail and 20 Buttons Louise (MT)

28. Aitch won The Big Fort, beating axel and Jerni (AB)

29. NadiA won Smashkatoon, beating rizzy and Pabs (SK)

27.04.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Magic: the Gathering card Carrot Cake from the Bloomburrow set. It is an artifact that costs 1 generic and 1 white mana. When it enters and when you sacrifice it, you create a 1/1 white Rabbit creature token and scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library, you may put that card on the bottom.) If you pay two mana, tap Carrot Cake, and sacrifice it, you gain 3 life. The flavor text is "Secret ingredient? What do you think?" and is accredited to Ms. Bumbleflower. The artwork, drawn by Forrest Imel, consists of a "cake" made of carrots, leaves, and cauliflower being held up, presumably by Ms. Bumbleflower, and features several slightly anthropomorphic rabbits excitedly looking at the "cake."

The Magic: the Gathering card Carrot Cake from the Bloomburrow set. It is an artifact that costs 1 generic and 1 white mana. When it enters and when you sacrifice it, you create a 1/1 white Rabbit creature token and scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library, you may put that card on the bottom.) If you pay two mana, tap Carrot Cake, and sacrifice it, you gain 3 life. The flavor text is "Secret ingredient? What do you think?" and is accredited to Ms. Bumbleflower. The artwork, drawn by Forrest Imel, consists of a "cake" made of carrots, leaves, and cauliflower being held up, presumably by Ms. Bumbleflower, and features several slightly anthropomorphic rabbits excitedly looking at the "cake."

10.04.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

someone needs to write an explainer article teaching people why government is a service, not a business, and what that actually means. Government isn't about making money, it's about turning money into things people need.

07.04.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 252    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2

Smiling and nodding when Elon says β€œif we cancel something good we’ll just put it back in like we did with ebola prevention” requires you to believe that Elon Musk both is and should be the emperor.

30.03.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5006    πŸ” 366    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 14
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With the White House using OpenAi to make racist propaganda in studio ghibli art style there has never been apt scene in anime history:

27.03.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7694    πŸ” 2803    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 19

I'm a deeply flawed individual, but I bring joy to the world.

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