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Is there anything better than walking a great golf course? We didn't think so.
It really doesn't matter where you play; one of the best things about playing golf is taking in the surroundings. It's peaceful, it's serene.
We don't know what it's like in your experience, but we find we even play better when we walk. There's more of a rhythm. You have time to thing about your next shot.
With that in mind, we asked our friends in PGA.com Facebook Nation this week to tell us: What are the best golf courses to walk?
As you'll see, there are some great answers. And, before you throw down the extra cash for a golf cart next time you go to the golf course, consider walking. You just might prefer it!
Editor's note: If you've played any of the courses listed below, please click its name and visit its PGA.com course page to leave a review for others to see.
9. The Old White TPC at Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Here's some background from the Greenbrier website:
President Woodrow Wilson was one of the first golfers to play The Old White TPC in April of 1914. This historic course features generous fairways and challenging, undulated greens. Every hole is memorable and has a well-defined strategy for success. Whether you prefer a challenging approach or one with less risk, and a higher chance of success, you'll find it on this historic course.
Charles Blair Macdonald, a dominant figure in the early history of American golf, designed the course and modeled several holes from some of the most famous European holes. The Old White TPC Course's Hole 8 was styled after the Redan at North Berwick; Hole 13 after the Alps at Prestwick; and Hole 15 after the Eden at St. Andrew's.
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"Old White at The Greenbrier." -- Jeff Brown
8. Arcadia Bluffs, Arcadia, Mich. In terms of daily-fee courses, you'd be hard pressed to find one nicer than Arcadia Bluffs. With 3,100 feet of Lake Michigan shoreline, there's no shortage of breathtaking views.
Facebook fan quote:
"Arcadia Bluffs in beautiful Northern Michigan." -- Spencer Sucharski
7. Mystic Rock at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa in Farmington, Pa. Designed by Pete Dye, you're sure to see your fair share of water hazards on this western Pennsylvania gem.
Facebook fan quote:
"Mystic Rock at Nemacolin Resort Farmington, Pa." -- Cody J. Nypaver
6. The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort, French Lick, Ind. Weren't we just talking about Pete Dye? What a course this is! Based on experience though, be warned -- you're going to need a lot of golf balls. And, with all the hills at this place, you'll be a lot safer walking than in a cart!
Facebook fan quotes:
"The Pete Dye Course French Lick, Ind." -- Jordan Cook
"The Pete Dye Course at French Lick in Indiana." -- Spencer Everhart
5. Chambers Bay in Tacoma, Wash. Nestled up against the Pacific Coast line sits Chambers Bay -- a remarkable links course that's new, but looks like its been there for centuries. Chambers Bay will play host to the 2015 U.S. Open.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Chambers Bay, spend the money and get a caddy though. Makes for a much better experience." -- Craig Pack
"Chambers Bay, Tacoma, Wash., home of the 2015 U.S. Open!" -- Aaron Holliday
4. The Old Course at St. Andrews in St. Andrews, Scotland. Can anyone argue with this selection? After all, it is the birthplace of golf.
Facebook fan quote:
"Old Course St. Andrews." -- James Jordan
3. Bandon Dunes Resort in Bandon, Ore. At Bandon Dunes, they make the decision to walk or ride easy -- you can't ride! No carts allowed. It's a walk-only resort, with four magnificent 18-hole courses (Bandon Dunes, Bandon Trails, Pacific Dunes and Old MacDonald) and a 13-hole par three (The Preserve)
Facebook fan quotes:
"Any of the courses in Bandon Dunes. Not like you have a choice other than a caddy. The way golf is meant to be!" -- Andy Kennedy
"Pacific Dunes." -- Tiss Dahan
2. Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif. Whether it's the North Course or the South Course, our friends in PGA.com Facebook Nation tell us it doesn't matter -- you're in for a treat walking either of Torrey's famous courses.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Torrey Pines. Either course." -- Scott Kenny
"Torrey Pines, South Course! The rough gets pretty brutal out their!" -- Daniel Matthews
"I walk Torrey Pines South every Friday. Best affordable public course to walk. Pebble beach is the best expensive public course to walk." -- Jim Mattix
1. Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif. Quick question: Is anyone surprised to see Pebble in the top spot? Didn't think so and for good reason. Believe it or not, Pebble isn't all that difficult to walk either. That refreshing breeze off the Pacific Ocean along with special views at every turn makes Pebble one of -- if not "the" -- best walk in golf.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Pebble Beach by far! Easy walking, short distance greens to tee box, and great views!" -- Barry Woods
"Pebble... with a caddie!" -- Rod RJ Swartwood
"Pebble Beach!" -- Lynda Such
"Pebble. Every golfer needs to walk that masterpiece in their lifetime." -- Chris Wright
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Monterey is a town in the Monterey Bay area of California.
Monterey[31] is one of the more beautiful coastal cities of California and can make for a great two day trip for those visiting San Francisco or a weekend getaway for California natives. It was originally the state capital of California, and has more historic buildings in its downtown than any other city west of Santa Fe. Today it is most commonly known for its beautiful coastline, its world-class aquarium and from the many John Steinbeck novels that used the town as their setting, including Cannery Row and Tortilla Flat.
Rugged terrain and vicious Pacific currents made much of the California coast virtually unexplorable to European ships. After a disastrous attempt to explore this new territory by sea, Spanish missionaries in Mexico launched a series of overland expeditions from San Diego. Monterey was established in 1770 by Father Junipero Serra and soon became a Spanish military base with a small fort or "presidio" located near a calm harbor that could provide shelter to supply ships. The military presence eventually gave way to a thriving commercial trade that brought in many enterprising foreign merchants.
Once Mexico gained its independence from Spain, Monterey became the capital of Alta California under Mexican rule. From this era come many classic stories of flirtation, fashion, and politics in the Mexican colonial era. Lands once owned by the government began to come into private hands, and local families began to consolidate their property and power into business enterprises based on the ranches or "ranchos," where they raised cattle or invented the famous Monterey Jack cheese.
Monterey soon fell under American power in the Mexican-American War and remained the capital of the territory. A delegation of writers drafted the constitution which marked the entrance of the State of California into the United States of America. This era saw the mass northward migration of ambitious people in search of gold, which led to a near desertion of the town. Monterey soon recovered, however, and today is known for its magnificent natural beauty, world famous Aquarium, and temperate year-round climate.
The Monterey Peninsula has the largest population of sea otters on the California coast. The abundance of marine wildlife visible from the shoreline is one of the primary attractions of the region. Seals, sea lions, and sea otters are visible year-round, and migrating whales are commonly seen in the fall and spring months.
Get in
By car
Monterey is on State Highway 1, which meanders slowly along the coast. It's about 25 miles from US 101.
Note... taken at the right time of day and in good weather, Hwy 17 can actually be enjoyable, but realize it is in fact very curvy and hilly and won't provide the option for much sightseeing as a result. Although it is oft traveled by road-warrior locals, even an everyday, confident driver could take it on. But as forewarned - don't expect it to be a timesaver at busy driving times (unless of course Santa Cruz is your final destination and you are heading South). Do otherwise opt for routes 101 and 156W if you're rushed or it's a busy time.
By train
Amtrak's Coast Starlight [32] passes through nearby Salinas. Amtrak runs a bus service from the station to the major hotels of Monterey.
By bus
MST runs a bus service (which is a part of Amtrak's Thruway) from San Jose to Monterey Transit Plaza (temporarily diverted to nearby stops for road construction). The ticket costs $10 (one way).
By plane
The recently reorganized Monterey Peninsula Airport offers regular flights to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Denver, Salt Lake City, and Las Vegas. From the airport a short drive will take you west along Highway 68 and onto southbound Highway 1, where the two right lanes lead straight downtown.
Get around
Alvarado Street serves as downtown Monterey's "main drag." It is along this road that you will find superb restaurants, a selection of bars, and many unique shops. Monterey's compact downtown is very walkable. WARNING: The Cannery Row area (where the Aquarium is located) has an aggressive, expensive parking ticket policy. A few minutes over at a meter and you will be welcomed to town with a $25 parking ticket.
A car is advisable if you plan on taking any side trips to surrounding towns. Garage parking is available, and street parking is often free for periods of two hours, on weekends, and after 6PM. Many local hotels offer parking for an additional charge.
Monterey-Salinas Transit [33] provides relatively convenient public bus service to the nearby towns of Carmel and Pacific Grove, as well as to historical Salinas and breathtaking Big Sur. MST also provides a "wine route" which stops at several of the area's most notable wineries [34]. MST also runs a trolley like bus [35] through Monterey's downtown during the summer months and especially busy weekends.
The local specialties are artichokes and sanddabs. Artichokes can be found at nearly every restaurant - fried, grilled, broiled, boiled, in soup, on pizza and almost any other way you can imagine. The nearby town of Castroville is "the artichoke center of the world," and the local source for the wealth of artichokes. Sanddabs are a local seafood, often served fried. Clam Chowder in sourdough bread can be found at Fisherman´s Wharf. Abalone is available, too, but expensive. The area is notable for other seafood delicacies, including calamari and Dungeness crab.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium runs a "Seafood Watch" program, and keeps a list of which sea life is overfished and which are safe, and environmentally friendly, to eat. Pick a copy of the list up at the Aquarium, or around town. Many local restaurants have signed on to the Seafood Watch program.
Monterey's status as a tourist destination have provided it with a wealth of restaurants beyond what might be expected in a community this size. Almost every cuisine, from oriental to occidental, may be found represented - and usually represented well - in the local area, including the neighbouring communities of Pacific Grove, Seaside, and Carmel-by-the-Sea and the Carmel Valley.
Monterey has many superb vineyards located near the town. There are a number of tasting rooms located on Cannery Row, all within an easy walk. Some, such as Scheid Vineyards, Bargetto Winery, Baywood Cellars and Silver Mountain Vineyards provide wines from only one winery. A Taste of Monterey allows visitors to try wines from throughout Monterey County, while taking in a spectacular panoramic view of Monterey Bay through their windows.
In addition, the public bus service Monterey-Salinas Transit has a route, Number 24, that is also called "The Grapevine Express". This route leaves from downtown Monterey and stops at all the wineries in nearby Carmel Valley.[58] A daypass on the Grapevine Express, which allows riders to hop on and off at will, is $4.50 as of December, 2008.[59] Grapevine Express maps and schedules, which detail the wineries that the route stops at, are available at Monterey County Visitors Centers.
Alvarado Street has the densest collection of bars and pubs in the area. The Mucky Duck [60] is famous for its weekly trivia nights, while Lalapalooza has the widest selection of martinis.
Just across the Customs House Plaza (behind the Portola Plaza Hotel) you can find Indian Summer [61], a hookah bar with an exotic atmosphere and local brews. Try to plan a visit during a live bellydancing show.
On Cannery Row, Blue Fin offers drinks , a bar menu, billiards, and music (and it has been closed since 2006). Just across the street, Sly McFly's [62] provides live musical entertainment most nights of the week.
Carbones Old School New Rules is on the 200 Block of Lighthouse Ave. This is a fantastic bar featuring a large back patio area with fire pit. On Fridays and Saturdays Carbones OSNR features both live music and belly dancers and on Sunday features free pool.
Relatively limited offerings on the club front include Club Octane [63] downtown, Doc Rickett's Lab, and Planet Gemini [64] (which often hosts live comedy nights) on Cannery Row.
Get out
The world-famous 17-Mile-Drive [65] begins just a short distance away. The road winds through miles of breathtaking coastal views, with turnouts along the way at the most historical and picturesque sites. Be sure to take a picture of the Lone Cypress tree! The $9.50 entrance fee includes a map, and the rights to gawk at the lavish homes within the Pebble Beach community's gates.
Take a drive up to Carmel Valley Village and go wine tasting. About half an hour's lovely drive away, it is often warm and sunny even when Monterey is socked in with fog.
Drive along the coast to Santa Cruz on the Northern end of Monterey Bay, or continue South down to Big Sur and Carmel.


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matveya necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 103 diseños de 28 diseñadores freelance.
demandomatic (demandomatic.com)
demandomatic is two guys with a grand plan. The product we're building addresses a real pain point. We know because we live it every day. It's still a night and weekend project but we're committed. We don't want this to be a hobby a minute longer than it has to be. Most of the pieces are already in place, but we need your help to develop our brand and identity.
Marketing professionals who sell relatively expensive products and services to other companies. Marketers at enterprise software and hardware companies, such as Oracle, SAP, IBM, Cisco (and there are lots of smaller ones), are examples.
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We want to come across as professional but different and even a little fun.
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Files we require:
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Example of site/brand we like: http://yammer.com
Example of site/brand we hate: http://www.gartner.com/technology/home.jsp
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The missing laptop has now been found – in the office from which it was apparently stolen.
A spokesperson for Verified Identity Pass which operates the program said late yesterday the laptop was "not in an obvious location" according to local news station CBS 5. She added that the firm was investigating whether the laptop had ever been stolen, or simply misplaced.
Whether the laptop left the office is neither here not there. Afterall, if the data was unencrypted, why would an ID thief bother lifting a whole laptop, when he could just slip a USB drive into his pocket.
The spokesperson told the San Francisco Chronicle that a preliminary investigation showed the data had not been compromised.
New sign-ups to the Clear program remain suspended.
Our original story is below:
In one of the more colossal security blunders in a long time, an unencrypted laptop containing sensitive information for 33,000 travelers has been reported stolen from San Francisco International Airport.
The PC contained names, addresses, birth dates and in some cases driver's license numbers and passport numbers for people who enrolled in a program called Clear, according to news reports. Clear allows travelers to expedite their trip through airport security if they are willing to pay $100 per year and surrender biometric information such as iris scans. The stolen laptop didn't contain biometric details, Clear officials said.
Officials with Transportation Security Administration say the laptop was discovered missing from a locked room more than a week ago, but unbelievably, they weren't warned until Sunday. It belonged to a company called Verified Identity Pass, which administers the Clear program.
As if the lack of encryption and a tardy warning weren't enough, the company's CEO, Steven Brill, dismissed the incident as a simple burglary of a laptop. "For it to be more than that, the thief would have to hack into two different passwords - and even then would not get what identity thieves want most - a Social Security number and/or credit card information." Evidently, Brill has never heard of identity theft or programs like John the Ripper.
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Regarding the art in the comic, I've also noticed that your art has improved since the beginning. It looks like you've experimented with different styles, and it's cool. ^^
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As he climbed the steps to the plane, a noticeable length of what appeared to be toilet tissue (or possibly a napkin) clung to his left shoe. As he turned, waved and entered the fuselage, the paper fell off.
Four other men were seen boarding Air Force One after the president, the last of whom picked up the unnoticed tissue.
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Multi platform (OS X, Windows, Linux) and multi format (VST, could build a AU also); by using JUCE.
The sound engine music-synthesizer-for-android is closely modeled on the original DX7 characteristics.
144 DAW automatable DX7 parameters available from one single panel.
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Nov 17 2019
/ 5
Easily one of the best synths (free or paid) ever. I highly recommend this. Is is a little bit tricky to use if you aren't used to FM synthesis, but once you figure it out you will be creating usable sounds in no time. Something to know is that the (over 1000!) included presets unfortunately do not sound very good, so I recommend learning how to create your own sounds.
Oct 27 2019
Digital Rules
/ 5
An excellent emulation, this comes quite close to the sound of the real DX-7! I like this Dexed synth a lot!
Oct 06 2019
/ 5
This sounds good! Perfect for my OST!
Aug 25 2019
/ 5
Fantastic, i enjoyed this, so many thanks
Aug 17 2019
/ 5
Sept 15 2019
Your DAW probably has a bridge feature that allows your 32 bit VST to be compatible with 64 bit platforms. However, it is better to just use the 64 bit version to be safe.
Jul 26 2019
/ 5
This is possibly the most accurate emulator I've ever encountered, and here is a shootout video to prove it (hardware DX7 versus Dexed): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3xCO8tB1kg . Hit the CART button and there are *thousands* of presets at your disposal. Apparently this VST can import real patch [meta]data (note - I never owned a DX, so correct me if I'm wrong). For me, it's crashing when I hit the pedal or other controllers, and some notes stuck. I need to try it with a different controller or OS (running via Jack on Ubuntu/Wine).
Jun 18 2019
/ 5
I'm trying to install the programm on windows 10 pro and everytime it shows the same error : The File name, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect I've tried to change the name, check my hardisk, and everything, but it still shows the same error.I though it was hardware error, but eventually it's not. Does anyone know what's the problem here?
Jun 02 2019
/ 5
Dexed sounds like a pretty accurate simulation of an actual DX7 (unlike a DX7II). I compared with a real TX7 and the Arturia V version. To me number one is still the real thing, however Dexed makes second place for me. Liek the original it sounds a little rougher and it survives better in a crowded mix than the Arturia version. GUI is a matter of taste, i don't comment on this. Soundwise Dexed works great, besides a little knick on the S&H, which should't be clicking that hard (Arturia sounds too soft there). So, Bravo! And thank you very much for giving this to the world for free. You must be an awesome person.
Apr 08 2019
Nathalíe Perobelli
/ 5
This is a rarity and for free ? Better !!! Quality is over 1.000 !!! I love this synthesizer! Congrats to the developers !!!
Apr 06 2019
/ 5
I like the preset sounds very much. Pure, simple and clear. Quality over quantity!
Mar 10 2019
/ 5
I really like Dexed and have used it for a while now. All of a sudden,in March 2019, it has started crashing my DAW upon opening. Now it may well be that some other VST that I've installed has caused Dexed to misbehave in this way. Deciphering that conumdrum is going to be fun ... not.
Mar 05 2019
/ 5
The naysayers here clearly have no patience to figure out how to get a grip on the UI, because it's totally worth the hassle. This is as good as open-source FM synths go, by far!
Jan 27 2019
/ 5
It has nice sounds. It just does not have a proper organized understanding, on where certain effects are! Sorry I had to trash it! Whoever designed this, should be better with giving the user a better understand of this damn thing! I also notice that it crashes a lot! I should not have to keep resetting the plug in! If I am in command +tab mode to switch between Logic Pro X and Google Chrome, or whatever tab that I am using at the time, when I go back to logic, it will not sound when I touch the keys on my keyboard controller! I have to reset the instrument plug in tab! This Is not good at all! It shows that if I am in production mode, recording a song, & I may have to stop for a second or two, to look something up, or maybe to do something important, when I will come back to Logic Pro X, the DEXED will have to be reset, or it will not sound with what is recorded on a track region. This would be very unprofessional around musicians & engineers that no better! Good luck to whoever use this! I'll just get the original DX 7 plugin from Arturia!
Jan 27 2019
/ 5
How is the ADSR controlled? There is no letters on any of the effect knobs, to indicate where it is located!
Anton Hosinsky
Feb 23 2019
The DX7 does not have a dedicated ADSR, instead each operator has its own envelope generator (EG) with time and rate controls, which are clearly seen on the GUI. You must know a little bit about FM synthesis to make edits.
Apr 17 2019
Oh, this is great. Must be how people in the 80s felt upon the DX7's release.
Jan 12 2019
/ 5
Excellent vsti. Thanks.
Jan 06 2019
/ 5
Amazing! works perfectly with Ableton 9.5
Nov 19 2018
/ 5
Hello Folks. And a huge thank you to Digital Suburban for this amazing instrument. How and where do i find additional presets, i only have the few that it downloaded with from this site,... thank you once again.
Nov 29 2018
Oct 19 2018
/ 5
Great work, thank you.
Oct 04 2018
/ 5
Very nice sounds.
Sept 28 2018
/ 5
Incompatible with Windows XP.
Pit the Younger
Feb 03 2019
In 2018? Are you kidding??
Mar 26 2019
Yes. It is the best and two of my 3 computers run it. Win XP, forever!
Sept 10 2018
/ 5
I've downloaded it and installed it into Logic 9, but now I can't seem to find it... it's not showing up. :-(
Aug 18 2018
/ 5
A great FM synth! And it is free!
May 24 2018
/ 5
This is pretty good for a free emulation of the legendary DX7. I like this a lot! Bravo! 5/5
May 21 2018
/ 5
thank's, very good sound dx7 !!
May 09 2018
/ 5
This is free yet it offers far more presets and flexibility compared to Arturia's DX-7 clone. How can something this fantastic not even be donationware. I would pay £100 for this, it's that good.
May 05 2018
/ 5
Seriously, how is this free? i've heard side by side comparisons to the actual DX7, and it's phenominally close, almost identical, i'd pay at least $100 for this plugin, it's that good.
Apr 20 2018
/ 5
Apr 01 2018
/ 5
Dexed is a convincing and great sounding emulation of the Yamaha DX7. Free and sonically accurate. The fact that it can load DX7 sysex patches makes it even better.
Mar 30 2018
/ 5
Awesome!!! Built patches side by side and Dexed is for the most part identical. Make sure you have the latest version.
Feb 19 2018
/ 5
Can I store my sounds without over-writing the presets? I want to keep the presets, too. How?
Jan 20 2018
/ 5
I had one, purchased right when the II was released. I learned to program it from scratch np. I love you for this. Nothing compares to FM synthesis, or the minds that created this technology. You can count yourself in that group. Thank you!!
Dec 09 2017
/ 5
Awesome! Came across this the other day and started using it with MainStage. Works really well and is a perfect alternative to having to use my actual DX7 which can be a bit temperamental. Thanks so much for building this!
Nov 16 2017
/ 5
Unable to load download. My computer says it has to know who created the dexed program.
charlie simmons
Nov 25 2017
You have to select the option to allow the files to load as long as you believe they are safe to use. There is no program that can stop you from installing or accessing files unless you are in a corporate environment. Use that option wisely.
Nov 04 2017
Adrian Georges
/ 5
Absolutely cool engine. Sounds brillant. Thanks a lot.
Oct 16 2017
/ 5
I recently downloaded the synth banks for this, and am a huge fan of this plugin! The original DX patches work brilliantly with this plugin, have been using it nonstop in my production work! Cheers!
Oct 04 2017
/ 5
I use it since a lot of years, I still love it, useful in lot of situations !
Sept 14 2017
/ 5
Keeps crashing. I have tried reinstalling it and it freezes my DAW everytime
Sept 18 2017
In wich daw ???
Aug 29 2017
/ 5
This is a very close emulation of the Yamaha DX7 synth. For a freebie plugin this synth sounds excellent. Really great freeware. And loading sysex patches from the DX7 is so much fun.
Apr 19 2017
/ 5
Is it compatible with Macshine Native Instruments?
Apr 07 2017
Andy C
/ 5
Love your software! Great job!!! Thanks so much for sharing! This is a Godsend!! Is it possible to save my favourite voices to one 32 voice sysex patch, as in, for example, a compilation of the best pads, for easy access, instead of fishing through the many different folders of "DX7_AllTheWeb". Thanks, Andy.
Mar 25 2017
/ 5
Love it, but can't find DX7 sounds.
Feb 22 2017
Juan Riccio
/ 5
I've had the original DX7, then got myself a DX7 II-s (I modded it with the Grey Matter Response E! board, anyone remember that?), and finally an SY-77 just because it had "real" pianos for gigs. I still have the latter two. This is the closest I've heard to the real thing. Not exactly identical, but 1) remember the velocity issue - all Yamaha keyboards at the time were limited to around 105 max velocity. Maybe the plugin could use an option to map 0-127 to 0-105 or whatever the limit was? This would make some patches less squeaky/harsh. 2) This plugin only emulates the digital circuits that performed FM. The sound of the hardware synth also has D/A converters and preamps. These add some noise, distortion, "grit", "magic" or "mojo", whatever you want to call it. I haven't tried, but I guess that if you really want a phylologically perfect emulation, it would only require: a) limiting the velocities by some clever DAW remapping, b) inserting a couple of plugins after dexed's output: add some noise, maybe add bit reduction to 12 bit (if it isn't 12 bit already) and a (little) bit of preamp simulation (but no tube preamps, guys!).
Feb 21 2017
/ 5
Realy great work. I love it!
Feb 05 2017
/ 5
Great work!
Feb 02 2017
/ 5
Seems great to me. Can't find the Wakko-Jacco preset I remember from the 80's. (Both DX7 and DX9 as far as I remember)
Jan 04 2017
/ 5
The DX100/9/21/27 are a 4 operator FM synth and the DX7 6 operator, so there not compatible with DX7 architecture.
Nov 24 2016
Denis Mathys
/ 5
Your software is amazing, thank you so much for sharing it!
Jul 04 2016
/ 5
I had a Yamaha DX100, which was the smaller version to the DX21. The DX7 was better than both of those, but the FM synthesis was the same. This virtual synth is AWESOME, it imports only DX7 sysex, but it SO accurate in regards to replication! If you just want to play the DX7 sound patches for your recording software (DAW) and you do not need a synth module like the Korg Volca FM.. THIS IS ALL YOU NEED!
Jul 01 2016
Don Montaigne
/ 5
Does anyone else have a problem with this instrument crashing? I've tried the Windows 32 and 64 bit versions with the same result. I have Windows 7 64 bit and am using LMMS. LMMS might be the problem, so if anyone has experience with the program, please let me know.
lukas owens
Jul 28 2016
Yeah, it's lmms I have used it with ableton, fl, and sony acid too, it works in all of those, another thing could be your computer.
Jun 26 2016
Mark Yurkovic
/ 5
Using it in DP8 to try to transfer patches to a Volca FM..... doesn't give me the ability to transfer? Mac OS... Any advice? very frustrated! firstname.lastname@example.com
Jun 15 2016
/ 5
The best Fm synth
Apr 24 2016
/ 5
When I go to init patch, only one operator plays. How do I enable the other operators ?
Oct 05 2016
Turn up the level volume of the other osc's
Apr 10 2016
/ 5
This plug in is truly incredible. thank you !!
Apr 09 2016
/ 5
E'thing perfect. A question: can I assign a different folder for sysex? I must copy all of mine to the dir dexed uses by default... TIA!
Apr 09 2016
/ 5
This is awesome! It solved ALL my probs with my DX7IIFD... :-) THANKS!!! ... if anyond is interested: I actualle figured out how to read/write the floppies using a cheap (Windows) 10!) PC USB drive, and I know how to bundle the sysex couple-wise and write them on the Floppy xxx.Ixx. Take care everybody!
Feb 13 2016
/ 5
Thanks this is what I was looking for!
Aug 07 2015
/ 5
Not responsingb to sysex in Logic or Life. Anyone a solution?
Jul 22 2015
/ 5
I just downloaded this and the DX7 Alltheweb preset packs, when i use the AU in logic pro x and try to open the SYX files, they are all greyed out, I cannot select them that is. Does anyone know how to open these files with Dexed in Logic?
Jul 18 2015
/ 5
Some of the people on here have no idea of the beauty of FM. I own a real DX7 and this is the nearest I've heard to the real synth. I love the sound of FM it is my favorite type of synthesis. I also have FM8 and this is soooo much better than FM8 in my opinion. There is nothing wrong with the GUI at all. I've been looking for a good DX7 editor librarian and this is a dream come true. Thank you so much. You have made me very happy. Some of the people complaining here haven't got a clue about FM. Don't listen to them. This is well worth the download.
Jul 14 2015
/ 5
By far the best in this catagory! Peeps talking bad about the gui need to get a life- theres more to plugs than gui's. Been using it so often for long that i kinda take it for granted (shame on me). This is 5 star awesomeness for real!!!
Jul 09 2015
/ 5
FM synthesis is limited per se. DEXED does what it has to do, nothing more nor less. Great if you want metallic sounds, it is not an analog sounding synth, don t blame it for that !
Jul 07 2015
/ 5
Everything I hate about keyboards of the 80's is here in one VST
Jun 21 2015
Ken B
/ 5
I do not know what is going on here. The one I downloaded has 32 very poor presets, useless.... sorry.
Sept 25 2016
Looks like you don't know much about synths. If you don't like the presets make your own and if you don't wanna program, then use samples.
Jun 18 2015
/ 5
Love the e-piano sound that I coupled with a terrific chorus and reverb. Sounds exactly like my old Yamaha TX802. The only problem I have is the pitch doesn't seem to be exactly 440. Does anyone know how to tweak it for more correct tuning. PS: Not trying to tune while in chorus mode etc.
May 26 2015
A Believer
/ 5
I finally found God. He is using "Digital Suburban" as an alias!
Apr 23 2015
/ 5
Dunno what anyone is complaining about with this plugin the price is right and this has saved me forking out for a 2nd hand DX7, all the sounds I want are right there and far more tweakable enjoyable and portable!!! Amazing!
Mar 31 2015
/ 5
any1 tried using with maschine? it finds it, but will not find it if that makes sense (no ticks in preferences ) can some1 point out what goin on pleease?
Mar 25 2015
/ 5
Really like this but can somebody please help me save patches. Once i like my sound I press SAVE but when I load this sysex file it reverts the first sound from the bank I was in? Please help!!
Aug 01 2015
I am having the same problem. I'm maybe just doing something wrong. Fantastic vst synth though. I had an original DX7 years ago. This is just bang on the money. Great sound, great to have those DX sounds again. Just wish I could save my creations and keep them.
Mar 20 2015
/ 5
Great work.. would be nice to have this as AU.
Mar 13 2015
/ 5
HI, excellent sounding but I cannot seem to load all the 2000 presets that I got. Not sure how to do this. I can load 1 at a time and listen to it. Can you help give me instructions.
Mar 10 2015
Mr Deluxe
/ 5
Absolutly fantastic! I made lots of patches back in the days on my DX7 with a editor on a Mac Plus. The DEXED is even better than the real thing! I hope in the future the DEXED will have the master tune feature implemented. That way I could have 8 DEXED's in paralel and detune them a bit like the TX816 !!! Highly recommended vst !!!
Mar 04 2015
dave the csp dx7 player
/ 5
Haven&'t explored this much yet, but looks and sounds good so far in Cubase essentials 5. I had original dx7 hardware, which went faulty, then I bought fm8 for my main computer. This free option will bring dx7 sounds to my wifes laptop which she thankfully lets me use when I'm on the move and wanting to create music. Will supply an update to this post when I've had chance to try it properly. Thanks, I am having some fun here.
Jan 27 2015
/ 5
Holy crap we live in permanent science fiction. We have the sum total of human knowledge in the palm of our hands. We can never get lost or bored. And now I can download a tiny bit of code for free and suddenly I have a DX7 synth that is far superior to the original. How is it superior you ask? Have you ever tried to program the original DX7? We all gave up and just pressed for the next patch. It was a nightmare. This positively begs for tweaking. It's superbly designed and sounds great. Does it sound exactly like a DX7? Well which DX7 do you want to compare it to, since they all sounded a little different. This is close enough and when you integrate it into a track it does exactly what we used them for all those years ago. To cut through everything else and stand out front in the mix. I can't recommend this enough and Digital Suburban should get the Nobel Prize for coolness. BTW to people like "thefixer" and "POS Master" all I can say is "WOW really?" I dare you to try and do half of what this guy has done. He didn't even go down the old Synthedit route. He coded this all from scratch and produced an excellent tight synth for those of us who remember what it was really like in the glorious "Analog" days.
Jan 16 2015
/ 5
This negates the AU issue as much as possible right now, for mac heads running logic and the like! http://www.refusesoftware.com/products/feature/3
Jan 03 2015
Eddie P
/ 5
Great for free. Some cool features that no other freeware fm synth has. The GUI is slick, astheticly pleasing, and nicely laid out, all on one page, thats what I like :), but... I'm guessing the GUI was designed more with the app, than the vst in mind, its cramped, and yet only uses 1/4 of the screen. make it bigger. It would be nice if you could manipulate the graphic displays too. The biggest problem is the sound quality. The operators have really audiable pitch steps, even the fine tuning, there are problems with envelopes with short release times too. The overall sound quality is pretty poor in comparison to commercial fm vst's. A valiant effort, but sound quality is everything. Thanks for sharing this, I had fun playing with it, your definitley on the right lines ,I'll definitly be checking out the next version, but there's still a lot of work to be done before this is a viable alternative to the FM vstis I use.
Jan 20 2015
Lulz i crack up reading that. So it is an exact recreation of a classic fm synth sound... Can you not read that again and realise how idiotic you sound (comparing the DX7 to commercial synths that feature fm). Have you perhaps also thought you might need to learn about applying effects to the signal?
Dec 31 2014
Chris Summers
/ 5
Best free plugin I have used.
Nov 22 2014
Great sound
/ 5
Nice to use, sounds great.
Oct 20 2014
/ 5
Not noisy, sounds great, the new GUI is splendid, try it!
Oct 20 2014
/ 5
Great emulation of the Yamaha DX7. Probably the best.
Oct 18 2014
/ 5
Sounds realy nice, great presets and I love the interface.
Sept 19 2014
/ 5
Sounds great, but midi support crashes it on LMMS :-( Hope it gets fixed soon.
Aug 14 2014
/ 5
So as an all time DX7 lover, knowing certainly most DX7 compatible software it is nice to see this vsti. It can load the DX .syx files and they sound nice. The GUI is quiet painful. I hate to scream into my monitor. But if you have your favourite DX7 sounds that don't need to be tampered with. Let's call it DX7 syx player, and everybody is happy.
Jul 16 2014
/ 5
It should be worth noting that this VST is now on Version 0.6.1 with a lot of fixes and the ability to browse DX syx cartridges from within the synth. Top marks indeed. :)
Jun 23 2014
/ 5
I absolutely love how you can hover over the controls with the mouse and use the mouse wheel to tweak the parameters! I wish more vst's were like that. Best FM plugin to date!
Jun 20 2014
the best ever
/ 5
This is a DX7! great synth!
Jun 19 2014
/ 5
Now it's been updated to sort out the noise issue, I got to say this is by far the best ever DX emu. None of the presets will disappoint and there are plans to make a new GUI for it too, not only a keeper, but a must for anyone wanting real DX sounds. The C++ runtime is only a rapid download, so no big deal there. I love it, it's low on CPU and has very inspiring sounds.
Jun 19 2014
/ 5
The absolute best DX7 emulator! Even has classic presets in the banks! 10 out of 5 stars!
Jun 17 2014
/ 5
Awesome. This thing loads and saves dx7 sysex. This can be used to actually create patches for a real dx7! I stopped using mine because it was so tedious to make sounds and not have enough memory to store them. I do believe my dx7 is about to be used more!
Jun 16 2014
synth master general
/ 5
It is a weird layout but after a few minutes it makes sense. As far as the "knobs" go, you can click the knob with the mouse and use the thumbwheel to adjust it rather than using the whole mouse. If you learn the GUI this synth is amazing if you want DX7ish sounds. As far as the complaint about the c+ runtimes, many computers have it but if not, download it from Microsoft. It is a small file and the whole process takes like 3 minutes. THIS PLUGIN IS A GEM!
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Jun 16 2014
The POS Master
/ 5
I agree with "thefixer" you might be able to make some sounds if it weren't for that wretched gui with it's tiny unmarked knobs and no way of knowing the signal paths. Maybe if you had severe autism this might make sense! Oh yeah you also have to load C++ runtimes on your computer to run it! It claims to be a DX7 styled synth... programing an actual DX7 would be easier than this convoluted mess!
Jun 23 2014
I guess FM synthesis is too difficult for you to handle!
Jan 20 2015
The original is like that though, sort of like a modelling synth you expect to find weird sounds, it would never be a goto performance synth where you want to tweak dials on the fly as small changes cause radical sound alteration... Ableton operator is like that.
Jun 15 2014
/ 5
Noisy, sounds crap, awful GUI. Avoid!
Jul 07 2015
Thank you, one of few on this page with any taste. The presets are thin and cheap sounding, who wants that?
Jan 17 2017
Also, if you use FL Studio and don't like this synth (I haven't tried it) you can use Sytrus as well. There are more features and you can create automation clips.


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Stacy Dellorfano wrote:The 3rd printing of Swords & Wizardry is almost here! I can't give an exact date for the Kickstarter at the moment, but it'll be shortly after Gen Con.
Source: Google+
Wow, can't wait! Besides a new layout, do you think there will be any changes in the actual content?


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2009-01-18 [Fuu]: Hehe, I don't think Dela needs defending. Maybe to be defended against sometimes - but I'm surely not going to be the one to do it. I <3 Dela to much. And anyone who goes against Dela is not someone I would want to defend.
2009-01-18 [Azuri]: I'm pretty sure(almost positive) Dela herself is strongly against other people harassing people in her name, there's been some trouble in the past so you should refrain and I agree with Fuu standing in the path of her doesn't seem to be too happy a prospect to me. Thankfully I've never been there and never plan to be.
2009-01-19 [Fuu]: Yup yup -I'll agree with the never been and don't plan part of that. And me stand in the way of Dela and a target... ^^; hehe not happen.
2009-01-19 [Nikeathene]: ^-^ okay, im not good at harrassing people anyway. my friends say im too nice and it comes off cute ;p
2009-01-19 [Falx]: See, and I just figured that one day, Dela was going to gather the lot of us who stalk this wiki into one great army and storm the... *Ahem* Erm.. I mean, gather the lot of us who stalk this wiki and have us over for tea. That's it.
2009-01-19 [Fuu]: Yea.... tea.... that's what it will be.... tea >><<
2009-01-19 [Azuri]: Whoo hoo mad tea party :D
2009-01-19 [Fade_in2_Dark]: I wanna join....maybe
2009-01-19 [irish kitten]: hi everybody!! how are you?
2009-01-19 [Fuu]: Insane...I mean fine... no I mean insane... no fine... no... oh I don't know.
2009-01-19 [Azuri]: We're all mad in here :D
2009-01-19 [Delladreing]: You have to be.
2009-01-20 [Fade_in2_Dark]: you have to be insane to partake in this wiki
2009-01-20 [Fuu]: Yay!!!!!!
2009-01-20 [sequeena_rae]: D:
2009-01-20 [Fuu]: What random yays for reasons that I have yet to come up with for the random yay coming to be are no longer allowed? ;_;
2009-01-20 [Azuri]: Im confused now...
2009-01-20 [Fuu]: I confuse people easily I think... including myself.
2009-01-21 [Fade_in2_Dark]: I think everyone confuses everyone easily...Its just something that seems to happen on a day to day basis in my little world
2009-01-21 [Fuu]: Question - is it bad that during my history class today every time the teacher started to insult us I was hoping he would burst into flame?
2009-01-21 [sequeena_rae]: No, I often imagine my manager falling into a deep fat fryer.
I also tell her she's a cunt, but I don't recommend you saying that to you teacher.
2009-01-21 [Delladreing]: I told my advisor today he was a worthless sod. I felt a lot better for it too.
2009-01-21 [Azuri]: God I always hope that our Support manager will slip and break into a zillion piece or get hit by a car >_> shes such a bitch.
2009-01-24 [Nikeathene]: I dont know exactly who we are talking about but they seem like asses so DEATH!...i personally like the fryer idea ^-^
...i mean...umm...y
2009-01-24 [Azuri]: It is proper procedure for us underlings to bitch like mad about our insane bosses though!
2009-01-24 [sequeena_rae]: Otherwise we explode.
2009-01-25 [Fuu]: Basically - if we didn't devise ways to torture/kill people we work with/bosses/te
2009-01-25 [Azuri]: Oh god! I wanna kill the ones at walmart! Soooo many problems >_< I never have them when I go threw, maybe because I know how to work it well enough or machinery just likes me but every time my husband goes threw something happens like it eats money or scans too many times >_<
2009-01-26 [Fuu]: Yea I work at ACME as a self checkout attendant. Now it's one thing when it's covering someone's 15 minute break and I am allowed to escape away from it for the rest of the day. But since October they have had me scheduled 3-4 times a week (I'm only available 4 out of the 7 days) on self checkout for 5 to 8 hour shifts. Stupid machines and idiot customers make me go ARGH.
2009-01-26 [Fuu]: Oh did I mention that the new software they installed last summer STILL doesn't work and they haven't even TRIED to fix the problem. So the stupid things will fuck with people's orders, with me, or just turn themselves off for several hours by themselves? Yea they do that.... and the customers yell at me. -.-;
2009-01-26 [Azuri]: Christ that sucks, our work sorta, its mostly people just dont know how to work them properly or they fuck up sometimes mostly its just boring and aggravating I'm usually the one who had to be on them for Gerda(our person who stands there)days off >_<
2009-01-26 [sequeena_rae]: I don't think it's the people, the self serve checkouts are universally made of shit.
2009-01-26 [Fuu]: Basically Squee - that's why I want to set them on fire.
2009-01-27 [Flisky]: From experiance at our store, usually it's the people. Of course, where I live there is an unnaturally high number of stupid people.
(Sorry to jump in there like that. I've been keeping up but haven't felt the urge to comment in a while.)
2009-01-27 [Fuu]: lol. Np Flisk. Sometimes it's a toss up - depends on how the person treats me when I am answering their question and such. If I answer and show them how to do something and they don't do it even though they understood - then I start wanted to shoot people.
2009-01-27 [Flisky]: I simply love that the older, more reluctant people who come over with me are easier to teach then the younger, computer literate people. The older ones pay attention when I tell them things. Personally, I want to hit the younger ones over the head with a blunt object. Maybe the handheld scanner...
2009-01-27 [Azuri]: I second you on that Flisk! What I hate is when the people in a huge hurry and are all snappy and saying "How the hell does this thing work?!"
2009-01-27 [CelticMoon]: i cant be bothered reading back .. somone give me the lowdown on whats been happening and keep it simpel ... with glove puppets
2009-01-27 [Fuu]: Yea Flisk I have the same issue. Also Azuri those people are just "charming" - my favorite was the guy who ripped my head off for needing to see his I.D. with the card he was using because he was over the limit. According to him I had no right to ask for photo I.D. and how dare I not know how the hell to do my job. He left went to a cashier and as he was leaving came up to me and say "congratulatio
2009-01-27 [sequeena_rae]: People are cunts
2009-01-28 [Flisky]: I had a guy get all pissed because I wouldn't sell him alchohol when he was quite obviously drunk and he smashed one of the potted plants all over the checkout. My boss had the guy's nephew, who had been arguing with me, clean it up. I laughed hysterically.
2009-01-28 [Fuu]: I would too if that happened at my store.
2009-01-28 [Azuri]: Hah good job on your boss then! Oh yes the people who bitch because of me wanting to see their I.Ds is astounding, they hate me really really they do because I always check no matter what because like I tell them its either I sell this beer to them without checking possibly loose my job and face around a thousand dollars in fines with some jail time thrown in for good measure or I don't sell it to you with out them and honestly if you really wanted whatever I need your I.D. for you would have brought it along just in case.
2009-01-28 [Fuu]: And that is why I am glad Pennsylvania doesn't allow grocery stores to sell alcohol. If they did I would have to deal with a bunch of teenagers who are idiots and think I'll just let them have beer.
2009-01-28 [Flisky]: I've already caught three kids with fake IDs. When they asked how I knew, my comment was "I went to school with you, dumbass."
2009-01-28 [Fuu]: XD Hahaha - that's awesome.
2009-01-28 [Azuri]: XD EPIC FAIL!
2009-01-29 [sequeena_rae]: WASSSSSUUUUP
2009-01-29 [Nikeathene]: wow what dumbasses....i am always...okay mostly nice to people most of the time. WHY? cuz one day you never know when the asshole who gives you shit everyday turns out to be the filthy rich old guy that leaves you 2 million dollars when he dies...or the annoying old biddy that turns out to be the owner of a oil company and hires you permanently to be her nurse and inheret her wealth when she dies !!!!! XD!!!!!!....th
-_- i was raised that way...and i wouldnt take advantage of someone like that because i would feel guilty. DAMN CONSCIENCE! out of everyone in my family i am the only one to get one -_-
2009-01-29 [sequeena_rae]: Le wtf.
2009-01-29 [Flisky]: Yeah. I know how you feel, [Nikeathene].
2009-01-29 [sequeena_rae]: Some taxi driver told me if he won the lottery he would give me £100,000... I hope he wins :D
2009-01-29 [Flisky]: That's why I love working costomer service sometimes. If any of the people I sell tickets to ever wins the lottery, I hope they'll share.
2009-01-29 [Azuri]: I've had people who've won off of lottery tickets give me money nothing over 20 bucks though.
2009-01-29 [sequeena_rae]: wow, lucky :o
2009-01-29 [Flisky]: I sold a guy a $2000 winner and her gave me $100. I thought it was pretty fair seeings as I picked out the ticket.
2009-01-29 [sequeena_rae]: wow O_O
2009-01-29 [Azuri]: Yeah, my hubby always lets me pick the tickets considering thats the only time we win XD I think the most we've won was 180
2009-01-29 [sequeena_rae]: The most I've ever won is around $24 lol
2009-01-29 [Azuri]: I once won 20 off a 5 dollar ticket that I wanted because it was purple and actually had to fight my hubby for it cause he said no one ever won off them XD
2009-02-04 [Nikeathene]: the most i have won on two tickets were 160 dollars
2009-02-04 [Fuu]: I've won a total of 10 bucks... at the most.
2009-02-05 [CelticMoon]: what you have coloured tickets for your lottery... more interesting then ours lol - i went to the dogs the other day for the first time and won 4 races ... came back up on what i went with so is all goooooood
2009-02-05 [Azuri]: It was a scratch off ticket ^_^ They are the only ones we ever play though sometimes I think I should play the actual lottery like once a week or something
2009-02-13 [irish kitten]: hey guys im back!! i missed you all!
2009-02-13 [sequeena_rae]: irish kitten? :p
2009-02-13 [Azuri]: i think so...
2009-02-14 [irish kitten]: yes. is me irish kitten.. but i changed my name to this because im kinda depressed.. but im getting better and im getting some help!! so yaaaaaaaaaaay me!! *does a lil victory dance*!!! lol
2009-02-14 [Cyrano meets Merso]: *runs for cover*
2009-02-15 [Fuu]: Random question.... can I has hugs?
2009-02-15 [Flisky]: *hugs Fuu* Okay. Hugs all around. *Pauses in the middle of hugging* Um...why am I hugging you?
2009-02-15 [Fuu]: My boyfriend and I broke up today.... and I is in need of hugs.
2009-02-15 [Flisky]: *hugs tighter*
2009-02-15 [Fuu]: Thanks Flisk *hugs* This V-day sucked I would say.
2009-02-15 [Flisky]: It'll get better. *huggles*
2009-02-15 [Fuu]: *huggles* Thanks
2009-02-15 [Azuri]: Awww *hugs Fuu* He has bad timing!
2009-02-15 [Fuu]: *hugs*
2009-02-16 [Nikeathene]: can i have hugs?
2009-02-16 [Flisky]: *holds arms open for anyone who wants a hug*
2009-02-16 [Nikeathene]: *runs wildly towards flisk* YAY!*glomps*
2009-02-16 [Flisky]: *is glomped and falls dramatically to the floor, pulling Crimmy with her*
2009-02-16 [Nikeathene]: *tickles flisk ferociously* YESH I WIN! XD
2009-02-16 [Flisky]: *giggles and squirms* No! No! No fair!
2009-02-16 [Fuu]: Taking advantage of Flisk to tickle - so mean!
2009-02-18 [CelticMoon]: oooooo a glomp fest *GLOMPS YOU ALL TO DEATH* me loves you alllllllll
2009-02-18 [Fuu]: Oh god *is glomped* Can't..... breath....
2009-02-19 [Flisky]: *lays on the floor, wondering why everyone dogpiled on top of her*
2009-02-19 [Azuri]: Cuz we luvs you?
2009-02-19 [Flisky]: Really? *gets a hopeful look*
2009-02-19 [Fuu]: Of course we luvs you. *huggles Flisk*
2009-02-20 [Flisky]: *glows with lovey* Yay! I loves you too!
2009-02-21 [Nikeathene]: *phone vibrates*....O
2009-02-21 [Flisky]: *giggles* Heehee. Vibrating phones.
2009-02-21 [Azuri]: Wow its just a bad time of year for us here apparently. I just got fired >_<
2009-02-21 [Flisky]: *falls over* You're kidding, right? I was in the hospital for a day. (Passed out in my kitchen.)
2009-02-21 [Azuri]: Nope not at all. Its funny too because I got fired for writing a blog on myspace where i was venting because they wouldn't give me time off to go be in my lifelong friends wedding. I get like maybe 4 hits to that blog a month if, I'm not a problem employee and I got a good evaluation and get constant kudos on my customer service. No warning no nothing, apparently only salaried managers are allowed to make mistakes. I am now not really sure where the line between work and home life is anymore and will probably always be paranoid of it. I mean if they had asked me to take it down I would have no problem but instead I get canned.
2009-02-22 [Fuu]: That happens - work places now will look for blogs of their employees and will base their continuing employment off what they say about the work place in a blog. Which sucks because when you blog about work - how much of it is EVER good?
2009-02-22 [Azuri]: Never because when your blogging about work your mostly ranting to relieve stress so you don't do something stupid at work :/ I think its a complete invasion of privacy but it taught me a lesson, never leave your blogs public. God forbid you wanna leave it open to try and make friends or anything in a new area :/
Which is funny because I googled my name (even with my middle) and only my art and facebook came up so I was turned in not just found because that blog is almost defunct.
2009-02-22 [Fuu]: Wow.
And I can understand the invasion of privacy but as a company will argue (because it has happened already) when you post something on the internet you are opening it up for the whole world to see - including people you work for.
There was a lawsuit that a woman lost because she lost her job over her blog. She lost because her privacy was invaded it was put on display by her as a person already by deciding to blog. -.-; That's how they put it (paraphrased anyway)
2009-02-22 [Fuu]: But also - *hugs Azuri* - I'm sure you'll find another job. And hopefully better.
2009-02-22 [Flisky]: With better bosses. :P
2009-02-22 [Azuri]: Oh I know its my fault for making it public and it will never happen again. All of my stuff will be protected and I'll be damned if this will ever happen to me again. Its a life lesson you know.Its just total Gah because I was a good employee >_< I'm sure people are going to roll their eyes when I tell them why I got fired.
I've already applied to a zillion places back in Georgia because we are moving, can't afford it here now and not really many good jobs here like we figured their might be. So by like the end of the week I'll be gone(IE internet-less)for awhile.
2009-02-22 [Azuri]: Oh and I'm 11 days late on my period, I have such amazing timing >_<
2009-02-22 [Flisky]: Stress. Yep. It's all stress. (And don't worry, I've skipped mine this month. Happens alot.)
2009-02-22 [Azuri]: Ah well I'm always very regular I've never ever had a period just not come and the latest its ever been was a week but we are waiting till the end of the month to do another test as the last one managed to come out invalid >_<
2009-02-22 [Flisky]: *falls over* You people and your regularity.
2009-02-22 [sequeena_rae]: lol I've had loads of invalid tests, including invalid ovulation tests. It figures that the last ovulation strip in the pack told me I was fertile. It gave me a smiley face :D
2009-02-22 [Fuu]: If it makes you feel better Azuri I'm on mandatory BC because I skipped by period for 8-9 straight months.
2009-02-22 [Azuri]: XD smiley faces yay!
Ack thats absolutely crazy O.o The most I've EVER been late was half a week and I was completely stressed out at the time. Usually if mine switches its because I'm around other females.
2009-02-23 [Fuu]: Yea..... scared the living daylights out of my OBGYN.
2009-02-23 [Flisky]: *muses to herself* Why would they be scared? Hmmm. Because in medicine, everyone has to be the same. There cannot be an exception to the rule.
2009-02-23 [Fuu]: I think it scared her more so because I wasn't pregnant, still a virgin, and if it continued it could hinder the possibility of me having children in the future.
My family has a lot of medical history among the women so anything strange sends up alarm bells.
2009-02-23 [Azuri]: Yeah I've known people that have strange medical history among their female family members.
Also gonna be gone for awhile come tomorrow(now today) or the day after. We decided to move back to GA with everything thats happening so no internet in the immediate future, will be back eventually though, couple months at max I hope
2009-02-24 [Fuu]: We'll miss you Azuri!
2009-02-24 [Azuri]: D: I'll miss you all D:
2009-02-25 [Estantia]: Hope it all goes well Azuri *crosses fingers*
2009-02-26 [CelticMoon]: meh so thats me and Azuri thats been fired ..... bad luck abounds i think
2009-02-26 [Fuu]: Hey guys random favor to ask. Could you send some positive energy or keep a little girl in your thoughts for me? Her name is Emily Andrews (Emi for short). Her mom and her live out in Minnesota and she was just diagnosed earlier this week with childhood leukemia. She's 6-years-old and has been through hell and back already. Her father was killed while on active duty in Iraq and her grandmother taken not long after. Her mom is all she has right now - especially after they moved out there a few months ago so Marie could get a better job. Unfortunately Marie was laid off last month and Emi has been having trouble in school and all. I'm just hoping she gets better from this horrible disease. Her mom is looking into hospitals that specialize in it and will most likely be moving so Emi can be treated. But if you could all please keep this little girl in your thoughts for me. It would be a huge help and I'm sure she could use all the positive thought coming her way she can get. I use to babysit Emi so learning about the leukemia was a little hard to take.
2009-02-26 [Delladreing]: Will do [Fuu] keep us updated on her condition.
2009-02-27 [Fuu]: I will and thank you so much.
2009-03-02 [irish kitten]: hi every body im back!!
2009-03-03 [Fuu]: Welcome back thinker.
2009-03-03 [CelticMoon]: the poor girl, a friend of mine suffers from it and hes now got it for the 3rd time and may not survive.... its a scarey thing to have.
2009-03-03 [Fuu]: She goes in for testing on Thursday to see what exact strand or whatever she has. At least they hope.
2009-03-05 [irish kitten]: lol how are you guys!? and im not longer feeling suicidal and thinking about it.... so no worrys about that anymore!! im very proud of my self for giving it up.. ive heard that wonce people try to kill them selfs that they try and do it over and over again and they dont stop... is that true?
2009-03-05 [Flisky]: Not necessarily, kitten...I tried to kill myself. And I made the decision to never do it again. But don't for a second think I regret it. If I hadn't had that time in my life, I would be a completely different person, I think. It made me stronger. (Not that I'm saying you should. I'm whole-heartedl
2009-03-05 [sequeena_rae]: Not really, some people do it as a way of seeking attention, then realise what complete dicks they were and fuck up.
2009-03-05 [Flisky]: It's the attention-seek
2009-03-05 [sequeena_rae]: Hopefully the first :P
But to be fair, their attempts at suicide are halfhearted at best :(
2009-03-06 [Fuu]: Okay - seeing I said I would give an update on Emi here you go. Got an e-mail from her mom earlier after the appointment. According to the doctors it looks like she has "acute lymphocytic leukemia" which is more common - but they won't know for sure until the test results on her blood come back. It does seem that it is an acute form seeing her symptoms appear to be appearing fairly quickly and most children have acute leukemia. Once the test results come back on her white blood cells they'll know if she has the "lymphocytic" form or another type she might have.
2009-03-06 [Delladreing]: Thanks for the update [Fuu], I, and I'm sure the others here too, will keep her in their thoughts.
2009-03-06 [Delladreing]: This will appear later in the blog section after I've had a chance to watch the show (bbciplayer best thing ever) but I thought it was interesting enough to post in comments before then.
The Dangers of Worshipping Darwin.
I think it raises some rather interesting points. It would have never crossed my mind that Evolutionism is verging on a religious status but today in class the subject was brought up that dealt with the fact that the word "theory" tends to be dropped from a lot of scientific ideas these days. More later.
2009-03-06 [Fuu]: Again I thank you so much. *hugs everyone*
2009-03-08 [SilverFire]: Didn't think much of that article. His points are so broad that they could apply to idea or group.
2009-03-08 [Delladreing]: The actual documentary was somewhat better, but actually not what I thought it was going to be based on the article.
2009-03-09 [CelticMoon]: did anyone see the terry pratchett living with alzihmers documentary. I found that very interesting yet extremely worrying to see this man who makes his living using his words and imagination slipping into a childlike state, makes you think how venerable the human body and the human mind really is. Why so is so much money spent on silly things such as space expeditions or finding out how we got here and such when we still cant beat cancer or stop degeneration of the very human brains we relay on or finding more methods to help children like Emi.
2009-03-09 [SilverFire]: Why so is so much money spent on silly things such as space expeditions or finding out how we got here
Yes. The search for knowledge is so silly. We should all just stop it now. Oi, Dela, can you please stop wasting your time studying literature and do something useful, already? Sheesh.
2009-03-09 [Delladreing]: You'd be amazed how often I get asked that anyway.
2009-03-09 [irish kitten]: thanks for the info.. and i dont ever wanna do it again.. and i dont think i ever will do it again... i have been called a fuck up t school.. any advise to that
2009-03-09 [Delladreing]: Stop fucking up?
2009-03-09 [Duke Devlin]: Deladreing, I applaud you. :)
2009-03-09 [Delladreing]: *bows*
2009-03-09 [Flisky]: Wow...that's deep, Dela.
2009-03-09 [Delladreing]: One does one's best.
2009-03-12 [CelticMoon]: Silver i think you missed the point - the point being when there is so much that we still cant solve right here right now that cant get funding then why should worrying about how many friggin light years from the nearest planet we are (knowledge that doesn't really serve any purpose except for knowledge's sake)hold so much precedence over saving lives.
2009-03-12 [SilverFire]: No, I didn't miss your point. I just completely disagree with it. I love it when people assume that if you've understood them then you couldn't possibly disagree with them. Makes me giggle.
2009-03-12 [SilverBlue82]: [CelticMoon] are you wishing we could prevent death? Or cure every disease that exists? Also are you claiming that there is no funding for alzihmers? That there is no funding for brain research? That the other sciences are sucking up all the money away from medical research?
In developed nations Life expectancy has almost doubled in the last 100 years, in 1900 the average Life expectancy was hovering in the mid 40's now it is pushing into the 80's for women and the mid 70's for men
Also infant mortality is a thing of the past, in 1900 16.7% of babies would die in a few months of life, now it is less then 1% (roughly 7 out of 1000)
The leaps and bounds of the medical industry are unprecedented in all of human history. Are you seriously calling it inadequate because not every single ounce of production is not focused upon it? Heaven forbid there are people out there that do not want to dedicate all their time and money to solving medical problems.
2009-03-13 [CelticMoon]: The reason I said you dident get the point is cos you dident say both sides I realy don't mind if you agree or not cos my opinion is mine yours is yours all hail democracy.
And im not saying there's absolutely no funding but there is a lot of places that realy cant get the amount of funding they need to do the research, and that was evident on the living with alzihmers documentary. But ye medical science has come leaps and bounds and people live longer, thank god for it.
But obviously I still just think that theres a long way to go.
2009-03-13 [SilverFire]: "cos you dident say both sides" You didn't say both sides in your comment either, guess that means you didn't get your own point, huh? Damn that logic stuff.
2009-03-14 [sequeena_rae]: Woooooah this is some deep shit.
2009-03-14 [CelticMoon]: At the time i was saying my point and there wasent an oposing opionion to consider
2009-03-14 [CelticMoon]: meh i want some wine .... or whiskey, ill be good n not open the whiskey
2009-03-14 [SilverFire]: And at the time I'd stated mine, you'd already stated yours, so I didn't need to restate it. :D The logic, it fails. :(
2009-03-15 [Azuri]: *pops in* Just wanted to tell everyone here who isnt in my friendlists thingy that I've managed to become preganant, bad timing of course with me being out of a job but send happy vibes my way! I luvs you all and misses you!
2009-03-15 [CelticMoon]: CONGRATS!!!!!
2009-03-16 [zankou]: my gf had a slight problem, any good spells for fertility?
2009-03-16 [Delladreing]: We don't generally deal with giving out spells here, mainly because when it comes to someone's health "a slight problem" is something we can't really help with. Good vibes certainly.
I've worked several fertility "spells" over the years for people, but I've always known what the "slight problem" was. One girl had so much scarring in her tubes from endometriosis so I worked that in to what is essentially a healing ritual. Another girl's ovaries weren't working properly, I worked that in to a healing ritual as well. And when I say healing ritual I mean the kind with the little hand made doll and some pins. Long distance acupuncture you see.
A slightly less stabby one that I did years and years ago involved making an offering to the Earth for someone. I made them carry two pieces of bloodstone and moonstone for a while and then I took one bloodstone from them and one moonstone and "gave them back to the Earth" at a ritual gathering. (Read: Dug a hole and buried them.) That one worked fairly well. She'd been trying for 15 years at that point, asking a witch was desperation, she conceived the next month. Could of course be coincidence but hey. She still carries the two remaining stones even though she's now had her tubes tied. Apparently five kids is enough for her.
If you girlfriend has a "slight problem" with her reproductive health then I would suggest that first, if she has not done so already, she seek conventional medical help. If this is not working I'd then suggest seeing a competent herbalist. My menses were fucked up for a long time by all the conventional medication I had to take, my herbalist made me up a tea to help regulate my hormones and hey-what-do-yo
If she wants a little bit of extra help with this "slight problem" you can message me with specifics and I might be able to help. I'm a competent yet unlicensed amateur herbalist, I know a few things- but I'd still she rather went to someone with an actual license. I can help in other ways though. But it's not necessarily going to be a spell.
2009-03-20 [zankou]: oh, ok. i dont have any spells for fertility in my grimoir, mostly protection and offencive. i will messege you the details.
2009-03-20 [SilverBlue82]: http://www.ets
Yay for Magik, what would we ever do without you
2009-03-20 [Delladreing]: *swats Blue for the K* it's "c" dear :P
2009-03-20 [Delladreing]: And Jesus H Christ, $8 for a fertility spell? It costs nothing to do! Accepting money for spiritual healing is like asking for karma to come along and kick your teeth down your throat and your throat down your stomach x.x
(or maybe I'm just annoyed that a) I didn't think of it first and b) my sense of morality prevents me from exploiting people through my religious and spiritual beliefs, dangnabbit :P)
2009-03-21 [Azuri]: Heh poor Dela always being blocked by stupid things such as morals.
2009-03-21 [Delladreing]: Indeed :P
2009-04-14 [irish kitten]: wow its been a while since ive been on here!!! how is every one!!?
2009-04-16 [CelticMoon]: Hay kitt kitt how you been
2009-04-16 [irish kitten]: lol hey!! and im doing so much better!!! i mean i have been better, but im doing better!!! how have you been?
2009-04-20 [CelticMoon]: i need a friggin job im ppppooooooorrr
2009-04-20 [Azuri]: *hugs Celtic* I know how that feels I just FINALLY got a job after a couple of months searching >_< *sends job vibes*
2009-04-20 [irish kitten]: lol well i hope you find a job celticmoon!
2009-04-30 [Delladreing]: http://www.gua
I can't help but feel this makes "druid/pagan" synonymous with "bat shit loco" I mean really, Arthur Pendragon?! As much as I agree with him that the centre which overlooks Stonehenge and the massive fuck off road and well, everything else about the place is not good/pretty much a disgrace considering I can't help but feel that were he not a few sandwiches short of a picnic basket that his protest would have more of a leg to stand on. As it is the insane crazy old man who thinks he's the reincarnation of King Arthur...not helping the argument so much.
And on another note, America has it's very on modern Stonehenge complete with survival guide for after civilization as we know it ends: http://www.wir
2009-04-30 [sequeena_rae]: does he not understand half the point of not actually being allowed in the circle stop graffiti?? When I went there I saw drawing all over it D:
Crazy people
2009-04-30 [Delladreing]: There is that, but the system they have at the moment could be improved...don
2009-04-30 [Azuri]: Super awesome Security cameras and strict fines? I've always wanted to go visit, it looks awesome.
2009-04-30 [sequeena_rae]: I'd just close it off. Some people have no respect it's disgusting.
2009-04-30 [Delladreing]: Super awesome security cameras with lasers...wait that's my own personal ones for the underground lair...
It is bizarre what people will deface such places with. There are a few standing stones up here. I had a good laugh when someone drew a giant penis on one of them, cause, well, it was probably more accurate than they intended. A few of my friends were at Stonehenge for a summer solstice, this was oh, years ago now. They said it would have been really good were it not for all the crazy fuckers called "Fairy Petal" and "Dragon King" prancing about in their rainbow robes.
2009-04-30 [Delladreing]: As for closing it off, I have problems with that. It's a part of our collective heritage, we should be able to view it. Perhaps a better organised system for viewing is the way to go. Rather than just bricking it up.
2009-04-30 [sequeena_rae]: super tight security checks then. Nobody is allowed even a pen :P
2009-04-30 [Delladreing]: Or a chisel :p
2009-04-30 [Azuri]: Get metal detectors and run them over everyone who enters ^-^ Security systems are for night and the people who somehow still seem to get in -_-'
2009-05-25 [Delladreing]:
2009-05-26 [CelticMoon]: I HAVE NEWS EVERYONE - iv just got been excepted to be represented by a literary agency in NY, as soon as iv finished my book and had it edited there going to pitch it publishers im so friggin giddy its unreal
2009-05-26 [Azuri]: Thats awesome! Congrats :D
2009-05-26 [Delladreing]: 'grats. Got a good editor have we?
2009-05-27 [Fuu]: Awesome! Grats Celtic!
2009-05-29 [CelticMoon]: Thaaaaannnnkkk
Iv been told already i need to hire a profeesional editor to critique it and then iv to find a proof reader then when its all nice n polished they can start pitching it to publishers
2009-07-06 [irish kitten]: hey every body im back!!
2009-07-06 [sequeena_rae]: Didn't realise you'd gone
2009-07-07 [irish kitten]: lol yeah... enternet got shut off..... grrrrr!
2009-10-21 [BarleySinger]: Professional editors and proof readers can be $costly$ so it could be difficult to do by yourself unless you have cash to blow. My wife just finished proofing a book a few months ago (about the hermetic movement in the west) for LutterWorth Press. It is called "Sun at Midnight".
2009-10-26 [Linderel]: I proof read stuff for kicks. :P
2009-11-06 [sequeena_rae]: I'm not surprised Lami picked up on this :P
2009-11-11 [BarleySinger]: the other big things to know about proof readers/editor
2012-03-03 [Avoral]: Heck yeah.
2012-03-03 [Q_Q]: hello my friends blessed be
2012-03-05 [Avoral]: Right back at you.
2012-12-11 [BarleySinger]: Ever been tempted to "proof" a badly written (or badly proofed) book, and then send the proofed copy back to the publisher, all properly marked up???
2013-01-14 [Linderel]: Have you come across such a book lately? :3
2013-01-18 [Delladreing]: Several.
2013-03-17 [Avoral]: HAPPY AFTER-BIRTHDAY
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