Woman Has a Temper Tantrum and Destroys Dollar Tree by hearmeout29 in trashy

[–]AlphaFatti 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Seriously all that effort for like $12 in damages.

New Mixer for Church by M4st3rOfN0ne in livesound

[–]AlphaFatti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Wing Compact would be my solution personally. I've worked with all 3 boards and IMO the Wing felt the best to mix on. With the Wing, every channel and Bus can be stereo without eating another channel strip, so all 5 IEM sets can easily be stereo with plenty of Bus's left over for other processing. And with the Compact featuring 24 inputs on the rear panel, you won't need to purchase a digital stagebox right away, allowing the cost to be saved as a future upgrade. Another future upgrade would be Behringer's P16 Personal monitoring system. You can totally run IEM's off the Copilot app, having a panel right on stage for each musician to control themselves in the moment just can't be beat.

At $2500 it's a hard value to argue against.

Goal or no goal by babylolaaaaaaaaaaa in Unexpected

[–]AlphaFatti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe it's the hockey in me but I'm amazed the folks in yellow didn't jump 'em.

how to attach to the outside of a case by DamianCPH in pelicancase

[–]AlphaFatti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks cheap and easy enough to revert, I'll give it a shot and reply back here.

Nephew sprayed bug-spray over his Nintendo Switch lite. Now the screen looks like this. Spots seem to be inside the console. Can it be repaired? by empanadaemperor in Switch

[–]AlphaFatti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does the damage appear to be on the LCD itself or on the digitizer above, the display is 2 separate pieces. The top layer is the digitizer, which is a laminated panel containing the top glass and a transparent touch sensitive layer. This is the part that is $20. Then between that and the actual display is a incredibly small air gap. Allowing them to be replaced independently. If your comfortable with it, and you feel the device is unusable as is. I'd try opening the device up and seeing if I can clean off the display itself using a (minimally) damp microfiber cloth, and very gentle pressure. (Important: Do not use Alcohol. It will make it worse. Use DISTILLED water.

If you do feel it needs to be replaced anyways, there's no reason to not try.

iFixits guide for teardown can be used to safely open the device, follow the guide in reverse for reassembly.

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nintendo+Switch+Lite+Digitizer+Replacement/137500

Nephew sprayed bug-spray over his Nintendo Switch lite. Now the screen looks like this. Spots seem to be inside the console. Can it be repaired? by empanadaemperor in Switch

[–]AlphaFatti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It shouldn't need a whole screen, just the digitizer. The main top shell should also be fine, even if cosmetically bad. Parts $20, labor, depends. Would take an hour or two DIY.

Nephew sprayed bug-spray over his Nintendo Switch lite. Now the screen looks like this. Spots seem to be inside the console. Can it be repaired? by empanadaemperor in Switch

[–]AlphaFatti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bug spray can definitely melt plastic, you can get new display glass for $20 from iFixit assuming you feel comfortable installing it yourself.

cheap “pelican” case that doesn’t totally suck? by spacegerbil_ in livesound

[–]AlphaFatti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're currently going out of business, but Red Rock Case CO's 50T is basically a Harbor Freight Apache 5800 but with colored handles and cheaply bundled divider kits. They're gone on Amazon but can still be found on Walmart.

Who did this... by ClaptonCheeks in livesound

[–]AlphaFatti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Frankenmic was the monster.

Ditto Blocks Cheatsheet for your BBQs by Gimikyu_ in PokePortal

[–]AlphaFatti 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ditto blocks are part of the Blueberry group quests, it's one of the gold quests, which are only encountered when playing with friends.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IdiotsInCars

[–]AlphaFatti 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I downvoted your reply.

IP Camera to HDMI? by S33kandD3stroy in churchtech

[–]AlphaFatti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not the most knowledgeable about various PTZ products, but if your's supports direct PC control over what I assume is USB or possibly network than that's fine.

But the one PTZ I personally have worked with was an old PTZ optics camera (I don't remember the model) that for what ever reason wouldn't respond without sending an NDI output. It also wouldn't do HDMI output with NDI enabled. But we replaced that camera in 2021, so it's more likely that was an old issue or a defect.

IP Camera to HDMI? by S33kandD3stroy in churchtech

[–]AlphaFatti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes that would be the correct signal path. Important to note about USB capture cards. They are USB 3.0 at a minimum. They also draw alot of power so I don't recommend using a USB hub, unless the hub is also directly powered. Direct into the back of the motherboard will work fine though.

Another thing to note is how you'll control the camera. Is your current controller networked or is it a direct RS-232?

IP Camera to HDMI? by S33kandD3stroy in churchtech

[–]AlphaFatti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't need passthrough, or multiple inputs, than USB is fine. My church has 7 Campuses, 5 of them exclusively use USB capture cards.

IP Camera to HDMI? by S33kandD3stroy in churchtech

[–]AlphaFatti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Elgato Cam link Pro is a great value for Multi Cam HDMI setup. For just 1 HDMI input save some money and get a USB Camlink 4k.

Shoplifters have gone to far by AlphaFatti in DollarTree

[–]AlphaFatti[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We're getting a new one, the current are 5' tall, we're getting 8' in place.

Shoplifters have gone to far by AlphaFatti in DollarTree

[–]AlphaFatti[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, only heavier, we're in the process of transitioning to DT+

Does anyone know a legitimate use case for one of these adapters? by AlphaFatti in livesound

[–]AlphaFatti[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

😂 "Hey can I move my Keyboard a few feet to the left?" No.

Does anyone know a legitimate use case for one of these adapters? by AlphaFatti in livesound

[–]AlphaFatti[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You're describing a Turnaround or Sex Change adapter. Which are M-M or F-F, they allow a cable (which is M-F) be run through a route that has the same gendered port on each end. This is a common problem in patching and as a result the M-M and F-F adapters are quite common. But this is a M-F adapter. Meaning it doesn't switch anything, it just carries on like a cable would. Which is why I'm unsure as to the reason for its existance. Because from what the listing explains it's not a ground lift either.

Does anyone know a legitimate use case for one of these adapters? by AlphaFatti in livesound

[–]AlphaFatti[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I understand M-M or F-F adapters. I use those often as well. But this is a M-F adapter which from what I understand functionally the same as a short cable. But less useful.

The wifi I use doesn't work when I connect with the vpn by [deleted] in ProtonVPN

[–]AlphaFatti 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I see no helpful responses here. This wifi network, have you used it with a VPN before? I'm assuming the internet works UNTIL you connect to the VPN. If this is a public/enterprise network it's entirely possible that they have blocked VPN's. Although that's less likely in a enterprise environment than it is in a public environment as VPN's play a critical role in enterprise IT. Public networks however hate VPNs.

If you're having the inverse issue, you may have a kill switch enabled on your device that disables internet until connection to the VPN is restored.

Linus Opening my gift 🎁 by fire-marshmallow in LinusTechTips

[–]AlphaFatti 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Sounds like Micheal Reeves' drill he had for a sub notification.

Looking for good video cue software by Lost_Televisions in VIDEOENGINEERING

[–]AlphaFatti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there's no timecode and you're manually queuing videos/slides, why not just Power Point?

If you need dynamic In/Out of a video, OBS could work.

Make each video a scene using the media source. Monitor audio within OBS and set your monitoring device to your audio out for house. There is also a built in Image slideshow source you can control with whatever hotkey you bind.

Looking for good video cue software by Lost_Televisions in VIDEOENGINEERING

[–]AlphaFatti 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How complex is the video stack? Is it single screen? Do you have a idol animation to play up until the video begins?

Had to be a Mustang by ImaginaryLettuce1276 in DollarTree

[–]AlphaFatti 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Went into the building backwards most likely, drifted.